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>> "since books can usually substitute for human company: you can take them with you on the train and to meals and curl up with them at night and so on." Serio
by axod 17y ago
>> "since books can usually substitute for human company: you can take them with you on the train and to meals and curl up with them at night and so on."
Seriously? Comes across as slightly sad to me.
The top priority on everyones list should be friends+family IMHO. Everything else is just 'stuff'.
Also I'd say there's far more to be learned/gained/enjoyed from other human beings than in any book.
- jey 17y agoBooks are actually usually written by humans. In fact they often serve as a device for condensing, organizing, and transmitting one human's collected insights on a topic to many thousands of other humans. It's pretty efficient and effective. dislodges tongue from cheek
- axod 17y agoYeah they certainly have their place, but I would never put them above human contact. I'd go insane.
- Enra2 17y agoAt that point it seemed obvious to me that he was kidding.
- Psyonic 17y agoI know it seems that way, but I don't think he is. Exaggerating a bit, possibly, but not kidding.