I know people who read these books purely to get some “cultural enrichment” out of them and to understand how other people might think and observe the world. P

I know people who read these books purely to get some “cultural enrichment” out of them and to understand how other people might think and observe the world. Personally - I would recommend some of the books as well because they are incredibly prevalent in the American psyche in some form or another. That is not to say that I endorse their methodologies. After all - win friends is impossible for me because if its basic premise “you must be genuinely interested”. I’m rarely ever genuinely interested in anyone - as most people I meet are pretty terrible individuals. (Maybe that’s just a side effect of living in cutthroat SV)