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started reading recently

what can i expect

>> No.23367316

If you haven't been a bibliophile since an early age you pose and can GTFOH.

>> No.23367407

>>23367316
bro i just started reading, like i learned to read

>> No.23367412

>>23367313
Lots of pussy. Put a quote from Nietzsche on your Tinder profile.

>> No.23367608

>>23367313
brain tumor

>> No.23367898

letters and symbols arranged to convey meaning, mostly

>> No.23367948

steadily increasing cynicism towards the world and the demonstrably shallow people who inhabit it
the occasional glimpse of something far removed from typical experience and impossible to convey to another person
possibly improved attention span and depth of thinking but you should read because you like to and not because of perceived benefit

>> No.23368141

A magical adventure.

>> No.23368370

many POVs.
that's a plus.
subsequent inhability to act.
that's a minus.
you should watch tv, instead.
that's where the real morons are.

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>>23367313

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>>23367313
Knowledge, followed by Understanding, followed by Insight, followed by Wisdom, followed by Misery. As compensation for your misery, you will, however, gain the ability to amuse yourself immensely; as recompense for your newfound ability to infinitely amuse yourself, you will lose the ability to be amused by most other human beings.

I'm exaggerating, but this is all basically true.

>> No.23371106

>>23367313
Disappointment, shame, and alienation. It's great.

>> No.23371127

>>23367313
here's a tip
>pick five books from one of the good charts in the sticky, read them, never come again here
>do the same on /mu/
>go to /fit/ and use the more sane bro science to your advantage
>get some /fa/shion that suits your face
>close 4chan forever never to return