what kind of legacy do you want to have among the people who remember you once you're gone? and how large do you want that group to be?
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strong Conan the Barbarian vibes
tbc this isn’t actually my desire :P it just came to mind when reading eddie’s remarks https://twitter.com/random_eddie/status/1145738624136335360?s=21 … “stamp my fame on men’s minds” so violent
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The Gilgamesh clip and this sub-thread remind me of the notion that proof of a life well-loved is when your fame outlives you. It's heavy in the Anglo-Saxon epics, and the Homeric ones -- I wonder if only cultures with these notions of long-lasting glory bother to compose epics?
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yeah, wish I had a deeper grasp of non-Western cultures so I could triangulate outside my own. The desire for fame kinda seems like a natural extension of the conquering mindset (and therefore ~universal?). Conquer all known territory → conquer the future
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