2y ago

If you go home with somebody, and they don’t have books, don’t sleep with them

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Every book collection reflects its owner’s personality. A unique mix of gothic novels, engineering manuals, romantic poetry and cookbooks are like strands of DNA. Just as people change, book collections also evolve.

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That's a moronic take if I ever saw one.
The title is in reference to some random John Waters quote and has very little to do with the post itself. A more apt title would be "I Got My Apartment Renovated: Intellectual Masturbation by The Bookshelves".
- The other commenters won't know this, because they don't read or get laid.
"looks at bookshelf of completely unread books." Oh... Yeah I love books!
- I know you're joking but it's absolutely possible to love books even when most may be unread. Umberto Eco sings the praises of the so-called "anti-library" here: https://www.themarginalian.org/2015/03/24/umberto-eco-antilibrary/
I only got eBooks. Do I show off my epub and pdf collection then?
Does an ereader count?
- Sexting only in that case!
- Yeah, I gave all of my physical books to the library and have like 1k books on my Kindle.
- I don't know, but that's a good question 😅
Yeah! Fuck e-book and audiobook users!
- Did you read the article? It says not to do that!
I give books away, so I'm out.
- I had a near visceral reaction reading that article when he suggested refusing people asking if they can borrow a book.
  What's the point of having a library if you aren't going to share?
I use books for a decoration
- I use em for heat.
  
  Steady on Adolph.
- www.amazon.com/Decorative-Books/s?k=Decorative+Books

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