Episode 181: The Fraudulence Paradox (David Foster Wallace's "Good Old Neon")
Very Bad Wizards
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The Boar Hazyon of David Foster Wallace
There's a level at which you can take Neil's story as a true story about a true person named Neil then there's this taking the character of David Wallace and what it says about him that he's gives the story of Neil blink of an eye. Then there's the that meta David Foster Wallace writing all this down and us trying to guess which parts are him are him describing Neil or making a point about failing to understand other people. I think one of the things that people love about David Foster Wallace is that at least it seems like he did try even if he would felt himself ultimately incapable of connecting with others.
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