Now kneel, fools, and witness my ascension to GODHOOD!” – Last words of Dread Empress Sinistra IV,…

prokopetz : manorinthewoods : prokopetz : prokopetz : My problem with the term "hubris" in literary analysis is that folks like to toss it around in contexts in which it just plain doesn't apply. The notion of hubris inherently presumes that humans have assigned stations beyond which it's morally – and, often, metaphysically – wrong to reach. Most modern fictional milieux simply lack such an…