Comments by "TheDionysianFields" (@TheDionysianFields) on "Nietzsche and Morality: The Higher Man and The Herd" video.

@madwilliamflint I think it has greater relevance today. The herd was never so organized in past times.
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@naitzab I don't believe he was distanced at all or he wouldn't have been able to be so keen and prescient. Sure, there's the thought that not everyone can be an ubbermensch but Nietzsche's fear was that ALL greatness would be extinguished by the encroaching herd. And while the herd has accomplished a lot, it's easy to see how each contributing member has fallen far short of their individual potential.
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Michael Freed Integrity is a "childish impossibility?" Tell that to Marcus Aurelius or any of the great men/women of history. Interdependence only works after personal integrity has been achieved. A world full of Howard Roarks wouldn't have the problems this one does. Character is real.
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@Spark-In-The-Dark Classic excuse-making. Slave on.
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Michael Freed Yes, that's why there can be honor among thieves and dishonor (so often) among "upstanding citizens." And, yes, it's basically what you said (it's in writing). Personal integration = consistency among oneself. The only other possibility is personal disintegration, which doesn't work. You're making this stuff too difficult.
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@TheDayDreamingOwl You act like I was trying to hide my contempt. And it begins with the education system, which assimilates us and stifles so much of our creative energies and potential. Einstein was more attuned to that fact than Nietzsche. Conformity is a plague. Now what were you laughing about again?
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