/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.14230248]

I'm always told that I'm trying too hard to look smart. It's not intentional but I guess I'm just naturally a fucking douchebag.

What do?

[Anonymous No.14230256]

>>14230248
Stop being a douchebag

[Anonymous No.14230258]

looks gud
dont be a conformist cuck

[Anonymous No.14230858]

>>14230248
Be smart

[Anonymous No.14230889]

Coat your bullshit under a dozen coats of irony, don't namedrop, don't be a pansy. Most people will like a knowledgeable person, provided said person doesn't act like a barbarian.

[Anonymous No.14230901]

>>14230248
I kind of feel like I have a similar problem. I'm a real wordy bastard and I can't help but feel that I sound too pretentious.

[Anonymous No.14230926]

>>14230248
Just clarify that you don't actually read all the authors you namedrop

[Anonymous No.14230946]

>>14230248
Literally talk less. You’ll appear smarter while not seeming as if you’re trying too hard.

[Anonymous No.14230964]

>>14230889
>don't be a pansy
Don't listen to this guy, OP.
Our world is in dire need of high quality Dandy Fops, as the vast majority of our delicate men have become overweight numale betaboys.
You will, of course, have to take part in our homosexual slumber parties where caressing reigns supreme and penetration is banned outright.

[Anonymous No.14230969]

I have the opposite problem: everyone thinks I'm a galaxy-brain despite having an incredible case of pseudery

[Anonymous No.14230972]

>>14230969
this

[Anonymous No.14231013]

>>14230248
Just keep doing it, you'll adjust with experience. You just need to run your mouth a bit until you start appreciating the value of your words

[Anonymous No.14231150]

>>14230248
namedrop as little as possible. make your point in conversation with as minimal theoretical machinery or reference as possible