Your age

>23
>Researcher (Doing a master's degree in computer and electronic engineering)
>I want to read enough to one day feel intelligent.

You'll never feel intelligent with that dream.

>20
>English lit, retail slave
>Publishing work in literary journals or big publishing, maybe stand up comedian

Why do you say that?

Feeling intelligent (and being) is all in your head. If you dream to be intelligent you'll be a pseud.

>25
>Copywriter
>Fuck off to another country and write for a while.

Would attend party.

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This is meme.

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>high school
>want to go into politics
>publish something