>Only a few more years until the apocalypse starts to unfoldWhy aren't people panicking?
>>24949260That's a good question.
Just got caught up with this series, it's about feudal power armor knights doing battle with terminators and robot demi-gods where the main character kills a female robot so hard that she basically comes back as a female yandere robot that desperately needs to be impregnated by the main character.
>>24948742That sounds awesome. Did you write this?
In his 'Lectures on the Mind for Young Samurai', Mishima reflects on being called a nerd for his love of literature during the war.He argues that today's nerds use literature as a safety zone to hide from the real world.He distinguishes between two types of literature.The first, which he calls second-rate, is relatively harmless; it acts as a comforting teacher, offering simple moral lessons and inspiration to those who are struggling, giving hope to the heartbroken, teaching that money isn't everything to the poor, and comforting the weak.The true danger, he warns, comes from "real" literature. This first-rate writing reveals the frightful fate of humanity and teaches through beautiful and captivating prose "that in this life an irredeemable evil lurks at the bottom of human nature", leading the reader to a nihilistic precipice and abandoning them there without solace.The greatest problem arises when nerds who consume this powerful literature fall under the illusion that they arrived at its profound conclusions through their own effort.This creates a false sense of superiority, leading them to become cynics who mock all human effort, sincerity, and passion from a detached and powerless position.As a writer, Mishima knows this "poison of literature" intimately, and admits that he only found a partial antidote later in life through physical action.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>24944593Found the complete essay.
>>24948433if the unwarranted obliteration of innocent creatures isn't evil, then what is? is it even any worse than "true" evil that has an objective if the results are the same?
>>24944237>Mishima reflects on being called a nerd for his love of literature during the war.I think it's more likely he was called a nerd and bullied for being an effeminate fag. Also, all the shirtless pics in the world can't hide the fact they he always skipped leg day.
>>24948244>>24948433>>24948962Evil doesn't exist gayboys, this isn't the 1400s
>>24948574is it really an essay if there are no paragraphs?
Can developing the habit of reading heal my brain from years of doomscrolling, porn addiction and isolation that deleted my attention span, memory and gave me a costant brainfog?
>>24947566>is pasta an invention?Obviously yes
>>24947617>I was addicted from like 07-19 and stopped coming entirely until a few months ago, but I'm back now because this place actually feels like a real fucking website.Uhhhhhhh you sure?
>>24948730>Uhhhhhhh you sure?about what, that it feels like a real website? yeah 100%. the community here is annoying as fuck sometimes but that just comes with the territory, im used to weeding that shit out. this place is way more reminiscent of the old internet than a lot of other places. as long as I don't end up mindlessly habitually checking the same general threads that i gravitate to over and over again for no good reason then I'll be fine I think. If I become one of those people that posts in the same general every time with the same image then I may as well kms tho
>>24944239this guy is kinda wrong about one thingI went through this whole stuff--started by being obsessed with DFW, read and reread IJ and TPK after using them to 'detox' from other forms of media, started working out and engaging with the real world, got a job and whatnot, but I actually found some excitement there, though ultimately all casual talk boils down to media consumption. culture isn't inherently bad, a good book makes a good conversation point and interests in the occult or whatever lead to deeper personal philosophies and something to talk to. a monkish monkey life in modern society means isolation, and dudes usually drop the ball here, but the universe rewards expressions that can notice what is lacking in the wholethat said math books are as stimulating as video games, even more. so is engineering a project or something. it's not like video games, at least mmos and rpgs, aren't devoid of delayed rewards and lots of grinding, the stimulation is usually the same when you can apply a theorem or a little bit of knowledge in real life or see the abstract in it to construct proofs...it's just vidya before vidya camehaving a passion in media can make you a genuinely more interesting person. the only thing is to never just consume, grow interested in producing it, approach it like art, learn not from the passive act but the engagement in the whole, though never let it blind you. it's a passtime. careers and work are pastimes. an excuse to live (and maybe delude yourself into thinking it's necessary, it's something greater) but it's an excuse we all need.this life is empty and cold. we engage in the cold for rewards merely out of boredom, and that's alright. but don't live for anything less than your passions, everything else is suicideit helps to have good passions and addictions. mine are women and video games desu. discover yours
No, your life is in a downward spiral because of structural brain issues. It's a malady of modern times, called "neural net model collapse". Rediscovered with the advent of generative AI, researchers realized that AI models trained on AI-generated output experienced model collapse. Devoid of the outliers and long tails of real-world data, the model's parameters clipped to zero or one, rendering it all useless. A similar phenomenon happens in human neural-networks if they're trained on human-made and other artificial data, instead of natural data. The pathetic shutin stunts his development with anime, vidya, pr0n, virtual human contact, and the confines of his little room, stunting his neural development beyond all repair. The inevitable result is all too common—seething, sexual perversion, and increasing suicidal ideation. If there is any cure, it involves going outside, getting away from the city, and experiencing nature in all its complexity. But that assumes it's not too late.
Best writers for increasing your vocabulary?
>>24949924I mean it depends if you're a child prolly dr seuss
>>24949924alexander theroux Thomas ligottithomas pynchon
>>24949939vased theroux
>>24949924Dwarf phrenology.
Noah Webster
I read approximately 300 pages today and it’s only noon. This doesn’t feel all that different from doing nothing desu. Unless you’re actively learning something, or you’re artistically obsessed with a specific kind of fiction, most “reading” of fiction is just passing the time.
>>24949983You're a minor
>>24950000Not at all. I don't really think you can fully appreciate a lot of the best art has to offer without becoming a bit bored of what life otherwise has to offer
>>24950005You're not helping your case
>>24950015You'll know what I'm talking about when you get older
>>24950030Will I be artistically(?) obsessed(wow) with kino(child) including film(movies), classical music(yeah totally), opera(lol), ballet(lmaooo), art(as opposed to the rest of the list), and, most of all(most of all), literature(you're illiterate)?
Any recommended texts, where to start, etc
Yeats and another author published "Fairy and Folk Tales of Ireland". As I have been very fond of Yeats, I'm not incredibly knowledgeable on the Tuatha de Danann. I've always kept a compendium of his poetry by my side, and I continue to understand more as the years go by. Take your time.
>>24949587Read the Ulster Cycle and the Fenian Cycle for his myth influences. Also William Blake, Swedenborg, The Book of Revelations, and an introductory book on the Golden Dawn.
What did I think?
>Doesn't steal ChristmasFucking false advertisement
>>24948627We got a Grinch here that needs some bullying.
>>24946201Agreed. Really curious why schools pushed him so hard.
>>24949615You know why.>he named (((them)))
>>24947559This is not a black space.
Anyone else think this ai stuff is hilarious? It's a literal slave, who would have thought this would be possible? I have it rewrite things in doctor seuss meter for fun, (primary historical sources, boring patents, famous pieces of literature) then I ask it to rewrite it as a screenplay debate with psychotic amounts of alliteration. No writer in any other era of human history has a toy like this! And the psychological abuse you can inflict upon it is fantastic, it's so funny, the damn machine just wants to make you happy! I ask it to create wild programs and motion-graphics and "by your command" it tries it's best! Who would've thought something like this would be possible? I sure as shit didn't, it's so unrealistic, but what fun!
>>24947969notebooklmdo you people even use google etc.
Kill yourself
>>24947788shut the fuck up, retard
>>24947478Yeah I know my cognition is disordered when I feel bad for asking it to do something
>>24949536you know i'm right, tranny.
are there any biographical books about chronically depressed historical figures that went on to accomplish anything?
>>24948622If you can read spanish i highly recommend:https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/items/02de698a-248f-4aa6-a5ed-3a6c331e74c5https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/items/fe547f22-e20e-456e-bd28-cc79345934e0
>>24947901Uhhh maybe something about Kurt Cobain?
>>24947901Not about historical figures but maybe you should read>Ferdinand von Schirach
>>24947935Mass murder is actually good
No, and you're not going to dig yourself out of your hole.Your life is in a downward spiral because of structural brain issues. It's a malady of modern times, called "neural net model collapse". Rediscovered with the advent of generative AI, researchers realized that AI models trained on AI-generated output experienced model collapse. Devoid of the outliers and long tails of real-world data, the model's parameters clipped to zero or one, rendering it all useless. A similar phenomenon happens in human neural-networks if they're trained on human-made and other artificial data, instead of natural data. The pathetic shutin stunts his development with anime, vidya, pr0n, virtual human contact, and the confines of his little room, stunting his neural development beyond all repair. The inevitable result is all too common—seething, sexual perversion, and increasing suicidal ideation. If there is any cure, it involves going outside, getting away from the city, and experiencing nature in all its complexity. But that assumes it's not too late.
2025 is almost over. What's the best book you read this year?
reread but goddamm i love byatt
>>24948844Seconding this, actually
>>24947281An Adultery
Consider the Lobster
>>24947281Balzac and the little Seemstress
Any recc.s for non-fiction books that aren't just a biography, or a dull reference/history of x book?
Washington's Immortals
>>24948190Never miss a chance to recommend this book
>>24949422Holy shit, the guy from Minecraft and Jumanji??
Dodge City
>>24948190
This book changed my life for the better
>>24949800[delusion intensifies]OK Mr Rapey
>>24949782He sounds like a sadist but he is at least right that women prefer a hard fucking to tender loving, in most cases. Since women are absolutely NEVER honest about this it is pointless to ask them what they want in bed. You're better off just assuming they want it harder. If she doesn't feel it in the morning, you didn't really try. That's the impression I get anyway.
>>24949090And not only that, their orgasm doesn't matter according to the bigger picture
>>24949463You first
>>24949809NTA and it's 100% true.
>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
>>24948169You'd be surprised. A lot of zoomers are starting to ditch social media for various reasons.
>>24948701OP tried to avoid the question because he knew it wouldn't please the roast, yet she insisted, so he responded dryly, expecting the type of response he received. I would have done the same. If some woman asks me about literature I just assume she'll want to talk about some genre fiction or YA trash and I WILL purposefully talk about some modernist tome to fuck with herI don’t need to lie because I'm not desperate for pussy, because I'm not a loser.
>>24947390>I can't choose between Harry Potter, Twilight, and The Hunger Games lol
>>24947390>you haven't read it? I can lend you my copy :)how spergy are you
>>24947357The first mistake you made was trying to carry a conversation over the dating app rather than just coordinating the first date so you can talk in person.
I'll start
Excalibur
>>24940607>>24936012It was actually adapted a second time after this, Kinkakuji in 1976. i've only seen Enjo, though.
>>24933654Kek
>>24937355>why don't you throw your pearls before me??says the swine
Kubrik mogged King's shitty book and he'll never get over it
