#this is also the decolonization/unsettling question we face irl

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I am not going to say TLT is about fossil fuels because it's about a lot of things and it's reductive to boil it down to anything, but a society fueled by necromancy/death magic/corpses is reminiscent of our society fueled by and built with petrochemicals (oil, natural gas, plastic), and given that within the necromancy framework the role of the cavalier is to be metaphorically, literally, and/or spiritually consumed, it's interesting that the first cavalier was the planet Earth. This new world is still based on devouring the planet.

Does this make Paul a metaphor for nuclear fusion I'm joking but I suppose the question Alecto must resolve is whether we can escape needing to consume to survive.* And maybe we can't - stop trying to make your carnivorous pets vegan - but can we find a method of consumption that's less destructive?

(Some people may see Paul as that answer but I am a Hater who isn't into ego death.)

#nona the ninth spoilers #nothing in this post is an original thought. I'm just Chewing #and obviously given the increasing emphasis on the characters' Maori heritage #this may come down to a colonialism vs Indigenous knowledge question which.... #will be interesting to see Muir tackle as a pakeha person writing Maori characters #this is also the decolonization/unsettling question we face irl #can we abandon our extractive mindset and listen to Indigenous people to treat the land respectfully #the locked tomb #why this