"‘You know, this is a really beat generation’ … More than mere weariness, it implies the..."

“‘You know, this is a really beat generation’ … More than mere weariness, it implies the feeling of having been used, of being raw. It involves a sort of nakedness of mind, and ultimately, of soul: a feeling of being reduced to the bedrock of consciousness. In short, it means being undramatically pushed up against the wall of oneself.””

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-Jack Kerouac in an essay trying to explain the Beat Movement.

Interesting that this quote is as vital today as it was back then. Perhaps it is time for a ne...