Comments on: Otaku = RAPE: The Gaps of Bittersweet

By: Shance

Shance — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:51:06 +0000

I think that was my initial point. I mean, the gap is there not only because people talk about it, but because it existed according not to gossip, but to a way of feeling. That being said, I was trying to get answers on the other side of the coin based from what animekritik said.

By: moritheil

moritheil — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:31:16 +0000

What if there’s only a gap because people said there was a gap?

By: Shance

Shance — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:29:47 +0000

That proves the two-way road. I tried to take these points out and elaborate since I think the idea hits two birds in one stone.

So, does this mean that otaku can or cannot have “a gap that must be filled”, but rather just satisfy the need regardless of point of view?

By: animekritik

animekritik — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:07:06 +0000

In a sense, achievement = satisfaction. The point is this: are you seeking because you feel a lack (you’re not complete, you’re missing something) or are you seeking because it’s a way of expressing yourself (what you already have)?

By: Shance

Shance — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:40:07 +0000

It’s hard to maintain neutrality. lelangir already pointed out on having biased opinions, and that I’m also susceptible to that. I expected it, nonetheless.

But how can you say that fulfillment is not something along the grounds of achievement but something of satisfaction? Are you sure they’re not the same thing? I do know that slight similarities might change the overall meaning, but unless I see a better light on the comparison, I don’t understand the point.

By: animekritik

animekritik — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:02:30 +0000

Gah, I’m dazzled by the bright light!!! White BGs are superior, aren’t they.

Anyways, there’s a debate in philosophy that I think you’re wrestling with in this post.

Some thinkers say that there IS a gap, a void, that it is real and it cannot be filled. You can throw stuff into it, collect and possess all you want, but you will never be satisfied. LACAN is a thinker along these lines.

Then, there are other thinkers that say the gap is a lie. People are driven to desire and possess as a positive force in their lives, not to plug some hole, but to actually expand their force and truly live. DELEUZE thinks like this.

It’s a tough debate, and there’s still no consensus on who’s right..