/lit/ - Literature

>>3184012
Captain Beatty with his fan made backstory.

>>3172875
Please don't abuse amphetamines,
I know they make most people feel like a divine entity of infinite wisdom and creativity,
but you should realize that you are basically playing a game with cheat codes.
You may be great at school when you abuse these things, but just know that if everyone took them you'd be right back where you started, nothing special nothing new.
I know I just made some fairly terrible points that don't hold all that much water and wouldn't really make a strong argument if they did, but trust me when I say don't play with fire here.
I've been on various amphetamines for over a decade now, and while there is a depressingly large population of students who take these pills because their parents felt they needed an edge in school, there are people who actually need them.
They aren't for giving you the ability to focus, but rather they give you a better ability to reason and control you self more.
I am fine when it comes to schoolwork and such, but in ay type of social situation, I break down a bit.
Really, I've lost some of my dearest friends because I assumed the little pill I took in the morning wasn't doing much other than making me focus.

>>3174176
I'm adding Bradbury on for a second time,
as well as Aeschylus.

Like:A day in the life of (russian guy)

Dislike: I can't think of any which I read completely and hated, the one's I dislike are the ones I didn't bother reading fully, so I can't truly say I dislike them.

>>3175091
Personally I hate it because i tried to read it, and was confused to say the least by the setting, which wasn't really there, nor was there characterization, it all just felt like a vague retelling of a movie I haven't seen.

>>3174294
Well, let's discuss Bradbury then.
>Favorite short story.
Mine is a tie, between "Bang! You're dead!" and "The smiling people".
Although I really don't consider him a science fiction writer, it's true that many of his stories have a science fiction setting, but he mainly focuses on dilemmas, if that makes any sense.

You guys are taking this proverb to literally.
It's referring to the fact that when people are drunk they are more likely to reveal something because of their impaired judgment.

This is why the internet hates Ayn Rand, whatever opinions xkcd has, so does the internet.
It's sickening really.

>>3083836
But, I asked for your opinion.

>>3083811
Neat, follow up, If you had to choose between the two, because the obvious answer is the first option leading to the second option, do you think gay relationships should be platonic or sexual?

>>3083795
Also whats your favorite short story?

>>3083775
Are you gay?
Whats with the title image, is it just to grab attention?
If so what does the fact that it worked say about /lit/?

"There's more than one way to burn a book, and the world is full of people running around with /lit/[/spoiler matches" -Ray Bradbury

>>2959510
No memes are meant to be.
Those ARE a disease.
I guess that isn't fair to diseases, those at least keep populations down.

>>2959468
>Contracting nihilism
Like a disease?

>>2959439
You are a bad person.

How is being nihilistic related to being lonely?

>>2951908
That.
Sounds.
AMAZING.
What kinds of insects?

For a procrastination free laptop? around 300 to 500 dollars, I think.
I'm not really sure what is reasonable here. but above reasonable.

>>2934657
>Gloves
If you were gloves all the time you will only look autistic!

>>2934628
So if those sweat marks aren't damage, your words not mine, what's the problem?

i'll bet Saturn is awesome.

>>2934600
What is we only cared about what was inside the shell?
Or what if we could change the shell easily enough so that no one ever has to care about aesthetics again and fully focus on important things.

>>2934596
Wear gloves, or become a nihilist,
it doesn't really matter which.
Personally I love when my books get damaged, it means they have been read and loved.