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how much does one read to be considered well read

>> No.21555854

Male equivalent of the 1000 cock stare is 1000 book stare

>> No.21555886

This is like asking: how times do I have to lift a weight in order to get buff? Surely lifting 300lbs ten thousand times will most likely get you there, but nobody really thinks about it that way. Also, lifting a 2 lb dumbbell (reading pulp garbage) ten thousand times will never get you to such a goal, so just saying “read 1000 books” is not effective advice.

Just read and think about classic works, philosophy, and other literature consistently for several years and you will eventually become well-read.

>> No.21555895

>>21555840
When you can shitpost (tastefully) in every /lit/ thread without having to use wikipedia/google/youtube/internet .

>> No.21555902

>>21555886
>>21555840
Can well read individuals demonstrate useful capability in any capacity that does not directly relate to them reading those books? I don't find bookreaders particularly smart.

>> No.21555905

>>21555902
>Can well read individuals demonstrate useful capability in any capacity that does not directly relate to them reading those books?
Typically, yes.

>> No.21555914

>>21555902
>he thought this was some kind of gotcha

>> No.21555924

based N

>> No.21555945

>>21555902
I mean yes, usually people with larger vocabularies and a better grasp of language can communicate and listen to others much better than those who don’t… Literature also can relate to just about every facet of human culture, so well-read people tend to also perform well in other subjects.

>> No.21556752

>>21555840
Nietzsche is such a beautiful writer.

>> No.21556763

You need to read at least 100 novels before even hinting to anyone that you read books.

>> No.21556784

>>21555840
>reading precedes writing
Only in animals with better sense of smell -- of course a stetl creature of urbanized hives wouldn't ever conceive of writing being more expansive, much less engaged in by lesser creatures than ourselves, either.


>how much does one read to be considered well read
Wisdom isn't a 'team effort', and it's never a question of quantity. Could you spot a fool, the deluded, the insane, or the evil well ahead of time?

>> No.21557426

>>21555840
Who cares.