5000 IU Vit D/day and Doestevesky would have turned into Dr. Seuss

[peatyourmeat]

muhhhhhh russian soul
muhhhhhh deep moral about human nature

he couldn't have written any of his books if he lived in Italian climate, he was just several grades intellectually/perceptively superior to the antinatalists who read it and said "this is so me"

[thyroidchor27]

This. Kazantakis is a good example of how healthy climate overcomes weary pessimism. If he lived in UK or somn he’d have prolly met same fate as Mainlander. Although I think one of the few geniuses who would have fared less well in better climate ( in terms of art output) is Tarkovsky