/lit/ - Literature

>>14314001
>>14314020
This has to be money laundering

When you write is it better to write in linear form the beginning to end? Or write in different sections and connecting the pieces? Or is it a personal preference

>>8660382
>empirical evidence of benefits of meditation posted
>suddenly /lit/ pseuds flee in fear

>>8555837
>>8555847
>>8555950
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/world/in-torrent-of-rapes-in-britain-an-uncomfortable-focus-on-race-and-ethnicity.html?_r=1

>>8548022
>>>8548024

>>8536057
>I want to debate christianity, come at me christards
>btw I've never read the bible

>>7795524

>Japan's demographics and economy are a nightmare

They're both intertwined. Frankly, I think Japan will prove itself to be an interesting experiment in years to come; namely, whether a growing economy necessarily requires a growing population.

Theoretically, they could focus on markets/jobs where quality matters more than quantity.

In any case, if it was me in charge, my solution would probably be Nazi-style commemoration/celebration of large families. I'd also look into financial incentives, which would be a small investment in the grand scheme of things; and no doubt welcome in the nation that spawned 'Salarymen'.

>Japanese also is probably more difficult than Chinese, but that's my opinion.

Japanese has this reputation, but I'm not sure I buy it for 2 reasons:

1) Japanese pronunciation is extremely rigid/uniform, as opposed to China/etc where you can have mutually unintelligible dialects
2) Spoken Japanese is straightforward.

The trouble for most people is the Kanji. The main reason is that they're Chinese characters. This isn't an issue in and by itself; but whilst in Chinese they actually *make sense* (logically composed from radicals/etc), the symbols that comprise Kanji today have no such logic behind them.

They were only incorporated into Japanese, and mainly maintained, because the Japanese like how they look. That's it; there's no logic in writing/constructing them. It's just a case of learning them by rote.

>>6212111
>He handed out dvds of him videoing prostitutes trying lingerie and masturbating.
Kool Keith would do that wouldn't he

Is logic unfalsifiable?

>>5296075
are those metal clips fastening 1500yo papyrus?

>>5118204
>pic

holy lol, you have to be outright ignorant of social sciences to fall for any of those "arguments"

>>5100167
>I fucking love capitalism

when people say this i worry, but i'm a basement dwelling gook so w/e.

>>4748346
>encouraging people to read non canonical literature
>shitposting

>>3224760
that's not a question

>>3105389
>not understanding the electoral college
>thinking a vote for anyone besides obama or romney counts

If you had the chance to rewrite the last few books of the Harry Potter series, would changes would you make?

why is my visual imagination shit?
i read descriptive fiction and nothing happens, i just see words on the page and vague images now and then
every character is faceless...

literally my imagination doesn't go beyond stick men