I always think of irony as a spice: the right amount adds a playful sense of the absurd to life, but too much throws off the savor of the dish entirely.
Eager for Tuesday's drop, and to find out how you unpack the questions posed here 🤌 Will be chiming in with my perspective from the front lines of Gen Z's psyche, as always
Incredible reference… and good to hear from another DFW skeptic. It was funny to read Klosterman’s essay about New Sincerity, because I had never heard of it. So it’s hard to pretend any of DFW’s efforts paid off. He somehow destroyed the movement he tried to lead.
I always think of irony as a spice: the right amount adds a playful sense of the absurd to life, but too much throws off the savor of the dish entirely.
Eager for Tuesday's drop, and to find out how you unpack the questions posed here 🤌 Will be chiming in with my perspective from the front lines of Gen Z's psyche, as always
DFW was the end result of the ironic posture. Apathetic and disappointed. An Eliot Smith of the page.
Incredible reference… and good to hear from another DFW skeptic. It was funny to read Klosterman’s essay about New Sincerity, because I had never heard of it. So it’s hard to pretend any of DFW’s efforts paid off. He somehow destroyed the movement he tried to lead.