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I don't find that's always the case, I've been in sone that felt sterile.
True, but even in the sterile ones I can usually find something or other hidden amongst all of the shity self help and mediocre conservative history books. I treat it like thrifting, I check absolutelt everything since there's always something someone has missed that might be worthwhile.
Non sterile ones are definitely way better though.
If I go to the bookstore it's to find obscure stuff that I can't find online. I mainly use an ereader so part of the experience of going into those places is to book hunt comfortably and find the stuff I can't get access to in a friendly space that doesn't feel clinical.
I have hundreds of books digitally and a fair few occult & adjacent books you can't get access to easily
Yeah that's a big difference then, I don't read digitally 99% of the time since I vastly prefer the physicality of a real book. And I like to just browse seeing all the options, it lets me find cool stuff I might not be into otherwise. The comfort of a place is certainly important too but idk, I feel like my main goal of finding books supercedes that comfort.
Oh yeah occult and adjacent stuff is a pain in the ass to find, especially if you're like me and your interest is in historical occultism rather than modern stuff. Being in academics helps wildly with being able to read that stuff but if you're out of it I'm sure it feels like being shit out of luck in regards to certain books.
I read digitally because I can carry my library and have it all backed up. I can read in the dark and won't damage the books. Plus it is purely about the content. I can find most books online that most stock.
I'm into it all, the history right through modern stuff too. I can find people to get stuff that is out of print also. Some stuff just won't show up in stores
Oh that's cool! In my case I was a lot more specific in my occult interests, specifically I'm really into gnosticism and rosicrucianism. In the latter's case there's genuinely a chance I've accidentally become an academic expert on the subject I have read so much. And yeah I don't think I've ever seen a single of those books I've read in a store. Hell half of them I could only find on my academic sites.
I've spent about 30 years reading and researching the subject ^^
I've read on a lot along with the formation of hermetic order through to crowley and thoth. I've read on the angels and demons and the goetia along with various forms or magic, herbs and the metaphysical and various cultures and crossover. I'm into the esoteric ^^
Ours downtown just feels like Chapters but smol
I prefer used bookstores