/jp/ - Otaku Culture

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Has being a shut-in stunted your mental growth /jp/?

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of course not

my stunted mental growth made me a shut-in

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You stop developing mentally after age 25 anyway.

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No I shut myself in to learn more.

>>10288458
However you continue learning for a lifetime.

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>>10288435
>>10288435
What he said

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>>10288464
It's funny how the only people who say that make money from adult education. I doubt it's true.

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>>10288420
No. My mentality was stunted when I was forced into society. I hate myself now.

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I wanna lick Himikos anus and pussy.

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>>10288480
You are supposed to hate yourself. That's what motivates you to change and develop.

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>>10288420
In truth, the cyclical, non-progressive infinite loop of working for money, coming home, socializing with family then returning to work puts most of society in a position of stasis and stunted mental growth.

Only those who are able to escape from everything and everyone have the opportunity of expanding their mind through reading and learning without social diversion. That's how genius is born in the ivory tower.

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>>10288509
>in truth

How about some citations?

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I'm 22 but mentally I feel like a 17yo

(XO______________________OX)

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>>10288547
We all know this feel

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>>10288509
Have you ever heard of phrase "you can't learn everything from books?"

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>>10288420
Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm more stupid and inept than I was when I was at school.

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Yes.

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>>10288560

you can't learn how to love for example...

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>>10288556
True, I suppose everything that is learned from books is theoretical and remains in idea form unless it is applied to your real life, but I can't say that I give a shit. I'd rather live in my own world of theories and words rather than face whatever horrors are outside of my front door.

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>>10288556
But you can.

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I don't know. I was able to learn Japanese as a shut-in, and that's the most mental effort I've probably put into anything I think.

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>>10288556
Have you ever heard of the phrase ``A wise man learns from history, a fool learn from experience''?

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>>10288654
>``

Stopped reading there.

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>>10288670
>Anonymous
Stopped reading there.

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>>10288654
That's assuming the books you read are factual.

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But wait? I'm not a shut in.

And is this a neet thread or a hikki thread??

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>>10288679
Apparently you read "Stopped reading there." because it would be extremely improbably to reply with the exact same sentence in retort if you indeed, took no influence from the words supposedley ignored.

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>>10288683
>But wait? I'm not a shut in.

Then fuck off.

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I hope not, but it probably has.
Only another reason to hate myself, I guess.

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>>10288654
Well. What you think history is. Recorded experience? Goddamn it that was stupid.

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>>10288685
...and also describe factual matters, not "tradition."

Half of the euro and british-centered world's supposed education could be considered fiction, given their constant goddamn proto-fascist worship of "tradition."

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Well, considering my ability to evaluate my mental well being is biased since it's *my* mental well being, I can't really say. I should hope it hasn't, at least

>>10288435 had the best answer in the thread, though

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>>10288688
>>10288731
so sad...

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>>10288654

Yeah, I think heard that in some stupid anime I watched recently. Can't remember which since it was probably retarded anyway

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yaay so much stupid shit

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>>10288620

Coward!

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I feel dumber every day

pls help jp

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>>10289199
no

or give me money if you're so dumb

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Her head is like a perfect circle, I cant fap to this

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>>10289596

Nigaa, that shit is kawaii as hell. You homo?

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>>10289596

Nigga, that shit is kawaii as hell. You homo?

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>>10289596

But so are her breasts and butt cheeks

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Its been a year since I graduated university with a Science degree, which I've spent the entirety of as a NEET in my parent's basement. I definitely feel like I'm much less sharp than I was when I was still in school, almost like the stagnation has drained whatever got me through university.

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Being a NEET surpress my unnecessary wants, and i begin to live more in peace.

In the end i begin to hate things less and accept differences.

This is temporal though. The pressure scares me sometimes.

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Lately I've been listening to a lot of podcasts trying to learn how to be more sociable. Does /jp/ have any suggestions?

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>>10289665
Restart

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>>10289665
Read "The Game" by Neil Strauss. Within weeks you'll be an ultra-wealthy socialite swimming in pussy.

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>>10289719
I don't like bad authors and reading is probably the last thing I need to do. I've done too much of it

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>>10289726
There's probably an audiobook version. Then there's all the audiobooks it spawned...

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>>10289719

why would I want some disgusting pig who doesn't even accept her natural hair color?

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Being a shut in for a year has made me unable to do any university work. I went from being a A/B student in highschool to failing half my classes this past term.

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>>10289763
How has it stunted your work? Do you just not study because you're accustomed to taking it easy all day?

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>>10289775

Yes, I'm too accustomed to the instant gratification and enjoyment being on the internet all day gave me. Doing any kind of work is an absolute pain in the ass now. I also feel like my attention span has gone to shit, I can't focus on my school work at all without getting bored in five minutes.

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>>10289763
If you drink a lot of caffeinated or sugary drinks, stop for a week. Drink nothing but water.

This was the case for me and god damn did things change. Felt like crap for the first three days, though.

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>>10289788

I only drink water milk and tea. And I don't think I drink enough tea for it to cause problems. Soda is addicting as fuck though.

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>>10289719

You know it's widely accepted that book is more or less a work of fiction right? And "pick-up" in actuality is just a numbers game.

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>>10289814
>"pick-up" in actuality is just a numbers game.

You'd think this would be obvious since unless there is something extremely wrong with you there'll eventually be a girl slutty enough that she'll go with you.

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>>10289814
>You know it's widely accepted that book is more or less a work of fiction right?

No man, it's true.

I went to a party in a bright purple fedora (peacocking technique) and by the end of the night I had seven bitches on my tip at the same time.

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>>10289763
>>10289785

Stop going to a shitty university. The only work I've ever had in uni classes are short papers I'd have to write which are basically just one time per class. Everything was just tests I'd study for the day before.

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>>10289814
I thought pua shit was more like a con or a used car sale

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>>10289830
>Stop going to a shitty university.
>goes to a university where you don't actually have to learn to pass

Uh...

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>>10289830

Studying for a day before doesn't work with upper level classes, especially if you are going to a university that isn't shit.

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>>10288748
Psycho-pass

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>>10289840
It worked for me and that was biochemistry at UBC.

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I used to follow PUA stuff even if I wasn't particularly interested in applying it. Through some forum I found a guy's personal website. He used a dumb pseudonym like "Radd" and he kept an online diary of all his pick-up attempts. Every one of them was a failure and they gradually got more and more depressing ("I tried showing her a card trick and she laughed at me with her friends", that sort of thing).

At some point he gave up and hired a prostitute. Then there were no entries for months until one where he found out he had chlamydia.

I suppose this is a fairly rare case, but it made me realize how dangerous PUA is. They're teaching men all this stupid superhero bullshit that appeals to them, and all it does is lower their self-worth and, in cases like these, causes real physical damage.

There are worse scams out there, but I really hope all these people making ebooks and podcasts get arrested for fraud. It's not fair how they mislead gullible virgins.

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>>10289835

>you don't actually have to learn to pass

That is the most retarded ... university isn't about learning. If you are interested in learning something you can do it at home by yourself. University is about getting a piece of paper that will show your employers you did. Not to mention it's all memorization skill anyway.

>>10289840

I would have to say that strictly depends on the classes. In the sciences and engineering? Yes, but even then you shouldn't have to put in more 3-4 days. Any other types of classes? You would have to be retarded to put in more than a day.

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>>10289877
>Not to mention it's all memorization skill anyway.

Committing something short term memory is still learning, even if you forget it later.

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>>10289877

>university isn't about learning

Most "good" universities won't pass students that don't actually learn the material, stop kidding yourself.

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>>10289867
Is his personal website still available? I'd be interested in reading it.

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>>10289877
And what did you major in? Please tell me it was something retarded like literature.

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Today I tried to read a book and it was too hard. My brain didn't understand the words.

The book was "The Hero with a Thousand Faces" and I only managed to read the introduction. It was 65 pages. 65 pages of some woman talking about a book while I wanted her to stop so I could hurry up and read it. Now I'm mentally exhausted.

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>>10289867
Frankly if you are a male virgin you are going to be depressed no matter what.

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>>10289944
/jp/ isn't depressed.

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I have a hard time actually speaking out loud now, like when I try to form coherent sentences it comes out retarded, even if I know exactly what I want to say in my head.

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>>10289944
That doesn't make sense, how would having sex make you happy? I would imagine it would make you depressed since now you have to constantly worry about possibly being infected with a sexual disease or having a child you can't afford.

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>>10289955
>how would having sex make you happy

Same way masturbation makes you happy, though I don't know why you can't just use it as a substitute.

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http://lesswrong.com/lw/4su/how_to_be_happy/
http://lesswrong.com/lw/bq0/be_happier/
http://lesswrong.com/lw/3nn/scientific_selfhelp_the_state_of_our_knowledge/
http://www.brighthubeducation.com/study-and-learning-tips/41610-the-link-method-of-memory-helps-you-memorize-facts-easily/
http://www.psychologicalselfhelp.org/

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>>10289947
I think they are, but for a variety of reasons.

>>10289955
>That doesn't make sense, how would having sex make you happy?

Because you would be comfortable in the knowledge than a non-familial human is willing to engage in intimate acts with you.

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>>10289867
The biggest problem with PUA is that it creates a worldview in which the value of a man is determined by women. If you aren't out there winning women's approval, then you are a "beta" or some other derogatory nonsense. It is literally "putting pussy on a pedestal" and further entraps men into our misandrist society.

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>>10289971
>If you aren't out there winning women's approval, then you are a "beta" or some other derogatory nonsense. It is literally "putting pussy on a pedestal" and further entraps men into our misandrist society.

That is how the world is and that will simply never change. It's the same reason women will never stop obsessing over their appearance and trying to find validation through one night stands with men.

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>>10289952
This is also happening to me. Even my only friend's (childhood friend) mother bullied me.

That was the first time I cried in years. I cried for many hours.

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>>10289952
I always fuck up idioms or start sentences with a certain structure then not realise where I'm going with it ("Have any of you seen...the umm...I mean, yesterday, did you...has anyone...um...").

Maybe it's because I don't exercise my conversational muscles enough, but it's amazing to think people can just have conversations out loud. It's like improvisational writing and acting, except you *have* to do it live in front of an audience.

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>>10289966
Fuck off wiseman.

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>>10289926

Are you retarded? I doubt you ever even attended a university. Tell me, how would these "good" universities go about testing if the students "learned" the material and differentiate it from students that strictly memorized it for the exam?

>>10289932

I was a sciences major and right now I'm a medical student.

Also, only ignorant children that have never been to university actually believe undergrad is anything more than the new highschool diploma

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>>10288700
No it wasn't. If you learn from from experience, you only have one lifetime to draw from and have to relearn everything that has already been known.

If you learn by history, you learn by the collective experiences of humanity.

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>>10289971
All that is actually the case, though. It has been ever since we were in tribes. Feminism, the media, and whatever other scapegoats you can think of have nothing to do with it.

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>>10289981
>>10290012

And it is your decision whether to buy into it and let your self worth be determined by it. No one is forcing you to. You are only hurting yourself by doing so. Others will think what they will but you do not have to follow them.

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>>10289987

Yeah, I do that quite a bit now too. I also spend a lot of time second guessing the things I say, because I thought I said them wrong or the way it was worded sounded off to me. Real time conversations are hard.

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>>10289998
"People don't learn at university, but the people who have never been to university are ignorant children. "

What I got from your posts.

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>>10288420
Yes, I feel like I am still 15. I am 23. But my mental growth was stunted even before that. Someone should have told me that high school wasn't about grades but about making as many friends and having sex with as many girls as possible in order to grow into the social being that is the normal.

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>>10290032

I stopped responding to him, the fact that he thinks you can get through university without learning anything should be an indication of his stupidity.

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>>10290044
>I feel like I am still 15. I am 23

This. I'll be a manchild for the rest of my life, I'm pretty sure.

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I was referred to as a ``person who doesn't talk to anyone'' today at my job washing dishes and scrubbing toilets.

An assembly programmer who doesn't talk to anyone and stays in his basement 128 hours a week? I really am an outcast in this society.

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>>10290053

You're an assembly programmer with a job washing dishes? Time to reconsider my major.

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>>10290032

"People don't go to university to learn"

"people who have never been to university are ignorant to how the system works"

Is what you should have got. Context motherfucker.

>>10290048

What's it like being a high school dropout?

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>>10290058

I don't know, why don't you tell me?

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>>10290053
Sup FrozenVoid.

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>>10290058

Have you ever considered that maybe your university is just shit?

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>>10290058
You said ignorant children, not ignorant people. You are clearly valuing people by whether or not they have been to university. And they have to have studied postgrad for them to not be a worthless child in high school in your eyes. Furthermore, you said that it's not about learning, but getting a piece of paper to show to your employer.

That means you're valuing people on whether or not someone is going to employ them. Could you be any more of a normal? I don't sense truNEET from you at all.

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While it is possible for someone to go to university with no intention of learning anything and to avoid learning anything, most people do not do this. Most people go for a three purposes 1. learn something, 2. get a piece of paper that will get them a job, 3. make connections.

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I imagine so

I don't really feel like a citizen of this planet at all. The idea that I should be working and contributing to society barely even occurs to me. Sometimes I remember but then I start some VN and forgot I even remember at all.

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I wish my university made students write essays and presentations, debate stuff, etc. I went there for a couple years before dropping out and it was all about the exams. Going to class wasn't even mandatory.

They were hard as fuck, too. Right before I dropped out I was taking one of those filler courses about philosophy (I was studying economics) and had to compare two different authors... Jung and some other person, I think. I studied for 4 days and poured everything I knew into the paper. The professor didn't even look at it for more than 5 seconds. He just glanced over it, said "you didn't write anything" in the most casual tone possible and gave me a 2/10.

For those saying university is easy, and that "you shouldn't have to study for more than a day", I really admire you. No, I'm actually jealous.

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>>10290076

This thread is about you "truNEETs" (you do realize that it's literally a joke and people aren't meant to take it seriously right?) confessing that they are mentally stunted because they have dropped out of high school/glorified high school and life altogether. I don't need to call you children, you've done it yourself.

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>>10290093

So why are you in this thread again, almighty normalfag who leaves his house?

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>>10290081
Listed in ascending order of importance.

[HarblongCassidy !KzfKdB2Xmc No.]

I try to learn something new every day. I also go out three or four days a week to hang out with friends. I focus on my work responsibilities and enrich myself to further my career.

Back when /jp/ was a new thing, none of the above applied to any extent.

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>>10290081
some people also have no idea what they want and go to university for no real reason at all, only that it's the next natural step after high school

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>>10290065

>I was a sciences major and right now I'm a medical student.

Second year student. Learn to read then try again retard.

>>10290069

Have you ever considered coming up with a reasonable argument or at least backing up your posts with some valid reasoning.

>>10290076

>You said ignorant children, not ignorant people.

Because those aren't completely interchangeable in the form of an insult right?

>they have to have studied postgrad for them to not be a worthless child in high school in your eyes.

That was meant for employment purposes you fucking retard

You really need to learn some reading comprehension. Seriously.

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>>10290090
>The professor didn't even look at it for more than 5 seconds. He just glanced over it, said "you didn't write anything" in the most casual tone possible and gave me a 2/10.
What the fuck?

>For those saying university is easy, and that "you shouldn't have to study for more than a day", I really admire you. No, I'm actually jealous.
I'm pretty sure they are making it up. Kind of like the people who say they learn kana perfectly in a day. I mean, it's easy, but once something is relatively easy people go out of their way to exaggerate the degree of how easy it is.

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>>10289941

It's mildly interesting but pretty bullshit, as a guy tries hard to weave different myths, legends, customs and all together by relying on Freud.

[HarblongCassidy !KzfKdB2Xmc No.]

I also get laid maybe six or seven times a month despite not having a gurrfren. Can't say I used to do that.

When I'm alone, though, shit's the same as it has been since I was 12. Procrastination and jerkin' it.

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>>10290114

My reasoning is that your university is obviously shit, since you can "study for a day" and pass a class. I have highschool friends going to Princeton, Stanford, WIlliams etc. and they complain about the amount of coursework they get weekly. So what is your definition of a "good university", since obviously good universities require a great deal of work.

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>>10290124
isn't it funny how most tripfags say roughly the same thing?

i swear it's a disorder, probably relating to mommy issues and needing attention or something.

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>>10290114
Stop backing out of your own insults when you even admitted they were insults and justifying your poor word choice that people should have the reading comprehension to pass up on how much of an asshole you are being.

>Because those aren't completely interchangeable in the form of an insult right?
"Ignorant of university" isn't necessarily an insult, that would be a fact for someone who really has no experience in one, but calling people who have not gone to university "ignorant children" is clearly an insult, which you yourself have admitted. It means you devalue people who haven't gone, this isn't just about the view in an employer's eyes. You're clearly equating your own view of someone's worth as that employer's. Thus, they are ignorant children if they have not gone through the system that you yourself say isn't even about learning. You want to have your cake and eat it too.

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>>10290136
>i swear it's a disorder, probably relating to mommy issues and needing attention or something.
thanks frued

the people who pester tripfags incessantly have a middle child complex from their adolescence where they resented the ones who stood out more than them at both home and school, but were unable to do anything about it, thus channeling it into an intense hatred for identity later on the internet

they also got molested by their uncles

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I don't think being a shut-in stunted my mental growth at all, in fact, quite the opposite. Since I dropped out of school I learned Japanese, drawing, programming, 3d modelling and a bunch of other minor skills, and my general knowledge as well as critical thinking skills have expanded tenfold.

I do find it harder to focus because of the endless distractions of the internet, but I've been working on fixing that and it's getting better.

I really don't think school is good for your mental growth. All that you learn there are dry facts that you can look up on wikipedia in a few minutes. And you forget 90% of that anyway.

[HarblongCassidy !KzfKdB2Xmc No.]

>>10290136

I've been tripfagging under this name or a slight variant since '06, so I dunno.

I will add that college is a fuckshow if you're in it for a degree and fine knowledge instead of connections and raw knowledge of facts and methodology that'll only be shat upon once you land in a job. I have a BS in accounting and, three years later, am a machinist.

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>>10290116
I actually felt offended when he said that to me. I was pretty sure it was worth at least a 5/10. I wanted to say "But I DID write something about him, just take a look" but it was pointless.

You see that's I hate about the social sciences. They're all opinions (unless you're asked specific facts about an author's life) so the only way to get a good grade is to study as much as possible and hope the professor is in a good mood. In math, answers can only be right or wrong. There's no bullshit

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>>10290133

Have you ever stopped to think that maybe your (probably imaginary) friends are just retarded? Do tell me about the course work they complain about.

Also, I suppose in your eyes medical school must be below your "top universities" since attending class isn't mandatory and we have practically no work outside of exams. Since you're bringing up your "friends" I'd say you have no personal experience with such things. Stay ignorant and immature bro.

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>>10290090

>The professor didn't even look at it for more than 5 seconds. He just glanced over it, said "you didn't write anything" in the most casual tone possible and gave me a 2/10.

That tends to happen when, you know, you don't follow directions and write about the actual topic. It was one time that I've been handed back a paper that a teacher told it was an A paper, but it had a D written on it because it was completely off-track of what she wanted. She let me re-write it though and gave me an A-.

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>>10290181

Yes, because your experience is the be all end all. I also find the fact that you still won't give up the university you went to quite telling.

>Have you ever stopped to think that maybe your (probably imaginary) friends are just retarded?

My friends are as imaginary as your "sciences major", I find it hilarious that you'd question the validity of that while trying to convince someone that an idiot like you somehow made it into medical school.

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I'm not better or worse for being a shut-in, how I spend my time and my outlook on life just altered rather than improving/regressing.

[HarblongCassidy !KzfKdB2Xmc No.]

>>10290180

Tell me about it, I remember reading Catcher in the Rye in high school English class and getting in trouble for suggesting Holden was a pedo for grabbing his sister's ass when the teacher was hellbent on making sure we understood the author meant Holden, in fact, subscribed to the doctrine of homofaggotry.

Also had a Greek mytho college course where a "I respectfully disagree with your take" cost me graduating cum laude.

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>>10290203
I know, but that's not what happened. I read some of my classmates' exams after that and they weren't very different from mine.

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>>10290172
see? nobody asked how fucking long you've been doing it. nobody even cares.

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>>10290204

>Yes, because your experience is the be all end all.

Irony. My experience and thousands of students who attended with me.

I went to the University of Michigan for undergrad and here are my classes for my upcoming semester. Do you feel completely retarded yet?

>idiot

Irony, coming from a retarded child that thinks people go to university, undergrad no less, to "learn".

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>>10290237
>Do you feel completely retarded yet?

No, because the university of michigan is shit and just proves my point that you went to a shitty university.

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i... i'm an anthropology graduate!

i like filtering pointy rocks and ash from sand for hours a day! only for it to be published by my supervisor so he can be famous! yay!

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>>10290237
>University of Michigan

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>>10290253

http://www.annarbor.com/news/university-of-michigan-considered-within-top-20-colleges-in-the-world-by-london-based-rankings/

Do you and your imaginary friends feel completely retarded yet? Also, I can pretty much confirm that you're just an idiot that has only has a high school diploma, if that. Why would you pretend to be retarded by speaking on matters you know nothing about?

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>>10290237
People DO go to university to learn things.
Ever taken an art class? Or studied a foreign language?
People don't take those just for the paper you get at the end. Having someone with 20+ years experience working next to you, pointing out all your mistakes and how do fix them really helps. There's no filler in those courses.

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>>10290259
Man, I'm getting out of my NEET life to start anthropology on college next year. Is it not worth it?

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>>10290289
Maybe it's best to start looking for rocks on your own before you make the leap to college.

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>>10290289
oh no i really liked it. and it's actually applicable to a lot of things.

i just finished my degree and wanted to do something else before i come back and do masters etc.

don't take any shit from snooty engineer students though, it's like nobody can appreciate the value of anything outside their specific degree.

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>>10290283

>london based rankings

Meanwhile... http://www.forbes.com/top-colleges/list/

Spout whatever stupid shit you want, I know I'm right and you're greatly exaggerating shit in order to try and prove your point.

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>>10290237
UofM undergrad and now grad here, I've never seen that website design before. It ain't wolverineaccess, that's for sure. Additionally, those aren't UofM class codes.

What a nerdlord, lying about being in a good university. Enjoy you're community college.

>>10290253
>>10290277
You post as if UofM isn't one of the best universities in the nation.

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>>10290237
>>10290308
Pic related, get wrecked turbonerd.

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>>10290288

>Ever taken an art class? Or studied a foreign language?

Lol no? People who take those types of classes aren't actually trying to get any type of degree.

>>10290308

>I was a sciences major and right now I'm a medical student.
>I was a sciences major
I went to the University of Michigan for undergrad
>right now I'm a medical student.
>here are my classes for my upcoming semester

>pic of medical classes
>community college

I don't even have access to my uofm account anymore. You know what, maybe those guys are right. UofM has to be pretty shitty to be sending out retards like you that can hardly read. I'll retract all of my previous statements

[Anonymous No.]

Being a NEET has enhanced my spiritual growth because the life of a NEET is similar to the life of a monk.

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>>10290332

I doubt monks masturbate as frequently.

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>>10290308
You tell him cutie!~

[Anonymous No.]

>>10290336
Not him, but both lifestyles seem pretty similar.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10290341
the act is similar but the understanding and motivation behind it is completely different.

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>>10290336

There's different types. The Brahmin smoke marijuana frequently and some Hindu sects practice all of those tantric sexual acts.

There's lots of different types of spiritual monk-like people in the world, but they all pretty much lead a life that is similar to the NEET lifestyle. Whether you're looking at Buddhist monks or a shaman in Peru, the taking it easy and being unemployed is a recurring theme.

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>>10290360
Taking it easy? A monastic life is hard and filled with rigorous praying and purification.

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>>10290364
no dude im a monk otaku I know what I'm talking about

monks sit around their temple scratching their nuts all day and when some tourist comes along you just make up some shit to sound cool

[Anonymous No.]

What are these college kids doing here? Go be a brainwashed liberal somewhere else.

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>>10290372

Calm down gramps, you might get a hernia.

[Anonymous No.]

No, my alcohol addiction stunted my mental growth.

All this time alone that I should have spent learning and making things, was instead mostly wasted on video games and masturbation.

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>>10290371
Yeah, I'm sure these fellows are getting ready to kick back and watch some TV.

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>>10290364

If you're a monk then you've developed the mental discipline that allows you to take it easy in any situation.

Just look at Thich Quang Duc. He publicly set himself on fire and sat there peacefully and didn't move a muscle until he eventually died. He was burning to death and he still managed to take it easy.

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My good friend, 36 years old with wife and three children, also often says that he feels mentally and sometimes eve n acts like 15 yearrs old individual.
It's just more of the lifetime long sublime chuunibyou everyone has got in himself than anything.

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>>10288556
yeah, in a book

[Anonymous No.]

can monks have homosex

[Anonymous No.]

I'm pretty sure my brain is rotten by now.

I spend my days like a zombie, when I gain some awareness I spend all of my energy hoarding lewd pics and then I go to sleep. I don't even masturbate to them anymore.

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>>10290390
Are you thinking of taking a vacation to India?

[Anonymous No.]

I can't seem to relate with people in the society that surrounds me, and it doesn't really have to do with my stunted mental growth. Things that interested others just didn't light my bulb, and I grew more an more into a recluse. Being a shut-in more or less helped me refine my tastes to and turned me into a classy, snobby gentleman. I drink tea a lot.

[Anonymous No.]

I wish there were some kind of boot camp or reeducation program that would make me a self sufficient socialized adult

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>>10290492
join the military
they deal with man children all the time

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>>10290500
I'm too cray

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>>10290492
Step 1) Get a psychologist to say you have a disability, like autism.
Step 2) Apply to a government rehabilitation center for the disabled
Step 3) Life skills
Step 4) Job training
Step 5) Job placement
Step 6) Congratulations, you aren't a manchild anymore.

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>>10290521

Step 1) Get a psychologist to say you have a disability, like autism.
Step 2) Apply for disability
Step 3) Be happy and free

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>>10290521
I was in a job placement program like that. It was pure humiliation, and when I did get a menial job I was harassed + I walked out and was fired. Working was horrific. I had all of these grandiose plans for 2013, and now I'm too afraid to go back to school full time or get employed because I might become psychotic and lose what little functionality I have left

[Anonymous No.]

i'm 23 and mentally feel 15 which was exactly when my mom pulled me out of highschool and homeschooled me

so yeah

it has

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>>10290500
Bad advice. You don't want to be the next in line to fight a meaningless zionist backed war into Iran that we will probably lose.

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>>10290572
>*reeducation

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>>10290492
-type reducation into google
-look at the first results

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>>10290540
They are going to cut disability benefits if people keep abusing it like that. Just get the life skills and job training rather than be an asshole about it.

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>>10290575
Think of it like the guy that wanted to be put back into the matrix

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>>10290553
If you were harassed, you should have sued before walking out.

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>>10290540
Step 1) Get disability
Step 2) Live a lifetime of forced squalor
Step 3) Cry

[Anonymous No.]

Do whatever the fuck you want and never look back or complain. This applies even if you are a fucking slave. You either release yourself from misery, or get rid of your masters. Opinions mean shit. No one has to question or validate any part of your life. Society is a damn joke. People leeching of other people. There you go.

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>>10290650
What if you decide to remain a slave?

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>>10290651

Your choice.

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>>10290650
I'm too afraid.

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>>10290673
Fear is a reflex;
courage is a choice.

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>>10290673
Fear is the mind killer.

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>>10290678

Reflexes are stronger than choices.

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>>10290707
Which is why you must overcome them.

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>>10290721

Your emotions and reflexes are survival instincts. If you can overcome them with logical thought then they are dull and you are actually defective on the evolutionary scale. Placed in an environment that we were made for, you would be the first to die. It is a sick irony that the very traits that helped our ancestors survive and reproduce work against their offspring in current times.

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"'Natural' is the last thing people would let you be if they could prevent it. ... That's why they ... make all these senseless rules and foolish regulations." - Frank Lloyd Wright

[Anonymous No.]

Pretty sure I was stunted in some ways. My tempermant is fine but I can't imagine things like having a fulltime 9-5 job or taking huge class loads. I absolutely need time to take it easy, I need a lot of play to go along with my work. I'm just a lazy, spoiled shit.

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>>10290816

9-5 is only 8 hours. If you sleep 8 hours then you'll have 8 hours to do whatever you want.

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>>10290840

You're forgetting travel time, time for essentials like eating, bathing, chores etc. The amount of free time you actually have is much, much less.

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>>10290556
That all depends on which branch you join.

Though, for the Air Force enlistement the cutoff is age 28.

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>>10290556
>meaningless zionist backed war into Iran that we will probably lose.

Define "lose".

[Anonymous No.]

Jobs are fucking awful. Why would you want to end up like this guy?

There's no reason why you should have to work a full eight hours unless you're hopelessly addicted to a cushy consumer lifestyle and you can't live without a few luxuries.

I'm living comfortably on less than $500 a month and I could even make some cuts to my budget if I needed to and live off $200 or $300. With the internet there are so many ways to make money without needing to imprison yourself in the 9-5 slavewage grind.

For example, I just take pictures. I love it and it only takes a couple hours once or twice a week. I grab my camera and I head into the woods or to some other place and just enjoy the day. I take macro shots of insects, pictures of particularly pretty areas of the woods, pictures of turtles and frogs, occasionally I get lucky and I can take some pictures of some deer without them spotting me and running off. It's great fun, it's like hunting and exploring but without the killing.

I can take those pictures and I sell some of them to those stock photo websites and the rest I just throw on a few different blogs I made so I can get money from the ads on the page.

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>>10290914
Fascinating.

[Anonymous No.]

My NEET life ends next month. I wish I could just take it easy.

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>>10290914

I get 500 dollars each month from looking at penises for a couple hours a day on mechanical turk.

Jobs where you have to flag explicit images are the best. They're fun since you're looking at penises and they make money.

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>>10290914
You make the grand assumption that everyone ends up like that guy.

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>>10290942
what

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>>10290914
My dad has a decent camera, not professional grade or anything, but do you think I could try to do this? How do I start

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>>10290914
Going out with a camera and some rolls of film or a few memory cards is great. It's just you wandering around, playing the role of the observer, and taking pictures. It's almost like an adventure.

>>10290999
You probably could. I think stock sites more depend on subject matter than what the picture looks like.

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>>10290942
How to get?

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>>10290914
Do you rent a place to live? If you do, what is your monthly rental expense?

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>>10290935
Mine does too! What are you going to do? I'm finally going back to school. I haven't been to college yet so I'm kind of nervous and I'll be moving out of my parent's house. Hopefully, I'll be able to get back into the routine of school.

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>>10291132

Renting apartments is a big scam. Half the time they will have you spending over $800 a month for such a tiny place.

I just live in my van. Converting a van into a living space is a really simple process and it doesn't cost much at all. After you do that you only have to deal with the expenses of the car and the small fee of either renting a space in an RV park or just buying an acre or two of your own land and parking there.

Either way it's a fraction of what you will end up spending if you rent an apartment. Vans can be surprisingly comfortable, I've lived in mine for several years and I have a dog as well. Doesn't feel cramped at all and I have plenty of room to move around.

http://cheaprvliving.com/howtoconvertavan.html

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>>10291156
Where do you park it?

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>>10291163

I own an acre of land so I park it there, but I traveled around a few years ago and renting a space in an RV park was very affordable. They usually come with internet access too.

I would say that buying land is the best option if you live in an area where land is affordable though. In most areas it only costs a couple thousand to buy an acre of land that is in a pretty secluded area, but still close enough that you can hook up to power or pick up wifi. Then you only have to deal with the land taxes and that's minuscule since you're living in a van on undeveloped land, it's usually $100 a year or less.

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>>10291175
So. Showers.

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>>10291193

It's easier than you'd think. You probably will have to take a bath instead of a shower though.

Having a well installed is too expensive to be worth it. It's better to just be in walking or driving distance of some sort of natural water source, a stream or a river. You can fill up jugs of water, carry them back, boil the water just to be on the safe side, and once the water cools down now you have nice warm water and you can hop in a big tub and pour the water on yourself as you fill it up.

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>>10291213
If the US had public baths this wouldn't be an issue.

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>>10289941
That's hilarious.

Never read the introduction to a book before you read the actual book. If it's non-fiction, go for it. If there is any plot at all, don't read it.

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>>10290320
Except, the post you're replying to says "spring", and yours is "winter."

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>>10291397
Yeah, I learned that the hard way. Fiction introductions assume that you've already read the book and spoil everything.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10291379
>Bathing with Amerifats

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>>10291416
If that's in the Introduction and not the Author's Notes at the end of the book, I'd just return it to the shop the moment I could.

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>>10290020

I can totally relate to this. I spend a lot of time choosing my words carefully, making sure I convey the message and my thoughts like I intended to. This of course needs me to re-read the things I write more than several times. It gets in my nerves sometimes as I lose a lot of time in my day just trying to convey my thoughts. The fact that I'm a slow reader and thinker doesn't help.

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>>10290926
I'm not the only one that can see that dog right

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>>10289719
This book only really helped my socialize superficially. If someone wants to be friends or spend more time with me, I completely fall apart.

The only thing I remember about the book anymore is that Mystery played Morrowind, which makes him cool in my book.

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>>10288420
Nope. It has increased it considerably since I am not around morons with the IQ of a rock.

I've learned numerous programming languages to various extents, I've created various tools, engines and broken games and programs! Quality only for finest gentlemen!
That reminds me, research time.