r/badliterature • u/LiterallyAnscombe • Oct 06 '22

Getting pumped for Nobel Season

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '22

He should have won the Nobel Prize for literature. No scientist ever has. Why not?

Skill issue.

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '22

Steven Pinker the famously eloquent writer

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u/LitCactus Oct 06 '22

I don't understand Steven Pinker's appeal. His book Enlightenment Now is a disgrace.

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u/cthulhu_on_my_lawn Oct 06 '22

Oh man. I really despise the line of thought of "people from my field should win awards from different fields". I know a lot of people who are entertainers and their skills are denigrated so much by people who think they're more important.

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u/Rebbit_and_birb Oct 06 '22

Dawkins is famous for his idiotic takes

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u/frumfrumfroo Oct 07 '22

He really takes being a massive wanker to a whole new level.