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   Odin Halvorson (indubitablyodin@sfba.social)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 06:24:47 JST Odin Halvorson

   "Worth thinking about how long Tolkien goes on in Return of the King about despair being a weapon, and presenting defeat as a forgone conclusion being a deliberate and effective tactic"

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     Derek Caelin is writing a book (derek@social.coop)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 06:24:47 JST Derek Caelin is writing a book

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     @indubitablyodin I'm writing a book about this!

     Once you look for it, you see all the heroes choosing to act even though they know the odds of success are slim.

     It's a wonderful text for our times.