GR translation: the latest name for that is Modern Analysis

[Mike Jing]

OK, so it's inherently ambiguous, and that's fine as far as the translation
is concerned. Thanks, Mike.


On Fri, Jan 2, 2026 at 4:16 AM Mike Weaver <mike.weaver at zen.co.uk> wrote:

> Now there's a challenging question. Here's a whole reddit thread on it
>
> https://www.reddit.com/r/ThomasPynchon/comments/qp29jd/the_latest_name_for_that_is_modern_analysis/
> .
>
> The reference to the Linnaen system makes most sense to me - the
> original sin being the attempt to categorise everything. In line with
> Brigadier Pudding's attempt to pin down the futre of European politics.
>
> But there's also a mathematical Modern Analysis which someone more
> knowledgeable might make a link to the matter at hand.
>
> On 01/01/2026 17:08, Mike Jing wrote:
>
> > V722.22-30, P736.38-737.5   “America was the edge of the World. A message
> > for Europe, continent-sized, inescapable. Europe had found the site for
> its
> > Kingdom of Death, that special Death the West had invented. Savages had
> > their waste regions, Kalaharis, lakes so misty they could not see the
> other
> > side. But Europe had gone deeper—into obsession, addiction, away from all
> > the savage innocences. America was a gift from the invisible powers, a
> way
> > of returning. But Europe refused it. It wasn’t Europe’s Original Sin—the
> > latest name for that is Modern Analysis—but it happens that Subsequent
> Sin
> > is harder to atone for.
> >
> > What does "Modern Analysis" refer to here exactly?
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