PoopNiggaHitler69studios Kill/yt Illiterate 6d ago #7378279

i don read

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sneedman he/him back on my meds 6d ago #7378079

I've read quite a bit this week

1. The Electric :marseypikachu: Ant by Phillip :marseyfry: K Peepee

I liked this story :marseyslime: very much. It delves into ideas of solipsism and the nature :marseytree: of reality. The ending is also very good.

2. Capitalist :marseylibleft: BIPOC :marseychudnny: by Chika :marseyironmaiden: Onyeani

Fairly interesting :marseylaying: book about Blacks and the fact that we do not manufacture anything :marseycoleporter: and are hence economic slaves. He writes in an explosive :marseypipebomb: style, and he seems like he has quite a disagreeable personality. There :marseycheerup: are some lessons to learn :marseymoreyouknow: but overall, very intellectually empty :marseyoutline: book.

3. Death :marseyzodiac: of Democracy - Benjamin :marseyshapiro: Carter Hett

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PoopNiggaHitler69studios Kill/yt Illiterate sneedman 6d ago #7378276

yitler was awesome :marseymirror: bruh,

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nuclearshill gau/cho sneedman 5d ago #7379687

It's made me terrified of fascism, which is why I've been posting about fascism

The National Party is dead and burried though

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Pelican they/them 6d ago #7378012

I am reading all of the short stories and novellas and this while trailing southern Morocco https://www.heresyomnibus.com/omnibus/iv-shattersong

I don't know why as I dislike the Emperors Children.

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ogsambone gen/der :marseyraging:

5d ago #7378937

I went to a midnight release for the city and it's uncertain walls by Haruki Murakami, It was really fun talking to other weirdos, and I'm enjoying the book so far.

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Chair ahoy/hoy Jeb! centrist 6d ago #7377892

The Dark Forest (sequel to The Three Body Problem).

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nuclearshill gau/cho Chair 5d ago #7379654

Thoughts on the dark forest concept? (As a sci-fi plot device)

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TR res/pect no second Troy :marseydoomer:

nuclearshill 5d ago #7380921

It's not that novel is it? I don't read sci-fi in general but it seems like a simple whack-a-mole situation, any civilization that drags attention to itself is bound to be smacked down by a superior one noticing it

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nuclearshill gau/cho TR 5d ago #7380954

The concept is fun to think about but highly unrealistic. All of our radio transmissions can be caught up in space as long as they're close enough (after dozens of several light years they'll become indescifrable noise). The only way to hide is by having zero transmissions.

I don't know why the aliens would feel such a strong genocide urge because of a random civilization light years away either.

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Chair ahoy/hoy Jeb! centrist nuclearshill 5d ago #7382021

The transmissions that attract attention in the book propagate further than that.

The genocidal behaviour doesn't seem that implausible considering both wildly differing alien psychologies and the uncertainty that would bring to all sides predicting each other. Plus imagine the genocide option happens even once and others see it. Going dark and wiping others out becomes more attractive.

Anyways I'm on the third book, looks like other civilizations will get some attention.

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nuclearshill 5d ago #7381078

I don't find it that unrealistic in the sense of "why not"? Might as well eliminate them before they can manage to become a threat.

I don't feel bad for killing an insect, I don't think I'd care if we could vaporize a trillion aliens either.

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Chair ahoy/hoy Jeb! centrist TR 5d ago #7382005

The "dark forest" explanation to Fermi's paradox came up pretty soon after Fermi posed it, if I recall correctly.

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Chair ahoy/hoy Jeb! centrist nuclearshill 5d ago #7381703

I think it's used here to fantastic effect. Meshes well with the themes and setting of the first two books, that is massive power disparity, realpolitik, and extreme measures due to desperation.

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TurkeyPardoner sings/sobs is a man not entitled to the c*m of his balls? :!marseyaynrand:

6d ago #7377778

Just started Hyperion on the recommendation of a coworker :marseymars:

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MARFAN_EATS_DOODOO doo/doo 🤣😂🤣 TurkeyPardoner 5d ago #7380108

Starts so incredibly strong and kinda peters out to just good towards the end.

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TR res/pect no second Troy :marseydoomer:

6d ago #7378105

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai.

I thought it was supposed to be an incelcore book but this guy is a gigachad.

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Monkee they/them TR 5d ago #7379028

I'm looking forward to giving it a read in the spring. Heard some excellent things about its depiction of depression.

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Monkee 5d ago #7380143

I read about 3/4th of the book so far, it's pretty small.

The writer is a weirdo for sure, but I wouldn't say it's depression.

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nuclearshill gau/cho TR 5d ago #7379653

Translation in Portuguese or English?

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nuclearshill 5d ago #7380924

Portuguese. Ever since my kindle died I haven't read any burger books

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nuclearshill gau/cho TR 5d ago #7380940

Faz 3 meses que não consigo terminar um livro, estou passando por um bloqueio :marseysad:

Qual kindle você usava? Eu tenho o paperwhite modelo 2015 (ganhei de presente en 2017) e ainda funciona super bem.

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nuclearshill 5d ago #7381085

Nem lembro, mas era um modelo bem antigo, não era nem touch screen ainda. Eu ganhei ele em 2014 e usei até 2018 +- eu acho, depois deixei guardado por um tempão e quando fui usar de novo a tela tava apagada d+ pra poder ler direito. Depois de ver pela internet vi que era algo relativamente comum e que não tinha nenhum conserto razoavel

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pub_LICK Bush/DidIt :marseychessknight:

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🦓 6d ago #7378013

Ride the Right Horse, a book that's the MBTI but for equines.

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haggis mar/sea 6d ago #7378140 Edited 6d ago

I've mostly been on a Wikipedia streak lately. (I know, I know....)

I have the "castaway" article pinned in my web browser, and have been going down incredibly fun rabbit holes by clicking on the real-life examples. Give it a whirl!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castaway

Wilderness survival is a major interest of mine for practical reasons, so I also love TV shows like Naked and Afraid.

I'm inclined to read Robinson Crusoe now, but I'm afraid it might be all preachy....

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TomfooleryButThanksgiving Helic/opter 6d ago #7377982

Same thing as always. Posts on this site :marseybigbrain:

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BipocCutetwinkR-slur Rape/nash :marseyitsover:

6d ago #7377855

The Hamilton Scheme: An Epic Tale of Money and Power in the American Founding

Its amazing. All hogelands books are great. Autumn of the Black Snake: The Creation of the U.S. Army and the Invasion That Opened the West and

The Whiskey Rebellion

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Platy platy/fren :!platywave:

Hello friend! :!marseysheepdog:

6d ago #7377811

The temple of the golden pavillion by Mishima

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TR res/pect no second Troy :marseydoomer:

Platy 6d ago #7378115

I thought this was a really odd book when I read it, I didn't know it was based on real life events :marseybrainlet:

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Cantor_Dust they/them New, but I'm learning! 6d ago #7378334

I'm reading Greg Egan's Incandescence

I'ma be honest, I've completely lost the plot and don't really know what's going on, but I'm not gonna re-read it.

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RaoulBandini fuck/me fribbles rating: R ↝ L ↝ R ↝ L Cantor_Dust 5d ago #7379104

This one was a little too out there for me too. Try permutation city next

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Cantor_Dust they/them New, but I'm learning! RaoulBandini 5d ago #7379156

Found 4 Lottershe Ticket!

I love permutation city, which is why I picked up this one. Never felt so lost :#marseygiveup:

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RaoulBandini fuck/me fribbles rating: R ↝ L ↝ R ↝ L Cantor_Dust 5d ago #7379330

Recommend Peter watts for a good hard sci fi fix too if you haven't gotten to him yet :marseyembrace:

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Cantor_Dust they/them New, but I'm learning! RaoulBandini 4d ago #7383345

I love Starfish but hated all it's sequels. Gotta get around to blindsight at some point

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Monkee they/them 5d ago #7379024

I'm on the very tail end of The Road by Cormac McCarthy. I vaguely remember the movie so I've known what's likely to happen next, but it's been a great read so far.

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Ultrashitpost they/them 5d ago #7380232

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Horse,_the_Wheel,_and_Language

This book, it's pretty fascinating

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GovernorOfTurkeyTown dude/lmao | :marseygrilling2:

House boomer :!marseyboomer:

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Going on vacation and I got Speaker For The Dead which is the sequel to Ender's Game.

I've heard it's good. Interested to hear about how the buggers totes didn't know that human spaceships were artificial constructs created by a sapient species and it was all a misunderstanding :marseybug: :marseygigaretard:

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CreativeNonfiction Amrca/first GovernorOfTurkeyTown 5d ago #7379929

This book series was all about miscommunications to me, and this book personalizes the theme. Haven't read it since middle school but absolutely recommend. If it is trash I don't wanna know

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chuderator mar/marself :marseysad:

6d ago #7378106

I'm reading Cuck Storm Horizon by David McManus, it's the fricking sequel to Reluctant Cuckold. I preferred the fricking first book of the fricking series though it's not bad. Would recommend it to any white boys :marseycuck:

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Horned_waifus_shill bra/sil :marseysaluteusa:

I LOVE THE U.S.A! :marseyliberty2:

I LOVE THE U.S.A! :marseyusa:

5d ago #7380848

I'm watching actual goyslop

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nuclearshill gau/cho Horned_waifus_shill 5d ago #7380890

https://noticias.uol.com.br/ultimas-noticias/rfi/2019/03/13/franceses-leem-21-livros-por-ano-cinco-vezes-mais-que-brasileiros.htm

https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/nacional/66-dos-alunos-brasileiros-nao-leem-textos-com-mais-de-dez-paginas-diz-estudo/

O PISA (Programa Internacional de Avaliação de Alunos) avalia estudantes entre 15 e 16 anos de 77 países. Ao analisarmos as notas, vemos que 50% dos brasileiros tem resultados nível 1 em leitura. Em uma escala de 1 a 6, 1 é o pior índice de desempenho e 6 é o melhor.

!macacos pqp

De acordo com a 4ª edição da pesquisa Retratos da Leitura no Brasil desenvolvida pelo Instituto Pró-Livro, o brasileiro tem uma média anual de 4,96 livro por habitante.📘 Porém, apenas 2,43 desses livros (menos de 3, em média) foram lidos do início ao fim, o que tende a comprometer ainda mais o índice de leitura no Brasil.

Eu tenho certeza que esses livros são em sua maioria livros de auto-ajuda, a Bíblia, slop tipo 50 tons de cinza ou Crepúsculo ou Crônicas de Gelo e Fogo.

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BWC WM/AF :!chadnordic:

nuclearshill 5d ago #7380956

A Mimic Ate 92 Coins!

50% of Brazilians score level 1 in reading. On a scale of 1 to 6, 1 is the worst performance and 6 is the best.

:#marseyme: !r-slurs !macacos

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BWC 5d ago #7380958

>A Mimic Ate 92 Coins!

PQP ATÉ NESSA PORRA DE SITE ELES ROUBAM O SEU DINHEIRO, NEM MESMO AQUI EU TENHO DESCANSO, VAI SE FUDER

!macacos

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nuclearshill gau/cho BWC 5d ago #7380981

Tem que pagar imposto pro Aevannio

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nuclearshill gau/cho BWC 5d ago #7380975

Reminder that on the last PISA test Brazil ended up on position 65 on math, above Argentina which ended up in 66th place out of 81 countries which participated.

Chile was the first in LATAM, standing on position 52. God, this region performs so poorly on soyences and math

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PlattyTude Dig/Dug :marseyking:

Merchandise Owner 5d ago #7379414

I finished The Exorcist this week and it is the best horror book I've ever read, and probably contends with some of the best books of any genre I've read. I've never seen the movie, but it's so engrained in culture that I had a pretty good idea of what happens and the ending, but was still surprised by quite a few things. I didn't find it especially scary but more dreadful and sympathetic for all the shit everyone had to deal with. Would 1000% recommend to anyone still in the spooky mood.

Also finished Shadow of the Torturer, and Jesus Christ I don't think I caught a quarter of what was being said in that book. Reminds me a lot of The Second Apocalypse in that it's super dense and nothing is spelled out or made easy for the reader. I am super interested in the world moreso than the characters, but that's not to say I don't like the characters. I read some forums after finishing it and kind of wish I hadn't because a few of my hunches were confirmed and some stuff that I completely missed were pointed out and I'd rather figure that out for myself when I continue the series.

Going to continue the series with Claw of the Conciliator but I have a feeling it's going to be just as difficult as the first book.

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nuclearshill gau/cho PlattyTude 5d ago #7379697

I heard that on the Exorcist book there's more ambiguity on whether Regan is possessed or not.

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Merchandise Owner nuclearshill 5d ago #7379707

Absolutely, I'm not sure how it is in the movie but in the book that's a major point of contention. There's a lot of testing and diagnosis and second guessing but no real definitive answers.

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nuclearshill gau/cho PlattyTude 5d ago #7379728

First half of the movie involved ambiguity and diagnoses.

By the second half onwards she moves objects with her mind, she vomits green goo and spins her head 180 degrees.

By the time Father Karras goes to see her the demon is the one speaking with a raspy adult voice and Regan's eyes are the color of emerald green.

So for the audience there's zero doubt about supernatural stuff happening.

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Merchandise Owner nuclearshill 5d ago #7379760

A lot of that stuff happens in the book as well, but it's explained away because supernatural things apparently happen if the patient truly believes they're possessed(?) By the end I felt very confident that she was actually possessed, but they gave you enough doubt through researching past possessions and the weird stuff that happened during them that you couldn't really say for sure that, that's what it is.