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eigenrobot@eigenrobot• almost 2 years ago

occasional reminder that lord of the flies was written because Golding read about boys being marooned and having a good time and this made him angry because he hated children so he wrote a book about dudes being assholes but no. irl, marooned bros on islands are chill https://t.co/kHOyrv0a9M https://t.co/mX1lfqNEqk

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eigenrobot@eigenrobot• almost 2 years ago
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Golding was a teacher btw https://t.co/QgGBSiLvfu

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eigenrobot@eigenrobot• almost 2 years ago
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https://t.co/USS6AzE3tW

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eigenrobot@eigenrobot• almost 2 years ago
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i feel bad for the dude because he was an alcoholic, anxious, depressed wreck of a human being im just saying hes not a great source of insights into human nature https://t.co/cMWJ56akCQ

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eigenrobot@eigenrobot• almost 2 years ago
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https://t.co/jPxOqZs6oU https://t.co/CDQQ1aOs3A

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eigenrobot@eigenrobot• almost 2 years ago
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source for original screencaps https://t.co/YscHv9nSUw

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Aleksi Liimatainen@aleksil79• almost 2 years ago
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@eigenrobot oh of course. he must've been drawing on his experience about how children behave under the influence of school

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