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Do you have a academic background in humanities/lit, or do you just read for fun? (lemmy.world)
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[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Yes, a PhD, and incidentally enough it killed my enjoyment of reading because it turned into work. About the best I’ve done is piecemeal William H. Gass essays and some Graeber. The burnout is real.