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8337817 No.8337817 [Reply] [Original]

>namedropping

why do writers do this? the worst offenders always seem to know the least about what they're discussing

>> No.8337825

>>8337817
To increase their cultural capital.

There are various reasons why people get into making art, often times a mix of these:

- Narcissism
- Economics

Writers depend, socially and economically, on being perceived as intellectual, and they think a way to do this is by name dropping.

Even people who get into writing for other reasons, or less for the reasons above still fall victim to this.

-People who love storycraft, prose, etc, who enjoy the act of writing: - they see other writers name dropping, get praised, become successful, and so they believe this is what people enjoy, so they incorporate it into their work.

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8337827

>>8337817
>the worst offenders always seem to know the least about what they're discussing

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8337847

this is the worst offense, but idk if he knows what he's discussing because I didnt get 97% of the namedrops in this

>> No.8337851

>>8337817
theyve exhausted all their intellectual power into rote memorization of figures and their associations rather than pursuing true knowledge

>> No.8337855

>>8337847
Huh, I thought he's just a meme writer Houellebecq mentions

>> No.8338209

>>8337855
Nah, he's one of the most famous French writers of all time.