Matthew E. Rodger

Writer guy.

[Matthew E. Rodger @MatthewE_Rodger]

@TiltAtGiants 🔥🔥🔥🔥

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[ACC2- Adam Caisse @TiltAtGiants]

I don't think people who obsess over their worlds in fantasy are understanding it right.

The world matters in proportion to how much it matters for the story.

A story can be told im a single room that is more interesting than an almanac.

[Matthew E. Rodger @MatthewE_Rodger]

@J0hnADouglas The second one is utterslop - like WordArt level graphic design

[Matthew E. Rodger @MatthewE_Rodger]

Good Afternoon

[Years Progress @YearsProgress]

2026 is 49% complete.

[Guy @nosilverv]

why the fuck are 22 yo giving life advice on substack lmao that's a job for CHOPPED UNCS

[Matthew E. Rodger @MatthewE_Rodger]

The Red Book by Carl Jung

[G. F. Allen @AuthorGFAllen]

People who read banger books, recommend me books that I ABSOLUTELY have to read at least once in my life 🙏🏻✨

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@AuthorGFAllen The Red Book by Carl Jung

[❄️ @footyhan]

don’t let them rewrite history

[Sivori @sivori]

What makes "Mad Men" compelling is that Don Draper has all the qualities of greatness despite his self-destructive tendencies. We root for him because we can sense flickers of self-awareness and potential. The raw ingredients are there for a powerful and complete man.

But, he lacks integration. He has not fully integrated his past as Dick Whitman with the identity he has willed into being: Don Draper.

In the privacy of reading, we see this self-creation process, this act of creativity. Don Draper is Dick Whitman's creation, including the charm and the presentation of mastery, intellect and success. Dick/Don's powerful sensitivity and creativity is the essence of the character. He is at his best and most real when he is in the process of creation, free from the burden of the fractured Self.

But the image of Don Draper cannot acknowledge and incorporate the painful reality of Dick Whitman into a complete and unified narrative. This is the core drama.

This heedless, self-destructive pattern is not uncommon with handsome, charming people. What may keep them from maturing is the way they easily get what they want from others. Don's success with his clients, his employers and his many loves, inhibits him. The only corrective he finds is in the painful consequences of his reckless self-destructive behavior.

[Flat Ranger - UT @UtahFlatRanger]

"You're hiding a unregistered AC Unit, are you not?"

[John A. Douglas @J0hnADouglas]

We are one week away from the release of The Lionheart: Icon of Justice on July 4th.

Have you got your Pre-order in?

Hit the Zelda in the comment below.

[Matthew E. Rodger @MatthewE_Rodger]

GM

[John A. Douglas @J0hnADouglas]

Reminder: Reddit is full of piss drinkers. Do not listen to them about takes on literature, reading, or novels.

Real authors post on X

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My day job is so chaotic that I'm wondering whether I should just throw everything into writing

[rayane 𓃮 @EsotericaHQ]

Best movies to brainwash yourself with:

Limitless
Catch Me If You Can
Ocean’s Twelve
Casino Royale
The Prestige
Michael
Inception
Entourage
Scarface
The Founder

Watch what serves you.

Your mind is always absorbing identities, beliefs, and patterns.

Choose them consciously.

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These aren't impressive people and we should be aware of such

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1. Would

2. The cheapening and lowering of the perceived prestige of parliament is a good thing - as many as possible should hold these people with ill-repute

[Oldspeak Bookshop 📚 @oldspeak_books]

Tattoos on show
Knee high boots
Mini skirt
Childish nail polish.
Costume jewellery
Such an embarrassment

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GN

[fei @karmicdebt]

#PourCoffeeOnYourGrandmaChallenge

[Matthew E. Rodger @MatthewE_Rodger]

With books like American Psycho, Drive, and Fight Club (Watchmen, The Boys, etc)

The allegation is that men identify with a character that the author was ultimately trying to condemn, or at least portray as tragic

Whilst I do think authorial intent is overrated, I think what is actually happening is that men are working through their shadow via these characters

People who larp as Homelander enthusiasts aren't taking Homelander with them through every interaction in their day to day lives

However, they are refamiliarising themselves with a repressed and disagreeable thing in their psyche

[A-L* ⚙️🍊 @legalnameAmber]

books men will never understand