I got the idea from Mancarryingthing's youtube video called "I "love" the way we talk about books". It a 1 minute skit depicting two people talking about books and one of them always finds reasons why the other's reading is "not valid reading". In the end it is revealed that the "insufferable reader" archetype hasn't read a book in a very long time and is just regurgitating stuff he sees online. If you don't get the jist, just watch the video, it is really short and gets the point across way better.

So it got me thinking about how my reading habits wouldn't clarify as "valid reading" in the eye of a person like this. So far I got:

• While I like reading classics it isn't my main genre, so i would probably get called "performative" for even picking them up.
• Some classics I read were written by people who would get deemed "problematic" by modern standards (for being racist, sexist etc..). So for reading them I would also be probably called "problematic" despite not agreeing with any of their views and not supporting them financially either (cuz ykow they are dead).
• I started reading manga this year so that (depending on the type of insufferable reader) would get me called a "larper", since I have only gotten to the more popular titles or a "cheater" as I also add mangas to my reading challanges.
• Since my main genre is fantasy and sci fi and I like to read for fun some would also assume that I am too stupid to read "real literature".

Of course this is all good natured fun, remember to not take anything seriously that people like this say, as you can never do something that pleases everyone. Also don't go on booktwitter, its not worth it.

I quite enjoy learning new words. I like words that can be fun to say, and I like words with deep meanings as well.

Sonder - the profound realization that every random stranger is living a life as vivid, complex, and central to them as your own is to you.

Grotesque - describes something that is unnaturally odd, bizarre, or hideously distorted in shape or appearance.

Petrichor - pleasant, earthy, and fresh scent that fills the air when rain falls on dry soil.

Fracas - A noisy quarrel. A brawl.

Fiddle-faddle - Trivial matters.

I have a bunch of other words that I enjoy, but these were the ones I could think of right now. Are there any words that you like? Words that may be difficult to understand or words you just like saying? Words that you wish would be used more?

Similar to some other posts I made on Free education websites (https://pagebound.co/posts/404858) and websites that can help people stay focus (https://pagebound.co/posts/431302). Here are some websites that are fun, creative and better than doomscrolling that I think people would enjoy.

Junk Journal.Site (https://junk-journal.site/explore) An online Junk journal that has the feeling of old websites like My space. Create and have other people see your 'junk' page, fill it with whatever you want, photos or painting you find online and make a collage of. I've seen people make a 'junk' page on books they want to read and decorated it.

Digibouquet (https://www.digibouquet.com/) Create an online flower bouquet and then send it to your friends or family with a little message attached to it

Neocities (https://neocities.org/) Create your own free website with an in-browser HTML editor and explore other websites that were made by people.

Lurk me (https://lurk.me/) Similar to neocities, make your own website but this time without code! Along with exploring others made by people!

Your ai slop bores me (https://www.youraislopbores.me/) As it says on the website "in a world looming with the threat of ai stealing your job, save humanity by stealing ai's job". You become the ai and answer people's questions. Ask questions and people pretending to be AI will answer. It's silly and fun.

i’ll go first: “My NEW HOUSE in JAPAN is HAUNTED by a SAMURAI?!?! (SCARY) (DONT WATCH AT 3AM)”

I am dying for a crumb of action or anything interesting happening that isn’t just conversation after conversation 😭😭😭😭 am I close to something??? Pls say yes bc I want to like this book so bad