Re:The True American: On Henry David Thoreau
by hellofunk on Saturday September 16, 2017 @12:41PM
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> exhorted readers to limit themselves to 1 meal a day, at most
This is actually something that a lot of people are doing today, and many nutritionists recommend calorie restrictive diets along these lines. Whether or not you also do this, I see no relevance to the output of HDT's work and its value.
> He despised his admirers and was superior, condescending and rude,
You've just described the majority of major artists who have ever lived. As well as many scientists. Einstein was arrogant too, but who cares, really.
This is actually something that a lot of people are doing today, and many nutritionists recommend calorie restrictive diets along these lines. Whether or not you also do this, I see no relevance to the output of HDT's work and its value.
> He despised his admirers and was superior, condescending and rude,
You've just described the majority of major artists who have ever lived. As well as many scientists. Einstein was arrogant too, but who cares, really.