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One aspect of Stirner's thought that bothers me is that his depiction of the egoist sounds more like a specific outlook on life that is no less sacred and artif
by Bakary 4y ago
One aspect of Stirner's thought that bothers me is that his depiction of the egoist sounds more like a specific outlook on life that is no less sacred and artificial than the systems he rejects.
As a way to illustrate this, unmoderated online forums tend to adopt the same tone of voice and type of humor as 4chan. If there was true intellectual freedom without restraints, there would be more tonal diversity, but what instead ends up happening is that the type of people who would adopt Stirner's worldview would end up behaving in very similar ways to one another.
- lioeters 4y agoI'm not so familiar with anarchist thinking, so it kind of surprised me to learn about Stirner's "egoist" worldview and philosophy. He takes it to its logical conclusion, which is to be free of any morals and consideration for others, to serve one's self interest as a goal in itself. In a way it's refreshing to hear it expressed so directly, because it does seem like an attitude that's fairly common, maybe even as animal instinct. It helps to contrast and understand my own values and perhaps wishful thinking that humanity can grow beyond it to a holistic philosophy of living together.