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Do you feel isolated being a /lit/izen?
We're supposed to be social beings and we recognize this, but sometimes it's hard connecting with people with the same interests.
I feel like an autist bragging about my achievements whenever I talk to people about what I've been reading. Even if they're also bookworms.
How do you meet people with similar taste?
>bringing up what you read like an autist monkey instead of organically weaving your new insights into the human condition into normal conversation
>bragging about my achievements whenever I talk to people about what I've been reading.
you sound retarded. and a pseud.
>>7638135
Don't mean to be arrogant, it's only the feeling of isolation.
This poet said some thought provoking things in the pub the other day..
Made me think, who is the crazy one here?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9dU4sPjhDw
ook?
Nothing particularly new about what he's saying and he doesn't say it in a particularly interesting way.
the bitch talking to pidgeons.
Who are the best villains in literature? What makes a villain interesting?
Discuss, share, and politely disagree.
You have to begin with Iago. Get caught and refuse to speak, that's that.
Death. Always compelling.
>>7635450
Cate in East of Eden seriously scared the shit out of me when I read it five years ago. Terrifying character
whats your favorite book? I'll start
>>7635861
The Martian.
>>7635861
Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka
>>7635861
Mein Kampf
Words that will never be the same again and can never be used unironically
I'll start:
>Knowledge
meme
Learn how to read a book in just ten minutes with the Tai Lopez technique
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24KnwTepKdU
>fella
>pal
>meme
Anybody read Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson?
I've almost finished it and I can't say I'm enjoying it all that much. It's fast-paced but it reads like a nerdy wet dream, sort of like Ready Player One.
Any similar books to recommend of a superior quality?
>>7626656
It was of note of its time. Have you read Neuromancer?
It's fast paced until the painfully slow infodump in the library.
There are some good ideas but a lot of it is cringe-inducing nerd garbage.
Read Gibson and PKD instead.
zodiac is a much better book
>writing sequel book(first one has already been accepted, soon to be published)
>Wanting to branch out and write plays too
>Spent a day thinking of a nice idea, finally have it
>want to only focus on play but have to get book semi done(b4 editing)
>How do you guys focus on just one thing at a time? I have a comic series I've just started writing too(have some friends who are gunna do the artwork for it). which takes...
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just enjoy it while it lasts
>>7639813
Its been like this for years. Its the main reason i never finished one work. If i continue on one thing for to long it just gets tedious and becomes a job. thats why i like doing multiple projects at once. But its just hard af to balance the time.
It's interesting that Hume shows there is no logical proofs for causation, but isn't it pretty logical to accept causation purely because it is the theory which best explains and predicts? Moreover, even Hume's argument about causation hardly impacts Leibniz's argument that everything which exists, has an explanation.
>>7639650
Hume means logical as in logic, you mean logical as in commonsensical.
>isn't it pretty logical to accept causation purely because it is the theory which best explains and predicts?
That is exactly what he says you idiot. Read Hume before talking about him.
>>7639663
correct
>>7639663
I mean logic as in scientific theory, like gravity and evolutiono.
What are the best resources for learning about Celtic mythology? I just realized I know almost nothing about it compared to Greek, Roman, Christian or Near-Eastern lore, which is embarrassing as I am of Celtic descent.
>>7639360
The Mabinogion might be a good place to start.
>>7639878
that's welsh
Ulster Cycle and the Book of Invasions
daily reminder that Dr. Seuss is the greatest poet of the 20th century
I hate crossboarders
>yfw when you realized you weren't talented enough to write
>>7639685
published=/=write
i expect i'll never be published, but that doesn't diminish the pleasure i get from writing.
>>7639691
I actually meant writing but being published counts too
Most people aren't. That doesn't make it any less of a fulfilling hobby.
I mean most people aren't going to make it to the olympics, but that doesn't mean that sports aren't fun/rewarding
Is there an adjective in any language for a person that deserves help not because they inspire you pity but because of their human quality?
>>7639539
nonexistent
>>7639581
kek
OP
So Eliezer Yudkowsky, spergiest hero of Less Wrong and leader of some panicky AI institute thing, has published a light novel.
The description:
>"My family name is Yugano. My given name is Yuuki. I have no redeeming qualities." So begins this light novel of a girl thoroughly corrupted by the Internet, and then summoned to another world
(pic related)
Has anyone read it yet? Worth shilling out a dollar? Any excerpts so we can make fun of it?
>>7639508
Fuck off.
>>7639519
I'm interested. Find those excerpts yourself, OP, and post here.
Fuck off Shlomo
any of you read this? thoughts?
I only read books with multiple consonants, sorry.
More like Euphoria by Christian Cuck
>>7639507
Dallas, TX
I used spark notes to get by in high school, I am now studying math at university and I don't want to remain illiterate any longer. Should I just start with the recommended books or are those too advanced
>>7639320
The Tunnel by William Gass.
>>7639326
seems just as complex as the starter kit.
i am asking if I need to start with a book like harry potter before moving to the /lit/ approved. I have never read a book in my life.
>>7639337
Catch-22
