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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @noknees 10h \ parent \ on: When Nietzsche Wept BooksAndArticles
It’s funny how you say Zarathustra’s story is “comically perverse” — you just proved Nietzsche’s whole point, have you read it even?
He wasn’t promoting nihilism, he was warning us about what happens after we lose belief in higher values. He saw that once “God (Ubermensch) is dead,” people wouldn’t become free, they’d panic, run toward comfort, and invent new idols (safety, ideology, herd-think).
Zarathustra begged people to become creators of their own meaning, but they ignored him. Just like many today ignore Nietzsche and call him a nihilist, when he was trying to save us from that exact fate.
It’s not a joke, it’s a mirror. Most people still don’t get the message. That’s why the book hits so hard. I'll drop a line specially for you
“Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster... for when you gaze long into the abyss. The abyss gazes also into you.” — Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
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30 sats \ 1 reply \ @freetx 9h
He wasn’t promoting nihilism, he was warning us about what happens after we lose belief in higher values. He saw that once “God (Ubermensch) is dead,” people wouldn’t become free, they’d panic, run toward comfort, and invent new idols (safety, ideology, herd-think).
Uhh...did you even read my post? We are literally saying the same thing.
Most people still don’t get the message. That’s why the book hits so hard.
Correct. The characters in Zarathustra missed the point, as did the real-world public who the only thing they know about Nietzsche is that "he was a nihilist".
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @noknees 3h
the real-world public who the only thing they know about Nietzsche is that "he was a nihilist"
so true. i hope this book reaches larger masses. in fact, all his books should reach a greater audience for a semantic understanding of the ordeals of society.
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