IT’S GUEST BLOGGER FRIDAY! TODAY’S QUESTION WILL BE ANSWERED BY…ME, KALI, ACTUALLY. I’LL BE AWAY NEXT WEEK (ALLO, BERLIN!), SO I’M TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS LAST DAY IN THE COUNTRY TO POST MY OWN PARTING THOUGHTS INSTEAD OF HAVING A FILL-IN THIS WEEK. LIVE WRONG AND PROSPER WILL BE BACK ON JUNE 17TH.
The very existence of Russian roulette is surely a reflection of the darkest aspects of human nature; it’s always seemed to me a stark reminder of the numerous and pointless cruelties humanity eagerly visits upon itself. Whoever thought up this “game” deserves, I think, to spend eternity with the architect of the iron maiden and the innovative thinker behind waterboarding. It’s a horrible, torturous exercise designed specifically to engender fear and anxiety, and just thinking about it gives me the creeps. The only people who would engage in this incredibly grim game have either given up or checked out completely (see The Deer Hunter), and thankfully, I haven’t yet reached the depths of that abyss. So, no…very, very no. Because I’m not prepared to chance splattering my brains against a wall for a million dollars or, in fact, for any amount of money. And to be honest, it sort of leaves me sad — and troubled — to consider anyone saying yes to this one. I’m guessing you’d have to be a much sadder and more haunted soul than I.
- Kali
