December 3rd, 2008 / 9:32 pm
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HATE YOURSELF MORE THAN OTHERS

it is ok for someone to dislike you based on something of yours they have read.

it is ok to be called a dickhead or any other name by someone you don’t know on the internet.

it is ok to take someone’s work off your site because you believe that will make you feel better.

it is ok to accept someone who does not accept you.

it is ok to try to demean and refute someone in a comments section.

it is ok to write something that no one likes.

it is ok to get rejected.

it is ok to be offended by minor things.

it is ok to dislike something and then feel so insecure that you have to try to persuade other people to dislike it.

it is ok for everyone to hate you.

it is ok if magazines really like your work and accept it all the time.

it is ok if none of them ever care.

it is ok to say nothing in defense of anything else.

it is ok.

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46 Comments

  1. Justin Taylor—

      No, it’s really not. That’s the whole thing.

  2. Justin Taylor—

      No, it’s really not. That’s the whole thing.

  3. barry—

      sam:

      YOU COMPLETE ME

  4. barry—

      sam:

      YOU COMPLETE ME

  5. JW Veldhoen—

      Fucking idiot.

  6. JW Veldhoen—

      Fucking idiot.

  7. pr—

      sam has such a delicacy to him. it’s like he reveals his angsty inner thing all the time. it’s touching.

  8. sam pink—

      justin and jw, those things are already ok, i said that up above.

      barry and pr, it is ok.

  9. sam pink—

      justin and jw, those things are already ok, i said that up above.

      barry and pr, it is ok.

  10. zachary german—

      sam, i don’t think i ever liked anything you did before

      i like this

      i troll htmlgiant

  11. zachary german—

      sam, i don’t think i ever liked anything you did before

      i like this

      i troll htmlgiant

  12. sam pink—

      zachary german, it is ok.

  13. sam pink—

      zachary german, it is ok.

  14. Justin Taylor—

      thanks, sam. i feel ok now.

  15. Justin Taylor—

      thanks, sam. i feel ok now.

  16. DiGang—

      Sam,

      I mean it when I say your story in TJ is one of my top 20 favorite in the past year. I’m glad you took a few of my editorial suggestions on the story. I’m hoping that this post you wrote means that you’ll submit again sometime. If not, I hope to see you in my local indie bookstore someday.

      –DiGang

  17. DiGang—

      Sam,

      I mean it when I say your story in TJ is one of my top 20 favorite in the past year. I’m glad you took a few of my editorial suggestions on the story. I’m hoping that this post you wrote means that you’ll submit again sometime. If not, I hope to see you in my local indie bookstore someday.

      –DiGang

  18. Blake Butler—

      this is not a website

  19. Blake Butler—

      this is not a website

  20. jereme—

      everything is permitted.

      why does sam not have to go through the rigorous process of finding apropos pictures to accompany his posts?

      damn you sam.

  21. jereme—

      everything is permitted.

      why does sam not have to go through the rigorous process of finding apropos pictures to accompany his posts?

      damn you sam.

  22. gtybh—
  23. drew—

      this made me feel good

  24. drew—

      this made me feel good

  25. jimmy chen—

      sam pink is profound

  26. jimmy chen—

      sam pink is profound

  27. gena—

      sam pink is god

  28. gena—

      sam pink is god

  29. Brad D. Green—

      “it is ok to write something that no one likes.”

      Whew…that’s a load off, for sure.

  30. Brad D. Green—

      “it is ok to write something that no one likes.”

      Whew…that’s a load off, for sure.

  31. J—

      *eats canned fish*

  32. J—

      *eats canned fish*

  33. Ryan Call—

      everyone

      this is a reminder

      sam pink is an asshole and lets not forget it

  34. Ryan Call—

      everyone

      this is a reminder

      sam pink is an asshole and lets not forget it

  35. J—
  36. daniel bailey—

      it’s ok to offend people.

      it’s not ok to try to hurt people’s feelings.

  37. J—
  38. daniel bailey—

      it’s ok to offend people.

      it’s not ok to try to hurt people’s feelings.

  39. kfan—

      this is good.

  40. kfan—

      this is good.

  41. James—

      this is more than ok. this is good. thank you.

  42. James—

      this is more than ok. this is good. thank you.

  43. andrĂ©—

      I especially like that bit about being so insecure you have to make other people hate something, that is a fantastic bit.

  44. andrĂ©—

      I especially like that bit about being so insecure you have to make other people hate something, that is a fantastic bit.

  45. sam pink—

      there are multiple meanings to this and they are all ok. being disliked is the best thing that can happen to you.

  46. sam pink—

      there are multiple meanings to this and they are all ok. being disliked is the best thing that can happen to you.