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Mad genius, comedian, actor, and freelance voiceover artist broadcasting from the distant shores of Lake Erie (he/him)

Broadview Heights, Ohio
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    1. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 16 May 2020

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      I was gonna talk about Hadestown too but I got distracted Man those two shows are so very different and yet both hit that theme The world as it is just sucks, just really really fucking sucks It hurts so much every day And it's so, so dangerous to hopehttps://twitter.com/arthur_affect/status/1261522265386049536 …

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      So speaking of the Tonys I've been trying to catch up on listening to soundtracks from Tony-winning shows and both Dear Evan Hansen and Hadestown have their hooks deep in me
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    2. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 16 May 2020

      "Our Lady of the Underground" is a total bop and a lot of people just appreciate it as such But oh my God the song is dark Everything about the described situation is horrifying

      2 replies 0 retweets 13 likes
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    3. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 16 May 2020

      Persephone's speakeasy is the closest thing in the dreary hellworld of Hadestown to happiness It is the only place to go to feel positive emotions, to feel optimism and hope And it's all fake, it comes in the form of addictive drugs and flickering glimpses of porn

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    4. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 16 May 2020

      And it COSTS Persephone gave it all away for free aboveground but in Hadestown everything has a price She means well but she's complicit - the need to stay on top of your tab at the Our Lady of the Underground pub is why you can't slack while you're at work It's another prison

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    5. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 16 May 2020

      The whole system of Hades as the God of Money and Persephone as the Goddess of Wine It's that cruel joke about the life of 19th century factory workers "I work so I can afford to drink, I drink so I can forget about work"

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    6. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 16 May 2020

      That thing about Rat Park, the experiment showing healthy, well adjusted rats in their natural habitat don't really get addicted to substances You make an addict by putting the rat in a cage

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    7. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 16 May 2020

      What gets me about this is that it's established that to work in Hadestown means to forget your identity and history, just like in the myths, to become a cog in the machine The evocative idea that there's not much difference between a working stiff and a classical shade

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    8. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 16 May 2020

      Which means that Persephone is offering false advertising What you want is to remember You want your childhood back, your family, your lost loves, your passions She doesn't know what those are any more than you do All she can sell are *approximations*

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    9. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 16 May 2020

      It's that theme I was talking about before, of nostalgia for things that didn't happen, of this inchoate unfulfilled longing You can't remember your wife's face but she can sell you the general feeling of the general idea of having a spouse

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      Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 16 May 2020

      That verse, man "I got the wind right here in a jar I got the rain on tap at the bar I got the sunshine up on the shelf"

      1:40 AM - 16 May 2020
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        2. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 16 May 2020

          In these trying times it's not even really a metaphor is it That's why we drink It's a dull, sloppy blast of chemical warfare on your neurons to try to mimic the sensations the world won't fucking give you anymore because the world has been reduced to four fucking walls

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        3. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 16 May 2020

          I dunno, I'm just thinking of a world where we just label the substances we buy and use for what they're meant to replace, like Persephone does (This comes off as a crude satire against substances but I really don't mean it as such You take whatever you can get)

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        4. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 16 May 2020

          "I find myself pouring a glass of Being Surrounded By Family and Friends earlier and earlier every day lately I tell myself I shouldn't, that I should at least get some things done first while retaining my full consciousness of how alone I am, but you know, why the fuck not"

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        5. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 16 May 2020

          "Nowadays I can't even fall asleep without drinking a shot of A Reassuring Hug From Someone I've Known All My Life" "I've been stockpiling these gummies, 10 mg of Having Something Cool To Look Forward To Tomorrow Morning I try not to go through them too fast"

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        6. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 16 May 2020

          "I know I'm abusing my prescription but I keep steadily upping my dose of Falling Asleep Against the Warm Presence of the Love of Your Life The side effects are getting worse too but if I try to taper off I start getting these panic attacks"

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        7. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 16 May 2020

          "Yeah well I just heard about my neighbor, he ODed in his bathtub Turned out months ago he started shooting up Mom and Dad Tell You Everything Is Going to Be Okay, and You Believe Them"

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