Born in the wrong era? No. There is no wrong era.

siao liao...
this is bad...
cannot happen again.
i got one week to rectify the problem.
after that...HOLIDAY!!!
yes...time to take a break from my holiday break and return to the natural way of things.
:)
anyway. some thoughts on comics.
comics have lousy culture? quite possibly.
but...comics are reflective of culture? very likely.
the world is folled with all sorts of different philosophies and what nots.
everybody has different views of what reality is like.
some are closer to the truth than others. that's a fact.
some people pride themselves in knowing or understanding the philosophies of the "great thinkers".
but honestly, what use is there in knowing the philosophies of the world if it means nothing to you?
going a step further, we should learn to see how the lay person lives out his philosophy.
what does all this have to do with comics?
well. when something becomes popular, it usually means something.
i think that there is much value in understanding what is popular and why it is popular. extending beyond this, what are the phiosophies that have shaped it thus, and what are the philosophies that it itself is demonstrating.
that's the idea isn't it? to see how the ideas of men have seeped into society and what are their ramifications. understanding this, and understanding it's flaws are what will put you on a better platform to tear down strongholds.
i think that comics could well be very telling of the japanese culture and could also show what many people think(or wish to think) in japan...
don't think i can carry this too far tho. should put more thought into it frst.
but won't it be cool to study this in the U....?