Questions about Nietzsche
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goldenskipper72 said:A layman's take: Nietzsche loved to punish people, both literally and metaphorically. Personally, I’m fine with him... his style is killer when it comes to trashing Christians or those old Greek guys like Plato. He was just a fun guy who loved to troll, had his own opinions, absolutely hated the Church, and lived for the nightlife.... As I see it, his "superman" concept is basically about breaking free from parental shackles—and everything else, too. It means accepting life as it is and letting go of all that forced doubt and suffering. Pain disappears once you actually embrace existence. We're basically taught to walk backward; we become idiots because we suppress our natural instincts and block ourselves with morality and other bullshit. Screw the suffering, just find happiness. In a weird way, he was like Jesus, just with a much different way of expressing himself.
Personally, I think modern philosophy's obsession with unconditional happiness just creates a bunch of mindless drones🤷 following in the footsteps of Dostoevsky. Forget that kind of "happiness"—or rather, screw happiness if it comes without actual insight...
How is he similar to Jesus? I see a massive difference there. Nietzsche championed the Overman; he advocated for the strong and thought the weak should be left behind or pushed even further down, since they only end up holding humanity back. Jesus advocated for every single person; he gave everyone a chance and the freedom to seek truth, believing in the individual.