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[–] [email protected] 128 points 4 days ago (11 children)

Nietzsche particularly said that we should all strive to be the best versions of ourselves, something he called "uber-mensch" an idea, which I believe was hijacked by Nazis.

He was a nihilist, but he also urged everyone to create their own values and follow it to be the best you can be. But, then he was also a disgusting sexist. People are complicated.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

he was also a disgusting sexist

The overall depth of your comment warrant a request for sources...

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Why? Who cares? It was like over 100 years ago at this point and like basically everyone was bigoted 100 years ago lmao.

Edit: also just like google stuff, it's not like it's modern day shit where tons of propaganda and straight disinformation and misinformation make finding this stuff impossible.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Nietzsche%27s_views_on_women

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This is true. My running theory, the shit man theory, is that if you take a famous person from the past they're most likely a shithead. For example;

Mahatma Gandhi was a nazi-loving racist who would gather young and underaged apprentices with whom he'd sleep naked to prove how virtuous he was by not raping them.

Mother Theresa didn't pay her workers, withheld medical attention on the grounds that if they took people to proper medical facilities they'd not use hers, re-used needles and knowingly spreading infectious diseases (like HIV), would purposefully make people suffer because suffering is godly.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

I think there are two explanations for it:

  • the type of person that gets sufficient attention to be remembered long-term has a bit of a god complex
  • everyone has good and bad parts, and each gets magnified in historical texts

It's probably both in most cases.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

My bad I made the mistake of reading more than one of his books.

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