History buff. Translator. Copyeditor. Writer since the age of 14. DIY RPG maniac since '83. I am not a foodie, I'm a drinkie.
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Yoknapatawpha Hippie retweeted
We have noticed you. “Congratulations, you read paper for fun.” And congratulations to you for watching moving pictures for fun.
This is what happens when you don’t read. You might want to pick up a book or two. It might help you sound a little less ignorant.
Yoknapatawpha Hippie retweeted
We don't have a reading crisis.
A lot of people are still reading, but they tend to read romantasy porn or self-help books—or, perhaps, Sally Rooney novels.
What we have, my friends, is a seriousness crisis. There is, indeed, a difference between reading profound classic literature and reading contemporary slop, and it’s time we admitted it.
Yoknapatawpha Hippie retweeted
Most conservatives don't want to conserve anything. They only want to stay on top. Tradition is the easiest tool for that. But tech progress is also essential. Just look at Trump and AI.
The only real conservatives are the Amish.
Yoknapatawpha Hippie retweeted
God created a universe so God could be born from God, sacrifice himself to God, and save God from God, so God's children would not have to suffer the same fate (that God made for himself)
God is nuts.
Yoknapatawpha Hippie retweeted
The reason that most writers today sound the same is that we tell young writers to “find their voice” before they’ve had a chance to encounter the majority of great literature.
The only way to “develop your writing voice” is to read everything— Shakespeare, Dostoyevsky, Austen, Faulkner, Hemingway, Homer—and to (poorly) imitate everything you read: pilfer rhythms, rework metaphors, and discover what great authors can do that you can’t—and, eventually, what you can do that they can’t.
A great writing voice is what remains after everyone else’s has been chewed up, swallowed, and digested.
A friend brought me an amazing book from Japan. This artist took 60+ classic Japanese woodblock prints and added a Lovecraftian monster in every single one. It's fantastic!
It's been over a month now, and I still have no idea what this is about.
Posted by different bots every. single. day.
Let's see how many months it'll take for the Algo to understand that I won't click on it, ever.
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Yoknapatawpha Hippie retweeted
One day, your home will be empty, and someone will have to decide what to do with your things. They'll open your drawers. They'll find the watch you treasured so much, the car you spent three years paying off, and the clothes you saved for special occasions because you didn't want to wear them out. And they'll make three piles: what to sell, what to give away, and what to throw away. None of it goes with you. Not a single thing. The only thing that goes with you is that afternoon you stayed talking for hours and didn't even realize where the time went. The look on your mom's face when you showed up to visit her without telling her you were coming. Don't collect things... Collect moments with the people you love
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Yoknapatawpha Hippie retweeted
“Terrorism is the war of the poor, and war is the terrorism of the rich”.
- Peter Ustinov
Why am I not surprised that a site called "mengotomars.com" is peddling testosterone supplements?
This shit is downright Seinfeld-esque, like George's Chinese hair-growth cream or Frank Costanza's male bra, the "manssiere." 😂
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Yoknapatawpha Hippie retweeted
Practical Gardening
No planting.
No tilling.
No seeding.
No watering.
No pruning.
No harvesting.
No work of any kind.
Only a rational, direct examination of how plants grow and construct the fruits that we take for granted
...Wait, where are the fruits?
Marcus Aurelius is in the back and seems to be thinking, "Oh boy, Augustus is such a narcissistic nepo baby..."
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When you publish a 20-page adventure on DTRPG, they ask you to remove the words Umber Hulk and Dracolich.
On YouTube, you can make a full AI movie with Indiana Jones, Jean-Luc Picard, Saruman, Superman, Voldemort, Neo, Marty and Doc, Darth Vader and Pinhead. No problem.
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Not sure about The Odyssey? Go see this movie instead. It's the amazing story of a real, historical daimyo who did something impressive and inexplicable, baffling historians even to this day.
Think jidaigeki meets Umberto Eco.
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Wow, that place really makes the Walled City of Kowloon look like a serene luxury resort.
This YouTube channel did the unthinkable: snap a picture of a block that had NEVER been photographed ever before! Incredible!
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"Practical enlightenment" is just another side of the manosphere's contempt for tradition/intellectuals.
"No gay mantras or comforting beliefs! Enlightenment is a code like everything else—it can be hacked."
"Stream-entry" sounds rad: KEEP.
"Inner child" sounds weak: DON'T KEEP.
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I've added more details and debris to it. The 'Horror Tower' will be the centerpiece of my next #Gaslands arena.
