Do I need to experience the world to understand it, or is being

Come on man you know the answer. You just come here to let shut ins validate you.

>>7839413
Why not both?

Are some kind of working class philistine who can't afford to travel the world?

>>7839422
Yeah that's true. I guess my real question is how can describe my shut in life to sound patrician and just as fulfilling as a proper person's?

>>7839413
What did you think of Doctor Faustus? I think I'll read it next

>>7839552
I enjoyed it a lot, although I think I wouldn't be got even more out of it if I understood more about music; there is a lot of contemplation of the philosophy of music.
My fav Mann work is death in Venice, it brought me to tears.

>>7839574
I'm musically illiterate (if that's the right way to say it) so perhaps I should learn the basics before beginning it. I'd recommend the Magic Mountain, I'd say it's my favourite book. Although currently I've just started Buddenbrooks.

>>7839413
Immanuel Kant never traveled more than 30 miles outside of his birthplace, and yet we think of him as one of the greatest philosophers ever.