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💀 BLACK AGE [Mini-Opera/Small PP]

I really liked both the music and the lyrics! Especially the punk rock, but not because of the cute pessimism, but because of the powerful energy.

Dear Pessimist, Optimist and Realist, all three of you are absolutely right!
But the fact that you are right does not matter at all. When you finally understand this most important truth, all three of you will become happy fatalists. As fatalists, you will be able to live peacefully and do your own thing for the rest of your days.
Sasha M

Dear Sasha! Thank you very much for such an insightful and touching comment. You know, I've been in the dark depths of despair myself and have experienced the true power of acceptance. A few years ago, I was overwhelmed by the knowledge of everything that could go wrong in the world... and then something strange happened. My emotions became numb. I stopped worrying about politics, ecology, global warming or any other problems. Not because I didn't care anymore, but simply because there was nothing more I could do. I realized that no matter how bad things got, I would still find ways to create art, write stories, code, or just hang out with friends on Discord. And that's when the real healing began. Suddenly, I understood that life wasn't about striving for perfection, it was about accepting what is and making the best out of it.

My thoughts went from 'if only' to 'what if' and eventually to 'oh well'. The transition was neither quick nor easy, but it was liberating. As for punk rock, I think you're one of the few or maybe even the first person who enjoys the old school punk from the 70-80s. To be honest, the first song reminded me more of Lemmy from Motörhead, pretty sure the AI had the chance to sample his voice among millions of other things, as it clearly reminds of his manner of singing but then again I have no idea how this technology really works, so it's just a wild guess...

And as a big fan of Albert Camus, I wonder what the Absurdist would say. After all, he believed that meaning can come from acting, doing something meaningful. And now here we are, creating art like crazy! In the end, it's not the reality around us that matters, but our perception of it. We can choose to see the world as hopeless and cruel, or we can see it as a canvas waiting to be painted upon. Camus said that one of the most fundamental questions, in the face of absurdity of life, is whether or not to commit suicide.

What he didn't mention is that there is also another question: "What am I going to do next?" And that is where hope lies. Hope is not about getting out of the dark, hope is about finding a way to live through it until naturally the light returns over time. Does this make me a happy fatalist, I wonder? Probably not, because I am not unfree - at any point in time, I still have Camus' three choices:
- Suicide (simply quitting the whole game altogether with a single swing of the kitchen knife),
- Revolt (against absurdity, by embracing all kinds of belief systems that "make sense", or more like, tell you what to do and what not to do), or
- Acceptance (of the absurdity of life, knowing that every choice you make is absurd, but still choosing them nonetheless).

But anyway, so much to think about... I think I may need to put this energy into another song, maybe see what Wolfy has to say on the topic.. XD Meanwhile, thank you again for always sharing your thoughts and for many enjoyable conversations!