Emory-1582750669-fa04bt.json

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  "sid": "fa04bt",
  "link": "/r/Emory/comments/fa04bt/do_people_talk_about_alex_mcandlesss_time_and/",
  "title:": "Do people talk about alex Mcandless's time and legacy here (Into the wild), or are there any special exhibitions, books, etc about him?",
  "text": "*Edit: Sorry I meant to say Chris McCandless",
  "author": "pokopkpk",
  "created": 1582750669,
  "updated": 1634098800,
  "over_18": false,
  "upvotes": 13,
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  "comments": {
    "fiv1qfo": {
      "link": "/r/Emory/comments/fa04bt/do_people_talk_about_alex_mcandlesss_time_and/fiv1qfo/",
      "text": "I had a theater class that was based on the book. We had to create pieces out of the text. But other then that, no one really brings him up, except like maybe occasionally in passing.",
      "author": "Worldlover67",
      "created": 1582752238,
      "upvotes": 3,
      "replies": {}
    },
    "fivdddm": {
      "link": "/r/Emory/comments/fa04bt/do_people_talk_about_alex_mcandlesss_time_and/fivdddm/",
      "text": "I recall some of mine and my friend's professors sharing stories of what it was like teaching and interacting with him",
      "author": "LegitTurtle151",
      "created": 1582758327,
      "upvotes": 3,
      "replies": {}
    },
    "fiv8iko": {
      "link": "/r/Emory/comments/fa04bt/do_people_talk_about_alex_mcandlesss_time_and/fiv8iko/",
      "text": "While I was a sophomore at Emory, I tutored a high school student who idolized him. He loved me because I went to the same school. I told him that there were better role models out there.",
      "author": "jnpconcept",
      "created": 1582755806,
      "upvotes": 4,
      "replies": {
        "fivd9og": {
          "link": "/r/Emory/comments/fa04bt/do_people_talk_about_alex_mcandlesss_time_and/fivd9og/",
          "text": "I think there are certain qualities in him that are worth looking up to for high school students still trying to find themselves in this world",
          "author": "Dr_Yankee",
          "created": 1582758276,
          "upvotes": 6,
          "replies": {
            "fivvf4x": {
              "link": "/r/Emory/comments/fa04bt/do_people_talk_about_alex_mcandlesss_time_and/fivvf4x/",
              "text": "\"It is the experiences, the great triumphant joy of living to the fullest extent in which real meaning is found.\" - Chris",
              "author": "pokopkpk",
              "created": 1582768935,
              "upvotes": 2,
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          }
        }
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    "fiv9a2x": {
      "link": "/r/Emory/comments/fa04bt/do_people_talk_about_alex_mcandlesss_time_and/fiv9a2x/",
      "text": "His name was Chris not Alex. RIP. Just saw on the news folks had to be rescued again.... https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/24/us/italian-hikers-into-the-wild-bus-trnd/index.html",
      "author": "warrenrg",
      "created": 1582756251,
      "upvotes": 2,
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        "fivv6kb": {
          "link": "/r/Emory/comments/fa04bt/do_people_talk_about_alex_mcandlesss_time_and/fivv6kb/",
          "text": "Oh yeah lol, it's been a fairly long time since I've read it, I think I was thinking of his nickname \"Alexander Supertramp\"",
          "author": "pokopkpk",
          "created": 1582768783,
          "upvotes": 1,
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        }
      }
    },
    "fiv5mqf": {
      "link": "/r/Emory/comments/fa04bt/do_people_talk_about_alex_mcandlesss_time_and/fiv5mqf/",
      "text": "A lot of the freshman English courses require it for reading",
      "author": "koukoubaiyalady",
      "created": 1582754242,
      "upvotes": 1,
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