"he said this" "she said that" ok and??? The universe said I love you?? And the universe said you have played the game well?? And the universe said everything you need is within you??? And the universe said you are stronger than you know??? And the universe said you are the daylight?? And the universe said you are the night?? And the universe said the darkness you fight is within you??? And the universe said the light you seek is within you??? And the universe said you are not alone???? And the universe said you are not separate from every other thing?? And the universe said you are the universe tasting itself, talking to itself, reading its own code???? And the universe said I love you because you are love?????????????
i know not many people would want to read a 10,000 word article about the minecraft end poem and how the author, Julian Gough, was never fairly compensated for his work and has made it public domain.
But it's a very well-written and heartfelt read, and he makes it very clear that none of this is a cash-grab and despite the fact that he is essentially a starving artist in this capitalist society, he only mentions his financial struggles despite Minecraft's huge huge success at the bottom of this article and not in the tweets so as to not dilute his message.
Anyway, I just think it'd be cool if those who are able to could support him in some way whether it be subscribing to his substack or donating to his paypal (that's linked in the article, you can ctrl + F to find it easier), that's all.
(u/MrTechnodad // Minecraft End Poem by Julian Gogh // You Are Alive Today (Can you Believe it?) by Laura Jo Peck // Hussein Dekmak // I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor)
i really can’t explain this but if you’ve read the minecraft end poem and it makes you feel Things™️ you should read “this is how you lose the time war” by amal el-mohtar and max gladstone and if you’ve read “this is how you lose the time war” and you have not already read the minecraft end poem you should do that as well
And the player was a new human, never alive before, made from nothing but milk and love.
[ID: an illustration of dream smp character ranboo and two maternal figures next to them. both figures are resting their heads on ranboo’s and placing a hand over his heart. ranboo wears a vest, boot-cut slacks, and nice shoes, as well as a crown. on their left, an enderian woman with black curly hair and three horns. she wears a green, decorative shawl over a purple dress with a green corset. on the right, an albino-like woman with long, wavy hair and two horns. she wears a jeweled necklace and brown furs over an orange-pink dress. all three figures are smiling. above them reads part of the minecraft end poem in alternating green and red. the next image is a close up of their faces. the final image is a close up of the poem itself, this will be transcribed under the cut. end ID]
[green] and the universe said i love you.
[red] and the universe said you played the game well.
[green] and the universe said everything you need is within you.
[red] and the universe said you are stronger than you know
[green] and the universe said you are the daylight.
[red] and the universe said you are the night
[green] and the universe said the darkness you fight is within you
[red] and the universe said the light you seek is within you
[green] and the universe said you are not alone
[red] and the universe said you are not separate from every other thing
[green] and the universe said you are the universe tasting itself, talking to itself, reading its own code.
[red] and the universe said i love you because you are love.
The poem at the end of the end always breaks me mentally, I could read it a million times.
We are the universe, we are love, we are life. And we always will be, we are the world itself. We are the universe looking at itself. We create, and we make as we please, we can do so much. The very fabric of the world is under our fingers. We are the seamstresses, and we hold the fabric of the world in our hands.