/lit/ - Literature

>>15295761
I am switching my major to philosophy. Which lesser known philosophers who will probably be famous in the future should I write about to impress my profs?

I think exclusively in dialogue. My thoughts are always directed to someone, usually within the context of some grandiose thing where I'm being interviewed because I'm a person of note for whatever reason. If not that, I pretend I'm writing a reply to someone on some sort of internet forum.

Memes aside, sometimes when I listen to certain people talk they seem to have 'it' -some sort of quality, whereas most people do not. What's up with that? Is it just autism on my part?

Horror as a genre just doesn't work for me, there's too much anticipation, and afterwards, disappointment.
Whether it be a book or a movie, I can't enjoy it for what it's meant to be.
If I'm watching a movie, I'm just excited to see the creative ways in which the characters are dispatched. A book is much in the same, I think I build myself up to be scared but nothing ever scares me.
I have no idea if it's because it's predictable and there's no truly scary works of horror, or the fault is on me somehow.
Recommend horror if you like, or just respond with your thoughts.

>>11162555
I have never seen spiritual practice affect any sort profound, fundamental change in anybody. From the 20 year old 'dude lsd' crowd, to rogue practitioners on the internet, and even (senior) monks -I've interacted with all of them, and none of them seemed any different than your average person. More than that, some of them were quite conceited -if there's one change spiritual practice seems to bring about it's arrogance (even in monks).
This is particularly evident on the internet. There's people who claim to be enlightenment but can shitpost with the best of them. Sometimes you even see literal monks who participate in certain online communities get in arguments on the internet.

Pursuing spirituality is really no different than pursuing a degree in accounting -they seem to bring about the same amount of personal transformation.

What are some minimalist books/authors?