https://boards.4chan.org/tv/thread/200394969

Introduction

Hunter Stockton Thompson was born in 1937 in Louisville, Kentucky. It is not known whether he is cricimcised or not. According to biographer Peter Whitmer, there was “a sort of indescribable charisma that Hunter exuded from an early age”, and his peers recognised the “unique sense of humour” that would come to characterise his writing. As a youth, Thompson was very interested in sports, and he played baseball while he attended I.N. Bloom Elementary School. During 1948 and 1949, he wrote and distributed a sports journ*lism newspaper for his neighbourhood, and it served as an outlet for both his love of writing and his love of sports. At the time, Thompson was only eleven, and his writing was “linear and to the point, but that would change as he gained more experience. When he was fourteen, his father, Jack Thompson, died from a rare neurological disorder known as myasthenia gravis. Jack's death had a profound impact on Thompson, and some believe that it is the reason why he “left behind the dream of becoming an athlete”.

Thompson's foray into experimenting with intoxicating substances began in high school when he started drinking alcohol. During this time, he also turned into a delinquent, and his stunts initially involved setting fire “to a small eatery where students went for lunch”, but they soon grew more violent and came to include:

>pouring sulphur across the top lockers at the Collegiate Girls School, and lighting it;

>appearing at the Athenaeum Christmas dance with an entire department of stolen festive lighting; flooding the first floor of the high school with three inches of water during an assembly;

>dumping a truckload of pumpkins at the entrance to the Brown Hotel,

>or chasing the history teacher, Mr. Gearhart, around the classroom, threatening to hang him out the window by his ankles.

Thompson's alcohol-fuelled antics eventually caught up to him, however, and he frequently found himself in trouble with the law during his senior years of high school, culminating in him spending sixty days in jail after being charged as an accessory to robbery. After spending some time in the Air Force, he settled in New York where his passion for literature grew. As Whitmer notes, Thompson would spend hours “reading and outlining The Great Gatsby”, just so he could understand its inner workings. The text was highly influential on Thompson, who would go on to write his own drug-fuelled version of the pursuit of the American Dream.

Thompson the Writer

Thompson's professional writing career started in 1959 when he began working as a journ*list for Daily Record, a newspaper in Middletown, New York. His time there was brief, however, and he soon relocated to South America, where he failed to find a scoop and advance his journ*lism because, as he discovered, “in Brazil, it is more than who you know: it is who you are related to, and how much money you can give to the cause”. In typical Thompson fashion, he entangled himself in legal issues after he was found with a .357 Magnum, and “it then took real diplomatic intervention to extract him from jail”. He returned to the USA in 1963, where he settled in San Francisco.

His return to the USA coincided with the crescendo of the hippie movement, and Thompson had a first-row seat to see it all unfold. He shared some of the ideals of the hippies, as he was anti-establishment, and was a “gourmand of psychedelics”, but he did not always have a high opinion of hippies, especially those of Haight-Ashbury whom he accused of being “lazy, apolitical, unmotivated by money, and totally lacking aggressiveness”, descriptions which they would have likely not contested. He crossed paths with Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters but “his rancid attitude towards the unmotivated hippies, didn't allow him to fit naturally with the peace-loving pranksters for more than a few long drug-sodden weekend blasts”. Thompson voices his criticisms of Kesey and his Merry Pranksters in Fear and Loathing, casting derision on their carefree philosophy. After a bad experience, the protagonist thinks of the hippie mantra “tune in, freak out, get beaten. It's all in Kesey's Bible”, and concludes that it is all “bad gibberish; not even Kesey can help me now”.

Thompson began building his reputation as an eccentric journ*list, and he developed a unique method that involved him using an audio recorder as the basis of the writing and using drugs when witnessing the events that he was reporting. He grew comfortable with what Whitmer terms “confabulation”, meaning he would “glean a few facts from his friends, splice it with his inimitable style, and phone in an article, all the while recovering from a terminal hangover”.

Thompson the Character

To some degree, it could be argued that the public persona of Hunter S. Thompson is a fictitious creation. Even if one accepts this argument, it should not be forgotten that the same could be argued of any public figure who is conscious that they are being watched and judged. Merely knowing one is being observed adds a performative element to one's actions. Throughout Thompson's antics, there is a sense that he is keenly aware of his public persona, as seen in his 2003 interview with Conan O'Brien which he does while drinking liquor, smoking, and shooting with rifles at his own books.

Thompson's self-awareness should not fool one into thinking there are no genuine aspects to the writer's legend. Although his criminal history before Fear and Loathing has been discussed, it should be noted that even with his newfound fame, he continued to get into trouble with the law, including in 1987 when he fired a shotgun at a golf ball on the Aspen Municipal Golf Course. His disdain for those in power is also displayed through the scathing articles he continued to write about politicians, including Clarence Thomas. This lifelong record of criminality suggests that his oppositional stance toward authority and his devil-may-care attitude are integral parts of Thompson that would have existed regardless of whether he became a bestseller and public figure or not.

The one aspect of Thompson that is certainly not made up is his copious drug use which eventually caught up to him. In his later years, his health deteriorated so badly that his physician told him: “You are dead. And you have been for two years!”. He died in 2005, at age 67, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. It has been speculated that his copious drug use likely contributed to the depression that led to his suicide. The paradoxical legacy he leaves behind, as Whitmer summarises, is that of a “hillbilly high-school dropout with a half-dozen bestselling books to his name”.

Conclusion

There is not much more to be said. The man is a legend. I'm not going to cut myself today because I distracted myself with writing, although I can't stop thinking about sliding that razor on my skin. Tune in next time when I discuss Sodom and Gomorrah.

North is the operative word here

51d latitude here, plenty of heat domes, floods, harsh freezes, massive forest fires. Canada and particularly further North is one of the areas hardest hit by climate change ... so far, lots of fresh water though. Yay.

That was true when the poles were frozen, I would venture to say that altitude is more important than longitude or latitude at this point.

Florida because climate change is illegal there.

Ahh nice refreshing waves coming through the neighbors old house, and to think of the property value now cause last year It wasn't beachfront property. I wonder what home insurance companies call the new increased fee's - wave liquification of property? annual sea level raise fee?

Florida dumb amerite?

Can we make a distinction between "habitable" and "desirable?" Sure, it's possible to survive just about anywhere. That doesn't mean that, given the opportunity, people who live in places that are miserably cold, hot, humid, flood-prone, dry, etc. would not GTFO. My fear is that my property in a hot, dry place will be so undesirable in 20 years that I won't be able to afford to pack up and move someplace less depressing. Definitely a first-world problem! 6+ months of lethal heat outdoors, a failing electrical grid, and dwindling drinking water is grim.

Well, at least this one is more realistic

10 years, easily most, if not all of the northern US and Canada. Wouldn't put any bets on 2040 and beyond though...

Lmao, some people unironically believe the “world will end in 10 years”. Let's check his profile

>r/collapse, /r/australian, /r/canadiansoccer, /r/alberta, /r/canadianhousing, /r/nicaragua, /r/australia

!ifrickinglovescience !physics

Guy says they are 4 km away from Russia in a shop where they can buy beer and pay through a terminal (I guess he means card payment) that this place is not Russia but modern European country.

Like how r-slurred must he be to believe country that is 2nd biggest beer producer (doing 10% less beer than Germany) has no beer ? Or that cart payment is something special

Oh he also says you can even buy Nike stickers

On a more serious note, imagine coming out with a song speaking of your body dysmorphia and some has-been posts 10 times in a row basically calling u ugly. Luckily miss lorde doesnt have a phone probably.

This is just straight up hateful and evil to the point that ai can't even laugh.

This is bad and not even funny.

Thank God I'm not famous. These type of comments would send me over the edge

AB is so pathetic and becoming such a miserable nobody. It's okay to just admit that you're obsessed with them, Azealia! 🤭

“Becoming” She's been one for like a decade

Whenever I see the circlejerk subs these days

Unless you're stuck on Commander Gaius that boss is insane

I've spent most of today and yesterday evening playing it, mostly exploring. It's so much better than the base game.

Also the game's getting review-bombed by people seething over getting skill-checked, check the game's steam forums for fresh drama if you're interested link.

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Where are you? Is the fence yours? Is it on the property line?Most likely, all you can do is trim what is encroaching onto your property. As for blocking the sun, that is not a viable reason to demand their removal (307)

I'm taking the picture from my house. The fence is mine. They will just grow back and damage the fence again, they grow like weeds. My property line is being eaten into by the trees. I can't access what needs to be trimmed because it's on the other side of the fence. (-207)

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Nothing wrong with their yard, rosemary (72)

It's a mess. If this is how it always looks, I understand the trees too block the view. If this is just the middle of a project, it's no big deal. (-90)

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You are daft. The fence, the trees, they exist and have a right to exist. Stop thinking like and entitled person. You have exactly the rights you have. To plant where you want, to prune if they lean over your property. Otherwise, deal with it like everyone else. (49)

What kind of advice is this. Why do people post unhelpful things. Does this help you manage your stress or something (-53)

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Might be a peepee move, but you could power wash and “stain”your fence and possibly kill the trees. Again, not a great move, and could probably lead to some legal battles in the future. Maybe just suggest that you're looking to install a new fence or fix the existing fence. See if they'll allow you to cut them back by a foot or so just along the fence.Probably better to try the second idea first and see how it goes. If it blows up in your face then I'd say it's full on war! /s (-45)

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I have two neighbors going at it over some trees in Michigan. The 1st neighbor has a pool, fence and pavers he feels are being damaged by roots coming on to his property. He decided to use a chemical to kill the roots on his side and in turn has damaged the other neighbors tree. Once seeing the damage to The whole tree, he approached the 2nd neighbor and took responsibility. The 2nd neighbor said he was aware of the poisoning and plans to cut not only that tree, but the other two that were next to it. The 1st neighbor offered to pay to remove the one damaged tree and replant one as large as possible to make it right within reason. The 2nd neighbor is asking the 1st neighbor to pay for the full removal of all three trees at a cost of $4k. Does neighbor one have rights to anything he has done? I suggested the split the cost, but neither one is budging. Now they are thinking of going to court. Thoughts on laws or rights? (1)

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What a beautiful line of trees!!! ♥️That fence is old as balls if you're telling the truth about it being 40yrs old, and way past its lifespan. Just put a new fence in - if it's on the property line the neighbors may have to cover 50% of the cost. Move your garden to a sunnier patch and stop wasting energy/frustration on trees that are very much there to stay lol. Or, y'know, have them taken down illegally when the neighbors are away and then proceed to eat your own foot when you get the supermassive bill from the lawsuit they file. 👍🏻 (5)

Not advising this, but have an ""accidental"" spill of anything that kills plants near their roots. My butthole neighbour did this to kill off my lemon tree when I told him he could not steal my lemons, I sued but had no case and it was dismissed as an unfortunate accident :D (1)

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I know you've all been waiting with bated breath, but after seven months, it's finally done -- at least until I discover I posted cringe and delete it in a fit of embarassment.

Many thanks to those of you who provided me with constructive criticism throughout this process. I've learned a lot about how to edit videos and talk into microphones.

Biggest thing I'm worried about right now is volume -- I don't really know if the main narration is too quiet, too loud, if the music is too quiet, etc. I'm hoping it's right in line with other YouTube videos so mine isn't jarringly loud or quiet.

Please clap.

edit: oh wtf, i put a ton of effort into animating a screw at the 'rotation lock' part. where the heck did it go

https://boards.4chan.org/pol/thread/471934873

is 25 years old

!oldstrags

!marseyartists he is now an official emoji