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My sister has read huge amounts of classical literature and philosophy - kathisterima - 20-01-2023
I was at her house looking looking at the bookshelves, and I was kinda shocked. I mentioned philosophy concepts I picked from the pseudointellectual lookism threads of my pet, pp, magnifique etc and she was aware of everything. Yet when you discuss with her it seems like she's the most basic nonsentient drone ever. Isn't reading supposed to make you enlightened? What the heck.
RE: My sister has read huge amounts of classical literature and philosophy - brocode - 20-01-2023
what's your sister's occupation? is she a student?
RE: My sister has read huge amounts of classical literature and philosophy - FatalFlaw - 20-01-2023
No amount of universal education or societal "enlightenment" will change the fact that 99%+ of people will be insentient drones. An illiterate malnourished medieval serf or peasant is functionally no different from a highly educated yuppie that went to a good uni and has a well-paying job. The proportion of people who are that way is the same now as it ever has been, and will ever be.
There's nothing inherently wrong with that though. The fact is that everyone adopts the beliefs of whatever is passed down from their ancestors, and whatever society they live in. I think awareness is less a function of intelligence than it is of the circumstance of being apart from that.
RE: My sister has read huge amounts of classical literature and philosophy - Born2Mog - 21-01-2023
i don't get how reading philosophy or classical literature would translate tbh
you have to think whatever philosophy is a good idea and choose to act on it
even then you are just as likely or moreso to act on whatever philosophy is similar to whatever you already think, doing nothing but calling yourself "nihilist" "stoic" ect...
kind of like how being a PSL user doesn't make you any better looking
RE: My sister has read huge amounts of classical literature and philosophy - kathisterima - 21-01-2023
(20-01-2023, 11:55 PM)brocode Wrote: what's your sister's occupation? is she a student?
she's a vet
(20-01-2023, 11:56 PM)FatalFlaw Wrote: No amount of universal education or societal "enlightenment" will change the fact that 99%+ of people will be insentient drones. An illiterate malnourished medieval serf or peasant is functionally no different from a highly educated yuppie that went to a good uni and has a well-paying job. The proportion of people who are that way is the same now as it ever has been, and will ever be.
There's nothing inherently wrong with that though. The fact is that everyone adopts the beliefs of whatever is passed down from their ancestors, and whatever society they live in. I think awareness is less a function of intelligence than it is of the circumstance of being apart from that.
yeah, I agree. Good point.
RE: My sister has read huge amounts of classical literature and philosophy - kathisterima - 21-01-2023
(21-01-2023, 12:04 AM)Born2Mog Wrote: i don't get how reading philosophy or classical literature would translate tbh
you have to think whatever philosophy is a good idea and choose to act on it
even then you are just as likely or moreso to act on whatever philosophy is similar to whatever you already think, doing nothing but calling yourself "nihilist" "stoic" ect...
kind of like how being a PSL user doesn't make you any better looking
well it's obvious how it would work
more knowledge translates to expansion of horizons which in turn translates to more awareness
maybe it's not exactly true but you can see why someone would make that assumption
RE: My sister has read huge amounts of classical literature and philosophy - FatalFlaw - 21-01-2023
(21-01-2023, 12:04 AM)Born2Mog Wrote: i don't get how reading philosophy or classical literature would translate tbhLol good analogy.
you have to think whatever philosophy is a good idea and choose to act on it
even then you are just as likely or moreso to act on whatever philosophy is similar to whatever you already think, doing nothing but calling yourself "nihilist" "stoic" ect...
kind of like how being a PSL user doesn't make you any better looking
RE: My sister has read huge amounts of classical literature and philosophy - Altruist - 21-01-2023
Did you just group me with pp and mgnifique
RE: My sister has read huge amounts of classical literature and philosophy - Honest - 21-01-2023
(21-01-2023, 12:23 AM)contributing_autist Wrote: Did you just group me with pp and mgnifique
Bet you had a huge dopamine rush when you read that
RE: My sister has read huge amounts of classical literature and philosophy - lololololol - 21-01-2023
(20-01-2023, 11:45 PM)kathisterima Wrote: I was at her house looking looking at the bookshelves, and I was kinda shocked. I mentioned philosophy concepts I picked from the pseudointellectual lookism threads of my pet, pp, magnifique etc and she was aware of everything. Yet when you discuss with her it seems like she's the most basic nonsentient drone ever. Isn't reading supposed to make you enlightened? What the heck.
a lot of women have these books because of some sort of an exam in college
I know my mom has all these books ranging from Plato to Marx yet she has virtually 0 knowledge of philosophy
RE: My sister has read huge amounts of classical literature and philosophy - Altruist - 21-01-2023
(20-01-2023, 11:56 PM)FatalFlaw Wrote: No amount of universal education or societal "enlightenment" will change the fact that 99%+ of people will be insentient drones. An illiterate malnourished medieval serf or peasant is functionally no different from a highly educated yuppie that went to a good uni and has a well-paying job. The proportion of people who are that way is the same now as it ever has been, and will ever be.
There's nothing inherently wrong with that though. The fact is that everyone adopts the beliefs of whatever is passed down from their ancestors, and whatever society they live in. I think awareness is less a function of intelligence than it is of the circumstance of being apart from that.
Cope harder, halfwit
RE: My sister has read huge amounts of classical literature and philosophy - AntonioJuraz - 21-01-2023
she can read a book and repeat what it says, big deal, do you think computers are people too?
RE: My sister has read huge amounts of classical literature and philosophy - man with the nasally voice - 21-01-2023
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