But how do you know if it's deeply insightful or nonsense? I mean, what personal analytical tools and frames of reference do you access to determine the quality of said marginalia or highlighting?
I am asking because the longer I have lived, the more discerning I have become about books that are good or bad—and why. And analyzing why I more often find a book bad that a general majority of other people find good. For example, I think most NYT "best sellers" are shit. But it's all opinion and life experiences and preferences and formal or informal schools of thought one embraces.
Sometimes, marginalia will possibly act as an effective tool for dissent to help you hone your own reasons as to why someone else's opinion was garbage or insignificant. 😂
yeah totally, imagine reading something filled with the scribblings of some stranger, it could be anything from deep insights to complete nonsense
But how do you know if it's deeply insightful or nonsense? I mean, what personal analytical tools and frames of reference do you access to determine the quality of said marginalia or highlighting?
I am asking because the longer I have lived, the more discerning I have become about books that are good or bad—and why. And analyzing why I more often find a book bad that a general majority of other people find good. For example, I think most NYT "best sellers" are shit. But it's all opinion and life experiences and preferences and formal or informal schools of thought one embraces.
Sometimes, marginalia will possibly act as an effective tool for dissent to help you hone your own reasons as to why someone else's opinion was garbage or insignificant. 😂
Yeah,but you buy books for yourself first.