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Why are prosefags such insufferable tryhards?

>> No.9232661

I don't know. Why are they?

>> No.9232688

>>9232643
Because it's harder to distinguish yourself in prose and people think they have to have a distinguished style for people on the literary plane to care about what they're writing so their attempt at uniqueness is usually extremely transparent and as such tiresome to read through.

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>>9232643
Did someone say prose-fag tryhards?

>> No.9232703

what the fuck even is prose??

>> No.9232713

>>9232695
Vollman doesn't fit here. He sounds like a less self-concerned DFW. People like that shouldn't be condemned for writing "tryhard prose" they should be condemned for writing prose which was so obviously "written". When I read DFW, I'm not impressed by his prose but wondering about his posture, how many encyclopedias he has open, and how many bandannas are in his drawer.

>> No.9232739

>>9232703
To be honest, I'm in the same boat. I've never searched for it, but I've also never seen a direct comparison (essentially the same statement) in good and bad prose. I'm also not sure if it's subjective.

Basically, I know what it refers to, but not what it means.

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SAY THAT TO MY FACE AND NOT ONLINE AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS