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> > There is a misery that wants to make itself known--to inflict itself on the world > There's an awesome idea for Absolutely gross.
by eyelidlessness 5y ago
> > There is a misery that wants to make itself known--to inflict itself on the world
> There's an awesome idea for
Absolutely gross.
- jjcon 5y agoWhy hello little hammer - not my problem if other people are miserable
- GeoAtreides 5y agoThe role of books is, among other things, to handle uncomfortable topics, uncomfortable discussions and uncomfortable people. It's not their role to be safe spaces.
- Andrex 5y agoI could have worded my comment more sensitively, I apologize. However, the impulse to create art that aims to better inform the populace of various sufferings is age-old. Victor Hugo wasn't Valjean, but Valjean was based on an incident he witnessed, and Les Misérables was born from that, to use one example.
- eyelidlessness 5y agoThank you for this reply. This is both a much better take and a welcome way of engaging. In that spirit, I apologize for not giving you more benefit of the doubt that it’s possible this is what you meant.