ShadowsOfParadox
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If nothing matters, then nothing but what we do matters.More than all the scary monsters, I think the most terrifying thing Lovecraft portrays is the sheer meaninglessness of his vision of the cosmos.
If nothing matters, then nothing but what we do matters.More than all the scary monsters, I think the most terrifying thing Lovecraft portrays is the sheer meaninglessness of his vision of the cosmos.
If nothing matters, then nothing but what we do matters.
If nothing matters, then nothing but what we do matters.
but thats the whole point of Nietzsche, "You've fucked up the underlying basis for your belief system so you have to invent new values"Lovecraft is very Nietzschean, he just removes the hope of at least being the Ubermensch.
If nothing matters, then nothing but what we do matters.
this is true .which is another way of saying "if nothing has meaning, what I think has meaning has meaning."
Lovecraft is very Nietzschean, he just removes the hope of at least being the Ubermensch.
Just reading that makes me want to invent a story in which humanity comes out on top in that universe over all the crazy tentacle critters.
Conan, more or less.Just reading that makes me want to invent a story in which humanity comes out on top in that universe over all the crazy tentacle critters.
Conan, more or less.
Well that's kind of trying to have your cake and eat it too, like I mentioned earlier, the conceit of the setting seems to be that the conditions of modern life specifically leave us more vulnerable to the horrors of the Lovecraftian world.But with more advanced technology and constantly and willingly traveling throughout Space-Time
Civilization however, as shown in REH’s works, even mere bronze to iron aged settled ones, could degrade this sort of spirit
Well that's kind of trying to have your cake and eat it too, like I mentioned earlier, the conceit of the setting seems to be that the conditions of modern life specifically leave us more vulnerable to the horrors of the Lovecraftian world.
Steamboat goes BRRRRRRRRThe hopelessness. The void of happy endings or ability to fight back is just as horrifying as the eldritch horror (be it monster or something else) itself.
Literal Sauronposting.Lovecraft is scary because he implies stupidity is a universal constant, and humanity hasn't done much to refute that. Sure, our species produces the occasional brilliance, but like the stars they will eventually collapse leaving everyone else in darkness.
Lovecraft is scary because he implies stupidity is a universal constant, and humanity hasn't done much to refute that. Sure, our species produces the occasional brilliance, but like the stars they will eventually collapse leaving everyone else in darkness.
Steamboat goes BRRRRRRRR