Made my way through most of his books and his philosophical aphorisms are the only thing I want to read half the time… he’s kino. Just take a look at the style and density here.
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>>25214396this is supposed to be good?
>>25214396Looks like what people wrote on emo MySpace desu.
>>25214520All Gall is Divided >>25214530You sound like you’re in your forties. No one used MySpace for almost two decades, unc
>>25214598That’s because I’m in my 40s.
>>25214661Do you think you’re more interesting as an older person? Do books have more meaning to you? I’m 28 but I feel like I’ve grown out of superficial reading.
>>25214598This is a 40+ board, you better get out of here millennial/zoomer
>>25214396Bitch ahh nigga talk like a dracula
>>25214664I think the big secret about aging is that you notice everyone else becoming an aged ugly retard, but your own experience is much the same, to the point you start wondering who the guy looking back in the mirror is. This is the same experience my grandparents had so I'm pretty sure it's not just me or this generation. > feel like I’ve grown out of superficial readingThis is another thing though, and it's just the shifting tastes of time. At one point in life the best tasting thing in the world is a shitty fast food burger, sometime later you find you can't stand them and would never buy one. Yes, it's a food analogy, get over it. Point is, while there are trends, I don't think it's entirely linear. No, you'll probably not want to revisit Goosebumps, but the thirst for depth waxes and wanes with what's going on in your life. Tfw no gf teenage (20s?) angst searching for answers, or numbing the pain with light entertainment, deep thought 20s finding yourself, slammed with a job and bitch wife and kid 30s maybe you're back to comic books just trying to catch a break not having to think. Grandparents were revisiting stuff from their youth. The other shoe is that experience changes how you see things. A young man can't really connect with world weariness like an older man can. But there's variety there as well. You might not feel life has really opened up for you until after the bitch wife and kid 30s for instance. Now you're suddenly ready for hopium injections.
>>25214664No, books are pointless unless you have all your life paid for you.
>>25214396Don’t be a pseud OP. This reads like an edgy teenager who just discovered Nietzsche wanted to write some artful, stylistic open for interpretation aphorisms of his own.
>>25214702Why do you think that if you’re on the lit board? I swear people here just make having an uneducated opinion their identity.
>>25214729Isn’t that a cool thing for zoomers to do or something these days? Anti intellectualism?>>25214702You don’t enjoy reading then? You think it has to serve some material purpose for you for it not to be a waste of time? What’s wrong with just reading for knowledge and joy?
>>25214734>You don’t enjoy reading then?Of course I do. But as I've said, they're pointless if you're not in a cushy situation in life, what are books going to do except waste your time and give you a false sense of superiority over your shitty social class of dumbasses? Better to just get a lobotomy and do what everyone else does.
>>25214745I suppose, but even still, like any form of art, joy of literature, I think can be reason enough though not very practical, there’s no practical reason to engage in most pastimes, rich or poor. Even in abject poverty, I suppose it can be seen as escapism but even then, I’m sure it can serve as inspiration to some. I understand what you’re trying to say though, it’s a luxury those who aren’t rich enough to lounge around can’t afford.
>>25214396tacky
>>25214664you're the one who brought up his age, dipshit
>>25214797Maybe I gotta get out of this geriatric home, old man. It’s not doing you any good when I’m causing so much distress
>>25214525That was my question while reading this, too. These are downright embarrassing.
>>25214804yes. please do.
>>25214817Have a parting gift.
>>25214821enjoy your ban
>>25214823Why are you letting him get to you kek
>>25214525>>25214816nta but it's not a kind of nihilism you're supposed to take too seriously. For me Cioran is a deeply ironic living - it's like hanging out in a coffee with a philosopher friend who's constantly depressed and speak in hyperboles. Some philosophical takes are comical, others can strike deep. But overall it's not a philosopher you read to have life explained to you - it's a philosopher you read to examine a certain mood. Extremely nice read if you are in despair btw, it never fails to make me feel better - it's like hearing my own negative ruminations parodied, it has a calming effect and makes me think that in the end I'll be okay.
