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hankbond6 minutes ago

I don't really get it, but still kind of liked it?

I enjoyed the abstractness of the story and the disjointedness of the time aspects. I don't disagree with the salience of the point Death made but it kind of felt like an exposition dump in a movie.

Not that I'm a good writer (or reader tbh) but I think focusing more on the first kind of writing and less on the second would have connected more with me.

_gmax03 minutes ago

Winston Churchill once laid bricks as a means to outrun the black dog.

avilay17 minutes ago

Can a kind soul write down their interpretation of the story? I didn't quite get it.

Waterluvian3 minutes ago

I’m going to annoy people who actually wield this language well. I feel like there’s less of a clear point and more of an aesthetic. Like not even metaphorical or allegorical. It’s just the overall feel of wandering and pointlessness that creates a sense of calm.

freetime29 minutes ago

I'm not quite sure I got it either, but I guess this is probably the main gist:

> by the time most people wind up here, they’ve got plenty of regrets. Nobody gets it all right. You’re born, and then you go through life making the choices that you think are the best given the information you have at the time, and you don’t always have all the information to make the right choices. Do yourself a favour and forgive yourself for any failings on your part, you’re only human after all

ok_dad13 minutes ago

Don’t sweat the small stuff

senectus1a few seconds ago

understated throwaway line. its often the small stuff that we gnaw on for too long.

jckahn13 minutes ago

YOLO

gerdesj6 minutes ago

Beautifully put, in four letters.

fractalf41 minutes ago

Fantastic, thanks for that!

npl35 minutes ago

Great

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