/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.15964318]

>his parents and grandparents don't read

[Anonymous No.15964332]

>>15964318
Immigrant half of the family never read, but all my white relatives read quite a lot. I don't think my genetics are completely fucked if I had roughly half-half distribution. My white dad can actually read quite a lot even if it's at a slow pace (welp, I inherited that).

[Anonymous No.15964339]

my boomer farmhand dad has a big wall of books
pretty based

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » !!oI3er5KKetj No.15964354]

Yet they’re literate. Stop whining.

[Anonymous No.15964357]

>>15964318
>when you realize you're the saving grace of your entire lineage

[Anonymous No.15964382]

>>15964357
I'm not going to be a doomsayer or determinist but if literally none of your family reads, you will struggle yourself. Language comprehension is a skill that can be inherited.

>>15964354
There's been tests showing that people who don't read can't even understand spoken words as much. Literacy is literally one part of the brain that needs constant growth in order to function properly, and genetics would give someone a boost. Being "literate" as a statistic usually means being able to parse a newspaper - literally something a ten year old can do.

[Anonymous No.15964400]

>he was not born in an old money intellectual family

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » !!oI3er5KKetj No.15964401]

>>15964382
In a way, it’s actual degeneracy.

[Anonymous No.15964415]

>>15964401
>The Simple View of Reading (SVR) in Chinese was examined in a genetically sensitive design. A total of 270 pairs of Chinese twins (190 pairs of monozygotic twins and 80 pairs of same-sex dizygotic twins) were tested on Chinese vocabulary and word reading at the mean age 7.8 years and reading comprehension of sentences and passages one year later. Results of behavior-genetic analyses showed that both vocabulary and word reading had significant independent genetic influences on reading comprehension, and the two factors together accounted for most but not all of the genetic influences on reading comprehension. In addition, sentence comprehension had a stronger genetic correlation with word reading while passage comprehension showed a trend of stronger genetic overlap with vocabulary. These findings suggest that the genetic foundation of the SVR in Chinese is largely supported in that language comprehension and decoding are two core skills for reading comprehension in nonalphabetic as well as alphabetic written languages.

[Anonymous No.15964448]

>>15964318
Speak for yourself pleb. My grandfather and my father are both well read, they read both fiction and non-fiction although more the of latter, as well as speaking three languages. I can only speak two fluently, but learning japanese right now. You don't have to be born an aristocrat to have well read family, just don't be a peasant in both the body and the mind.

[今晚打老虎 No.15964518]

>>15964318
>grandparents were illiterate
>they never finished elementary school
i remember growing up and wondering why my grandfather was missing a toe. i finally worked up the courage to ask my father, despite knowing it was faux pas territory. my grandfather had lost one of his toes in a construction accident. it was dangerous back then, so my father said. i asked why grandfather continued working as a construction worker
>he had an obligation to put food on the table
his portrait still hangs in my grandmother's house, but then again slanty eyed people have this weird thing with ancestors.

[Anonymous No.15964548]

>>15964400
>he is not the last living member of an old decadent European aristocratic family
ngmi

[Anonymous No.15964551]

>>15964518
It's literally us Asian's religion to worship ancestors, chinese and vietnamese at least.
>inb4 why can't old chinese people stop doing weird things like religion.
Die.

[Anonymous No.15964569]

>>15964518
I can tell by your self image and your views on Asian people you're some kind of miserable hapa. Please seppuku.

[今晚打老虎 No.15964574]

>>15964551
>thinks i dont know about ancestor worship
>thinks im not being cheeky about the portrait
>thinks i didnt actually grow up on the Far East Coast
i get it, youre a chink as well. no need to get your panties in a bunch. is this your first day on Four Chinnel?

[今晚打老虎 No.15964586]

>>15964569
im not a hapa. but i can tell this is your first rodeo on moot's myspace page
>you need to go back

[Anonymous No.15964601]

>>15964318
I gifted my mum Meditations by Marcus Aurelius for her birthday and I'm not sure if she even read it

[Anonymous No.15964632]

>>15964574
>>15964586
>Treating an Haitian Embroidery forum like a badge of honor
>trips
You are a disgrace to your people you fucking westernboo
Die

[今晚打老虎 No.15964659]

>>15964632
>we can make fun of the Juden
>we can make fun of the Negro
>all the white fragility threads
>suddenly poke some light hearted fun at your own race
>"youre a disgrace to your people"
you need to go back, son

[Anonymous No.15964705]

>>15964659
>>15964632
It's a wonder how the Chinese people managed not to each others hearts out by this point.

[Anonymous No.15964760]

>>15964659
Making fun of yourself is a sign of insecurity. But that not even why I tell you to die. Saying religion practice is a weird thing is like saying Christians praying to skyfather is weird. And no I'm not assuming anything about you other than that you should seriously consider killing yourself.

[今晚打老虎 No.15964793]

>>15964760
>still crying over a post that shouldnt have been taken that seriously to begin with
i hope you enjoy your stay on Four Chan. stick around long enough to pick up our local culture and customs. or return from whence you came.

[Anonymous No.15964851]

>>15964793
>Keep acting as if he's a true 4channer
>hasn't used the secret word in his post even once
You have to go back

[Anonymous No.15965582]

>>15964382
>There's been tests showing that people who don't read can't even understand spoken words as much
Source?