"I hope that I provide you some value a couple of times per week, that you enjoy these posts and get something out of them." -- You certainly do provide us with something of value and that thousands of us enjoy and get something from them. Thanks, sir, for the work you do for us.
I enjoyed this post a lot, not least because it made me want to go back to Switzerland a lot.
I think a good addendum is to point out that DFW made Infinite Jest so long and dense, with all those hundreds of footnotes, precisely because he wanted the point of the book itself to be manifested in the time and attention it would take to finish reading. And without wanting to spoil the ending, at the last moment he pulls the rug out from under you in a very significant way, too, that drives home that point.
The book *is* the Entertainment, to an extent, but it's also the cure for it.
I spent a lovely 3 days in Mürren last year, mostly hiking and otherwise doing nothing. I even caught the annual town festival (decorated cows on parade!).
Terrific article. I'm thrilled to hear you had a great vacation, but let us know next time - I was terrified that something had happened and we wouldn't get Infinite Scroll anymore!
Vacation pictures in the chat!
https://substack.com/chat/1543281
I've enjoyed a number of free-sub articles, but this one got my money.
Every day I thank my lucky stars that I deep-sixed Facebook years ago and never got on Twitter or downloaded Vine/etc.
Agree, this captured a feeling I've had for a while and am now encouraged to give monies and attention to Mr. JJ :).
"I hope that I provide you some value a couple of times per week, that you enjoy these posts and get something out of them." -- You certainly do provide us with something of value and that thousands of us enjoy and get something from them. Thanks, sir, for the work you do for us.
Long live the words of DFW. Wish he was still around. Thank you for this piece.
I enjoyed this post a lot, not least because it made me want to go back to Switzerland a lot.
I think a good addendum is to point out that DFW made Infinite Jest so long and dense, with all those hundreds of footnotes, precisely because he wanted the point of the book itself to be manifested in the time and attention it would take to finish reading. And without wanting to spoil the ending, at the last moment he pulls the rug out from under you in a very significant way, too, that drives home that point.
The book *is* the Entertainment, to an extent, but it's also the cure for it.
I spent a lovely 3 days in Mürren last year, mostly hiking and otherwise doing nothing. I even caught the annual town festival (decorated cows on parade!).
Terrific article. I'm thrilled to hear you had a great vacation, but let us know next time - I was terrified that something had happened and we wouldn't get Infinite Scroll anymore!
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