And don't even get me started on Linux ‘users’ who chose Debian-based distributions. Fucking idiots.
“What about those who use desktop-oriented distros, like Mint and that other one whose name you can't remember right now?” I have only one word for you: POSER.
“BTW, I use Arch.” I can't hear you. You're muted.
“I don't use Linux. I use *BSD/Plan9/TempleOS, etc.” You think you're better than me? Fuck you!
@dieulast I don't know how to respond to that, because my favourite books in that regard most likely just reinforced the worldview I already had. _Crime and Punishment_ would probably be a fitting answer, but I've been thinking about it a lot lately, so maybe that's why it came to mind now.
I prefer to speak of books whose authors sparked a sense of kinship in me. Among those would be Sei Shonagon's _The Pillow Book_, Pío Baroja's _El Árbol de la Ciencia_, Juan Rulfo's _Pedro Páramo_, F. Scott Fitzgerald's _The Great Gatsby_ or Ernesto Sabato's _Sobre héroes y tumbas_.
As for non-fiction, mostly anything by Nietzsche and Cioran.
@dieulast
> I assume that you prefer writings that are most commonly associated with the lost generation.
I had never thought about that, but it may be true. Two of my favourite (female) writers are Dorothy Parker and Jean Rhys. I'm also a fan of Stefan Zweig.
> I haven't read "The Pillow Book" yet, but I did thoroughly enjoy reading J.L Borges who helped with its translation.
If you can't read Heian-era Japanese, I highly recommend Meredith McKinney's English translation for _The Pillow Book_. And if you enjoyed Borges, I think you will love Roberto Bolaño's novels, especially _2666_, if you haven't read it yet.
> I thoroughly appreciate authors that provide me with a fresh perspective on things both old and new, or an additional framework which I can use to more thoroughly comprehend things, especially in matters that pertain to choice and responsibility
That's pretty interesting. I'm usually drawn to storytellers, and that includes non-fiction writers, too. Hence my love for Nietzsche and the old Greek philosophers.
@josemanuel don't let the assholes get to you