Lel you actually made me google that quote and he really said that. He's back to reading marvel comics. Shame, he should have gone the whole way and started chessboxing.
Sure it does
How many great hispanics have there been. How many great thinkers has that part of the world created.
A few shitty poets is about it
How about india. 1.2 billion people and what do they accomplish? it's just life for the sake of life
>WHEN HE WAS released from prison, Mike Tyson declared himself a new man. He had found religion and educated himself by reading the classics, from Twain to Tolstoy to Maya Angelou.
But now that he's back, Tyson doesn't have to impress anyone anymore. That kinda book stuff's for eggheads and nerds.Preparing for his 109-second fight against Bruce Seldon last week, Tyson said he'd stopped reading anything with a hard cover. "I read the Marvel (comic books). That stuff," he told reporters. "When I was in prison I was wrapped up in all those deep books. That Tolstoy crap. People shouldn't read that stuff. When we read these books, what purpose does it serve in this day and time? What purpose does it serve?"
So for now, Hugo, Thoreau and the others can rest easy knowing that the man who once said he "like to hurt women . . . it gives me pleasure" is no longer a fan. From now on Tyson will be getting deep thoughts from the Incredible Hulk.
That's nihilism: It's meaningless is the negation of it's meaningful and still ascribes a value to the world. >realizing that it's all meaningless
You create a meaning that allows you to adopt a lifestyle that demands the lowest amount of will.
>You create a meaning
thats what Mike did
those books are fine if you want to learn about what other people did to create meaning, but they aren't necessary or anything
Many times people read those books because they expect to fill their void with a desire to be cultured or well read, then they read that shit and realize they don't give a frick
>I have carefully gone over, in my mind, the most powerful men—that is, in my opinion—in all of the world's literature and here is my list: Jack London, Leonid Andreyev, Omar Khayyam, Eugene O'Neill, William Shakespeare. All these men, and especially London and Khayyam, to my mind stand out so far above the rest of the world that comparison is futile, a waste of time. Reading these men and appreciating them makes a man feel life is not altogether useless.
—Robert E. Howard, letter to Tevis Clyde Smith, circa February 20, 1928[180]
What's interesting is that the Khayyam Victorians and the early 20th century grew up with weren't even his own words. They were altered in translation by Fitzgerald who changed the endings to make them rhyme. The original writings and poem form did not include that feature.
Khayyam is an overrated poet. Westerners love him, and so do the Iranian simps that follow them, but his Persian verse is really basic and unimpressive.
he literally just said, "technically Buddhism would be better if it it just owned up to the fact people are reborn with every substantially amount of time that passes" and then concluded that people are still arguing over substantial amount of time.
He's actually a very good reader. There's an interview out there of him when in prison absolutely gushing about Tolstoy-- initially, he loved both W&P and Anna K. Perhaps his time in the can wasn't as 'good' as Malcolm's.
For me, it's the Kingdom of God is Within You. He would have been a better activist than a novelist, if he didn't start at it so late in life. Maybe the Bolsheviks would have never gained as much ground if there had been a stronger movement like Tolstoy's.
Though I agree with your first statement, 'faith' probably equals the strong feeling that it is 'without' you, as well. Given that Tolstoy is among the greatest novelists, if not the greatest, that's an odd claim to make. By 'activist' I assume you mean that he could have been an even greater figure in the make of a (for instance) Gahndi?
He influenced Gandhi, in fact. And MLK Jr. somewhat. If he had been able to help Russia in the same way that Gandhi and King helped others with his teachings, sure, it would have outshined any of his fictional literary work.
Considering the misery of Russia in the 20th century and what it still goes through, it would have nice to just skip over all of that.
He influenced Gandhi, in fact. And MLK Jr. somewhat. If he had been able to help Russia in the same way that Gandhi and King helped others with his teachings, sure, it would have outshined any of his fictional literary work.
Considering the misery of Russia in the 20th century and what it still goes through, it would have nice to just skip over all of that.
Thoreau influenced both Gandhi and Tolstoy so that makes him the real OG
>Maybe the Bolsheviks would have never gained as much ground if there had been a stronger movement like Tolstoy's.
If Tolstovian movement got more traction it would face the same government crackdown as every other political movement in Imperial Russia that was not turbosimping for the Tsar, at which point it wold have to either abandon pacifism and radicalize (becoming yet another flavor of Bolshivism) or have it's influence restricted to Siberian prisons, where pacifism makes you into a bottom b***h for swarthy bear types.
Tyson is a legend and all but past their prime boxers in their twilight years are one of the saddest sights on Earth. Just a bunch of brain damaged husks that, due to modern medicine, manage to last several more years than they used to be able to despite being more dead than alive for most of them. Has anyone here seen public appearences of Ali in his old age? It was a sorry sight, and Tyson seems to be headed towards the same end.
I guess. But that’s the cost right. You always have to compromise and make sacrifices in life. I’m glad and I hope Tyson is happy to with the life he led. He was basically born for it really
Its the CTE that sets in over time. Im sure Tyson would have been pretty smart if he didn't get his head punched repeatedly by some of the strongest punchers on earth as a profession
let him be, leftoids are usually some of the most undeservingly confident people you'll ever meet, dumber than the plank from ed,edd and eddy, haven't done shit but still think they are smart bcuz...(insert whatever delusion you will there). Lenin reportedly was so sure of his ideas he would start insulting you personally that you are a dirty uneducated peasant if you had a slight disagreement with any droplet of his ideas, top sperg behaviour. Luckily for us these leftist usually stay home, dont socialize. So more women for the rest us, and if they do date women they are usually friendzoned, or are in a relationship so estrogen producing from the amount of concensual behaviour that engage in that even clint eastwood would cut his own dick off. If by chance that lefty is a women, ill tell you what as soon as some lefty meets that dude that fricks her brains out, all that consent shit and lefty politics flies out the window and she just wants to get dicked.
This response is so devoid of any substance and such an empty shell, pretending not to understand what the anon wrote it kind of validates all his points even though it was nothing crazy.
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Some ramblings just don't deserve anything of substance
>haven't done shit but still think they are smart bcuz...(insert whatever delusion you will there)
Hmmm, it's almost like this can be applied to the right wing as well. Centrists are the best because they recognise that both parties are equally as moronic.
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>Hmmm, it's almost like this can be applied to the right wing as well. Centrists are the best because they recognise that both parties are equally as moronic.
Except they're not.
Look back throughout history. Has there ever been a time when there wasn't a clear better (or more often worse) option?
No. Stand up for something for once in your life. Centrism is just a personality disorder.
Lel you actually made me google that quote and he really said that. He's back to reading marvel comics. Shame, he should have gone the whole way and started chessboxing.
Mike Tyson's recommendations or reading lists are almost all non fiction books like Kierkgaard and biographies on Alexander the Great
He was also a fan of Chairman Mao and read his stuff in prison to better himself and strengthen himself for REVENGE. That's actually what he said.
Why mao? How do his writings relate to revenge?
Black person looking up to an Aryan great. Wonderful
The want for greatness knows no race.
Sure it does
How many great hispanics have there been. How many great thinkers has that part of the world created.
A few shitty poets is about it
How about india. 1.2 billion people and what do they accomplish? it's just life for the sake of life
Cervantes you nincompoop
Which Tolstoys book he had in mind?
>WHEN HE WAS released from prison, Mike Tyson declared himself a new man. He had found religion and educated himself by reading the classics, from Twain to Tolstoy to Maya Angelou.
But now that he's back, Tyson doesn't have to impress anyone anymore. That kinda book stuff's for eggheads and nerds.Preparing for his 109-second fight against Bruce Seldon last week, Tyson said he'd stopped reading anything with a hard cover. "I read the Marvel (comic books). That stuff," he told reporters. "When I was in prison I was wrapped up in all those deep books. That Tolstoy crap. People shouldn't read that stuff. When we read these books, what purpose does it serve in this day and time? What purpose does it serve?"
So for now, Hugo, Thoreau and the others can rest easy knowing that the man who once said he "like to hurt women . . . it gives me pleasure" is no longer a fan. From now on Tyson will be getting deep thoughts from the Incredible Hulk.
Jesus. Prison maybe him better but once out he flipped back hard.
Nothing wrong with liking to hurt women.
Jeez, Tyson is embarrassing.
those books serve the same purpose that having gratuitous sex serves
realizing that its all meaningless and doesn't fulfill. its all just ego inflation
That's nihilism: It's meaningless is the negation of it's meaningful and still ascribes a value to the world.
>realizing that it's all meaningless
You create a meaning that allows you to adopt a lifestyle that demands the lowest amount of will.
>You create a meaning
thats what Mike did
those books are fine if you want to learn about what other people did to create meaning, but they aren't necessary or anything
Many times people read those books because they expect to fill their void with a desire to be cultured or well read, then they read that shit and realize they don't give a frick
Since we're on the topic of a boxer:
>I have carefully gone over, in my mind, the most powerful men—that is, in my opinion—in all of the world's literature and here is my list: Jack London, Leonid Andreyev, Omar Khayyam, Eugene O'Neill, William Shakespeare. All these men, and especially London and Khayyam, to my mind stand out so far above the rest of the world that comparison is futile, a waste of time. Reading these men and appreciating them makes a man feel life is not altogether useless.
—Robert E. Howard, letter to Tevis Clyde Smith, circa February 20, 1928[180]
Was HE right?
What's interesting is that the Khayyam Victorians and the early 20th century grew up with weren't even his own words. They were altered in translation by Fitzgerald who changed the endings to make them rhyme. The original writings and poem form did not include that feature.
Khayyam is an overrated poet. Westerners love him, and so do the Iranian simps that follow them, but his Persian verse is really basic and unimpressive.
he literally just said, "technically Buddhism would be better if it it just owned up to the fact people are reborn with every substantially amount of time that passes" and then concluded that people are still arguing over substantial amount of time.
yes yes he was
This is the same guy that was convicted of rape. Maybe you shouldn't follow what he says.
ietzche
uhm, akshually it's Neechee
your not very smart, huh?
Knee cheese
He's actually a very good reader. There's an interview out there of him when in prison absolutely gushing about Tolstoy-- initially, he loved both W&P and Anna K. Perhaps his time in the can wasn't as 'good' as Malcolm's.
For me, it's the Kingdom of God is Within You. He would have been a better activist than a novelist, if he didn't start at it so late in life. Maybe the Bolsheviks would have never gained as much ground if there had been a stronger movement like Tolstoy's.
Though I agree with your first statement, 'faith' probably equals the strong feeling that it is 'without' you, as well. Given that Tolstoy is among the greatest novelists, if not the greatest, that's an odd claim to make. By 'activist' I assume you mean that he could have been an even greater figure in the make of a (for instance) Gahndi?
He influenced Gandhi, in fact. And MLK Jr. somewhat. If he had been able to help Russia in the same way that Gandhi and King helped others with his teachings, sure, it would have outshined any of his fictional literary work.
Considering the misery of Russia in the 20th century and what it still goes through, it would have nice to just skip over all of that.
Thoreau influenced both Gandhi and Tolstoy so that makes him the real OG
>Maybe the Bolsheviks would have never gained as much ground if there had been a stronger movement like Tolstoy's.
If Tolstovian movement got more traction it would face the same government crackdown as every other political movement in Imperial Russia that was not turbosimping for the Tsar, at which point it wold have to either abandon pacifism and radicalize (becoming yet another flavor of Bolshivism) or have it's influence restricted to Siberian prisons, where pacifism makes you into a bottom b***h for swarthy bear types.
>commie brings up gross gay shit out of nowhere
The tsar was not that authoritarian, that is why bolshevism was allowed to exist and then take over.
Where does Werner Herzog express his astonishment that a black man like Tyson was familiar with classic literature?
Tyson is a mush-mouth with brain damage, and if boxing hadn't screwed up him enough he has a podcast where he's stoned out of his mind.
Literati he is not.
Tyson is a legend and all but past their prime boxers in their twilight years are one of the saddest sights on Earth. Just a bunch of brain damaged husks that, due to modern medicine, manage to last several more years than they used to be able to despite being more dead than alive for most of them. Has anyone here seen public appearences of Ali in his old age? It was a sorry sight, and Tyson seems to be headed towards the same end.
Many Men who accomplished much less had fared much worse. Every lifestyle has its price.
I guess. But that’s the cost right. You always have to compromise and make sacrifices in life. I’m glad and I hope Tyson is happy to with the life he led. He was basically born for it really
He's right if you're very black. The more white or asian DNA you have, the less right he becomes, since your brain is becoming less and less like his.
Tyson also said that his time in prison was the best three years of his life.
Boxers are usually high T and low IQ (kinda like r*ghtoids) so their opinions on books are generally superficial.
Its the CTE that sets in over time. Im sure Tyson would have been pretty smart if he didn't get his head punched repeatedly by some of the strongest punchers on earth as a profession
>heh, my political opponents are all dumber than me, what a coincidence
let him be, leftoids are usually some of the most undeservingly confident people you'll ever meet, dumber than the plank from ed,edd and eddy, haven't done shit but still think they are smart bcuz...(insert whatever delusion you will there). Lenin reportedly was so sure of his ideas he would start insulting you personally that you are a dirty uneducated peasant if you had a slight disagreement with any droplet of his ideas, top sperg behaviour. Luckily for us these leftist usually stay home, dont socialize. So more women for the rest us, and if they do date women they are usually friendzoned, or are in a relationship so estrogen producing from the amount of concensual behaviour that engage in that even clint eastwood would cut his own dick off. If by chance that lefty is a women, ill tell you what as soon as some lefty meets that dude that fricks her brains out, all that consent shit and lefty politics flies out the window and she just wants to get dicked.
>another delusional /misc/tard schizo rant
This response is so devoid of any substance and such an empty shell, pretending not to understand what the anon wrote it kind of validates all his points even though it was nothing crazy.
Some ramblings just don't deserve anything of substance
>haven't done shit but still think they are smart bcuz...(insert whatever delusion you will there)
Hmmm, it's almost like this can be applied to the right wing as well. Centrists are the best because they recognise that both parties are equally as moronic.
>Hmmm, it's almost like this can be applied to the right wing as well. Centrists are the best because they recognise that both parties are equally as moronic.
Except they're not.
Look back throughout history. Has there ever been a time when there wasn't a clear better (or more often worse) option?
No. Stand up for something for once in your life. Centrism is just a personality disorder.
if you get out of prison and still find love then you were actually forgiven, not punished
>all is number
>the universe is like a finely tuned string, music is divine and everything is based around resonance
>you are not allowed to eat beans
how do you respond without sounding mad?
>no thank you
Humans created numbers to better understand God's creation not the other way around.