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> The more I love humanity in general the less I love man in particular. In my dreams, I often make plans for the service of humanity, and perhaps I might actually face crucifixion if it were suddenly necessary. Yet I am incapable of living in the same room with anyone for two days together. I know from experience. As soon as anyone is near me, his personality disturbs me and restricts my freedom. In twenty-four hours I begin to hate the best of men: one because he’s too long over his dinner, another because he has a cold and keeps on blowing his nose. I become hostile to people the moment they come close to me. But it has always happened that the more I hate men individually the more I love humanity.
This is the best summation of the human condition I’ve ever read

>> No.22525199

>>22525191
Reddit

>> No.22525654

Autism is a hell of a thing.

>> No.22525765

>>22525191
I really love this passage. The Brothers Karamazov has a lot of these amazing intuitions about human beings. Every dialectic with Father Zosima is undeniably great.

>> No.22525799

Does this not just mean that you don't actually love humanity? You probably just like the idea of you loving humanity.

>> No.22525808
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22525808

>bro did you seriously just blow your nose? get the fuck outta here

>> No.22525847

>>22525191
dosto is a genius but also a retard, that's why he was so good at understanding people
this particular quote is a result of his mental retardation
it may sound relatable for mentally retarded 4chan users like us, but it's a shitty summation of the human condition

>> No.22525854

>>22525191
Literally me

>> No.22525868

>>22525654
Yeah he's describing Asperger's syndrome, the other implicit symptom is his baroque use of language. Poor guy, no wonder he was a drunk.

>> No.22525869

>>22525191
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuXpD3xDwvU

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>>22525847
>[X] is a [thing entirely contradictory to Y] but also a [thing Y entirely contradictory X]
Why do people phrase shit like this and think they're making a good point?

>> No.22525914

>>22525881
he was intelligent, but mentally ill, these two aren't contradictory