So...Gokuism. Your thoughts on it?

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So...Gokuism. Your thoughts on it?

Post by FPSSJ4_Goku » Sat Oct 09, 2021 5:59 pm

Apparently, Gokuism is defined as "the belief that the principles of Dragon Ball provide a moral compass for one’s life, and that Goku is an ideal role model and moralistic person." This is from the Dao of Dragon Ball, and - okay, time to give my two cents on this.

THIS IS THE STUPIDEST FUCKING RELIGION I'VE EVER HEARD OF SINCE JEDIISM.

But what do you guys think? Talk about it in future replies! (Link to the Dao of Dragon Ball post: https://thedaoofdragonball.com/blog/spi ... h-of-goku/)
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Post by PurestEvil » Sat Oct 09, 2021 6:21 pm

You could also, y'know, become a real buddhist
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Re: So...Gokuism. Your thoughts on it?

Post by Kataphrut » Sat Oct 09, 2021 7:49 pm

This stuff is nothing new. It's just people using a fictional character to inform their own life principles. Like Dudeism, based on the Dude from The Big Lebowski. Or Christianity, based on Jesus from the Bible.

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Post by Cursed Lemon » Sat Oct 09, 2021 9:09 pm

Holy Gokuist Text #1) Abandon all worldly possessions and vices (including your wife and kid) to go punch things
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Post by Grimlock » Sat Oct 09, 2021 10:06 pm

Holy Gokuist Text #2) Thou shall behave like a child when thou go beyond the 40 of age.
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Gokuism text 3: If thou can’t determine the sex of the person you’re talking to? Pat pat pat

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Post by fleahop » Sun Oct 10, 2021 12:13 am

This is just ridiculous but thank you for the link/discussion.

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Post by PurestEvil » Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:09 am

Holy Gokuist Text #4: Eat as much food as you can, so you can burn all its calories when training afterwards.
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Post by SupremeKai25 » Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:25 am

I denounce it, I'm a humble follower of the Church of Holy Zamasu.

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Holy Gokuist Text #5: A man of rich content must abandon all blood relatives and acquaintances to feverishly combat with impoverished child.

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Post by DragonBallFoodie » Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:18 am

Isn't this technically worshipping the Monkey King?
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Kataphrut wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 7:49 pm This stuff is nothing new. It's just people using a fictional character to inform their own life principles. Like Dudeism, based on the Dude from The Big Lebowski. Or Christianity, based on Jesus from the Bible.
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Post by Grimlock » Sun Oct 10, 2021 2:15 pm

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Post by Goku da Silva » Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:51 pm

Welcome to the twenty first century, a time when mankind has no real purpose...Too much pop culture.

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Post by Robo4900 » Mon Oct 11, 2021 11:17 am

Goku da Silva wrote: Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:51 pm Welcome to the twenty first century, a time when mankind has no real purpose...Too much pop culture.
Yeah, mankind is over. Enjoying things has destroyed us completely, we're no longer relevant.

On the plus side, womankind and nonbinarykind are just fine, so all we have to do is topple the patriarchy (long behind schedule on that one tbh) and humanity will be right as rain.
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Post by Dr. Casey » Mon Oct 11, 2021 11:41 am

Robo4900 wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 11:17 am
Goku da Silva wrote: Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:51 pm Welcome to the twenty first century, a time when mankind has no real purpose...Too much pop culture.
Yeah, mankind is over. Enjoying things has destroyed us completely, we're no longer relevant.

On the plus side, womankind and nonbinarykind are just fine, so all we have to do is topple the patriarchy (long behind schedule on that one tbh) and humanity will be right as rain.
:lol:

But yeah, I don't generally buy into "the present is the worst time ever and the current generation is the worst bunch of people ever" messages of any sort. I was thinking about my own 2017 experience a few days ago (it was an interesting year since I moved out of my parents' house and into my own home for the first time the February of that year) and noted how even memories of such a recent year were somewhat faded and had a strong positivity bias to them. I tended to remember the times where I was enjoying myself for whatever reason, not the countless mundane hours or days that I spent depressed or feeling bitter or shitty or miserable. If my narrative of only four years ago filters out a great many details besides the positive or otherwise interesting stuff, I dunno how accurately we can judge the 20th century when almost nobody on Daizex existed at all outside of its final two decades. (Not to say you can't accurately judge the past at all ever, but certain things can, sometimes, obscure it.)
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Post by PurestEvil » Mon Oct 11, 2021 11:51 am

Goku da Silva wrote: Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:51 pm Welcome to the twenty first century, a time when mankind has no real purpose...Too much pop culture.
??? Why are you on a Dragon Ball forum then?
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Post by Polyphase Avatron » Sun Oct 17, 2021 4:46 pm

FPSSJ4_Goku wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 5:59 pm Apparently, Gokuism is defined as "the belief that the principles of Dragon Ball provide a moral compass for one’s life, and that Goku is an ideal role model and moralistic person." This is from the Dao of Dragon Ball, and - okay, time to give my two cents on this.

THIS IS THE STUPIDEST FUCKING RELIGION I'VE EVER HEARD OF SINCE JEDIISM.

But what do you guys think? Talk about it in future replies! (Link to the Dao of Dragon Ball post: https://thedaoofdragonball.com/blog/spi ... h-of-goku/)
Well at least the Jedi don't advocate putting the world/universe in danger just for the sake of an exciting fight.
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Re: So...Gokuism. Your thoughts on it?

Post by Shintoki » Sun Oct 17, 2021 4:59 pm

Holy Gokuist Text #6 if you see a big object moving by its own with a person on it, kill it with a staff.
PurestEvil wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 6:21 pm You could also, y'know, become a real buddhist
DragonBallFoodie wrote: Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:18 am Isn't this technically worshipping the Monkey King?

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Re: So...Gokuism. Your thoughts on it?

Post by OmegaRockman » Sun Oct 17, 2021 7:12 pm

I feel like "religions" such as this and Jediism and all that inherently come with a tongue-in-cheek-ness to them, so they're probably fine. Like, nobody actually believes that these are real things, but maybe the people who follow them have an appreciation for many of the values reflected by these properties so they have fun with this faux-religious devotion to them. It's just a comically exaggerated version of regular fandom from what I can tell, so as long as they maintain a sense of self-awareness about it I see it as harmless fun.
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