/lit/ - Literature

>>16058070
I can't because of motion sickness

>pride flag
and nothing of value was lost

>>16058070
being you

>>16058070
It's pretentious when you are clearly showing off the cover.

>>16058070
i cant even imagine to concentrate for 3 minutes ....
HOW DOES THIS EVEN WORK?!?!
i have no problem with keeping concentration for a few hours but i need at least an hour to get started....
same with sleep btw...

>>16058070
it just makes you a metrosexual.

So they should just spent their entire commute time, which adds up each day, doing nothing?

>>16058070
and what the fuck do you plan to do with an hour a day it takes most people to cummute?

Pretending that you read but never read where anyone can see you on a twitter meta discussion forum.

>>16058070
If you're commuting for 1-3 hours to and from work each day there's no reason not to read on the train or bus.

I don't have to do that anymore though, because of work from home.

>>16058070
>Is there something more pretentious, more attention seeking?
>this post

>>16058093
fuck i posted >>16058086 why didn't i think of that joke
>a pride flag on the subway? what is she, metrosexual?
please clap and call me based and kekpilled trad groyper bloomer

>>16058070
Is there anything more normalfag than pulling out your iphone and taking pictures of random people to post on social media? Kill yourself.

>>16058118
>social media
You have to go back.

>>16058125
No you do.

I would read on the train when I was in high school and the only people who approached me were surprisingly well-read homeless people. It is just a good way to spend some productive time which would otherwise be completely wasted.

>>16058135
Blow me dumbass

>>16058116
yah, i thought it was pretty obvious and i was baffled that noone posted it before me. litterally the first thing that came to mind. its almost not even funny with how ham fistingly obvious the pun is, but i took the plunge regardless.

>>16058143
did you get bored of posting on twitter or something?

>in the metro i only coom (like in mt vvideogames

>>16058070
I watch pornhub on my ipad w/o headphones

>>16058148
>twitter
You have to go back.

>>16058125
>uses 4chan to basically retweet other faggot's tweets, facebook posts, etc
>share photos of consumer or superficial shit (bookshelves, movie collections, battle stations, tracking shit, physique, etc)
>dedicated boards to blogging, social interactions, etc
Nowadays, 4chan is more similar to a social network that it's ever been, sadly. You got to thank the zoomers for that.

>>16058141
i have the impression that some homeless are ill fortuned geniuses. i've seen lots of smart anons on here who never graduated highschool yet absolutely smoke me intellectually, and if you have no job or no home you probably have lots of time to read
unfortunately most of the homeless i have encountered walked up and down the subway yelling "FUCK WY PIPO" and "WU TANG CLAN AINT NOTHIN TUH FUCK WIT"

>>16058070
Fuck you. I read when I want on the train.

>>16058143
Not him but... okay.

>>16058141
>well-read homeless people.
(x)doubt

>>16058086
Ramona Flowers ruined a whole generation of women.

>>16058141>>16058180 >>16058194
those were the so called philosophy PhD that didnt want to flip their burgers

>>16058194
very common. Literature doesen't give you financial inteligence. If anything it can fuck you up. There's a lot of well read college graduates on the street, you dumb nigger

>>16058080
Same. I wish I could read on the train but every time I try I wind up dizzy after 20mins. Idk how people do it

>>16058255
>DUUUUHHGGGHHH DUUURRR THERE IDS NOOO DUUUHHH DUURRR DUUUHHH THERE NO FINANCIAL BOOK EVER PUBLISH DUUUUUHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

>>16058287
>thinks financial books fall under the category of literature
homless people don't read books about finance, how retarded do you have to be to think they do?

>>16058070
I read Asoiaf and a few other books on the train because it was simply the best time to. I don't think it's attention seeking, people look at their phone or the paper, is that attention seeking?

>>16058089
All my covers are nondescript paperbag.
Im not avoiding being judged as pretentious, just avoiding being judged in general.

>>16058287
anon maintain some basic self-respect here

>>16058070
Why is reading a book pretentious and attention seeking but looking at your phone is fine

>>16058300
THIS HAS TO BE BAIT. YOU HAVE TO BE FUCKING JERKING ME OFF RIGHT NOW

>not reading while you speedwalk thru train station

>>16058323
no bait nigger, just me trying to explain easy stuff to a dumb faggot

>>16058338
LISTEN HERE YOU FUCKING NIGGER WHAT IF THOSE FUCKING DUUUHHHHH HOMELESSS FUCKS DUUUURRRRRR DUUUUHHHHHHHHH UUUUHHHHHHHHHHNNNGGGGGGGGHGH WHAT IF THOSE FUCKING FUCKS WHAT IF THEY READ THOSE FUCKING FUCKS WHAT IF THEY READ RHOSE FUCKING FUCKS WHAT IF THEY READ THOSE FUCKING FUCKS WHAT IF THEY READS THOSE KEKI G FUCK

I read Lolita on the bus

>>16058255
Cringe

>>16058354
repeat that for us in the back

>>16058354
It's an anonymous board my man, you don't have to ridicule yourself like this

If youre commuting more than 20 minutes a day youre a complete retard. Especially you urbanite niggers commuting 2-3 hours a day. Stop chasing “muh career” and move to a smaller city/town. Youre living like ants. Its an affront to God

>>16058070
Yes, reading in any public place.

How is reading on public transport attention seeking?

>>16058406
see >>16058089

pretty sure everyone is too busy playing mobile games to care about people reading books on the train

I used to think that but I'm able to read about 10 pages while riding the bus, it is better than looking at my ugly city.

>>16058389
>>16058370
Listen my man its all gucci alright? Listen I know you’re not very bright or fufifiled for even sexually active or anything. So i’ll make this easy for you. you said >DUUUUHHGGGHHHH DUUUUUTTTRTTTTT DUUUUUHHH OF COURS THEY HOMELES SO FINANCE BOOK WONT HELP DUUUUUUUHHGGGHGGFFF!!!!!!
ok. But what if they started reading before they became homeless ? To stave off homeless ness? Whats your counter to that?

>>16058423
They most likeley didn't.
There are a lot of cases of philosophy graduates/ literature graduates that never took interest on finance and never have taken interest on them, they are well read on the topics of the humanities but they don't know shit about finance and they are homeless. Are there homeless people that have read about finance? yes, but the common case is not the latter.

There is nothing wrong with seeking attention. Posting on 4chan alone is "attention seeking" If you didn't want attention or your opinions validated you wouldn't have posted

Reading is what I miss the most from commuting. I adopted this habit when my English teacher pointed out that most people just sit in the bus/train doing nothing when they could be reading.

I wholeheartedly agreed, so that's when I first got into reading.

>>16058070
What the fuck else am I going to do on the train? Also, funny story(this was back when I was around 17): I was reading American Psycho on the train and it was the first really explicit sex scene and the guy next to me, 40s, manual worker type, high vis jacket, smelt like piss, respectable enough, 100% looked at what I was reading and probably saw the word clit, cunt and asshole all over the page and thought I was reading erotica.

>>16058513
dumb nigger, he would be seeking attention if he was a tripfag

>>16058070
don't look down in public or other men will think you're looking at their crotches. looking down in public is a sign of submission. if you're going to read, hold it level to your head, or better yet hold it above your head and look upwards to show dominance. never look down in public.

>>16058534
He probably read American Psycho himself and was cool about it

>>16058548
>other men will think you're looking at their crotches
But what if I am?

>>16058414
That doesn't make any sense. Nobody reads to show off they are reading a certain book that's absolutely retarded. "Oh gee I really hope these people on the train recognize that I'm reading plato and think I'm a smart guy before they get off at their stop and I never see them again".

>>16058548
>hold it above your head and look upwards to show dominance
This. That is the only way to not be a pretentious faggot.

>>16058575
Anon, people read on public buses/train for that reason all the time. You are autistic, you are pure, don't project your kind intentions on other niggers

>>16058567
If I saw a 17 year old reaing erotica on the train I'd congratulate him for reading erotica instead of watching porno and being based enough to casually consume pornography in public. That guy was probably silently impressed by the quality of your genitals.

>>16058621
whoops, meant for
>>16058534

>>16058070
Anime reviews

>>16058446
Blow me

>>16058635
>Anime analysis

>>16058542
No difference

>>16058647
DUUUUHHGGGHHH DUUURRR BLOW ME DUUUHHH DUURRR DUUUHHH BLOW MEEEEEEEE DUUUUUHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
LISTEN HERE YOU FUCKING NIGGER BLOW ME DUUUHHHHH BLOW ME DUUUURRRRRR DUUUUHHHHHHHHH UUUUHHHHHHHHHHNNNGGGGGGGGHGH BLOW ME BLOW MEEEEEEEE BLOOOOOOOOOW MEEEEEEEEEEE KEKI G FUCK

somebody was reading on the train again? ooo naughty

somebody was reading on the train again? ooo naughty

>>16058178
>uses 4chan to basically retweet other faggot's tweets, facebook posts, etc
>share photos of consumer or superficial shit (bookshelves, movie collections, battle stations, tracking shit, physique, etc)
This should all be banned from /lit/ btw, fuck jannies

>>16058598
I think it is you who is projecting his intentions on everyone.

>>16058194
I was reading a lot of Beat literature back then, so maybe they related to it.

>>16058070
Reading makes your commute feel like ten minutes and if you have earplugs or even noise canceling earbuds it's easy to concentrate. I think you're a projecting attention seeker OP. I'm not going to read in an uncomfortable position just because some fag might think badly of me. There's no need to assume the worst of random strangers.

>>16058070
how can you even read on the train
it's so fucking loud and i cannot fucking concentrate
maybe it's easier if you're reading some YA garbage or something

>>16059069
For me, it depends on the type of noise. Something consistent and constant like a quiet train isn't as distracting as a distant conversation.

>>16058070
Stop criticizing people.

>>16059199
I live in nyc so you can imagine the type of noises I deal with in the subway.

>>16058087
This.
Stfuwts

>>16059223
Oh yeah. I live in London and it's pretty much commonplace for there to be no talking on trains. It is sometimes funny how a car filled to the walls with people is completely devoid of chatter but I like it that way

>Im so glad I spent my whole life avoiding doing anything I enjoy so people wouldn't see me as pretentious or attention seeking

Fun fact. I seen « Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » on the metro before but was to embarrassed to say anything to her when she seen me. Honestly one of the most embarrassing moments of my life and I will never live it down.

>>16059250
>I seen « Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ »
I think mean smelled.

>>16059250
post a picture of him

>>16059243
DFW said something about this. Fear of being human or something. Liking something means you're vulnerable.

>>16059314
fear my dick and balls retard

>>16059250
Honestly, after seeing that skidmark thread a few weeks back, I can pretty safely say you did the right thing.

>>16059321
What are you hiding anon? You're among friends here.

>>16059348
Wasn't me, scat-boy. You know it.

>>16058312
because the jews want you to social preasure people reading books or not usign cellphones

>>16059359
i'm having problems at home, sorry for lashing out anon

>>16058513
finally. posting here is one of the most pathetic thing to do since we are all seeking for atention... with even knowing from who.

>>16058070
I used to do this on the bus when I had a 30-40 min commute but I always had the book on my lap with the cover not visible because I was afraid of seeming pretentious

>>16059360
Ah, you were right. Unfortunately, that image is seared next to your name in my head, so there's a good chance I'll keep associating you with that godforesaken thread anyway.

bugs... easy on the carrots

>>16059410
Link thread?

>>16059460
You might need Jesus after
https://archived.moe/lit/thread/15793370

>>16059468
Fuck me, why did I ask for that.
Eye bleach time

>>16059482
I warned you!!

>>16059360
Nobody believes you

>>16058070
Imagine being such a pathetic loser that you gotta mock people for reading in public and post it on /lit. Who hurt you anon? Why have you allowed social stigmas to penetrate your cuck mind to believing anything but a phone is a tool to seek attention? Have you ever considered growing your own mindset instead of letting social pressure tell you whats right/wrong or at the very least the testicles to tell individuals they're attention seeking for reading instead of posting it online like a total pussy?

>>16059069
Headphones go a long way, just listen to an album you like and you can tune anything out to read.

>>16059509
t. Dude in the pictures

>>16058354
You sound like a System of a Down (Syndrome) song, kys pls.

>>16058070
hows it pretentious to read on the train? do you neurotic retards really consider what other people think before doing literally everything?

>>16059511
>Who hurt you?
your point was almost good, work or retorics next time

>>16059565
ok skidmarks

>>16058089
someimte i hodl my book to my face so i dont have to bend my neck to read

>>16059806
Don't even bother replying to self conscious and very insecure normalfag who spends most of his time on his phone and gets defensive when he sees someone reading while he scrolls through twitter

>>16058089

agree, I read on the metro because its a calming level of background noise but i am very careful to not reveal what i'm reading. I mean its also because im reading racialist literature

Public readers always look like complete fags or sois.

>>16058171
You first

>>16059250
P-p-p-p-penis in v-v-vagina??

>>16060347
t.fictionfag

>>16060347
What about public narrators?

>>16060899
Anything out in the public sphere is “cringe”
A severe case of misanthropy

>>16058070
takes me 30 minutes to get to work by train, I could either do nothing, read a book or shitpost on my phone.
Reading seems like the most productive thing to do.

>>16060915
https://archived.moe/lit/thread/15793370/#q15794101

>>16058070
Maybe posting about it to strangers? Go read a book or something, you narcassist.

>reading on train
>sex scene
>start blushing immensely and get embarrassed in case someone is reading over my shoulder

>>16058394
No jobs in towns.

>>16058070
The fact you think other people care if you read and that people would go out of their way to show strangers on a train they read shows your own insecurities

>>16058070
Why, yes, I do read Dante in the original Italian solely to impress niggers and bums on the train.

>>16058070
> country bumpkin's first visit to the amazing metro, le post
Holy cow you're pathetic.

>>16058394
>...and move to a smaller city/town
They probably did exactly that, which is why they now have to travel two hours to get to work.

If they lived in the city they'd walk to work instead.

Also, you're a complete and utter moron, don't ever waste my oxygen again.

>>16061552
Yeah it's really strange, there are always a couple people reading on the rush hour commute home. It doesn't even set you apart in a big city

>>16061019
>reading on train
>sex scene
>get bonner

>>16058070
I read on my phone. I hope the other passengers think I'm just looking at porn like a normal person.

You just reminded me of when I was reading Brothers Karamazov while on the train, going to a seaside town with my girlfriend for the week. Was a great time, thanks OP.

>>16063716
>girlfriend
kill yourself normalnigger

>>16058070
OP, she doesn't want your attention. She wants to be left the fuck alone to read a book until her stop. It's not that complicated. Anyone who likes to read and can do so on public transport does it: it's a great use of your time, and superior to the people glued to their phone reading crap like this site all day.

Can't think of anything more pathetic than being triggered over someone enjoying themselves. I understand an incel getting triggered over a couple having a picnic at a park, a sensation the incel will never be able to experience, but what kind of person gets riled up because they see someone reading?

exactly how i feel about tech cucked, scoliosis-afflicted phonefaggots, perennially looking downwards like the glossy eyed empty skulled beta insectmen they truly are. these are "people" who couldn't even imagine spending a single moment alone with their own thoughts, without any distractions or flashy lights to immerse themselves. existence is just one big gacha slot machine for these reprobates, scroll scroll scroll through twitter little insect, get your dopamine hit, let siri live your life for you. fucking FAGGOT

>>16063777
What if I'm reading books on a tablet?

>>16063777
based fake butterfly, better than the real butterfly

>>16063733
this desu
op is just insecure/projecting

>>16058089
This. I have a kindle and normally travel during non peak hours so I always find a seat away from others and can enjoy reading in peace and quiet (except for the gentle rocking of the train)

>>16058070
audible kek and no there isn't. Even worse is when they're standing and reading. I remember a dude doing that and the bus coming to a grinding halt. He fell forward and the book went flying. He started apologizing and scrambled for his book with those embarrassed eyes on his face. Serves him right.

>>16058194

wonder what proportion of people here with a significant commute refrain from reading so as not to look cringe. what kind of time is lost...

seriously, nobody but the cultural ladder climbers on here give a fuck about what you're reading. if your immediate reaction to somebody reading in public is 'they're doing it to look intelligent' re-evaluate your attitude towards literature

>>16064471
i'm an extraordinarily private person. if someone knew what i read, or that i read at all, i'd die.

>>16058070
If you're worried about this, the problem is you. Stop caring so much about what other people are doing

i would love to sit at the pub by myself in the corner near the fire sippin a glass of red and reading. would be so comfy but i dont want to be 'that' faggot.

>>16058070
>Is there something more pretentious, more attention seeking?
Let me introduce you to women

>>16058287
>house starts to burn down
>use my knowledge of finance to put the fire out
>no longer at risk of being homeless because I read finance books that's how this works

no it's cool
but I once talked to a guy who had put down his book for a while and he looked like he didn't know where he was or what his book was about

op is fag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwkdGr9JYmE

>>16065389
>He didn't read how to copy Crassus and become the richest man in Rome by fighting fires

>>16058070
Absolutely American. Here lots of people read in public so I never thought that somebody would do that to seek attention.

>>16058070
reading while walking

>>16058286
i get motion sick in cars but not on railways or buses

>>16058070
The funny part is you are so jealous of him that he actually has some intelligence and is reading whereas you sit on your iphone taking pictures and looking at random meme images. Lol

>>16067873
>Absolutely American.
This basically sums it up.

>>16058070
Funny enough the pathetic faggot is the normalfaggot taking pictures of people with his mobile phone while they exorcise their intellect and read. Sad insecure little man.

>>16068383
exercise