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Couldn't Care Less. Cormac McCarthy in conversation with David Krakauer

Karol Jałochowski · documentary · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

A 2017 documentary filmed at the Santa Fe Institute in which novelist Cormac McCarthy talks with SFI's David Krakauer. They discuss isolation, mathematics, character and the nature of the unconscious.

Why Hacker News recommends it

It is one of the few long, candid interviews with the famously reclusive McCarthy, and commenters share it whenever he comes up.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2023, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “This is my favourite interview with him so I will take this post as an excuse to share it.”

    Commenter's favourite interview with McCarthy

    polytely, 2025-10 · Strong recommendation · in “Cormac McCarthy's personal library”

  2. “This is a nice interview;”

    A nice interview with McCarthy

    AJRF, 2023-06 · Recommendation · in “Cormac McCarthy, Novelist of a Darker America, Is Dead at 89”

  3. “Worth a watch if you're interested in McCarthy”

    McCarthy among scientists at Santa Fe Institute

    slibhb, 2024-02 · Recommendation · in “Cormac McCarthy's Sideline: Freelance copy editor”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: cormac mccarthy, santa fe institute, the unconscious, literature, interview

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