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H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos is a shared universe far larger and more terrifying than that of humanity, where ancient, malevolent beings known as the Great Old Ones slumber in the depths of space or time. After Lovecraft's death, the Mythos has been expanded and developed by many authors, including August Derleth, Clark Ashton Smith, and Robert E. Howard. These and many other authors have helped to flesh out the Mythos into a rich and complex Dark Universe.

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submitted 4 days ago by Lisk91@sh.itjust.works to c/lovecraft_mythos@lemmy.world

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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

I mean, supported in the personal belief sense. I can assure you that it was never intended, even if that was accidentally conveyed.

Natural language is inherently imprecise. It only works because there's shared background to interpret it on.

Dark humour is a thing, you'll see it everywhere on the internet - I'm sure you know that. This is no exception.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago

there is not much of a joke here.

cthulhu decides to commit indiscriminate genocide because of humanity's violent acts.

a human agrees.

that is the comic.

because cynicism is hip and internet comments are supposed to be edgy rather than thoughtful, people are defending genocide without understanding what they are agreeing with, as you have.

most people don't realize what they're doing, but you and the other commenters are nodding along with the non-joke that everybody should be killed because humanity has problems.

that's not a joke, that's irresponsible defeatist anxiety.

I prefer to rage against the dying of the light.