what have you people done to him??
memes feeding the memes feeding the memes
I want to take him aside and explain what should and shouldn't be taken seriously and then give him a reassuring kiss and then maybe suck him off just a little bit
Well he certainly knows his audience
>"Read Zizek."
I'd rather not.
ZIZEK?
>>9303106
Tell me about Hegel! Why does he wear the spirit?
>>9303105
It's fucking gold, though. Your weltanschauung matters not, the man's work is high entertainment.
>tfw haven't read a single one
>>9303075
i don't think anyone here has read a single book desu
>>9303166
I think the fucking hilarious thing here is none of us actually do... we just buy these things, stack them next to us, then browse this shit all day.
internet pwnd us, guys
>>9303166
This, op played himself.
Haven't been into books in a long time. Now that I have more time on my hands, I'd like to get back in it. Yup, a book recommendation post. I'm looking for easy to digest sci-fi books to get back into it. My wife had me read Ready Player One, and I thought it was rubbish. I'd really enjoy something involving other planets, possibly aliens?
6/10. It was a nice attempt but ublucky you i could see through it. Try harder next time.
Philip K Dick btw.
>>9303260
I'm serious, and there's nothing trollish about what I asked, just some sci fi book recommendations
>>9303059
start reading Warhammer 40k
What do my fellow pseuds think about the psychology behind idle-games such as cookie clicker, where people get a sense of gratification seeing their points go up while doing nothing.
Do you think this will ultimately have a negative impact as future generations become more used to constant reward-center stimulation, or is it ultimately not a big deal. Thoughts?
You're already living in that world, dude. All these people who are walking around playing Cookie Clicker and working simulated jobs selling each other coffee are already plugged in permanently. They should all be farming. Cookie Clicker hell is already upon us.
>>9303017
HAHAH love it, but in reality we shouldn't be farming, we should be scavenging food and hunting animals, if you really want to go that far back, where does it end?
>>9303017
Does anyone know some non-pseud material that goes into discussion about the effects on society when the people are so consumed by the desire for instant pleasure?
Throughout history it has been seen, with orgies, drugs, and now games. But society seems to move on just fine every time.
Finally Reading, "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." 3 Chapters in and I am LOVING it. Finding a good book that makes you laugh out loud is a gem!
Some of my favorite quotes so far:
"Mr. Prosser's mouth opened and closed a couple of times while his mind was for a moment filled with inexplicable but terribly attractive visions of Author Dent's house being consumed with fire and Arthur himself running screaming from the blazing ruin with at least three hefty spears protrudin from his back. Mr. Prosser was often bothered with visions like these and they made him feel very nervous."
"Ford would get out of his skull on whisky, huddle in a corner with some girl and explain to her in slurred phrases that honestly the color of the flying saucers didnt matter that much really. "
>>9302899
Fuck off faggot
I have all the books but have only read the first one. I liked it. Never understood why it receives such scorn here. Is it the fanbase?
>>9302935
It is the ultimate reddit-core series. But yeah the fans are pretty obnoxious too.
What are you currently writing, anon?
An e-mail complaining to an Amazon vendor that the book they sent me was not in the condition described.
I hope to get a 10-25% refund.
Short stories about isolated neckbeards who prescribe to extremist political ideologies and fetishize the destruction of society
Bunch of random short scenes not really connected. No patience for a big plot.
>Any book recommendation thread
>"The Bible desu"
Yes, /lit/, yes, indeed. But, I daresay, which bible do you recommend me to read, pray? King James? English Standard? New American? Oh! And, before I forget it, where do I learn about Orthodoxy? The Cathars? Protestants? Bogomilism?
Oh, /lit/izens, lend me your sermons. I do await, monsieur, yes, indeed, I do.
My. Diary. Desu.
>>9302845
Begone, vile meme! Replies in gravitas only!
>>9302834
>Doesn't have Douay Rheims version
What is your greatest literary achievement?
You know, a lot folks say its a novel I wrote forty years ago, but I've made a few posts here that I'm mighty proud of
>>9302828
my diary, desu
The Lost Fleet series by Jack Campbell is complete dreck and I love reading it for some reason. Every character is a cliche, every last fucking one, and nothing happens that isn't foreshadowed. It's obvious that the author would like to think he's very much like one of the supporting characters, but based on the quality of his writing it's equally obvious that he's much too stupid to be that person. The dominant faith of the setting is a purer distillation of conservative politics than anything I've read about, the human adversaries are literally corpo-nations, and the aliens are even more one-dimensional than the humans
What are your stupid pleasures and what's stupid about them, /lit/?
Reminds me of the Ciaphas Cain books. They're just exactly what you expect them to be.
>>9302715
Hello Jack
>>9302726
No, I've read Ciaphas Cain too and it doesn't even come close to how bad The Lost Fleet is. Ciaphas himself is likable, whereas Black Jack is laughably stupid, naive, reactive, and I cannot adequately convey how retarded his relationships with other characters are. The Cain series does have a repetitious narrative style, but the events being described by that narrative aren't actually repeating. The same battles happen in The Lost Fleet over and over and over again.
The bible
>is there a novel about a deep profound think my 16 year old brain just thought
I'm sure there is, literature is ripe with edgy garbage
>>9302679
Though it's not a novel, and it doesn't describe existence as an "experiment," The World as Will and Representation presents the universe as the visible manifestation of an eternal imbalance - like an original error of a simple non-conscious being.
this is a really good book
>>9302629
Worst political novel I ever read. Atlas Shrugged was better, because at least it explained more of its authors views than just "fuck niggers lol."
>>9302684
take that back you degenerate weeabo faggot albino nigger
>>9302703
epic............
I get it...I get it. Cockroaches deserve to live also. I swear by my life that I will never, ever crush another as long as I live.
This is PETA's dreamboat.
Why did Kafka have such an affection for cockroaches?
I will abstain from making an antisemitic remark.
>>9302533
Clever boy.
Since this thread is here...
I disagree. Cockroaches GET to live. Only if they value thier own life do they DESERVE anything; ie, life.
I've never read The Metamorphosis, btw.
ok but who is the real shakespeare
>>9302430
A black man
>>9302430
Earl of Oxford
let's do what we do best and create some meaningless tier systems
Let's not
Don't you feel embarrassed for posting this? For making this image? It would be a better use of time trying to cum in your mouth desu.