Cross-posted from "Monolith Hate" by @Maven@lemmy.zip in !curatedtumblr@sh.itjust.works
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this post was submitted on 21 Mar 2025
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The original artwork itself without the tumblr fanfic:
I've seen the Tumblr post a bunch of times, but never the original image. The monolith has actual texture and doesn't just look like a red fill rectangle.
I attempted more pixels to one up your comment ... but I got banished to the never ending wastelands the OP first described ... what showed only a few minutes reaction time to post a comment lasted about 340 years for me.
cheers!
Gotta take the train next time, just sleep trough it all
I keep seeing this image and I'm not sure why it's so compelling. Anyone care to take a stab at explaining?
