Edit: Essay moved here:
http://insomnia.ac/commentary/on_action_and_reaction/
Theory
On Action and Reaction
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by icycalm » 11 Feb 2011 00:11
This essay is now on the frontpage, somewhat expanded and revised. I therefore recommend that everyone who's already read it should reread it.
What I find extremely amusing is that the subhumans will still interpret this essay as reaction -- reaction to their action of calling me reactive. And the comedy goes on.
What I find extremely amusing is that the subhumans will still interpret this essay as reaction -- reaction to their action of calling me reactive. And the comedy goes on.
by icycalm » 11 Feb 2011 01:23
A quick way to grasp what lies at the heart of the problem.
In basketball, there is no good and evil team -- both teams are good. Winning and losing has nothing to do with domination and oppression -- both teams are there and doing what they are doing because they want to. Both teams, therefore, are active, and the struggle plays itself out (and to the ultimate benefit of both teams, I may add) without hard feelings and resentment.
The problems begin when resentment begins, what Nietzsche calls in French "ressentiment".
Once more: read Nietzsche's Genealogy. But the basketball example basically solves everything.
In basketball, there is no good and evil team -- both teams are good. Winning and losing has nothing to do with domination and oppression -- both teams are there and doing what they are doing because they want to. Both teams, therefore, are active, and the struggle plays itself out (and to the ultimate benefit of both teams, I may add) without hard feelings and resentment.
The problems begin when resentment begins, what Nietzsche calls in French "ressentiment".
Once more: read Nietzsche's Genealogy. But the basketball example basically solves everything.
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