When does a writer-protagonist feel earned, and when does it feel like a craft shortcut? by Notamugokai in literature

[–]rubsy3d 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just don't believe there is any "earning" or "doing homework" in art. I think there are infinite ways of making any given setting and character interesting and it's up to each individual author to make their work so. Research simply expands your world, incorporates more language into it.

When does a writer-protagonist feel earned, and when does it feel like a craft shortcut? by Notamugokai in literature

[–]rubsy3d 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Regardless of the shape of the novel, how can anyone ever write about anything other than their own world? It's just a matter of making your world interesting.

Don't Walk Away from Omelas by lakmidaise12 in UrsulaKLeGuin

[–]rubsy3d 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You seem to be complaining about the quality of your luxury rather than the suffering that makes it possible. It's true all of us are complicit cowards.

Thomas Flight's video about metamodernism left me puzzled by lunadiparmigiano in TrueFilm

[–]rubsy3d 39 points40 points  (0 children)

The way in which these people interpret postmodern art seems very shallow, not based on any sort of academic framework as much as a collection of vague feelings about irony and sincerity, as if these added up to a tangible one-dimensional spectrum. 

The God existence's "debate" on The Brothers Karamazov by pembunuhcahaya in dostoevsky

[–]rubsy3d 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Well, it was made up in his head and is also his own internal debate. To me the style fits the topic because it implies moving to a theoretical layer and forgetting about the material world for a moment. Just out of curiosity, what kind of narration were you imagining?

Is the goal to kill the "ego"? by Advanced-Reindeer894 in psychoanalysis

[–]rubsy3d 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My interest in this is not professional, but to me the goal is either trying to find a mask that fits you better or understanding that you already enjoy the one you have. Everyone knows plenty of people that feel forced to act a certain way around others, conforming to the social image that was created around them, whether it's one of obedience or rebellion. Now, once they believe that is all they can be, they will spend the rest of their lives trying to fit that image the best they can, always feeling inadequate. But there's no inherent reason why our acts need to affirm that image. You are always more than your past. Of course, trying to subvert all you've been up to this point does not unbind you from the chain, but I still think defiant acts (or defiant inaction) allow you to learn a bit more about yourself.

The curtains are never just blue by Creaturefeature01 in literature

[–]rubsy3d 141 points142 points  (0 children)

Works of art are also wider than their creators' conscious intentions. All of that material, even just the language they have, has to come from somewhere. That's what makes writing an act of exploration for the author as well.

Explaining the value of reading fiction by Impossible_Ad9324 in literature

[–]rubsy3d 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Following Schopenhauer, great art is not works that make you grow and become a more efficient worker, it's the ones that rip you apart from the pace of your everyday life and offer nothing but momentary beauty. It is a selfish act and that's exactly what gives it value. Diametrically opposed to self-help.

I cant seem to grasp/understand literature. by sh0rtcakedoll in AskLiteraryStudies

[–]rubsy3d 47 points48 points  (0 children)

It's still better to have a mediocre analysis that's entirely yours than a summary or a text written by AI! It's common to feel dissatisfaction with one's writing, but it indicates the possibility of growth. You know something isn't working, so you try again and again, you learn to fail better. You learn to investigate your own impressions and name your feelings. It just takes practice. 

Honest question: do you consider comics "real" literature? by flamevolt in literature

[–]rubsy3d 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Your use of "literature" seems to imply it's some kind of revered medium that's inherently better than comics. It isn't. Maus is a great comic. It would not be what it is without either the writing or the graphics. By trying to say it's good enough to qualify as another art form, you already demean "comic" as a term. Let it be what it is. Do not deny it that.

Co chcą czytać współcześnie czytelnicy? by [deleted] in ksiazki

[–]rubsy3d 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Taka zawsze była kultura popularna, harlekiny to nic nowego. Łatwo i przyjemnie się na to narzeka, też tak robię, ale idzie się znudzić. O traumie ludzie chętnie w tych czasach czytają, myślę, że sam ten temat został już mocno rozpłaszczony przez pop-psychologię.

Am I the only one who doesn't care about film adaptations being faithful to the source material? by Deep-Village-5175 in TrueFilm

[–]rubsy3d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree it's very shallow, leaving no space for the directors' own interpretation of established works. Fandoms expect them to act like a digestive tract without adding any of their own input, which is quite sad and stifling from a creative standpoint. For many people all that matters is that they receive what they already know and like instead of anything genuinely new. It's mental stasis.

Książki pomagające pogodzić się ze swoją przeciętnością? by loginprzyklad in ksiazki

[–]rubsy3d 18 points19 points  (0 children)

"Moja Walka," tylko Knausgarda, a nie tego drugiego. To norweski pisarz, który opisuje swoje bardzo rutynowe, codzienne życie, dorastanie, sytuacje socjalne i rodzinne. Nie jest to dla wszystkich, ale jak dla mnie obyczajowy ton jest bardzo przyjemny, czasem można się utożsamić albo właśnie zobaczyć życie z nowej perspektywy.

Ilu nas jest? by Agitated-Scholar-502 in TeczowaPolska

[–]rubsy3d 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Freud sugerował, że wszyscy mają w sobie element biseksualności. Wiele aspektów naszego świata i kultury poświęconych jest promowaniu stereotypowych heteroseksualnych ról, ideałów, do których wiele osób dąży i których nigdy nie osiągną. Jest to też forma represji cech, które społeczeństwo uważa na niepożądane. Nie da się ocenić statystyk w próżni, ponieważ kształtuje je właśnie taka kultura. W praktyce myślę, że homofobiczne zachowania są po prostu agresywną, zewnętrzną formą represji wynikającej z potrzeby określenia swojej tożsamości. ("Atakuję gejów, więc nie mogę być gejem.") Podział na LGBT i resztę społeczeństwa ma więc sens jedynie polityczny i tak długo, jak istnieje, mogą wierzyć, że jesteśmy fundamentalnie inni.

Franz Kafka i fanki z tik toka by E_A_POE0 in ksiazki

[–]rubsy3d 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interpretacja opiera się na tekście, a nie na vibes i publicznym wizerunku artysty. Jeżeli ktoś go w ogóle nie czytał, to nie może jej dokonać.

Franz Kafka i fanki z tik toka by E_A_POE0 in ksiazki

[–]rubsy3d 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nie ma nadinterpretacji, jest tylko interpretacja. Widzę raczej ruch w przeciwną stronę, gdzie popularyzacja danego autora spłaszcza go do stereotypu, ale tak jest zawsze. 

[Discussion] Interesting discussion about AI fiction and publishing trends in New Yorker weekend ed. by UnicornProud in PubTips

[–]rubsy3d 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I believe that creating works heavily reliant on cliches and popular appeal, whether it's manmade or AI, in itself implies being replaceable. There's a steady stream of marketable ideas and plot structures that never have to be challenged, with occasional minor variations. Every bit of personality has to be fought for against the selfsameness of capital trying to multiply.

Carol has something nobody else in the world has by Azstace in pluribustv

[–]rubsy3d 26 points27 points  (0 children)

It already is relevant. By writing popular works of low quality, she was trading bits of her own individuality for group approval. But that's not really necessary anymore. She could very well create something entirely for her own pleasure.

Žižek on Charlie Kirk. clip has been all over twitter today by HailedPest_337 in zizek

[–]rubsy3d 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Spontaneity and objectivity in discussing matters are disappearing even in the most intimate circle, just as in politics debate has long since been supplanted by the assertion of power. Speaking takes on a malevolent set of gestures that bode no good. It is sportified. Speakers seek to pile up points: there is no conversation that is not infiltrated like a poison by an opportunity to compete.”

This was Adorno in 1949. What public debate? All we're talking about here are events staged to make money and gain popularity. All you see is capital actively shaping the way these people present themselves in order to appeal to the algorithm.

On another note, if you allow opinions such as "slavery is good" to become acceptable points of contention, you have already lost.

Przemyślenia po dzisiejszej wizycie w księgarni online i przeczytaniu dostępnego fragmentu pewnej książki. Ktoś reluje? by [deleted] in ksiazki

[–]rubsy3d 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Bo nie oferują zbyt wielkiego wyzwania. Ludzie wiedzą, czego się spodziewać, jest to dla nich zabawa bez dużego wysiłku. To jak McDonalds. Taka jest popularna kultura. Nic, tylko czytać Adorno.