/lit/ - Literature

my friend read like one bertrand russell book and since then he keeps trying to drop wisdom bombs on me about why working or trying to achieve anything is worthless and its perfectly acceptable and virtuous to be a 28 year old neet because he has some quotes from a dead old man. he just keeps rambling about how im a victim of slave morality passed down from kings to plebs while he farms mounts on wow and leaves his unwashed piss bowl in clear sight when I visit his room.

I'm not really into philosophy but I can't fathom that this old dead dude actually shares the neet sentiment and is still as respected as he apparently is so I'm assuming my friend is twisting words or misinterpreting or cherry picking quotes? Is my friend a brainlet or am I ignorant? I thought philosophy was supposed to elevate you. Can someone tell me what to say to cast him back into the shadow of embarrassment where he belongs?

this is 100% a sincere thread btw.

>>11056699
>implying I'd waste my time with any of those French obscurantists
Nice try, kid.