RIP - David Foster Wallce
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Re: RIP - David Foster Wallce
Sad. I love Infinite Jest.
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what a fucking shame! dfw was a brilliant writer, a brilliant speaker, and a brilliant teacher.
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I know it's really none of our business, but I'm aching to discover what lead to this.
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im going with the angle of too smart for his own good. you know, the borderline manic-depressive type that can go along with being brilliant. I've seen him speak and he certainly didn't seem easy-going and carefree. ;)
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The onion posted the following link today in response to DFW's passing.
link potatobroth, a co-worker and I were thinking something similar in regards to him taking his life, ie. too smart for his own good. |
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WOW, and that's just three opinions we now know about.
"I pushed you too far then you starting laying down the law until..." |
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It looks like clinical depression was one of the primary catalysts in the suicide of David Foster Wallace according to the following piece published by Salon. There are quite a few details about the remaining weeks of his life and quotes from his mother, father, and sister.
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