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neonnoodle
Mar 20, 2008

by exmarx
Yeah I was under the impression that Sade was, while not exactly "trolling" for his day, still doing something intended to comment satirically on the grotesque hypocrisy of imperial French social mores.

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neonnoodle
Mar 20, 2008

by exmarx
I'd like to imagine Sade being the @dril of his day.

neonnoodle
Mar 20, 2008

by exmarx

Helsing posted:

Charity can often be a form subtle way of expressing your superiority and power over another person.
See also: potlatches, in which the person who gives away the most and the most opulent stuff gets the most social capital. Up to and including having ornate copper sculptures hand made and then hurling them into the ocean. If you are "fortunate" enough to be the recipient of a gift in this setting, you are expected to reciprocate and then some.

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