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Originally Posted by Requiem
Realistically, I have been both reading and posting to some things on this site for over 2 years. Why are there no original thoughts? Always, there are the same questions of authoritarian ownership, best books, worst books, and other typically mundane things. Is there no one here to speak of real meaningful ideas of what authorship should or could be? Or maybe a more in depth look on what literary works have or possibly could shape the future? I am desperately woeful on what the great readers of my time ("you") can come up with. We keep regurgitating the same idealistic views, with no real insight, of the same topics that have beleaguered literary types for the length of time as recognizable to us. I have not posted much merely because it is irrelevant to what has already been spoken, even in this style. you can hate me for stating the truth, but so be it. I, personally, hoped for more from this group. You all, for the most part, are well read and know your own-selves. Yet nothing seems to be new, no new conversations, nor any new thoughts. I'm disillusioned and distracted by the thought of the readers ("us") into a spiraling downward spiral of mundane thoughts. Maybe a personal enlightenment could help me, or us all....
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First, this post has generated some discussion. If that was your intent, well done. I don't think the discussion is particularly interesting, but I find myself typing a response, so what do I know.
I have only been a member of this forum for less than a year. In that year, I have evolved. Initially, I was looking for support for my new e-reader. Here, I found a LOT of help with the reader and utilities that extended the functionality of the e-reader. When the Fire came out, I spent a lot of time in that forum learning about features, updates, and sideloads. Once I got things under control, I spent more time in the News, Discussion, and Freebies forums.
This is probably pretty normal. The number of people in the kindle forums generally matches the rest combined. No surprise that many of these never make it to the other forums -- some people have lives, afterall.
I have reached the place where, from time to time, I find a news story that I feel compelled to share here. I stop in daily to see what the others have found. Sometimes I join discussions and sometimes I just sit back and listen.
I would like to read and discuss books with others. Maybe we could start a 'free book' reading club? Maybe start a poll to select a free book that we could enjoy simultaneously with some literary scholar guiding a discussion? This may not lead to original thought, but I think it would be interesting to see how different cultures (age, nationality, etc.) react to classic publications.