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11258764 No.11258764 [Reply] [Original]

Who are some thinkers (not too difficult) that have good opinions I could co-opt for intimidating the normies around me? I was thinking Harold Bloom.

>> No.11258778

>>11258764
Harold Bloom relies on the fact that his reader has a somewhat intuitive understand of what he's talking about. If your normies are impressed by namedrops, go for it.
Otherwise I would suggest Barthes

>> No.11258780

>>11258778
Interesting. Why is Barthes good for that? I know nothing about him.

>> No.11258846
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11258846

>>11258764
david hume
>mfw anyone tells me i should do something

>> No.11258854

>>11258780
Because he is deep and you can use him for your "did you know that" shenanigans

>> No.11258902

>>11258764
Has this nigga ever written or spoken thoroughly about his reading history? I've heard him say that he read Hart Crane at age nine. It'd be cool to know at what age he started reading and what his first books were.

>> No.11258909

Charles Murray and David Hume.

>> No.11258918

>>11258846
>>11258909
Two for David Hume so far. Why is he so good for this?

>> No.11258966

>>11258909
bee careful about murray - some of his data is - fabricated - so you might get into trouble around semi-woke neolibs :)

>> No.11258987

>>11258764
What are your personal circumstances and characteristics? This will have a big impact on recommendations.

>> No.11259370

Just carry a gun get familiar enough with Nietzsche to rant about him. They’ll fucking listen.