1. Jonathan Franzen? There's a common reaction (especially on twitter) to Franzen which is basically "Franzen? Fuck that guy!" This is understandable but, I think, wrong. There's good reason for trying to engage with Franzen, even at his worst.
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Franzen's brand of "liberalism" is pervasive these days. Climate change, in a sense, is the ultimate NIMBY issue - it can't help but be in your backyard, and suddenly the sacrifices that seem reasonable in general are required of you as well. For thee, not me...etc.
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Franzen loves to hear the sound of his own voice and has no problems opining on something he knows nothing about. He thinks he’s a man with Big Book, sweeping ideas but he lacks the knowledge or scientific rigor to do them justice.
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