Cosy Comparatist

I love this SO MUCH

When I was a kid watching tv was idiot coded and nerds read books, but now scrolling shortform videos is considered braindead behavior and watching tv means you're some kinda intellectual. You might think this shifting assessment of media's consumers might make readers into absolute super geniuses, but no. Only perverts read now.

It actually kinda pisses me off that every time there’s an adaptation of some classic work coming out, there are takes like “maybe we should not judge the adaptation compared to the original”… I think if the creator doesn’t want their work to be compared and judged on comparison, they can make literally any other type of piece. I’m not arguing for a word for word adaptation - I think those are impossible, first of all, and just not fun to strive for. But slapping a recognisable title, names and plots into your work, and then turning around and asking people not to compare your work to the original is simply absurd lol

remember to bury the dead with a phone, everyone. these days the ferry terminal at the river styx wants you to download a fucking app

me throwing the canterbury tales across the room: flying chaucer

me throwing ‘sailing to byzantium’ and ‘the celtic twilight’ across the room: YEATS

*whispered* I’m afraid I’m going to have to ask you both to leave this library.

@lady-larklight

they say without haaland by his side bellingham died of a broken heart