originally on reddit sneerclub, but reddit didn’t like links to Yarvin’s substack

archive: https://archive.is/olhGc

dead dove, approach with care before eating

  • istewart@awful.systems
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    3 days ago

    Didn’t really think about it until just now, but a load-bearing part of Yarvin’s work seeming erudite is him dropping in little bits of obscure trivia that may or may not have anything to do with the topic at hand

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        3 days ago

        Like the bottle opener on a Galil, or the “Flower Field” version of Minesweeper, it can also help distinguish your story in small, but interesting ways, and help it stick in a reader’s mind. (Had to try this trick for myself :P)