/lit/ - Literature

>>17904045
Heidegger is infinitely better than this teen punk ante litteram. At least Heidegger actually valued Being and whatever life is worth living for. In Michelstaedter that which is always under the surface is sorrow, nothingness: his solution? To live "persuaded", even though he himself admits it's impossible. Yeah, it does sound like a fucking joke. In Heidegger it is basically the opposite, that which is always under the surface is Being. This is why life is not to be thrown away, despite all the misery and the affliction.

What I hate the most about this dude is that he used to have that pretentious know-all tone, while offering literally nothing. "I teach you the truth, but you won't gain anything". Then do not teach, jerk. At least those who committed suicide (among which are many people that I highly respect, from Caraco to Celan) did it for despair, not because they claimed to have found the solution of existence. And if the solution of existence is killing yourself, be sure you are in the presence of a bullshit-core philosophy.

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