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Nov 9, 2023Liked by Charles in San Francisco

Really interesting and reading how some people have overcome almost impossible odds puts people like me to shame. But it is interesting how listening to songs that are more morbid makes me actually more content if I am in a bad mood. It is also odd how we in the Western culture still treat death as we do, like some embarrassment. When all the time what happens in life is actually what we should really try and forget.

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Hi Russell. Interestingly, this is the way a lot of metal fans explain their love for metal. Contrary to the stereotype of metalheads as angry, antisocial people, they themselves find the music calming, even cathartic. Seen that way, it is actually improving peoples' mental health! And yes, the real world certainly contains a lot of stuff better forgotten.

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