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How ‘Infinite Jest’ Predicted the Future

FORECASTING

As David Foster Wallace’s behemoth of a novel turns 20, its literary excellence is now being matched by its prescience on everything from binge-watching to earbuds.

Roja Heydarpour
Roja Heydarpour
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Roja Heydarpour

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