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Harry Potter fans force relocation of £430m undersea cable to avoid Dobby’s ‘grave’ (www.theguardian.com)

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Power cable linking UK and Ireland now passes near Bronze Age human burial remains instead of fictional grave on Welsh beach

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[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It isn't harmless and we should be boycotting it. There's a big difference in saying it sucks because of the author and it sucks because of the content though.

It's fun and deeply anchored in nostalgia. Let's not pretend it isn't entertaining. I won't even pirate the new series regardless because of the author's lunacy, but still.

[–] djsiete@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 days ago

What do you think all capitalist enshittified art and literature amounts to, if not easily digested nostalgia? Harry Potter is ok at best, and its fans seriously need to read another book.