/lit/ - Literature

>>20341662
>>20341633
Doomscrolling is an activity a lot of people indulge in, and Grimdark stories are their literary equivalent. People like to learn something new about reality, especially if they believe it corrects their misconceptions, and 'dirty' things have reputation for being more turthful and correct than make-good speeches and ideas. I am suprised that 4chan isn't 90% or more filled with grimdark lovers, as 4chan is its internet equivalent, people here love doomposting.

What make grimdark especially interesting as a genre in fantasy, is that it allows authors to explore the topics of trauma, pain, despair, failure etc. in a world where things like that are par of the course and normal, and yet having protagonists and characters that attempt to and succeed anyway. A lot of grimdark stories are more idealistic than typical heroic fantasy, in a way. The genre has its reputation for being more 'realistic,' but 'authentic' is probably more accurate. People notice that it tries to convey the way world works and thus are more demanding of things to correspond adequately to reality, not just pure entertainment as others, less serious fantasy subcategories provide.

Of course, most people just say it's 'more realistic,' and anyone with half a brain notices what they truly mean by that, but some people are stupid or obtuse on purpose and try to dunk on them. Anyway, the point is that grimdark tries to reach more literary value than other fantasy genres (at least serious ones, we know edgy bois are particularly enticed by grimdark), so it's generally respected more.

When we look at webnovels, we can notice two different works that are grimdark adjacent, first is Worm, which almost everyone know, and it's quite dark and grim, a lot of people even say that it's too dark and pesimistic, accusing the author of pure doom writing. But they ignore that in the end the work is somewhat idealistic, with positive undertones. Another work is The Wandering Inn, known for being slice of life, but it has a lot of dark moments as well, not suprising considering it was heavily inspired by Warhammer. But TWI is much better in balancing grimdark than Worm, exploring horrible events and the worst things that can happen, such as genocide, rape and mind breaking, while showing that such things are not the end. TWI being comfy slice of life isn't just pointless fluff, it's an important part of the themes and story, a stark juxtaposition between the worst and the best. And that's what makes it so great both.

If your philosophy doesn't drive you to improvement or even excellence can it even be called a philosophy? Or is it just varying levels of cope.

Recommend me philosophy to read in face of upcoming war.
Not LARPing; I live near the border and refuse to run away

>>18777802
>FAVORITE SPORT
Hunting
>FAVORITE BOOK
Bible
>FAVORITE DIRECTOR
Cecil B. DeMille
>FAVORITE FILM
The Ten Commandments (1956), Cromwell (1970)
>FAVORITE SCREENWRITER
?
>FAVORITE ALBUM
Mayday Parade - Mayday Parade
>FAVORITE VIDEO GAME
Red Orchestra 2
>FAVORITE FRUIT
Pears

zoomed politics is so fucking cringe bro holy shit

>>18730749
Uk lad hear too.
I didnt go to uni and im a programmer making 40k year at 21.
I went to a grad coding bootcamp into a job.
But, to be honest, just learn to code by yourself and apply for a junior role (pay doesnt matter)
After 1 year of experience recruiters will be drooling at the sight of your CV

>>18467067
I will. I will.

>>18467103
I'm gonna forcefully floss your teeth with my pubes

>>18364877
NOT my diary
I repeat
NOT my diary desu

>>18357681
> every feeling of happiness is a mere fulfillment of wants/needs that exist to fulfill purposeless imperatives
And every feeling of suffering isn't just the opposite of that. You make it out like it's this cosmic evil but scientifically it's no different than what you reduce happiness to.

> all human cultural creations are delusions
What about the true ones? Or the ones you're engaging in right now, like moral value?

> this reality is a dark manifestation of the worst of what life can create
Implying that we couldn't fix all of those if we were actually trying to build a world fit for human beings, and not one of mindless production and atomisation and consumption just so a few billionaires can see the numbers on their bank accounts go up.

Books about this philosophy?

>>18300796
it's okay for being manga, but the writing is second-rate when compared to literature, and I say this who likes it
weebs who seethe at anyone not liking it are not much better than manchildren and teenage girls seething at someone calling Harry Potter bad

Best books to recover from the blackpill and become motivated again in spite of the odds?

OP I’m not going to pity you or feel bad for you or try to pep you up. It simply never works.

I will be 100% real with you and let you know that there are no “rules” in this world. If you want to change things you can. Don’t believe Marxist materialist deterministic dipshits. Economic and financial barriers can realistically be overcome. Unless you just got diagnosed with brain cancer or broke your spine, or are in the FBI’s top ten most wanted list there’s still moves you can make.

Or don’t. I don’t care and I don’t feel bad for people who instantly capitulate and succumb to anguish and defeat when they can still change. The world is already drowning in their misery and I simply don’t have the patience to listen to people complain.

>>17968875

>>17957936
Thank you. Now I am ready..