It occurred to me recently that David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest almost perfectly predicted the razor's edge we find ourselves walking these days. The story takes place in a future US on the brink of societal collapse. The series of events that take place over the course of its sprawling 1,000+ page saga must have seemed fantastical and borderline-outlandish in 1996. The real meanings of course, as with much postmodern fiction, lie beneath the surface; the actual storylines themselves can be a fun ride…
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