>>> for the leisurely researcher, self-study must include the discipline’s foundational texts >I feel like this person has some kind of dark academia aesthetic

>>> for the leisurely researcher, self-study must include the discipline’s foundational texts >I feel like this person has some kind of dark academia aesthetic fetish that they need to hold onto to feel superior to everyone else. This is how you end up on the Crackpot Index. Thinking you created a theory of everything or a cold fusion device despite literally not knowing algebra or basic electrical engineering.