i reread it after that conversation and gave up on page 100. entirely linear expository narration of events. twas sincerely boring like an actual history book. i must have been fascinated by the content originally.
Date: August 27th, 2026 4:34 PM Author: fear-inspiring brunch
The fascination is entirely in the events, not in her writing. Nobody before then (or since then) had narrated the personal experience of living through that era of history in the same way. That's what I thought was gripping when I first read it, long ago now. Probably despite her writing.
Date: August 27th, 2026 1:20 PM Author: fear-inspiring brunch
In specific contexts in which abundant empirical evidence is available, fairly reliable short-term prediction and control of a society's behavior may be possible.
Date: August 27th, 2026 8:31 PM Author: Jet Yapping Piazza
3 May. Bistritz.—Left Munich at 8:35 P. M., on 1st May, arriving at Vienna early next morning; should have arrived at 6:46, but train was an hour late.
"We didn’t bother going to the football game. It’s the last game, but we’re all in our own worlds tonight and didn’t want any distractions. And I’ve avoided public places since I beat up that minister."
no idea what this was but i googled it and AI thought i wanted to kill myself.
"That sounds like a heavy weight to carry, and it makes total sense that you’d want to skip the game and stay in your own space tonight. When you're dealing with the aftermath of something that intense, being in a big crowd is probably the last thing you need. It sounds like you and your friends are all processing a lot right now."
It's from a gritty 90s YA called "Wrestling Sturbridge." I remembered the passage because of the throwaway line about beating up the minister because there's no way not to lol at it