Why people recommend it
The Fast Buck by James Hadley Chase is a crime fiction novel known for its gritty storytelling and suspenseful plot. Tim Pool brought up the general theme on Timcast IRL while jokingly recommending a novelization of the Fast and Furious movie franchise. In a separate discussion on Modern Wisdom, Sam Harris brought up the first and tenth movies in the Fast and Furious series to illustrate how media pacing and the frequency of cuts have changed dramatically over time. He used this comparison to explain how modern media consumption habits might be impacting younger generations and their apparent inability to sit through older, slower-paced films without constant interruption.
Who recommended it
- Sam Harris Discussed
- Tim Pool Recommended
Sam Harris — 1 mention
Discussed
“certainly I notice young people now who are who appear almost neurologically incapable of watching a great movie from beginning to end without interruption you know what's cool if you Google the number of cuts in the first fast and furious movie compared to the number of cuts in the 10th Fast and Furious movie”
Tim Pool — 1 mention
Recommended
“i recommend the book fast and furious”
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Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“one of the best phrases that i heard and you know is trying to learn about sex from porn is like learning to drive from watching the fast and the furious and it's one of the things that i go back to”