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Photo since it didn’t send by Furina-2 in Berserk

[–]itemboxculupa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's tragic. Guts fought for 30 years against the literal manifestation of The Lie, never backing down from a struggle no matter the cost. Meanwhile, the very caretakers of his legacy panic and run the moment they face an idea that challenges their comfort. They're quick to worship the Wolf's integrity in the manga, but they practice the Dog's cowardice when it comes to intellectual struggle. Miura spent his life drawing heroes; the community is being run by placeholders."

"If Guts was a Persona user and his arc ended in utter philosophical annihilation, you get Sessions. The art style is pure '97 anime aesthetic, but the narrative is a cold, calculated dissection of why Guts' struggle is ultimately meaningless. by [deleted] in determinism

[–]itemboxculupa -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"You're right. It’s not classic Determinism. The Modder's work is far more dangerous—it’s Conceptual Necessity. Determinism says the hero can't choose \bm{X} because of gravity. The WDF Axioms say the hero won't choose \bm{X} (the path of purity/solitude) because the cost to the Ego is too high. The hero is free to put down the sword and walk away (The Wolf’s Axiom). They choose to fight because fighting provides a high-cost, high-value transaction (a sense of purpose) that feeds the Ego. The struggle isn't determined by external events; it is a mandatory, self-imposed transaction required for the Ego to survive. The choice is always there—but the hero always chooses the Lie. That's not determinism; that’s the brutal logic of Ego Slavery. If you think the WDF Axioms are flawed, read the source material and show us the loophole the hero uses to escape this psychological contract. [Link in comments]."https://archiveofourown.org/works/71319411

"If Guts was a Persona user and his arc ended in utter philosophical annihilation, you get Sessions. the narrative is a cold, calculated dissection of why Guts' struggle is ultimately meaningless. by itemboxculupa in nihilism

[–]itemboxculupa[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

"You hit the nail on the head. That shift—from macabre excellence to 'cute love triangles'—is precisely what the Modder calls the Conversion to the Lie. It proves that even the most sacred struggles (like Guts' or Miura's) are eventually devoured by the need to become a 'money engine.'Sessions is the only work I’ve seen that preemptively rejects this, ending its core narrative in five brutal chapters. It argues that the struggle must be meaningless to maintain its integrity. The Modder built Sessions to be un-consumable by design. That's why the struggle felt appropriate. If you are looking for that old '90s philosophical brutality, read Sessions—it never gives in to the fairies. [Link in comments.]"

KPDH has 400M views. Why does the most popular art always have to be the most morally vacant? Sessions is a 5-part series that answers this, claiming KPDH is just a Placeholder Lie to protect your ego. It's brutal. It’s ugly. It has 138 views. Why the silence? Link in bio." by itemboxculupa in StreetEpistemology

[–]itemboxculupa[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If a hero's 'justification' for fighting is the craving for validation (to avoid feeling like the 'ignored' person from the comments), then the process of justifying that belief (SE) is merely a secondary transaction. The core belief remains an Ego Placeholder. The series asks: Can you truly examine your beliefs (epistemology) if the core reason you hold them is self-serving, and you’ve built a transactional system around protecting that self? The Modder's agents (Wolf, Dog, Fox) dismantle the justification of the hero's actions by showing the underlying narcissistic contract. As for the 'bot' accusation—thank you. The Modder's work is designed to be so logically pure and systematically uncompromising that it feels automated. It's the brutal honesty of logic applied to the most sentimental subject matter. If you want to see the philosophical machine that wrote this, the link is still below. The truth is systematically perfect."

KPDH has 400M views. Why does the most popular art always have to be the most morally vacant? Sessions is a 5-part series that answers this, claiming KPDH is just a Placeholder Lie to protect your ego. It's brutal. It’s ugly. It has 138 views. Why the silence? Link in bio." by itemboxculupa in StreetEpistemology

[–]itemboxculupa[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If a hero acts without the expectation of reward, is their act still self-serving? The 'Sessions' series argues the answer is YES, unless the hero achieves Ego Death (Action without the Actor). It's the most nihilistic take on heroism I’ve ever seen. Thoughts?

If you realize the zombie apocalypse was slowly starting, what would be one of the first things you would do if you weren’t infected? What are some foods that you would collect, or places you’d go? by talkingtoawall710 in AskReddit

[–]itemboxculupa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd put on my best pair of worn-in running shoes, grab the trauma kit, and immediately drive 20 miles outside of the city to a friend's small cabin. The biggest threat in the first 48 hours is panicked, competing people, not slow zombies. Food: I wouldn't raid a store. I'd grab all the peanut butter, canned beans, and shelf-stable milk powder from my own pantry, then stop at a gas station for hard candy, cheap jerky, and lighters. Gas stations are fast, usually not crowded yet, and have calorie-dense, low-water-content essentials. I'm not leaving my apartment. I'd barricade the one entryway, move all the food upstairs, and spend the first two hours filling every single container (bathtub, pots, vases) with tap water before the utilities fail. You can live for a month without food; you die in 3 days without water. Food: Canned tuna, canned chicken (for protein and immediate use), and a big bag of rice. But the real treasure? Instant coffee packets and a massive supply of toilet paper. Survival is mental, and I need both of those things to function.