Normally I consider asking “omg why the downvotes boo hoo” to be crass, but in this case I’m genuinely curious: why do you guys think that this quote is inapplicable ?
Well, I liked the quote, and you have my upvote. It says to me, stop wasting time hoping things will turn out right (and contrapositively, worrying that things will turn out wrong) and get down to fixing the problems.
Am I reading too much into it? I don’t think so. I don’t care, either. It made me smile because it showcases a big part of my world-view.
Just as a matter of precise use of language (i.e. pedantry): no it doesn’t. It merely says that it is impossible to be disappointed without first having hope.
Given that Warhammer 40K is a dystopia of the first degree, the natural reading of the quote is that disappointment is an inevitable consequence of hope.
It does sound like the sort of thing a Nurglite evangelist would proclaim, but the problem is that “disappointment is an inevitable consequence of hope” is simply not what the words mean.
Warhammer 40K is one of those settings that is highly is open to interpretation. My interpretation is that it’s in a situation where things could be better and could be worse, victory and defeat are both very much on the cards, and hope guided by cold realism is one of the main factors that might tip the balance towards the first outcome. I consider it similar in that regard to the Cthulhu mythos, and for that matter to real life.
I am not sure what “Progress” or “Improvement” mean in this context, but I interpret the quote to mean, “Instead of unfounded hope, try and get some reasonable expectations, or else you’re going to end up being disappointed”. I could be wrong, though. In any case, thanks for replying !
Normally I consider asking “omg why the downvotes boo hoo” to be crass, but in this case I’m genuinely curious: why do you guys think that this quote is inapplicable ?
Well, I liked the quote, and you have my upvote. It says to me, stop wasting time hoping things will turn out right (and contrapositively, worrying that things will turn out wrong) and get down to fixing the problems.
Am I reading too much into it? I don’t think so. I don’t care, either. It made me smile because it showcases a big part of my world-view.
Thanks for the upvote; I interpret the quote in a similar way.
The quote denies the possibility of Progress or Improvement.
Just as a matter of precise use of language (i.e. pedantry): no it doesn’t. It merely says that it is impossible to be disappointed without first having hope.
Given that Warhammer 40K is a dystopia of the first degree, the natural reading of the quote is that disappointment is an inevitable consequence of hope.
It does sound like the sort of thing a Nurglite evangelist would proclaim, but the problem is that “disappointment is an inevitable consequence of hope” is simply not what the words mean.
Warhammer 40K is one of those settings that is highly is open to interpretation. My interpretation is that it’s in a situation where things could be better and could be worse, victory and defeat are both very much on the cards, and hope guided by cold realism is one of the main factors that might tip the balance towards the first outcome. I consider it similar in that regard to the Cthulhu mythos, and for that matter to real life.
I am not sure what “Progress” or “Improvement” mean in this context, but I interpret the quote to mean, “Instead of unfounded hope, try and get some reasonable expectations, or else you’re going to end up being disappointed”. I could be wrong, though. In any case, thanks for replying !