[ SECRET POST #2238 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2238 ⌋

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Comments

Re: The obsession over classic literature is kind of ridiculous, honestly

[(Anonymous)]

but in their heads "classic literature = smart"

I imagine it would be kind of a passive peer pressure thing, as this entire thread alone shows that people consider you unintelligent and poorly read for not reading classics.

Even people I know who haven't read any since high school consider people who read classics somehow smarter and better than those who don't, as if reading the odd old book here and there somehow contributes to their knowledge more than a modern day book.

I'm all for history, but the fascination of "older things likes books and knowledge are smarter and better and more of a challenge than modern day things" creeps me out.

Re: The obsession over classic literature is kind of ridiculous, honestly

[nyxelestia]

It's basically Nostalgia Filter + leftovers of the Renaissance obsession with Old Things. Unfortunately, most of modern society has some element of conditioning to think of "old = good". (Just look at any sort of herbal medicine advertisement, how many of them use ancient roots as some kind of selling point? For that matter, how many foodie and health-nut things are sold with the word or concept of "ancient" in the advertisement?)

To be honest, I tend to assume that anyone who thinks "classic literature = well read, modern literature = idiot" is an idiot, themselves. It's one thing to love classics and/or appreciate their impact on arts and society, it's another thing to assume they make or break how intelligent you are.