When did it stop being hip to like David Foster Wallace?
TBH DFW OR
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Ryan Evans
when he transcended humanity and became a meme
Aiden Peterson
tomorrow
Daniel Ortiz
Whether or not a writer is 'hip' is a preoccupation of posers who delight in taking pictures of the unread books on their shelves.
Tyler Reed
>caring what people deem 'hip'
Xavier Flores
It never was. Veeky Forums joked about liking him, new people came took it seriously (firstgen DFWfags), they spread DFW gospel, nextgen DFWfags developed, firstgen realized joke, started shitting on him, nextgen DFW realized its a joke, started shitting on him.
Some still hold on out of nostalgia for a more innocent time. Like people do for fantasy novels, Stephen King, Charlie Brown, etc
Dylan Williams
this sounds like thirdgen DFW realizing it's not a joke after thinking it was.
Camden Gomez
I agree. When and why did he obtain memehood, though? By my calculations, it happened circa 2011, but I have no clue why.
Daniel Reyes
>2011
that leaves about 3 years for people to martyrize him and think he's better than he was.
Jeremiah Rodriguez
The best and most important writer of the best and most important book of his generation. Not a meme, not a joke, nothing but fact. Name me one better, you dickless tryhards.