DagwoodIII

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[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago

Sorry to bust your bubble, but most people don't have a college education. In the USA, the average reading level is below middle school.

https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/08/02/us-literacy-rate/

In the UK, about 20% of the population is considered functionally illiterate.

And even of those who do, how many actually took a philosophy class? And of those who passed, how many have read a philosophy book in the past year?

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 11 points 1 week ago

Someone suggested I get a book called "Discover what You Are Best At."

I always thought I just hated working; the book showed me that there were a lot of jobs I'd never considered trying for. I picked out one course and got a good career out of it.

I can't remember who it was who told me, so I'm sure they never thought of me again

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago (9 children)

What makes you think people ever paid attention to thinkers?

Most people can't explain what philosophy is, much less name five philosophers.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago

Why would you want to be a police officer?

Most of the job is dealing with distraught people and finding a way to get them to cooperate with you.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It doesn't make a lot of sense to talk about the authors' styles if you haven't actually read them.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 34 points 2 weeks ago

It's funny that in the classic Libertarian novel "The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress" the rule free society only works because there are no guns and literally everything is controlled by a single giant computer.

Objectivism creator Ayn Rand ended up on welfare after she lacked the will power to give up smoking.

Need I say more?

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

nsfw

They asked Stan Lee about digital comic books.

He said comics are like boobs, he'd rather have one in his hand than on a screen.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I meant printed volumes.

Don't steal books form the library.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

They put out the whole comic series in four big printed volumes after the TV show came out. The entire run of the comic.

Get them from your local library; they are worth a read, and if you get them from the library he doesn't get any more money.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Sorry, but read "Walk To The end Of The World" by Suzy McKee Charnas,

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Thus proving my point.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 4 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)

In "Death's Master" the Demon Prince refers to the Lord of Delusions as "uncousin."

In the 'Sandman' comics there are a lot of little cut-away stories, just like the tale of the teardrop necklace in "Night's Master."

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