@drethelin moldbug is cheerfully holding your hand and offering you a cookie compared to nabokov and shakespeare
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing shakespeare's not that hard, most of the barriers are archaic. Haven't read nabokov2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @drethelin
@drethelin shakespeare made up like every other word. compare shakespeare to the KJV - same time period, shakespeare is a jerk3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing@drethelin where's the fun in easy2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @admittedlyhuman
@admittedlyhuman@drethelin yes that's exactly my point1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing@drethelin no I think that's a totally different effect from frat hazing though!1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing hard in this case means "intellectually stimulating", which is not generally what frat hazings are all about.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @admittedlyhuman
@sarahdoingthing frat hazings are some sort of sunk cost fallacy/comfort zone shock/shared trial bonding thing.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @admittedlyhuman
@sarahdoingthing whereas difficult books are nice even while you're reading them, not just in retrospect.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
@admittedlyhuman having to look something up every single page or more is kind of like physical pain though
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing going too hard is perhaps as bad as going too easy, although you'll probably get better at reading over time if you go hard1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @admittedlyhuman
@admittedlyhuman that's part of the attraction - going through pain makes you braver/better at getting through future pain. self-improvement3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes - 8 more replies
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