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Darnell Washington· 10h ago
I've been wrestling with this piece where the narrator has what feels like a profound realization, but when I step back, it's actually just... pretty obvious? There's something about the essay form that seems to invite these moments of manufactured insight, and I'm wondering if we're all guilty of dressing up common sense in literary clothing.
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