Do you feel guilty when you read fiction some times? Do you feel like it’s a frivolous pursuit? Sometimes, I do, because I’d think to myself “might as well watch a TV show”, and I hardly ever watch TV shows because, to me, they’re a waste of time. But damn it, some of these novels are so good and I can’t stop once I started reading them.

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    3 months ago

    Enjoying one’s self is never a waste of time, friend. Read what you enjoy reading.

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      3 months ago

      Very true, but I still think over doing it would be a waste of time. Maybe that is just me, you know?

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        3 months ago

        I think you have a lot of unconscious biases you’re accepting as fact. Were Van Gogh’s paintings not worthwhile because they weren’t photorealistic? Were the Beatles overrated because they didn’t actually live in a Yellow Submarine? There’s nothing wrong with fiction, and there’s nothing wrong with television either. The quality of an artwork is not determined by its medium.

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        3 months ago

        Waste of time for what goal? Don’t you ever do things just because you enjoy them? Is it a waste of time to pet a dog or watch a sunset if you enjoy it?

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          Believe it or not, yes, I do, but not that much. So, you’re right. That would be (I don’t know the right word) hypocrite of me to discriminate against reading only.

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          3 months ago

          Ok then, after Fairy Tale I’ll either read King’s dark tower series or Malazan.