I love how the Chinese invented a genre of fantasy fiction (xianxia) in which their religion, a blend of Buddhism and Taoism, is actually real

Aug 28, 2022 · 2:42 PM UTC · Twitter Web App

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It’s so fun
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Yes, like eating a whole cheesecake
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Dude meditating so hard you become a Planeswalker from Magic The Gathering is in fact cool as hell.
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They should try being Christian instead (actually real)
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But god is imaginary ? so how can a faith built on worshipping an imaginary individual be real?
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It’s just like Marvel Movies with Jesus (Captain America), Judah (Winter Soldier), scientism (Iron Man), and neo paganism (Thor)
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Marvel movies aren’t half as fun
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It is their attempt at “cultural imperialism” imo, one by solidifying their spiritual roots within the country by (partially) moderinizing them (see the story around Xu Xiaodong) and two by trying to have manhuas replace or at least overtake mangas on the worldwide comic market.
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Nahh 99% of this are very very generic and boring. Koreans are doing better
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Exactly. It was a whole new world with it’s own culture and stuff. That system has huge potential but unfortunately so many authors write cliche stuff.
 
 
 
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