satisfied, but on the other hand, the prick of the quills will not be felt. Yet whoever has a great deal of internal warmth of his own will prefer to keep away from society in order to avoid giving or receiving trouble or annoyance. — Schopenhauer (1851) Parerga and Paralipomena
1.3.2025 14:38satisfied, but on the other hand, the prick of the quills will not be felt. Yet whoever has a great deal of internal warmth of his own will...the need for society which springs from the emptiness and monotony of men's lives, drives them together; but their many unpleasant and repulsive qualities and insufferable drawbacks once more drive them apart. The mean distance which they finally discover, and which enables them to endure being together, is politeness and good manners. Whoever does not keep to this, is told in England to ‘keep his distance’. By virtue thereof, it is true that the need for mutual warmth will be only imperfectly
1.3.2025 14:38the need for society which springs from the emptiness and monotony of men's lives, drives them together; but their many unpleasant and...I want to go back to the days when social media was controlled by geeks and nerds instead of giant accounts that are trying to manufacture your opinion or sell you something.
1.3.2025 00:01I want to go back to the days when social media was controlled by geeks and nerds instead of giant accounts that are trying to manufacture...