It's official: New Hercules is over.

Indeed, the intellectual life of this country has become so rich that everyone now has an "iceberg." Some are preoccupied with the visible part, others with the invisible part... And some have even set their sights on the invisible part of the invisible part. It's such a deep, pervasive analysis that as one reads, one finds oneself not looking for the iceberg itself, but for the memory of the ice.

Hercules at the Door, a Broken Chair Inside

The New Hercules. A name with a claim, an imposing presence... But when you look at the writing; the name is playing one tune, the text another. It's like those old mansions you see; the door knocker is a lion's head, but inside, the chair is broken, the table wobbly. Ours is the same deal: Hercules at the door, grammar abandoned to its fate inside.

The "strategic depth" added by some comments on this issue is not an ordinary depth... It's more like something ordered online. The packaging is stylish, the promise grand, but once you open the package, you stare silently at what's inside for a while.

The sentences are so ornate that at some point, you're not following the meaning, but the ornamentation. It's as if a Christmas tree has been set up, not an idea.

Self-Service Fear System

This narrative of "threat" is constructed in such a way that the writing magnifies its own shadow, then heroically battles that shadow. One moment you see a crisis, then you realize the writing created the crisis, and it has also taken on the solution itself. A complete "self-service fear system." If you like, sauce is also provided.

The New Hercules is presented in such a way that one inevitably wonders: "Did we miss another calculation?" Because the distance between what is told and what is seen is as great as the time remaining when the navigation says "2 minutes left" versus the actual time remaining.

The Curtain Has Long Since Fallen

Once, when you said Hercules, a sense of gravity, tranquility, and depth came to mind. Now it has become a title with "New" added to it, and notes of discussion appended below. There's noise, there's a crowd, but there's still nothing tangible.

In this country, an idea ends in one of two ways: Either no one talks about it... or everyone talks about it.

If an issue is taken so seriously that it becomes this ridiculous, the last thing to say is: If contributions of this level have entered the fray, then it's over, gentlemen. Oh, Hercules... who knew you were capable of so much, and we were unaware...