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by cainxinth·6y ago·view on hn ↗
I’m not sure he “sees right through it.” His his view is sorta clouded by cynicism. The world is not all bad, after all. Or at least not as bad as he makes it out to be.

Full agreement on his not giving a fuck though. He’s the kinda guy that would fart at a party and then laugh at the people offended by it.

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I love Bukowski but reading his work as 'seeing through' things doesn't strike me as a good approach. His 'seeing through' involved a lot of fucked up stuff, among them what seems like a rather unhealthy relationship with alcohol.

An alcoholic plays life on extra hard mode. No wonder the conclusion is cynical!