BTCminstrel on Nostr: Does anyone know the backstory on "vril" as a term? I love the idea of a punchy, ...
Does anyone know the backstory on "vril" as a term?
I love the idea of a punchy, novel word to indicate vitality of spirit. The opposite of "I feel so dead inside". The anti-zombie juice.
But it seems to have "master race" connotations, which I abhor.
What's the cultural disambiguation here?
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