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The devil went down to Georgia (lemmy.world)
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[–] WagyuSneakers@lemmy.world -5 points 2 days ago (5 children)

I know it's not a popular take, but I don't like Poe or Hawthorne. I always felt like their shallow exploration of death/edgy topics really only appealed to the immature or unintelligent reader.

I can see their work on a shelf between The Nightmare Before Christmas and a Dashboard Confessional CD- maybe a Jr High textbook as well.

I wouldn't use them as an example.

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Thats only because they write with emotion in mind, in my opinion. They are trying to evoke feelings and cause dissonance, not lay out an intellectual thesis on the subject.

[–] WagyuSneakers@lemmy.world 0 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I'm saying they didn't do a good job of conveying mature emotions. Anyone who can relate to their work has the emotional intelligence of a pre teen. A lot of Americans are stuck in that phase.

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 0 points 8 hours ago

What would you consider to be mature emotions?

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's unpopular because instead of just saying you don't like them or personally think they lack depth you go straight to insulting their readers and fans.

[–] WagyuSneakers@lemmy.world 0 points 11 hours ago

I don't like them, but they're also bad and unintelligent. Those are objective. Sorry if someone not liking a vapid old guys who can't write their way out of a paper bag makes you feel attacked.

[–] LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Im sure they can't hold a candle to your own peerless prose, king.

[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well, the problem isn't that your take is unpopular, it's that it's confusing. You say they only appeal to the unintelligent or immature but you also say you don't like them. I'm sure you can see the contradiction.

[–] WagyuSneakers@lemmy.world 0 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Oh no. Some terminally online brainrot poster wants to be a prick. Lol. You're such a loser.

[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

You're immune to irony. It's impressive.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 2 hours ago

It looks like there are some perks to being so far up ones own arse after all. His bum cheeks muffle all sorts of things.