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thelitcritguy [he/him]
SOMEDAYS YOU JUST CAN’T GET RID OF A BOMB
My interest in Marxism was not just political but intellectual as well – those two were inseparable. It didn’t cause me problems on a day-to-day apart from when the university management tried to alter my conditions of employment! I think in some ways I was very fortunate but the liberal ideology you write about is very much a real thing that has to be constantly interrogated. As for organizations, my IRL comrades in the trade union were essential but I think it is vitally important to not place oneself in a position where you are at legal risk (if organizations are illegal I would be cautious as whatever organizations exist are almost certainly monitored or infiltrated) but the internet can be a great resource. I also think a certain degree of intellectual independence is not the worst thing in the world as all too often organizational fidelity can come at the cost of your own thinking.
- Don’t listen to gatekeepers who spout things like “you aren’t a real fan unless you’ve done xyz” and don’t feel like you have to watch a certain kind of horror if you don’t like it – there’s plenty of horror films I’ve never watched
- Watch and read widely, follow whatever interest you might have, and don’t be afraid to like stuff because some people have said it’s not good
- Horror history is fascinating and well worth getting into. In film, the early Universal and Hammer films often get neglected and that’s a real shame. ]
- Recommendations are generally good and horror fans are pretty great at sharing films and books with people
Wisecrack got there first https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9SZOQ7R4M4&ab_channel=Wisecrack :(
I think there’s a diversity of reasons why people might seek out spoilers – there might be things that would be traumatic for people to have dropped on them unexpectedly for example. I don’t think spoilers ruin something because the joy of art is not necessarily in what is done, but in how it is presented and communicated.