Nietzsche is truly one of the most stylish and intoxicating writers in the history of philosophy. The phenomenon he describes here explains much of the contemporary left: environmentalists, socialists, anti-natalists as well.
"Then see to it that ye cease." - But the government and others will thwart you at every turn, because your pain of being alive is worth their joy of you being alive.
Love me some Nietzsche. It's truly astounding how prescient a lot of his criticisms about democracy, modern morality, and secular consumer culture ended up being! I will write something about that before too long...
Not getting beyond Nietzsche may have mostly to do with folks like Heidegger, Deleuze, Lacan, etc. never being able to write in a way that even competes.
Nietzsche is truly one of the most stylish and intoxicating writers in the history of philosophy. The phenomenon he describes here explains much of the contemporary left: environmentalists, socialists, anti-natalists as well.
AND climate mongers. Ethnic cleansers. Liberators of every stripe. Drug warriors.
"Then see to it that ye cease." - But the government and others will thwart you at every turn, because your pain of being alive is worth their joy of you being alive.
I didn't understand the bit about colors. Could someone explain?
“It is not worth the bother of killing yourself, since you always kill yourself too late.”
Also sprach Emil Cioran (The Trouble With Being Born)
Love me some Nietzsche. It's truly astounding how prescient a lot of his criticisms about democracy, modern morality, and secular consumer culture ended up being! I will write something about that before too long...
https://jmpolemic.substack.com/p/incomplete-philosophies
Not getting beyond Nietzsche may have mostly to do with folks like Heidegger, Deleuze, Lacan, etc. never being able to write in a way that even competes.