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Do you guys THINK about what you read?
I'm genuinely concerned some people don't even question why they read this or that or how consuming that type of media makes them feel. Like, do you guys reflect on what you feed your brain? I've read people say they don't understand why they like reading BL or just any genre in general, have you thought on maybe stop for a sec and ask yourself hmmm i wonder why i like reading this genre sm mmmm maybe bc i enjoy x or y and the way i relate to z.
LIKE?! am i crazy?? Is reading comprehension out of the question if not applied for school textbooks?? Whats the point of learning critical thinking in school when you can't even apply it outside with the stuff you consume daily like pls let's start question why we do the stuff we do and maybe you'll learn more about yourself than you think and idk probably heal something in your core you didnt even realize needed to be healed, like come on guys. And don't come at me saying mimimimi it's not that deep mimimi bc IT is that deep trust me, lets all regain our consciousness, did doomscrolling really fried your brains? PLEASE SAY NO ☹
Honestly, I don't really analyze why I like every genre I read. If something interests me, I read it. If it starts getting boring, I drop it. If it has questionable writing or themes, I'll critique it. Other than that, I'm usually just reading because I enjoy it, not because I'm trying to learn something about myself every time.
I think it's fine...... 1 reply
I read a lot of psychological and the amount of ppl in comments not understanding symbolism or theme is so alarming... or just being like "ml is so hot" like guys lets think.
Sometimes I do stop and think about how a scene makes me feel, or what a characters action means for their development, etc, etc. Idk just mindlessly consuming content makes ...... 2 reply
Well… sometimes I do, sometimes I don't.
There are list of manhwas and novels that fried my brain cause I think of them a lot (mostly horror, psychological, murder mystery etc.). And yeah I like symbolism cause people tend to perceive them differently and it's fun to read them.
There are also list of manhwas and novels where I throw my brain ou...... 1 reply
Dark/psychological genres NEED reading comprehension honestly. But most readers just screams rape here, rape that. But most didnt even try to think about the nuance WHY it happened.
I love trying to disect a character's mindset. From the mc to the ml, and the circumstances that brought that event. There's a lot of food for thought on how their min...... 2 reply
i think yaoi is not really the best place to find your sense of self lol. is analysing "why i like squirting kink" important to my life? maybe, maybe not. i get where you're coming from but people can and should be able to enjoy fictions mindlessly. if you have to question every little thing in your life, that means you don't have yet a secure sens...... 4 reply
"I like this because I don't have to think deeply about it", "I like seeing big muscly men getting their backs blown out because they're nice to look at after staring at an excel sheet all day", and "The art is so pretty" are all completely valid reasons for reading something.
Let's face it, most of these BL stories have such little plot scattere...... 1 reply
ure valid but if we are honest, a lot of the works here, especially the newest, most popular, really don't have a lot to analyze and "apply critical thinking" to when they really are just "same 10 cliche plots with smut and smut and dumb characters and ooo hot dih and boob". I'm overgeneralizing and ofc there ARE REALLY good works with deep message...... 1 reply
Sometimes...
Right now I'm reading a physical copy of Our Colors by Gengoroh Tagame which I got from a library.
I'm putting more thought into it because I like coming of age pieces about broken people like that. So I'll put on some music in the background and really hone in on it.
I'm also reading Mr. Magical Girl on here, which is just kinda to p...... 1 reply
I really only think and question myself when I’m reading something that has a darker and heavier tone. Doing that for psychological stories and whatnot really improves my immersion icl. It just depends on genre imo, cs when I’m reading a slop action manhwa or a slice of life, I don’t feel like I need to reflect I’m js trying to get my dopa...... reply
It takes a certain level of courage to do all that you are asking in the post, it takes a certain level of self awareness and understanding of the world in relation to yourself. The urge to even have curiosity takes courage and this courage comes out of a legible understanding of oneself, but most users on here avoid it actively because of their ne...... 2 reply
