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"This Is Water" speech, by David Wallace. Link: http://www.befreetoday.com.au/this-is-water/ http://www.befreetoday.com.au/this-is-water/
by aalhour 9y ago
"This Is Water" speech, by David Wallace.
Link: http://www.befreetoday.com.au/this-is-water/ http://www.befreetoday.com.au/this-is-water/
- kfrzcode 9y agoListening to DFW speak that essay makes me really contemplative.
- cousin_it 9y agoAs a counterpoint, see Cushman's comment in this thread about DFW: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2909562 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2909562 I've reread it probably hundreds of times, it might be the single most insightful HN comment I've ever read.
- Johnny_Brahms 9y agoTo anyone who was as confused as I, it is not the linked comment that is what OP is referencing, but a reply.
- sah2ed 9y agoDirect link to Cushman's comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2910381 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2910381
- aalhour 9y agoIt's a insightful reply, I agree. I also don't like that thread that much, just because the guy was not a good human being, it doesn't mean that we need to reject all of his ideas because of his personality, that's a textbook Ad Hominem logical fallacy. I like that essay as an insightful essay regardless of the dude's history. Thanks for linking to that comment, though.