• @PunnyName
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    5 months ago

    I mean, who cares? If someone is having trouble reading the book as it was written, let em read a simple version.

    Why does it matter what others read?

    So they don’t get the symbolism. IDGAF! They’re reading!

    • Flying Squid
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      -15 months ago

      Again, there is no way I could see that simplifying that book would be able to express its themes properly. What is the point of simplifying it? Just read a different book.

      • @PunnyName
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        45 months ago

        But why do you care? It has literally no affect on your life.

        Maybe they love the simplified version and it gets them to read the original later in life.

        Why do you care? What do you get from caring about what others read?

        • Flying Squid
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          -15 months ago

          I care that a book I love is being stripped of its meaning for the same reason I cared when the shitty movie with Leonardo DiCaprio came out. Because it’s something I treasure and I don’t like seeing bad things happen to things I treasure. I’m not sure why this requires so much explanation.

          • @PunnyName
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            15 months ago

            Oh well.

            Your opinion doesn’t matter when others are reading.

            • Flying Squid
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              -15 months ago

              My opinion matters to me. Much like your opinion matters to you.

              And possibly your opinion matters as little to me as mine to you.

              Funny how that works.

                • Flying Squid
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                  25 months ago

                  First of all, I spent years disabled and would still qualify for disability if I didn’t take my medication.

                  Secondly, I’ve never voted Republican in my life.

                  Believe it or not, you can feel protective of something you love without being a Republican.