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Brief reflections 1

13th Mar 2021 ~ deponysum ~ Leave a comment

The difficulty with writing aphorisms is that you've got to find a rare enough insight not to be trivial, but self-evident enough that merely stating it is persuasive. Aphorisms are innately the most egotistical form for this reason. "I don't even have to give you substantial arguments to be worth reading". I apologise for that. … Continue reading Brief reflections 1

300 arguments- a commentary

9th Mar 2021 ~ deponysum ~ Leave a comment

I recently read Sarah Manguso's "300 arguments"- a series of 300 aphorisms by the author. A lot of the aphorisms were extremely good, some were things I'd expect any moderately intelligent highschooler to know, but that is always true of collections of aphorisms. The brilliance was exceeding and the time required was extremely modest, go … Continue reading 300 arguments- a commentary

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