I think there's a difference between "Don't be a reclusive shut in that has no connections with real people and no life outside of being an anime nerd" and "Don't ever watch any entertainment or be a fan of anything ever again!"

Ringworm128 wrote:I think there's a difference between "Don't be a reclusive shut in that has no connections with real people and no life outside of being an anime nerd" and "Don't ever watch any entertainment or be a fan of anything ever again!"

And I think the series aimed more toward the former than the latter, even if people took it the other way.

Honestly the idea of needing to love yourself before you can love others is dated. Eva came out during the height of the self esteem movement yet establishing a correlation between self esteem and wellness is tenuous at best.

I sometimes wonder if this is why they wanted to do the rebuilds.

It would only become more relevant to this day precisely BECAUSE of the internet going unginhed. People don't know when to say no to it and put it a stop- like a kid who's found his father's gun.