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Nietzsche was likely driven insane by CADASIL leading to frontotemporal dementia[1]. CADASIL is a genetic disorder and has nothing to do with being solitary. [

• a8da6b0c91d 11y ago
  > a genetic disorder and has nothing to do with being solitary. You don't really know that. We know very well that weak social ties aggravate all kinds of health problems. Extensive time alone is probably worse for you than smoking. It's perfectly plausible the Nietzche's habit of spending many weeks alone at a time brought about his early demise.
  • anonydsfsfs 11y ago
    You are certainly correct that weak social ties can aggravate health problems, but there's no indication that was the case with Nietzsche. The median onset of stroke in people with CADASIL is 50 years[1], but Nietzsche was 53 or 54 when he had his first stroke, so he beat the odds. [1] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15364702 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15364702