A parody of the intro sequence to every Star Wars film. It reads: BROLOGUE EPISODE LIV (54) I AM ONCE AGAIN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE MONOMYTH

A 10-minute read with storytelling enshittification and pan-galactic quizzifications such as:

  • The Monomyth is literature’s cryptid;
  • Why it’s not a good model, actually;
  • Is there no alternative?
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A twisting hallway, drenched in blue light, leads the way to an empty room with a grand piano. On the right of the entrance, a sign reads: "Someone feels missing..."

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What an excellent day to read to the end and find such contemplative thoughts as:

  • Liminal spaces – and why they feel comforting, yet eerie;
  • Liminality in anthropology – and how it can explain said comforting eeriness;
  • Persona 3 Reload, once more – and how the observing of its many rites of passage culminates in the most beautiful ending to a game I’ve ever played.
  • (CW: THAT MEANS MASSIVE PERSONA 3 SPOILERS AHEAD)
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  • My biggest confession as a professional hacker is that I don’t do a lot of hacking, yet I try to think like a hacker all the time.
  • I subscribed to a physical magazine in 2024.
  • BM to DRM: Drop dead.
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