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Re:The NYT Book Review Is Everything Book Criticism Shouldn'... by StefanBatory on Thursday July 11, 2024 @03:43AM (#40934490)
Ultimately those books are the best. Fiction books don't have much of value, as does the rest of entertainment. If you can lean - you could study instead or work instead. And there's always going to be someone who does who will kick you from your job.
Re:The NYT Book Review Is Everything Book Criticism Shouldn'... by a-french-anon on Thursday July 11, 2024 @04:29AM (#40934682)
Are you for real? I mean, it's fine if your dream life is that of an ant worker where art has no place, but don't think for a single second you're the sane one.
Re:The NYT Book Review Is Everything Book Criticism Shouldn'... by patates on Thursday July 11, 2024 @04:35AM (#40934707)
Not the person you are replying to but I highly suspect it was sarcasm. A caricature of a stereotypical HN-way of thinking.
Re:The NYT Book Review Is Everything Book Criticism Shouldn'... by a-french-anon on Thursday July 11, 2024 @04:52AM (#40934768)
If that's the case, my bad then, my sarcasm detector might need some more fine-tuning.