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<blockquote data-quote="RiggsWolfe" data-source="post: 1343121" data-attributes="member: 2734">To answer your first sentence. Why? Why is it a false dichotomy? Admittedly, there are those who read for both reasons. But I have been around long enough to notice that more often the two camps don't meet. For instance, those who do it for some kind of intellectual stimulation tend to be somewhat arrogant and condescending about the &quot;mainstream&quot;. The ones who do it purely for enjoyment tend to find the others elitist and snobby. These are of course generalizations, but I see it alot. Especially on college campuses.As for the Conan stories I've never read them. I will say that most of the older fantasy and sci-fi I've read I disliked. I have that reaction to alot of &quot;classics&quot; across boundaries. (The only exception being movies, I like alot of older movies as much as modern &quot;popcorn&quot; movies.) Perhaps the only exceptions for me would be Asimov, Heinlein, Tolkien, and Bradbury (in small doses for him). Interestingly enough Heinlein would probably be a good example of the kind of sex this website talks about, yet he was a contemporary of Asimov's. (If memory serves. )</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RiggsWolfe, post: 1343121, member: 2734"] To answer your first sentence. Why? Why is it a false dichotomy? Admittedly, there are those who read for both reasons. But I have been around long enough to notice that more often the two camps don't meet. For instance, those who do it for some kind of intellectual stimulation tend to be somewhat arrogant and condescending about the "mainstream". The ones who do it purely for enjoyment tend to find the others elitist and snobby. These are of course generalizations, but I see it alot. Especially on college campuses. As for the Conan stories I've never read them. I will say that most of the older fantasy and sci-fi I've read I disliked. I have that reaction to alot of "classics" across boundaries. (The only exception being movies, I like alot of older movies as much as modern "popcorn" movies.) Perhaps the only exceptions for me would be Asimov, Heinlein, Tolkien, and Bradbury (in small doses for him). Interestingly enough Heinlein would probably be a good example of the kind of sex this website talks about, yet he was a contemporary of Asimov's. (If memory serves. ) [/QUOTE]

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