/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.13068193]

I read and write but I'm not very smart. Can I hang out here?
I'm reading the Bible and soren kierkegaards either/or

[Anonymous No.13068201]

>I read
no, /lit/ is for non-readers only

[Anonymous No.13068209]

>I read and write but I'm not very smart.
That's because you're a cumbrain with burned out dopamine receptors. It's too late for you.

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » !mxvabIoSIE No.13068211]

Of course.
I personally wish you’d read something else

[Anonymous No.13068222]

>>13068193
Welcome.

How are you reading the Bible? What books have you read? Which are next?

Thoughts on Kierkegaard?

As >>13068209 posted, we don't use fleshpilled images.

[Anonymous No.13068232]

>>13068211
You should follow his example

[Anonymous No.13068237]

>>13068193
just lay off the degenerate stuff and people will have more respect for you and you'll have more respect for yourself.

whatever you call that girl doing an anime cum face,
anime
manga
vidya
smart-phones
capeshit
comicbooks
social media
the chans
jordan peterson
talk radio
porn
weed
booze
shitty-food
just lay off it all. get your life back together

[Anonymous No.13068254]

>>13068193
Well, since you see replies itt being desperately focused on your pic related, your intelligence level must be suitable

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » !mxvabIoSIE No.13068260]

>>13068232
The Bible was a waste of my time and reading a guy who was wrong about everything isn’t a good use of my time. Grow up.

>flesh pill
Fuck off /pol/tard

[Anonymous No.13068261]

>>13068222
This poster seems like a good and honorable man.

[Anonymous No.13068267]

>>13068260
I’m staring to believe you’re 40 something anyway, even if you’re not 46. :3

Although you definitely led on you were in your 30s.

[Anonymous No.13068273]

>>13068260
>influenced 1600+ years of literature and philosophical works with rich allusions and allegories to it
>"waste of my time"
Yikes
>flesh pill
>/pol/
That meme originated on /lit/, brainlet.

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » !mxvabIoSIE No.13068281]

>>13068273
By poltards, bumbnuts

[Anonymous No.13068285]

>>13068260
cumbrainlet
just hook up with your :3 groupie and fuck off already

[Anonymous No.13068289]

>>13068285
I don’t want her if she’s 40something man. :3

[Anonymous No.13068291]

>>13068260
Sometimes I forget you're that old.
Weird how you still cling to materialism.

Maybe it's the environment . Try Rilke as well. Maybe get some better company, spend less time on this site.

[Anonymous No.13068303]

>>13068237
You're on the Chans yourself right now

[Anonymous No.13068319]

>>13068222
I am Christian so ive been reading the Bible extensively.
So far I enjoyed "diapsalmata" since it's just really clever short paragraphs of things he has noticed. Not a fan kf the next chapter so far named, " the immediate erotic stages". Because it's about how he'd classify certain classic novels. I enjoyed his love of Mozart though because it reminded me of my friends

>>13068237
>>13068237
Other than chans I'm not into worldly garbage.
>>13068260
Cringe

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » !mxvabIoSIE No.13068322]

>>13068291
>Weird how you still cling to reality
>maybe you should try some C.S. Lewis

To be honest, Lewis had a better image of what heaven should be than stupid ol Dante
Which was just another hell

[Anonymous No.13068327]

sauce?

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » !mxvabIoSIE No.13068328]

>>13068319

[Anonymous No.13068330]

>>13068322
Do you believe in heaven :3

And why did you decide to post directly after I made the comment about the collar? Thought it was stupid and embarrassing for you?

[Anonymous No.13068337]

>>13068303
I'm a degenerate.

tommorrow i'll sort myself out. once i sober up

[Anonymous No.13068343]

>>13068328
>beetlejuice

I...I........I love you

[Anonymous No.13068348]

>>13068193
>>13068319
>christian
>posts le ahegao shit
You're not a christian you sad faggot

[Anonymous No.13068354]

>>13068330

Can you shut the fuck up anon, I get viscerally angry every time I see your stupid fucking :3 signature tic

[Anonymous No.13068357]

>>13068348
OP is literally a pro wrestler. It isn't ahegayo.

>>13068328
Why have you been looking for attention here since 2012? You're a tranny also since j saw you on /LGBT/.

[Anonymous No.13068363]

>>13068354
She needs to fucking reply because here’s the issue: she followed my commands to the tee. She posted like one time before seeing my post about her not posting and didn’t post all day until I started talking about the collar and stuff.

I mean seriously, she needs to level with me and come clean :3

[Anonymous No.13068368]

>>13068337
Tomorrow for sure...

[Anonymous No.13068369]

who is OP's seeming demon??


>>13068357
get a load of the fatguy with the beard

[Anonymous No.13068379]

>>13068369
I would have told you but you called me a fat guy with a beard so...ask /asp/

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » !mxvabIoSIE No.13068413]

>>13068357
>why yes, I hang out in /lgbt/
I haven’t been recently. lesgen is terrible so I never stay. No, I’m not the ladyboy you’re looking for

[Anonymous No.13068414]

>>13068322
>Stupid ol Dante
I get it, Dante couldn't do much about gay folks when placing them .
Such were the conventions of his time, he couldn't make an ecception about his inspirations and the great thinkers he respected either because they were born and died before Christ's birth.
The Church was very strict about it, take it as it is.

I now realize you might have a problem with the institution of the Church.
That doesn't mean you have to read the Bible or any other book through their lens.

I see why you might prefer Lewis as well now.

[Anonymous No.13068430]

>>13068413
you're my favourite tripfriend

[Anonymous No.13068446]

>>13068413
You haven’t been because you’re obviously not lesbian. :3

At least not for me

[Anonymous No.13068453]

>>13068446
>not lesbian
No she’s a lesbian-
>at least not for me
Okay fine

[Anonymous No.13068457]

>>13068368

Mañana hermano mañana

[Anonymous No.13068500]

>>13068260
Do lesbians ever want a straight forward, deep dicking..... like on some kind of primordial/sub-conscious level?

doesn't make them bi if they just want to get dicked.


Also, i love the pics of women you post. I think we have the same "taste".

[Anonymous No.13068510]

>>13068500
Oh fuck off. See
>>13068453

[Anonymous No.13068525]

>>13068413
>lesgen is terrible so I never stay

only because they don't take kindly to attention seeking tripfags like you, that and they probably thought you were a tranny, which wouldn't surprise me

[Anonymous No.13068572]

>>13068260
how is it possible for a single person to be this shit lmao

[Anonymous No.13068649]

>>13068572
on the chans anything is possible

[Anonymous No.13068897]

>>13068209
Literally me, help, I'm in the middle of my college finals and I feel like my brain is fried, what do

[Anonymous No.13068941]

>>13068897
Get laid

[Anonymous No.13069084]

>>13068222
>>13068193
As you can tell, /lit/ has been going down the drain fairly consistently. I'm not that cerebral, but even I can tell that over the 4+ years that I've been lurking/posting the board is getting worse. The last three or so weeks have been especially bad, for whatever reason.

>>13068319
Have you been following the ecclesiastical year for your Biblical readings? I still have not gotten around to reading the whole work. I only read it in bursts here and there. Finished the Gospel of Matthew from beginning to end for the first time last week.

I'm certainly no expert on K. I've read 'Diary of a Seducer' years ago, but apart from the context of Either/Or. Otherwise, I finished 'Fear and Trembling' last year, which was an absolute pleasure.

>>13068261
Thanks, anon.

>>13068260
I regret the nice things I said in a metathread about you a few weeks back. As far as my very casual lurking goes, you seem to be a completely another anon than the one I observed several months ago.

(Also, I only /litfit/. I don't go to /pol/)

[Anonymous No.13069124]

>>13068322
>materialism
>reality
boomers are a scum that need to be purged

[Anonymous No.13069128]

>>13069124
She’s like 35

[Anonymous No.13069135]

>>13068897
Stop it. Stop everything that causes you to do it. If you're still in college it isn't too late. Cultivate good behaviors and eliminate triggers. It will be difficult at first but you can do this.

[Anonymous No.13069165]

>>13069128
that's why I said boomer
also "she" is over 40

[Anonymous No.13069171]

>>13069165
>same person who thinks she is a tranny thinks she is actually over 40

Just stop :3

[Anonymous No.13069204]

>>13068897
Stop watching porn. Stop masturbating. When that part of your brain lights up, don't feed it, try to redirect your thoughts, take a cold shower whatever. And use all the time and energy formerly spent masturbating on other pursuits or you'll go crazy

[Anonymous No.13069229]

>>13069204
To add to this guy's post, read older literature on it and try not to be so skeptical. Might be crude but it's very inspirational. The book "Science Discovers the Physiological Value of Continence" really helped my efforts here. I suggest getting a physical copy of it. Read the morning after a relapse.

Here is some of it:

>An opinion has gained ground in modern times, not only among the general public, but also among physicians, that the belief in the physiological value of continence belongs to the dark ages of religious superstitions and scientific ignorance, and is incompatible with physiological knowledge. Certain pseudosexologists, have exploited this idea to their commercial advantage and have created in the public mind a phobia in regards to continence, which is regarded as a cause of nervous and mental diseases and a positive health danger. On the basis of this belief, physicians and psychoanalysts have looked on continence for the cause of the nervous ailments of youth and have advised young men to visit prostitutes and risk venereal infection as a lesser evil than the assumed hazards of abstinence.
[...]
>A careful reading should, however, convince any open-minded reader that the above view is false, and that continence per se can never do harm, but is always beneficial; and that when trouble occurs in an individual not practicing normal sex relations, the fault is not continence but some vicarious means of sex expression, excessive nocturnal emissions, etc. In view of the richness of the semen in lecithin, cholesterol, phosphorus and other constituents of nervous and brain tissue it is clear that it is incontinence, or loss of these valuable nerve- nourishing substances which, by promoting undernutrition, is responsible for disturbed functioning of the nervous system and brain, and never true continence, contrary to the unscientific views of the psychoanalysts.
[...]
>We have seen that the internal secretions of the sex glands stand at the basis of the individual's physical and mental vitality and that sex hormones are present in the external as well as in the internal secretions of the gonads. Many of the effects attributed to such hormones, as we have seen, are due to the physiological effect of resorbed semen. Conservation of semen means conservation of sex hormones and increased vigor, while loss of semen means loss of hormones and diminished vitality; also chronic deficiency of such hormones leads to the symptoms of senility, which Voronoff and Steinach strove to overcome by increasing the amount of sex hormones in the blood.

Good luck to the original guy. This is real demon to beat and requires effort but it's worth it. It feels so free when you're not a slave to it any more.

[Anonymous No.13069254]

>>13069229
I can't attest to the science of the quotes, but I can say that since becoming (mostly) continent I've felt more focused, energetic. Better reaction time + performance (tennis) more confident, less neurotic

[Anonymous No.13069258]

>>13069084
>The last three or so weeks have been especially bad, for whatever reason.
/tv/ spillover from Game of Thrones fallout is my theory.

[Anonymous No.13069268]

>>13069254
I don't attest to the science in it either. I think they were right in laying the cause but the proposed mechanisms for the hypotheses are crude. However, reading it can reinforce the resolve and touch on something you know is true. Also, one can rest assured that great physicians of the past also postulated sexual behavior, especially excesses, can precipitate adverse effects.
For me, celibacy is better than any drug and is comparable to a low dose stimulant.

[Anonymous No.13069279]

>>13069268
Godspeed brother

[Anonymous No.13069320]

:3 care to extrapolate?

[Anonymous No.13069439]

>>13068897
>>13069204
>>13069229
These are all good posts, but its definitely the starts. As will all things related to self-improvement, when you need to make the change, it's probably already to late. Survive these finals, and then start a major turn around.

As 'silly' as it is, start with the self-help brand of Stoicism and Peterson-shilling. Read some Stoicism, try to practice some of those exercises. Clean your room. Make your bed every morning. Cut out as much refined sugar from your diet as possible. Increase the amount of water you drink. Go for good walks.

At the end of the day, it's all about those little changes. The more you make those changes, the easier it'll become.

Also, some studies show that even doing jumping jacks or other cardio exercises right before an exam can help improve scores.

[Anonymous No.13069469]

>>13068193
>>13068327
>>13068369
Don't watch Raw tonight

[Anonymous No.13069516]

>>13069258
The question becomes, when shall they leave.

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » mxvabIoSIE No.13069551]

>>13068211
This board isn't about you anon.

[Anonymous No.13069558]

>>13069469
Never do stardom Chad :3

[Anonymous No.13069564]

The bible caters only for the degenerate and scum. Pharisees were right

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » mxvabIoSIE No.13069569]

>>13068281
Littards exist too.

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » mxvabIoSIE No.13069579]

>>13069569
Stop pretending to be me

[Anonymous No.13069581]

>>13069551
Butterfly since this board is shit rn thanks to /tv/ tourists I have decided to compete with :3 poster for your affection.

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » mxvabIoSIE No.13069589]

>>13068343
A vulgar pop cult ref that identifys this dude as mid-forties in age. Topcringe.

[Anonymous No.13069629]

>>13068193
I want to expel seminal fluid into my wife

[Anonymous No.13069859]

>>13069629
That what the programming is compelling you to do. Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality?

[Anonymous No.13070031]

>>13069569
>>13069579

W-which one do I shoot?!

[Anonymous No.13070048]

>>13070031
Both.

[Anonymous No.13070380]

>>13069439
>>13069135
>>13069204
Disregard these behaviorists. You need to emerge into the light of conscious self directed action, not force yourself into "good habits". That's not sustainable (also it's degrading)

[Anonymous No.13070414]

>>13070380
Im in the reply chain,
I don't disagree with you, this is more or less what i meant when i said use the sexual energy productively or you'll go crazy. And I was not able to cease compulsive masturbation until I participated in conscious self directed action.
But there's different parts of you and the part that gets hooked on porn and masturbation is compulsive and habitual.

[.« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » mxvabIoSIE No.13070521]

>>13070031

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » mxvabIoSIE No.13070531]

>>13070031
WE ARE ALL BUTTERFLY TRIP NOW

IF YOU ARE SEEING THIS CONGRATULATIONS

WELCOME TO THE NEW ERA OF /LIT/

YOU ARE NOW PART OF BUTTERFLY ARMY. COPY TRIPCODE AND REMAIN LOYAL TO CAUSE

KILLING :3 and « Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » mxvabIoSIE

WE ARE GOING TO DROWN THEM ONCE AND FOR ALL

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » mxvabIoSIE No.13070538]

>>13070531
Hmm why not !

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » ļmxvabIoSIE No.13070548]

>>13070538
Maybe this?

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » mxvabIoSIE No.13070556]

>>13070538
YES COMRAD YES

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » mxvabIoSIE No.13070564]

>>13070538
YOU ARE LIEUTENANT

>>13070548
YOU ARE COMMANDER GENERAL

:3

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » ļmxvabIoSIE No.13070572]

>>13070564
Maybe some spooky text expert could do the bold?

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » mxvabIoSIE No.13070585]

>>13070572
I DUNNO WHOSE WHO ANYMORE

ITS WORKING!!!

[Anonymous No.13070659]

>>13070585
ILLEGAL POSTING
:3

[Anonymous No.13070672]

>>13068209
based cumbrain poster

[Anonymous No.13070679]

>>13068209
I just turned 18 and recently joined this board. Do I still have time to fix this? Masturbated to gradually weirder shit for the most part of my 12-17 years, and while I do feel different and have urges to go and masturbate again almost every day, I don't know if there is still time to "unfuck" my brain that has been hardwired with porn, but I still want to make a change as I believe I have potential. If you can help me, please respond, I'm quite frustrated with this and would appreciate some help

[Anonymous No.13070705]

>>13068260
based

[Anonymous No.13070706]

>>13070679
I'm 20, used porn almost daily for the better part of 7 years or so. I'm 87 days nofap now. It can be done, but you need dedication.

[Anonymous No.13070711]

>>13070679
Meditation is what did it for me. Once I became conscious of myself it became easy to control my desires. For me it is as simple as recognizing when the urge comes and willing it away.

[Anonymous No.13070724]

>>13070706
I see, I will proceed to do the same, then. Great to know that there actually is a way out and that I may not have fried my brain with dopamine. Thank you.

>>13070711
Seems like a great way, too, actually.
I was considering meditation for a while, but never did it, but I'll change that soon and try it out. Thank you too.

[Anonymous No.13070733]

>>13070679
Your first step is to realize that you are likely permanently damaged - that way it will not demoralize you when you have periodic realizations of this fact. That having been said, the damage that has been done is likely manageable with some work. Boredom will drive relapse. Improved diet and fitness is not a meme - these will yield results. Do things you hate to have to do. This will improve your skill set, save you money, and drive your psyche to stop dreading adversity; instead sometimes even enjoying it. Stand fast, little brother.

[Anonymous No.13070754]

>>13070724
I also believe in meditation, but I engage in active meditation - whereas over 90% of the meditation recced on this board is sedate. Brian Enos does a very good job of describing this in Practical Shooting: Beyond Fundamentals. Though the text is centered around firearms competition, the methods apply to any activity with appropriate modification. Marc MacYoung did a good writeup on some similar aspects in one of his later books. I would have to dig through them to remember which one. His short story is that you need to drive amygdala responses to physical problems - bypassing the cerebellum. This will drive faster solutions and exercise the brain differently than you likely normally do.

[Anonymous No.13070760]

>>13068260
why are you like this?

[Anonymous No.13070781]

>>13070760
Not her, but in America we eat shitty food and poison our water. Brain damage is inevitable.

[Anonymous No.13070794]

>>13070781
Don’t insult others by calling them brain damaged.

Besides, that’s their tactic: to assert that anyone with faith in God is brain damaged. Don’t use atheist’s tactics.

[Anonymous No.13070812]

>>13070794
Read her posts. I am not being ironic. I also believe it to be related to not just the cultural conditions in this country, but also the physical conditions. Regardless, very rarely do I refer to anyone as I do to her. I only say it if I mean it.

[Anonymous No.13070817]

>>13070733
Recently got a gym membership and focused quite hard on it, and yes, I have seen results and it has really changed my life. Thing is, I also used my time in the gym poorly, sometimes, as I just "mired" women and eventually I was overcome with the urge. Bad managing of priorities on my part. Only mentioning this in case some other anon reads this and realizes that he's making the same mistake I made. Don't really know if I am actually permanently damaged, tho as I don't know if there is a way to know if the "you fucked up" meter has exploded. Thank you for the kind wishes, brother.

>>13070754
That is really interesting, I'll give it a try with these reccs and actively observate to know if I make progress. Thank you.

[Anonymous No.13070820]

>>13070679
Yes. Yes you do. It's the people who reach the mid-20s I worry about. There was a time then whence I fell back into the habit and that time, was more difficult than even the hormone filled teenage years to battle this (which I successfully conquered for many month long periods between those years). At 18 the brain is incredibly neuroplastic, and is the best time, even if you grew up on it to quit. A change of environment can help immensely, though not everyone is fortunate enough to do such. If you are going to university, assuming you are in the US, I'd advise attempting to procure private student loans in addition to public ones when you go to college to afford your own place. The solitude and change of enviroment should help. I could never qualify but as of a few years ago, many lenders offer loans at higher interest to solo applicants without a credit history. At the end of the day, fixing your brain is more important than any debt you man accrue. Or if you don't want to go to university (I don't blame you~~undergraduate education itself provides limited opportunities almost necessitating postgraduate education), go into trucking, something I considered in those in between years prior to my study of medicine. Traveling the road and taking in the American landscape, listening to music, audiobooks, language programs would be most theraputic. Or if you're fortunate enough to find some well paying job, take that instead. The worst thing you can do is remain at home as a NEET.

[Anonymous No.13070878]

>>13070820
I agree strongly with you. I'm actually a Brazilian monkey, but I plan to enter a student exchange program that may lead me to New Zealand, America or Canada (I am still doing my research before I actually choose one of those). Even though the mental health improvement it may provide would really benefit me, I am still a little worried about loans, as when I was a child my family got in a pretty rough financial spot because of one (though I admit they are not that good with their money). And I also agree with your stance on being a NEET, as to me this isn't even up for consideration. Hope I haven't made many typos or failed to put some sense into my words, as it is 2 AM here and I'm sleepy. Thank you, anon.

[Anonymous No.13070888]

>>13070817
>I don't know if there is a way to know if the "you fucked up" meter has exploded
Deviant sexual urges are very difficult to remove but they can be managed. Eventually, you need a broad that can deal with you as you are.
>just "mired" women
Get some cast iron plates and work on your own.Do not listen to broads that criticize you for getting fit. Absolutely ignore them. If they insist on injecting then:
>I am doing this for me - not for you
I had to do this once.

[Anonymous No.13070927]

>>13070888
Good to know that it can be managed. This shit is great at the moment but I am disgusted by it when looking back.
>I am doing this for me - not for you
Makes sense, guess I just have to wake up and stop caring about what they think of me. Makes even more sense when, looking back, it feels like this is only setting me back. Thank you.

[Anonymous No.13070932]

>>13070878
Loans really don't exist. We used to be cavemen. Never forget that.

[Anonymous No.13070944]

>>13070932
Won't forget that even if I wanted, there are people that act like it for most of the time.

[Anonymous No.13070952]

I'll get some sleep now. Thank you to all of you that replied and helped me, it really means a lot to me.

[Anonymous No.13070957]

>>13069469
sauce pls idk what

>Don't watch Raw tonight
means

[The Nomad !N8Yn.I/WbM No.13070959]

>>13070957
There’s a show called RAW and it sucks

[Anonymous No.13070963]

>>13070959
only thing that pops up is WWE RAW and I can't find shit on it

[The Nomad !N8Yn.I/WbM No.13070970]

>>13070963
That’s the show

[Anonymous No.13070977]

>>13070944
Troglodyte did nothing wrong.

[Anonymous No.13070983]

>>13070970
ah found it, asuka from RAW. Underwhelming af op's picture had me about to lose my 2 month nofap streak. Asian women are my weakness

[The Nomad !N8Yn.I/WbM No.13071006]

>>13070983
The person in the OP is from some promotion in Japan. Check STARDOM and Ice Ribbon.

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » No.13071006,1]

>>13068414
Lewis just has a better conception of a heaven.
>>13068500
Getting clitorally is better than vagnally, but we can put more reliable things up there if we want.
>>13068572
You think I could only achieve this in marriage?
>>13069084
Captain Kierk’s got you by the balls does he? Sad.
>>13069124
>material
>not real
Glyphosate generation, man. Not gonna make it.
>>13069128
46=GenX
>>13069551
Of course not.
>>13069569
Litizens exist too. Get out my board, immigrant
>>13070585
>yay. It’s safe to troll again
W/e
>>13070760
Maturity
>>13070781
And eating right.