Message from @Bunyip
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@Pseudo-Analysist I may have seen that video before. Might watch it when I have the time
Metal Gear Solid 1-4 and Peacewalker are some of the best games ever, they are basically perfect. I am almost finished 4.
@Charlemagne Agreed
@Endeavour what do you think of Oswald Spenglerβs theory of cyclical history? Do you think itβs mostly true, partially true or not right at all?
@EYEFORKNOWLEDGE156 I haven't read Spengler, but I know all about the cyclical history theory. I am less sympathetic to it than I used to be. While I think the theory of civilizational decline is generally accurate, there doesn't exist a model to accurately describe it since it takes place over such long periods of time and circumstances change over that time. While I find the theory compelling, I don't like subscribing to this theory too much because it creates a deterministic vision for the future. I don't think we are destined to crash. For all we know, this could be the dark age and we could get better from here.
@Endeavour It isn't a perfect theory but I think it's pretty accurate I would highly recommend reading his book Decline of the West and looking into his theories
Actually history is a tricycle
I don't like cyclical/deterministic models
Spengler is worthwhile for pointing out various factors but attempting to fit it into a model takes away from his analysis
I prefer thinking about things as open ended dialectics
And would say similiarities to other ages are because history rhymes but doesn't actually repeat
this is a good video on Spengler
I did a superchat towards the end that questioned the legitimacy of Spengler's model going forward
he talked about how global civilization might break the paradigm
@Charlemagne yes Ebert seems a little blue pilled
Ebert is actually kinda lefty
but respects rightwingers cause there are a couple of post-modernist rightists
imo what makes Spengler's theory unique and interesting is not strictly to do with the cyclical nature of it, its the leaning towards a more mystical nature, of viewing civilisations as living organisms with life cycles imbedded in their nature, having a rise and decline already predetermined by the original mythos of the civilization
and yea Ebert is a lefty of sorts
you see his left side come out when he speaks of nationalism and any form of racialism
his videos on guenon and Heidegger as decent as well, not the best but decent and he has some interesting takes
@Endeavour whats up my nigga. can you change permissions so that the filthy proletariat cant sever mute other people in vc chat
som lel xd mad lads found out you could and have just been deafening people
@Charlemagne can you change the permissions
HELP
OK
one sec
looks like they can't do it
what's wrong?
server deafen
wtf
I can deafen him from the whole server
the everyone role or the proletariat role has the perms to do so
that makes no sense
someone has been deafening us
IT WAS YOU
of fucking course it was