>pic related is some broke bastard who constantly has to pay debts
>mostly writes for money
>writes an angry response to some socialist faggot
>accidentally creates one of the foundational texts of existentialism
Pic related is some broke bastard who constantly has to pay debts
Tyler Torres
Adrian Ramirez
A claptrap journalist as well.
Cooper Torres
Dislike him. A cheap sensationalist, clumsy and vulgar. A prophet and a slapdash comedian. Some of his scenes are extraordinarily amusing. Nobody takes his reactionary journalism seriously.
Bentley Baker
half-way through Demons i realised i need to go broke to be a genius writer
Bentley Smith
Yeah, turns out writers make money out of writing.
Kevin Thompson
Was Nabokov just jealous of Dosto, considering Dosto was a much better writer than him?
Nathan Howard
>accidentally creates one of the foundational texts of existentialism
And existentialism is still an impoverished and gay philosophical experiment. Dostoyevsky sucks! Peasant literature!
Dylan Hall
I like Dosto a lot better than Nabokov but he simply was not a better writer.
Cameron Young
>but he simply was not a better writer.
why? a lot of people say this but can't back it up
Jordan Campbell
He didn’t write for money, he literally would gamble his money away to force himself to write, because he knew he wanted to write but hated doing it
Matthew Rogers
How do you even get addicted to gambling?
You'd think seeing all your money get drained so quickly would outweigh any rush you get.
Even when I was an mid-tier alkie a few years ago, seeing how much money I was spending on gin always made me cringe.
Chase Gomez
The thought that there's a chance of winning the money back gives people enough of a rush, and when they do win the rush makes them want to keep doing it.
Repeat until all you want to do is acquire that rush and fun. You have a good head on your shoulders.
Jack Hughes
It just takes one big win to make up your losses...
*wins big*
just one streak and you'll be on easy street...
*wins*
Never quit on a streak...
*loses it all*
It just takes one big win to make up your losses...
Asher Sanders
Because Dosto is more popular, so if you say he's a better writer, you look like a pleb in the contrarian eyes. Gotta look good in this anonymous board after all.
Kevin Mitchell
Read The Gambler. I know it's often overlooked when discussing Dostoevsky, but it's a fun book. You also get a good idea why people get so easily addicted to gambling.
Joshua Rogers
do you guys really think Dostoevsky had the command of language that Nabokov did? Thinking Nabokov was a better writer is not the edgy contrarian opinion, this is the mainstream opinion.
Im also really not sure he's more popular
Liam Gutierrez
His prose was better, everything else - not so much.
Jackson Butler
Even in terms of prose, Nabokov was only better in terms of describing moment-to-moment senses of the physical world. In terms of describing character psychology, motives, and actions, Dostoevsky is superior.
William Anderson
He had absolute command of the language. He was not trying to be overtly subtle. He was trying to be honest, which is the only thing that matters in a writer of great calibre. Nabokov is word salad. Neither deep, nor honest. In fact Nabokov clearly stole from Dostoevsky.
Aaron Bell
The first time Dosto gambled he won big, which is about the worst possible thing that can happen
Asher Ramirez
>How do you even get addicted to gambling?
You should be a man with relatively easy access to money to understand it