This is how we end up with western youth frothing at the mouth, yelling at victims to stop “demonising” russia cause it’s a “real country” with “culture”. None of that should matter, considering they’re a fascist empire. And also - they’re a settler-colonial “made-up” state, fyi.

But even if something is viewed this way it doesn't mean it can't be enjoyed.

Source: sadly, I've been one of those to some extent in my edgy teenage years.

I think in their hubris it's hard for many of them to perceive something that is open to interpretation as something serious. "If you can't describe it with a formula it's unknowable, your theories are mere speculations, and therefore the whole field of study is useless" kind of thing.

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