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>only read books that will make people think I'm intelligent and well-read, only have a surface level knowledge of literature
>choose music based on obscurity and what others will think of me, doesn't matter the quality
>same with films
>do this while making fun of pseuds and Harry Potter readers, who actually manage to develop a connection with literature, unlike me.
I hate myself for being so narcissistic and shallow. Are there any books about fixing this? Some branch of phillosophy that will help me read for myself, not others? Novels that deal with this topic? Noted authors? I really need help on this because I feel like human garbage.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f-Q9GHmJGc
fix not guaranteed
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>>9445355
>who actually manage to develop a connection with literature
They develop a connection with cliches, not literature.
Stop reading for image.
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>>9445363
>They develop a connection with cliches, not literature.
all "literature" is derivative
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>>9445370
Stop browsing /lit/, for starters.
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>>9445355
Have you considered not doing that?
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>>9445370
>force yourself until it becomes a habit?
Force yourself into what? It's just because you feel the need to force yourself that you've come to this plight.
Try this reasoning:
>I read for image
>So what?
If you didn't feel that being "pretentious" is wrong you wouldn't be focused on worrying all the time that you might be "pretentious" if you read something and you would have the chance to actually learn to enjoy it. Hypothetically.
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>>9445355
Youre just growing up, sounds. Obviously, youre fearful. Why not try being pleasant? That youve detected this tendency in yourself and don't feel good about is half the battle won, I'd say.
Read Gombrich's Art and Illusion. A humble, very helpful scholar (if ever one was). Also, a core book.
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