/lit/ - Literature

>>13773611
You are correct on the whole, I do strongly agree with what you're saying and tell that to people regularly. I hate it when people say things like "people just don't read these days", when of course people read more now than ever due to high literacy and ease of access

However I think that Anti-intellectualism has spread via the internet and other channels much in the same way that education and intellectualism has. Would a large anti-vax moment be possible without the internet? Are closed communities of people congratulating each other over their lack of education more prevalent now because communication is easier? Or was it always at this level and it's just easier to see now?

Regardless you are right, the spread of knowledge and it's ease of access has made learning both easy and popular for those that are inclined, I simply wonder what it is that encourages or discourages that inclination, and why even among smart people, unwarranted distrust of agreed upon facts or disdain for things like philosophy/science in general seems to pop up on the regular.

>>13066880
Quality post.

>>13053254
Kind of like "The Last Question". I like it.

>>11398217
Interesting idea but probably too "fantastical" for your average novel. Sounds like it could be a good Light Novel series. Keep it up, anon.

>>9427645

You're a worthwhile and valuable human being OP, but I have to tell you, if you want to write a book it is going to be a lot of hard work.

In order to learn how to write well, I, and many others, would advise you to read a lot of books by good authors. To that purpose, I propose that you start with the Greeks - particularly, read the works of Homer, Hesiod and Plato.

>>7085389
>tonnes of new students there ready to debauch the place up and have unprotected sex and the times of their lives

Why are you envious of faggot hedonists? Why do you want a female to suck up your free time?

Read the stoics,specifically Epictetus, they talk about people desiring things like:
>oh, If only that happened,if only things were like this then I'd be truly happy

when, in reality, it doesn't make you happy and you look for something to unload your frustrations on.

>>7083267
My nigga. I'll never understand how everybody gets stoicism so wrong.

>Hey, maybe go easy on chasing pleasure if it distracts you from the things that matter, causes you harm, or harms others
>Self control is pretty important, since really yourself is the only thing you can control at all.

Somehow becomes

>Hurr, I hate fun

I don't get it, but whatever. That bullshit only bothers me as much as I let it bother me.

>>6717191

>>6701979
Funniest post I've read all week, and the last bit seems all too accurate

Just finished watching pic related, wondered if you guys know of any novels similar in tone/theme/setting to Twin Peaks?

>>6136461
You get it.
B^)

>>6105647
Do you think this sort of thinking segregates written works?
Keeps Latin American works in a different section of the book store.
I'd just like to know what you think about it honestly. Not trying to raz you

>What the bourgeoisie therefore produces, above all, are its own grave-diggers.

is this true, even after all these years?