Mausolus (died 353/352 BCE) was a Persian satrap (governor), though virtually an independent ruler, of Caria, in southwestern Anatolia, from 377/376 to 353 BCE. He is best known from the name of his monumental tomb, the so-called Mausoleum—considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World—a word now used to designate any large and imposing burial structure.
Is there a name for this phenomenon? Like how “algorithm” is just the westernized spelling of of al-Khwarizmi or “guy” comes from Guy Fawkes.
Not posh, you’re just only getting things with broad appeal. It’s like only listening to the top 40 lists. You’re missing a lot, but if all you like is pop, that’s probably exactly what you want.
It was genuinely a joke. The joke was intended to be “the all 5 star book reviews are for classics that are freely available because they were written before patents were invented and patented”.
I read quite a bit of shit.
Even if it weren’t, it’s perfectly fine to only like books that have broad appeal. My comment sounds like it’s judgy, but life is truly too short to read things that don’t appeal to us.