Scott Aaronson
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On Eka Kurniawan’s ‘Beauty Is a Wound,’ mythology, and misogyny.
Kurniawan’s interests mirror my own — why wouldn’t I love his book?
Annie Tucker, Beauty is a Wound, David Foster Wallace, Eka Kurniawan, feminism, feminist, Flo the Progressive Insurance girl, Franzen, geek, geek culture, girl, Heartbreak, Kurniawan, Mahabharata, Mark Leyner, misogyny, mythology, neg, Neil Strauss, Purity, repetition, Scott Aaronson, sexual assault, The Game, The Pale King, The Sugar Frosted Nutsack, Translation
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On free will.
I like thinking about free will. Talking about it. Writing about it. Even though it’s a waste of time. And really kills parties. Try it sometime, if you don’t believe me… wait until you’re hanging out with some people, having a great time, talking, laughing, and then try to mire everybody in a pedantic discussion…
Frank Brown Cloud 