/lit/ - Literature

>>11958191
I haven't read it, is that quote actually from the book?

>how can you even live the same way after reading this book

I agree, I'd be troubled for the rest of my life after reading such oversimplified nonsense

evolution is a fairy tale

>>11958204
does it sound like the kind of thing a person named "Ligotti" would say? Just pronounce the name "Ligotti" to yourself and picture what this person looks like, what he sounds like, what he smells like, what beliefs he holds dear etc.

>>11958191
Oh boy, here come the anons to bitch about the book that is more about just putting his thoughts on paper than a straight up philosophy book.

>>11958204
>>11958217
It's from Ready Player One

>>11958231
>It's from Ready Player One
If this is true and that faggot OP tricked me into reading something from that disgusting zoomer bullshit I swear I'm going to sue the shit out of him.

to be frank, you need to have a fairly high IQ (i.e. study a STEM discipline) to understand insights like this. no offense meant, but you should probably start a little smaller. have you read Dune?

thom ligotti is an ancient fairy tale
sorry, kid. deal with it

i probably have alzheimer genes anons should i ever reproduce?

>>11958879
can't find the quote in the book at the moment, but there's a part where Ligotti asks if there's any real, valid reason to procreate that is solely and entirely for the benefit of the hypothetical offspring, that they'll really be better off existing than not
i can't think of a good answer, but if you can that's something to consider

>>11959009
>can't think of a purely altruistic reason to bring children into the world
>do it anyway because my friends are doing it / I would prefer to pass on my genes and family "legacy" / I need some extra hands to help with the housework

and the world keeps spinning. are we building towards something greater? fuck if i know - i'm playing the role i was made for

this isn't intended as a sermon or an indictment, only an honest rendering of my own mindset

>>11958231
I don't believe u

>>11958191
Anti-natalists btfo

>>11958865
I understand Rick and Morty too

>>11959009
He sounds low test desu

I'm honestly kind of upset that this guy has become a meme here, as it will probably put people off of reading his work which is actually really good. None of this does justice to any of his thoughts or arguments.

He really belongs more in the realm of Nick Land's work or the CCRU stuff than anything else. I wouldn't call his stuff philosophy really.
One thing to take away is that he is one of the few people to do much through analysis of Zapffe's thought in English which is really something special to me. His reading of Zapffe is actually very good analysis and is the highlight of the book, it is definitely worth reading.

>>11959723
It annoys the shit out of me that no one reads My Work is Not Yet Done.

>>11958231
there's no way its from that r-right?

>>11958230
I do that do, doesn't mean it should be published

>>11959009
the greatest gift you can give someone is the chance to exist at all

>>11959009
Can you think of a reason not to that isn't gay?

>>11958191
>if I make fun of the fact life is meaningless that makes it better
You're still going to die and be forgotten

>>11958191
Based op

>>11958206
This I'd be upset if I lived such a pathetic life that ops comment would be profound to me.

>>11960507
yeah, quite certainly

>>11960801
>You're still going to die and be forgotten
>imagine thinking this is bad

>>11958754
ready player one is for millenials and gen xers, not zoomers lol

>>11958204

Ligotti is faggy but not THAT faggy.

>>11958204
>>11958206
It's from Ready Player One, you retards. OP is trolling Thomas Ligotti fans. The Conspiracy Against the Human Race is extremely pessimistic about religion, society, and humanity in general but Ligotti can write and he presents his views in interesting ways whereas Ernest Cline is a talentless hack who has an /r_atheism tier outlook on the world.

>>11962779
I didn't say it was