/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.18477482]

Fuck
I'm really struggling with myself, I know it's stupid, I know it's something a proper man shouldn't care about, I know that I'm really just indulging in harmful consumerism when I do it, that I'm trying to create and project a personality where there is none, that it's a futile attempt at filling a void in my heart, that I should be buying paperbacks as a man, the cheapest editions that I can get, etc etc etc.

I love nice books, I love beautiful books, I love handsome books, I love pretty books.

I love buying hardbacks like those by everyman's library, I love the way they look on my bookshelf, I love the way they feel, I love the experience of reading them, I love the texture of the covers and the feel of the paper.
I'm pathetic I know but I'm running out of reasons why I shouldn't just do it, I have a bookshelf of about 80 used paperbacks in various stages of disintegration and they don't make me happy, meanwhile I see those hardbacks on my shelf and they do make me happy.

What's wrong with me /lit/?

[Anonymous No.18477740]

PeePee PooPoo

[Anonymous No.18477746]

>>18477482
You WILL buy the paperbacks

[Anonymous No.18477751]

Big black dubs

[Anonymous No.18477755]

Could you please take my post seriously?
I'm about to cry at this point.

[Anonymous No.18477865]

>>18477482
Maybe, just maybe... have sex?

[Anonymous No.18477874]

>>18477482
Aesthetics are something that real men appreciate. However, wasting all your time, money, and effort into vanity is just an endless abyss in which you will never find contentment.

[Anonymous No.18477883]

>>18477482
Buy an e reader and go cold turkey, anon. You know they don't make you happy in the long run so stop lying to yourself.

[Anonymous No.18477890]

Some people collect whiskey. Others collect paintings. You collect books. Nothing wrong with that as long as you're not burning your cash like a junkie whore.

[Anonymous No.18479033]

>>18477482
>I know that I'm really just indulging in harmful consumerism when I do it, that I'm trying to create and project a personality where there is none, that it's a futile attempt at filling a void in my heart, that I should be buying paperbacks as a man, the cheapest editions that I can get, etc etc etc.
thats not the case at all anon. your experience will last forever as those moments. enjoy what you find beautiful. its the only worthwhile thing
>>18477874
>vanity
all is vanity

[Anonymous No.18479443]

>>18477482
>I love buying hardbacks like those by everyman's library, I love the way they look on my bookshelf, I love the way they feel, I love the experience of reading them, I love the texture of the covers and the feel of the paper.
so then get them? Just know to budget yourself. it's an earthly pleasure that you clearly enjoy. Don't overthink shit, dude.

[Anonymous No.18479450]

>>18477482
just b ursel;f

[Anonymous No.18479464]

>>18477482
>What's wrong with me /lit/?
Life is too good with you.

[Anonymous No.18479524]

>>18477482
What's caused you to think of books as merely vessels for words as opposed to objects of beauty or art? They can serve both roles.
I honestly wouldn't even classify it as consumerism - if you're buying something you genuinely love and appreciate and you intend to keep / display and appreciate it for the rest of your life then I don't think thats 'problematic' in any way. Wanting to possess beautiful things isn't tied to capitalism nor is it a sign of unmasculinity.
You shouldn't feel bad for pursuing something that makes you happy (with the usual "don't harm others caveat), I don't think you should be so hard on yourself. Godspeed anon.

[Anonymous No.18479567]

>>18477755
Nice GET, but now you’re just making it harder for me to not mess with you

[Anonymous No.18479573]

>>18477865
Does that really solve all of a man’s problems?

[Anonymous No.18479588]

Books are for old people, put your efforts into living your life fully, as in go outside