David Foster Wallace's 2005 'This Is Water' Speech
Joe Mita · Talk · 23 min · 2013 · YouTube title: This Is Water by David Foster Wallace Full Speech
Why it's here
HN people point lost, lonely or burned-out readers to it as a short, humane piece of perspective on how to live.
What it covers
David Foster Wallace's 2005 commencement speech at Kenyon College, about the default settings of the mind, choosing what to pay attention to, and what we end up worshipping.