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This is extremely important
I can't remember what part of Homestuck deals with this though
My take: it is nevertheless okay to be afraid of sludge. Just because it's connected to life doesn't mean it's wrong to be disgusted, it's just part of the experience... don't feel bad about feeling repulsed by the universe and life itself
i feel like a lot of fiction forgets (or purposefully ignores) the fact life is intrinsically, inextricably linked to *filth*
to *garbage*
shit gets *gross* and if you clean it it will quickly get gross again regardless
the total absence of the disgusting is uncanny
don't be afraid of the sludge
(works that understand this include discworld, significant parts of 40k, blame!, and homestuck, as well as the undisputed king of grime and sludge; dorohedoro. dorohedoro *fucks* absolutely)