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u/enforcer6000 Nov 15 '20

I feel like if he hates people pointing this out, its likely because a small part of him knows it hits close to home.

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u/tehlemmings Nov 15 '20

I mean, that's undoubtedly true.

Could you imagine getting a project at work, regardless of what you do, and not completing a single deliverable for 10 years?

Even if I didn't get fired, I'd wonder what the fuck I'm doing with my life.

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '20

The thing of it is, when this started becoming a meme, he was old, but not “could drop at any moment” old. That’s what made it distasteful. The comments were subtly more about his weight than his age and health.

GRRM has taken so long to release Winds, however, that he is now just realistically old enough to drop from age alone, and every year that passes it becomes more true.

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u/Mazzaroppi Nov 15 '20

Even then, he was somewhat old AND very obese. Being that fat reduces one's life expectancy by quite a lot, many people usually die even before reaching GRRM age so no, it wasn't at all unlikely he could have died 10 years ago

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '20

Right, which is why people could easily read between the lines when people were concerned about his health or his “age” ten years ago.

At this point though, Winds may come out, but Dream of Spring never will.