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This guy became a bit of a folk hero in certain Internet circles, along with the elusive Benatar. For a fun take on him see https://existentialcomics.com/philo
by Bakary 7y ago
This guy became a bit of a folk hero in certain Internet circles, along with the elusive Benatar.
For a fun take on him see
https://existentialcomics.com/philosopher/Al-Ma%27arri https://existentialcomics.com/philosopher/Al-Ma%27arri
- scrappyjoe 7y agoTell me more? Benatar lectured me at uni. Great teacher.
- Bakary 7y agoHe's simply know for his views on antinatalism, and for being somewhat shrouded in mystery. For a while, you couldn't even find a picture of his face or even an audio clip. Search results only yielded Peter Singer's warm smile for some reason. He then became a meme shorthand for a very pessimistic thinker. Antinatalism itself has recently grow more popular, and even been represented in some popular media.
- scrappyjoe 7y agoHuh. Well, he was mostly known in my ethics class for never forgetting a students name or birthday. Passed him in the street 5 years after graduating and he said, “happy birthday for last week!”. I was speechless.