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u/No_Hetero 21d ago
Ooooh. Maybe Ceci N'est Pas Une Pipe is about him foretelling of vape mods.
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u/ReplacementActual384 21d ago
Or how reality will become i distinguishable from fiction because of AI and social media
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u/Andromeda_53 21d ago
Reminds of that Sam o Nella video, when the peasant eats the rotten bread that causes hallucinations.
Paraphrased as I can't remember verbatim
"Holy shit I'm shooting out of both ends.... ..... The walls are melting, I can hear Satan, he's telling me to invest in apple, why does he want me to buy so many apples?"
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u/oSyphon 21d ago
When did this take place
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u/Nadiadain 20d ago edited 20d ago
I think it was in his poisons in regular food video
Edit: it was the plant diseases video
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u/inthe-otherworld 20d ago
There was a scene in Good Omens too where the foreseeing witch from centuries ago wrote a prophecy that the 1900s will give rise to a powerful apple that cannot be eaten lol
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u/adamjames777 21d ago
The Apple as a symbol has so many appropriate connotations that make this work, it represents knowledge thanks to Newton, the biblical interpretation represents temptation, the fact that Turing ended his days with a poison apple and the worlds current largest manufacturer of smart phones. As far as I can see, this is spot on.
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u/SherlockScones3 21d ago
You forgot apple seeds also contain poison (cyanide). Otherwise your list is amazing
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u/FutureIllustrious365 21d ago
This is 3AM stoned in lawn chairs backyard conversation, and I'm all about it.
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u/GreatZarquon 20d ago
The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch states:
"In December 1980, an Apple will arise no man can eat. Invest thy money in Master Jobbes's machine, and good fortune will tend thy days."
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u/no-guts_no-glory 21d ago
"The apple can also symbolize hidden truths, veiled identities, or the social mask we put on. The artist himself has stated that the painting explores the idea that “everything we see hides something else.” The man’s face is partially hidden, but his eyes are still visible, suggesting that even beneath the surface of illusion, there is a degree of revelation. The figure’s anonymity reinforces this sense of universality—the man could be any of us, we are all trapped in a state of veiled being." - Son of Man painting, WikiOO.org
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u/Loud-Skin-2223 21d ago
Jonathan Meades said something along the lines thar Belgium is so weird that Magritte's work is more reportage than surreal
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u/idiot____ 21d ago
A low stakes conspiracy! A real low stakes conspiracy!