Everything else just seems so spooked and retarded. Like these "philosophers" can't even see past their own circumstances or analyze their own thoughts and motivations, only (poorly) justify their own particular neuroses. Has there ever been a half decent attempt at addressing, let alone refuting him?
>>24948046>StirneriteEek
>>24947731> Like these "philosophers" can't even see past their own circumstances or analyze their own thoughts and motivations, only (poorly) justify their own particular neuroses.Please understand that attempting to be "free of your own circumstances", or a "true egoist" or, even worse, a "stirnerite" is as "spooked" as anything else. It's very similar to the buddhist joke about "but you desire to be free of desire!".Read everyone and anyone. Steal useful ideas from them (yes, other philosophers also have useful ideas), and discard useless ones. Do not take any of them very seriously, and do not fully buy into any one of them. That will allow you to come up with your own framework, and you will swap out parts of it as your life and opinions change. It will be a syncretic patchwork and not "original", yes, but the point is that it will be tailormade to your life, not anyone else's.
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>>24947751Marx knew that Germany couldn't afford another Stirner.
>>24949361>attempting to be "free of your own circumstances", or a "true egoist" or, even worse, a "stirnerite" is as "spooked" as anything else.That's not what I'm saying. Egoism is (can be) a spook too. Spooks aren't some """morally wrong""" thing that you have to avoid, they're just tools to pursue your own self interest. Using spooks is necessary thing, even.The issue comes when you actually fall for the spook, genuinely believe in it, and act against your own self interest because of it. With Egoism this usually happens, as you say, when people become obsessed with the idea of dispelling or fighting against spooks, or being a "true egoist".My problem with philosophy is that I do not see very much utility in the ideas of philosophers. They believe in the spooks they create, they place them above themselves, and so are unable to fully understand them as they are (what they are useful for).That is to say, they can't see outside of their own framework, so they fail to convince me that their framework is useful outside of itself.Could some of these spooks still reasonably be useful to me? Maybe, but I haven't found any that do. I don't think philosophers or their followers are actually more successful in pursuing their own interests than anyone else. Usually the opposite, as they get so wrapped up in these spooks that they forgo the basic things that other people do simply because they haven't been told not to.I guess the primary benefit is gaining insight into the thought and behaviors of other people. Except very few people actually believe in these philosophies in the real world, and I don't believe that these spooks have very good predictive/descriptive power in determining the actions of other people.
>>24945626>2. The Great Gatsby?Nope. Gatsby doesn't say much about himself, does he? Also, F. Scott Fitzgerald has been found (#77, A Diamond As Big As The Ritz). >4. must be the Bukowski one but I don't know him well enough to answerNope. This one is Sylvia Plath. Bukowski is still out there.>5. The Old Man and the SeaNope. Hemingway is #1 (The Cat in the Rain).>6. Room with a ViewNope. Both this and #5 are short stories, not often mentioned on /lit/.>7. La Belle Damme Sans MerciComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>24946067The Aleph - opened up my Borges to check.
>>24946321Right. (With two pages of assorted stuff he sees in it.)
bump
Bump.Second random hint:Of those unanswered, 30, 33, 35, 44, 59, 71, 75, 76, 85 are female authors.
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
>>24948146It was about Brandon Sanderson marketing his books to stupid nerds.
Anyone else making a "non-magic" world? Everytime I see worldbuilding forums it is either hard fantasy or sci-fi
>>24949315A non-magic world would be technically science fiction even if the world contains no futuristic technology. See for example Nightfall by Isaac Asimov.
>>24878110Not op.I think we would get along.
>>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.
Which books should I read to best understand the argentinian soul?
>>24948660Antonio Porchia
>>24948660My diary desu.Peronium by Diego Bigongiari.Anything by Carlos Gardini.Anything by Osvaldo Lamborghini.Ricardo Canaletti's historical true crime books.
>>24943408zozzleOn a serious note, Sabato's 'On Heroes and Tombs' is a landmark novel for Argentina
>>24948859>>24948944Grazie
THE SOUTHERN PLAGUE NEEDS TO BE ERADICATED. CHILEAN AND ARGENTINIAN OBLITERATION IS THE WAY TO GO, PAL.
>...and then Bilbo whispered to a thrush, a particularly old thrush perched on the mountain, mind you, who conveyed the message of Smaug's missing scale to Bard, who was very good with a bow, you see, and then Bard shot Smaug with the black arrow, which was a very special arrow, forged by the dwarves under the mountain long ago, which instantly killed Smaug!GRRM's autistic edgelord criticisms of Gandalf are nothing compared to this bullshit. If a modern author wrote this slop he would be thrown into a pit and torn apart by apes.
The only thing i dont like about tolkien is his reliance on providence and constant references to christianity. Other than that,the thing that makes me fume the most are the alt right grifters insturmentalizing and taking intellectual property over tolkien, using it in online discourse and warping and bastardising the m story and morale to their ends (most notably their assertion about evil never being able to create but distort, which is ironic coming from them). We're talking about a man who wrote personally to hitler telling him to piss off, i have no doubt in mind he would regard the average poltard with disgusted contempt and restrained hatred.
>>24948327Pretty good page, this guy might be talented.>>24948352What an absolute parody of a useless faggot.
>>24948273>Pro-Nationalists Spain and war veteransHe was based unlike GRRM semi-feminist cucks
>>24948352>We're talking about a man who wrote personally to hitler telling him to piss offOnly on autistic anthropological grounds over his antisemitism and because Hitler wanted to promote his works in the lens of Nazism, to which Tolkien did not assent. He didn't call Hitler a heckin' fascist chuddie or condemn his politics.
>>24948273>How would you know this much about the Hobbit unless you were an actual fan?I read the book.
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
>>24948723He is black, just light skinned
Any good but overlooked classical fantasy from the 1960s-80s? Something cozy like DragonLance, but with lower stakes.
>>24949170Insane collection, anon.I think the guy who runs the Lafferty blog, arriveateasterwine, went through some of his archived correspondences that are kept at the University of Tulsa and in one letter Lafferty mentions his views on the Holocausts and how he began this mistrust of the accepted historical narrative.Here is the post, but this blogger is pretty hard to stomach desu:https://www.arriveateasterwine.com/about-4-1He also loses his mind here as well:https://www.arriveateasterwine.com/post/belloc-and-current-thoughtsAlso, this guy trying to cope with the news is funny:https://youtu.be/VoUgoCaKIjs?si=HwJROAeWXMBuZwl-&t=58
>>24948221>>24949335Why people can't separate the art from artist?Like, if you like something just enjoy and ignore the author and if you are worried about giving them money or supporting thrm just pirate it or don't promote it.>but what if his politics bleed into the workMy dude, if their politics bleed into their work and don't agree with them you wouldn't like the work itself into the first place.
>>24949138I read Vance and Watts and like them both. I seldom bring up either of them though because they just don't have enough readers on here to sustain organic discussion.
>december 2025>novel still unfinished
>>24948774So you are ahead. Some anons haven't even started.
It's just me and you, anon
35k word of my first draft. Life's good. I am writing chapter 21 of it as we speak. I expect 27 or 29 chapters, so I am almost done with the first draft.
I've got 50k words down and I'm probs not even a third done. It's fun but I know I'm gonna need to write another draft which is kind of disheartening
>>24949321Nobody gives a fuck you hoard thousands of pirated e-books you don't read. You are not superior to anybody.
>>24947268no i don't, i pirate. it's very easy to do. that said, i would prefer real books so maybe one day.
>buy cheap books on eBay>always have a present to myself on the way in the mailI like to treat myself nicely
Is it O.K. to be a luddite?
>>24948108A jailbroken Kindle Paperwhite with KOReader installed. Amazon's ecosystem is absolutely awful but they make the best hardware.
>What makes you think you're good enough to write a book?
>>24948669I'm the smartest most insightful most specialist person alive and people need to hear what I think!!!
Many retards have done it.Women too.
>>24948669I don't think so. I just do it because I have to, even if it will ultimately be a grand old waste of time for me and for the reader. Who gives a shit.
>>24949179How so? Where does your drive come from?
>>24948669Nothing. I just want to.
Overrated or deserving of praise?
>>24949132Read the review of the star trek vidya posted in this thread, in which he confidently states that he is an experienced expert on measuring the sexual proficiency of pre-teens.
>>24948849His work is nothing but throwing shit at a wall and seeing what sticks and what did stick was his weird fetish piece that all of the autistic teenagers can watch videos about on YouTube. His work is nothing special if it was anything more than short stories they wouldn’t be worth anyone’s time at all. So yes he is overated
>>24949021>no 10 year old I've encountered...can fuck with any degree of expertiseWhat did he mean by this?
>>24949192based
https://youtu.be/Dr5NsTOXAyE?si=kiO1e7c_exXImusO
How do you actually overcome post-modernism?
>>24949000>politico>somewhat>Reagansad desu
>>24949057It's not a choice. We are living in Marx's reality
>>24948572"Post-modernism" is a massive spookIt doesn't even exist broIt's not real
>>24948572nazism just like heidegger
modernity is just le reddit science athiesm, that all of reality is trackable and reducible to a system.post modernity is just saying no and an emphasis on particularity.Within that context you either see people as embedded in a culture and end up a nazi or far right like traditional community stuff like heidegger, or you reject culture (because you are a gay jew paid off by the state) and just talk about cumming or somethingpretty sure this is basically a pretty comprehensive overview of the subject
Just ordered thisWhat am I getting into?
>>24949286Just two more millenia
Maximum alpha, complete with fighting for the princesses
Can someone explain the KJV-supremacy argument for me? I mean, I read parts of it and there are places where the style is pretty impressive (e.g. the "whited sepulchres" insult does not really work as well in any other translation), but otherwise I don't see the point in chewing though that much antiquated english. To be fair, I've been born and raised atheist and do not intend to convert, and reading the bible mostly to get cultural references in western culture. Do the KJV and non-KJV parts only matter for people who intend to worship because of differences in ritual prescription?
>>24949287>Just wo thousand more years bro he's coming back trust the plan!
>>24949334>antiquated englishIt reads quite smoothly when you get the hang of it. I'm not a native English speaker and I have next to no issues. Also, many words are coming into fashion again (for instance, "matrix" is a mother's womb, but today we think of it as a fake reality from which one must escape. The KJB uses the word five times, and I'd argue that one can understand the word both ways in each case.Furthermore, the use of "thee", "thou" etc. is extremely important to determine who is being spoken to (John 3:7 being one just example) and in order to establish correct doctrine. This is obscured in modern versions with everything being "you".Finally, some have found seemingly impossible (Matthew 19:26) mathematical patterns and structures in the King James Version using modern technology and software. You can check out Truth is Christ's work for more information and judge for yourself.
Why is it that all great minds of antiquity thought that love was more than a crude neurochemical reaction? Would they have been redpilled if they were alive after the 20th century when advancement in chemistry demonstrated that love/eros is basically just a powerful drug? Honestly explains many things about the current perception of love in relation to modernity.
>>24946653interesting. i hope you realize you are very very luckyonly similarity of your story to mine is that i also fell in love in college but only thing i got from that is extreme, prolonged and intense suffering for 5 or so years. i tried to make a move, she would leave me in orbit always, late replying to texts etc. then she started running through boyfriends and that's something that if not breaks you irrepairably( hopefully not), just makes you suffer immensly. im happy for you bra, i always wanted true love.let's hope i will have better luck with love in future
>>24948203Are you really using terms like "word cells" unironically while posting on /lit/
>>24945823ABSOLUTE TRVKE
I wonder what gay people think. What are their philosophies about love? Do they believe true love is possible between gays? Are they purely lust driven? I think you can glean a lot about reality just from how gay people perceive things. If monogamy is near-impossible among gay people then love is probably doomed purely from a behavioral standpoint for how the average man behaves.
>>24945804I wish I had a menhera wife against my better judgement.
So they adapted a Pynchon novel for filmI've never read Pynchon before but like"One Battle After Another" - what the FUCK is this turbo jogger leftist power fanstasy bullshit?I always realized Hollywood is a bunch left-leaning cucks but holy fuck they outdid themselves with this one.The level of blatant propaganda is on par with fucking commie films of Stalin's era or something.This guy made "There will be blood" and now this what the fuck. This movie doesn't even feel real, it's a caricature of a movie.Tell me bros is Pynchon cringe plebbitor shit like that and not based? Le speaking truth to power
>>24946217I have a dream of rampaging through a parking lot full of buzzword spouting freaks like you and caving your skulls in with a tire iron
>>24946267Truth social might be more your speed, Cletus. Now calm down, the suboxone clinic will be open first thing in the morning.
>>24948538Nta but I believe the credit at the end of the movie was "Inspired by" rather than "Based on". It arguably shouldn't be called an adaptation; its similarities with Vineland are much looser than Apocalypse Now's use of Heart of Darkness.
>>24946229Yarvin is a typical nerd that prefers nonfiction and in case of fiction he is a plotfag.>>24946217If it didn't raise any flags for you that it was that much over the top and full of nostalgia for libtards and seethe for chuds, you're obviously retarded (libtard or chud, it's just different flavor of retardation).
>>24948538Wikipedia is not a source, see me after class
I'm a published writer, but I only have a dozen or so publishing credits in magazines, and I am not getting anywhere in terms of recognition, so my plan is to play up how much of a minority I am. I want to shill myself as an underrepresented voice to get a brand or to at least make it look like I'm sidelined or suppressed by the establishment, in the hopes it garners sympathy. I think this will be a good business plan and, if I pull it off correctly, it may project me as the next big name in my genre (horror). After all, people are already saying Stephen King is an old white male, and his spot will need to be taken when he dies soon. I can use my mixed heritage (I am only half white but have middle eastern and indigenous ancestry), lived experience with mental illness (GAD, paranoid schizophrenia), and experimentation with homosexuality as an expression for LGBTQIA+ inclusion. Do any anons have experience in the game of publishing, or know which agents are looking for a horror writer with minority clout and has overlapping disabilities or stigma?
>>24949324>I write TEXT BOOKS which means I get ... $500 a year!Kek. You're bottom of the barrel. That's not even writing. Also, textbooks go out of date as soon as you put them out. So get to work, you'll need to revise and update every fucking semester.
>>24949275>>24949316I wish that people talked more about this. Do you guys know anyone that writes about it?
>>24949333What did I say I wrote? One thing very specifically. And it isn't textbooks. And writing is not how I pay my bills, so I can write what I want.
>>24949352>I write academic slop and make good profit margins (false)>I work another job because writing alone can't support me (true).>I’m a REAL creative writer operating outside identity politics (false).>I don’t do much creative writing, my work is institutional slop (true).In the span of one thread, you have claimed all these contradictory statements. Well done.
>>24949356No. I suggest working on your reading comprehension.
