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Lovecraft Mythos - Cosmic Horror

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H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos is a shared universe far larger and more terrifying than that of humanity, where ancient, malevolent beings known as the Great Old Ones slumber in the depths of space or time. After Lovecraft's death, the Mythos has been expanded and developed by many authors, including August Derleth, Clark Ashton Smith, and Robert E. Howard. These and many other authors have helped to flesh out the Mythos into a rich and complex Dark Universe.

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[–] twice_hatch@midwest.social 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

I feel that way about at least 3 things. Camus called it "the absurd". The universe, he said, essentially does not make sense. You can dig and dig and there is no meaning at the bottom. We really are just atoms. The absurd is the interface, when humankind presses their hand against the meaningless and tries to make too much sense of it.

There isn't going to be an achievement screen when you die.

Terry Pratchett in Hogfather can be read as a direct response - You can live a good life anyway if you believe in "the big lies" - Truth, justice, love, etc.

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

There isn’t going to be an achievement screen when you die.

I'm about to leave a negative steam review over this shit

[–] GreenCrunch@lemmy.today 5 points 3 days ago

I'd ask for a refund, but I'm a few hundred thousand hours beyond that point...

I think there will be an achievement screen when we die but it will be for someone else and in a language we can't read.