“Don’t Try”: The Philosophy of the Hardworking Charles Bukowski

Re:“Don’t Try”: The Philosophy of the Hardworking Charles Bu... by dvtrn on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @01:38PM (#21827813)

Most people do not romanticize or seek to emulate Bukowski

Sounds like you’ve never experienced the joys of online dating.

Be thankful for this

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Re:“Don’t Try”: The Philosophy of the Hardworking Charles Bu... by rak00n on Thursday December 19, 2019 @12:51AM (#21832301)

How's Bukowski related to online dating?

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Re:“Don’t Try”: The Philosophy of the Hardworking Charles Bu... by system2 on Thursday December 19, 2019 @01:44AM (#21832575)

Possibly he is referring to constant rejection and feeling worthless. Although, Henry Chinaski was getting laid a lot.

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Re:“Don’t Try”: The Philosophy of the Hardworking Charles Bu... by dvtrn on Thursday December 19, 2019 @04:27PM (#21839508)

No not quite. I’ve just seen an awful lot of quotes from a few of his books and poems used almost like strange personal affirmations in dating profiles.

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Re:“Don’t Try”: The Philosophy of the Hardworking Charles Bu... by baby on Thursday December 19, 2019 @06:17AM (#21833878)

Henry Chinaski was getting laid a lot after writing his first book.

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