Thought 570: Ideals

Ideals are pleasing

to the extent that

truths are horrible.

Ideals are ordeals 

because they insult 

reality, i.e. the black

comedy that is life.

But they constitute

an essential temporary

medicine.

Art 39: Puppetmonst Plays Video Games

Thought 569: Conflict

In so far as we all impose orderings on the world

for the sake of our preservation and growth,

and that these orderings will inevitably

be incompatible with other orderings

which are also conditioned by

preservation and growth,

conflict appears to be 

hardwired in the 

human condition.

Thought 568: Kicking Upwards v Kicking Downwards

Kicking downwards = right-wing = privilege-narcissism

Kicking upwards = left-wing = revenge-idealism

Thought 567: Why the Wicked Win

While the refined-intelligent are busy disagreeing with

each other (and themselves) on rarefied points, the

coarse-stupid are unified in tropes and hatreds, 

such that the wicked who manipulate them 

come to power.

In addition, 

as a wisdom-lover

you need only open your mouth

to be ignored, disagreed with, 

and ridiculed,

whereas, as a power-monger,

you need only open your mouth

to be heeded, agreed with, 

and admired.

Thought 566: Conformity and Pathology

The more conformist a culture,

the more it needs to pathologise

that which is non-conformist.

Thought 565: Ethos for Saving Money

If everyone wants it

—and they do—

then it must be too 

valuable to spend.

Thought 564: Diversity Includes Uniformity

The paradox about diversity is that it must

include non-diversity as part of that diversity.

Thought 563: Individual v Societal Maladjustment

Individual maladjustment:

let us blame the individual.

Societal maladjustment:

let us blame society.

Thought 562: More Cynical = Fairer?

Sometimes, the fully cynical statement

(e.g. 'humans use humans') is fairer

than the partially cynical statement

(e.g 'men use women' or 'women use men')

for being more inclusive and less sided.

Thought 561: Nietzsche's Courage

Nietzsche's courage was to correctly

perceive the lie of metaphysics,

of the invisible true world.

Thought 560: On Articulation in Sheet Music

The fidelity to articulation

should not come at the expense

of the felicity of musicality.

Art 38: Puppetmonst Goes to the Museum

Art 37: Puppetmonst Reads Books

French 4: Pourquoi ne pas voter ?

Cela légitime la classe dirigeante.

Art 36: Puppetmonst Goes Fishing

Art 35: Puppetmonst Looks at the Moon

Art 34: Puppetmonst at the Seaside

Thought 559: What Is Discipline?

What is discipline?

Discipline is forcing

oneself: doing the 

necessary in spite

 of not being in

the mood to do it.

Thought 558: Aphoristic Elucidation III

Aphorism

'"All truth is simple."

—Isn't that a double lie?—'

—Nietzsche,

Twilight of the Idols

or How to Philosophise

with a Hammer,

Arrows and Epigrams,

§.4

Elucidation

All truth is not 

simple, therefore

'all truth is simple'

is a lie in its content

as well as its 

simple form.

Thought 557: Emotional Thought Hygiene

Thoughts and emotions

need to be cleansed

just like parts of

the body do.