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Re:What Drives Writers to Drink? by underseacables on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @04:10PM (#25586157)
When you spend that much time alone with your thoughts you start to see all of the negative parts of your life. Some can’t handle it. Then there’s Hunter S. Thompson’s routine for writing: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/33487/hunter-s-thompsons...
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Re:What Drives Writers to Drink? by notjulianjaynes on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @06:05PM (#25587369)
From the AP article referenced in your link:

"Hunter Thompson’s daily routine is...apocryphal."[1]

[1] https://apnews.com/article/e78eb7ca4f76989af19f64732cc81038

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Re:What Drives Writers to Drink? by ericlewis on Thursday December 31, 2020 @09:14AM (#25592820)
Kinda dropped the part where it says: if not apocryphal. Meaning: hard to believe. Not saying they KNOW it’s not true.
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