/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.3286306]

"In our very democratic, or rather, very plebeian age, "education" and "culture" must be essentially the art of deceiving - deceiving with regard to origin, with regard to the inherited plebeianism in body and soul."

- Nietzche

TLDR: You're all fucking plebs.

[Anonymous No.3286310]

>>3286306
Why is that bad?

[Anonymous No.3286349]

>>3286306

>I know I'm arrogantly quoting Nietzsche but I'm only a teenager please be understanding.

[Anonymous No.3286395]

>>3286310
fred is basically saying shit like literature, like your education, like your culturing, is a front to decieve and avoid your plebness.

go on, tell me thats not a bad thing, that we are all inherently all a bunch of useless sods living an inescapable existence where intelligence is no longer sought for its value but required to fit in?

>inb4 nihilistic edgylevel 9000 'he is right, who cares'

[Anonymous No.3286403]

>>3286395
for one, the age of which is being written has passed. for two, intelligence more often leads to rejection from american "culture"

[Anonymous No.3286407]

>>3286395
That's a very good thing. It's a tool, and being able to create and use complex tools are humankind's most important natural strength.

No living thing on Earth can compare to what humans were able to acheive through use tools. Nietzche, meanwhile, was a barely educated fool, and so are you.

[Anonymous No.3286414]

>>3286403
> intelligence more often leads to rejection from american "culture"
Wrong. Intelligence puts you at the wheel of culture instead of being it's engine. Mental sickness is what leads to rejection.

[Anonymous No.3287187]

Is he speaking of french po-mo theory?