July
@july
To me reading books sometimes feels like going to the hobby store to go get a lot of supplies. you know those people who really like to get gear? Yeah, gear as in supplies. I’m not only a fan of supplies - pure fetishization of their existence for what they are - that’s fascinating to me too but what’s more fascinating to me is more going to the hobby store and getting a bunch of new tools and materials means that you can build new ideas, you can build new things. Often things that, you know, start out doing something or building something that’s already been built. Obviously, that’s how you learn. But you do it enough times you have a little bit more fun, you make a bunch of mistakes, you make a lot of mistakes actually, but overtime you start to make dangerous weapons and that — now that is truly fascinating to me Anyway
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æther
@aether
Yes, I would agree, but this way of seeing things mostly applies to works of nonfiction for me. And in fairness, I'm reading considerably less fiction these days. I'm currently reading 'Sun House' by David James Duncan and the novel has certainly opened up some discreet pockets of learning, but more than anything, it has offered me with a potent antidote to the ambient cynicism of our times. I would add that I'm in relationship with the minds and hearts of a brilliant cast of characters, rather than just with the ideas of a single author. Of course this is a rare occurrence in a novel, and this one stands apart from any work of fiction I've read in the past decade. Thought it might be worth sharing! https://www.davidjamesduncan.com/sun-house
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