580 sats \ 3 replies \ @elvismercury 24 Jan \ parent \ on: Zap to Zero D-1 | Thought Compiler mostly_harmless
Reminds me of one of the quotes I can't get out of my head.
When I was younger I thought this sounded vaguely badass but basically meaningless. Now, older, I realize exactly what he meant, and that he was exactly right.
Once you turn them into faceless automatons you have dehumanised yourself.
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.
I agree with @carlosfandango and you, but I think it misses my point:
As far as my current understanding goes, being able to selectively become a monster and essentially face our own darkness is important if all one cares about is their own survival in moments?
We might lose our humanity forever and it might not have been worth it. But if we're only talking about pure survival at whatever cost: isn't that true then?
I think there is no better place for this discussion than ~mostly_harmless, lol
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being able to selectively become a monster and essentially face our own darkness is important if all one cares about is their own survival in moments
‘Controlled aggression’ is probably the defining but key distinction between warriors and homocidal psychopaths. Perhaps not sociopaths thoughts. I should give this more thought…
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When I was younger I thought this sounded vaguely badass but basically meaningless. Now, older, I realize exactly what he meant, and that he was exactly right.
I think that is absolutely the way Nietszche, like many philosophers, should be read. We take different interpretations as we read at different stages of our lives…
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