[alganet]

> should always be respect

How do you know if you're being respectful to a culture you don't know?

> Constant studying is the key, don’t you think? “Walk softly and carry a big book”

If the Buddha thought books were the key, he would have left scripture.

Also, if you meet the Buddha, kill him.

I'm not buddhist by the way. I'm repeating old sayings that I believe are less prone to being charlatanized.

[titanomachian]

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[alganet]

Knowledge can be a trap. Do I need this knowledge?

I have a limited life. There's only so many books I can read. Why should I guide my attention using a random substack post?

[titanomachian]

It seems like I have offended you. Sorry, that wasn’t my intention. I’ll take down my messages as soon as I figure out how to.

[alganet]

I'm not offended at all.

Perhaps you have good intentions, but some people don't. Overselling material is typical of charlatans ("you should read more, and go through me to interpret it").

I'm just providing a general skeptical counterpoint to the idea that reading a lot is always good. Many have done that before me (Buddha, Schopenhauer, etc).

It is kind of ironical that I'm name dropping old thinkers here, and providing my interpretation on how to read it. There's no way out of this paradox.

[titanomachian]

“General” skepticism can be a good attitude to have. However, take a look again at what you wrote to me. “Why should I guide my attention using a random substack post?” That was the point we both were making. We both know you shouldn’t take internet posts as advice for life right out of the box, there’s no need to be a cynic about it. I was agreeing with you all along. I even corrected myself about the book thing and tried to make a joke about it, but you doubled down. You didn’t act like a skeptic — you acted like a bully.

[alganet]

Looks like you got offended then. Calling skeptics bullies is very common, I am used to it.

I stated my intentions from the very beginning, I'm not challenging the wisdom, I'm challenging potentially charlatan ways of applying it. If you're not doing that, there's no reason to get offended.

Also, there was no reason to erase your posts. Now people will never know if you were being playful and agreeable or not.