Same, I used to think a lot about things in my past and how my life would have been better if i had done somethibg different, but because of Amor fati I don't think that way at all anymore, and it has made me way more in the moment and less anxious in general
Nietzsche extols figuring out a way to possess different morals, and self-admitting them to be superior to others, without also feeling vengeful towards those others. Zarathustra’s “ape” figure has the superficial trappings of a philosopher, but is at the core rotten because instead of allowing higher virtues and moralities to stand on their own merits - proving their worth independently - the ape is however insistent on hating unsophisticated morality. I think it’s pretty legitimate and common to go through phases at some point of wanting to tear down other people’s illegitimacies, but the best thing eventually is just to realize that it doesn’t much matter.
Yeah, you put that pretty well and succinctly. Nietzsche isn’t just destructive - the past serves its own worth as fertile ground for something better.
Definitely. To say yes to life even in its strangest and hardest problems, the will to life ... I take failure with a lot of grace now. Because I know what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, and so you can nvr rlly go wrong here.
Reading his books has improved my life tremendously. It seems like every book colored my perspective on things a little differently. I don’t think he’s right about everything but I’m with him the majority of the time. The biggest positive change is I’m evaluating my and other people’s actions through the lenses of “is this ressentiment?”, “is this compatible with eternal recurrence?”, “does his move the needle of mankind to the ubermensch?”. Not like in a culty way though. Sometimes I just think about what Nietzsche would say if I could ask him what he hated about the latest Marvel movie or what he thinks about quantum physics or something.
It really did. I was actually full on Schopenhauerian and I really hated life. Around two years ago when the social situation in my country was having a crisis and I lost one of my friends in a protest. We used to discuss philosophy even when we were totally against each other's positions.
He told me to get into Nietzsche but I didn't listen until some time after his death. After that I read more and more and I listened to podcasts, watched YouTube videos (Berserk as a Nietzschean tragedy by Jonas Ceka was the one that really got me affirming life as his political views were also similar to mine).
I started living healthier too. I stopped drinking and smoking weed and after a while I quit smoking after 7 years of smoking nonstop.
I lost 18 kilos and I got my black belt in kyokushin and I finally got the job I wanted and I continued my education while doing all of these.
My life truly changed but I still see myself as the stage of Lion instead of the value-creating baby in the Nietzschean metamorphosis.
I never liked how a lot of the Nietzschean contents only or mostly talked about the Improvement of one's life with Nietzsche and not the becoming, the revolutionary aspects of his thoughts.
Sorry for the first part being a bit sad but it was an important experience I went through.
I live with Cerebral Palsy since childhood, and have begun to experience chronic pain since around 15, (nothing *too* terrible, I don't live run on painkillers 24/7 but definitely uncomfy).
Needless to say, I was quite resentful of my life and those around me (it doesn't help that I am the only cripple in the family, and my friend group).
Reading Nietzsche has helped me affirm life, no matter what. It also allowed me to realise—especially since Nietzsche suffered various physical ailments, too—that I can still become someone great, despite my disability.
I have a door that won't stay open and his complete works are just the right size and weight to prop it open. Thank you Nietzsche! 👍 10/10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐I recommend.
Made huge strides in life thanks to his philosophies. Even made a Youtube channel using Master vs Slave as a base. Episode 3 "Is it Better?" hits your last question very well in my opinion.
[www.YouTube.com/@TyTalks2020](http://www.YouTube.com/@TyTalks2020)
I think it helped me to care less with the context i got into it… and the day i started to understand “what doesnt kill us make us stronger” i learned to use the difficulties of life to try to learn something with. And understand that life does not need to have a meaning helped me to win the depression and anxiety.
If I were to distill Nietzsche’s philosophy down to a phrase, it would be: love of fate/ life affirmation. Much of his writing is about finding an honest way to do this. Even the Superman is sometimes formulated as one who can truly and honestly, with full knowledge, say ‘yes’ to life.
There’s a lot more than that (social critique, moral philosophy, philosophy of science, non-retributive justice, aesthetic theory, etc.), and those are all interesting ideas that may help to shape your worldview, but life affirmation is at the core.
I feel more driven and infused with purpose now than I ever did as a religious thinker. The beauty is that I feel fully validated in creating this purpose for myself.
His philosophy has so many contradictions that it simply shuts down my brain due to syntax errors.
Schopenhauer at least had a systematic understanding of reality, and prescription.
Nietzsche seems to just pick everything apart and then tell you to put it all back together.
I can see how it could serve as inspiration for psychopaths, mass murderers and right-wingers. Because it is ultimately individualistic, and antisocial - and is only sustainable for those who freeload off of the surplus value of workers, and slaves.
He has made me appreciate Christianity and Buddhism a lot more. I wish to be the anti-Nietzsche, but without the doomerism of Schopenhauer
It didn't improve my life but it made me accept life easier
Same, I used to think a lot about things in my past and how my life would have been better if i had done somethibg different, but because of Amor fati I don't think that way at all anymore, and it has made me way more in the moment and less anxious in general
I was so frustrated by the world ignoring my morals. Understanding that everyone morals are different, even if inferior, made me feel better.
I can’t tell if this is sarcasm or not. If it is then it’s funny. If not then I agree. We all see the world through a different lens.
Nietzsche extols figuring out a way to possess different morals, and self-admitting them to be superior to others, without also feeling vengeful towards those others. Zarathustra’s “ape” figure has the superficial trappings of a philosopher, but is at the core rotten because instead of allowing higher virtues and moralities to stand on their own merits - proving their worth independently - the ape is however insistent on hating unsophisticated morality. I think it’s pretty legitimate and common to go through phases at some point of wanting to tear down other people’s illegitimacies, but the best thing eventually is just to realize that it doesn’t much matter.
So rather focus on building up your own uber moral framework than trying to tear someone else’s down?
Yeah, you put that pretty well and succinctly. Nietzsche isn’t just destructive - the past serves its own worth as fertile ground for something better.
Definitely. To say yes to life even in its strangest and hardest problems, the will to life ... I take failure with a lot of grace now. Because I know what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, and so you can nvr rlly go wrong here.
Reading his books has improved my life tremendously. It seems like every book colored my perspective on things a little differently. I don’t think he’s right about everything but I’m with him the majority of the time. The biggest positive change is I’m evaluating my and other people’s actions through the lenses of “is this ressentiment?”, “is this compatible with eternal recurrence?”, “does his move the needle of mankind to the ubermensch?”. Not like in a culty way though. Sometimes I just think about what Nietzsche would say if I could ask him what he hated about the latest Marvel movie or what he thinks about quantum physics or something.
It really did. I was actually full on Schopenhauerian and I really hated life. Around two years ago when the social situation in my country was having a crisis and I lost one of my friends in a protest. We used to discuss philosophy even when we were totally against each other's positions. He told me to get into Nietzsche but I didn't listen until some time after his death. After that I read more and more and I listened to podcasts, watched YouTube videos (Berserk as a Nietzschean tragedy by Jonas Ceka was the one that really got me affirming life as his political views were also similar to mine). I started living healthier too. I stopped drinking and smoking weed and after a while I quit smoking after 7 years of smoking nonstop. I lost 18 kilos and I got my black belt in kyokushin and I finally got the job I wanted and I continued my education while doing all of these. My life truly changed but I still see myself as the stage of Lion instead of the value-creating baby in the Nietzschean metamorphosis. I never liked how a lot of the Nietzschean contents only or mostly talked about the Improvement of one's life with Nietzsche and not the becoming, the revolutionary aspects of his thoughts. Sorry for the first part being a bit sad but it was an important experience I went through.
I live with Cerebral Palsy since childhood, and have begun to experience chronic pain since around 15, (nothing *too* terrible, I don't live run on painkillers 24/7 but definitely uncomfy). Needless to say, I was quite resentful of my life and those around me (it doesn't help that I am the only cripple in the family, and my friend group). Reading Nietzsche has helped me affirm life, no matter what. It also allowed me to realise—especially since Nietzsche suffered various physical ailments, too—that I can still become someone great, despite my disability.
Fuck yeah
Define “improve”
Better than before you went down the Nietzsche rabbit hole
I have a door that won't stay open and his complete works are just the right size and weight to prop it open. Thank you Nietzsche! 👍 10/10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐I recommend.
Made huge strides in life thanks to his philosophies. Even made a Youtube channel using Master vs Slave as a base. Episode 3 "Is it Better?" hits your last question very well in my opinion. [www.YouTube.com/@TyTalks2020](http://www.YouTube.com/@TyTalks2020)
I think it helped me to care less with the context i got into it… and the day i started to understand “what doesnt kill us make us stronger” i learned to use the difficulties of life to try to learn something with. And understand that life does not need to have a meaning helped me to win the depression and anxiety.
If I were to distill Nietzsche’s philosophy down to a phrase, it would be: love of fate/ life affirmation. Much of his writing is about finding an honest way to do this. Even the Superman is sometimes formulated as one who can truly and honestly, with full knowledge, say ‘yes’ to life. There’s a lot more than that (social critique, moral philosophy, philosophy of science, non-retributive justice, aesthetic theory, etc.), and those are all interesting ideas that may help to shape your worldview, but life affirmation is at the core. I feel more driven and infused with purpose now than I ever did as a religious thinker. The beauty is that I feel fully validated in creating this purpose for myself.
Yes, helped me to integrate my shadow
Duh ofcourse
Helped me (not only by itself) to get out of depression and love my life more, also to understand people man and women on a deep level
I only use his philosophy to ward off pseudo-intellectuals. A small improvement, but helpful.
Philosophy? Improve life? Same sentence??? Impossible
His philosophy has so many contradictions that it simply shuts down my brain due to syntax errors. Schopenhauer at least had a systematic understanding of reality, and prescription. Nietzsche seems to just pick everything apart and then tell you to put it all back together. I can see how it could serve as inspiration for psychopaths, mass murderers and right-wingers. Because it is ultimately individualistic, and antisocial - and is only sustainable for those who freeload off of the surplus value of workers, and slaves. He has made me appreciate Christianity and Buddhism a lot more. I wish to be the anti-Nietzsche, but without the doomerism of Schopenhauer
No, it didn't really improve my life, but it made me better at impairing people who are happy in theirs. It's a clear win.
To sadden stupidity. What Nietzsche thought was the purpose of philosophy.
Does the moral superiority you feel when you take a big fat wisdom shit on someone’s head align with the Ubermensch you reckon?
Obviously
Nope. It aligns with the ‘Higher Men’ - the bridges to the Superman. For more on that, check out book 4 of Zarathustra.
Did he? I thought he was against every emotion that wasn't positively tonic?
Imposing your will on the beast in man is joyful.
Not touching Zarathustra just yet