They say we need to turn our negative experiences into opportunities for good – and I have found that it’s an excellent advice.
So, having just wasted eight minutes of my short life watching one of the most asinine “video essays” I ever saw, what can I take away from it and turn into an opportunity?

Well, the tragically inadequate “nerd expert” that wasted eight minutes of my life explaining to me what sword & sorcery is, said

sword & sorcery deals with rough, uncouth, muscular barbarian heroes wielding big swords

And I thought of Jirel of Joiry.
And thinking of Jirel and C.L. Moore is always a good thing.

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