/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.16352906]

>Our most popular intellectuals are people like Neil Degrass Tyson, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Chompsky, Nick Land, Peterson, Zizek, Sharpio, and Dawkins
>The most popular modern philosophies are Determinism, Materialism, Nihilism, and people believing that they don't have any influence on themselves or the world
>Everybody just doesn't mention the simple fact we exist and are aware of it, that reality is right before us, and nobody seems to emphasize the incredible importance of this seemingly simple thing
>The domestic spying, facking, floridization, climate change, illuminatti, deep state, big business in Government, unnecessary wars, unnecessary laws, all those issues are psyoped away by a mixture of controlled news, hypnotizing advertisements, and an internet which uses targeted media tailored for individuals using algorithms based off NSA collected data
How did it get to this? What do we do?

[Anonymous No.16352923]

>>16352906
>Our most popular intellectuals are people like Neil Degrass Tyson, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg
>Chomp-sky
oh i am laffin.
get the fuck out of here pseud

[Anonymous No.16352924]

>>16352906
The european """enlightenment""" and the industrial revolution. It's over let the others be they are a lost cause. Safe your own soul

[Anonymous No.16352929]

>>16352906
books for BREAKING THE CONDITIONING!!!

[Anonymous No.16352930]

>>16352923
I didn't say best I said most popular, specifically on 4chan

[Anonymous No.16352933]

>>16352923
>That guy who scans your post for the one mis-spelled word, to write off your entire argument.

[Anonymous No.16352938]

>>16352906
capitalism.

[Anonymous No.16352943]

>>Our most popular intellectuals are people like Neil Degrass Tyson, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Chompsky, Nick Land, Peterson, Zizek, Sharpio, and Dawkins
Yeah bro totally, not like every other period in history has had pop scientists/philosophers. Let me guess you like Freud?

[Anonymous No.16352955]

>>16352906
Because talking about real issues is how you get a bullet to the head

[Anonymous No.16352961]

>>16352906
if i wanted to begin my own journey to redpilling myself, where would i start?

[Anonymous No.16352965]

>>16352961
Start with the Greeks

[Anonymous No.16352969]

>>16352906
Our most popular intellectual is Taleb.

[Anonymous No.16352971]

>>16352961
Marx
inb4 Jew, materialist, etc. If you read him you'll see the stuff he's slandered with is mostly bullshit and most people don't actually understand his historical materialism.

[Anonymous No.16352980]

>>16352961
>The bible
>The bhagavad gita
>The greeks
>Being and Time
>Nietszche
Work through these now by one. Most of these and dry and academic in nature so if you get bored here is some supplementary fiction
>moby dick
>brothers kamarakov
>crime and punishment
>paradise lost

[Anonymous No.16352985]

>>16352961
Manufacturing consent
A people's history of the U.S.
Marx

[Anonymous No.16352992]

>>16352971
>>16352985
Marx looked like he had breath and if he was alive today would 100% browse reddit DO NOT READ

[Anonymous No.16352995]

>>16352985
> 1
Ok
> 2
I'm a Marxist too but that author just blatantly lies, don't bother. The best book that redpilled me about America is "Response to Industrialism 1885-1914".
> 3
Basado.

[Anonymous No.16353005]

>>16352992
>bad breath*

[Anonymous No.16353097]

>>16352943
You're correct. That doesn't mean it was a good thing back then, either. I have yet to read Frued. Who would you say are the true great intellectuals in this time?
>>16352955
Also correct.
>>16352961
Try Promethius Rising
>>16352969
Forgot about him, thank you for mentioning.
>>16352992
I don't like communism but still encourage reading it to understand it

[Anonymous No.16353137]

Real intellectuals are out there anon, you just need to find them.

[Anonymous No.16353149]

>>16352906
>Neil Degrass Tyson, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Chompsky, Nick Land, Peterson, Zizek, Sharpio, and Dawkins
>intellectuals
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA

[Anonymous No.16353161]

>>16353149
I didn't say that I think they're very smart, but unfortunately many do, and so I ask how it came to this, see?

[Anonymous No.16353164]

what is the difference between an intellectual and a psuedo-intellectual?

[Anonymous No.16353189]

>>16353164
Intelligence, which is a genuine passion for learning and actually trying to learn and teach what you care about

[Anonymous No.16353463]

>>16353149
>>16352943
>>16352923
Do you guys actually have a reason for trashing this post or are you just coping
>>16352906
you can't fix it. Do not exhaust your body beating ceaselessly against the waves, and do not let yourself be swept away in the current either. Instead, find the ever shrinking shore and stand there as long as there is land to stand on. Reject it all, live in the forests. For although they will unfortunately cease to be if modern civilization continues to, you are fortunate enough to still have them.

[Anonymous No.16353625]

>>16353463
>Do you guys actually have a reason for trashing this post or are you just coping
This is a trash post by a /pol/tard who is trying to post /pol/ shit under the pretext of it being about literature.
I can't wait for the election to be fucking over.

[Anonymous No.16354312]

>>16353463
>Linkola flavored ecofatalism

yawn

most of our biggest current ecological problems are going to be solved with tech during the next 50 years

[Anonymous No.16354333]

>>16352906
Read Bataille

[Anonymous No.16354423]

>>16352906
>Neil Degrass Tyson, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Chompsky, Nick Land, Peterson, Zizek, Sharpio, and Dawkins
Most of these are entertainers or are known simply because they're rich celebrities.
>The most popular modern philosophies are Determinism, Materialism, Nihilism, and people believing that they don't have any influence on themselves or the world
It really is surprising how none sees any problems with this desu but they're conditioned that way. Even the most engaged people (politically) just screech on social media or stand around with signs in the streets.

[Anonymous No.16354443]

>>16352961
>redpilling

[Anonymous No.16354696]

>>16353625
cope
>>16354312
cope

[Anonymous No.16354706]

>>16354312
Lol this has to be bait

[Anonymous No.16354793]

>>16352906
Nick Land is not popular