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6140569 No.6140569 [Reply] [Original]

There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.

>> No.6140573

>motives

dropped

>> No.6140580

>>6140569
So you can't read for useful purposes? Like improving yourself and learning stuff?

>> No.6140587

>>6140580
you dont find enjoyment in improvement and learning?

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6140594

>>6140569
>not reading to lose yourself in a story, only to jolt 'awake' hours later and realize where you are
>not reading to immerse yourself in history, or classical literature.
>not reading to acquire knowledge or insight

stay pleb.

>> No.6140597

>>6140594
>implying this is not enjoyment

>> No.6140670

>>6140587
Maybe, but it's not the main motive.

>> No.6140672

I can read to learn about something without inherently enjoying it.