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Philip K Dick was a douchebag but his art was honest and very thought invoking. I love the way some people's ideas and presentation makes me consider hard subjects.
Hunter S Thompson was a nightmare of a person. Can you imagine being in his cross hairs when he's fuckin lit? But even when he's seeing lizard people fucking each other in a Vegas Bar or having a lucid moment in the middle of a flooded hotel room and everywhere he looks he's describing the extent of a 1960s drug experience. It's absolutely fascinating! I don't do drugs but how else would I get an honest experience except from someone who is intellectually honest with himself and his writing?
Would I want to hang out with either of those guys or Hemingway or any of those people with difficult histories? Probably not. Would I spend hours and hours experiencing the world through the lens of their world? Fuckin right I would.
Nobody is perfect. Quit expecting it. All your heroes have a major personality flaw. It's human.
That's some crazy waving away of someone's crimes to justify liking them. I mean Noam Chomsky was great for me too until I found out about him and Epstein. Now I don't really care what he says.
Or Polanski, great movies? I'll never know cause I refuse to watch anything he puts out.
Waving away people's awfulness cause they made art is how you end up with people like Victor Salva, a guy who was convicted of repeatedly raping his 12 year old child star, and after he gets out, he's given more directing jobs and people praising his movies.
Polanski made some very good films with lots of people who did amazing performances. Your argument is weak and doesn't deal with all the other people involved. Polanski should have gone to jail and I am not going to defend him personally but he didn't make porn with children so his professional endeavors can be judged for themselves. He is a coward and disgusting but he also is a pretty good example of men of his generation.