/lit/ - Literature

> “In the foregoing sections leisure was tentatively defined and outlined in its ideal form. It now remains to consider the problem of realizing its “hopes”, of its latent powers of gaining acceptance, and its possible impetus in history. The practical problem involved might be stated thus: Is it possible, from now on, to maintain and defend, or even to reconquer, the right and claims of leisure, in face of the claims of “total labor” that are invading every sphere of life? Leisure, it must be remembered, is not a Sunday afternoon idyll, but the preserve of freedom, of education and culture, and of that undiminished humanity which views the world as a whole. In other words, is it going to be possible to save men from becoming officials and functionaries and “workers” to the exclusion of all else? Can that possibly be done, and if so in what circumstances? There is no doubt of one thing: the world of the “worker” is taking shape with dynamic force—with such a velocity that, rightly or wrongly, one is tempted to speak of demonic force in history.”

No. Just move on. Do better.

>>15712284
In a socialist world. A world without capitalism. No money. Work would be honest and a joy.
And culture would flourish.

I love battle bunny.

Germans finished philosophy.

>>14953187
I know what you mean.
Just read others, like Bloom maybe, and develop it from there.
Book somewhat related

>>14859764
That’s what the monk’s/mental ward lifestyle is

>>14712799
>kys faggot marx was a filthy neet. thats the only reason he didnt want to work
He was a writer. He’s well known for his writing.
This board venerates the writers of history. Stop hiding behind this fucked in the head “Christian work ethic”

Read a book, jackass

>>14666085
Right from the start. No. It’s not race.
Some people have no idea what culture is much less civilization. This guy is just itching to see trouble so he can blame it on his hangup. It is the most infantile mindset.

Leisure: The Basis of Culture, by Josef Pieper
And
Born Under Saturn: The Character and Conduct of Artists, by Margot Wittkower, Rudolf Wittkower

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>>14412972
No. People who think like that are just bored and possibly suicidal. A decadent mind doesn’t understand life very well.
Great art is well crafted, familiar parts, recombined. By the new and for the new. The arts suffer, like the rest of us, under capitalism and authoritarianism

>>14394465
That is to say, the culture suffers for lack of leisure. The slaves have been driven hard and never allowed to let up. It’s amazing how much good arts have come out of it.

>>14351250
A prerequisite of a lit town is leisure. That’s why there’s never been a lit city in the US, only individuals sneaking away to hone their craft.

Join me in putting an end to capitalism and we will all have such leisure time.

Is it a good balance for individualism and collectivism? I’m all for the feeling man with a heart too.

Book that might interest you here

>>14311945
Oh shut up, life denier.

>>14314148
Fucking liberal. Don’t use my name.

>>13632645
The kitchen.

>>13632659
Do you even have a job? I get home from work and Im fucking tired. Eight hours days that actually stretch into ten, five days a week, for the rest of your prime, and you expect people to come up with good, passable art and culture?
I’m not larping anything. ...except “author”. I’ve written some stuff. But I don’t feel like an author. All my art has suffered because of lack of time for myself.

Is working a spook or am I just fucking lazy? I know I'm not the only one who doesn't think spending a significant portion of your life doing something you don't want to do just so you can put food on the table is a healthy way of living.

>But if we don't work then society can't function
With the way technology is advancing, it is conceivable that most work will be automated. Yes, people will be left without jobs, but that is only a fault of the current economic system.

>But work is meaningful/noble/etc.
I feel like this is a rationalization. With the system we are currently living in, we MUST work, so we might as well try to spin it in a positive light. I agree that some work can be meaningful to someone simply because it's the sort of work that such a person would have done anyway if they weren't required to work. But trying to spin work that you are forced to do as meaningful seems inauthentic to me.