>watch the show at 13 because I'm horribly busted and the friendships in anime are my only vicarious warmth
>invested in the characters, but mostly just want to jack off to Rei
>watch it at 22 for nostalgia, finally see End of Evangelion too
>impressed by the uncompromising uniqueness of it, jack off some to Asuka
>watch it again at 30 in a totally different headspace
>fuck the plot, I'm floored by the complexity of the symbolism, the paradox of connecting with others, the struggle to know the self, etc.
>think about Misato while fucking my wife
They'll tell you Evangelion is a (((deconstruction))) but deconstruction has no purpose other than to destabilize. Deconstruction is a political weapon. Evangelion strives for hope in the mouth of despair and does it sincerely, unlike all this sappy gay shit around now that uses lip service to the human spirit as candy flavoring to trick you into internalizing nihilism.
