/lit/ - Literature

I read 5 books in full and 2 more halves today. Is this too much for brain to process in rem sleep?

After reading your discussion about analytical philosophy I realised that I am only a pseudo-philosopher and I have never cared about the search for truth - I was more interested in telling intereseting stories to my friends. It made me feel special. Kill me, please.

Genghis Khan conquered the known world at 40, and David Foster Wallace is dead. So take that.

>>15784467
>Krystal
>Ball
mfw

>find out author was a fascist/racist/reactionary
>don't care and keep buying their books because they're dead anyway

take the fun pill anon, read what you enjoy and discuss it here but just don't expect everyone to read it too

>mfw I get all my knowledge from tvtropes

Only 12, but because it was Plato that makes it like, the intellectual equivalent of 1200 pages of a normal book.

Honeycomb
Froth
Flotsam

poo is pee

>realize that reading for self improvement is a meme
>realize that reading for "philosophical insights" is a meme
>mfw all that matters in reading is to encounter beauty and greatness

who /aesthete/ here?

intellectualism is garbage and distracting the problem at hand.

your governments are all filled with evil and incompetent people and they oughta be shot and replaced or completely done away with.

Thank you

>>14339979

>implying being intellectual AND apolitical isn't the truly most subversive thing you can be

>>14289104
Pop tart yummy MMMMmmm I'm MMMMMMMmmmmmmING

I dont believe anything beyond my a priori reason, in that It does not constitute truth. There is simply no conceivable function which maps sense perceptions to concepts in my mind that can be proven to be consistent and true. Not even close. This radical skepticism is exactly why the ontological proof of God holds. God is more real then any sense perception because God is the essence of being-as-sense perception itself. Indeed, I am more inclined to believe creation from God-as-ground-for-being than I am historical evolution.

>>14215557
I did terrible in high school, then subsequently joined the military. After fucking around in uniform for around 9 years, I decided to get out and go to college to become an engineer. I started (re)learning basic algebra at 28.

I’m 31 now and am attending an excellent engineering university, so there’s hope. Khan Academy is awesome. Also, I took a math placement test at my local community college before transferring to uni. They used this placement testing/software called ALEKS. Essentially, you go in and just bomb the test. You are then assigned custom modules that aim to improve your weak areas. You can take the test up to five times, each time aiming to improve your placement. I’d see if your local CC has something like that. If not, Khan Academy by itself is wonderful, so long as you’re willing to put in the work.

Also, college is great because of all the beautifully tight vagina. I come to /lit so I can figure out what is popular amongst the 19 year old marxists, so I can fuck their potential girlfriends. Feels good.

>"Why, yes, Guenon *is* my favorite author! I am a radical traditionalist... How could you tell?"

>>13866843
>mfw I write: "Trans-women are women."

>>13786864

My IQ is officially tested to be 126. I am objectively smart.

>>13650448

>mfw I simply respond, "I may not be able to prove it, but can you disprove it?"

>>13624343

>mfw read the entire western canon in 4 nanoseconds

>tfw to intelligent to read literature for political ideologies
>tfw to intelligent to read literature for philosophical explorations
>tfw to intelligent to read literature for generic "self-improvement" purposes

The only reason to read literature is to enjoy the plot, the writing, and its characters.

>>13455575

No. In fact, studies show masturbating to furry porn increases your IQ and attention span.

>dude babies can't read
no shit