> I loathe that quote
I thought this quote was a direct invocation of Howl / Ginsberg, “I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness”.
Seen in that light I think there’s another layer to it.
I thought this quote was a direct invocation of Howl / Ginsberg, “I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness”.
Seen in that light I think there’s another layer to it.
It doesn’t matter what the quote used to invoke if no one using it is thinking of the invocation.