• antbricks@lemmy.today
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      I dont get how that one made the list either. As an American, I feel that brand on me whenever I shop and I know my money feeds the machines of giant corporations that want nothing more than to consume me until I die. Even my existing and consuming is feeding those beasts that hurt those around me and destroy the world we live in.

      Sure, a bit melodramatic and “I’m 14 and this is deep” but I’m not sure it’s so innaccurate.

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        Sure, a bit melodramatic and “I’m 14 and this is deep” but I’m not sure it’s so innaccurate.

        No, don’t accept that “you’re only 14” bullshit. I was fed that garbage and wondered when I would magically understand that the shite state of affairs in our bleak modern “culture” in the USA is OK. It’s not ok, and I have never accepted it as inevitable, or “human nature”, or any other justification for complacency I was given.

        Don’t sell your ideals and hopes for a better world short because people that have given up tell you it’s not possible.

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      Was wondering the same thing, I see it as a symbol of constantly enduring a reality of torment and thriving on pure hate. Reminds me of Sisyphus, except that he’s also angry at the gods.

      Maybe OP didn’t get the point either on why people might identify with some of these characters.