/lit/ - Literature

>>22498146
It's worth it because you can post about it to autistic 4channers who don't care at all.

>>22498146
bc knowledge > happiness

>>22498158
Why so?

>>22498158
happiness is temporary but knowledge is eternal

>>22498146
>muh happiness
fucking anglos

>>22498146
Intelligence is a tool for hunters, inventors and leaders. Modern life rarely puts the average person in any of these roles, and being intelligent is largely useless. You'd be far happier as a sheep who goes with the flow and uncritically believes what he's told.
People who elevate intelligence as the ultimate virtue are autists who want to believe that an IQ above 100 automatically makes them an interesting person who is on the fast track to success.

>>22498146
ignorance and foolishness lead to ruin
true happiness is a virtue, as such it requires knowledge, sacrifice and wisdom to be achieved
knowledge is not the cause of unhappiness, but rather what unconsciously awakens you to search for the root of your unhappiness (which is usually some sort of fear or pride)

Happiness is for little girls get over it pussy nigga.

>>22498146
What's the point of being sober if heroin is more epic and fun?

>>22498228
Based redpilled then blackpilled then whitepilled then freedompilled.

>>22498146
Read, Erasmus

In Praise of Folly

>>22498158
Proof?

>>22499902
Proof needs knowledge.

>>22498146
>What's the point
HOLY SHIT? THERE'S A POINT TO THIS PLACE???

Woah. There's no good evidence for it, but I guess I'll just have to accept some idiot on the internet claiming that a surprising research result with no evidence is true.

>>22498146
You are the kind of man who would take the blue pill instead of the red pill

>>22499982
Let's not bully Ryan gosling and actually give him some reading recommendations.

>>22500068
I'll start.
Fear and trembling- soren kierkegraad

>>22499902
mediated revelation

I feel a compulsion to gain knowledge
It is not about wanting to be smarter, it is not about me reading a book because I think that the knowledge within it will improve my life or make me superior than others
It is because I have a burning desire to simply 'know' regardless of the practicality of that knowledge
I suppose I just never grew up
When I was a kid I would spend hours reading all kinds of non-fiction books
Books about early life, books about dinosaurs, books about different scientists, books about the universe, books about plants and books about history and famous events
Hell I was even obsessed with books about world records
It's not about passing the time, I just need to know

>>22500151
Recently I've begun reading in my target language and I'm experiencing a lot of joy reading the kinds of books I had read as a child but in my target language
Just collections of facts that aren't really important
I've been a bit gung-ho about it and bought a few from my local used book store

>>22498179

and eternity is suffering

so whats the point? don't just get vaguely philosophical as a response

>>22498158
Knowledge and intelligence are obviously not the same thing.
Probably the best one can hope for is to have perfectly average qualities and abundant resources. A nice fellow of 100 or so IQ surrounded by a moderately wealthy, loving family in a peaceful community with high expectations can work through Tacitus and Calculus and mostly get the gist, then put them aside and tend to a happy home and keep the faith and move smoothly from the cradle to the grave without so much writhing or wondering about what could be missing.
Meanwhile, highly gifted children learn quickly that what they have is essentially a disease that will cause them sharp pain forever and from which everyone will benefit but them. They have a higher rate of all sorts of mental illness and premature death, and even the happiest cases find themselves sooner or later bored by what everyone seems to believe should thrill them. It isn't a deal that anyone would take but for glory, which is not forever for anyone but God on high and swift-footed Achilles.

>>22501212
It gets better anon.

>>>/vg/445943839
Artificial Academy 2 General /aa2g/ #1292
Disdainful Edition

Welcome, this general is for the discussion of ILLUSION's Artificial Academy 2.

COPY ERROR MESSAGES WITH CTRL+C, PASTE THEM WITH CTRL+V INTO GOOGLE TRANSLATE. JUST CLICK THE WINDOW AND PRESS CTRL + C, IT WORKS.

>Downloads:
/aa2g/ Pre-Installed Game, AA2Mini: https://tsukiyo.me/AAA/AA2MiniPPX.xml
AAUnlimited updates: https://github.com/aa2g/AA2Unlimited/releases

>Information:
AA2Mini Install Guide:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vS8Ap6CrmSNXRsKG9jsIMqHYuHM3Cfs5qE5nX6iIgfzLlcWnmiwzmOrp27ytEMX03lFNRR7U5UXJalA/pub
General FAQ:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200216045726/https://pastebin.com/bhrA6iGx
AAU Guide and Resources (Modules, Tans, Props, Poses, and More):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17qb1X0oOdMKU4OIDp8AfFdLtl5y_4jeOOQfPQ2F-PKQ/edit#gid=0

>Character Cards [Database], now with a list of every NonOC in the megas:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1niC6g-Xd2a2yaY98NBFdAXnURi4ly2-lKty69rkQbJ0/edit#gid=2085826690
https://db.bepis.moe/aa2/

>Mods & More:
Mods for AAU/AA2Mini (ppx format, the mediafire has everything):
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/vwrmdohus4vhh/Mods
/aa2g/ Modding Reference Guide (Slot lists for Hair/Clothes/Faces, List Guides, and More):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gwmoVpKuSuF0PtEPLEB17eK_dexPaKU106ShZEpBLhg/edit#gid=1751233129
Booru: https://aau.booru.org

>HELP! I have a Nvidia card and my game crashes on startup!
Try the dgVoodoo option in the new win10fix settings.
Alternative: Update your AAU and see if it happens again. If so, disable win10fix, enable wined3d and software vertex processing.
>HELP! Required Windows 11 update broke things!
winkey+R -> ms-settings:developers -> Terminal=Windows Console Host

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To exploit the fools

>>22498146
You're probably just mentally ill. Plenty of intelligent people are happy and fulfilled with their lives.

>>22498146
Philosophy and literature generally give you a broader, more complex perspective on various things. The average person is a captive of their time, with only the views their society instilled in them to guide them. That's enough for most people. I'd wager there were plenty of people throughout history who were happy and wholesome despite never picking up a book. On the flip side, many cruel, spiteful, and miserable individuals have read all the right books and know all the pithy phrases and quotes you'd expect a sophisticated civilized individual to know. If you don't see the attraction or value of philosophy by now then you shouldn't quit and spend your time more productively elsewhere.

>>22498146
Unrelated. You can be a fool or a high iq and be happy or miserable