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I'm such a pseud. I am so ashamed of my widespread superficial knowledge of stuff gained from the internet. I cringe at what I would sound like if I talked about intellectual stuff irl. And despite me shitting on shit books that lit likes every day, I HAVE read stuff lit claims is great.

I don't have the balls to follow my own intuitions in terms of what to learn or do or read. Ironically, I am currently reading Atlas Shrugged and I really liked the fountainhead yet I still don't have the balls to do what I want. And I completely understand that these social pressures (such as "omg you HAVE to read and like SICP / Ulysses or else you're dumb") are from pseuds who want others to join hierarchies that the pseuds control while paying their dues in the remote hope of being top of the pseud hierarchy. I just want the balls to disregard the pseuds

Reading is a consumercuck activity. You can argue that the consumer / producer dichotomy is wrong but it has as much practical relevance as the philosophical argument that hammering your balls doesn't really hurt. Reading is like lifting weights, you start out of curiosity and enjoyment and soon enough it is a parasite on your life and demands you live like a monk or become ashamed. Going a day without reading or two days without lifting heavy weights leaves me feeling like I've ignored my hygiene (I guess that doesn't make much difference for an ugly person but you know what I mean).

One possible "emotional escape traps" from literature would be to stop reading everything except philosophy. I could limit my reading and still retain the patrician high ground.

When I say I am a pseud, I don't meant compared to lit's idea of an intellectual: a sub 100 IQ Harvard / Oxford professor who offers turgid verbiage instead of coherence and non triviality. I mean STEM people or people who make money

Lets say you've got your shit together and are decently happy with yourself

ie, went to college, got a degree, got a decent job, go to the gym, wear decent clothes, have a hobby or two. Alright all good and done

Now where do I meet girls? Seriously, I don't see any girls my age. I'm surrounded by old boomers everywhere I look. It seems like all the hot girls are in university campuses. I no longer have any connections to get any single girls. What do

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No. And I have the same amount

historically, the bull run occurs every 2 years. the last bull run was 12 months ago, so the next is in 12 months

sold eth at 93

it's coming back right guys?