this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2024
1227 points (98.1% liked)

Facepalm

371 readers
1 users here now

Anything that makes you apply your hand to your face.

founded 4 months ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago (3 children)

It was exciting, in the same way that Fight Club was exciting. But it rested heavily on the idea that one guy doing super-villain style terrorism against an Evil Media Guy was all it took to bring about sweeping social change.

The name really says it all. This isn't V for Victory. Its a story about the triumph of nihilism.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

It's about American neoliberalism vs neoconservatism instead of the comic's British anarchism vs fascism.

But that's just Alan Moore's take.

[–] xor@infosec.pub 2 points 3 months ago

i dunno… i didn’t take it as such a literal parable for what we should do to enact change…
more of a metaphorical, as well as cautionary tale….

[–] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Fight Club is about coming to grips with mental illness.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Everyone has their own take on what fight club is about.

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Fight club is about entrepreneurship lol

[–] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

The Paper Street Soap Company™

[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Even if I did have my own take on Fight Club… I wouldn’t talk about it.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

This guy pays attention when rules are being stated! You are eligible for promotion.

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

I thought it's about the self dynamics of support groups.