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guys I don't know if I can do this, he's just so hateful. can't we find some positivity to cut through all the scornful observation, actually I don't think we need to do so much observation at all. too much observing...sometimes noticing things is just noticing and does not profundity make. someday the cultural pendulum will swing back to contempt for this kind of crap, I look forward to it and I stand with oprah.
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this trickery of sneering observations directed at the entire world will NOT work on me because this week alone I read three different books about unhappy, messed up people living lives of relative privilege and making fun of the other unhappy people around them (compass, fixer chao, darryl) and all of them were full of keenly observed snark and none of them were straight up mean like this
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it’s called “envy” in Granta from 2003. now that's observation!! I just reread it and it's definitely better than this stupid book. (ironically or not this remains her most-read work as far as I can tell.)
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guys I don't know if I can do this, he's just so hateful. can't we find sone way to cut through all this scornful observation, or actually I don't think we need to do so much observation at all. too much observing...sometimes noticing things is just noticing and does not profundity make. someday the cultural pendulum will swing back to contempt for this kind of crap, I look forward to it and I stand with oprah.
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when I was 17 I was obsessed with this essay by jf's wife (they are not married but he calls her his "spouse-equivalent," observe on that) about their courtship among other things, go read the first 3 paragraphs! now that's observation!! it’s called “envy” in Granta from 2003. I just reread it and it's definitely better than this stupid book. (ironically or not this remains her most-read work as far as I can tell.) this trickery of sneering observations directed at the entire world will NOT work on me because this week alone I read three different books about unhappy, messed up people living lives of relative privilege and making fun of the other unhappy people around them (compass, fixer chao, darryl) and all of them were full of keenly observed snark and none of them were straight up mean like this
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Know someone who is reading this book rn too!! Going to share your thoughts w them. Sprinted to find this essay. Loved darryl. Started fixer chao last night and loving that one as well.
lots of cool and smart people are reading it now it seems which means the culture is in a place I DON’t LIKE!
let me know what they think :-0
I'm with you!!! I am sick of the empty cynicism.... Open your heart up..... Be true and real........