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I miss him, and those innocent times

>> No.15124204

go away tao

>> No.15124208

>>15124164
Dudes in some crackhouse smoking dmt all day now while we are stuck with a bunch of twitter faggots

>> No.15124229

>>15124208
I wish we could turn back time

>> No.15124233

>>15124164
go to bed

>> No.15124266

Old /lit/ was comfy. Now its too political and people just meming about philosophers without actually engaging in their writings

>> No.15124277

>>15124164
I miss old /lit/ too.
>>15124266
This. Jannies should make themselves useful and move those threads to >>>/his/

>> No.15124314
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>>15124208
He's been changing his life around. He's been lifting and spending hours at a time meditating in caves while working on his new novel "Leave Society" which will be published by Vintage in either 2020 or 2021. Follow his twitter for more updates.

>> No.15124355

>>15124314
>becoming a Luddite crypto-buddhist after living in Brooklyn
Rich Asian Americans seem to engage in the least self-aware behaviors. A crappy imitation of The Beats. The whole-sick crew alive and unwell through vapid materialism trying to understand mysticism.

>> No.15124409

>>15124314
Based tao lin

>> No.15124413

Who is he? Is he worth reading?

>> No.15124491

>>15124355
>Rich Asian Americans seem to engage in the least self-aware behaviors. A crappy imitation of The Beats. The whole-sick crew alive and unwell through vapid materialism trying to understand mysticism.
so, you are saying that they metamorphosed into an anglo? sounds about right

>> No.15124674

>>15124491
Yes, while the Anglo American has morphed into the Scots-Irish loser.

>> No.15124705

>>15124355
Maybe he feels this, for the same reason the original beats did, and maybe he doesn't let others' perceptions, or the possibility of entering cliche stop him from acting on what he feels.

>> No.15124725

>>15124164
>I miss him, and those innocent times
Were you part of the alt lit scene when it was all blogs? Or do you mean the Taipei era /lit/ memeing? Or do you mean reading Richard Yates and Shoplifting? Where were you in your life when you were reading Tao Lin? Curious.

>> No.15124744

>>15124164
How is the book coming, Tao? Have you had to revise it greatly because of Corona? How do you write in the midst of the plague drama?

>> No.15124783

>>15124744
"I just ... write..."

>> No.15124805

>>15124705
Are you implying that Tao Lin has the same feeling of societal rejection and alienation as The Beats? Guys who grew up in Americas most culturally repressive time, comparable to a 30 something established author just now realizing that drugs and shoplifting is vapid and boring? I said crappy imitation because it's just The Beats sans everything that made them interesting for their time. Yeah I can't wait to see what taking Adderall and thinking about Buddha does that'll be so fucking insane!!!

>> No.15124894

>>15124805
I don't think he is trying to imitate the beats and I don't think his work resembles the beats. You are charging him with the crime of "not being the beats". Ok. I get it. You like the beats, and modern well off hipsters are not mythologically pure enough to fill their boots. What is Tao supposed to do, stop writing altogether because he'll never be as beatnik as the beats?

>> No.15124908

>>15124894
I think The Beats are faggots so these new guys are even worse.
>What is Tao supposed to do, stop writing altogether
Yes.

>> No.15124952

>>15124413
He's the Hemingway of the internet age

>> No.15124969

>>15124908
>Yes.
Well, I'm sure he will take your argument into account when deciding whether or not to make a living at his craft, doing what he loves.

>> No.15124998

>>15124952
He seems kino, I went through some of his twitter and found a bunch of non mainstream health stuff. Saw he reads Mishima too. I don’t care for nationalism but I’ve had the same experience that he’s talking about, where you realize most of your emotional problems stem from being physically unhealthy. He’s also not completely caught up in physical stuff, unlike how some unfortunately dig their hole by thinking everything has to do with physical health. I saw he’s controversial which also seems good but this thread seems to be making fun of him so idk if I should buy the books or not

>> No.15125007

Is he really worth reading? What should I start with

>> No.15125174

>>15125007
I was a bit young to read his Brooklyn hipster stuff when it was zeitgeisty and I got into him by reading Trip for a straightforward psychedelic book but really liked his writing style and moved backward through Taipei, Shoplifting from american apparel, and Richard Yates

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>>15125007
Its a hit or miss with most people. His writing is very dry and minimalist but sometimes it hits you in the right spot. He also mentions /lit/