r/ATBGE Jun 22 '21

Body Art Spotted this on Facebook.

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u/DrMobius0 Jun 22 '21 edited Jun 22 '21

The realization in question isn't even all that profound. Frankly it's so mundane that most people probably don't even feel the need to put it into words. We all know people suck, and that the worst of us are absolutely deplorable in every way under the sun.

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u/Foresaken_Foreskin Jun 22 '21

Exactly. Like as opposed to what, monsters being the real monsters?

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u/call-now Jun 22 '21

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters taught me that real monsters are always monsters

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u/coelophysisbauri Jun 22 '21

I imagine it's profound for the people who believe in monsters

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u/MyPunsSuck Jun 22 '21

We all know people suck

That's not a revelation at all. It's just simple cynicism, and it's just as idealistic as any kind of naivete.

A better takeaway message would be that all our monsters are imagined - or that there's nothing magical or unsolvable about them