The Double Life, Once More
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A couple weeks ago in this space, I published an autobiographical sketch called “The Double Life.” It elicited such a strong reaction from readers that I wanted to revisit it, so I recorded an audio version and Nikita Petrov, my creative director, created a video feature to go along with it. I plan to do more of these audio/video pieces in the future, mostly for subscribers. Let me know what you think of this new feature in the comments!
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The Double Life, Once More
3rd and last comment just incase others are taken out of context. Both Dostoevsky and Tolstoy were brutally honest, brutally honest in an important way they weren't peasants / slaves but the peasant / slave masters separated from the peasants / slaves by the whims of the tsar. Both reached the same conclusion only people that could treat other humans in a Christian way were peasants because they'd already lost everything or never had it. Its Tolstoy that says f*ck this I'm joining the peasants and giving this up instead of living in fear of it being taken. Both MLK & Gandhi wrote like Tolstoy the moment they decided to kick over the temple stalls and be jailed and crucified for it.
Also love the Dostoevsky actually Judith Butler I live in a time period where rich taking in a poor orphan girl to sexually abuse and groom her is a good thing and actually despite their being no words for child sexual abuse behaviours I can describe them in minute detail. Despite being male I can describe her in much the same way as I can describe the dead 8 year old girl killed by being raped by a drunk man my father brought home as a doctor. Just as I can describe the thoughts seconds before being shot by firing squad, because I've been reprieved seconds before being shot.