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		riffraff on Aug 4, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Can reading make you happier? (2015) Interesting, I loved the cyberiad, but it made me sad and angsty while still being fun. I believe this is true for a lot of SF, the same thing can be read as disheartening or encouraging.

richie_adler on Aug 4, 2024 [–]

I find this curious. Were you able to identify the cause of your anger and angst?

riffraff on Aug 5, 2024 | [–]

not anger, just, let's say, emotional discomfort?

I felt perhaps some of the stories "hit too close" on topics like the meaning (or rather, the lack of meaning) of life and civilization.

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