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reminder: Harry Potter tattoos have a higher regret rate than trans surgeries and that’s very funny actually

    • maniii@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      5 months ago

      Just because an Author has some bad takes doesn’t have to sour the franchise for you. On principle, you can move on and still carry the enjoyment of your experience. Chalk the author up as “gone cuckoo” or something and don’t spoil your initial reactions and interpretations.

      Life is all about what you feel, experience and reminisce over. And no one can take that from you. While facts cannot change, your feelings do evolve over time and something you can and should look forward to.

        • Nyonnyan@lemmy.world
          1·
          5 months ago

          The difference between Lovecraft and Rowling is, lovecraft doesnt make a profit off of his stuff anymore

          • umbraroze@lemmy.world
            2·
            5 months ago

            Also, Lovecraft had good relationships with other authors and collaborated with them, and effectively made the Cthulhu mythos open source before that was cool. Rowling on the other hand…