Geetright
Geetright t1_j6k2bly wrote
Reply to comment by Maximus361 in The 10 Inalienable Rights of the Reader by swedish_librarian
I'm nearly 50 myself. In my 20's and early 30's for some reason I had this fear that if I wasn't putting myself out there, socializing, being with people that I was wasting my time, or my youth. Obviously, in hindsight, that was an irrational fear based on nothing but my own (usually low) self esteem. Eventually, I met the right woman, now my wife, and realized how stupid that thinking was and am now perfectly comfortable with myself and the things I want to do... namely being a voracious reader. It was just a folly of youth, that's all.
Geetright t1_j6k1af0 wrote
Reply to comment by SonnyCalzone in The 10 Inalienable Rights of the Reader by swedish_librarian
Agreed, it's really a quality of life issue and the misconceptions of youth that the quality of life is all about being with other people, doing people things, but that's not necessarily the case... as we find out only by doing those things and experiencing a poorer quality of life. Youth truly is wasted on the young, as they say!
Geetright t1_j6jeb50 wrote
Reply to comment by icarusrising9 in The 10 Inalienable Rights of the Reader by swedish_librarian
I appreciate that, mate. It's something I struggled with on my 20's and early 30's. I always felt compelled to be out in the world with people, socializing and stuff, but most of the time I really only wanted to be immersed in a good book. Now that I'm married and a little older it doesn't bother me as much. Reading is so much more rewarding than getting drunk or whatever with people. Reading is certainly more challenging on an intellectual level and much more enjoyable!
Geetright t1_j6in6b4 wrote
The right to not feel guilty about all the hours invested in reading as opposed to being out with real people lol
Geetright t1_iyel20j wrote
30-40 per year has been my average for the last decade or so
Geetright t1_ixwb6b4 wrote
Reply to comment by PoopMobile9000 in TIL In 1930, to make way for a new building, the Indiana Bell Building, weighing 11,000 tons, was moved 16 meters and rotated 90°. The work took a month to finish and did not disrupt the building's essential services, nor its gas, water, and electricity supply. No one inside felt the building move. by LPercepts
Ain't that the truth!
Geetright t1_ixvtj3d wrote
Reply to TIL In 1930, to make way for a new building, the Indiana Bell Building, weighing 11,000 tons, was moved 16 meters and rotated 90°. The work took a month to finish and did not disrupt the building's essential services, nor its gas, water, and electricity supply. No one inside felt the building move. by LPercepts
That's pretty amazing if it were to happen today, but 1930?? Excellent engineering!
Geetright t1_itxl1rq wrote
Reply to A little life didn't make me cry by reallyidkwhat
I've always thought that a lack of physical response to emotion, such as crying, doesn't always reflect the lack of feeling those emotions.
Geetright t1_jbr2cd2 wrote
Reply to comment by You_Stole_My_Hot_Dog in i hate dark matter(the actual irl material) it crushed my dreams, this is a vent btw by ul_sorty
"Far" doesn't even begin to cover it, we're talking billions of years from now.