[nothrabannosir]

Wait until you hear about Bukowski, Faulkner or Kerouac.

[dwedge]

Sure, there are alcoholics in the past. But sitting with the intention of sounding drunk, interspersing deliberate typos with "pour another drink" and "take a sip" because someone thought that was a cool premise is weird.

It's one thing to write drunk, it's another thing to get drunk to write about being drunk

[virgildotcodes]

> It's one thing to write drunk, it's another thing to get drunk to write about being drunk

I would again see Bukowski.

[dwedge]

Is Bukowski generally seen as a role model?

[snayan]

I don't think the dude drunken rambling on reddit was aspiring to be a role model, just share what he perceived as wisdom he's gained in life.

[dwedge]

He wasn't drunken rambling though, he was getting drunk to do it. I think there's a real difference in message there - as much as it was probably fake.

[snayan]

I'm not sure I follow, what's the difference in message between drunken rambling and, getting drunk and rambling?

[nottorp]

He's certainly more famous that most HN posters :)

Perhaps he also had fun doing it.