tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075006.post1528735501034472059..comments2023-10-11T18:23:17.225+08:00Comments on {caffeine_sparks}: Reality Bitessparkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14176802456964956777noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075006.post-69300965046454299602008-06-08T15:09:00.000+08:002008-06-08T15:09:00.000+08:00Inflation is a bitchInflation is a bitchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075006.post-44808963364623593232008-06-05T19:22:00.000+08:002008-06-05T19:22:00.000+08:00nd,see? i don't think we can afford hopelessness. ...nd,<BR/><BR/>see? i don't think we can afford hopelessness. hope is the only thing we have. i know these times are depressing. but as you say, that will pass. i have met plenty of nihilists, even those from poor countries. in my opinion, its just pure laziness. in societies where the standard of living is already high (i.e. there is security), anomie sets in quite easily. there is nothing left tosparkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14176802456964956777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075006.post-84444892416849631462008-06-05T16:09:00.000+08:002008-06-05T16:09:00.000+08:00I wonder, though, in what country is nihilism adeq...I wonder, though, in what country is nihilism adequate for survival?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075006.post-49821366226181856042008-06-05T16:00:00.000+08:002008-06-05T16:00:00.000+08:00That twitter was quoted from Truman Capote's book....That twitter was quoted from Truman Capote's book. Truman Capote is quickly becoming one of my all time favorite authors.<BR/><BR/>Even if you're not into reading stories, I suggest reading In Cold Blood. It's a very disturbing book about the psychology of two murderers.<BR/><BR/>As for this post, I'm mostly in agreement, but I can't quiet down this inner voice telling me that there are things Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075006.post-79959270380629319492008-06-04T19:30:00.000+08:002008-06-04T19:30:00.000+08:00not familiar with rombes...will look him up! thank...not familiar with rombes...will look him up! thanks :)sparkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14176802456964956777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075006.post-50580541304979157732008-06-04T19:22:00.000+08:002008-06-04T19:22:00.000+08:00Reality bites, and it bites in huge chunks.Do we r...Reality bites, and it bites in huge chunks.<BR/><BR/><I>Do we really live lives of fiction? Are we but characters in our scripts? That to me is a frightening prospect. For who writes the script?</I><BR/><BR/>Somewhat makes me think of Roland Barthes---the author is dead. But Nicholas Rhombes tells us something else. "The Rebirth of th Author".SPLICEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16962454153551884958noreply@blogger.com