That question about books has reminded me of something I keep neglecting to say

Whenever I see those types of people that read all these works of various thought leaders like Kafka and Kierkegaard I then wonder who these people are. Why rely on others to tell them how the world works? Are they incapable of observation? Most of what I believe is informed by how people have treated me, not some framework I read about. I don't read in fact. I'm probably more like the ones who write the books come to think of it. I reject the other authors and their ownership of ideas. Kafkaesque? I don't know the meaning of the word. What they see as me being a student is really just convergent evolution at play.

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I think it is valuable for some people to read material by those well-known "thinkers," but I urge them to do it with a critical eye. What are the strengths and weaknesses of their positions? If you can't find any weaknesses, you need to apply more thought.