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All Things Metamodern @sopuli.xyz Nukemin Herttua @sopuli.xyz Anyone read/tried to read the Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace?
I am currently reading the book and would love to hear other people's thoughts about it. I cannot do any deep analysis of it, but here's some random thoughts about the book:
Personally I was surprised how easy it is to read. At the same time it is hard to follow, which makes it a very slow read. Therefore I find the Infinite Jest difficult to pick up and impossible to read in long stretches. However, most of the book is very intriguing and I am determined to finish it, no matter how long it takes. Currently I'm about 100 pages in, so there's still lot more to go.
Up to this point I enjoy the fractured structure of the book the most. It presents almost random flashes into different peoples' lives and situations they're in. Most of it is interesting, but I do get a bit bored reading about the stuff going on in the Tennis Academia. The constant shuffling between the text and footnotes has not gotten into me yet, but I guess it might become annoying at some point.
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All Things Metamodern @sopuli.xyz Nukemin Herttua @sopuli.xyz Science Fiction & Philosophy: Star Trek's Deep Commentary with Damien Walter | Voices with Vervaeke
I've been following John Vervaeke's public work for some time now and find it interesting on many levels. In this new video He and science fiction author Damien Walter are discussing mythos, the importance of storytelling and what we can learn from the way Star Trek is telling it's stories.
Personally I tie this to the notion that in order for humankind to survive and keep our human character, we have to resurrect great narratives and belief in some sort of shared progress. Star Trek offers a glimpse of the future that, while fictional, can work as a mainstay for facing contemporary and future problems.