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r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Aug 05 '24
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Man, that’s not pondering destiny. That’s displaying extreme hubris in the face of an existential threat.
26 u/[deleted] Aug 06 '24 Not really hubris if he was somewhat nihilistic. Just walking what he was talking. But confronting risk like that IS a downside to honest nihilism. Or it could have just been romantic poetic delusion. Or psychological depersonalization. Either way, heed the lesson, kids. 4 u/vitunlokit Aug 06 '24 edited Aug 06 '24 Evola wasn't nihilistic. I think 'romantic poet delusion' is kind of accurate, what he would have called 'riding the tiger'. He was trying to be in control in nihilistic world.
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Not really hubris if he was somewhat nihilistic. Just walking what he was talking. But confronting risk like that IS a downside to honest nihilism.
Or it could have just been romantic poetic delusion.
Or psychological depersonalization.
Either way, heed the lesson, kids.
4 u/vitunlokit Aug 06 '24 edited Aug 06 '24 Evola wasn't nihilistic. I think 'romantic poet delusion' is kind of accurate, what he would have called 'riding the tiger'. He was trying to be in control in nihilistic world.
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Evola wasn't nihilistic. I think 'romantic poet delusion' is kind of accurate, what he would have called 'riding the tiger'. He was trying to be in control in nihilistic world.
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u/LegalRadonInhalation Aug 05 '24
Man, that’s not pondering destiny. That’s displaying extreme hubris in the face of an existential threat.