# Ernest Hemingway

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 13, 2013, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ernest-hemingway/666159 "2013-08-13T20:39:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ernest-hemingway/666159/40 "2013-08-15T14:01:54Z")

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> [@Longshanks](#):
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> Another problem with people. Why do critics even exist? They get paid to spout their opinions as if they matter.

Dude, The Ramones get played at NFL games. “Punk” as a genre has devolved from a vast array of musics, looks and styles to basically “what the Ramones did.” If you are focused just on the critics, you aren’t looking around.

Again, same with Hemingway. His hard-boiled style permeated _everything_ and still has huge influence - heck, per my reference upthread, The Matrix smacks of Hem’s hard-boiled style.

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