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boobcat
This is how the "American Century" will be remembered
Actualdeadpool
I'm certain that I farted.
Apeofdeath
I was feeling confident a moment ago, thanks
lurker314
Are you sure?
OnlyCommentNeverPost
idiocracy
Ana5ta51a
Charles Bukowski knew Trump?
Niddhoger
Didn't that ugly old coot in Athens have something to say about this?
siler7
Second part is a problem. First part isn't.
TheBluthStairCar
boobcat
...the problem with USA.....
SonicBoomYourFamily
Constipated Rick Grimes.
1234canIhavealittlemore
"And that is why the good lord gave us beer" - Bukowski, probably...
LemonyFreshVictoryIsMine
I don't know about this
DeweyClitoris
I saw this in an ASAPScience vid
BigKumaDM
because when you are smart you realize you know so little.
WantedHero
Suddenly I have hope after reading this. +1
TheonGreyjoysfavoritetoy
He seems pretty confident about that statement
ImmaPeacockUGottaLetMeFly
amorgan1
I doubt it
wakkawakkawhowantstohearafunnyjoke
Who would want to be such an asshole.?
BiscuitWish
If god takes life he's an indian giver
wakkawakkawhowantstohearafunnyjoke
You get me!
vikingvampireangel
This is also the "Isn't it funny how people will bathe in water but run from the rain?" Guy. Soooo.
benhoskins
Hard to take advice from the guy who invented bukkake
Volimar
The real problem with the world isn't that there are so many stupid people. It's that even the smart ones are assholes.
RobSaidThat
/1 One of the painful things about our time is that those who feel certainty are stupid,
RobSaidThat
/2 and those with any imagination and understanding are filled with doubt and indecision — Bertrand Russell
RobSaidThat
So ... I guess Bukowski was aware of Russell ...
enoch2paradise
It's a rip-off from Yeats, "The Second Coming": "The best lack all conviction, while the worst / Are full of passionate intensity.
insomniacsanonymous
maholt
I am not sure if I agree or not.
onefaller
This is the Dunning - Krueger effect
ColdHandsWarmHeart
I have doubts this is true.
eromitlab
Whoa, look at the big brain on Brett!
EdgyJonesArt
they're good dogs
Happinessisawarmmeme
I seem to remember a study saying that Americans are some of the most confident people in the world.
BiologicallyHazardousMaterial
Its alright. How many world wars have you won?
Treybetrey
dontwantnoneunlessyougotpunshun
The gif made this.
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thekwa
Someone sounds jealous lol
Ballzout64
I'm American, have zero confidence, and I'm dumb as hell... guess I'm just the outlier here.
ZZhillTopper
#1, God bless America, Greatest Country on Earth, Etc
FartyMcDumpstein
Average reading comprehension: 6th grade.
BiologicallyHazardousMaterial
Remind me of that famous writer. He said that it was ignorant to think a large vocabulary is the only way to get large ideas and emotions?
FartyMcDumpstein
A 6th grade reading comprehension shouldn't really be viewed as a large vocabulary.
Seishin4
I'm an American and I'm not. Is there a confidence store we're supposed to go buy it ?
Happinessisawarmmeme
Beside the guns and ammo.
mesa370
Yeah health insurance covers a confidence supplement but in America the deductible is bill gates annual income
Seishin4
I would like to argue that it must take trumps income. He's pretty confident for someone that is pointed out wrong all the time
SweetTeaYankee
Well we ARE the best sooo
bigfatninja
god bless America
Treybetrey
Beaureguard
https://youtu.be/3hvrCNkL9RM
YeahFairiesWearBootsNala2011
YeahFairiesWearBootsNala2011
Treybetrey
scramblebaby
Can't say I'm looking for pointers from Bukowski.
cryogenian
You mean the guy from 'Death Wish'? Weird.
1234canIhavealittlemore
I kinda like this one: "I don't hate people, I just feel better when they're not around".
zoolilba
He's a pretty good read but who would want to be such an asshole...
anonymouslyanonymous19
Hell yes. Modest mouse
GoAndAskTheMilkman
Nice modest mouse reference
JCTM
The truth of his statement is unaffected by people's opinion of him as a person.
HamboneSlammer
What's wrong with bukowski
Mybrotherismyhomie
Not a Goddamn thing!
ventiespressodepresso
"Some people sit in bathtubs of water but then run from the rain" is dumb as fuck
DrOctoRock
It is not meant to be taken literally.
lordstinkynuts
He's a pretty good read, but god who'd want to be such an asshole
PutaLittleSpittleOnIt
I don't seem to mind.
YourFriendSquid
You take the good with the bad. I enjoy his writing but also take into account he wasn't the greatest guy.
Pandageddon
Not like he ever pretended to be a good person.
YourFriendSquid
Never said he did
scramblebaby
Nothing per se. I just don't look for advice from angry woman hating drunks.
dyingallthetime
He had a lot of character flaws and I'm in no way defending those, but at the least he could be extremely keen.
HamboneSlammer
I feel like he's more complex than you're giving credit
Bearto
It's not that the complexity isn't there, but he was literally a woman hating drunk. He was also other, better things.
Pandageddon
He got better as he got older.
Pandageddon
In fairness, he was admittedly a woman hating drunk.
Trazomthesuineg
You are going to have to rule out a substantial amount of writers based on those accompanying qualities
Bearto
I'm not saying that invalidates him in some way. The good and bad that people do don't cancel out, there is simply good and bad.