/lit/ - Literature

Why does excessive reading make people so obnoxious?

Schopenhauer, in his essay "On books" shared his ideas, but let's hear yours.

For those of you that aren't aware, here's an example of a conversation two normal people might have on public transport

A: "what if the body and mind are two separate entities?"
B: "i would say the two entities are really desire and reason, present in both the body and soul, which is a single entity"
C: "wait a minute, there isn't really a distinction between desire and reason..."

Meanwhile, the guy sitting in front of them with Critique of Pure Reason on his lap and no friends to talk to, thinks to himself

"these fucking idiots don't know anything! I bet they've never even read Meditations on First Philosophy!"
*goes back to reading the exact same ideas expressed in obscure jargon in 800 page books*

What is with the fetishization of 2000 year old guys rather than reading stuff for it's merit?

At what age did you grew out of reading fiction?

white people fucken love saying 'axiom', why?

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