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I wonder if the reason why Kafka wanted his work to be burned was because he didn't want to give people in power the idea that the world could be taken in such
by cryptica 6y ago
I wonder if the reason why Kafka wanted his work to be burned was because he didn't want to give people in power the idea that the world could be taken in such a dark direction.
It certainly feels like the people who run the world these days read a lot of Kafka... What reads like a horror story to one person reads like a fairy tale to another.
- marlowe221 6y agoKafka is best read like anything in the Cyberpunk genre - as a warning, not a suggestion.
- cryptica 6y agoThe collective mind lacks imagination. In the absence of good ideas to choose from, it will gravitate towards bad ideas.
- d_burfoot 6y agoOne of the most powerful pieces of art I've ever personally experienced was just a stark sign with black-on-white lettering that read: WHILE THE PEOPLE SLEEP, THE STATE DREAMS
- cryptica 6y agoGives me the chills just hearing about it.