Cory Doctorow on Nostr: But so often, the formula for "folk hero" is "killing + time." The person who ...
But so often, the formula for "folk hero" is "killing + time." The person who terrorizes the people who terrorize *you* is your hero, and eventually we sanitize the deaths, and just remember them as fighters for justice. If you doubt it, consider the legend of Robin Hood:
https://twitter.com/mcmansionhell/status/186555498584235250150/
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