"Medievalism was an inherently nostalgic movement, and not only because it was a bedrock of so much children’s literature.
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"Medievalism was an inherently nostalgic movement, and not only because it was a bedrock of so much children’s literature. People loved it because it promised a bygone past that never existed. The visual and written languages of feudalism, despite it being a terrible system, came into vogue because it wasn’t capitalism. We must remember that the 19th century saw industrial capitalism at its newest and rawest. Unregulated, it destroyed every natural resource in sight and subjected people, including children, to horrific conditions. It still does, but we’re somewhat used to it by now. The shock’s worn off."
https://mcmansionhell.com/post/771073676232785920/on-neuschwanstein-castle-part-1
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@jalefkowit ooo this was a good read
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@jalefkowit I’m starting to think that the Middle Ages were themselves tacky as fuck: a bunch of violent, gullible barbarians cosplaying the Roman Empire with no reference material
In particular I remember a tapestry of Julius Caesar, he was bearded and wore a gold crown
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@flyingsaceur The story of the Vase of Soissons always struck me as kind of the Cliff's Notes for the entire Middle Ages
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@petrillic I will happily read whatever Kate Wagner wants to write
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@jalefkowit just added to feed reader! Thank you
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@petrillic np! if you're new to her work, the McMansion Hell archives are solid gold
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@jalefkowit this was an interesting read, but I was waiting for a point that was never made: why anyone should care that people built like that, or to wish for them not to. Maybe that's in part 2.
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@marnanel Neuschwanstein was built by a mad king. Its architecture is unique and confounding. People have been arguing about what it means since the day it opened.
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The factories just look different: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/01/social-media-platforms-make-11b-in-ad-revenue-from-u-s-teens/
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