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Funnily enough, Das Schloss is often interpreted to be a criticism of the church and organized religion in general. The castle and its workings are seen to be l

by corty 6y ago

Funnily enough, Das Schloss is often interpreted to be a criticism of the church and organized religion in general. The castle and its workings are seen to be like the clerical teachings, arbitrary, incomprehensible and illogical, but nonetheless highly respected by the plebs.

throwaway0a5e 6y ago
How does the specific institution being ridiculed matter at all? Whether it's the Catholic church, Youtube or the DMV the point is it's a black box of procedural spaghetti that too often produces insane results and is seemingly unaccountable.
- corty 6y ago
  It doesn't really matter, but it is a funny coincidence that a cleric, as a representative of one kafkaesque institution is being censored by Twitter, another kafkaesque institution.
MarkPNeyer 6y ago
The role of the church 400 years ago is now similar to that played by the technocracy today.
keiferski 6y ago
Eh, I think Kafka was infinitely more subtle than that. Framing the story as a mundane criticism of the Church seems to be missing much of the depth of his writing. On that note, Kafka was also quite interested in Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism, which is almost inversely related to sociopolitical structures. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Kafka_and_Judaism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Kafka_and_Judaism Here's a great aphorism of his that's related to religion: “Leopards break into the temple and drink all the sacrificial vessels dry; it keeps happening; in the end, it can be calculated in advance and is incorporated into the ritual.”
lepton 6y ago
There was a time when the clergy was Catholic, but might various "scientific experts" be filling that role today?
- hallway_monitor 6y ago
  Great point. This can be applied to any type of "revealed wisdom" which is not obvious to the layperson. We are expected to accept their conclusions not question them.
- swebs 6y ago
  Reminds me of the greatest scene to ever appear on TV https://youtu.be/Zgk8UdV7GQ0?t=60 https://youtu.be/Zgk8UdV7GQ0?t=60

by corty 6y ago

throwaway0a5e 6y ago

How does the specific institution being ridiculed matter at all? Whether it's the Catholic church, Youtube or the DMV the point is it's a black box of procedural spaghetti that too often produces insane results and is seemingly unaccountable.

corty 6y ago
It doesn't really matter, but it is a funny coincidence that a cleric, as a representative of one kafkaesque institution is being censored by Twitter, another kafkaesque institution.

MarkPNeyer 6y ago

The role of the church 400 years ago is now similar to that played by the technocracy today.

keiferski 6y ago

Eh, I think Kafka was infinitely more subtle than that. Framing the story as a mundane criticism of the Church seems to be missing much of the depth of his writing. On that note, Kafka was also quite interested in Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism, which is almost inversely related to sociopolitical structures. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Kafka_and_Judaism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Kafka_and_Judaism Here's a great aphorism of his that's related to religion: “Leopards break into the temple and drink all the sacrificial vessels dry; it keeps happening; in the end, it can be calculated in advance and is incorporated into the ritual.”

lepton 6y ago

There was a time when the clergy was Catholic, but might various "scientific experts" be filling that role today?

hallway_monitor 6y ago
Great point. This can be applied to any type of "revealed wisdom" which is not obvious to the layperson. We are expected to accept their conclusions not question them.
swebs 6y ago
Reminds me of the greatest scene to ever appear on TV https://youtu.be/Zgk8UdV7GQ0?t=60 https://youtu.be/Zgk8UdV7GQ0?t=60