Where did the 21th century go wrong literature-wise? How come

>>9318040
Teething problems. The big boys will come and revolutionise blog-philosophy

If you think you can do better, do better

If you think you can't, support those who can

Egalitarianism > worse education > dumber people

Technology has something to do with it as well

I adore that photograph OP.

It's ruthless, it's absurd, it's topical!

>>9318084

How did egalitarianism lead to worse education?

>>9318079
this

>>9318084
not this

I'll add, a slackening respect for academia. It's not that people can't do great work both inside and outside academia, but it means that John Green has positioned himself far better within the contemporary market than even Zizek. How could an actually earnest philosopher compete with that?

>>9318109
>ex dee
>!
boyoboy, these threads are hitting reddit levels faster than ever.

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>>9318122
Wha .. what's wrong with John Green? Is there something wrong with the DFTBA philosophy?

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>>9318186
>What's going on over here?
Kek

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>This condition of things shows why the scientific, literary, and artistic spirit of the age is declared bankrupt about every thirty years. During that period the errors have increased to such an extent that they fall under the weight of their absurdity; while at the same time the opposition to them has become stronger. At this point there is a crash, which is followed by an error in the opposite direction.