Comment by globular-toast
3 days ago
It seems quite obvious to me why it looks like this, and other people have explained it. All I'll say is if you meet someone who doesn't read, please please encourage them to try a "highschool read" or something "very mainstream" and don't put them off for life with some obscure liberal arts piece. If someone hasn't read something you read in high school, it's still better than they read it now.
>All I'll say is if you meet someone who doesn't read, please please encourage them to try a "highschool read" or something "very mainstream" and don't put them off for life with some obscure liberal arts piece.
I think you assumed implications in my comment that weren’t at all intended. By all means read whatever you enjoy, and by keeping at it you’ll eventually reach less known work just as a side effect of getting deeper in your niches.
As I said in another comment, I just see the selection as a sign of a lack of exploration.
It’s not that the books themselves are bad -the original super Mario is a nice game, but if it’s the only game being significantly mentioned the crowd is probably not really into gaming. It’s just surprising to me that the HN crowd isn’t really into literature.
I haven't read much "deeper" than the stuff in the list and most people I meet read way less than I do. Many read approximately zero by my estimations. I have a PhD so I know how deep the rabbit holes goes. I just think between TV, social media, kids etc. most people don't have time to do something that demands complete attention, sadly.