Hey Chapos, I was watching my 101 billionth tank video on YouTube when I was confronted by a thought - I'm rabidly anti-war (except class war, of course) and yet find myself uncontrollably attracted to the implements of war. Any studies that delve into the rationale behind these impulses?
Everyone wants to escape our crumbling society; obsession with powerful machines is one manifestation of this. Try reading Caudwell’s amazing essay on TE Lawrence for more information.
Read the essay. Pretty enlightening, ngl. Similar to works pointing out the vacuosness of the 'Great Man' readings of history.
This essay about him is pretty amazingly deep and I feel like I’ve barely scratched the surface: https://monthlyreview.org/2016/11/01/revolutionary-biology/