i've listened to this one!

i hate every time they feel the need to clarify that materialism is the only cogent philosophy and it's very important to acknowledge that idealist ideas are dumb and false before you engage with them. like i don't disagree but also fuck man what sort of brutal human philosophy dogfighting ring do they lock you inside before you earn a degree related to it? why do i care about this, who hurt you

i also came away from the "i am caliborn" thing confused and annoyed, which, like everything caliborn ever did, was the point, of course, but it didn't feel like the tremendous revelation i was expected to think of it as. i was more annoyed by that than anything homestuck ever did to me besides openbound

those... are my ONLY significant gripes with Homestuck Made This World. it is really fucking good analysis of Homestuck from front to back, both as a singular work and a work in conversation with the times it came from, the works it drew inspiration from, and its identity as a living work now that that stage of its life is concluded. it is maybe vital context for all of Homestuck, including all the post-canon stuff from afterwards and anything else that sprang from its loins. these two know EXACTLY what the hell they're talking about, and it was good enough for me to bear the insufferable materialism conversation every goddamn episode and still come away incredibly appreciative of the podcast. shit i should watch it again