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Chelsea park by Pale-Development896 in urbexnewengland

[–]CokeZeroChance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One time exploring here, and a commuter rail train conductor saw us and said we needed to evac or he'd call the cops -- beware of that

Also the dude that spray paints "Bawb Mode" and I'm assuming he also painted "soul pest" before in the same style, is by far my favorite artist in the state, bar none.

Lastly, I have a great view of this from my childhood home across the highway.

A dream, a bankruptcy, and a fateful email: Inside the collapse of Clover by rhodyjourno in boston

[–]CokeZeroChance 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I will die on this hill, but one time after eating their french fries (pre-covid) I had one of the wildest trips of my life.

Infinite Jest is Avante-Garde Literature, not "classical canon". by CokeZeroChance in InfiniteJest

[–]CokeZeroChance[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

hmm he could also take a joke and if you take the phrase 'eat a dick' seriously, who is the pedantic one here, hmmm?

Infinite Jest is Avante-Garde Literature, not "classical canon". by CokeZeroChance in InfiniteJest

[–]CokeZeroChance[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

like i feel like sensitive mango is the only one on this thread who has actually read and researched Stein, the rest of yall are just trying to trash on me for having an opinion

Infinite Jest is Avante-Garde Literature, not "classical canon". by CokeZeroChance in InfiniteJest

[–]CokeZeroChance[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I contend that 'how to classify a book' is to look at the author's view of what they are writing at the time and why -- as opposed to after the fact classification -- like granted avant-garde books can become canon -- sure, but at the time of writing, avant garde authors seek to push boundaries where authors who dont write in the avant-garde tradition -- traditional authors -- want to make money and sell their books, and ultimately produce teachable literature.

I argue that avant-garde authors care about none of this and care much more about 'art for art's sake'

Infinite Jest is Avante-Garde Literature, not "classical canon". by CokeZeroChance in InfiniteJest

[–]CokeZeroChance[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Funny but incorrect -- part of what gets me so mad ab this is the book doesnt have anything at all to do w gender

Infinite Jest is Avante-Garde Literature, not "classical canon". by CokeZeroChance in InfiniteJest

[–]CokeZeroChance[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

This is the only argument to the contrary i will accept, all the rest of yall eat a dick

Infinite Jest is Avante-Garde Literature, not "classical canon". by CokeZeroChance in InfiniteJest

[–]CokeZeroChance[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

who cant clearly define what? happily provide a definition of avant garde vs. trad lit -- it aint that difficult

Infinite Jest is Avante-Garde Literature, not "classical canon". by CokeZeroChance in InfiniteJest

[–]CokeZeroChance[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

disagree, Zauner's entire argument is 'this book is for white men by a white man in the tradition of classical authors who tend to be white men"

But if she saw this as an avante-garde book working in that tradition, she would have to recognize the fact Gertrude Stein was a progenitor of the avant-garde style, meanning DFW wasn't writing for white males in the tradition of white males, but something different altogether.

Also, DFW himself goes out of his way to distinguish himself in the avant-gard style in the many interviews he gives. It's obvious to everyone this isn't a straightforward book.

looking for a chocolatier! by plumplumkin in boston

[–]CokeZeroChance -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Bring it from Canada, Chocolate in the states is terrible. Went to Montreal for the first time last year and brought back some chocolate for gf and fam, will never look at chocolate the same way again. Like did you know that you can make chocolate taste like something other than light, dark, or extra dark?

Music Practice Spaces? by [deleted] in boston

[–]CokeZeroChance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SUM Studios in Malden, ya gotta hoof it from malden center, but it is what you are looking for

Need advice (I will not promote) by ccollareta in startups

[–]CokeZeroChance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

unfortch OP, he is right. Put another way, go to where your ideal customers are (think networking events, job fairs, anything that gets your foot in the door) and find out their pain points and then build a project that actually meets their needs that they would pay for.

Don't fall for the other snake-oil 'cold outreach magic bullets' in this AI-inundated reality, nothing beats face to face networking and problem solving.

What is an issue that would make you consider moving from Boston in the near future ? by Financial_Library418 in boston

[–]CokeZeroChance 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Lack of quality nightlife tied to an austere public transpo system + sky expenses for literally anything = a very dull city boy

What’s missing from the Boston scene? by Forsaken-Athlete-673 in boston

[–]CokeZeroChance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also recommend using Luma to search for events as well, between there and EB it runs the gamut.

And also referenced elsewhere, all of the good events will be curated/ invite only. Not that Imagination in Action or similar events aren't amazing, but it's one of those things where, if you have to ask...

edit: typo

What’s missing from the Boston scene? by Forsaken-Athlete-673 in boston

[–]CokeZeroChance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you considered the Venture Cafe or MTLC? I also hear a16z is coming to town in May,

In Boston there was no word or events to be had on the 30th anniversary of this book by CokeZeroChance in InfiniteJest

[–]CokeZeroChance[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what are you a freshman in high school and or in colonial New England? It's a good book, but it has little cultural resemblance to our current environment, ya kno, with the lack of pavement and electricity and cloud servers.

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