I write for illiterates.
>>24950803This is unironically what MrBeast does.
>>24951675>MrBeastMrBeast makes videos, retard.
>>24950803Non canimus surdis.
>>24951699Gen Alpha watches silently with subtitles. He notoriously employs a rather large text publishing team to make them better than the standard YouTube auto CC.
>>24950803Can someone explain what this means? I can't read
I am ignorant of the Eastern ways. What is the point to negating every point and entering complete dissolution from being? Why is annihilation the good if we can't even have a good? Or am I misunderstanding the Buddha.
A true intellectual understanding of concepts like emptiness does not occur until you have made some spiritual progress. This either requires you to have a teacher who can train you, or you follow a western path first then jump over once you're ready.For now, practise being mindful and meditate. The concept of "ichigo zammai" will be useful, as well as zen stuff as a whole. You need to experience things, not just thinkcel about it.
>>24951049How do I experience things?
Annihilation isn't the goal of TaoismIn Taoism you're supposed to extend your life as far as possible
>>24951789>t. hasn't read zhuangzi
If you identify yourself by reading something that makes you appear smart, you are not a reader. You are a poseur. Especially if what you read is only chosen because it's been chosen for you by a consensus of "academics" and "critics" who couldn't hack into the sciences. Literary studies and English departments are by far the least intellectually rigorous on a university campus.
>>24950282>melty continuesLol, lmfao even
I can't help but notice all but two are post-modern. Postmodern lit is truly garbage.
>>24949865>poseurkekgood bait
comics reign supreme
So, I don't actuality like coprophilia I'm just pretending to to pwn the libs?
Unwilling Eldritch Horror of Slop EditionStubbed >>24943213>What is /wng/ — Web Novel General?A general for readers and authors involved or interested in the growing phenomenon of 'web novels', serialized English fiction posted to websites such as: Royal Road, Webnovel, Scribblehub, Wattpad, Archive of Our Own, Spacebattles, HFY, various personal author websites, and more>Why read web novels?Not for prose or tight editing or deep themes, frankly. As a whole, web novels are infamous for content sprawl and pacing issues. If you enjoy having millions of words to sink your teeth into to get to know the world and characters, though, you may be interested. Keeping up with other readers on a weekly basis to discuss the story's events unfolding is another perk, in the same way discussing an ongoing TV show might be.>Why write web novels?Ease of access & potential for Patreon earnings. Many successful authors gain an audience on their website of choice and funnel their readers into a Patreon. See graphtreon.com/top-patreon-creators/writing for an idea of what some are earning.Also, once an author has earned a fanbase, transitioning into an Amazon self-publishing career is several orders of magnitude easier than starting 'dry'.>/wng/ authors.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>24951723I self edited that
>>24951718>air and earth are up and down but fire and water aren't left and rightgay
>>24951512>>24951581>>24951614Thanks, I'll check them out
>>24950445Same here. It's happened to me so many times I wonder how any writer has ever gotten anything done ever.This is one of those instances in which trad publishing beats webnovel serials, you only have to drag yourself through the hell of writing 200 pages and that,s it whereas writing ad infinitum lasts until you Hemingway yourself.
>>24951794you can write a beginning to end 200 page web serial though, that's what I plan on doing with mine. Web serials don't have to go on forever.
Sapient Species, Races, and Miscellaneous Sapients EditionFAQ:>What is worldbuilding?Worldbuilding is the process of creating entire fictional worlds from scratch, all while considering the logistics of these worlds to make them as believable as possible. Worldbuilding asks questions about the setting of a world, and then answers them, often in great detail. Most people use it as a means of creating a setting or the scenery for a story.>"Isn't there a Worldbuilding general in >>>/tg/ already?"Yes, there is. However, that general is focused on the creation of fictional worlds for the intended purpose of playing TTRPG campaigns. Here you can discuss worldbuilding projects that are not meant to be used for a roleplaying setting, but for novels, videogames, or any other kind of creative project.>"Can I discuss the setting of my campaign here, though?"If you want to, but it would probably be better to discuss it on >>>/tg/ . We don't allow the discussion of TTRPG mechanics, however. If you want to discuss stats or which D&D edition is best, this is not the place.>"Can I talk about an existing fictional setting that is not mine?"Yes, of course you can!>"Does worldbuilding need to be about fantasy and elves?"Worldbuilding, as already stated above, and contrary to what many believe, does not inherently imply blatantly copying Tolkien. In fact, there are many science-fiction setting out there, and even entire alternative history settings which do not possess supernatural elements at all. Any kind of science fiction book has an implied setting at least, which involves a certain degree of worldbuilding put into it.Old Thread: >>24748733
>>24946278To prevent prior clashing, I immediately imagined these birdfolk living on floating cities like in bioshock infinite. I know you specified they're nomads but I struggle to wrap my head around how you plan for a nomadic culture broken into factions to put up a fight against the organized armies of humanity. Anyway, I think putting them in that unreachable realm solves the problem of no prior clashing, and perfectly sets up for war resulting of humanity's advancements in aviation- which lines up with the late 1800s period you mentioned. Humanity's rigid, but high firepower flying machines vs the birdfolks natural affinity for airborne combat sounds like a setup for some really cool fights. This is just what popped in my head when reading what you wrote.
>>24949430I see your point, but the mobility offered by a natural ability to fly would make it much easier for such a species to move between settlements. I planned to have them live in the mountains so far (so they can make use of the third dimension) and live off of pastoralism and hunting, since watching over livestock is much easier from the air, particularly if you can just slash wolves or similar predators to death with your claws. To offset this, their numbers will be low and pneumatized skeletons will give them a massive durability disadvantage against humans in close quarters, which makes them less suited for settling (or attacking) large settlements in the plains. Human warfare against them would mostly be tunneling to negate their maneuvering space and artillery to shell their settlements from afar, while the birdfolk would essentially be an airborne guerilla and small raider packs - think of it like the Taliban in the 80s and later on, but winged - and to make up for them lagging behind in tech, you can even add in another human faction supplying them with theirs, if we stick to the Afghanistan example. Not making humanity a monolith working in unison to cull the fowl definitely will be high on my agenda.When it comes to the earliest aviation, you shouldn't be thinking of biplanes and triplanes with fixed machine guns and dashing Red Baron types immediately, but rather aircraft like the Blériot XI, Etrich Taube or the various serial craft of the Wright company. These, alongside airships and balloons will be absolute maximum the human pilots can muster at the beginning of the story, and woefully inferior to the flight performance of the adversaries. But the point is that human tech can mature and develop, and evolution cannot, making it a race against time for the birdfolk to win or at least force a draw before the tech can mature.
>>24868365What do you need to consider when including artificial races like golems, homunculi, etc.?
>>24951559>Who made them?>Are they still being created in the present?>What is/was their purpose?>Are they mass-produced or crafted individually? How much variation there is? Are newer/older models better?>How likely they are to rebel or function not as expected? How does this typically manifest?>Do they have souls? If yes, does the soul just appear or is a soul a necessary ingredient to make them?>Can they reproduce themselves?>Do their bodies heal on their own? Or can they do their own maintenance?>Are they mortal?>Do they have any unusual physiological needs? (Drinking blood, charging with electricity, etc.?) How does this alter their life in the society?>Do they have any unusual physiological afflictions? (Falling apart from rust, etc.?)>Did their maker engineer a weakness in them accidentally or on purpose to keep them in control?>How numerous and widespread are they?>Does their existence have an appreciable effect on the overall economy?Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>24949315Well I'm working on Alternate history with no supernatural elements or techno-magic. Point of Divergence is in the 1480s or 1490s.
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>>24951862I miss you.
What’s the male version of this? I’m tired as fuck
>>24946863>Both are low quality but want high quality. They would NEVER settle for each other.Literally could not have said it any better. People would be happier dating if they were just honest with themselves and know where they stand on the quality scale.
>>24950524So then both are straight and asexual? as in, the nerdiest gayest ugliest people people I ever met were fucking each ragged in the theatre department of High School. Seems like Gay incels just don't exist.
>>24944451every single D.E.I. character he did not have to "include"
>>24950524So you think it's a pure coincidence that statistically a higher % of men than women don't have sex and a higher % of men than women has no children?
real answer is Houellebecq's extension du domaine de la lutte
Two Weeks Left Edition>Old:>>24936611>Recommended reading charts (Look here before asking for vague recs):https://mega.nz/folder/kj5hWI6J#0cyw0-ZdvZKOJW3fPI6RfQ/folder/4rAmSZxb>Archive:https://warosu.org/lit/?task=search2&search_subject=sffg>Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1029811-sffg
>>24951749What’s so good about three stigmata? It’s the only one I’ve read and I’d be hard-pressed to say I enjoyed it. I’m a midwit who hates the Inception “what if we’re still in the dream” trope.
Any historical fiction or fantasy books with a pre-Islamic Middle Eastern setting? I’m interested in learning more about the folklore/culture after watching The Breadwinner. Preferably without themes of sexism or racism.tldr: Non-woke djinnbrained book suggestions
>>24951782Nta, IIRC it was a five-book series, book four split completed his publishing deal so he went to Baen before Daw bought him back, by which point he decided he needed two more after Ashes of Man. But yeah SuT left me high and dry. Ruocchio started out with this unreliable narrator conceit but the story grew into a fairly conventional epic that snaps back to unreliable narration at the very end, denying the reader the catharsis he (I, frankly) wants after thousands of pages. I liked Disquiet Gods but Shadows Upon Time lacked the base appeal of the prior books' structure and setpieces. With all the political machinations and whatnot felt like a slow Red Rising book rather than a Sun Eater book of KoD, HD, DiW, or DG's caliber
>>24951749brotha yes he did and it's VALIS
>>24951842>Ruocchio started out with this unreliable narrator conceit but the story grew into a fairly conventional epicGood, I fucking hate unreliable narrators.>that snaps back to unreliable narration at the very endDidn't notice, thankfully. What are you referring to?
>is arguably the single most racist author in American history>marries a Jewish womanWhat did HP Lovecraft mean by this?
>>24946601Jews aren't a race, that's Jewish propaganda.>>24947042Just Ashkenazi.
bump
>>24949996When you think about it, white supremacists are actually the least racist people.
what a magnificent, turboneetchud bastard. nothing but respect.
>>24947042No no, you see Jews are not white, even though they coincidentally look mostly like the average white personIt's a fucking conspiracy!!!
Desperately reconcile with your irredeemable faith, sheep.
>>24951768What a pussy. So this is the power of atheism?
>>24951815they insist on being taken over. that's their whole religion.
>>24951806Because /lit/ is retarded
>>24951826So atheism is when you're a cuck?
>>24951841offering their taxes while they're sitting in the corner too
>What makes you think you're good enough to write a book?
>>24948669I've been at least half decent at almost everything I've ever tried. Basically, I'm not a retard.
>>24948669anons were talking about a short sentence, and how they couldn't purple/extend it poetically. I proffered my take on it, and everyone liked it. Two said "I'm using that!", that's when I knew I should be writing.
>>24948669I wanna do my part.
>>24948669I like writing notes I think are important down. I don't actually care if someone else reads them.It's like, a grocery store is better at providing food, but I like to garden.
>>24948669Because I've written six and I don't need the approval of other people
>match with woman on dating app>we both have literature as shared interests>she says "oh what's your favorite genre??">"I'm more into the classics">"but what's your favorite genre? Do you like sci fi?>"I like transcendentalist literature">"oh ok"Why do they ask
>>24948036She doesn't kill any. She gets her husband to do it. Thus men are evil and the patriarchy should be dismantled. This is why the world is so awful: men run it and not women.
>>24948395That's because it means the women can get up to hoe shit on social media without the guy ever knowing.
>>24950424If you ask for a date straight away you'll never get anywhere. You have to prove to the woman you aren't weird or a creep first. Only a desperate woman will agree to a date straight away.
I can‘t tell if the continual and ever cringe-inducing desire to give advice on interacting with women is an autistic design to systematize what can only ever be a matter of practice and accrued instinct or a general male flaw in our wanting to always seem more learned in a realm which should only be a matter of personal emotional impart.
>>24950810What are the young people even doing these days? I want so desperately to feel cool and relevant again, but all the other imageboards are even worse.
What's a good book to start with Jung? I'm already familiar with psychoanalysis.I am mainly interested in dream analysis and archetypes, but I have researched and found that Man and His Symbols was not written by him personally, but by his assistants, and is actually a simple introduction.
modern man in search of a soul
>>24951656complete works vol 9
>>24951656Jordan peterson lectures as warmup
Man, you're right, Aristotleanon. Christian apologists are the worst when it comes to anally raping the Aristotelian corpus beyond recognition. They don't fucking understand anything. They don't understand dunamis, they don't understand energeia, they don't understand Metaphysics Zeta, they don't understand syllogisms, and they definitely do not understand the four causes. I just had apologist tell me, definitively, that Palamas was a top scholar of Aristotle (lmfao), and that De Anima isn't about life at all, since according to Palamas, only human beings have life because you somehow need "intelligence" to be "self-subsistent" (fucking LOL). Even when you read Aquinas's commentary on passages like the controversial active intellect, you can see him at pains to make the active intellect cohere with the passive intellect into one united soul. And then he fails to do so. But then magically says "but it has to be the case, and so it is." I ask another apologist, is an intellect which becomes everything, something which changes or otherwise remains as it is? And obviously, they short-circuit. Because obviously, that's the kind of intellect that we have, and it can't be active in any pure sense. So Aquinas is wrong and our intellects are perishable in the sense that it is soul. Oh the horror!!! These fucks have absolutely destroyed Peripatetic commentary throughout history, and they polluted literally everything, especially the translations, with the most hamfisted articulations possible to the point where intelligent conversations with them are not possible. Their brains are wrapped in verbal poison. If you ever get caught up in it, you basically have to spend years unlearning Scholastic hackery as it pertains to the deepest parts of the Aristotelian thought to even have a CHANCE at beginning to understand its depths.
>>24949228It’s just something I’ve seen repeatedly over the years to the point where I suspect it’s become a staple of unofficial and online apologetics.
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>>24949116You’re being absurdity pedantic. First of all, I couldn’t care less about Palamas and what he actually thought. The only thing I care about is Aristotle. Second, the only reason I even bring this passage up is because it was brought up *to me by someone else* as an example of Aristotelian-style thinking from him. The only thing I’ve claimed is that, to the extent that soul, life, essence, activity, etc., operate the way they operate in that passage, it’s clear to me that it’s not Aristotelian. That is the only point that matters to me. Third, whatever that analogy was trying to communicate, it was abysmally executed because the passage seems to operate in a proto Cartesian-esque because it treats the soul as a separate thing from the body (for obvious reasons). He could have picked a much better example.Just an obnoxious comment all around, his comment and yours.
Bump.I'm reading the Metaphysics.
OP al-Farabi writes in the Art of Happiness about how the philosopher naturally seeks a community. In 10th century Syria you could easily find other irl autists to talk about Aristotle with. People knew he was based and any educated man was studying him. Nowadays - certainly no one irl. So you go online and lo and behold everyone is fucking retarded, hostile and ignorant. Philosophy is about discourse but it’s become extremely isolating, unless maybe you’re in academia. Notice how the larpers itt think of philosophy as an inert matter to be taken up and transformed arbitrarily by religion. This is really a form of atheism.
>reading up on The Battle of YarmukHe had ONE JOB.
>>24951816He wasn't even there for it. It was three separate armies conducting a campaign in tandem.
>>24951816Judgement from Providence for monophysitism. Syria perdita est.
>>24951824>God initiated the Muslim takeover of half the world
>>24951816I'm not saying I fully believe in the "Phantom Time Hypothesis" or whatever, but it's very clear to me that all history from this period is very unreliable, and the only reasons historians generally accept all these narratives of Roman decline and Islam's rise is because it's convenient for them.
>>24951831>because it's convenient for (((them))).
