/lit/ - Literature

How old were you when you realized the fetishism posters here have towards "classic" books and philosophy is nothing more than a way of self-aggrandizement and a coping mechanism for the increasing atomization and erosion of meaningful relationships and opportunities in modern society? For me it was 21.

Further, what is a realistic role for literature to actually fulfill in a society evermore defined by image and video?

>>12169691
With a car, you can go anywhere.

I can't get through Post Office by Bukowski. It's like reading an old man shaggy dog story.

Can I get an explanation from "ethno nationalist"?
I'm mixed race living in europe. Half Japanese and half south european.
I growed up in italy, I speak italian, I eat Italian, I love italy, I pay my taxes, I speak better italian than most, I know more about italian history than most, I'm proud of my language, culture and people.
If someone ask what I am I will respond italian.
Now can an ethno nationalist explain how an American think he has more knowledge than me when it comes to my country and more right to be called European just because he's white?
I took italian as an example, but if I was german/japanese or Swedish/Japanese the question would be the same.