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| Very clever episode. Again, showing some absurd decisions based on logic and meaninglessness of things. If every episode was like this it would be great. |
| Okay I know things were taken to the extremes in this episode, but my reaction to it all is....WHAT THE ACTUAL F*CK?! |
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| I was hoping we would see Kino encountering rusted tracks again, insinuating that the railway was just a giant circle, elevating the concept of them doing meaningless work. Even if not confirmed, that's what I'm gonna believe. The country at the end was interesting, but it did kinda feel randomly placed after the tracks thing. |
| this was kinda funny xD |
| "Gradually Watermelon" |
| I found this episode to be humorous and funny, it is so ridiculous how their work ethic is. |
| Overall a pretty solid from a solid series. |
| I will give this episode a 4/5 |
| Best part of this seemingly disjunct episode was Hermes riding on the hoverpad. Hilarious. |
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| Rail society : "take care of that rail and your family will get paid" The next day , the guy gone to work Rail society : "the guy family ? Would be a waste, hes working anyway" I wonder if the family get paid , or if the workers are working for nothing Or maybe no one said the workers to stop cause the "majority" killed them before |
Loli world is just a cute world full of cute meat |
| The most successful episode so far I think, although it's a little awkward how it's divided into three parts (work/rule by majority/Kino tricks Hermes). The story about work is much better for the "why do you do what you do?" question being thrown back at Kino. She's played the outsider above the foolishness of the people she's encounters enough (albeit politely) that I'm glad she ends up a little flummoxed for once. One thing that struck me about the three railroad workers is that while their work certainly seems pointless, the first and second men make the work the man behind them easier. The second man outright says the tracks being clean makes them easier to remove, and the third notes that the materials he needs to repair the track are laying around for him to use. Does this change the meaning of the situation? The first man also made Kino's journey along the tracks easier but the second made it harder. Just a complaining aside from Hermes or what? |
| brilliant, this show is a true artistic gem not like that tryhard pretentious crap you see midwits drooling over and no, athens did not have an absolute democracy |
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| This episode seems way ahead of its time with a possible future of automation and people voluntarily doing some jobs, though again, it's taking things to the extreme The tale about the railroad workers sounds to me rather like some vertical type of work in which the whole purpose is to re-built the tracks and making sure they are set firm. If you think like that, what they do seems rather smart, because the first person makes it easier for the second one who in turn makes it easier for the third person to build it from scratch again About the country with the majority voting: in a way it clearly displays that democracy is not a synonym to a Rechtsstaat or a country based on law and justice, even if it's being used like that |
| Imagine building a railroad that long by yourself and calling it light. I feel like this episode was meant to contrast or compare to the last one, at least in the futuristic part |
| I gotta say, I'm really enjoying these exaggerated stories relating to the human condition. It's neither pretentiously difficult to follow, nor is it boring. The only downside is the terrible visuals. |
| creepy ass episode. humans need stress to survive by a country which doesn't need to work. But they actually need to work otherwise they wont be able to live. Bureaucratic nightmare of suddenly reversing decisions of one project and not communicating it well. though i am perplexed how the guys were able to afford food and not inquire about family and whether paycheck well. Maybe they are from dictator country. Tyranny vs anarchy. The problem of decisions. Is tyrannical rule better than anarchial rule and vice versa. At the end, it is better to accept decisions even if u dunno how they will turn out rather than stay on the fork on the road. A lesson on work life balance, proper discernment of circumstances where you work and what you work towards, and whether a democratic leader isnt as bad as they say. Sometimes, trying out an imperfect solution is better than keeping your position on something that is not perfect. |
 Without change,we end up becoming the very person we hate. I was dead until the moment I met you. I was a powerless corpse pretending to be alive. Living without power, without the ability to change my course, was bound to lead me to a slow death. |
lundra said: I don't know if it's just me but I interpreted the railroad workers as coming from the city that Kino talked about. People in the city seem to work for the sake of working. The railroad workers were part of this city and sent to work on the rails just to get them working. My view is that Kino was never actually there yet but heard things about it. When she met the workers, Kino told them what she heard about their own city (which makes it more ironic when one of them says that they're crazy). Then when they ask her where she's going, well… answering that would be awkward. Damn that is pretty fucking crazy theory but I kinda agree. However, my sense is that she was probably coming from that city and not going towards that city of where people dont need to work. i dont think kino is kinda girl to visit same city twice. late reply but still i think she was going to the city where they came from, couldnt answer coz she intuitively knew it would have been destroyed by the batshit bureaucratic decisions made and when she went there, whether the decisions were by anarchy or tyranny, the city was destroyed. Doesnt answer how the railroad guys got food, maybe they scavenged or something. but 50 years on same project never came back home once, damn. these guys really didnt want to come back maybe coz they were scared by dictator. feel free to reply. |
Without change,we end up becoming the very person we hate. I was dead until the moment I met you. I was a powerless corpse pretending to be alive. Living without power, without the ability to change my course, was bound to lead me to a slow death. |
| cool story about foolish people undoing each other's work. Kino is like I don't even... This episode and last episode are awesome. it's Way better seeing stupidity + things from the higher point. |
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| Not a very productive railway line. No doubt it will remain unfinished for the forseeable future. Some insightful views into the flaws of majority-based decision making here, even with the exaggerated nature of it. |
  ｲ乇刀乇乃尺ﾑ乇 ㊎   ㊰☽ Shaded Horizon ☾ |
| A railroad forever rebirthed, a country where no one has to work, and a country in ruin after being ran by a bloodthirsty majority. None of them seem like great places to be. |
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