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@tszzl Cosmic Horror was always a metaphor to talk about how bedrock scientific reality is inimical to our folk understanding of the universe. What it got wrong is thinking it would drive men mad, when the reality is that people simply ignore it in favor of the folk.
@tszzl henry speaks of this https://t.co/JvPRrN1fAU
for all the writing about Men Glimpsing The Incomprehensible and Going Mad, remember that mankind currently has an spotless track record with Glimpsing The Incomprehensible and Not Going Mad. look around you! we won! you wish there could be *anything* too alien to attune to
@tszzl a comparison i oft use for this is western food supply, where one-shotting seems to rarely happen yet if you zoom out over decades certainly *something* is happening (i suppose if one chants eli lily three times while staring in the mirror the argument may vanish into smoke, yet)
@tszzl I dunno man, I think "getting a desk job can break even a seasoned Taliban fighter" is a fascinating fact to learn about the universe https://t.co/XdVmYkHB0f
@tszzl Chickens, however, are a different story https://t.co/acr2jfE6Xf
The deeper reality, the ever-present elephant in every room, may not be tentacular in form but is certainly cosmic in scope and existential dread. Just see how far you can get a meeting with management/executives into identifying the actual source of their issues before they twitch out to the latest 'band aid' of synergy and Agile development methods. Further, take another look at 'why' people argue that nothing 'new' is ever created and we only get iterative innovation at best. It can almost get to something similar to Thalassophobia. I could say more, but Weird Tales doesn't pay me by the word.