Reading a book does not make you an author.

Reading a book does not make you an author. - natural

Sometimes people A don’t understand this.

• Let’s say there is an “amazing person X.”
• Mr. A says, “I read Mr. X’s book!” and appeals
• Mr. A does not gain any kind of “awesomeness” from it.

…and then I realized that this is “in my value system”.

• For example, from the perspective of person B, who feels that “reading Mr. X’s book is status”, person A will say, “You read Mr. X’s book, that’s great!

• I guess a community where Mr. A and Mr. B compliment each other on how great they are for reading Mr. X’s book could be, well, viable.

  • For me, that community is just not for me.
    • incorrect cycle

• Easy to read without verification.

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