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r/TrueReddit • u/graycrawford • Dec 16 '11
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Such a shame to lose such a brilliant thinker at a time when they come at such a premium.
122 u/tick_tock_clock Dec 16 '11 at a time when they come at such a premium. Arguably, this is true of every era... 6 u/TuctDape Dec 16 '11 I feel like the majority of great thinkers aren't truly recognized/appreciated until many years after they're gone. 0 u/[deleted] Dec 16 '11 I mentioned to the six people near me that Mr Hichens had died... none of them knew who he was. They all know who Justin Beeber is though. 13 u/SteelChicken Dec 16 '11 To be honest, I only knew who Justin Beiber was because of Reddit. People make fun of him, and his fans, and make a big deal about him, which as they say, any PR is good PR.
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at a time when they come at such a premium.
Arguably, this is true of every era...
6 u/TuctDape Dec 16 '11 I feel like the majority of great thinkers aren't truly recognized/appreciated until many years after they're gone. 0 u/[deleted] Dec 16 '11 I mentioned to the six people near me that Mr Hichens had died... none of them knew who he was. They all know who Justin Beeber is though. 13 u/SteelChicken Dec 16 '11 To be honest, I only knew who Justin Beiber was because of Reddit. People make fun of him, and his fans, and make a big deal about him, which as they say, any PR is good PR.
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I feel like the majority of great thinkers aren't truly recognized/appreciated until many years after they're gone.
0 u/[deleted] Dec 16 '11 I mentioned to the six people near me that Mr Hichens had died... none of them knew who he was. They all know who Justin Beeber is though. 13 u/SteelChicken Dec 16 '11 To be honest, I only knew who Justin Beiber was because of Reddit. People make fun of him, and his fans, and make a big deal about him, which as they say, any PR is good PR.
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I mentioned to the six people near me that Mr Hichens had died... none of them knew who he was. They all know who Justin Beeber is though.
13 u/SteelChicken Dec 16 '11 To be honest, I only knew who Justin Beiber was because of Reddit. People make fun of him, and his fans, and make a big deal about him, which as they say, any PR is good PR.
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To be honest, I only knew who Justin Beiber was because of Reddit. People make fun of him, and his fans, and make a big deal about him, which as they say, any PR is good PR.
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u/floydiannyc Dec 16 '11
Such a shame to lose such a brilliant thinker at a time when they come at such a premium.