How can I tell if I'm a pseudointellectual?
I don't want to be like those normalfag "soccer dad" types who think that reading New York Times editorials is a good use of their time. I also don't want to end up like those retired 60-year-olds who've realized that they did nothing their entire lives and are trying desperately to find meaning in their final years by plowing through "Great Books" lists. Please help.
are you afraid to quit your job?
how much of your time outside of the office is spent on work-rated activities?
would you turn down extra work to finish a book?
would you rather be destitute or illiterate?
would you still read if you could never speak to a human being about books ever again?
Why do you care about a subjective and vaguely defined words and whether they apply to you or not?
Why do you think the choice of media you consume is so important?
What does it mean to "do" something with one's life?
Literally just b urself user.
Who cares man, just read books you like.
>Why do you think the choice of media you consume is so important?
You're right. I should just play video games for the rest of my life and achieve nothing of value.
Decent tests
Reading a book is not an achievement, get ogre yourself
Merely consuming is not enough. Gotta produce. Even if it's garbage (and it will be, at first). Do you ever completely hate a book you're reading but feel obligated to finish it because it's canon? Do you talk to other people who didn't ask probably don't care about books you've read? Do you post about reading on social media?
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If you have conversations with people, where you both try to prove your point, without actually seeking to understand their point, you're probably pseud.
If you engage in oneupmanship with someone, you're probably pseud.
Really, if you're not seeking to actually learn something from a conversation, you shouldn't be having it. Don't waste your time waxing moronic with people. If you gain nothing from the conversation, you should probably just read a book on the subject.
As a general rule, if you're telling people about what you know without specifically being asked about it, you're pseud.
If you need to ask for advice like this then you are a pseud.
There are no "rules" to be intelligent. The fact that you think there are says enough.
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