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Side note: I love literature, but I can not for the life of me understand how anyone can consider non-fiction enjoyable to read. Informative, perhaps interestin
by my_throwaway23 4mo ago
Side note: I love literature, but I can not for the life of me understand how anyone can consider non-fiction enjoyable to read. Informative, perhaps interesting, yes, but enjoyable? Heck no. Take me as far away from reality as possible.
Though, of course, to each their own.
- contingencies 4mo agoIf you don't enjoy learning you may be in a minority here.
- tommica 4mo agoStupid take, one can learn from fiction too.
- my_throwaway23 4mo agoAnd not everything's about learning. You are allowed to do things strictly because you enjoy doing them, with no ulterior motive.
- tommica 4mo agoAgreed, but the poster made it about that, thus my response. I thoroughly enjoy fiction and non-fiction - and rarely learn anything from them :D
- my_throwaway23 4mo agoIt sounds almost as if you're saying learning is only possible by reading, which, I would argue, most of the history of humanity proves false.
- chimpanzee2 4mo agoInteresting– Conversely, that is exactly how I feel about reading fiction. To me, how can you possibly enjoy reading something some other person simply ... made up? Like an elaborate lie? Contrarily, non-fiction tells it how it happened within the very reality I myself live in, subject to the same laws of nature and real psychology, and therefore, and only therefore, able to teach me something about real life on this earth.
- zorked 4mo ago"non-fiction tells it how it happened" oh sweet summer child :)
- nilamo 4mo agoI have no understanding of your viewpoint. I wish I did, it sounds interesting. I do like a Crafting Interpreters or Mythical Man Month... But I don't understand how those could not only be held to the same level as The Hobbit, but that you seem incapable of even reading Animal Farm. Do you enjoy any fictional media? TV, movies, plays, interactive murder mystery dinners, tabletop games (d&d, etc)?
- chimpanzee2 4mo ago> Do you enjoy any fictional media? TV, movies, plays, interactive murder mystery dinners, tabletop games (d&d, etc)? Nope, I truly live under a rock when it comes to those. I've been wanting to watch the big ones (Hobbit, LotR, ...), but – and I say this with no disdain: I simply cannot get myself to consume hours upon hours of somebody else's fantasy – when I could instead be shaping my own reality.
- bazoom42 4mo agoThis is fascinating. Do you enjoy music?
- anthk 4mo agoHow about short jokes, or Unix fortune files?
- alchemism 4mo ago"All the world's a stage,And all the men and women merely players;They have their exits and their entrances,And one man in his time plays many parts,His acts being seven ages." — William Shakespeare, Fantasy Author
- DonHopkins 4mo agoBy "shaping my own reality" do you mean taking hallucinogenic drugs?
- speed_spread 4mo agoYou have to make your own stories as you go along. Plug that fresh knowledge into hypothetical scenarios from stuff you've learned before.
- my_throwaway24 4mo ago[flagged]
- my_throwaway23 4mo agoWhat difference does it make?
- my_throwaway24 4mo ago[dead]
- pajamasam 4mo agoAnd a single person's answer to a statistical phenomenon is going to help you how?
- my_throwaway24 4mo agoIt won't help me in anyway. Did your reply to my throwaway help you in any way? Srsly didn't expect people to overreact like this. It wasn't that deep everyone, Jesus!
- some_furry 4mo agoMaking a throwaway account to "just ask a question" is a weird thing to do.
- my_throwaway24 4mo agoYea. Internet does that to people
- lkm0 4mo agoIf you can read French, I recommend Saint-Simon as the quintessential counter-example. In English, I found "Why I Write" by Orwell very entertaining.
- glitchc 4mo agoYou have to read better non-fiction then. Take history for example. Certain real events are more fascinating than any fictional story, and the right author can take you on an unforgettable journey, unfolding the world as it developed.