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Originally Posted by rkomar
I think rich people are still collecting artists and thinkers, at least for the odd dinner party, and us hoi-polloi still aren't invited or informed about it.
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Artists and thinkers who can find rich people to cultivate them are rarer than people claim -- especially now. There's a reason so many of them die poor.
If you're open to talking to people like that, and won't be passive-aggressive or say spiteful things, then I doubt you'd be left out.
You don't often hear from them on internet forums because of the constant barrage of what Roland Barthes called "neither-nor criticism," but places like the Nightmare Network are relatively free of that (since the influences are eclectic but the central genre tends to be dismissed as tasteless -- which is a great mix if you're looking for erudition without close-mindedness).
Facebook can also be an excellent place for discussions. Befriend a few writers whom you might think are out of your league and you'll soon be talking to them about whatever subjects they introduce.