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Rivarol: "Religion unites men in the same dogmas, politics unites them in the same principles, and philosophy sends them back into the woods; it is the dissolver of society."
Perhaps I will waste my youth reading books on a Friday night. If only the outside world wasn't so dull!
The height difference I deserve
A 5’3 man next to 6’11 Anna Smrek
A fascinating interview with Charles de Gaulle on Algeria, France's role in the post-war world, etc. Friend translate it, here are a few selections and I will put the link below:
Two quotes which express the view that intellectual pleasure is the highest type of pleasure. The first is from Schopenhauer, and the second is from Virgil:
"A witty woman once told me something which may well be the genuine secret of her sex: that in choosing a lover each one of her kind takes more account of how other women regard him than of how she regards him herself" Chamfort
Schopenhauer on how leisure is essential for the man of genius:
A given woman ceases to exist in any significant way the very moment she stops feeding my fantasies
Polygamy is prevalent in many tribal cultures due to limited resources and the need to prioritize reproduction for survival. In contrast, monogamy is common in resource-abundant societies, which often invest in creative pursuits like science, art, and literature. This focus…
Monogamy is not natural for men. Statistically only 20-30% of men have ever reproduced, while 80-90% of women have reproduced. Women were always sharing kings and discarding the surfs. This is the same today, all capable men have multiple women. Betas settle with one…
Have you tried not tweeting in English?
No Asian child should grow up believing Paris is civilization, English is intelligence, or that their own history began when Europe discovered them.
The rejection of absolute truth does not entail epistemic equality among individuals. On the contrary, what Nietzsche envisions is epistemic inequality, and a new species of philosopher may possess truths which enjoy epistemic superiority, "Great things remain for the great,…
