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23074743 No.23074743 [Reply] [Original]

Fiction at its best is brain washing. It is programming. It is an argument saying something like "this character will demonstrate how you should become better" or "is an honest depiction of 2 sides arguing" or "is what this complex type of state of mind looks like" etc etc. It doesn't do it straightforward though. Authors make emotional appeals by putting you in the shoes of its characters. They create complex situations and have a character work in a very specific manner to reach a planned end regardless of whether it is a realistic or believable outcome. Fiction does not tell the reader what it is they want to get across. Sometimes the author does not even know. Its like the author and the reader just hope to figure it out together.
At its worse, its just mindless stories that exist solely to entertain. You could extract meaning from them if you try hard enough, but its unlikely to reveal anything profound that isn't extrapolated on more deeply elsewhere.

Nonfiction on the other hand is still brainwashing, but it is straightforward. In 1 chapter, an author can layout a premise, theory and evidence that simply handout the information that they are trying to give the reader.

Is there any place for fiction in the reading list of an intellectual, other than leisure or culture? I understand allegory is one of the oldest methods of teaching, but I feel that this is practically an objective flaw of the human mind.

>> No.23074865

>>23074743
You're right OP, just don't read any fiction and you won't even feel the need to complain about it anymore.

>> No.23074870

>>23074743
Everything is fiction.

>> No.23074874

>>23074743
Yeah but most of those books are written by stupid people. Great fiction is written by smart people.

I would not recommend those books, they will only ruin your life

>> No.23074882

>>23074743
Dpuble checked the list, besides the bible and aurelius, the only other book worth reading is the powerbroker.

Everything else is trash, maybe one or two other books that I haven't read could be good.

>> No.23074923

>>23074874
>>23074882
Stop pretending you actually read those

>> No.23074931

>>23074923
Stop pretending they are good books