/sqt/ - Stupid Questions Thread

[Anonymous No.17310551]

/lit/ questions that don't deserve their own thread

[Anonymous No.17310554]

Has Zizek said anything about the Capitol event?

[Anonymous No.17310749]

should I finish this triology? I read the first book (The Three Body Problem) but I think that the whole organization think was really dumb. When I started reading it, I thought it would be all realistic and shit... but...

[Anonymous No.17310765]

>>17310749
There are some cool moments in both the second and the first book, but they dont magically become ten times better books than the first. Of the 3 I'd say the 2nd is the best of them, since it gets into some more futuristic sci-fi stuffs.
Read the 2nd, and if you're not at all interested in the conclusion of the story then just skip the 3rd.

[Anonymous No.17310767]

Should I feel ashamed when comparing myself to people who have read much more than me?

[Anonymous No.17310773]

>>17310765
second and the third book*

[Anonymous No.17310784]

>>17310551
How do I clean old books? I have a lot in good shape, but they're dirty af

[Anonymous No.17310796]

>>17310554
https://www.rt.com/op-ed/512165-slavoj-zizek-trump-treason-populism/

[Anonymous No.17310804]

I feel like a complete retard. I keep buying books I'm interested in, but when I sit down to read them, I either get bored or can't focus for shit.
I used to be a great reader as a kid but public school crushed that and I stopped reading entirely for almost a decade.
Has anyone dealt with this? I really want to get back into reading again.

[Anonymous No.17310841]

>>17310767
Yes

[Anonymous No.17310861]

Yukio Mishima, what book should I start with?

[Anonymous No.17310985]

>>17310551
Am I able to be done starting with the Greeks once I finish Xenophons writings on dog hunting?

[Anonymous No.17310993]

is butterfly a tranny yes or no?

[Anonymous No.17310998]

>>17310993
Nowadays everything is a troon

[Anonymous No.17311495]

>>17310804
Your ability to read quickly and easily for long periods of time works just like a muscle. Keep pushing yourself and it will improve

[Anonymous No.17312129]

>>17310796
>yes, the US electoral system is rigged and corrupted, it is one big fake, organized and controlled by the ‘deep state'.
Wait Zizek thinks democrats cheated too?

[Anonymous No.17312138]

>>17310804
I have this same issue. Probably going to ask my doctor to try adderall

[Anonymous No.17312163]

>>17310985
can you speak greek yet?

[Anonymous No.17312180]

>>17312138
>get bored while reading
>hmm i'll just get high on amphetamine erryday
>what could go wrong?

[Anonymous No.17312233]

>>17310767
>Should I feel ashamed when comparing myself to people
yes

[Anonymous No.17312257]

>>17310796
How do you know where/when Zizek posts articles?

[Anonymous No.17312258]

>>17312129
The standard marxist position for decades has been complete distrust of the rigged US electoral system. Only now with Trump do we see radical liberals and new marxists talking like the neoliberals and conservatives of just a decade ago. Trump derangement syndrome has really affected a great many people. I still remember when the election was stolen from Al Gore, but you bring that up and to many who self-identify as leftist you will be seen as a troll or bot. Discourse is thoroughly controlled in the US. For all the supposed dysfunction we see in government and regulatory industries, the deep state (that is the national security, military industrial complex, etc.) is incredibly efficient and doing its job perfectly.

[Anonymous No.17312267]

>>17312138
dont.NOT healthy.

[Anonymous No.17312275]

>>17312257
I googled ‘zizek on capitol hill event’ because I’m not a braindead dude who comes to /lit/ for all his opinions and to be spoonfed information. Also I had already read the article so I knew I would find something.

[Anonymous No.17312297]

>>17312258
Why do you and others call them "liberals" or "radical liberals"? Surely liberalism means something else? You have conservative liberals like Burke and even Hobbes or progressive liberals. The leftists in America are clearly ANTI liberalism cause they are against individuality and liberty. I understand that Americans don't know the difference, but why do people who care about political theory call American leftists "liberals"? What's liberal about them?

[Anonymous No.17312311]

>>17312233
>>>17310767
>>Should I feel ashamed when comparing myself to people
>yes
this

[Anonymous No.17312320]

>>17312275
Ok autist but the question is if you know if there is any way to follow when he posts new stuff without knowing the topic?

[Anonymous No.17312322]

>>17312180
dunno anon, it's hard enough staying focused even when I get good sleep and read dozens of pages a day. I could try the mediterranean diet but I don't honestly believe it would have an effect

[Anonymous No.17312351]

I recently finished my most recent book, and I've been reading for most of my life. I never really dweleved into the classics though. Is there a single book that /lit/ thinks is a must read for everyone?

[Anonymous No.17312364]

>>17312322
>dunno anon, it's hard enough staying focused even when I get good sleep and read dozens of pages a day. I could try the mediterranean diet but I don't honestly believe it would have an effect
don't listen to these dipshits. take your meds anon. some people read really focused for like 8-12 hours straight. others feel like shit. you'll see if the meds are for you or not.

[Anonymous No.17312367]

>>17312351
>Is there a single book that /lit/ thinks is a must read for everyone?
literally ANY of F Gardner's books

[Anonymous No.17312369]

>>17312351
Depends. What kind of book are you looking for?

[Anonymous No.17312381]

>>17310985
You jest, but that's actually a good moral work. And it's not in the chart anyway.

[Anonymous No.17312393]

>>17312351
Just start with the Greeks like everyone else. Iliad and Odyssey are must-reads. Don't be afraid that you'll get bored or lose the plot. The books are timeless, although you should be familiar with Greek mythology first.

[Anonymous No.17312593]

>>17310784
Anyone?

[Anonymous No.17312709]

>>17312320
>How do you know where/when Zizek posts articles?
> the question is if you know if there is any way to follow when he posts new stuff without knowing the topic?

This was not the question you asked. Im sorry that you’re retarded.

[Anonymous No.17312722]

>>17312297
Liberalism is the bourgeois capitalist ideology. They have that ideology. They are all about individualism and against systemic analyses and collective actions. That’s why the so-called ‘woke’ movement is so popular in America, because it is perfect for liberalism.

[Anonymous No.17312751]

>>17312722
They act collectively against a different group. There's nothing individualistic about it.

[Anonymous No.17312788]

>>17312751
black lives matter is not itself a radical liberal protest movement. It actually has a great proletarian character. It is the leaders and ‘theoreticians’ of the movement which purposefully muddy and limit the movement with radical liberal and identity politics bullshit to keep it from realizing its potential as a mass proletarian movement. The US security (deep) state recognizes the potential for proletarian civil rights movements in the black community to unite with trade unions and workers of different races. This is why in the past they killed MLK when he worked with unions, they killed Malcolm X when he began to advocate for socialism, they killed Fred Hampton when he built a multiracial coalition of workers in Chicago. The ‘woke’ derailment and control of movements like BLM and organizations like the DSA are orchestrated to keep them weak, the movements themselves are good however and demonstrate great possibility.

[Anonymous No.17312809]

Are there actually good self-help books? Im trying to solve my neurosis.

[Anonymous No.17312818]

>>17312788
Still nothing to do with liberalism. It's just the establishment doing establishment things without any appeal to any real ideology other than staying in power and accumulating capital at all costs.

[Anonymous No.17312838]

>>17312751
not op, but even if they cynically wield the rhetoric of collective action, it's all in service of individual "solutions," which is why all the actions they propose is shit like "buy from black-owned business," reading all those gay book lists on Instagram or telling white men to "check your privilege." ultimately, none of it is about meaningful collective chance, just people who want to get in on the NGO grift or use their identity as a means to gain clout.

[Anonymous No.17312843]

>>17312838
*change, not chance

[Anonymous No.17312852]

>>17312818
>without any appeal to any real ideology other than staying in power and accumulating capital at all costs.
This is, of course, the material basis for liberalism.

[Anonymous No.17312945]

>>17312838
>>17312852
You're both misrepresenting liberalism and individualism. It's not like Locke or Mill or Smith would consider any of this liberalism. I guess no one wants to identify with them so both people on the right and on the left label them liberals.

[Anonymous No.17313830]

>>17310861
anyone, it doesn't really need an order to be read.

[Anonymous No.17314250]

>>17312129
>Wait Zizek thinks democrats cheated too?

it means he also reads Mencious Moldbug

[Anonymous No.17314288]

>>17312722
>They are all about individualism and against systemic analyses and collective actions

how naive to think that way, because their actions don´t reflect to what they say, they´re just a scale below from the maoists in china in terms of collective ideology

[Anonymous No.17314564]

>>17312138
Das it MANE

[Anonymous No.17315626]

How do you do it?

There are so many movies I want to watch, games I want to play, and books I want to read. I'm in college and have a part-time job so I have barely any time to properly immerse myself in each thing (especially in books cause of my low attention span) without losing sleep. I am still relatively young but I know there will be more and more in the future.

[Anonymous No.17315654]

>>17310551
Any books on how to STOP DAYDREAMING AND LIVE IN REALITY FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE. Just books on the negative aspect of a high imagination

[Anonymous No.17315686]

>>17312320
literally type zizek in a google search and look under news?

[Anonymous No.17315703]

>>17310804
it's a skill like any other, the less you do it the harder it will be. it's been a decade so it's gonna take some time to return, but the good news is that you're fully capable of getting to there if not farther. a good antidote to repeatedly buying new books and getting excited about them is only getting library books.

limiting yourself to the library pulls you away from the validation of buying but also opens the door of choice in a sense. when faced with a library you really have to turn to yourself and ask what you want to read. you can read anything, what do you want to read?

[Anonymous No.17315747]

>>17312809
yes what do you need help with

[Anonymous No.17315757]

>>17315626
when i was in college i literally scheduled time that was recreational time or whatever. when you have enough going on like school and work then it's beneficial to actually schedule the whole day as neurotic as it sounds so sleep, work, school, and other life stuff.

if you dedicate an hour a day or even a half an hour before bed to reading you can get through a book a week. that's 52 books a year.

[Anonymous No.17315885]

>>17310551
i need that chart of the books Milton read, please bros

[Anonymous No.17315901]

Anybody read the invisible man by hg wells? What are your thoughts on it

[Anonymous No.17316057]

>>17315747
I saw other people writing about courage to be disliked book. Maybe something similar in that theme.

[Anonymous No.17316068]

I'm trying to find a book I read years ago. Fiction book that is about a game company that starts from some kids at a programming camp making a game, and slowly adding onto that engine over and over, over the course of like 2 decades, basically how Bethesda did Gamebyro. The hook is that some big evil villain from the oldest versions is coming out of 'the code' and fucking their current game. Can't remember the name and my library has checkout history turned off by default, and I hadn't turned it on yet when I read this. (Albeit, having that off by default is good for privacy, just annoying when I want to find books I read and can't recall the names of.)

[Anonymous No.17316085]

>>17312367
Which one needs to be read first, Frank?

[Anonymous No.17316121]

>>17310551
I'm having issues getting immersed, any advice on increasing it? I recently got back into fiction so it went from zero to normal to zeroish again. It's not exactly zero because I can visualize as I read. I'm not getting in the zone basically if that makes sense, I'm not slipping away like I used to. It used to feel like I'd vanish and I'd forget I'm reading and it was like a movie. Now it feels like active reading.

[Anonymous No.17316131]

>>17316085
They can be read in any order.

[Anonymous No.17316148]

>>17310551
Can I just pick up whatever classic and enjoy them? I know some are harder than others but I can just pick up any classic and enjoy them?

[Anonymous No.17316233]

>>17312351
Fantômas

[Anonymous No.17316312]

What are some good pessimistic philosophy books that will make me depressed?

[Anonymous No.17316760]

>>17316312
You can never go wrong with schoppy and cioran

[Anonymous No.17316766]

>>17310551
is ego death meant to be permeant when reaching Buddhist/Hindu awakening? Or is it just a moment in which you realize and then go back to normal?

[Anonymous No.17316772]

>>17310993
no

[Anonymous No.17316780]

Is there any way to actually improve reading speed while still being able to enjoy and immerse yourself in a book? If I set out to read faster than usual, I don't enjoy reading because it becomes a chore, but when I look at how little progress I make in an hour, it becomes hard to start new books.

>>17310767
Shame is natural and is a key driver for personal growth, so yes.

>>17310784
Feather duster once in a while I guess. Get a dehumidifier if it really bothers you that much.

>>17310804
I put on ambient music and headphones to drown out the outside world. Fill a bottle of water and put it beside you. If you still carry a smart phone in spite of their horrendous effects on your attention span, leave it in another room. Keep a pen and notepad beside you for writing words you're unsure of so you can study them later. Buy a dictionary if you must.

[Anonymous No.17316817]

>>17316772
god is that really her

[Anonymous No.17316821]

>>17316817
yes and this is her feet

[Anonymous No.17316944]

>>17316821
disgusting. but i now i know to what extent.

[Anonymous No.17316984]

>>17316233
Is fantomas poster actually based?
Gardner is shit so I can’t tell if shills are right or wrong here?

[Anonymous No.17317076]

Does Holocaust refer specifically to the Jewish holocaust or can it be used for any mass killing of a group?

[Anonymous No.17317090]

>>17310861
I started with The Temple of the Golden Pavilion and it was a good experience. Seeing how Mishima takes the factual events the novel is based on and morphs them into what the novel becomes gives you a good idea of what kind of person (and author) he is. It's also slightly less jarring than some of his other novels.

[Anonymous No.17317092]

>>17310767
You should feel motivated to read more.

[Anonymous No.17317185]

>>17317076
I think jewish genocide is called holocaust.

[Anonymous No.17317364]

Tell me the truth about Moby Dick. Is it really that good?

[Anonymous No.17317385]

>>17317364
It is better than that good

[Anonymous No.17317508]

Is it worth to read 'No Country for Old Men' if i watched the movie first?

[Anonymous No.17317903]

>>17317508
definitely

[Anonymous No.17317914]

>>17317185
*holocauster

[Anonymous No.17317934]

>>17316772
>the quotationmarks

[Anonymous No.17318796]

>>17317076
It’s both. Anything after the Holocaust is gonna be using it more likely in reference to the historical event but the word existed prior to mean a sort of fiery genocidal cataclysm.

[Anonymous No.17319150]

EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY OR MODERN LIBRARY FOR IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME?

[Anonymous No.17319158]

Why am I only able to inmerse myself in a book in the hour

[Anonymous No.17319185]

Why am I only able to fully immerse (and I mean fully) myself in a book in the hours between 12 and 3 am?
Continuing that thought, why is that time inteval the only time in which I feel "alive"
Why do I begin having crazy delusions of grandeur in and fully immersing myself in fantasies that time frome

[Anonymous No.17319221]

In the sound and the fury, what did Quentin mean when he thought about "the salt lick"?

[Anonymous No.17319320]

>>17310749
If you didn't enjoy the first then probably not. The second is in some ways the best because of a strong premise, but the characters stay as weak as in the first (arguably they are worse) and in the second half realism suffers. The third is cool because things get super weird, but also more and more tedious. I appreciated those books because I like how the narrative takes you to such strange places constantly, but if realism or good characters are what you're looking for, read something else.

[Anonymous No.17319454]

I can only hold ideas in my head but not make anything out of them. It is like an amalgamation of fogs, all varying in essences, but shifting altogether without coherence. I could think about a specific subject, and then bring about so many of its particularities, but I have difficulty constructing an objective I could utilize them towards. If it helps, I have a mild case of Autismo. Help me anons, I really want to create something novel out of these floaters.

[Anonymous No.17319471]

>>17316772
I was in that tinychat, Butterfly constantly showed her feet to at least two people. She would show feet pretty much any time someone asked.

[Anonymous No.17319525]

>>17319454
>mild case of Autismo
There you have it