George Saunders
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
But these forces are subtly encouraging us to see a human-to-human reaction as somehow second level.
And I think we're going along with it, sort of.
I mean, I get emails from non-fans saying,
saying things they would never say in person.
They would never, you know?
And I get a low enough volume of those that I can respond.
And I think without exception, every time I've done it, the person has backed off.
I had one guy who, he sent me an email about a talk I'd given, and he used a word.
I don't know if I can use it here, but it's a great word.
Okay.
Well, he said,
that talk was truly cocksuck worthy.
And so I wrote him back and I said, you know, I'm a person, I'm sitting here in my pajamas.
You just ruined my day.
And you have the advantage of me.
You know, my name, I don't know your name.
Let's talk.
And so there was a two- or three-day silence, and then he said, I won't apologize.
I was drunk, and I didn't think you would read that.
Okay, okay, I understand.