TV is not culture
You are no true cultured man
Cultured man educates himself
Cultured man eradicates his ignorance
Cultured man is interested in the world
Cultured man enjoys great works of men
Cultured man enjoys great art, great products, great beauty, great thought
No, cultured man didn’t watch every movie under the sun
No, cultured man didn’t watch all the greatest shows
No, cultured man doesn’t follow the news
No, cultured man doesn’t have a fucking clue about politics
No, cultured man doesn’t follow other cultured men
No, cultured man is not trendy
And NO, cultured man DOESN’T HAVE AN OPINION… not on such nullities
He could have consumed SOME of the above
But there’s no time!
There are things to be done — instead of catching up with such trivialities
And there is real culture to be explored — instead of this drivel
You’re doing yourself a disfavour by letting yourself be spoon-fed with what our culture considers culture
Does it ELEVATE YOU?
If it doesn’t — than it’s no good
Are you exploring?
And are you exploring voraciously, abundantly — or are you wasting time?
There’s no time
There’s so much to learn, so much to see, so much to appreciate, what are you waiting for?
There’s no time to watch a fucking movie
Not if you’re interested in something substantial
There’s no time to sit around and watch others do things on some screen — if you’re at all interested in doing something yourself
If your goal is to sit and be indulged — please do
I’m grateful that our culture provides culture catered to everyone
Just don’t delude yourself what it is that you’re doing
Or rather — don’t delude yourself that you’re in truth doing something at all: at this moment, or in your life in general
And you’re not a cultured man because you dissected some tv series, or because you know some “classics”, or because you have an opinion on some fool
You’re a cultured man when you voraciously explore the world’s cultural legacy
And then continue it yourself
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