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by latexr 19 days ago
One whose author saw the direction of society towards numbing entertainment very clearly.

There’s a book written by David Lipsky where he followed and interviewed David Foster Wallace (author of Infinite Jest) upon the release of Infinite Jest.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Although_of_Course_You_End_Up_...

There is also a movie which is faithful to the book.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_End_of_the_Tour