I don't want to live in a book where unconditional love is frowned upon?
Wasnt there an edit of this where the girl grew up and got fucked up against the tree when she was an adult or something?
>>24923170it's not frowned upon in that book tho
>This is what Elena, Limonov's mystical muse who made him a gay cuck,looked like. Most writers have dissapointing muses, but Russians kill themselves over the ugliest ones. Yesenin's muse was mid, too.
>>24920903How did you get this accurate representation of me?
>>24924619Because it's a retarded shit. I wish they made a good Dylan Dog movie or a TV show, but in recent years unfortunately Dylan Dog is pozzed to shit, they replaced Bloch with a black inspector named Tyrone and a muslim inspectress that Dylan falls in love with and marries.
>>24918950I like the cut of your jib
>>24918967The one you posted is tasteful, the one in the OP is not.
>>24924752Scratch that, I had a better look at the one you posted
>read Kant, Spinoza, Nietzsche, Kautsky, Hegel, and Sorel>accomplished journalism career>wrote a romance novel>wrote plays>fluent in Italian, French, German, and EnglishWas he /our guy/
>>24923902are you a gay or a foid?
>>24923902It makes you a fagcist
>>24923926it checks out, etymologically speaking.
>>24923322Literal anus loving gay.>>24923889If you are interested and can read Italian D'Annunzio’s letters are well worth reading. Otherwise get Renzo De Felice’s biography of Mussolini which has multiple chapters dedicated to their relationship. At first they corresponded regularly as both supported entry into the first world war. Though it’s mostly dull as Mussolini tends to over praise, while D'Annunzio is mostly keen to earn the support of Il Popolo d'Italia. And doesn’t give a shit for Mussolini otherwise. Later on, as D'Annunzio took Fiume, which Mussolini originally supported, but the fascists found themselves on the back foot against the militarist’s and Irredentist’s. Then Mussolini became truly suspicious of the man , dropping his support for Fiume. Mussolini was careful to distance himself from direct action and even at first gave only nominal assent .He understood that had Fiume ultimately succeeded The Fasci di Combattimento would have found themselves completely isolated. Many Italians still accuse Mussolini of outright betrayal here. And D’Annunzio wrote Mussolini a letter from Fiume saying as much.D’Annunzio was poet and despised most politicians as prevaricators . Mussolini was merely one of his many pawns. One never taken too seriouslyComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>24924740>And D’Annunzio wrote Mussolini a letter from Fiume saying as muchMio caro Mussolini, mi stupisco di voi e del popolo italiano. Io ho rischiato tutto, ho dato tutto, ho avuto tutto. Sono padrone di Fiume, del territorio, d’una parte della linea d’armistizio, delle navi; e dei soldati che non vogliono obbedire se non a me. Non c’è nulla da fare contro di me. Nessuno può togliermi di qui. Ho Fiume; tengo Fiume finché vivo, inoppugnabilmente.E voi tremate di paura! Voi vi lasciate mettere sul collo il piede porcino del più abbietto truffatore che abbia mai illustrato la storia del canagliume universale. Qualunque altro paese - anche la Lapponia - avrebbe rovesciato quell’uomo, quegli uomini. E voi state lì a cianciare, mentre noi lottiamo d’attimo in attimo, con una energia che fa di questa impresa la più bella dopo la dipartita dei Mille. Dove sono i combattenti, gli arditi, i volontari, i futuristi?Io ho tutti soldati qui, tutti soldati in uniforme, di tutte le armi. È un’impresa di regolari. E non ci aiutate neppure con sottoscrizioni e collette. Dobbiamo fare tutto da noi, con la nostra povertà. Svegliatevi! E vergognatevi anche.Se almeno mezza Italia somigliasse ai Fiumani, avremmo il dominio del mondo. Ma Fiume non è se non una cima solitaria dell’eroismo, dove sarà dolce morire ricevendo un ultimo sorso della sua acqua.Non c’è proprio nulla da sperare? E le vostre promesse? Bucate almeno la pancia che vi opprime; e sgonfiatela. Altrimenti verrò io quando avrò consolidato qui il mio potere. Ma non vi guarderò in faccia.Su! Scotetevi, pigri nell’eterna siesta. Io non dormo da sei notti; e la febbre mi divora. Ma sto in piedi. E domandate come, a chi m’ha visto. Alalà. Gabriele D’Annunzio.
Have you ever ate something from a book or author??
/cklit/ general
>>24924568.Every stool was looser than the one before, and smelled fouler.
>>24924573
>>24923909It sounds like tomato soup with some macaroni in it.
>"Private property is bad because...because it just is, okay?!"Bravo Marx, epic stuff.
>>24923189Shut up
>>24924572Damn straight!
>>24924355>random rich people that nobody has even heard of shouldn't get executed on the spotDubs of Wrongness>nor should they be allowed to influence governments from the shadows with their wealthAnon as long as wealth and governments exist it is metaphysically impossible for wealthy people to not influence governments. That's what wealth and government are. If no influence can happen then you have eliminated the wealth, government or both.
>>24921871classical marxism at least distinguishes between private ownership and private property which includes land, real estate, what would otherwise be public space, and means of production the private ownership of which inherently leads to the private partition of the product and thus social class.
>>24923987The air used to be so rich you could sustain yourself on pure breath.
>GERMANS... LE BAD!>JAPANESES.. LE GOOD!
>>24924615Frog
>>24924622kill yourself
What are /lit/'s thoughts on Chaos?
>>24923611Anon isn't saying that Trudeau was a victim, he's saying he was one of the satanist pedo freaks who wanted to *use* MKUltra-style mind control on *other people*.
>>24924000Maybe, but it isn't clear. When I see the words "mind control freaks" in that exact order, I assume we're talking about victims of mind control (of the satanic pedo variety). Whether Pierre was pitching or catching, I want to hear about it.
>jolly west was the CIA MKULTRAN doc who (((diagnosed))) jack rubys psychosis and maybe maybe not was mansions handler while he violated parole and had people murdered>Vincent bugelosisisisis was an untrustworthy piece of shit>it took O’Neil a generation to piece this all together That’s Chaos in 3 sentences
>>24913961Why bother when you could just go to the source and read about Tavistok and/or British influence
>>24924059ESL? That anon would have said he was a mind -controlled- freak, instead. But even that would be strange, since freak implies an obsession in this context and not victimhood.
There IS a genuine difference between a physical book and an e-reader, and it is a philosophical differenceThis is a self evident truth
>>24920037In the end it's just the difference between analog and digital. You can still "absorb" the book in the end, it's just different. It's like absorbing a drug in a different way - swallowed, injected, snorted, drunk, whatever. It's the same drug but the experience is fundamentally different.
>>24924261Ok so e-reader is shit for anything with any illustrations then. I'm not resizing shit just to read it what the fuck.Is there an e-reader OS for tablets that doesn't have anything else in it? I don't want an entire spyware device just for reading.
>>24920037>philosophical difference>self evident truthSo we're just making shit up? Cool, have fun not reading>>24923376>DRM and forced obsolecenceIt displays text in an epub file. >>24923723>i [sic] dont buy devices where i [sic] have no control over what software i [sic] can runsee above
>>24924542>It displays text in an epub fileso does my phone.
>>24924542It is a self evident axiom
>failed the library sphinx's riddle>rare tomes access is revokedWhat recourse do I have?
>>24923927I don't think the writer understood it.\>the only thing that can pierce the ego boundary of one individual is either another persons fear of social interaction/trust or an ion cannon yeah no. its sweet cause asuka and organo-robots.
>>24922195It's not a retelling of the bible though, it's just got a lot of Christian imagery in it. Retards like >>24922980 will tell you that said imagery isn't symbolic of anything and was just included because it looks cool, but the reality is that the author/director, Hideaki Anno, lied in the interview where he said that. The thing you have to understand to really "get" Evangelion is that Anno hates you. He was in a really bad place in his life when he wrote the story, and he hates how popular it became and the fact that people watch his semi-autobiographical account of his spiritual and psychic pain for fun. He hates people asking him stupid questions like "what was it about?" or "what do all the crosses symbolize?" and he hates people asking him to do more of it. He response to that interviewer was a "fuck you", the same way that Reboot is a "fuck you" to an audience demanding more of a finished story.
>>24924443The only thing of consequence from NGE is which side of the waifu Holy War you are on. You are either a saved Asukachad or a filthy heretic reitranny. Misatofags are the pagans, cucked and irrelevant.
>>24920467Blowjobs usually
>>24921731Kino reference
General knowledge general: /gk/Inspired by this anon >>24912490 >What are some books I should read if I want to expand my general knowledge?and the resources shared in this other thread >>24904043I want to share some suggestions and maybe start a pastebin:>The Propaedia - Encyclopaedia Britannica (what is the better version?)>A Guidebook to Learning: For a Lifelong Pursuit of Wisdom - Mortimer J. Adler>Chaos of Disciplines - Andrew Abbott>The Great Tradition: Classic Readings on What it Means to Be an Educated Human Being - Richard M. Gamble>Textos Fundamentales Para La Historia - Miguel Artola Gallego>The Great Conversation: The Substance Of A Liberal Education - Robert Maynard Hutchins>The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods - Antonin Sertillanges>Introduction to Concepts and Theories in Physical Science - Gerald Holton, Stephen G. Brush>The Princeton Companion to Mathematics - Timothy Gowers >What is Mathematics: An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods - Richard Courant, Herbert RobbinsComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>24922387I'm more of a Vernunftlehre-person myself.https://archive.org/details/vernunftlehre00meie
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNnqqvK2yDEFVdM_5wV4Od8kV2GaSo7jzhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivial_school
>>24917692What are some good books on the evolution of political concepts like picrel?
>>24922579This?
>>24924543yeah. that will do. some psychohistory would be nice as well.
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
>>24868365What’s your opinion on hybrid races like half-elves? I prefer to have inter-race pairings produce the same race as the mother personally.And when they DO produce half-races why aren’t there more hybrids that aren’t just half human?
>>24922121>What advice do you have there, and what books/settings handle that well?Most successful published fantasy novels are at least decent at this. Of course not all of them have particularly deep or complex worldbuilding and so are playing easy mode with the information delivery.The Hobbit + The Lord of the Rings is a good example with complex worldbuilding. The Appendices are optional reads for people interested in that kind of thing. Most of the Appendices didn't even exist in the first edition of LotR. The LotR Prologue is for the people who didn't read The Hobbit and for people interested in the lore. In the main narrative Tolkien gets through a lot of information without boring or confusing the reader. It helps that the hobbits as outsiders have a legitimate reason to be explained everything.For a negative example, The Silmarillion is massively flawed because Christopher Tolkien didn't understand good information delivery and arranged things based on chronology. Valaquenta and Of Beleriand and Its Realms are the worst offenders as infodumps that stop everything to deliver piles of fictional information that is not very necessary at all to understand what is going on in the plot.For another negative example, Malazan Book of the Fallen doesn't bother to explain the strange terminology and unfamiliar names, resulting in an unduly confusing first book that is only made somewhat comprehensible by the simplicity of the plotting. Particularly egregious is the ending in which a new worldbuilding element with a weird name suddenly manifests and solves everyone's predicament without ever having been properly foreshadowed.Then by Book 10 the reader has come to understand the logic of the setting and the terms, with next to no mysteries remaining. This leads to a dull and flat feel because deep down Malazan is just the author's old D&D custom setting with the serial numbers filed off and the worldbuilding is too barebones and shallow to support a ten-volume series. I think letting a series get to this state is even worse than the initial state of confusion.
boys what's a free image editor i can use to combine small images into a large one. i downloaded tiles of a city map id like to use as a stylistic template for my own town map but i need to join the tiles. i did upload them to pixlr.com but i see no way to save a combined image.also, what image editors do you use to make your town or other maps
Because of my hatred for arbitrary and impossible to hide secret lore, I've made it so all the most bizarre events are common knowledge in my world:>Everyone KNOWS Tripura was found by time travelling future humans that colonized our galactic supercluster>Everyone KNOWS Llys is ruled by an evil Lich Emperor that demands human sacrifice >Aliens exist and may invade us anytime? Also common knowledge, and nobody panics about it. >There's a secret order of dark sorcerers manipulating human society to their own purposes. The only real secret is its entire member list, and you can otherwise just google them up.>Everyone already knows that the oceans contain remnants of a civilization that predates humanity. What about it? Why should anyone except archeologists care?>yeah, gods once ran the Earth and there are previous iterations of humanity. But this doesn't affect your daily life so nobody cares.To hell with pointless and implausible Masquerades. I'll keep all my supernatural secrets in the open.
>>24919795>Why do Mages keep fighting each other?Because the more Mages exist, the less special and all-powerful every individual Mage is. And being highly individualistic and anti-social, Mages are bad at forming communities. Power makes them unusually sociopathic.>Why don't their conflicts destroy the world?Magic works by creating a Personal Territory for every Mage within which they can change the laws of reality. Mages extend this Territory to a certain range to affect other objects. Their powers don't affect anything outside this range.You could create the Big Bang within this PT without so much as melting an ice cube outside of it.>Why do they still form communities if they're so anti-social?Because they're still humans and see the benefits of forming small tribes. They're just too antisocial to extend their communities beyond "me and my close friends, plus our Clients/Vassals/Students"It's also why they either rule like colonial overlords over Muggle subjects, as individual despots, or as anarchic settler colonies. They don't do mass cooperationComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Thoughts on the most recent Nobel laureate?
>>24922856The Nobel is a convenient index for who not to read, because in principle the candidates' work should have some sort of humanist or idealist meaning, and other such nonsense. In other cases, the work is simply interminable. I have a clear memory of reading Pär Lagerkvist's "The Dwarf" during high school, hating every last page of it, and beginning to understand the negative value which a Nobel applies to an author.
>>24923254He said Orban is le bad and Ukraine is le good. It's a shame, because he is genuinely one of the greatest living writers, but it's clearly a political move.
>>24922856Butt buddies with Ginsberg, also jewish like Ginsberg (if his two last books being satires of lower class chuds hasn't given that away already), is completely ignorant about the histories and cultures of China and Japan despite writing a fair amount on both countries (IIRC he said that he likes Chinese culture better than the West because it values the intellectual more than the populist West does, even though everyone knows that confucianism is suuuper conservative). Almost certainly won as a fuck you to Orbán who is quite likely to lose the elections next year. Did I mention he's jewish? Yeah, he's jewish.
>>24923618What did you think of War and War? I never see it mentioned when people are discussing him but it's easily my favorite. Such a viscerally sad story punctuated by that dreamlike metafictional subplot
>>24924282Not that guy but war and war is very underrated imho. I read it 2 years or so ago and I really enjoyed it, but didn't grasp it fully. I'm reading Baron Wenckheim now and although it's good it got me thinking back to W&W, the story in W&W is so gripping, more similar to his first two novels than Baron I think. I also began to relate more with Korin so that helps lmaoI wish there was a single website to see all of the W&W metatext stuff, i.e. the Schaffhausen plaque, Marios igloos, the CD and stuffAt least www.warandwar.com is still online
>Peter Theil is a deep reader of Strauss, Schmitt and studied under Girard>Alex Karp earned a PhD in neoclassical social theory from Goethe University FrankfurtAre we living in the age of philosopher kings?
>>24921197You think Thiel is right wing? You think Thiel is a business man? He is the most obvious CIA spook ever, spawned out of the depths of jewish heaven (hell) to dominate the gentiles in a totalitarian NWO scenario. He derives his NRx philosophy from the joint work of an obese programmer and a prolific fart-pederast. You leftoids are so far behind the times it's embarrassing.
>>24921274Most things people say about them are true though. They do own the banks, the media, the US/UK/various other Western countries' governments etc. etc. What a time to live in where this is a completely uncontroversial observation.
>Egghead 1: can't not speak or frame things beyond his master's boilerplate anthropological scheme>Egghead 2: theorycel open communist schizoidally confessing paranoia as to why he's not locked up as a sediitious liabilityWe're in the age of Egghead Homos and Boomer Narcissists, sure.
>>24921225>but this guy looks so cool, though! look at his badass alpha male jacket!!
>>24921225He looks like an asian dyke that lives in a polycule apartment in San Fran
Any books, texts or writers that talk about this? Im not sure what the name for this is, the notion that everything in reality is reducible at its most essential level to its aesthetic qualities, maybe to a singular aesthetic axiom, and there is nothing beyond that. Maybe something like aesthetic monism?
everything is what you can perceive through your senses. sounds like reverse platonism. aesthetics are shallow though. guess i'm with plato on this one
>>24923439Why are aesthetics shallow? Also aesthetics are more than empirical sense data, they are emergent
>>24923439The Greeks didn’t understand reason and their philosophy was largely egomaniacal and thus delusional. Only Heraclitus and Sextus Empiricus approached the boundaries of their false assumption, but didn’t get outside of it.
>>24922831okay I'm back, uh, well read Birth Of Tragedy. it should have been the first Nietzsche you read. its his meditation on Greek art and architecture.
>>24922896my band's old bassist was a huge Escher fan. he was into Pynchon, too and now is married to a black girl. He thinks his father is racist because of this.
>is better than ASOIAF>is never talked about on here because it was written by a womanDiscuss
>>24920812incel
>>24920812pig
>>24923717>>24923759>>24923766samecunt
>>24923769you wish
>>24920812godlike
