>he wastes his time reading out of date 'classics'
>>9222548
So you think none of the classics are out of date? Most of them are such because of their influence but have long been superseded.
>>9223112
English sucks. Try learning another language, you will improve.
>>9223112
What the fuck does it even mean for a book to be 'out of date'?
>>9223112
>influence
I don't care about the meta, literature from all kinds of places can speak to me personally and this is all that matters. I don't think humanity is that far apart, technology changes but our struggles with concepts like death and suffering and the self reman constant.
>>9222542
>great literature has an expiration date
mighty strong claim there
>>9224231
what about when languages develop
>>9222542
hey fuck you. it's not a waste of time. i would go on, but you're not worth it.
Right, and you're wasting your time posting shitty threads on 4chan.