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i know a guy here locally who is a genius (IQ above 150), he is a sociophobic painter. he paints photorealistic stuff with oil on canvas and literally holds zero interaction with other people - besides me per se, occasionally.
he tends to destroy his own paintings in a rage. then there is a phase when he makes a portfolio page, then wipes it off after a few weeks in a catatonic rampage. he is also very secretive about his otherwise brilliant art and this is a recurring beef between us to put out his brilliance, if anything, for profits then as he is starving.
i think the same went on with Kafka. i am not sure what i would have done if i was the friend. the world just became richer with Kafka's writings circulating around so it's probably for the best after all. there is nothing to be ashamed of.
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