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“Misato and Shinji are extremely afraid of being hurt. They both are unsuitable—lacking the positive attitude for what people call heroes. But in any case, Misato and Shinji are the heroes of this story.” 

— Hideaki Anno

This scene is loaded. There’s a whole constellation of themes being realized as Shinji and Misato—NGE’s two protagonists—share a powerful exchange before everything to allegorical shit. This is the last “real” scene in the show; come Episode 25 and we are deep in the throes of Instrumentality.

Discussions of self-alienating love, suicidal idealization, Becker, Feuerbach, and various other revelations below.

Don't click the Ray-Ban Charity Event Sale link

Don't click the Ray-Ban Charity Event Sale link

Don't click the Ray-Ban Charity Event Sale link

Don't click the Ray-Ban Charity Event Sale link

Don't click the Ray-Ban Charity Event Sale link

It's a phishing scam and you WILL get your account hacked

If an account you already follow tags you in a post for it- they've been hacked

sakuraba haruto.

YES GOD FINALLY.

This is an essential part of emerging tech rights, esp for young influencers and media users. Kate Eichhorn recently wrote a fantastic book abt this called The End of Forgetting: Growing Up with Social Media that explores the ways permanent records of childhood — particularly representations the children themselves may not be in control of, such as the children of mommy-bloggers or influencers used for clout — can have lasting influences on how we mature in a digital society

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