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12267567 No.12267567 [Reply] [Original]

Not in terms of writing, but personal presentation. If they try, they just come across as pretentious.

>> No.12267612

we've exited the creative stage of civilization, unfortunately. Read Spengler

>> No.12267647

le poopie

>> No.12267654

>>12267612
Reddit

>> No.12267927

BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP

>> No.12267942
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12267942

>le wrong generation

>> No.12267959
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12267959

Only modern intellectual who carries himself well

>> No.12267960

>>12267567
cartoon Derrida is how I picture the ideal reader
Also Faulkner—Faulkner looks like the ideal thinker

>> No.12267965
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12267965

forgot cartoon Derrida

>> No.12267979
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12267979

I wish I were he

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12267992

>He thinks modern authors lack aesthetic

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>>12267992
post examples

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12268070

>>12268005

>> No.12268075

>>12268070
>give me the cancer patient look

>> No.12268148

let it be remembered that edmund spenser himself wore "short hair, little bands and little cuffs."

>> No.12268190

>>12267959
while i hate him and think he's an idiot, the dude knows how to control his image.

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12268215

whatever do you mean?

>> No.12268220

>>12268005
Looks like the completely vanilla pastor at your church who gets caught with tons of CP

>> No.12268231

>>12267992
>>12268215
Wallace has the worst aesthetic in all history.

>> No.12268250

>>12268190
why is james bond villain the only image academic types go for

>> No.12268284

>>12268231
it's just cuz he's like a regular guy aw shucks man

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>>12268250
>implying based Achille looks anything like Kananga

>> No.12268368

>>12268220
Holy fuck this is accurate

>> No.12268372

>>12268190
No he doesn't.

>> No.12268375

>>12268215
What a fucking poser
'le common man'

>> No.12268379

>>12267567
Because we are in the point of history where too many people are glorifying the average, happens all the time.

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12270032

umm.. try again sweetie

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>>12268005
This man has the softest face I have ever seen.

>> No.12270044

Most 19th century authors were incredibly pretentious too

>> No.12270048

>>12270042
he should be named Caleb

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12270049

>>12270042

>> No.12270069

>>12270048
He looks like more of an 'Austin' or 'Chance' or maybe 'Gaylord'.

>> No.12270349

>>12267567
The modern world lacks aesthetic.

>> No.12271068

>>12267567

>Waugh.jpg

Quality choice, a real humdinger