i am

@Rhunespire What made you dismiss him?

I took others at their word that he was a nihilist.

i am a little piece of shit in the universe without the rest of it all i guess

@Rhunespire Ah. That's a shame.

I should have done due diligence and verified for myself

I am a Fool.

However, this is a problem easily rectified

Nah, plenty of people walk away from him engulfed in nihilism, it's easy to make the assumption.

"you want, if possible-and there is no more insane "if possible"-to abolish suffering. And we? it really seems that we would rather have it higher and worse than ever... The discipline of suffering, of great suffering -do you not know that only this discipline has created all enhancements of man so far?" (beyond good and evil)

But, as with all philosophers: don't dabble.

Perhaps that's why. The way TFM explained it the other day showed me that I was operating on false assumptions.

So do most people who read him.

@BigTyrone sounds like damage control! ....shit let me think a little more

we are human, all too human

Nietzsche is too good man

Which is why we quote philosophers out of context to fit our narratives.

noo....

I don't see anything wrong with that

Do what?

it's a lot of think in a statement

quote something out of context to fit your narrative, if it follows your narrative then why not quote it

And if your narrative is incorrect?

Then reality will tell me so, nothing like a good slap in the face of reality

I've always thought he was a nihilist, I need to read it myself as well

I suggest Thus Spoke Zarathustra

@BigTyrone i got your message, deep shit, still thinking, but thanks for reply

anytime i love talking about philosophy

and trying to understand things better

So the quote you made... what was the point you were using that to drive home?

going to lie in bed now like wtf

later!

GN

thanks!

@metal_mango 👋

and what quote? @Five, Seven, and Two

@BigTyrone From BG&E, the bit about compassion and suffering.

oh that suffering is a good thing, and putting yourself through hardship will make you a better man

a higher man obtains his goals through suffering

That's what you took away from it?

i mean yeah how else?