the problem with the addiction metaphor for avatars in the magnus archives isn't actually with the metaphor itself, it's that it's treated as the Only way to understand monsterhood.
"jon made the choice to go after live statements because they felt good" is true
"jon felt good when he took live statements as a metaphor for addiction" is true
"jon felt good when he took live statements because victimizing people feels empowering" is true
"jon felt good when he took live statements Because Eating Feels Good" Is Also True
it's easy to say that jon made The Choice to continue being a monster, there's plenty of characters in the show who've said as much.
but the choice to continue being a monster is Equally the choice to Survive, to continue living. and trying to have a conversation about the Morality of jon's choice, as if it is Only about how good it feels to be monstrous, as if the addiction to living can be separated from the reality of dying. is a bit ridiculous !
the whole point of jon's situation, of Being an avatar, is that it's not Fair. jon was turned into a monster without his knowledge or consent, and then was told that there was no way out of it but to die.
it's not Fair to blame someone for wanting to live, it's not Fair to hurt someone to continue living. both are true, and that's Exactly what makes it interesting ! Why avatars can be both victims and victimizers in turn.
what makes someone like jon different from someone like jared hopsworth isn't their capacity for violence or to cause pain, it's the Choice To Continue Feeling Compassion For Other People. to make the active Choice to see other human beings As People and care about the harm you cause them.
so much of the narrative of tma is about characters who are stripped of agency, who still make Meaningful Choices Anyways. by Choosing to care, even as that choice hurts you. to continue to care even though it would feel Good not to.
this isn't Separate from the metaphor about addiction, it's in Conversation with it.
I finished putting together the Irish-American heritage month display and Jesus CHRIST there are so few books about Ireland in our collection?? Once more, I must say:
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Favourite colour: I honestly like all colours but i do mainly wear black
Last song Played: I've been listening to the great gatsby musicial the song new money has been on repeat!!!
Currently reading: I read The Great Gatsby a couple days ago and I'm now going to read Carrie
Currently craving: Idk something sweet
Coffee or tea: Ive never had coffee and i do love to have iced tea
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Favorite Color: Red, purple, and black--but I honestly like most colors.
Last Song Played: Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl by Chappell Roan. I very rarely listen to modern pop music, but I find myself enjoying her music a lot.
Currently Reading: I recently read Mort by Terry Pratchett and I really want to get Reaper Man next, but currently I'm mostly reading fanfics.
Currently Craving: Chocolate satin pie and coffee. Once a month on one of my grocery shopping trips I'll pick up a pie to enjoy a slice with some coffee after I get home. Just a little treat for going out to do something I don't really enjoy XD
Coffee or Tea: I love both. I usually have one cup of coffee in the morning, then I'll drink tea the rest of the day.
tagging: @abnormal-artist @sleeplesstories @citrine-elephant @pikabysss @b0ulder-puncher @curio-z @intothenightgarden @arcanamouse and anyone who wants to do this! Also, no pressure if you don't want to ^-^
Chant I in a nutshell (click for higher image quality)
(OG meme under the cut!)
I downloaded 3 Vast episodes to listen to on my flight. I got (51) High Pressure, (21) Freefall, (75) Long Way Down. I'll reblog the update after.
My friend @soapdi-spencer is doing it too wish us luck
ive got a pitch for a third ending of the movie
scars in fiction: I got this trying to save my lover from an assassin- but tragically, I was too late. now I carry the mark of my failure with me always, and I can never forget~
scars in real life: so I was trying to open macaroni sauce with a paring knife
Everytime I struggle to find the effort to keep learning irish a little demon in the back of my head goes "DO IT OR YOU LOVE COLONIALISM"
It is surprisingly helpful
Ok I LOVED Cinderellas Castle it was so good especially Tadieus and Ella we gotta get a good ship name going guys before we end up with Ellieus or Tadella
We gotta use their servantuide to link them up quickly shippers we must make hast!!!
Alright, I know it’s out there and I need it.
Who has the Great Gatsby Slime Tutorial. Cough it up please and thank you.
(Genuinely I, like a lot of people, Really want to see it, and if I see one more clip of it on my TikTok and can’t watch the full thing I’m going to scream)
So I decided to read Book of Bill and managed to finish right before the countdown ended
She/They/It ○ Proof that can Classic Lovers Stupid ○ TMA Brainrot ○ "We Irish are too Poeticial to be Poets, A Nation of Failures but the best Talkers since the Greeks" - Oscer Wilde ○ The Autism is Strong with Me ○ Of Course I'm Queer Aswell○
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