>got into lit. because I was lonely >discovered my interest in art history, philosophy, classicism, modernity, cultural studies, rhetoric and poetry >feel infinitely more lonesome from seeing how illiterate everyone in my life and community is
I've realized the only solution is to begin applying to ivy-league schools as a hail-mary applicant and begin a blog writing articles on these subjects to solidify my comprehension of the material plus some responses to sensational articles published in related disciplines to manifest into material a portfolio to show for all my intellectual endeavor.
If you do that, keep in mind you probably suck ass way more than you realize. You're gonna be missing all these little "tells" that show you're a Real University Guy. Get someone in the know, on the inside, to vet your applications and anything you write. Also read a lot more than they do.
Jacob Torres
my only friends are dead authors but thats not because I'm smarter than everyone around me and no one is interested in reading what I like rather it's a quirk or defect in my own personality. It's easy to form connections and discuss common interests with people but to care for someone, to commit myself to loving a friend or a girl is something I'm not able to do.
Leo Young
I completely relate. I don't think it's a defect, I just feel we haven't yet met anyone that we sincerely believe can captivate our attention in the way that love suggests. I've had a lot of transitory friends and lovers. It's pretty common for young and intelligent people to be less stationary. I have people for all of this. It's been well considered. I basically just want to convert my introverted proclivities into something extroverted. And, be it that writing jobs for undergraduate students are tantamount to slave labor, this allows me to keep my day job and develop my skill-set while studying things I find fascinating without the commitment of additional coursework or financial investment. I don't "suck ass" at writing either.
Justin Rodriguez
you sound like a huge pseud OP
Hudson Edwards
I'd like to know why.
Adam Jackson
you're a dilettante who knows a lot less than you think you do and thinks he's a lot smarter than he is.
get off your high horse.
Noah Bell
Is your degree in psychology, psychiatry, or shitposting?
Wait, let me guess.
Chase Walker
Where does one find another person who is interested in literature in real life?
I have friends but I feel unable to truly connect to them because we don't share the same interest.
