>was all about sincerity and the dangers of irony
>most popular author on 4chan
Explain this.
>>8234272
DAVID FOSTER WALLACE
>>8234272
He wrote one essay and said something in an interview. That's it. If you think his whole ouvre was about "sincerety good; irony bad," you're a moran. Also he was a phony asshole IRL.
Do you actually think people here watch shows like k-on or listen to Jeff Mangum sing "I LOVE YOU JESUS CHRIST" ironically?only 175 days until Christmas!
>>8234276
GOOD GOOD AMERICAN WRITAH
>>8234394
YEAH YEAH YEAH
>>8234324
in the aeroplane over the sea is legitimately a great album
>>8234452
>avery island is better
"no"
it's good though
i have the entire nmh discography, i know what i'm talking about
>>8234457
im jeff
i know what im talking about
>>8234472
lp3 when
>tfw dfw just validated your taste in star wars shirts
>>8234452
Song Against Sex was as good as anything on In the Aeroplane Over The Sea, but the rest wasn't.
>>8234513
i barfed
well done
>>8234324
Which amino is this?
>>8234408
I legitimately rate it as one of the best pop albums ever made.
>>8234272
It's 20% pseuds and 80% ridicule
>>8234538
Most of the ridicule is from pseuds who've never read anything by him.
>>8234272
Oh the irony in itself!
>>8234452
Naomi is my favorite song of theirs and Avery is pretty solid but ITAOTS just sounds like a more evolved version
>>8234272
we feel immense shame for what we've become
>>8234278
This, it's a meme that's gotten way out of hand. His first book was masturbatory tresh and so were the rest of them desu but not to the same extent.
>>8234272
we're well past irony at this point
>>8234397
INFINITE JEST
>>8235663
Explain in your own words how sincerity is crucial to IJ.
>>8235667
BRIEF INTERVIEWS, WITH HIDEOUS MEN DAVID FOSTER WALLACE
>>8234324
Roughly, how many sleeps is that?
>>8237176
YOU'RE THE BEST MAN IN THE WHOLE WORLD
DAVID FOSTER WALLACE
YOU'RE THE BEST MAN TO EVER WALK ON THE EARTH
AUDIENCE PUSSY
>>8234272
There's one thing and one thing only that the mods could do to immensely improve the board, instantly, overnight, and that's facilitate more threads about David Foster Wallace. Create them, nurture the ones that exist, guide the discussions, and make sure they stay on track. If we're here to discuss literature, ultimately, we are here to discuss David Foster Wallace. There is no way for a person to grasp the full implications of Infinite Jest and not realize this. We're talking about the smartest man who ever lived. You must realize this. It's not a joke anymore. We're seeing the world degenerate further and further into chaos, and we're standing by and watching it happen. You want to fix this board? You want to fix the world? You want to fix your life? You need only take one step: read Infinite Jest. There is no substitute for hard work, and that's what Wallace requires of you if you are to understand him. If you are to understand not just him, but the world. We're not talking about escapist literature, fan fiction, genre nonsense. We're talking about saving our lives. We're talking about meditating on God. We're talking about communing with the primary presence. This is not an issue to be treated lightly.
>>8235988
It is crucial but it's an extreme insincere sincerity. DFW is to sincerity what Joyce was to modernism, IJ is Ulysses p much.
>>8239165
OH YEAH DAVID FOSTER WALLACE
MAKING GOOD GOOD BOOKS
NICE WRITER MAN YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH
>>8234845
>His first book was masturbatory tresh
You're post-meming now. He wasn't considered "bad" until he was overhyped. I'll agree he's overrated, but I still think he's great.
