On the other hand, the things that get defined as monstrous are also the things that defy categorization,* and when the categories are crap, maybe it's good to be a monster, and maybe the world needs us to be here. After all, if everyone fit neatly inside ready made boxes, then no one would get a glimmer of what's outside the box.
Okay, so maybe I do raise the needle on people's squick meter, because I'm an adult who needs someone to put on her shoes, and get her into bed at night, and they don't know what to do with the idea of me.** But you know what? That's their puzzle to deal with. I've got my own stuff to work on.
*Before Mandelbrot came up with an equation that explains their behavior, fractals were called "Mathematical Monsters."
**See also: a White cop's reaction to a young black man walking in predominantly white, wealthy, neighborhood.
Re: Some early-morning, highly caffinated, thoughts
On the other hand, the things that get defined as monstrous are also the things that defy categorization,* and when the categories are crap, maybe it's good to be a monster, and maybe the world needs us to be here. After all, if everyone fit neatly inside ready made boxes, then no one would get a glimmer of what's outside the box.
Okay, so maybe I do raise the needle on people's squick meter, because I'm an adult who needs someone to put on her shoes, and get her into bed at night, and they don't know what to do with the idea of me.** But you know what? That's their puzzle to deal with. I've got my own stuff to work on.
*Before Mandelbrot came up with an equation that explains their behavior, fractals were called "Mathematical Monsters."
**See also: a White cop's reaction to a young black man walking in predominantly white, wealthy, neighborhood.