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Race Result Details |
| Racer | Preston (prestonvchang) |
| Race Number | 12 |
| Date | Sat, 2 Feb 2019 23:51:50 +0000 |
| Universe | o4do0q2x8u |
| Speed |
120 WPM
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| Accuracy | 97.4% |
| Rank | 1st place (out of 2) |
| Opponents | actuallynonquitforlife (2nd place) |
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A more radical strategy for escaping from unbearable reality is that of 'de-realization'. In his analysis of the big trench battles of the First World War, such as Ypres and the Somme, where hundreds of thousands died to gain a few yards of land, Paul Fussell pointed out how the hellish nature of what went on made the participants experience their situation as theatrical: it was impossible for them to believe that they were taking part in such a murderous endeavor in person, as 'themselves'.
— Trouble in Paradise
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by Slavoj Zizek
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