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		alexpetralia on Nov 17, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Burnout Society Surprisingly, I find answers to many of these questions in Fight Club. "Stop trying to control everything, and just let go."

tck42 on Nov 17, 2021 [–]

I'd note that this was advice given by the antagonist to the protagonist, so that the protagonist would _willingly_ give up his existence to the antagonist.

marcosdumay on Nov 17, 2021 | [–]

Hum... At some point he did, and let go of the antagonist too.

As far as the movie makes some sense, it's very strongly into finding balance.

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