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It didn't really click until two nights ago why I can't vibe with a lot of the Japanese media that was extremely popular during the late 90s and early 2000s.
Turns out the answer was more simple than I thought.
They're just all inspired by Evangelion and End of Evangelion.
Turns out the answer was more simple than I thought.
They're just all inspired by Evangelion and End of Evangelion.
I haven't really had the words to properly express WHY I dislike-... no. That's not good enough of a word for this.
I couldn't express WHY I truly, and utterly loathed Evangelion, from every fiber of my being, despite repeated attempts to re-watch to "get it", either.
I couldn't express WHY I truly, and utterly loathed Evangelion, from every fiber of my being, despite repeated attempts to re-watch to "get it", either.
It was so on the nose about it's "subtext" that I've just read it as text, and assumed I was missing things.
Sadly, that text is deep seated misanthropy, an expression of how we can't possibly understand one another.
Yet it did nothing with that idea. It just wallowed in it.
Sadly, that text is deep seated misanthropy, an expression of how we can't possibly understand one another.
Yet it did nothing with that idea. It just wallowed in it.
I can't vibe with this. It's repulsive to me. It's something I can't relate to in any way, shape, or form.
Yet it was one of the most popular and influential media franchises, and everyone and their grandmothers was aping this misanthropy streak during that time period.
Yet it was one of the most popular and influential media franchises, and everyone and their grandmothers was aping this misanthropy streak during that time period.
I didn't enjoy everyone's sacred cow, Final Fantasy 7, either.
There was not a single thing in that game for me, and it evoked the same sense of repulsion from misanthropy as I felt watching EVA.
But this thread is not for my Bad Final Fantasy Opinions, and oh do I have a bunch
There was not a single thing in that game for me, and it evoked the same sense of repulsion from misanthropy as I felt watching EVA.
But this thread is not for my Bad Final Fantasy Opinions, and oh do I have a bunch
Even at my lowest point as a person, I've never... really been a misanthrope. [REDACTED] certainly liked to present themselves as one, but even they weren't. They were just trying to look cool, 'cuz everyone else was acting that way.
I rejected it outright.
I rejected it outright.
I believe in the inherent goodness of mankind, and barring external circumstances that pit us against one another, artificially, I believe in the limitless potential of humanity.
For fuck's sake, we literally evolved to be nice to each other. It's in our goddamn DNA.
For fuck's sake, we literally evolved to be nice to each other. It's in our goddamn DNA.
Misanthropy is for dummies.
If your favorite media properties are all deeply misanthropic, you should probably undergo some introspection on why that is.
If your favorite media properties are all deeply misanthropic, you should probably undergo some introspection on why that is.
Anyway, I don't really have a point here.
I just wanted to rant.
I just wanted to rant.
