THIS SHOW
Can we talk about how they are literally not wasting a single frame in the storytelling? It's short, but so damn effective.
I've talked before about how this is not just a story about individuals, but about existing within a fucked up system.
It's about how we get accustomed to terrible treatment, because we exist in a space where everyone sees it as normal.
And those who realize it's not normal, those who try to push back, don't tend to last.
But once they're gone, we realize how much they (and their ability to see the truth) were protecting us from things being the absolute worst.
How our acceptance of this kind of life and workplace perpetuates the cycle for the new people as they come in.
And though we think we are only martyring ourselves, it results in the sacrifice of others. Because in our choices for ourselves, we are helping to feed them to the machine.
But it's still so hard to walk away, because you become so numb to it all. Until you are sure that parts of you are permanently broken.
And you also know that these systems are everywhere, they are our society, so who's to say you could ever find anything better?
It's the slow crushing of the soul, that makes you feel like it all could just be so futile.
Which is why what Kai is doing is so brilliant here.
He's not denying the reality of the world they exist in. He's not being pushy or angry about Hiro's choices.
Instead Kai is utilizing temptation, showing that there are things, some of them quite simple, that can bring joy. That can break through the futility.
That prove that you can still feel.
But you have to choose them. Because like all things in this life, they are ephemeral.
The systems might not go anywhere in our lifetimes, but that doesn't mean the choices we make don't matter. For ourselves - and for those who see us do it.
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Ngl your post summarises so well why i love sukugo and why im so insane about them
Like of fucking course those two would work together when Sukuna deeply does not care about any social rules to ever exist. Of course they do when Gojo is confronted with someone gay for him and not hiding behind anything. This is not survivable and i love them and care them. I even had written in the notes for my fic about Gojo being the person who generally prefers to keep things as they are but i couldnt actually formulate why i think that. You are so smart your analysis is so wonderful
This is also why I like Sukugo a lot. It's not just that Sukuna matches Gojo's freak, he enables it. Encourages it even. Makes it worse. Sukuna's existence is a twisted opposition to Jujutsu Society. It's very hedonistic, sadistic, and selfish but by golly it is rebellion.
The flattery is also appreciated, but please understand that I am very stupid and am capable of making mistakes. Alternate perspectives like yours are just as valuable. Which is why I'm shoehorning your tags on this post into this ask. (They are great tags and everyone should see them. Also I don't know how to respond to them otherwise.)
#yeah youre right # sorry i got time to think about it #and im kind of writing gojo rhe same but a vit more influenced by sukuna lmao #tbh as the person coming from a post soviet country #i honestly cant like #fully agree with everything due to just #like i understand that what people want from socialism isnt what was in soviet union #but its still very much hard to accept that anyone could want what we went through lol #when i tell you that socialism actually pitted everyone against each other isnt not a joke #but i understand what you lead into and yeah yeah true
#tbf to gojo he really tried even if his method ultimately failed #like he had genuinely tried to do better for the kids that came after him despite the desperate lack of empathy of understanding of others #and himself #like i can appreciate the desperate desire to make change for the better
#and yeah geto was so horribly jealous its insane #of anything really #i also kinda really think geto has the mentality that after toji gojo is different? #that the boy he knew died and this is someone else #and what he does it ultimately for the boy he loved and for the boy who survived through changing #it also may be a bit of a fucked up coping mechanism how to deal with it all and differentiate what gojo was to him and is
#but yeah i was thinkinf about it and talking a lot #they were so badly exploited as children #we know its better with gojo than it was before #but then also if gojo takes on the hardest missions for the students that means he’s not present to teach its a fucked up circle #he doesnt understand enough to be a full leader to make a rebellion but he is trying god damn #but yeah the only way he could articulate what he’s actually feeling is through battle which is sad
#i take the way he stopped looking for exciting battles growing up is him growing up #like sending yuuta for cursed tools. he made his peace that he cant just chase men while he needs to take care of the kids #idk its all deeplt fucked up and im very sad for them
That's a fair criticism and even better commentary. I understand the aversion to some of the words I'm using to describe this. It's just that I don't know how else to effectively communicate what I think is the main issue. I do appreciate you're willing to hear me out on this though! (You're applying Umineko's "Without love, it cannot be seen." which makes me very happy.)
I'm US based which is a hypercapitalist hellscape, so when I talk about socialism it doesn't mean "do exactly what the Soviet Union did" (that would be very bad) but instead some of the ideas behind workers rights are good and desperately needed to curb stomp the type of labor exploitation they're experiencing. (Like unions for better pay, hours, and working conditions.)
Theory is useful because it give you the words to describe exactly what's wrong and the ideas that can guide you towards productive solutions. I can say Jujutsu Society is bad because of labor exploitation from the higher ups and therefore unions would help mitigate their power because I learned about those things.
Gojo and Geto don't have those words or background so they see part of the problem but have no name for it. And because they don't understand why it's happening, their solutions are surface-level treatments that don't address the real source of their suffering.
Toji was a symptom of the problem. Geto saw Toji as the entire problem so he thinks eradicating anything like Toji is the solution. Gojo saw Toji as a symptom and a potential solution to the real problem—Jujutsu Society. He recognized that Toji being strong is what helped him escape this problem so he laser focused on it. If he and his students are strong, they can change things. What things exactly? Gojo doesn't have the knowledge or time to dwell deeper on it. To him strength=revolution. He neglects the need for mutual aid, addressing overwork, and limiting child labor because the words and framework to deal with that are missing.
Gojo can't really do anything other than keep things the sameish because he doesn't know how the better world he's seeking works. (Similar to how you recognized this flaw of his, but couldn't put it into words since you didn't have them.) He both does things better for his students and screws them up in whole new different ways as a result of this. It's very tragic.
And everything wrong with Jujutsu Society is still just a microcosm of Japanese work culture that leads to this exploitation in the first place. Nanami is the only character that makes this connection and he has no idea what to do about it other than work where he feels less bad about it.
It's kind of like knowing a grease fire is dangerous but not knowing how to put it out.
>Gojo throws water on the grease fire trying to put it out and makes it worse before he starts suffocating it with his body instead of a blanket.
>Geto tries to eradicate grease from existence not knowing that other types of fire exist.
>Nanami realizes oxygen and fuel are the source of fires but he has none of the tools to put them out or prevent them.
>Sukuna understands that letting the fire burn everything to ash means there will never be fire again. ...While ignoring this also means there will be nothing left in the aftermath.
If any of these people were taught fire safety (labor theory), their methods of dealing with the fire (labor exploitation) and preventing it in the future would be so much better.
Japan has some of the lowest union memberships and the worst working conditions amongst rich countries. JJK has a lot to say on the topic so I'm being very annoying about it because I don't see others talking about it this way.
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a guy just told me retail work is just 'punching in a bunch of numbers at a register' and i couldn't help but laugh because not only are they working class as well -they are also someone who can't afford to live anywhere else except their mother's basement. which is peak irony to me.
this was meant to be 'insulting' to me because i work retail and they make a little more than me, and despite the fact that i like my job -i love the people i work with and it's a healthy/non-toxic environment -there are few things i wanted to say here/unpack a little.
Sometimes your work does become part of your identity -especially if you've trained or studied to work in a specialized field, but it's not solely what makes you. Yes, you're a cardiologist/work with patients, but what else? Do you have hobbies? Do you like travelling or are you a homebody? Do you like to dress casually or wear tutu's at conventions? There's more to us than the money we earn.
Sometimes you just work to make money -that's it. At the end of the day, not all of all us will like or enjoy what we do for a living. It's great if we do, but most of the time it's meant to pay the bills and let us live the lives that we want -do things that make us happy. I wish it wasn't a work to live scenario for most of us because truly fuck capitalism -but this needs to be said. Your jobs are often just the work you do to survive.
This sentiment about customer service being 'less skilled' and therefore 'less respectable' is a classist, ableist, and bigoted sentiment to have. Considering if there weren't people making your fucking coffee, getting food prepped and ready to be served/sold, or helping you find the perfect outfit/overall helping you navigate a ton of product knowledge on an array of goods and services (among many other examples, this was just grazing the surface) -who else will? Millions of people do this, every single day -and the sheer disrespect given to so many of us is just baffling to me.
Many people with BA's and MA's aren't working in the fields they thought they would years ago (I'm bringing this up because this was something else that he said to me). Many of us still have debt and are figuring out our lives -and you know what? That's okay too. You don't have to be where anyone else is because you're your own person/on your own path. Whether or not you get into the work you've always wanted to do or you stay in retail -so be it. I'm tired of people saying that one job or career is more respectable than the other. It's vile.
I'm many things, and one of those happens to be someone who has and continues to work in retail. I have co-workers ranging between their late teens to fifties -who are from varying strolls of life and I've had the pleasure and privilege of getting to know them and their experiences. I have also met many lovely people who have been so kind and gracious to me -and have said I make a difference to them. And that's all that matters.
I'm a passionate writer and poet -I have anxiety and OCD. I love listening to music, going on walks with my dog, and I'm a major foodie. These are just some parts of who I am, and I won't ever let anyone talk down to me or anyone I know. Because if you can't see us as all part of the working class struggle to begin with, go touch some grass please.
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Hi! I’m a 23 year old with autism and I’m writing a research paper about the lives of autistic people and what it’s like to be you. Going about your daily lives and living in a world not built for autism. Anything about work, school, relationships, positive or negative! I’d love to hear your stories or comments!
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