yes, it tends to drive me nuts. nietzsche abhorred capitalism, consumer culture, the west, etc. there's a lot of 'big-brained' ayn rand sycophants latching onto his preaching the power of the individual through particular quotation without context... and without realizing he would probably despise them as tools who ultimately stifle others by both enabling and gladly submitting to structures of insane subjugation. i'm sure he's rolling in his grave. jesus, i bet even ayn rand is rolling in hers.orange808 wrote:You do see and hear the things the libertarians and righties love about Nietzsche, right?
ftr, i don't *completely hate* american libertarians and can often talk with them a bit and be on friendly terms because of agreeing on personal freedoms (luna, who usually refers to me as her wife, is good friends with a couple at work! lol). hell, i get along with them better than marxist/leninist/maoist leftists. i just think they get woo'd by randian rhetoric of imagining this incredible free market of motivated people living their fullest when the reality is that capitalism is a system that is engineered to crush the human spirit more and more efficiently based on the size of the population participating in it. they also tend to agree with the ideal of promoting & creating meaningful art and then their heroes are dumbfucks like joss whedon.... poor saps lol.
yes. it communicates nothing meaningful and brands preaching it ultimately turns it into "don't be what society disapproves" - as if that message wasn't drilled hard enough into our skulls from birth.I'm just not a big fan of "Don't Be Evil" liberalism/activism. That's such a good phrase, because Google has managed to perfectly model everything that brand represents as it ages and gets wealthy.