David Foster Wallace Tried to Warn Us About These Eight Things
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The article discusses eight themes that David Foster Wallace warned about in his work, sparking discussion on the relevance and insight of his writing; commenters share their thoughts on Wallace's prescience and the value of his commentary.
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Alan Kay tried to give us something better. Neil Postman warned us too. The greats had such high ambitions for the internet and they to they took the Licklider Dream and turned it into the Liderlicking Nightmare. We'll give these fuckers what-for, won't we?
no this is wrong. he went off his meds, and then his meds stopped working. this shows the dangers of stopping medication, if anything.