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If you’ve spent any time on YouTube rabbit holes about productivity, stoicism, or existential dread, you’ve likely seen the thumbnail: a bespectacled man in a cap and a graduation gown, looking both painfully intelligent and deeply uncomfortable. That is David Foster Wallace. And the video—officially titled This is Water —has over 20 million views for a reason.
Why the “Wallace Video” (This is Water) Will Break Your Brain (In the Best Way)
You think: If I just had more time. If these idiots would just move. I deserve better than this. You turn your immediate frustration into a capital-L Life problem. You become the center of the universe.

