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I am not really getting why people are praising the article, it is mostly autobiographical naval-gazing by the authour. I think it is an uninteresting way to ex
by billfruit 2y ago
I am not really getting why people are praising the article, it is mostly autobiographical naval-gazing by the authour. I think it is an uninteresting way to explore the topic where the writer focuses on themselves than the topic.
- munchler 2y agoI agree, but it’s also strangely appropriate, because Scrabble is far less interesting a game than it first seems, as the author points out.
- kevindamm 2y agoPerhaps the topic is not Scrabble, as you assume, but actually the internal voice of an addict who has transferred their addiction to anagramming and other word thoughts. I could see how others would feel they can relate to that.
- gizajob 2y agoIt’s not navel-gazing, it’s an expression of the mind of another presented in a way that is entertaining for others to read. In seeing the obsessions of another, we see the same in ourselves. I’d also posit that the author has read a bit of David Foster Wallace over the years, because the tone and themes are similar to some of his work, both the fiction and non-fiction. Perhaps these kind of diaristic long-form articles aren’t really for you.