/lit/ - Literature

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I think being an avid reader from a young age definitely has benefits. Every person I know that reads actively, and has done since they were children is articulate and well-spoken.

Other people however, who think 'Reading is for fags' or whatever are rarely able to get their points across adequately.

I realise that this sounds really pretentious, but hey, this is /lit/.

You can read non-fiction for knowledge.

Fiction for entertainment and sometimes knowledge as well. If you like games like Mother 3, story based games, you'll like reading books, as several books I've read blow vidya story out of the water. Also around the right people, there is the same social perk from talking about video games, you can talk to other people who are interested in reading or read the same shit you do. Though it's a much smaller crowd.

>could tell me if reading has made you think more profoundly of matters, developed your cognitive abilities in some way, allowed you to express your thoughts more fluidly and more articulately, made you sound "smart", etc.
That depends on what your reading. In my case, reading has probably made me no smarter.

Yo niggabois.

Is there any benefit from read???

I know this sounds a,m retarded, but as person that does read I was wondering if reading would "grant" the reader reading read any positive effects.

For instancees, as a gamer, i play games, if one were to ask me the advantages, of me gaming of gaming I would honestly say that there aren't many. Save for a few documented mental improvements, like im clever and the perk of being able to talk to people about games (which could create friendships andgmae), etc.

This doesn't include the instant source of entertainment, I would not include that games are "fun" this sounds subjectively irrelevant; objectively speaking, what I find to be fun is not the same as what you would blah blah blah...

I was hoping you guys could tell me if reading has made you think more profoundly on things of matters, developed your cognitive abilities and other things like that in some way, and allowed you to express your thoughts more fluidly like water and more articulately like waving the hands, made you sound "smart" if you are just dumb, etc.

I could probably google this but I was hoping you niggatits could help. Thank you.

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>>2786968

the autism is overwhelming

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benefit from read???

I know I retarded, but as person that does read I was wondarang if reading would "grant" the reader reading read any blessing effects hiphopnigger.

For samples, as a gamer, i play games, like mario, if one were to ask me the best of that, the perks and blessing, great big good thing, of me gaming, I would honestly say that there aren't any many. maybe few documented mental improvements, like im clever able to talk to people (which could create friendships), etc.

blah blah blah...

I could probably google this but I was hoping you could google it for me since I am retard. Nigger. Nigger.

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Is OP Dr. Brule?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKN58Dy01CE

Yo.

reading?

retarded, person read, reading would "grant" reader effects.

For gamer, if gaming Save perk of being able create friendships

doesn't include the instant entertainment, would not games are "fun", subjectively irrelevant; what I find to be fun would blah blah blah...

hoping profoundly of matters, developed cognitive abilities in some way, express fluidly articulately, sound "smart".

probably google this hoping niggas help. Thank you.

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Hello OP,

No there are no benefits or 'perks'. Literature is not for you. Please leave and never come back.

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lichurure maces me; write better.

It basically boils down to pleasure, or entertainment, and knowledge/insight/knowing how to think. Literature is interesting in that it's a vehicle for communicating the myriad underlying complexities that go with being human, it's a way of examining our faults/failures, of exorcising our demons or, at the very least, taking a look at what those demons are and why they're important to how we interact with each other. Like all art, it's just a form of communication, but one that's built on sensations and images, all kinds of abstract notions that are often difficult to precisely define. There's a lot of pleasure to be had in sorting all of this out, in examining literature as both a form of art and a rubric for looking at the human experience as a whole, through a number of different lenses. As for knowledge and insight, there's plenty to be gained from reading both fiction and non-fiction alike, there are a number of authors who comment on the state of the world today, whether that be on the subject of politics, power, love, institutional aggression, etc. etc. etc. Reading philosophy helps us understand how to think and how to ask the proper questions, it can illuminate plenty about language and meaning, how we grasp 'reality' and how to define that very thing. It's a pretty limitless medium that some of us find enjoyable and intriguing to no end.

If you have a stock standard list of book written a couple hundred years ago, you can pull them out to appear smart and look down on people.

Eg: I haven't read (whatever the person you are putting down is reading) they are certainly no Tolstoy. They may be popular but will never be a classic. Completely devoid of literary merit.

If you want a smart looking book shelf, go to your local thrift story and grab all the classics. They already look read, and people will think that is because of you. Read on Amazon what the book is about in case someone start a conversation. If the get too in depth, say: "I read it a long time ago."

Many of these classics are great to have, as you can also hollow them out and hide your stash in them, knowing that no-one is actually going to open the covers.

I'M JAPANESE
SON OF A BITCH AMERICAN
AMERICAN IS RETARD
DO YOU WANT SOUND "SMART"?
DO YOU WANT COGNITIVE ABILITIES?
AMERICAN IS ILLITERATE DISGUSTING
GEORGE WALKER BUSH IS AN IGNORANT
FUCKING U.S.A

>>2787054
I'M POLISH
SON OF A BITCH JAPANESE
JAPANESE IS NAZI
DO YOU WANT WAR CRIME
DO YOU WANT SAMURAI SWORD
JAPANESE IS NAZI DISGUSTING
JUNICHERO KOIZUMI IS AN ELVIS
FUCKING JAPAN

Well, nonfiction obviously has the benefit that you learn from it. The benefits of fiction are harder to pinpoint.
If you are well-versed in "the classics," you will understand allusions to them. This, IMO, makes life more enjoyable and makes you look like a more intelligent person to others.
As others have said, reading good fiction gives you valuable insight into the lives and minds of others. Sometimes this is a very noticeable effect, but usually it is more subtle. If you read a lot of books, you will be more intellectually prepared for a wide variety of intellectual tasks and for life in general; being able to work your way through and understand a complex book like Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow will improve your mental faculties just as studying mathematics will.
I feel like a brighter, wiser person while and after reading, someone more in touch with the world around him. It's a feeling video games just can't replicate.
Note that I'm talking about GOOD fiction here; lots of people read for fun and entertainment, and there's nothing wrong with that, but I wouldn't put it in the same category as reading literature.

Hey, OP, another perk of playing video games is that you get to experience interesting solutions for interactivity, architecture and visual design, usually in interaction with music. I think they can become part of your creative foundation, as with all entertainment and art. In short, they widen your horizons and spark your creativity.

>>2787093
Humanity, then, must be extinguished.

>>2787093
>DO YOU WANT WAR CRIME
>DO YOU WANT SAMURAI SWORD

God yes.