[ SECRET POST #2954 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2954 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Phineas & Ferb]


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[Roger Delgado]


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(Dangan Ronpa)


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[All Time Low]


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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Most of the "people who write that stuff" when it comes to the most powerful and thoughprovoking literary fiction have been going through times of great upheaval, be it on a personal/societal/national/world stage.

It's great that you get to focus on "kick-ass things" but for some, writing is a form of processing the events that you're witnessing and are affecting you.

ngl, you sound very young and not especially well-read. And no, before you jump on me too, you don't need to be super booksmart to be well-read. You just need to pay attention to the world around you.

[(Anonymous)]

nayrt

I get what nonny is saying- I'd rather read something meaningful to me, even if it is OMG kickass, than something depressing by, for example, Goethe, because I just don't relate. I understand the stuff, but I still don't relate and I wondered about that guy.

Kick-ass can be the Three Musketeers, or the Odyssey, or Asmimov's Foundation series, or many other classics, btw. Doesn't mean the person is young, not well read, or hasn't observed enough of the world.

The wisest people I've known prefer kickass.

[(Anonymous)]

"Asimov"

[(Anonymous)]

But having a different taste for something doesn't mean that you discard the other just because you can't relate to it.

Liking kickass things over high-lit isn't the problem. This nonny seems to be saying that just because they don't get why someone would write something depressing, then it clearly has no value compared to the things they enjoy, which is shortsighted and shows a distinct lack of experience with the scope of creative work in general.

[(Anonymous)]

Fuck you on behalf of Goethe. Faust I is kickass, Götz is kickass, even die Wahlverwandtschaften are crazy enjoyable reads.

[(Anonymous)]

Have to agree. Reverse literary snobbery is just as silly as being snobbish about popular fiction. It's a common attitude to have, but mostly I think it betrays how limited a reader's range and experience is. It also misses the point that a lot of the classic works? They were the "kickass" adventure stories of their day, it's just that times have changed. 200 years from now, the most fascinating, fun novel anon loves may well be considered stultifyingly dull to their descendants. That's just how things work over time.

[(Anonymous)]

Or maybe I'm experienced and well-read enough to realize that I don't enjoy modern lit-fic and that life is too short to read books I don't like. Astonishingly enough, it is possible to love both Shakespeare and Correia.

[(Anonymous)]

You sound kind of like the cashmere lady from yesterday's general chat.

[(Anonymous)]

Do I? I'm not her; I'm a jeans-and-t-shirt kind of person.

And, I mean, don't get me wrong; I want a message in my stories as much as the next person. Stories that don't convey something are hollow, IMO. I just want the message couched in explosions, gunfire, and werewolves.

[(Anonymous)]

But... but... she can't help it! She simply cannot wear anything less than cashmere!

[(Anonymous)]

Cashmere is valuable for a reason. Sometimes quality costs. (Not cashmere!anon)

[(Anonymous)]

Cashmere makes me itch.

[(Anonymous)]

That's possible, but even if you're widely read, you'd still be ridiculous to assert that everything you dislike wasn't written to be exciting, kickass novels of their day. Because if you knew much of anything about the context of many classic novels, you'd already know that was true.