Editing 625: Collections
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This view is in line with those advanced by the philosophical movement known as {{w|existentialism}} which theorizes that life has no deep, hidden meaning and hence even things that we personally feel are meaningful (like building up collections) will not change the outcome of life in the end. | This view is in line with those advanced by the philosophical movement known as {{w|existentialism}} which theorizes that life has no deep, hidden meaning and hence even things that we personally feel are meaningful (like building up collections) will not change the outcome of life in the end. | ||
β | Cueball obviously has seen Megan in such moods before (see [[220: Philosophy]]), and excuses himself for not noticing immediately (in the first panel) by the fact that he sometimes mistakes her {{w|existential crisis}} as technical insight. Megan deepens her crisis by pointing out that she sometimes makes the mistake to think that the {{w|universe}} cares. This is a disguised criticism of | + | Cueball obviously has seen Megan in such moods before (see [[220: Philosophy]]), and excuses himself for not noticing immediately (in the first panel) by the fact that he sometimes mistakes her {{w|existential crisis}} as technical insight. Megan deepens her crisis by pointing out that she sometimes makes the mistake to think that the {{w|universe}} cares. This is a disguised criticism of Cueballs behaviour, meaning that she would rather want him to care about her existential crisis, instead of simply brushing them of. |
The title text points out that ''Wondering how much shelf space to leave for a Terry Pratchett collection.'' (That would then be all his works not just the Discworld series...) is an excellent way to get out of an existential crisis | The title text points out that ''Wondering how much shelf space to leave for a Terry Pratchett collection.'' (That would then be all his works not just the Discworld series...) is an excellent way to get out of an existential crisis |