/lit/ - Literature

>>2487215
>>2487215
>>2487215

I myself discovered this comic on /lit/ about 1 year ago. It's my turn to spread.

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>>2487213

As a greek, I can tell you it's true.

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>>2487208
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/lit/ seems pretty gloomy today. Let's share some laughs and make this afternoon a bit more relaxing.

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>>2317348

You can't be serious.

HEDONIST YOUTH HAS NO EYEBROWS

badger badger badger

lin lin lin

"She dead, nigga!"

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>>1695083
Oh yes on re-reads I never bothered with any Elayne or Perrin chapter from 9 to 11/12. Light those were a dreadful slog.

I like that Sanderson is working very hard on them, but I can't help but feel that things are a bit rushed (e.g., Tower of Ghenjei). I know there is a vast amount to wrap up, even with leaving a plethora of plot threads unresolved, but I really would like him to take his time with the last one and make it the best possible book he could.

>>1695003
>Rand
I think he's a pretty cool guy. It's interesting and neat to see him acting not as Rand or Lews Therin, but as the Dragon (in the sense that he is aware that he is not a particular person but a particular soul). The whole "you may call me Rand Sedai" part was awesome.
But there is a nagging little suspicion of mine -- not more than a suspicion, and certainly a dubious one at that -- that he is not entirely right in the head. This first started bothering me when I realized there have been no PoVs from him since Veins of Gold. I...Well, I know he has to be all right -- this is nearly the end, and he has been acting completely fine -- but it still bothers me.

>Moiraine
I had always suspected (along with a fair majority of WoT readers) that it would be Moiraine's return that taught Rand laughter and tears, but I was wrong.
I presume she learned something of great value while trapped in the Finns' world -- perhaps something related to the Seals, or the Dark One's prison.

The newer Foundation novels (the ones after Second Foundation) did this an infuriating amount.

>>1694705
WoT actually doesn't do this. Yes, there is a vast amount of exposition, but there is no recapping.

>>1694953
This accurately sums up my reaction.

I wish the US had the cool covers instead of those terrible monstrosities Darrell K. Sweet spawns in his hellish lair.

>>1694867
That picture is stupid.

>>1684499
not sure if troll or just stupid

>>1664718
Yes. Why?

>>1664718
>See, I dont make a distinction here. Staving off hunger is enjoyable.
But there IS a distinction. People eat sometimes even if they are not hungry because they enjoy the food.
As for staving off hunger being enjoyable?

>You are looking at this one dimensionally. There are a lot of different nutrients the body needs, and the body sort of has an appetite for each one, if that makes sense. You know how people get random cravings for random foods? The mechanism isnt perfect, and people get addicted to fast food, but, my point remains. Its not health to rely on whey protein alone. Im just trying to say people's appetites are complex, and it takes diverse and complex foods to satisfy it.
Yes. I meant the whey to be an example -- a cheap, effective calorie source.

>You are right, there wouldnt be a reason not to take the pill.
Precisely my point!

>I was kind of trying to imply the pill had no nutritional value, my bad if I didnt make that clear. There is no reason, besides the fact that you know you wont be getting any nutrients and that you would eventually die if you took enough pills.
The thing is, happiness in this example is merely appetite -- hunger without the calorie, nutrient, or mineral requirements.

>I dont think there is a difference. But like I said the artificial satisfaction should disturb you enough to discourage you from doing it again.
If there is no difference, you should be disturbed regardless of the locus.

>>1664398
I don't quite grasp what you're getting at.

>>1664350
Your hunger analogy is flawed. For most people not in a third-world country, eating is more than a way to stave off hunger -- it is an enjoyable activity.
If the sole purpose of eating were to abate one's appetite, there would be no market for luxury foods, for flavoring, or many or things. Presumably, the most popular food sources would be things like whey protein, which is a great bargain price-wise.
But for those who DO eat solely to satisfy their appetite...why wouldn't they make use of your pill? It does everything that food does for them, albeit more conveniently and cheaply.

>Things that are really satisfying take time, and come with genuine effort.
Why?

Or rather: chemically speaking, what makes one form of happiness different from another?

>I dont believe happiness was meant to be pursued as an end to itself. I think thats a bit foolish.
For what reason(s)?

>>1664333
What do you mean, it won't accomplish the same thing as normal happiness? Don't people typically pursue happiness as an end in itself? If drug-happiness is no worse than "normal"-happiness, then why should it matter?