Yeah I am quite obsessed by him I know that. I think that stems from my psychosis and the fact I am probably not fully sane. On the other hand I have never ever read such an accurate description of depression and suicidality from another author than him. Reading or listening to his stories was very comforting to me. And it helped me so much especially when I was extremely depressed and suicidal. I could relate so much to what he has written about mental health issues.
I know I am not the only one in this forum who likes him.
Today I have watched long youtube videos about the biography of DFW. Seemingly Wallace did not like the internet D.T. Max who wrote his biography said that. He also added that this is quite ironic because DFW is loved on the internet by so many.
I asked myself if this would also fit to his opinion about suicide forums. DFW even attended church services. As someone put it DFW seemed partly quite pro-life. I am not sure what I shall think about that. I liked DFW's opinion about suicide as last resort. (Okay he never used this wording as far as I know.) But when we look at his biography he did almost everything in order to avoid suicide. I also try that. I think this is a good attitude. DFW was kind of conservative in many instances. I had the feeling he was quite ambivalent on suicide but I could be wrong. Especially whe he was extremely depressed he was more negative towards life. There was this disagreement in the video whether DFW was a life-affirming author or not. I think he was mostly life-affirming. But there were some exceptions like in The Planet Trillaphon or maybe Good Old Neon.
Maybe as in the internet example this could also count for suicide forums and DFW. Maybe DFW is liked in many suicide forums but he did not like suicide forums. This is way too much of a speculation to give any serious answer. I ask myself how he has gotten his information to kill himself. And I would be very curious about his stance on assisted suicide. I often don't really get how suicidal people can be against assisted suicide. But there are many who have this stance. Personally I hate to make something illegal this is why I hope so much that there was a legal, offical and money-free way to exit this life. I don't like having to hide it from everyone...
I know I am not the only one in this forum who likes him.
Today I have watched long youtube videos about the biography of DFW. Seemingly Wallace did not like the internet D.T. Max who wrote his biography said that. He also added that this is quite ironic because DFW is loved on the internet by so many.
I asked myself if this would also fit to his opinion about suicide forums. DFW even attended church services. As someone put it DFW seemed partly quite pro-life. I am not sure what I shall think about that. I liked DFW's opinion about suicide as last resort. (Okay he never used this wording as far as I know.) But when we look at his biography he did almost everything in order to avoid suicide. I also try that. I think this is a good attitude. DFW was kind of conservative in many instances. I had the feeling he was quite ambivalent on suicide but I could be wrong. Especially whe he was extremely depressed he was more negative towards life. There was this disagreement in the video whether DFW was a life-affirming author or not. I think he was mostly life-affirming. But there were some exceptions like in The Planet Trillaphon or maybe Good Old Neon.
Maybe as in the internet example this could also count for suicide forums and DFW. Maybe DFW is liked in many suicide forums but he did not like suicide forums. This is way too much of a speculation to give any serious answer. I ask myself how he has gotten his information to kill himself. And I would be very curious about his stance on assisted suicide. I often don't really get how suicidal people can be against assisted suicide. But there are many who have this stance. Personally I hate to make something illegal this is why I hope so much that there was a legal, offical and money-free way to exit this life. I don't like having to hide it from everyone...
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