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>>24717420git er done
>>24717420>worth reading?I'm sure it's shit, but if I was writing a hillbilly memoir I would probably want to do research the competition
>>24717447I wouldn't really consider my self a hillbilly or a redneck honestly. I had always suspected something was off because my mother was as pale as whitest snow with dirty reddish hair, but I was much darker, almost Arabian or Asian complexion, far taller than other kids my age. Strangely, everyone says I have a cali surfer bro accent. I'm guessing you're just shooting the shit. Do you have one you would honestly recommend? >>24717417>Holy soap operaYes, I too realized this. Probably because of my childhood being groomed. I had a warped view of sexual affection most of my life, which led to me being very forward sexually with women. I've probably got some children I don't know about out there. I've slept with multiple women who were in relationships. I know I was a bad person and one day I might want some closure on some of that. I slept with a close friends wife while he was working, then we watched a movie with her kids. I cucked a foster brother after he told me he was interest the girl. My mother being a legitimate criminal always looking for easy cash really messed with my moral compass, it took a near death experience for me to turn my life around and try go completely honest. I'll go watch those guides now.
>>24717381Sounds like you want to focus more on your sexual escapades than your political capital so your potential autobiography won't interest me very much but best of luck to you in your writing
>>24717458>it took a near death experience for me to turn my life around and try go completely honest.Then why you just said " I spent the last week having an affair with my youngest niece"?I mean, sure you probably went from 0 to 70 or something, but that still sounds off.
Look, everyone trying to debate God's existence with science or some galaxy-brain logical proof is an idiot who's already lost the plot. The entire point isn't about what you can know or prove in a lab, Kant figured this out ages ago. The real reason to believe is that without God the entire concept of morality is a sick joke. Deep down every one of us feels that being a truly good person should ultimately be rewarded with happiness, but just look at the world, that's obviously not how it works here. Scumbags win and good people suffer all the time. The only way for our innate sense of right and wrong to not be a completely meaningless cosmic prank is to believe there's a higher power who will eventually balance the scales and make virtue lead to happiness. You don't believe in God because of evidence, you believe because it's the only way for morality to have any coherent purpose at all. Otherwise being good is just a handicap and we all know that can't be the final answer.
Yeah but the rigid practical/theoretical division in Kant is kind of wack desu.
You're trying to reconcile morality with the individual when it's fundamentally transcendent. The most moral behavior is self-sacrifice for the community, as when a soldier throws himself on a grenade to save his platoon. Anybody whose consciousness has grown to reflect not just himself but the self that constitutes a greater entity will be immediately endowed with some kind of morality.
>>24717437You're confusing the expression of morality with its fundamental logic.The soldier jumping on a grenade is a perfect example but you're not asking the right question. You see "self-sacrifice for the group" as the foundation. I'm asking: why is that sacrifice considered moral in the first place? Just because it benefits the collective? So if a soldier in an evil army sacrifices himself to help his platoon murder civilians, is that a moral act? Of course not.The group can't be the source of morality because groups can be wrong. The soldier's act is moral because he's upholding a higher universal duty to protect life, to honor his commitment, that any rational person would recognize as good independent of the group.And this brings it right back to my original point. That soldier performs the ultimate act of virtue and is immediately annihilated. The world doesn't reward him, it erases him. If there's nothing beyond this life then his sacrifice is a net loss and the universe is indifferent to the highest moral action. The whole system of right and wrong only makes rational sense if you believe that such an ultimate act of virtue isn't just for nothing. You have to believe in a God who ensures that in the end the moral order holds and the highest good (virtue being united with happiness) is possible. Your soldier example doesn't refute the argument, it's the ultimate case for why it's necessary.
“The identity (of practical and theoretical, ought/is, God) insofar as it synthesizes the opposites, is itself just a quantum, and the difference is qualitative, in the fashion of the categories, where the first, for example reality, is posited in the third, and so is the second, but only quantitatively. On the other hand, if the opposition is real, it is merely quantitative. The principle is simultaneously ideal and real, it is the only quality; and the absolute which reconstructs itself out of the quantitative difference is not a quantum but totality.”Kantians on suicide watch.
I'm a complete outsider to the US so I'm asking for some recommendations on any writings and histories in early American political thought. Founding Fathers sort of stuff.
>>24715546>>24716612What about earlier stuff that influenced there stuff, like english writers talking about political thought that influenced the settlers and what they percieved as their interests.
>>24716625William Blackstone and the English Bill of Rights of 1689 were both pretty important in the lead-up. That anon also lists>2nd treatise on government (Locke)>theological-political treatise (Spinoza)>the spirit of the laws (Montesqieue)>discourses on livy (Machiavelli)Which were all written prior to the Declaration. But otherwise you'd want to look to colony founders like William Penn for what the original settlers had in mind.
>>24716645thanks.
>>24715546Benjamin Franklin's autobiography is kino. Not as much a political tract, but it's got that in there.
>>24715546I might make a chart on this actually, there's a lot of stuff to read if you really want to understand early American thought
so when does it get good?
>>24716153Levin chapters are basically instruction guides on how to cope with living a garbage life you hate and how to not commit suicide. They are fun, yeah. >I wanted to kill myself but then I went farming with some friends and I learned to use a scythe and I drank peasant beer. All in all. A good day 10/10
>>24717415They're about living as the idle rich. We all know the crushing ennui of living as the idle rich, don't we?
>>24717422Yes, I know levin stands as a counter to Vronsky. Vronsky is passionate and romantic and someone of his social class while Levin is a nerd who hates his job and all politics (he unintentionally makes a great point for not caring about politics. Does it really affect you?) The two of them contrast against one another.
>>24709843right before the assassin shoots Anna Superman flies in and stops the bullet then Magneto and the Avengers battle over St. Petersburg and Voldemort is defeated through the power of teamwork and love
>>24710683Na..there should've been some setup to Levin's conversion but I think there's deep insight into faith in that part. Anna's stream of consciousness hit you like a hammer but I'll be coming back to Levin's reflection again and again. >>24710622Granett
>Struggle to get into real books>Read Slaughterhouse Five, really enjoy it>Struggle some more afterwards>Read Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, really enjoy it>Find out later these are both considered the most Leddit pieces of literature ever written I kind of suspected the latter while I was reading, but Vonnegut took me by surprise. Wtf do I do? How do I purge the Redditor from my brain?
>>24716828Thats not just reddit, its idealogy in general.
>>24716826If you catch yourself open mouthed smiling for pictures, craving updoots from kind internet strangers, or contemplating asking your black coworker to fuck your wife, then kill yourself before you lose the shame necessary to carry out the act.Otherwise, continue reading what you like.
>>24716826Keep reading what you enjoy but instead of the entire time each day/whenever dedicated to those books se aside some time for something "difficult" that you still find interesting
>>24716826The only real cardinal sin is to stop being curious of things outside your comfort zone, as long as you don't end up being dismissive of things you that might not be to your taste right away you'll eventually find your own taste. At first you're probably just going to be reading the same entry level stuff everyone does, of course, it's hard to find things suited to your taste by yourself when you haven't even fully formed your taste to begin with. Some of those things might end up being your favorites for a long time and shape what you read from there, the only people who are truly "reddit" are those that remain blindly attached to things that got reccomended to them and stop trying out new things for themselves.
>>24716826They are excellent books, don't feel bad about enjoying them. Of course you will enjoy more accessible stuff at first. With time you will indulge in the more esoteric. Stick to people with some wit if you can for a while. Try CS Lewis or Vance, they aren't high art but they are excellent and may be a good pathway.
His feet are light and nimble. He never sleeps. He says that he will never die. He dances in light and in shadow and he is a great favorite. He never sleeps, the judge. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die.
>>24716518>noooo my heckin hero's journey!!!Toadvine's character arc, Judge Holden's, The Kid.They all have story arcs.You can use AI to piece by piece dismantle your own post. Have it list the themes, the character arcs, "the point" of it if you're really that stupid.You don't even have to finish the book.We all know you haven't read it.
If you are reading it looking for character arcs you're missing a fundamental part about what the judge is doing. He is facilitating decline. The arc is going downward, that's the point. Among others.
>we may be bloodthirsty outlaws who shoot innocents for sport>we may be cattle rustlers and horse thieves>we may be rapists>we may smash infant skulls and scalp children>but we do NOT tolerate RACISM against here Nigaboo Jackson
>>24717330You got filtered. White Jackson died because he relaxed around blacks. Cornman later plays the scene over again in slow motion with a restaurant owner who has multiple chances to shoot black Jackson where he demurs before getting shot by him as if to express the point in multiple underlines and bold font.
>>24717330>gets beheaded graveyard dead.What did he mean by this?
How do you achieve enlightenment and reach Nirvana?
>>24717092You can try walking meditation
>>24717238Brahmajāla is a good one
>>24717277Walking meditation is quite good. You pick a place where you won't be distracted. Find a path thats about say 10 to 20 steps in a straight line. As you walk pay attention to 3 things. When your feet leave the ground, when their in the air and when they touch the ground. Notice the feeling and be aware of which foot it is (right or left). Reach the end of your path, turn around and walk back. that's one. Start with something like 10 "trips" down and back. 3 times a day. Increase slowly. Once it's "working" you'll know it. It's unmistakable
Also, I like to combine walking meditation with mala beads. Each trip...go to the next bead to keep track
>>24712788>>24712788How do you know its not already the case?You are not your thoughts.Adding to what has been already posted here -Advaita Vendetta, but don't spiritually bypass your humanity (bodymind), You may look to YT-Simply Always Awake Rupert SpiraFrancis LucilleComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
What are your thoughts on this short story published in the recent issue of Harper’s Magazine? It’s a short read, less than five minutes. https://harpers.org/archive/2025/09/girl-talk-weike-wang-story-sauna/“Girl Talk” by Weike Wang
>>24716860>>24716100hot, would
>>24715021>by weinke wangthey don't name themselves ling ling and ding ding anymore, they've transcended to dick dick
>>24716610We already had this discussion with the asian/happa girls pouring out their grief on teh comment section of that japanese hapa bitch's music video. Anybody remember her name?
>>24715021If you guys enjoy this, you have to read this other one (by another Asian women) where she sacrifices herself for the happiness of the white folk. It's actually really good.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/style/modern-love-divorce-is-a-gift.htmluse archive.is if you don't have nyt accounthttps://archive.is/mxgXr
>>24715021>"Oy"Is oy being used in American ENglish now?
I finally get Camus.
>In fact, in the contest between Shakespeare and the shoemaker, it is not the shoemaker who maligns Shakespeare or beauty. On the contrary, it is the man who continues to read Shakespeare and does not choose to make shoes, which he could never make if it comes to that.Another Camusian banger, attacking Marxists.
Camus was also really fascinated by the Cathars. >Hellenism, in association with Christianity, then produces the admirable efflorescence of the Albigensian heresy. But with the Inquisition and its subsequent destruction, the Church again parts company with the world and with beauty, and gives back to history its pre-eminence over nature.
>>24711096Camus was such a hack, it's hilarious.
>>24716505What makes you say that?
>>24716522it came with his french genes
Sorcery, Wizardry, Witchcraft, Psionics, and General Magic and Powers 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: >>24567943
>>24714581>Intelligence combined with ambition would still rise to the top like in our world.If, between two ambitious and intelligent people, one is also capable of melting your brain with his mind, that individual is going to end up on top one hundred percent of the time. It's a huge advantage. Unless magic users also all have down syndrome, the capable amongst them are going to outcompete the mundane smart/ambitious people.
Any examples of worldbuilding with platonic, neoplatonic, even Hermetic themes? It seems like most genre fiction these days is modernist atheistic, or some variety of gnostic.
>>24716389>It seems like most genre fiction these days is modernist atheistic, or some variety of gnostic.Please elaborate on this.
>>24715989>Okay, so how would you add other abilities to the different elements then?Of the top of my head: Highly proficient benders can turn their bodies on their own elementEarthfags can sense people through the vibrations on the ground, travel through the ground without being crushed by the pressure, create earthquakesWaterfags gain an immense speed boost underwater, can breathe underwater, travel the deep ocean without being crush by the pressureFirefags are immune to extreme temperatures, have thermal vision and can create heat related miragesWindfags don't need to breathe at all, can fly, can modify atmospheric pressure on a small area
>>24717395>Earthfags can travel through the ground without being crushed by the pressure.horrifying
Gollum should have been killed simply for being ugly and disgusting. Tolkein’s slavish, decadent, obscene moralism is infuriating. He builds a world that looks pretty, with the pleasing scent of the untamed European, but is sick with the putrid rot of herd values. Image how great he could have been if he wrote about blonde beasts instead of leftist midgets
complaining about "moralism" in any capacity instantly outs you as a worthless retard without a single thought worth considering
>should have been killed simply for being ugly and disgusting.Then why don't you kill yourself?
On the contrary, the balance of a healthy communalism with respect for the individual seems to be one of the crowning achievements of European civilization.
>>24717434>the individual Where is “the individual?” Where is his location in time and space? Who are you to say what respects this thing is owed if you cannot tell me where it is at? Oh right, you’re just parroting a universal construct of the decedents, a dream of the sick metaphysicians. The only thing that demands respect is the concrete instance of living power.
>>24717401*creampies you*
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>Previous:>>24703379>Thread Question:Post quotes or highlighted passages from books you've read (so we can admire or make fun of it)
>>24717304>crack open fantasy novel>"oh gods"
>>24715637>"I had no family, no job, no belief in the law whatsoever, in society or anything. I needed to do something--something that was real and something that was substantial--or I would kill myself, end it all, because this fucking world is so awful. It's a place where a company like Corpus Chrome, Incorporated can exist, presiding over life and death, and where people like the Dulandes can murder people from behind walls of money. I hated it violently.">The verispectragram shone blue [indicating truth]- Corpus Chrome, Inc (S. Craig Zahler)
>>24717419More from Corpus Chrome, Inc>"Vegetarians are bogus! Frauds! The history of the entire human race contradicts the herbivorous way.">"The flesh-rending teeth that you used to utter that silly proclamation contradict such a choice in a most ironic manner. You may deprive yourself of meat in the stultifying vegetarian style, but you--as a member of genus homo erectus--are no more herbivorous than a person seated upon an airplane is a bird!"
>>24717432What a retarded non-argumentI can see some old faggot at work using this unironically
>>24717438kek. the scene is done humorously.
the oxford history of the united states only starts at the american revolution, is there a recommended book that covers everything before this?
>>24713082I love this painting. Puritan prose is among the most beautiful. Sentences are a bit long, though.
>>24717349NTA but this looks interesting. Thanks!
>>24713811While I do agree the Philip's War is a fascinating topic, I'd look for something else before I read Lepore. Name of War is certainly an.. interesting read, but it is NOT a reconstruction of the events of the conflict. Rather, it's an examination of how the rhetoric, fears, and subsequent writings after the conflict— an analysis of HOW people thought about the war rather than WHAT actually happend.I think most /lit/izens would hate it actually. In many ways, it feels almost like a parody of academia and the turgid, post-modern drivel that spews out of most history departments. Take this quote about settlers encroaching too far into Indian territory:>In the context of King Philip’s War, concerns about the boundaries of the body became overlaid onto concerns not only about the boundaries of English property but also about the cultural boundaries separating English from Indian. Bodies were defined in relationship to houses, but houses, too, were metaphorical bodies…So much of modern history focuses on the language used in these sources than the events themselves. It's like this hypernominalist where every single word most be scrutinized individually to support the critical-theory infused theses that their trying to proclaim.
>>24717412Thanks for the warning. I really fucking hate this style.
>>24717412I like Foucault a bit so that doesn't bother me too much, its more that a writer like this wouldn't respect me for leaning towards chud-dom.
Τῆς ὀπώρης edition>τὸ πρότερον νῆμα·>>24669573>Μέγα τὸ Ἑλληνιστί/Ῥωμαϊστί·https://mega dot nz/folder/FHdXFZ4A#mWgaKv4SeG-2Rx7iMZ6EKw>Mέγα τὸ ANE·https://mega dot nz/folder/YfsmFRxA#pz58Q6aTDkwn9Ot6G68NRg>Work in progress FAQhttps://rentry dot co/n8nrkoAll Classical languages are welcome.
>>24715647This is an edition. You read them AFTER you learned the language.
Ecce, autismum!
>>24717105seemed excessive at first but I guess it can be quite useful, is it automatic?
>>24717105Wouldn't it be autismus? It's ecce homo, not ecce hominem.
>>24717105Anything to avoid reading smoothly.>>24717425Aint dat da vocative or sum shiet? Agreed.
>it's ok to have a gay phase as long as you grow up out of it>but if you don't you, you will end up bitter, poor and diseasedwow
>>24717190Sebastian was a degenerate aristocrat who was setting the sodomy agenda. Charles was an upwardly mobile naïf who went with the flow, then agonised about it (amongst other sins that are deservedly given more narrative prominence), then sought and found grace.
>>24717190If you don’t have the phase, or if you don’t grow out of it?
Sebastian’s fate is chiefly because he is plagued by alcoholism and the dissonance between his faith and deeds. Charles is undone less by his relationship with Sebastian and more by his attempt to seduce Julia away from her faith.
>>24717190i wrote a nice gay phase novel with a better conclusion. i hope you give it a chance
I didn't get the point of this novel at all. I thought they were just good friends.
