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As someone who really admired Lin when I was younger, I now think that he embodies exactly the kind of ironist DFW criticised, too afraid of being seen as uncoo
by lordgrenville 8y ago
As someone who really admired Lin when I was younger, I now think that he embodies exactly the kind of ironist DFW criticised, too afraid of being seen as uncool to ever publicly care about anything.
- dilap 8y agoIt's interesting, I've always taken Lin at face-value -- I don't think he's being ironic at all. Especially in Trip, I see someone who is trying to full-on embrace and figure out life w/o a hint of detachment or irony in a way DFW would've appreciated.