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I really want to read pic related but I'm afraid I might not fully grasp it. What could I read to best understand/prepare myself for it?

>> No.12846799

>>12846790
Gravity's Rainbow

>> No.12846815

>>12846790
he's pretty good at walking you through it all

>> No.12846825

>>12846790
>it's a "how can I put off reading a difficult book" episode
Stick to comics, brainlet.

>> No.12846858

He repeats his main points 1000x over as long as you have the willpower to finish the book I promise you will have an okay grasp on his ideas

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>>12846815
>>12846858
Thank you

>> No.12847393

>le self-reference le emergence le fractal le loop
there op that's the entire book for ya

>> No.12847560

>>12846790
I got "I am a Strange Loop" with intentions of reading this later. Reviews seemed to paint that book as a more straight forward summary of this one so I'd like to think it's a good into to his ideas.

>> No.12847597

>>12846790
Don't worry brah he literally holds your hand.

>> No.12848012

>tfw adding another really long book to my list
If only I had the time

>> No.12849324

Babby first theoretical CompSci book?

>> No.12849355

>>12847560
It is the a pop sci version sort of, it just lays things out in a more standard fashion, he does not use the book itself as a demonstration of the ideas.

>> No.12849386

>>12847393
this

>> No.12849390

here anon, let me give you the REAL GEB

https://www.math.ias.edu/files/mathandcomp.pdf#page=1