I think Anglin has been noticeably worn down by the years, the stress of living outside of the system, his drinking habit and the sheer prodigious volume of his output over the past decade. I mean, the man has been writing multiple articles per day almost non-stop since 2012. It's really a tremendous amount of work for any single person to accomplish. His tenacity and discipline are quite admirable, in my opinion. The quality of his writing and analysis isn't what it once was, but he still does important work. Also, he's still reliably hilarious in a way that no other active journalist can match, which provides a nice contrast and balance with his doomposting.
That was the line that made me burst out laughing and feel incredibly sad at the same time. That's Anglin for you when he's on.AA was firing on all cylinders with this one!
Exactly. My reading frequency has gone down in the past months, because he just seems so bored and depressed by the stuff he confronts all the time. I frequently take days, or sometimes weeks off from reading petty culture wars news. I cannot imagine doing it everyday for a long time. It must feel like swallowing nails for breakfast (without milk) every morning at some point.
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