Where did academia and literature go so wrong?
>Kenyon College
Can you believe people pay 200,000 US for a degree from this place?
>>7356955
he is an alumni.
>>7357008
>he is an alumni.
>an alumni
More importantly, are we ready to collectively announce that affirmative action was a mistake in light of all of these retarded #BlackLivesMatter protests going on in fucking Ivy League universities?
>>7356955
What an insult to the people attending there to have a fucking children's book author give their commencement speech.
And this shit with john green is equally insulting.
>>7357064
ba dum tss
Nice one anon! :D
>what are bookmark folders
for christs sake
>>7356955
>part of DFW's whole shtick was that academia had become too esoteric and uninterested in the 'fun' of reading
>inviting a pop lit writer shows how 'academia has gone so wrong'
Nigger you what?
>>7357064
Ha ha! You used subversion of expectations in a humorous manner. You see, the reader probably thought you meant John Green when you mentioned a children's author, especially with the J and G being so widely derided in this place - but then, you actually meant David Foster all along! Thus not only establishing aforementioned humorous subversion of expectation, but also taking a contrarian stance on David Foster - ever the popular M.O., if you will, around here!
10/10 post :^)!
AARON D. AT IT AGAIN!
THE ABSOLUTE MADMAN
Thanks, Aaron
>>7357064
Don't listen to them, it was vaguely funny anon. They just don't like having their saint made fun of
>>7357113
Yikes
>>7356955
Fuck I would be livid if Green was a commencement/graduation speaker at any university I was attending. What an insult.
>>7356955
>never heard of Kenyon College
>"whatever some no name shitty college in the middle of nowhere gets some shitty author for their commencement"
>google it
>extremely low acceptance rate
>considered a "new ivy"
I don't understand the appeal of John Green at all, I mean some of his crash courses are good for high school courses and I admit I used a few of his videos before to help me study, but in the end he's just some shitty author who writes books geared towards teenage girls.
>>7357185
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
Liberal arts colleges are shit. I'd go to Georgia Tech over Pomona or UT Austin over Kenyon or UIUC over Amherst any day of the week. Giant research institutions with strong programs in STEM as well as liberal arts is the way to go.
>tfw my commencement speaker is going to be Colin Jost
>>7357185
this is the guy who made the absolute worst /lit/ chart
know his face
>>7357808
Where's the chart?
>>7357185
literally reddit: the redditor
https://www.reddit.com/user/Akoolkukumber
>>7357883
jesus what an awful comment history
>>7357979
Why do you keep posting him in this thread? Who is he? What /lit/ chart did he make?
>>7357113
Ha ha! You explained how a joke works! A true accomplishment, and I'm sure the original prankster now feels most ridiculous!
>>7357982
look at this suave motherfucker
>>7357185
>pink floyd
>/b/ memes
oh hell I am laffin
>>7357991
Your usage of sarcasm and a condescending tone are sure to make the person to whom your response is directed shamed and embarrassed for caring about such a trivial thing on a literary board upon a Kazakh Pokemon-card-trading forum! :D
>>7357993
I don't get it. :(
Pls explain maymay ;-;
>>7357982
If you look closely at the OP image, you can see that the poster was logged into hte youtube account of Aaron Adederan.
But I bet you're a luddite because it's somehow impossible to understand the basics of how youtube works and Macbeth's motivation in Act 2 in the same mind
John Green has as much literary value as DFW.
>>7358003
aaron dodell
>>7358003
Thanks for explaining. :)
https://twitter.com/akoolkukumber
>The justice system is not run on your emotions, its ran on facts and evidence. Sorry to burst your bubble
>>7358020
There is no such thing as 'humanist justice'.
>>7358020
fedorable
>>7357185
Oh wow OP is a fag
>>7356955
>reddit bookmarked
>4chan bookmarked
>The United States Postal Service bookmarked
>instagram, facebook and netflix bookmarked
>Goes to arizona state and twitter pic is you with your arms crossed leaning against a tree
Incredible personification of a complete tool. Quality bait
>>7356955
>MAT275
>PHY131
is this what STEMfags are like?
>>7358279
yes
you have to visit more often, aaron its been months
>>7357057
Triggered
>>7356955
David Foster Wallace's commencement speech was total pandering self-help bullshit.