@HeerJeet The romance of self destruction appeals strongly to shallow young men.
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@HeerJeet Problem is young men that go into writing usually aren't looking for stability.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Also Hunter Thompson chose Fitzgerald, habitually typing out The Great Gatsby on his manual typewriter in the great outdoors.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@AdamSerwer Well, the ideal is that you can drink a lot and do drugs and also do great writing. Like I said, a dangerous model. -
@HeerJeet@AdamSerwer Not just drink a lot and do great writing — but be *admired* for both. (If anything, even more for the drinking.)
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@HeerJeet meh I think these are just the people who make a literary life seem glamorousThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Bad role models, sure, but four of the very best at their craft. To be the best, you learn from the best.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@michaelbd@AdamSerwer Yes, I think that's exactly right. Since 18th century "literature" has been female province, which causes anxiety. -
@HeerJeet@michaelbd@AdamSerwer What? That takes you back through the Romantics, which were painfully male.
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