In Germany or Poland, in the 20th century, Nigel might have directed, with a singular intellectual passion, a Vernichtungslager. Shawcross would have destined him, perhaps, for the gallows; his name might have augmented the catalogs of Compact or Nation Europa
Your process notes at the end are so useful that I should probably read them first before reading the piece. When I revisit this one, I’ll start at with the process notes first.
Three Versions of Medgold
Parasocial relationships are a bit like alcohol: a little can be invigorating, you miss out on a lot with abstinence, and well, too much...
Too much is probably using it as a substitute for IRL, ranking it ahead of the IRL alternatives. They have their niche.
Good internet friends compartmentalize.
He could have been Gigachad or Groyper or Hitler or Jesus; in the end, he chose the lowest destiny: he was Chudjak.
Karl Ludwig von Haller would have used the term ‘Beischlafrate’. Hirschfield = Hirschfeld.
10/ 10 excellent read
Your process notes at the end are so useful that I should probably read them first before reading the piece. When I revisit this one, I’ll start at with the process notes first.