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Really digging all this characterization of GAW you're doing, kinch — it's as much yours as it is mine at this point, probably moreso. I love all of these characters, and I love this backstory for the whole thing. Good showing all-around.
if your reading this your gay
REVENGE IS MINE
if your reading this your gay
This might have come more from the heart than someone would expect. This is a story about how people change and their values change, and what's really important. GAW, to me, comes from a political place, and that's where I wanted to go to in this tale. I hope you like it.
And don't worry, I don't have any plans to write any more GAW anytime soon.
Edit: I also do not have any ideas for Mr. Bernie Sanders. Bluntfiend does, though.
Cut off one head, and two more shall arise.
Great work.
E: according to my calculationsa searchthis marks the goi-readiness point for gamers.
In gawspeak:
u deed eeeeet
Oh phew, because I sure as hell did. (also I can't not upvote this with my username, even if it wasn't as fantastically written as it is +1).
Still think AWCY gets the short end in these but ah well. Already gave critique in private. I enjoy this. Only explicit GAW thing I enjoy.
I've been reading articles on this site for at least 4 years and only started interacting recently. In that time I've read stories that made me laugh, ones that made a chill run down my spine and ones that made me feel warm inside but I don't think that I've ever come across one that truly upset me.
But this? A story about a disillusioned weed head who has had enough of hurting and killing people and how he's starting to come back from a dark place? This pretty much has me in tears. Thank you for the experience. +1 from me.
Still not sure about the long-term potential of shitposters/the Merry Pranksters as a GOI, but I have enjoyed all of what I have seen for various reasons. Also there's the fact that I'm pretty much at exact sweet spot that Mr. xXxB1uN7F13NDxXx's monologue resonated very particularly for me. +1
This was a lot, and I mean that in the best way. It did a lot to develop GAW and what they're about, differentiated them from AWCY? which is good, because I was worried about GAW becoming the lolrandom version of AWCY?, and those fears have been thoroughly dashed, with their similarities being nothing more than superficial as of this tale. Bones being Eli is just really cool to me, and it warmed this old homestuck's heart to see GAW's reaction to him.
But most of all, what I really liked about this tale is how heartfelt and real the changes in bluntfiend's life, emotions, and values over the last eight years felt. I related to it on a personal level, as I'm sure many of us do, and that on its own is worthy of an upvote.
+1, pakoosh
I've tried to stay out of commenting on this GoI, mostly because I've banged on the anti-GoI drum enough that I think my thoughts on that are well-known at this point, and also because a lot of my reaction is on a personal level of distaste.
This is probably the best of the GAW articles, in the sense that it actually has some reason to exist and is saying something beyond the "look I am repeating this meme" sensibilities of pretty much everything else to come out of this. I was hesitant to downvote it for that reason, because if this group has to exist, it is far more palatable in this iteration and I don't really want to discourage that. In the end, though, I'm really unlikely to be moved that much by IRC conversations between teenagers and someone that's still pretty new to the "disillusionment about the world" game.
One thing that I really haven't cared for is the development, whether intended or as a reaction to the commentary surrounding these articles, of this group as an anti-AWCY? anartist option. People fixate on AWCY? like their problem was pointless destruction and hipsterism, when what the problem has usually been is the promotion of art as a conceptual sledgehammer what teaches you lessons. The best art can be political, it can have a clear message, but usually its distinguishing feature is not how quickly you can lead a patron from Point A to Point B. This piece recognizes that, to an extent, but that understanding is pretty diluted with all the "when will the killing end" business that is really beside the point here.
Mostly, though? Even art viewed through an anti-AWCY? lens is still art placed along the same tired, shallow, puerile axis that is set by the existence of AWCY?. Defining yourself in opposition to something is still giving that thing a large degree of power over the conversation. I don't really see a whole lot of potential in the core concept in any sense, to be honest, but shackling this to AWCY?, like it needs some sort of in-universe repudiation before anyone can finally just write about art without weird hangups, doesn't strike me as a sustainable model or one that's going to lead to anything except a continuation of the endless and unproductive fixation on AWCY?.
because I've banged on the anti-GoI drum enough that I think my thoughts on that are well-known at this point
I've never heard your drum-bangings about that. What exactly do you find wrong with them?
It might be difficult to find most of them, because they're under a deleted account, but they are definitely there.
I'm so glad I read this comment because I thought there were like, two Kalinins at one point or that I was going crazy.
Seconding much of this, but in a more enthusiastic fashion.
I'm loving GAW, and I think this piece in particular solidifies for me a big reason why: They're existentialists1. Nihilists stare into the abyss and see fear. Existentialists see a blank canvas.
The next step in their growth needs to be making them more than just a foil to AWCY, and this piece sets up an avenue for that growth rather nicely. While both in and out of universe their beginnings are a band of merry pranksters, their real potential lies in the same sort of nebulous, "smiling punk" zone as Anonymous- that odd place somewhere between a band of vigilantes with a vaguely noble cause and a bunch of cackling trolls looking for an excuse. There's a lot of depth to explore there, I think.
Side note: Eli and GAW are perfect together. Nice that it's found a place to belong. X3
an anomalous Anonymous?
Damn, that emotional impact surprised me. Also GAW is becoming one of my favorite GOIs. GG
+1
I didn't walk into this realizing it was going to be GOW, but I enjoyed it thoroughly as the revelations came. 2721 was especially fun.
A hearty +1
I definitely see the issue with painting them a a reaction to AWCY?, even if that's the heart of this particular character's tale rather than that of the organization. I know they also enjoy taking the piss out of Wondertainment.
I think this is a good step towards characterizing them, especially including implications of what Bones is doing there in the first place. I also think the misters so far are good at conveying more character-driven stories than "anti-GOI snark fest" or even the "Wondertainment-is-nuts" story that drives his little misters, but that targeted-snark-pile is the pitfall to avoid.
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