David Foster Wallace's Kenyon Commencement Speech (2005)

Re:David Foster Wallace's Kenyon Commencement Speech (2005) by techpeace on Monday January 26, 2015 @05:32PM (#8950048)

Selections from this speech were used to create the "This is Water" video (which I love) that made the rounds in 2013: http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/story-behind-water-inspiring-v...

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Re:David Foster Wallace's Kenyon Commencement Speech (2005) by zemvpferreira on Monday January 26, 2015 @09:14PM (#8950916)

I've found the youtube video of DFW delivering the speech to be much better. It's unpolished and has no visuals, and there's a lot moRe silence in which to digest: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8CrOL-ydFMI

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Re:David Foster Wallace's Kenyon Commencement Speech (2005) by wldcordeiro on Tuesday January 27, 2015 @01:28PM (#8954729)

I prefer this version as well. The other one shortens it and cuts out some great parts.

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Re:David Foster Wallace's Kenyon Commencement Speech (2005) by orbitur on Monday January 26, 2015 @07:51PM (#8950658)

I found the sound effects too distracting. It's a shame you can't turn them off and just hear the speech with the video.

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Re:David Foster Wallace's Kenyon Commencement Speech (2005) by fonnesbeck on Monday January 26, 2015 @05:55PM (#8950168)

I watch this video every 3 months. Its message is so important, yet easy to forget.

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