/lit/ - Literature

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listening again. still very comfy. content still irrelevant. 10/10 would watch baudrillard asmr channel

Today I did anything but read. And that's fine. It's just not a reading type of day. Maybe tomorrow, or the day after. I've got time.

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I like these (especially the sino one)
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I do not like these

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thanks for the recs. I think I'm gonna buy her the stories of clarice lispector plus 1 other book. I feel like she'd appreciate something that's a bit more philosophical and "deep".

Hey so my brother turns 24 in a few days and I wanna gift him a book, preferably something short and accessible because he usually doesn't read. What would you recommend?

He's kind of a yuppie, or tries to be one it seems.

Are there any very brief philosophical essays about a specific thinker or school of thought?
I'm in my first semester of philosophy and we have to write a short essay (about 3 pages) on descartes and I want to look at other essays just to get a feeling of the composition and things like that

I've only looked into half of the thread so maybe I'm missing something so far but what I've read can be summed up in two points:

1) >peers are way ahead of me/ learned no important skills/ wrong major
2) >burger debt

>2)
can be avoided if you're not a retard. If you are unfortunate enough to live in that shithole then just don't fucking go to college unless you have to for your dream career.
It's especially embarrassing if you're marxist in burgerland because you're essentially opening your asshole to capitalist elites who want nothing more than drain the money out of your pockets. Have some self-respect and choose a different path.

>1)
If you went for humanities or any other field with less promising career prospects then you should've learned practical skills on the side, e.g. programming, drawing, learning finance etc.
>inb4 code monkey meme
yes yes I fucking get it, we all hate stemfags and the like but just take a fucking look at the job market. I'm sorry to admit this but the neolib technocrats are right about this whole thing. It might be a soul-sucking job (although that kinda depends on the exact position) but it's still better than nothing, isn't it? If you've managed to acquire a position in that field you'll have decent income and from there you can decide if you want to pursue your passion instead.
Tbh this is only helpful to those who have some free time. If you're unfortunate enough that you have to work 20+ hours a week while still catching up with your major and minor I can see why this is no option.
But the point still stands. You guys can still learn practical things on your own. Better than shitposting and complaining about not getting the promised /lit/ pussy.

Also the career thing in general should be very skeptical to look at. Many people who studied hard, went to 4 different internships and sucked 10 different corporate cocks just to get that managerial position are usually unhappy with their lives and full of regret ("oh why didn't I study what REALLY interests me?" etc.)

All in all, if you're sure you want to go to college, choose a major that goes in line with your interest or passion. If that passion happens to be very profitable, then consider yourself very lucky. If not, then do something on the side as a plan B.

I myself have just started my first semester majoring in philosophy, which is what I'm VERY interested in. I used to study cs but quit after one semester because I realized it wasn't for me. I know that the career prospects for philosophy are pretty shitty in comparison, so I'm doing stuff on the side like writing screenplays, drawing, learning to code etc. Anything that might help in the future. That way I'm studying what I really want AND helping myself to be more marketable in the future.

some anon on this board said to me "enjoy your hot choccy fren" and that was the nicest thing someone has told me in years

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>tfw this anon is like the younger version of me
I'm 25, I also switched out of a possible CS life after one semester trying it out (I hated it) and became a philosophy major because that's the only field I'm very interested in. I'm in a PhD program right now. My hope is to make it through and land a job in academia. Since that's competitive, the worst case scenario means I don't get a job, in which case like yourself I might turn to a minimum wage job, maybe even something better depending on what's available. I don't think I would mind it. I grew up poor and that's the only life I know, and I've been ok all my life, things can only improve from here. Like you I'm interested in maybe making self-made stuff like videos since I have a philosophy background, I think I could get some kind of an audience if I put in the effort. I draw on the side as well so I could take commissions down the line. I genuinely wish you the best. Keep doing what you're doing. I'm making it out okay. My only advice is that you only go into philosophy if you feel you're really good at it compared to other philosophy majors at your school. Then go get a PhD (maybe an MA in the process) at a competitive top ranking program. Good luck anon.

Will a (not homo) guy who liked Dan Brown books, Harry Potter books.. like Divergent?

Latest book in the Dresden Files is being released tomorrow, anyone else excited?