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How do you talk about literature with people without sounding cringe? I've had people try to talk to me about literature/art in person but it always comes off as tryhard even when they are being sincere and not pretentious.

>> No.14715289

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>> No.14715309
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14715309

1. Stop believing in “cringe”
2. Don’t be such a tryhard

>> No.14715339

The only response I have is to question if you even know what pretension actually is. Watching channels like Paper Bird on youtube I assure you they will confound you without needing "big words". You can google any word, its not like its ever difficult

>> No.14715348

>>14715309
People who don't believe in cringe are usually the cringe ones.

>> No.14715368

>>14715309
>tripfag doesn't """believe"""" in cringe
Nigga you are cringe.

>> No.14715376

>>14715339
I'm talking about big words I'm talking about having a conversation on art/literature beyond just "Yeah I'm a fan of his". I've never seen it done where it wasn't just embarrassing. Usually it sounds like this even if it's well intentioned.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CSccOLphL0

>> No.14715387

>>14715309
>1. Stop believing in “cringe”
>is a communist tripfag
Hmm, O.K. den.

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>>14714560
Look at /lit/ half the threads are discussing classic literature interspersed with nigger and faggot in every other sentence. Its an extreme example, but just talk about it like you would talk about anything else you're interested in.

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>>14715309
>clownish goofy ass tripfag doesn't believe in cringe

>> No.14715417

>>14715392
Yeah but it only sounds fine because it's text and it's anonymous if you posted the same things on facebook it would be cringe

>> No.14715429

>>14715417
Posting on facebook about anything is cringe. Its not literary discussions fault

>> No.14715459

>>14715429
I don't mean posting to facebook I mean saying the same things but people knowing who you are. You can say /lit/ comments in public

>> No.14715464

>>14715429
can't*

>> No.14715465

>>14715309
Based dyke. Fuck zoomers.

>> No.14715468

>>14715429
Write an example of a literary or artistic discussion that doesn't like the dude I posted

>> No.14715473

knowing your audience makes it a lot less awkward, if you can actually predict what sort of things they will find interesting or boring. then it's not pretentious, it's you trying to tell a friend about something you think they'll like. but in a good friendship, people will still usually indulge each other a bit, so you need to know what you can get away with.

>> No.14715542

>>14715465
Put your tripcode back on lmfao.

>> No.14715559

>>14715468
you want me to write a discussion? what am i a fuckin novelist? read some books, newfag

>> No.14715604

>>14715559
Books aren't how real people talk. You can't even write it out without it sounding cringe let alone saying it out loud.

>> No.14716855

Just stop caring. I always talk about what interests me, and lots have people have called me a lot of things, but at least I get to talk about literature.