The language and concepts mentioned when introducing the idea of anti-cringe bear a resemblance to David Foster Wallace’s work “the problem with postmodernism”. I think the new sincerity movement would be closely related to the ideas put out in this piece.
(Author or others) do you think these tie together or that there’s a key separation that I’ve glossed over? Thoughts?
I'm afraid I've never read David Foster Wallace, so I can't speak with any authority. However I don't believe the movement towards sincerity has proved of much use, though it's an admirable and necessary quality in its authentic form. What I'm advocating for (or not advocating, as it were) is non-movement, non-mobilisation, non-promotion, withdrawal and refusal as the fundamental prerequisite to any form of renewal, artistic or otherwise.
The language and concepts mentioned when introducing the idea of anti-cringe bear a resemblance to David Foster Wallace’s work “the problem with postmodernism”. I think the new sincerity movement would be closely related to the ideas put out in this piece.
(Author or others) do you think these tie together or that there’s a key separation that I’ve glossed over? Thoughts?
I'm afraid I've never read David Foster Wallace, so I can't speak with any authority. However I don't believe the movement towards sincerity has proved of much use, though it's an admirable and necessary quality in its authentic form. What I'm advocating for (or not advocating, as it were) is non-movement, non-mobilisation, non-promotion, withdrawal and refusal as the fundamental prerequisite to any form of renewal, artistic or otherwise.