>want to read books
>think about commitment and its consequences
>doors will be shut
>opportunities lost
>doom scroll and goon instead
how can people read in modern times if they aren't in prison or a monastery?

>>24526338 (OP)
they don't want you to read but be a brainless coomer cuck. Don't kill your humanity for them

>>24526347
you say as if i have a choice
i try to read but evil overwins me
i do not choose evil but good, yet evil wins... (plato talks about this as well)

Do mindful gooning
t.learned basic japanese through thought-provoking narratively sound hentai

>>24526338 (OP)
>doors will be shut
>opportunities lost
Huh? Like what?

But anon, you are in a prison.
>>24526501
Didn't you read his post? All that dommscrolling coomerism ain't gonna do itself.

>>24526338 (OP)
Self-control isn't that hard

>>24526338 (OP)
The more time you set aside to read, the more books you'll finish. It's that simple.

>>24526524
That's not a door being shut. You can doomscroll 15 hours a day and read 1, and you'll be a le to read the greater classics in 3 or 4 years

>>24526835
How many books does the average /lit/ard finish in a year?

>>24526338 (OP)
get arrested or become a monk

>>24526351
You are just a typical zoomer, kys

>>24526338 (OP)
>>doom scroll and goon instead
You are in a prison.
You are in a monastery.

>>24527167
75% of one

>>24526338 (OP)
>hmm, I spent two hours on 4chan chatting with retards today
>any good threads?
>No. Mostly jewish shills and retarded feminists.
>any good nudes?
>no. Zero nudes.
>what about yesterday?
>same story.
>should've read that book instead.
This is how I motivate myself to read.

>>24526338 (OP)
the invention of zoomers are the only thing millennials have successfully contributed to the world of comedy

>>24526351
>you say as if i have a choice
Oh no it has learned helplessness.

>>24526338 (OP)
'n Zeer schoone wijk.

>>24526501
A bit >>>/g/-flavored but eh

>>24526501
Instead of spending your time reading books, you should instead focus on upskilling, reskilling or looking for a new job

>>24526338 (OP)
If you read for 3 hours a day at least you're still reading a lot of books without jepordising any potential "opportunities".

>>24528642
I still don't get it. Maybe I am autistic after all.

>>24526351
Plato beliefs in intellectual morality. This is: if you know what's good, you'll do what's good, because why would someone commit evil against himself?
The one that refutes this is Aristotle.

>>24527167
Last year, I cut down on my time spending on the computer and video games and hit my all-time goal of 50 books. We're in July, and I'm on track to hit 70 books by the end of the year.

>>24528642
How about you consider some selfkilling you yuppie fuck

>>24528642
>>24526338 (OP)
Fuck this fucking bullshit. I hate the world so much.

>finally get an evening of free time
>read 8 pages
>look up every new word
>get distracted
>play vidya and goon instead
>>24528666
I said plato talks about this <-> not that he backs me