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[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A lot of hipsters have Bukowski or Hunter Thompson on their shelves that they haven't read. They place them strategically on the corner of their $8,000 coffee table or bookshelf.

[–] h3mlocke@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

What the fuck kind of hipsters do u hang out with lmao

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Here’s my molten hot take:

Hell’s Angels was his only good book. All the rest were him just huffing various substances and ranting. We get it, you don’t like Nixon.

Very few people can credibly dispute this because nobody actually reads the books.