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Any writers who write about what a colossal mistake it was for the animals that are humans to have acquired self awareness thought/consciousness/conscience/sentience/sapience, whatever it's called

>> No.17456131

Zapffe

>> No.17456145

>>17456066
Basically any nihilist, pessimist, but recommend Schopenhauer, Cioran. Kaczynski might be up your alley

>> No.17456326

>>17456145
>Kaczynski
read him already
>Schopenhauer, Cioran
thought they might get suggested, guess it's finally time to read them. Any of their works in particular?
>>17456131
Will check him out

>> No.17456532

>>17456066
>animals
humans aren't animals
>acquired
nobody had any choice in the matter
>mistake
which you determined it is do through your self awareness
>self awareness
clearly not your problem.

go read the three body problem or something lol

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>>17456066
hey i have the brother frog of your frog!

>> No.17457533

>>17456844
The resemblance is uncanny, and yet something is slightly different...

>> No.17459303

>>17456066
Unironically the book of Genesis

>> No.17459314

>>17456066
Some have tried to give Wagner an interpretation like this for a while, but it always falls short.

>> No.17460420

>>17456066

Antinatalism sort of covers this idea. Try something like "The Human Predicament" by David Benatar.

>> No.17460444

Besides everyone mentioned ligotti’s conspiracy against the human race is basically about that OP

>> No.17460451

Bataille, Nietzsche, and most importantly, Oscar Kiss Maerth

>> No.17462276

>>17460451
Agreed. This.

>> No.17462424

>>17456066
What mistake? We rule this world and did anything worth mentioning on this planet. Sure we might die out but it was worth it.

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Moynihan — Spinal Catastrophism

>> No.17462432

there aren't many because most published authors grew out of their teenage years before writing

>> No.17463307

>>17460420
>>17460444
>>17460451
>>17462428
Will check these out, thanks