5 votes

David Foster Wallace putting into words a dread we're all familiar with

Posted by cableclasper
Tags: reading, books, david foster wallace, loneliness, instant gratification, videos, macintosh windows, short watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g-OaS50gbA

Link information

This data is scraped automatically and may be incorrect.

Title
David Foster Wallace on being alone, silence, reading, and our culture of instant gratification
Authors
Macintosh Windows
Duration
2:09
Published
Feb 6 2018

1 comment

  1. mrbig
    (edited )
    Link
    This logocentrism with ascetic overtones was already outdated when the video was recorded. It fails to acknowledge the value of a wide range of intellectual activity. I disagree with the...

    This logocentrism with ascetic overtones was already outdated when the video was recorded. It fails to acknowledge the value of a wide range of intellectual activity. I disagree with the conclusion and the main premises of his argument.