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>It is the same in literature as in life. Wherever one goes one immediately comes upon the incorrigible mob of humanity. It exists everywhere in legions; crowding, soiling everything, like flies in summer. Hence the numberless bad books, those rank weeds of literature which extract nourishment from the corn and choke it.
>They monopolise the time, money, and attention which really belong to good books and their noble aims; they are written merely with a view to making money or procuring places. They are not only useless, but they do positive harm. Nine-tenths of the whole of our present literature aims solely at taking a few shillings out of the public’s pocket, and to accomplish this, author, publisher, and reviewer have joined forces.
>mfw he's still right today
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>what is capitalism
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"The truth [...] is that to the dilettante the thing is the end, while to the professional as such it is the means; and only he who is directly interested in a thing, and occupies himself with it from love of it, will pursue it with entire seriousness. It is from such as these, and not from wage-earners, that the greatest things have always come."
Schopes was such a bro.
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>>7817899
What? Even if a socialist government decided to distribute literature in accordance with demand, it would still be subject to the tastes of the masses. The only way is to force people to only read certain "high art", and evade demand all together. In that case the quote would make no sense.
Stop making "clever" edgy leftist comments and think before you post kiddo.
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