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You could ask the same question about all people from a long time ago. Why are William S. Burroughs or William F. Buckley so weird (in our modern eyes)? They're
by tw1010 9y ago
You could ask the same question about all people from a long time ago. Why are William S. Burroughs or William F. Buckley so weird (in our modern eyes)? They're not really weird. They were perfectly normal in their historical context and environment. We are going to look weird to people in the future, unless they're wise enough to avoid dismissing our ideas just because they don't mesh well with their culture.
- bobcostas55 9y agoI'm pretty sure being a heroin addict and shooting your wife in the head was not "perfectly normal" even in the 50s.
- xkcd-sucks 9y agoEasy, they were authors. Authors are fucked
- frlnBorg 9y agoBurroughs may have been semi-normal among the other beatniks, but he was far from a "perfectly normal" person.