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congrats on not understanding Nietzsche

-Nietzsche's concept of the Overman seems very open for interpretation and depending on how you interpret it, you may obviously have different views on it.

-Nietzsche's metaphysics seems to have a number of loose ends and doesn't seem to have a closed off, concise, to the point message.

-Although it looks like it is done purposely, having an open ended philosophy, on metaphysics doesn't seem like the best way to get your views across, especially because it could easily be misinterpreted in several different ways.

-Explaining your philosophy in a fictional story also does not help. The point of Metaphysics is trying to answer the big questions, and by trying to do that in a fictional story, you are doing yourself a large disfavor in terms of people actually considering it and taking it seriously.

-Because Nietzsche's concept borders on supernatural and is a lot to take in to begin with, it does not help to display this concept in a fictional context.

-I believe he was better off writing it in a non-fiction context where he is able to display his views in a lot more coherent, clean, and concise manner, without having to worry about less prominent things like plot and character development.

-The way I interpret Nietzsche's concept of the Overman is not to take it literally because I don't see it possible to be able to transform into something far superior then the human race anytime soon, but rather I take it as inspiration to be the best person you can possibly be and not just morally but in all aspects of human nature.

-I believe the Overman pushes human beings to try to surpass the predetermined limitations that they currently believe they have.