Shanks

General

Grand strategy games where I can destroy dynasties with one marriage.

Anime (the weirder or more political the better).

Politics (left-coded, history-pilled).

Torrenting like it’s a moral obligation.

Linux gang — if I can’t break it, I don’t trust it.

Music

I listen to everything from movie soundtracks to pop and rock — genre doesn’t matter as long as it hits emotionally.

I chase energy, obsession, and feeling.

Whatever I’m hyperfixated on gets played 1000 times until I burn it into my soul (and then into the ground).

Music isn’t background — it’s immersion.

Movies

I don’t watch a lot of movies anymore — I prefer long-form storytelling.

But if I had to pick favorites, it’d be Schindler’s List and Kingdom of Heaven.

Emotional weight, historical depth, and a little religious-political drama? Perfect.

Television

Mostly anime — the heavier, weirder, or more existential, the better.

Evangelion, Lain, Berserk, Bebop, Made in Abyss, JoJo, Ghibli stuff.

Big on themes, vibes, and suffering.

Also grew up on 2½ Men and random cartoons, so there’s chaos in the foundation too.

Books

I don’t really read books or manga — I listen.

Audiobooks hit different when it’s someone whispering Marxist theory into your brain.

The Revolution Betrayed by Trotsky was a core memory.

If it critiques capitalism or imperialism, I’m probably listening to it at 1.5x speed while pacing.

Heroes

Shanks — for his loyalty, balance, and kindness wrapped in quiet power.

The Punisher — sometimes the system can’t be fixed, only purged.

Spike Spiegel — cool, tired, a little broken, and always chasing something just out of reach.

I don’t do perfect heroes. I respect the ones who carry pain and still protect what matters.

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