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by Troler

Free Software fundamentally misses the point. It fails on a practical, ideological, economic, and political level. Let’s examine precisely how (in a slightly different order for the purposes of presentation).

The sign of peak sigma alpha male masculity can be characterized roles played by Christian Bale or Arnold Schwarzenegger. They represent cold, calculated men going their way.

Yet I do not see them as representative of my feelings. I don't perceive myself as cold, collected and ruthless. Paranoia reigns in my life and even though I despise it with bitter taste, it is just too comforting.

This paradoxical feeling is not exclusive to me. Ari Aster's psychoanalytical film Beau Is Afraid. The little 50 year old something boy named Beau is so utterly paranoid and lacking self worth, the entire world morphs into an extended torture scene. Since everything is told from the first perspective of vision (POV), there is a lingering uncertainty of what is depicted real. c:0

The uncertainty of everything shown, heard and felt seems to be baked into the entire production. The slow, static shots by Pawel Pogorzelski create a sense of dread. There are quite a lot of over-the-top shots, especially of the protagonist, strengthening the feeling of inferiority.

Emotion-wise 'tis the mental-state of Beau, plot-wise 'tis the role of the mother (Patti LuPone), Jew-wise 'tis the retelling of the Book of Job. For me, the movie is a reflection about my own world-view. I am not Jewish, thus the Wassermann name (germ. Waterman) means little.

No, the point I am making by not making, is that I am not sure of myself. I feel the regretful dowry of being aware of the Enshittification of the world. It is a gift to have acuity of the surroundings, but it is not pure. I still do not know what entails of behind the next corner, what secrets lie bellow the wooden boards. None of this is clear to me, thus, I imagine. There is nothing as potent as the human imagination. It alone can crush the strongest men and it alone can uplift spirits of most destitute. c:1


"They crush olives among the terraces; they tread the winepresses, yet suffer thirst." - Job 24:11

Yet, the water of the Waterman family is poisoned. "If you drank from a well and got sick afterwards, would you come back to it again?" asked psychiatrist Dr. Cohen (Richard Kind). Water as a poison is quite ironic, is it not? A source of life, the one thing life cannot be sustained, but so easily dirtied and polluted.

My mind was sullied by the news of the Assembly Bill No. 1043 of the State of California , not so much from the news itself, rather the reaction. As expected, the freedom knights rose their swords in unison and condemned the law. Some still holding dear to the idea that smothering children's right to experience the software without restrictions, actually inhibits their growth. I encourage readers to invalidate my claims.

This looking-down on children mentality is present in the law and those who are looking into implementing a solution. It extends to the Beau Is Afraid plot, as the mother, with her love of the kid, forgets that the little Beau is actually a human being and not her property. c:2

Everything is seen through Beau's eyes, even the birth of him, thus the viewer is aware how messed up that is. Because the story is so subjective, I can't but see myself in the protagonist's shoes, flesh and skin. I can't feel but see the mother not as a person, rather a symbol for paternalism. The father of Beau is a shown to be an oversized penis with humongous balls. So it is not a stretch to interpret something down to earth as the mother being a manipulative, coercive, gaslighting law called Assembly Bill No. 1043...

Yes, I am still salty for the law. And yes, I do not feel at control. At least I am aware of my state and like Beau, I can grow. I can show the world I have the balls!.. Wait, Beau has giant balls, because he never masturbated in his 50 years of life... eh....

Fin.

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  Blender Dumbass c:0 March 05, 2026




POV is point of view

  Blender Dumbass c:1 March 05, 2026




You are starting to write like you are Jewish.

  Blender Dumbass c:2 March 05, 2026




Interesting weaving to connect one to another.

  Blender Dumbass c:3 March 05, 2026


You should add a hashtag about the law and the re-post this on Mastodon.

c:3 @blenderdumbass
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