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17156629 No.17156629 [Reply] [Original]

>Oh Anon, I see the Communist Manifesto in your bookshelf, you would like my find Trevor
>I'm not a Communist, though
>Then why do you have it?

Similar things have happened to me several times. Do people really just make up their minds about something than look for books to confirm their pre-concieved thoughts? Why is it so hard for people to understand that someone might want to read multiple competing philosophies to learn and properly understand them?

>> No.17156664

>>17156629
Normalfaggots are not human

>> No.17156668

Because they are busy working, socializing and getting laid
You will understand once you move into your own place and learn to socialize

>> No.17156676

Same with judging your taste by what you have on your bookshelf generally. I have some books from 5 years ago that I now realize are not very good (Gaiman, Murakami etc.) but I’m not gonna throw them out - it’s still a library and the editions are nice.

>> No.17156691

>>17156668
if you are unable to live a social life without being a bugman then I have bad news for you, son

>> No.17156708

>>17156691
Don't confuse me with OP LARPfag

>> No.17156730

>>17156708
I’m not.
>LARPfag
if you are unable to picture anyone actually living a fulfilling like then that’s even sadder

>> No.17156760

>>17156629
Wrong place to ask, the behavior you're referencing is prevalent on /lit/

>> No.17157949

>>17156629
Maybe you'd still like her friend Trevor?

>> No.17158010

>>17156760
It's basically the primary hobby of /lit/.

>> No.17158018

>>17156629
Put mein kampf there. Their minds will explode.

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>>17157949
It's possible, but the implication was that I would like him because she thought we were both communists. It just got me thinking about this attitude that seems fairly prevalent. Maybe that's why so many people have an unclear view of what their opposition actually thinks

>> No.17158556

>>17156629
Everyone does this. Look in any bookshelf thread. You can tell someone's views by looking at their bookshelf.

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>>17156629
>Do people really just make up their minds about something than look for books to confirm their pre-concieved thoughts?
Yes.

>> No.17158999

It's the "yikes, go read a book" mentality where reading something to confirm your bias is important but understanding is not, neither is challenging oneself.
They think smart people are not individuals but lists of hyped books they can claim to have finished.

>> No.17159032

>>17158010
every time I read a new book I start obnoxiously promoting its ideas here to see what sort of criticisms people make, which I then try to synthesize. It works so much better than trying to criticize the book myself, because the collective force of posters who want to dab on me is much greater and more knowledgeable than me alone.

>> No.17159051

I don't know why you'd even need to own a copy of such a short book

>> No.17159143

Most people read books to appear open minded, not to be open minded. Due to ego investment, once you make certain ideologies a part of your identity, it's kind of embarrassing in a way to have them proved wrong. Lots of people hate this feeling, so they tend to shut down once they hear something they disagree with. But the secret is to know there's a good argument for everything. Get ataraxia-pilled anons.

>> No.17159493

Because people can't read your mind, so they try to figure you out by stuff you do and own.
Most people really aren't interested about learning many worldviews, if they read non-fiction, they usually read the popular or praised book by some expert to get a rough idea about the subject.