/lit/ - Literature

>>17663594
A walk in nature

>>17503494
Song of Songs and Symposium what you're looking for?

Tyger Tyger, burning bright,
In the forests of the night;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

In what distant deeps or skies.
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand, dare seize the fire?

And what shoulder, & what art,
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand? & what dread feet?

What the hammer? what the chain,
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? what dread grasp,
Dare its deadly terrors clasp!

When the stars threw down their spears
And water'd heaven with their tears:
Did he smile his work to see?
Did he who made the Lamb make thee?

Tyger Tyger burning bright,
In the forests of the night:
What immortal hand or eye,
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

Sex is cringe

>tfw whole house filled with tons of books
>tfw both parents well read in most of the classical works
>tfw mom is prof of literature so I can always talk to her about books

>>16842229
>People simply don't care that men are the leading category in suicides
>The only difference is that incels happen to be aggressive and misogynist and for threatening the narrative they get bashed on in return
>Same with NEETs who are openly against working
All good points and definitely related to what I said here >>16841258 and here >>16841816. Basically society hates non-compliant men. Refusing go along with the common narrative or refusing to be a good little producer is the best way to draw popular wrath. Just look at men who "subvert" the hierarchy (ie men who move abroad for pussy, men who frequent prostitutes, MGTOWs, incels, etc.)- they're absolutely hated by everybody. Why? They're cheating. They're not in their role. "If they don't play by the rules then why should I?" One of the ultimate and final pills is realizing that human society is actually deeply gynocentric on a fundamental, biological level. Almost everything we do is to protect and benefit women. Below is the series linked in that screencap. It explains pretty well the origins and implications of "the male role".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUYg5FwtPXo&list=PL0_NDS-d7r8sDdayDiareTeurd92Q7nsD

>>16725700
>1 billion sounds about optimal if we're all rural agrarians, fishermen, and pastoralists
This

OP here. Thanks for all the tips you guys gave me, as all you stated I'm very young and have a lot of time ahead of me and shouldn't worry to much about my current state of understanding things.
>>15894419
Will do, it would be my first time using external sources outside of classes in school to help me understand the literature I am reading.
>>15894438
It was a mistake maybe, nevertheless i will finish this book and then start with your recommendations and after that probably reread the statesman so I can see my improvements.
>>15894458
But aren't the false sense of wisdom and confusion are at the beginning of learning? I see the truth in things more important in comparison to comfort or happiness, these two are temporary where as the truth can give you purpose in life. I just want to understand the world and the people in it, politics and societies. Also everything you said on improvements I completed and am currently maintaining, all except the last two. Still in school and planning to go to academy after that, the social thing is very rng in life and I have fallen off with half of my friends.

I will probably report my progress in the near future in another thread, thanks again for your help, it is much appreciated.

There's nothing more midwit than thinking an IQ test is a measure of intelligence

>>14563518
The Bible.

>>13543907
I'm going to get there one day OP

>>13483961
so thankful

What figures in literature, be they authors, poets, characters or other, do you deeply admire?

And why is that?

SICP is really good, glad you're doing well OP.

I'm currently working through the book "The Art of Software Security Assessment".

>>11923417
good post

/out/

>Metaethics class
>Teacher impressed by my philosophical culture because I help him find a name (Anscombe) as well as answering the questions and helping the class understand Moore's naturalistic fallacy and Hume's is/ought distinction
>Another student sees me after the class in the hallway and says he's impressed with me given that it's my first semester
>In a previous class a qt sitting behind me asked for my name at the end of the class because I ''said interesting and intelligent things'' (or something like that?)

>>9327834
>tfw i get /lit/ references now

>>8681525
just found a helpful verse.

Proverbs 23:17-18
Don’t envy sinners,
but always continue to fear the Lord.
You will be rewarded for this;
your hope will not be disappointed.