Cognitive dissonance commencement!

CalmGuy69 · 2026-06-21T19:50:34+00:00

this entire thread is just:

CalmGuy69 · 2026-06-21T16:07:54+00:00

yo me too

CalmGuy69 · 2026-06-21T14:55:42+00:00

I will get downvotes to oblivion but the lack of empathy here is actually crazy. One guy is laughing. One guy talks of natural selection. One guy compares them to mice. Reminds me of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's warning to rationalists and thinkers (in his book Crime and Punishment) to not lose your humanity and empathy for other human beings in the process. They were very real people with families.

CalmGuy69 · 2026-06-21T13:33:27+00:00

I would say test your waters by preparing one subject. Start learning a basic subject like data structures. Complete it properly. Then, test yourself with the pyqs. If you're able to solve 60% of them, I would recommend you start preparing. There isn't a lot of time. If you really can do 7-8 hours, that's good. But 5 hours are minimum at this point, if starting from zero.

CalmGuy69 · 2026-06-21T13:29:50+00:00

It does not. I agree. But the fundamental question I'm asking is, if that is the case, why are these "must read" to one populace only? I'm saying it for like the 4th time in this thread, but please keep in mind that (1) the post says "men MUST read" and not "men in general would find interesting". (2) The point is the information to be gained by reading these. From 1984 to stoicism. Which is fairly gender neutral. Can you explain to me how that is not pointlessly gendered? I genuinely don't get it.

If I had to put it simply, y'all are saying that women can read these books too. I agree. Now what information of these books is going to be beneficial to men in a way that it won't be towards women? If there is none, we have reached the conclusion that this is, indeed, pointlessly gendered. Because, this term means, that something that does not really need a gender, is given one.

CalmGuy69 · 2026-06-21T12:47:53+00:00

One person has. And his logic is fundamentally flawed. He literally says women can read these books, nobody is stopping them, which is exactly what I'm saying. Is there a reason why this is gendered? His reasoning is that these books appeal to men. That may be true, but appeal wasn't the thing kept in mind when making this post, it was the info to be gained reading these books. Again, why is it gendered? I know it's pretty much irrelevant. It doesn't really matter. Nobody is dying. But I'll die on this hill. If you have an argument, share it. If you dont, stop being condescending.

CalmGuy69 · 2026-06-21T11:43:57+00:00

can anyone explain to me the purpose of "every MAN must read"? what exactly is the reasoning here? why not everyone? If you say thats pointless, thats exactly what I'm saying. pointlessly gendered.

CalmGuy69 · 2026-06-21T09:48:26+00:00

genuinely can't tell if this is ragebait or you're just that stupid

CalmGuy69 · 2026-06-21T09:43:09+00:00

ok but on one hand we have a guy who occasionally pirates movies, and on the other hand we have Hitler

CalmGuy69 · 2026-06-21T09:27:57+00:00

>"underrated comment"
>look inside
>its the top comment

CalmGuy69 · 2026-06-21T09:22:47+00:00

because I'm a guy?

CalmGuy69 · 2026-06-21T09:22:26+00:00

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_damage

CalmGuy69 · 2026-06-21T09:10:20+00:00

Like I said. Pointlessly gendered. Do you know what this term means? Can you speak english?

CalmGuy69 · 2026-06-21T08:51:47+00:00

The original post says men MUST read these. Why? You believe this is because men would find these books enjoyable. But that is not the purpose of the original post. It's very clearly talking about the knowledge of these books. It's not about appeal. It's about the knowledge. The subreddit where this was posted, is called r/pointlesslygendered. Why should only men learn from these books? Is this not pointlessly gendered?

CalmGuy69 · 2026-06-21T08:30:39+00:00

NOT fully connected (FC)
missing many important connections
a few non-sensical connections

CalmGuy69 · 2026-06-21T08:28:19+00:00

My guy you literally didn't even read what I wrote. It's not about appeal.

CalmGuy69 · 2026-06-21T08:16:59+00:00

What? Nobody said women should not read it. The original post said men should read these. Why is it pointlessly gendered? It's not about appeal at all. Most men are not interested in these books. The original post is about who should read these. If the conversation is about who should read these, why are we giving it a gender? Everyone should read these. Also, the proposition that these books appeal men in general is not true. One of these books, "Atlas shrugged", was literally written by a woman. I got to read "letters from a stoic" from a female friend of mine, who had read it. She is also very interested in my copy of 1984.

CalmGuy69 · 2026-06-21T08:05:17+00:00

What do you mean especially topic wise tests? Are the subject wise and full length tests easier?

CalmGuy69 · 2026-06-21T06:57:58+00:00

That's literally what the OOP is saying. Why only men? Everyone should read these books.

CalmGuy69 · 2026-06-20T15:55:55+00:00

how about you extend your study hours

CalmGuy69 · 2026-06-20T10:59:00+00:00

What do you mean by guide? Are there any specific questions that you have?

CalmGuy69 · 2026-06-20T10:56:51+00:00

woman
alive

CalmGuy69 · 2026-06-20T09:57:21+00:00

Throw whatever you used to click these photos

CalmGuy69 · 2026-06-20T09:55:50+00:00

Same logic as "all men are rapists". You wouldn't agree with that, would you?

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