Remote Community Musings PT. II - Delving into Despair - Iron Claw, Wrasslin', letting the thing you love kill you and finding meaning in the 'sad and bad stuff'

Welcome back to The Ebbs and The Flows, Soft chats about Hard stuff. Today is our second edition of Remote Community Musings and we chat about despair. Why does despair send shivers down our spine? We look at the state of despair in the context of the recently released film 'The Iron Claw' which is a biopic based on the Von Erich family - a wrestling family out of Texas, who were struck by so many cruel blows they were deemed to be 'cursed'. Spoilers galore so be careful if you want to see the film soon. 

I am a lapsed wrestling fan who has come back around since COVID and the whole artform intrigues me more than ever, but there is no intrigue that is deeper than the dark cloud of despair that hangs over the industry. But why are we so afraid of despair when it teaches us so much about humanity and life? I use Soren Kierkgaard's work to get my head around this tricky and dark topic. Well, come along as I muse about 'the sad and bad stuff' on this episode.

Couple of quick notes - I speak about these two ads - https://www.therock.net.nz/home/rock-news/2023/10/watch-english-football-teams-viral-ad-for-mens-mental-health-will-absolutely-crush-you.html 

The other I have not been able to track but I will source and post it soon enough. 

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