It’s so fucked up how ur born and ur life is immediately woven into thousands of years of history that came before you against ur will and there’s absolutely nothing you can do about it
It is not a curse to have inherited the intellectual tradtion of countless ancestors. It is one of the greatest privileges of the modern man.
There is a very obvious reason you have this perspective and that is bc you are a privileged man of modern times… I am glad you recognize that at least
Hedgehogs are almost always depicted as having rolled around in grapes or apples in order to create a portable snack supply in their spines! It’s usually adorable:
but occasionally tips over into a sort of hilarious full fruit exoskeleton:
[Image Sources: Bibliothèque nationale de France Latin 3630, fol. 85 + Français 1951, fol. 22v; Morgan Library MS M.81, fol. 10v & Bodleian Library MS. Douce 308, fol. 098v]
Omg i was mad all day that my Saturday podcasts weren’t up and i had to listen to my sad audiobook about Shakespeare and the plague and it wasn’t until just now taking a shit at 11:21 pm I realized it was Friday
