How did worry about AI safety become a tech bro signifier and not the opposite? It’s clear that the world as we know it only has a few years left but people keep their heads in the sand because they
10696
2026-06-23 14:52
AI
12281
2026-09-11 14:49
"God"
Do these people even believe in God? What role does a brand manager substack New Right intellectual offer to that "cosmic irrational mission"? What if bugs and monkeys also believe in God?
12298
2026-09-11 23:41
No title
The head of HR at my office has a Church of Satan coffee mug on his desk. There's nothing else in his office that is weird, and no other indication that he's a Satanist besides this mug. I suspect you
12089
2026-09-07 19:09
No title
So, what's stopping you from being religious, anon?
12247
2026-09-10 18:27
In Defense of Cope
This substack article puts into words something I've been trying to identify for a while now. It feels like everything is being reduced to one global status ranking from which there is no escape. An a
10655
2026-06-21 09:54
Pawpaw and Commercializtion
Pawpaw, or Asimina triloba, is the largest tree-borne fruit native to the North American continent. Its oblong jade exterior conceals a soft creamy yellow flesh that can be described as an amalgam of
8493
2026-02-21 14:17
post your work
Post things you've made or are working on
>art
>writing
>recipes
>DIY handiwork
>etc.
whatever it is so long as you can show it somehow.
The highlight from the last time a thread like this was made w
>art
>writing
>recipes
>DIY handiwork
>etc.
whatever it is so long as you can show it somehow.
The highlight from the last time a thread like this was made w
12240
2026-09-10 11:38
The Lottery in Babylon
Prediction Markets? Has anyone used them? were you one of the lucky 1/3rd that break even or make a profit? what's their role in society going to be up ahead?
11813
2026-08-25 19:18
daydrinking thread
just had a bunch of drinks in the middle of the day at my fake wfh techcel job. it was amazing. literally the best day i've had in years. i can't remember the last time i felt that good. i'm going to
12254
2026-09-10 21:23
it’s happening
i’m being admitted into the crazy house. 27M, first visit to the grippy sock ward. long overdue. they haven’t taken my phone yet hehe. gonna be a 72 hour program. wish me luck. i’ll let you know
12189
2026-09-09 09:14
Who is the target audience for solarpunk?
I remember in 2008 that Steampunk was everywhere. Interest seemed to have waned by the mid-2010s and died out completely after 2020. In the last two or three years I have been seeing a similar subcult
11211
2026-07-29 21:22
Underrated Albums
11659
2026-08-18 12:34
What will happen after Reddit is gone?
Reddit recently shut down old.reddit.com for users who don’t have an account. The new site barely works on my device and I couldn’t use it to browse the way that I did even if I wanted to.
I’ve
I’ve
12054
2026-09-07 00:41
No title
How it feels finishing a half-hour long social media session that in 2022 would have been a minimum of 5 hours
12174
2026-09-09 08:04
No title
the American mind cannot comprehend this headline
12166
2026-09-09 01:46
Specific Types of Redditors
There is a specific type of Redditor, age ranging between 35 and 65, who posts judgemental comments to the point of complete indifference as to whether someone lives or dies and then also posts on the
12145
2026-09-08 16:01
PISA Scores 2025
No one will be surprised to see East Asians dominating, and Estonia is a traditional high performer, but the attainment of British (apparently subnationally England is even more impressive) students i
6308
2025-07-14 17:57
site updates + meta thread
Hi /pt/,
I fixed the thing where old threads get bumped by spam posts and then don't drop back down the catalog when the useless replies get deleted.
At the same time I bumped the version of the web
I fixed the thing where old threads get bumped by spam posts and then don't drop back down the catalog when the useless replies get deleted.
At the same time I bumped the version of the web
10701
2026-06-23 16:58
Iphone pictures thread
12196
2026-09-09 13:28
No title
Never sit alone on a hot sticky noon with flies on your dick.
11984
2026-09-03 17:40
Illiterate Boyfriend test
You can pronounce them all, can't you anon?
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/03/boyfriend-literacy-intelligence-test
From the original video:
> thyme
> epitome
> challah
> gnocchi
> f
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/03/boyfriend-literacy-intelligence-test
From the original video:
> thyme
> epitome
> challah
> gnocchi
> f
11545
2026-08-14 02:17
meaning through madness
- can a person make a choice to lose their own mind? imagine you were predisposed to grandiosity, and could not imagine a life without greatness. in this instance, could greatness (adventure, meaning)
11744
2026-08-22 19:02
i wanna save my young and malleable 21 year old brain
Has anyone else thought about quitting internet content? What have you done to manage it? Is it even possible for a Gen Z who practically grew up with TV?
I don't have Reddit, Twitter, Facebook, or I
I don't have Reddit, Twitter, Facebook, or I
12035
2026-09-05 22:30
No title
What's your everyday disposition? Do you love life? Are you open to the world in all its possibilities?
Sometimes, I think my main problem is that I continually take life too seriously. I think I'm a
Sometimes, I think my main problem is that I continually take life too seriously. I think I'm a
12096
2026-09-07 21:59
No title
I texted everyone and no one texted me back
12044
2026-09-06 15:47
No title
What's on your mind for the future?
10948
2026-07-15 16:11
UK politics
>I have a terrible suspicion that, a year from now, Britain will still find herself suffering under the strain of the so-called "metric system".
11930
2026-09-01 19:06
the urge to join the navy grows stronger as the days pass
12085
2026-09-07 14:10
substacks worth reading
Substack seems like a good idea but a lot of it is slop. But then again they say 90% of everything is bad.
Who is worth reading? Looking for something a little more obscure than deBoer, Kriss, ACX, a
Who is worth reading? Looking for something a little more obscure than deBoer, Kriss, ACX, a
11964
2026-09-02 16:43
Law School Thread
Have any of you been to law school? What was it like? Was it worth it?
If you haven't been, are you planning on it? Why/why not? AI took all the jobs in my field and it seems like going to law schoo
If you haven't been, are you planning on it? Why/why not? AI took all the jobs in my field and it seems like going to law schoo
12021
2026-09-04 21:49
Job Market
Just finished my first week at my new job. The work is ok, though I’m overqualified for the role they’ve started me off in. Coworkers are friendly. I’m only making $48,000 CAD a year. They talke
11741
2026-08-22 13:31
No title
So what's the deal with them? Is there any point in wearing one in 2015+11?
11269
2026-07-31 11:38
No title
Finally got booted off of old reddit and redirected to the login screen. I knew it was coming but man, what an end to 15 years of usage.
11516
2026-08-12 15:11
Superpremium
Grey Goose vodka was invented to fill a market miche: the niche of vodka that cost far more than distilled grain alcohol should ever reasonably cost. The genius of its originator was to realise that i
8772
2026-03-20 13:21
pagans, paganism
Do you think it's possible to bring back paganism? Would you like to?
I admit, I have an inkling of sympathy for my unchristian ancestors, mainly through a pair of rose-tinted glasses, but maybe some
I admit, I have an inkling of sympathy for my unchristian ancestors, mainly through a pair of rose-tinted glasses, but maybe some
11989
2026-09-03 20:35
random art thread
post what you like
11993
2026-09-03 22:25
how can i cure my screen addiction
i have averaged 5 hours of phone screen time over the last few months. what do you guys use to fix your screen addiction that actually works?
11804
2026-08-25 14:48
Can I escape loneliness through the occult?
I don't even care anymore. I want to summon something anyone anything to keep me company in my basement. I'm so lonely, but I would rather skin myself alive with a credit card than turn to AI. Does an
11847
2026-08-28 10:43
Metal thread
False, entry, et cetera
11869
2026-08-29 21:42
City of God (2002)
One of the best movies I’ve ever seen. The thing with the banana was weird though.
11928
2026-09-01 16:16
social media
did social media ruin people's personalities or am I just upset at the lack of sophistication in modern apathy
11489
2026-08-11 13:48
Orwell and Homophobia
George Orwell was one of the great writers of the 20th century and has a remarkable moral track record. Unlike practically every one of his contemporaries, he was - as Christopher Hitchens famously ad
11471
2026-08-09 16:03
redscarepod ruined my life.
I met with a group IRL for a while. This was about three years ago. Those people, their tactless bullshit, their careless, self-centered decisions, have tanked my life completely. I have been spiralin
11686
2026-08-19 13:39
when will normies begin to spot ai?
how far are we from that predicted future where internet will be totally dead and we would go back to real life. or at least not be chronically/terminally online anymore.
btw I checked out user's prof
btw I checked out user's prof
11895
2026-08-31 21:53
Petition to ban all the users I don’t like
Please sign your name here:
Anonymous
Anonymous
11828
2026-08-26 10:17
Birds of a feather
I believe in you Yanks. Go out there and do some shit. Unite. A generational moment where everyone's fed up and can contribute their strengths, and find something to celebrate in each other. Knock dow
11890
2026-08-31 14:23
No title
Was he the best drill rapper?
10134
2026-05-21 12:04
Sinophile Thread
11844
2026-08-28 08:25
Thinking about Wales
What an interesting place. Less relevant than any Pacific island microstate, yet right next to England, suckered on like a barnacle. Kept its language while Ireland has been trying fruitlessly for 300
11380
2026-08-04 14:19
Le fil de française obligatoire
J'apprends le français pendant environ trois semaines maintenant. J'envie d'y parler et lire sa littérature dans le futur. C'est une langue très interessante, parce que ses expressions idiomatiques
11785
2026-08-24 14:47
Decentralization-anomie
I feel it everywhere I go, a general sense of disdain toward all authority and toward all suggestions of personal excellence or responsibility.
So many things have been said about social media that i
So many things have been said about social media that i
11733
2026-08-21 22:04
Should I reconnect with my childhood best friend?
I've been really trying to make new friends near me for a while, but I still haven't been able to find anyone I really vibe with. I saw recently that my best friend from my whole childhood is back liv
11237
2026-07-30 12:48
Realism and Anti-Realism
Following Lee Braver’s exposition (in his 2007 book A Thing of This World: A History of Continental Anti-Realism), HD list six theses about which one might come down on the side of realism or antire
10357
2026-06-02 10:22
tired of dealing with low culture people
get ridiculed for my tastes often. people say i'm "performative". i talk to people about my favorite movies and they say "that's too boring". frankly, i'm tired of it. i'm tired of dealing with low IQ
8455
2026-02-17 20:52
guitar music
a thread for music in the vein of math rock, noise rock, post-rock, post-hardcore, slowcore, shoegaze, slacker rock, etc.
11697
2026-08-20 08:38
The Soft Moon - Wasting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_E-Mab0H2g
11589
2026-08-16 12:34
Team Sports
A popular opinion on the internet is that pushing your son (it's almost always son) into team sports is the #1 foolproof way to prevent him from becoming a socially stunted incel who crywanks over chi
11057
2026-07-23 10:06
Africa
Whatchu anons know about the Dark Continent? Have you ever been? It's maybe the region of the world I know least about, but obviously holds importance to the history of mankind. I'm interested in visi
11555
2026-08-14 16:04
question for the culture
do I really like riding cowgirl or is it just trauma
9558
2026-04-28 23:56
/drgs/
out of curiosity of these users, I'd like to hear about your personalities and whether you are an uppers or downers person.
if you don't do those things then maybe uppers/downers in media (scarface v
if you don't do those things then maybe uppers/downers in media (scarface v
11420
2026-08-07 02:31
Excess Focus On Self
Does it disturb anyone else when an artist's portfolio is mainly simple self-portraits or similar? It makes me think they have nothing interesting to express or that they don't understand themselves.
10883
2026-07-08 14:43
confessions
Confess something.
11570
2026-08-15 20:39
No title
EXPLAIN THE YUAN CARRY TRADE TO ME OR I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU! DON'T DUMB IT DOWN INTO SOME VAGUE SHIT! EXPLAIN THE UNIT TO ME RIGHT NOW OR I'LL LITERALLY FUCKING KILL YOu! WHAT THE FUCK IS A SYMPTOM OF
11307
2026-08-02 12:12
Tfw
A shape rotator can rotate shapes
But a wordcel can rotate shape rotators
But a wordcel can rotate shape rotators
11426
2026-08-07 11:12
awful
i really wish nolan would get a real writer to work on his movies. weird editing, nonsensical pacing. the film included too much and somehow also included too little. the score and cinematography seem
11107
2026-07-26 08:51
Terse Prose
Current prose in fiction is self-indulgent. Young authors put off so much gross pride through their words. I’ve always hated it. Every sentence is an attempt at flowery langauge. Everything must be
11306
2026-08-02 11:30
they don't make movies like this anymore
10734
2026-06-24 16:25
book club thread
Just finished On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan. It's certainly didactic and probably a bit intractable to non Brits. But it's very good, the style is confident, the dramatic ironies are poignant, the cha
11485
2026-08-11 08:37
Critically examining "post-literacy"
It has become fashionable to talk about "post-literacy" especially in the last decade. Those of us who find language and the written word important are rightly appalled, frustrated, shocked, and scorn
10754
2026-06-26 13:00
Soap doesn't burn the pee hole anymore
Did they fix that or am I just better at not getting soap in my pee hole?
11252
2026-07-31 04:56
No title
The year is 1978. You are listening to a post-punk band that sounds like the Velvet Underground. The year is 1985. You are listening to a post-punk band that sounds like the Velvet Underground. The ye
10658
2026-06-21 11:25
Potential
Will God punish me for not realizing my potential? Is the greatest sin to let the gifts of God rot? Or do I have delusions of grandeur
11389
2026-08-04 18:12
The "A" in LGBTQIA+ stands for aged out
Kelly Sciortino of Vice TV's Slutever and modern progenitor of selling the idea that being a whore is cool, actually, to impressionable young women reimagines one of her old humiliating dominatrix epi
11207
2026-07-29 16:23
The Erasure of Middle America From Modern Media
For some context I'm 27 and have been collecting VHS tapes as a small hobby since I was 20, it began while I was a broke college student and found VHS tapes were only 50¢ at the Salvation Army. I wou
10907
2026-07-09 21:02
Speaking of archetypes
Gay black guy who fucks twinks. Undoubtedly, you've seen him before. But who was the first?
10970
2026-07-20 14:59
Econ 101
I've realized, though crucial to my daily life and beliefs, I know nothing about economics. In fact, it eludes my grasp and I've thought to call it fake. In a bid to better myself and learn something,
9328
2026-04-19 21:33
No title
Is direct action ever worthwhile?
11018
2026-07-21 12:13
Therapy, Self-Help, So On
Have any of you lot who think you have problems of the psychic kind tried to solve them? What has helped the most? Once again, I think I should do something about my idiotic anxiety. Mainly because I'
10585
2026-06-15 18:24
HMS Implacable
The Royal Navy towed a 150 year old Napoleonic ship-of-the-line out into the English Channel and blew it up because post-war Britain was too broke to preserve it. This unlikely event was recorded on B
11127
2026-07-28 07:06
A tale of three brothers.
This children’s story was told to me in a dream.
Not so long ago, three brothers from the Old World set out across the sea towards a new lands.
The first brother, a Lawyer, said: “In the Promise
Not so long ago, three brothers from the Old World set out across the sea towards a new lands.
The first brother, a Lawyer, said: “In the Promise
11320
2026-08-02 16:39
pseud user epidemic
lots of you guys are chill, but lots of you come across like 17y/o boys who consider themselves “intellectuals.” it is 2013 reddit-era cringe. i have not seen this in years. honestly guys. some of
10936
2026-07-13 13:16
No title
Gotta respect him for having such a brutal chokehold on the political psyche of nearly everyone in the west, save a few overly online dogmatists who have managed to out-rightoid/out-leftoid themselves
11297
2026-08-02 06:46
the boomers
really are going to kill us all, aren’t they?
it’s all gonna crumble JUST when you LEAST expect it. prepare NOW if this is a possibility for you. here’s some tips from somebody who’s been th
it’s all gonna crumble JUST when you LEAST expect it. prepare NOW if this is a possibility for you. here’s some tips from somebody who’s been th
11280
2026-08-01 00:11
no longer a 26 year old khhv
i am now a 27 year old khhv
10786
2026-06-29 22:31
Place your bets
100 years from now will the consensus on Israel be that it's a genocidal state or a normal state that waged war or a globally singled out state that was unjustly condemned? Or will Israel not exist at
10131
2026-05-21 10:10
No title
why aren't you adventuremaxxing instead of grinding sidequests for the apparatus while waiting for death in managed time?
11095
2026-07-25 02:37
thoughts on ye/kanye west?
imo one of the greatests
11079
2026-07-24 08:21
No title
Sometimes, it depresses me very much that life will never have the melodic perfection which a song might contain wholly within.
11100
2026-07-25 13:41
Ive never really cared about height
I'm 5'6 now was always the shortest person as a kid at school but I've never cared really. Then you go on reddit on R/short and all the post are like "Im two inches shorter then average should I just
11093
2026-07-25 00:50
Realizing people hate me when I’m on adderall.
I’ve used adderall as a coping mechanism for the last few years, following a BPD-style breakdown that crushed my life. I had the social life of my dreams, lost my mind, and destroyed it all.
In th
In th
11073
2026-07-23 23:02
On “Appalachian-Americans”
“The charm and mystery of bygone days broods over the mountain country - the charm of pioneer hardihood, of primitive peace, of the fatalism of ancient peoples, of the rites and legends of the abori
10990
2026-07-20 16:58
All Of Brian Eno's Albums (1972-1984
All of Brian Eno's from 1972-1984.solo,collaborative,albums he had mayor involment(production,songwriting etc).Its crazy how much he got done in that time period can't think of anyone who comes close
9948
2026-05-14 09:04
Poetic Perversion
It saddens me to know the likes of D. H. Lawrence, Klimt and co are now but impossible for the perverse have no need for sublimation.
11066
2026-07-23 13:03
Role-Playing (Games)
In the most general sense. What's your experience with them?
10964
2026-07-20 08:05
BOOK REVIEW: My Year of Rest and Relaxation 2: Still Relaxin'
open.substack.com/pub/fatherkarine/p/book-review-my-year-of-rest-and-relaxation
> The sequel opens right where its predecessor ended: Reva, on the ledge of Tower 2, the second plane inbound. As the a
> The sequel opens right where its predecessor ended: Reva, on the ledge of Tower 2, the second plane inbound. As the a
10816
2026-07-02 13:40
Language Question
Is it wrong to use basic, dirt-level language to describe beautiful things? Like those top-rated letterboxd comments that describe some masterpiece with a one-liner quip. Or those substack posts that
8738
2026-03-18 12:51
/exercise/
with the warmer weather coming in, my mind has drifted to thoughts of physical activity and getting /fit/
however, i'll admit my mental sluggishness has corresponded also to physical neglect. i pret
however, i'll admit my mental sluggishness has corresponded also to physical neglect. i pret
10749
2026-06-25 18:05
why didn't you invest in Eastern Poland?
A famous meme from the 2010s posed the question: What will you say when your child asks: why didn't you invest in Eastern Poland?
According to GDP figures, if you had invested in Eastern Poland at th
According to GDP figures, if you had invested in Eastern Poland at th
10016
2026-05-15 09:39
what's for breakfast?
I find breakfast unique among the meals of the day for its consistency. At least for most of my life I'll eat the exact same breakfast every day around the same time and gradually phase into a differe
9985
2026-05-14 23:35
Travel
Should one travel as much as possible? Is it good for the soul?
10774
2026-06-28 18:56
Truth and the sun
Absolute truth about humanity/the universe is not meant to be understood, and if it was it would probably be completely awful and cynical. But for some incredible reason believing in some glorious goo
10790
2026-06-30 12:57
World Cup Thread
footy
10498
2026-06-10 19:19
Depression
People act like Depression is just this freak pathology that can strike you arbitrarily at any time. Like lymphoma or getting hit by the number 9 bus.
When I think about it, though, pretty much every
When I think about it, though, pretty much every
10960
2026-07-19 12:19
No title
I think every incel should try as hard as possible to become a white boy soundcloud rapper, not sure if it'd work, but it'd make things more interesting
10954
2026-07-18 00:45
How do you learn to trust people?
I’m half-convinced I’m incapable of it. I’m 27, not getting any younger, and I’ve really gotta get over this hurdle. I crave connection but something inside me just won’t let it happen. It
10801
2026-07-01 17:13
Spiritually "evil" places?
Not actually evil like Israel or Sudan but somehow "off", like assume all kinds of sinister things go on there under the radar?
For me it's the Pacific North West, the greater Brussels area, and the
For me it's the Pacific North West, the greater Brussels area, and the
10937
2026-07-13 13:55
Hardy presages Baudrillard
From "The Return of the Native", 1878
10626
2026-06-18 18:16
Deadheads in the Dark by Frederick Seidel
The latest edition of the Paris Review included a white male in its poetry section. The lucky fella to break this glass ceiling is laureate Frederick Seidel. Here was his gripping entry:
Deadheads in
Deadheads in
10838
2026-07-06 07:19
How to cure homosexual etc thoughts? Philosophy did not work
The only reason I got into reading philosophy was to try and cure my homosexual etc thoughts, and it didn't do that. In fact it seems to have made them worse and I wasted an entire decade of my life.
10599
2026-06-16 17:38
Explanations vs Choices :: Demographics vs Freedom
I've got a culture-war hook for you: Mainstream center-left culture has a self-imposed deliberate ignorance on certain topics. There are "correct" explanations on several issues that are cliched and u
10472
2026-06-08 19:07
Are We Reactionary?
Like the title says. I was talking with a friend recently, and he described the board as a "cespool [sic] of elitist pseudo-vommunist [sic] redfash hitlerrite [sic] reactionaries". This made me feel a
10638
2026-06-19 14:50
TAFS Unplugged: Bill Callahan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSqL4zdKvNE
10832
2026-07-04 00:13
What do you think of this one?
I would say minor Nabokov overall, but the entire third act sequence where the blind Albinus is toyed with by Margot and her lover is one of the most brilliant and disturbing things I've read recently
10797
2026-07-01 09:41
Suffering
How do y'all view/rationalize suffering? Particularly the seemingly excessive suffering of some.
10145
2026-05-22 14:23
i can't decide if i like him or not
10587
2026-06-15 21:06
I envy not in any moods
the captive void of noble rage
10741
2026-06-25 10:53
GOATtaigne thread
10714
2026-06-24 11:15
ben shapiro
10559
2026-06-12 16:52
essay / blog post recs
My folder of essays to read while slacking off at work is running thin. Any good recs for good essays / articles / reporting? Anything from the last 20 or so years that you'd have find in Harper's or
10660
2026-06-21 13:52
Happy summer solstice
I have always felt like the solstices come around weirdly early. I know about seasonal lag, and I know that climate change is messing that shit up even more, but still. The longest day should be the h
10527
2026-06-11 14:50
is nick mullen funny?
10420
2026-06-06 22:23
Is Sam Kriss the best writer alive?
I think he's the only writer left whose work I'm always willing to drop whatever I'm doing to read. There's an avant-garde sensibility there (unbelievably rare in modern writing) but shot through wit
10163
2026-05-23 09:24
No title
We affirm that the magnificence of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. A racing car with its engine cover adorned by great tubes, like serpents with explosive breath....
10179
2026-05-24 11:15
No title
Sometimes im out and about and see a guy and hes so pretty that a knot starts forming in my stomach and that feeling expands out and fills my whole body and waves of frisson run over my skin. I did mo
10556
2026-06-12 13:54
greetings from the elysian fields
living life is good, actually.
10568
2026-06-13 09:15
life lately
the love of my life needs to find my soon
im becoming lesser in soul like a prostitute
my air is water and my floor is sand
I'm holding the world in my palm
i pray that god will see that I was good
hi
im becoming lesser in soul like a prostitute
my air is water and my floor is sand
I'm holding the world in my palm
i pray that god will see that I was good
hi
9663
2026-05-04 00:05
Now is the time of iron men.
The world is at a loss, countries are dying. A man long ago, called Oswald Spengler, came up with an iron law that dictates how a civilisation rises roars and falls. This law, known as Spengler's Law,
9646
2026-05-02 15:43
Frankfurt School
Current consensus of this seminal group. Although I find their progeny tiresome, the likes of Benjamin and Adorno strike me as deeply relevant. Thoughts? Plz don't just write 'bro, they jews' or varia
10449
2026-06-08 02:31
how to audiobookmaxx?
admitting to myself and anons that my eyesight is going to wear out if I don't quit the constant screens/reading. how do you all listen to audiobooks? the tech, and the company where you find your rec
10407
2026-06-06 00:03
how to have a good time and engage in the social arts as a miserable sperg tard rspcel
trying to go PARTY and stop HATING MY LIFE... I know some of you are also MISERABLE and ANTISOCIAL cunts. any tips are appreciated but please please please please don't make fun of my self-loathing!!!
10251
2026-05-29 11:06
a question about jane austen
if I (a girl) was a good friend of jane's and told her via letter that I was in love with her how do you think she would respond?
10369
2026-06-02 17:12
Meaning and signs in the contemporary world
I’ve been thinking about cultural meaning and how it’s found in things like art and literature beyond the immediately individual and subjective, and so wish to brainstorm a bit to stir conversatio
10273
2026-05-30 21:25
No title
what type of personality is big tech grooming its users to have?
10314
2026-06-01 00:34
Animal/nature thread
9493
2026-04-27 13:26
bad at games
those who are bad at video games, mainly multiplayer games, and i mean unplayable bad, how do you feel? what is it like for you?
9816
2026-05-08 09:57
Why are sober ppl like that?
Every sober guy I've ever met falls into one of two categories:
1. Anxious, intelligent, paranoid younger guy. Probably was never really an alcoholic, just had trouble cutting down one time and got f
1. Anxious, intelligent, paranoid younger guy. Probably was never really an alcoholic, just had trouble cutting down one time and got f
10196
2026-05-25 09:55
Against Nature: an autistic manifesto
The digital age has created this mass Huysmansian predicament wherein those inclined towards extreme interiority, the 'selfism' that autism is predicated upon, can retreat into hyper-constructs with e
5835
2025-06-21 07:22
Documenting the AI Deluge
everything is moving too quickly. The transformation has gotten so obvious that Even on normie sites they have to admit that half of internet traffic is bots.
everyone has been made aware of the dead
everyone has been made aware of the dead
10174
2026-05-24 00:19
Woe
Woe, the hour approaches when Austin powers is lost media… when a raspberry pi finna be more sapient than yer mum n dad. What then? When your robinhood app won’t refresh? When the iPhone update wa
9220
2026-04-15 02:37
🔊Now Listening:
Post what you are listening to and what you think of it! Do not post just a photo with no words, contribute something!
9853
2026-05-09 14:12
"well this is gonna be great for the gas prices"
10274
2026-05-30 22:40
Feel like a complete fucking moron
Would you forgive a partner who cheated on you with someone they were "in limerence" with?
My current SO has known this heroin addict for most of their adult life, cheated with said person in every r
My current SO has known this heroin addict for most of their adult life, cheated with said person in every r
9261
2026-04-16 13:27
Birds appreciation thread
Post birds and your thoughts on birds. Anything goes.
I have a garden where I leave foodstuffs for wild birds every day, and I get a lot of visitors this time of year like all sorts of tits, blackbir
I have a garden where I leave foodstuffs for wild birds every day, and I get a lot of visitors this time of year like all sorts of tits, blackbir
10245
2026-05-28 20:12
Esperanto
Have you tried learning Esperanto? What do you think of it?
10237
2026-05-27 18:42
Monty Python
Just found out that apparently Monty Python did the 'coal mining enjoyer' joke decades ago and it's rather funny.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQDeU6dHX-c
Not all Monty Python holds up as well. So
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQDeU6dHX-c
Not all Monty Python holds up as well. So
10222
2026-05-27 09:29
Is ITAOTS The Last Piece Of (Trve) Folk Music?
I.e has the memeification of this album rendered a disseminated quality akin to the folk music of past?
10214
2026-05-26 12:40
No yeah I get it
Yeah, I think about this scenario often when the room is quiet and I'm alone and my mind starts to wander. I imagine if I called an uber to the airport and while I wait I find the cheapest ticket I ca
10207
2026-05-25 19:54
First World War
I read 'All Quiet on the Western Front' the last couple weeks and thought it was good, but perhaps not as spectacular as everyone seems to make it out to be. I don't think it's better than 'Journey's
9940
2026-05-13 19:59
Process as Process
abstractly, life on the personal, historical, and cultural scale can be mapped thusly:
increasing age
increasing complexity
increasing alienation
increasing comfort
decreasing vitality
decreasing fea
increasing age
increasing complexity
increasing alienation
increasing comfort
decreasing vitality
decreasing fea
9457
2026-04-24 19:13
No title
Who are your favorite poets?
All languages welcome.
All languages welcome.
10065
2026-05-17 10:29
it's such a beautiful day
I might have to rethink my agnosticism. Please make sure you leave the house today, /pt/
9975
2026-05-14 15:11
Pre-Columbian Civilizations
I think it'd be interesting to have a space to share and discuss books, articles, artworks, documentaries, or any other source of information, regarding this particular subject.
10115
2026-05-20 15:36
I AM A WOMAN WHO PLAYS GUITAR TERRIBLY AMA
FUCK MY LIFE
9989
2026-05-15 01:54
The Vanishing Of Savants
Newton, Einstein; Joyce, Mozart; Kant. The gulf between autist of now and time past is tragic. The computer has castrated god's chosen people.
10072
2026-05-17 23:35
/mu/core
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDW2ZyF2ZDE
I listened to this incredible live performance by Phil Elverum, and it got me thinking. Frankly, my music taste was totally formed by /mu/. I was a little embarras
I listened to this incredible live performance by Phil Elverum, and it got me thinking. Frankly, my music taste was totally formed by /mu/. I was a little embarras
9689
2026-05-04 14:00
Etymology thread
10035
2026-05-16 00:35
No title
When I think back on my life, I've realized I have dawdled through life with low intelligence, slow wit, and sluggish creativity. Though I can read a book, I'm really just a monkey learning tricks, le
8911
2026-03-29 13:11
Thought I'd clarify something for you
9895
2026-05-11 03:56
have zoomers made good art yet?
only person I can think of that has is her
9749
2026-05-05 23:27
day before yesterday I pick up my car from the garage
geezer says 'over there mate keys' in the ignition'
9349
2026-04-20 16:04
thinking of asking a lady out
first time doing this. how should I know if she'll say yes? we laughed together a few times. is that enough? I really like her. she asked me about myself beyond what she needed to but I'm not sure if
10001
2026-05-15 07:32
1 0 0 0 0
9862
2026-05-09 17:15
the mystery of Greek mythology
Since I've been trying to start reading Philosophy more frequently, I'm starting Mythology by Edith Hamilton. So far she makes a good point as to why Greek mythology is so timeless compared to earlier
7615
2025-10-01 15:53
What are you reading?
Working through my stack of books after being in a slump last month. Currently reading The Passion According to G.H. by Lispector.
What is everyone reading?
What is everyone reading?
7549
2025-09-24 15:18
Share your thoughts.
What are you thinking of? What's on your mind right now?
8439
2026-02-17 01:53
Good morning Petrarchan
I hope everyone has a good day today
8535
2026-02-26 20:29
classical music
what would you recommend if you were to induct a complete BRUTE and SIMPLETON into the refined world of the western musical tradition? I've been listening to Rachmaninoff and Debussy. so far pretty go
8507
2026-02-23 17:06
dolls
8440
2026-02-17 06:52
No title
I want to start using this but idk if its a dead shit or not, ex-member of the soysphere btw
7261
2025-08-22 15:54
Understanding soyjak culture
Has anyone here tried to make a genuine attempt to understand soyjak culture?
I feel like there genuinely is something to it, as deranged as it all seems they're at the forefront of western internet
I feel like there genuinely is something to it, as deranged as it all seems they're at the forefront of western internet
8472
2026-02-18 13:57
Lock the fuck in
8008
2025-11-14 14:03
Technology thread pt. 2
What have you been working on lately?
Need to get something off your chest?
Or are you looking for tech support?
This is the thread for you.
Need to get something off your chest?
Or are you looking for tech support?
This is the thread for you.
7474
2025-09-14 05:20
I'm never eating this shit again I can't do it anymore
6717
2025-08-03 02:57
Language learning
Is anybody here learning a language? I'm watching youtube videos in German. Forced me to clean up my algorithm and make it only german.
Anyway, share resources regarding language learning books, gramm
Anyway, share resources regarding language learning books, gramm
8453
2026-02-17 18:41
Still a TransMed
TransMedicalism was never actually defeated.
Here are some remarks from the TransMed perspective:
1. Insanity is abundant. Look around you.
2. Defining insanity is sophomoric. Mental experience is
Here are some remarks from the TransMed perspective:
1. Insanity is abundant. Look around you.
2. Defining insanity is sophomoric. Mental experience is
7337
2025-08-29 20:52
The Gutenberg Bible
No other technology man has devised came as close to perfection so early in its infancy as book printing. The Gutenberg Bible was impossibly refined—still today it is beautiful. It was also the firs
7951
2025-11-05 17:16
Ulysees
I'm reading Ulysees at the moment. Has anyone else read it? What did you think of it?
3283
2025-04-24 10:51
book club thread #2
What are you reading right now? What do you think of it?
What have you read so far this year, and what are you going to read next?
> last one: >>238 (https://archive.md/chbSl)
What have you read so far this year, and what are you going to read next?
> last one: >>238 (https://archive.md/chbSl)
5382
2025-06-05 20:21
Any writers here?
What's your writing process like? What are you working on now?
6836
2025-08-09 06:18
I am antisemitic
That is all
3828
2025-04-30 12:38
No title
Your last watched film?
Your review?
Your review?
7283
2025-08-27 00:15
albums that changed your life?
what's an album that you connected with spiritually, emotionally, maybe even physically?
wilco's yankee hotel foxtrot does it for me. layered, gorgeous, and emotional, the lyrics punch in ways that r
wilco's yankee hotel foxtrot does it for me. layered, gorgeous, and emotional, the lyrics punch in ways that r
8248
2025-12-16 16:18
No title
I do not miss orange-yellow streetlights. They made me sleepy and disoriented, which sucks in the winter when it gets dark early and you still have to do normal person things until 6 or 7. I reject kn
8063
2025-11-20 12:10
One must imagine Sisyphus hap-ACK!
>Claims to embrace life
>Wraps a tree at 100mph for no reason
>Wraps a tree at 100mph for no reason
8201
2025-12-09 15:12
Hate-baiting about the humanities
I won't bother impressing you with my qualifications for these observations.
In no particular order:
1. Turchin's "Elite Overproduction" thesis is legit. Gatekeeping served an important social functio
In no particular order:
1. Turchin's "Elite Overproduction" thesis is legit. Gatekeeping served an important social functio
7246
2025-08-21 20:37
Space
How often do you think about it? What things do you think about it?
8239
2025-12-16 01:41
Resolutions - They're coming
What is that defect you are getting rid of in 2026?
What is the version of you you expect to become one year from now?
What is the version of you you expect to become one year from now?
8131
2025-11-29 01:57
What is love?
Obviously it exists in some form, but is it really "the answer"?
7254
2025-08-22 10:09
British Food
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd43YoaQaHo
our food is better than yours, we don't deserve the hate!
our food is better than yours, we don't deserve the hate!
8211
2025-12-10 10:35
Paradise Lost
How am I supposed to know which vowel combinations are secretly smuggled into one? Breaks me out of the flow every few lines. Made so much worse by the fact that every audio version is just some dude
8036
2025-11-17 19:06
/u/kallocain-addict
7969
2025-11-10 01:20
personal celebrity
does anyone else have a random person they keep up with online? i found this kid a few years ago making filthy frank clone videos and have followed his many new accounts, this was the last i could fin
8170
2025-12-06 14:07
The ugliest body part
I think ears are the ugliest part of the body. They are simultaneously our most animalistic and also our most alien-looking bodypart. From the front they bend out like bird's wings; from the side the
8144
2025-12-02 09:14
Wines mentioned in Houellebecq's "Submission"
Meursault
Sauternes
Champagne
Bas-Armagnac
Cahors
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Irouléguy
Rully
"Port"
"A Lebanese red"
Non-wines:
"Pear Brandy"
Calvados
Boukha
Leffe
Sauternes
Champagne
Bas-Armagnac
Cahors
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Irouléguy
Rully
"Port"
"A Lebanese red"
Non-wines:
"Pear Brandy"
Calvados
Boukha
Leffe
6014
2025-06-30 13:21
Drugs and Drug Culture and Culture
I recently read Junkie, my first Burroughs. It got me thinking on the full democratization of drug use in America. Marijuana use is practically ubiquitous, there's legal opiates (kratom, etc) at every
8097
2025-11-24 13:34
contemporary poetry
Do any of y'all have recommendations for contemporary poets who are currently producing work (or at least have published something in the 20th century)?
Contemporary literature is a rather large bli
Contemporary literature is a rather large bli
6406
2025-07-20 13:33
Ugliness
I have been re-reading Plato's dialogues, and one thing that strikes me about Socrates is his humorous openness regarding his own ugliness. Immediately, I recognize it's a form of irony and lowering t
2843
2025-04-21 15:35
/dreaming/
The realm of dreams has always interested me. They are something that most people have encountered, see regularly, seem to have some relation to our lived lives, but immediately flee upon awakening. Y
6101
2025-07-03 16:22
No title
Anons, what will be the next great philosophical development? Will there ever be another?
1773
2025-04-16 10:33
tea general
what tea are you drinking these days?
8089
2025-11-23 10:01
No title
Who is he referring to here? Waltz? Morgenthau?
7424
2025-09-08 21:39
koreader
Any koreader enjoyers here?
I'm running a PW3 Kindle on 5.9.x firmware but the earliest FW included within the jailbreak .zip is 5.12 so uhhhh what am I supposed to transfer over as far as that goes?
I'm running a PW3 Kindle on 5.9.x firmware but the earliest FW included within the jailbreak .zip is 5.12 so uhhhh what am I supposed to transfer over as far as that goes?
8045
2025-11-18 15:43
Tacuinum Sanitatis f. 97v, Storyteller
Storyteller. Its nature is one of the causes of sleep. Optimum: the type advisable for the nature of the person wishing to sleep. Benefit: for those who enjoy this, it truly improves their digestion,
8027
2025-11-16 20:02
Kapuscinskis THE EMPEROR
I just finished this and loved it. To those who have read: do we think he actually collected this testimony, or is it just made up? It seems too ridiculous to be believed at points. Either way, fantas
8033
2025-11-17 14:23
ㅤ
LA County's most charming botched tourist attraction
7960
2025-11-09 00:36
Winter coat recs
My north face puffer has served me well for the past few years, but I’m hoping to move on. The Barbour meta feels a bit too tryhard, but I agree that zip > button. What is to be done?
7355
2025-08-31 12:40
Self-improvement content that isn't cringe?
I'm currently trying to get my life back on track (focusing on work, fitness, relationships, cutting out bad substances) and looking for videos/podcasts to listen to while exercising and cleaning etc.
8000
2025-11-13 14:39
8
4949
2025-05-24 03:14
Tell me your favorite fragrances
This is a thread about perfumes and colognes in general. I want to know your favorites and your least favorites. I want to know your thoughts about various perfumes, houses, perfumers. At the airport
7538
2025-09-23 12:24
Diet
I am creating this thread for the discussion of diet, as it pertains to you or to humanity as a whole.
Diet, food, nutrition. All of these things are under scrutiny today, but really have never left
Diet, food, nutrition. All of these things are under scrutiny today, but really have never left
6814
2025-08-08 14:02
No title
>creates cool website
>posts takes on leddit instead
admin why
>posts takes on leddit instead
admin why
6898
2025-08-10 03:17
I work for an AI company
I've never felt physically sick from work before, but this is doing it.
Imagine you are required to use four different AIs each day to maximize your productivity. Imagine the boss is talking about a
Imagine you are required to use four different AIs each day to maximize your productivity. Imagine the boss is talking about a
7571
2025-09-26 09:33
Conspiracy theories
It seems that conspiracy theories are no longer a fringe phenomenon confined to tinfoil hat-wearing preppers and everyone is a conspiracy theorist now. Why do you think conspiratorial explanations of
1619
2025-04-06 15:37
What are some niche stereotypes you have noticed?
For me it's that American boomers always accuse you of being 'rude' (and usually immediately follow that with insults) if you say something mildly sarcastic or correct them on anything.
Also gay men
Also gay men
7515
2025-09-21 18:44
No title
Remember, no original research
7371
2025-09-01 15:19
Demoraphic decline is subtly haunting
Libs will tell your ear off about "muh geedeepee", pension system falling apart and etcetera, right-wingers like to talk about replacement and death of nations and cultures. It's not that it's all bul
7631
2025-10-02 04:05
good introductions to architecture?
have any of you read any good books on architecture broadly? or i guess on subtopics. i'm really interested in the field but my only knowledge atm comes from wikipedia articles & just visiting nearby
7513
2025-09-21 17:42
I started a fashion & style discord server
https://discord.gg/EGGNGuYR
(Sorry if this is against rules to post, can remove if its a problem)
Disclaimer I know very little about fashion, I just want people to talk about it all with. If that so
(Sorry if this is against rules to post, can remove if its a problem)
Disclaimer I know very little about fashion, I just want people to talk about it all with. If that so
3549
2025-04-27 15:18
Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis was one of the largest philo-scientific adjacent developments of the 20th century, but is it bogus? It seems philosophers reject it for not appreciating metaphysics, and scientists reje
7560
2025-09-24 19:40
I listened to this album in the dark and I had to turn the lights on
What music scares you?
6906
2025-08-10 09:21
Contemporary right wing writers/novels?
I read some M. Houellebecq, but aside from that I am familiar mostly with 20th century writers like Mishima, but I got through them fairly quick. Preferably people who are alive and writing right now
7225
2025-08-21 01:57
canadian euthanasia
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/09/canada-euthanasia-demand-maid-policy/683562/
archive:
https://archive.is/adDZ3
opinions on the article? what are your thoughts on euthanasia?
archive:
https://archive.is/adDZ3
opinions on the article? what are your thoughts on euthanasia?
7434
2025-09-10 17:58
rsp refugees
Kirk passed into the next life and rsp hung on to his coattails.
7472
2025-09-13 23:43
NEPAL
A strange, noble country. I hear they are electing their new post-communist government via discord. They're disproportionately active in sceney anglophone internet communities. What is going on?
7458
2025-09-12 09:46
What if we
What if we held hands under the limited-edition Rammstein wood table
6763
2025-08-07 01:51
The Iconography of Lord Jagannath
Lord Jagannath is a Hindu deity worshiped in the Odisha region of India. He is regarded as an form of Krishna and as the Supreme Being.
There are some aspects to the history and philosophical implica
There are some aspects to the history and philosophical implica
7179
2025-08-19 02:13
mfa as the enemy
i've noticed a rising hatred towards the mfa amongst non-mfa holders who enjoy culture in recent years. is this hatred warranted? i can't deny that i hold some skepticism that this idea isn't just eve
7000
2025-08-12 03:23
7
G
6750
2025-08-06 07:54
You will never stop the New right.
Leftists are on the run as the right win elections all over the world. In not a single country are leftists winning. There is nothing they can do, their age is over. Soon we will put them in the priso
267
2024-07-24 17:16
Post something you've made
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE6NZ4bsmow
post something you've made
post something you've made
7022
2025-08-12 16:31
No title
Has anyone else here noticed people of their own generation sorta losing contact with reality over time? Like we all know boomers are delusional, but if you look closely it's like millennials and zoom
7408
2025-09-05 13:15
No title
Arigato Gozaimasu Mr. Hosono-San... your sugoi ongaku changed the way I think about sound
7324
2025-08-29 04:58
25 euro/dollar reward! /lit/ contest!
Hello,
I decided to host a literary contest for aspiring writers and poets from the "chans" communities. The rules are simple: submit your work in the comments below. The form does not matter; it can
I decided to host a literary contest for aspiring writers and poets from the "chans" communities. The rules are simple: submit your work in the comments below. The form does not matter; it can
3897
2025-05-01 11:49
Trans Rosa Parks
>A transgender woman was arrested at the Florida State Capitol last month after she used a bathroom there to protest a state law that blocks transgender people from using a rest room that aligns with
6425
2025-07-21 17:20
Best literary / culture blogs?
I'm looking for really sharp, insightful writers who talk about books and culture. Are there any bloggers out there on the level of James Wood, Robert Hughes, Sontag, Amis?
7112
2025-08-15 18:28
re: admin
met him irl. cool guy.
4033
2025-05-04 17:11
THE DOCTOR IS IN
Describe yourself, or someone you know, or even make someone up, and I will speculate and preform shitty psychoanalysis based on your post
6839
2025-08-09 08:00
writing group/discord?
u guys part of any writing groups or discords? been looking to join some to get some bounce for my ideas
6980
2025-08-12 00:19
He was the greatest man in history
You should have listened to him, he tried to warn you. He told you that if you turned against him, the world you see today, a world so insane that any sane man will rise up and conquer it, would exist
6417
2025-07-21 13:00
The most over-analyzed movie of all time?
people doing more hermeneutics on the shining than medieval theologians did with the bible. why?
6934
2025-08-10 21:15
why is redscare so 4chan incel coded?
Like the people on the ledditcord don't even seem to listen to the podcast either they seem like just loser NEETs. Then I find this place and there's discussion about /tttt/. Also theres an rdrama sub
6123
2025-07-05 10:23
what are yout thoughts on that site that shall not be named
7131
2025-08-16 09:46
Gerard Manley Hopkins
What does /pt/ think about the 19th century poet Gerard Manley Hopkins?
Hopkins, who gave up poetry for several years due to his vocation as a priest, is known for such works as The Windhover, As Kin
Hopkins, who gave up poetry for several years due to his vocation as a priest, is known for such works as The Windhover, As Kin
4723
2025-05-19 11:20
How’s Africa doing?
So like, what’s going on here? Has it gotten better or worse or? For the record I’m not taking North Africa into account, only the Sahel, Sahara, Central Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, so I mean t
7046
2025-08-13 09:51
A review of St. Anger by Metallica
St. Anger is an album released by the heavy metal band Metallica in 2003. It was universally panned and still continues to be to this day. Many metal fans felt that Metallica had sold out, as the band