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On Twitter it seems like the backlash against the backlash against Infinite Jest has begun, so I guess I can dig it out of my closet and put it back on my bookshelf before it’s time to start dating again.

books disappearing from Zoom backgrounds like that dude next to Stalin

Honestly I’ve always been fascinated by the lack of hate towards that book it’s kinda the peak of insufferable white guy “post-modernism” or whatever. Idk when people mention that as their favorite book I am a little suspicious of their taste in general

It’s sure got a reputation, but it’s better than you’d think. We had an insufferable-lit-bro friend in college under whose influence we all read it, to call back to that “insufferable music hipsters are key to getting things heard” post going around the other day

Thinking back over Infinite Jest, realizing I can’t even remember how the “working at a rehab program, moving cars” bit comes in, and that’s like half the book

So I guess Homestuck is our Infinite Jest. Our? Their. Their? Our. Not mine, mine was Infinite Jest

The two single things that have made me laugh the longest in my life are the Eschaton scene from Infinite Jest and the bit in JTHM where Johnny goes to heaven. Upon reflection, these were basically the same routine, weren’t they? Fiction needs more slapstick.