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In a viral Twitter thread (28k likes, now deleted), a user named @ghost_tea wrote:

While this is a literary device, many modern occultists have taken this passage literally, believing that Akutagawa accidentally transcribed a real encounter with a tulpa (thought-form). ma kurou

Western philosophy pushes happiness. Self-help pushes optimization. Ma Kurou represents the opposite: In a viral Twitter thread (28k likes, now

Ma Kurou is not about winning. It is not about getting stronger. It is not about overcoming. ma kurou

Historically, , also known as Bakurou (馬喰) or Bakuromono , is a term from the Edo period (1603-1868) that referred to a horse trader or dealer . These individuals were essential to the era's transportation and logistics, acting as intermediaries in the buying and selling of horses.