Re:Modern life is lonely – We all need someone to help
by wklauss on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @05:48AM
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> Yes, but the Stoics weren't "primitive" really
They weren't that many either. Most of their greek / roman peers were still in the dark about common ailments and diseases, and resorted to all kinds of superstitions to treat them and fight them.
What I'm getting at is that this view of the primitive man as a stoic figure in tune with nature is severely distorted by our current worldview and knowledge. There was nothing "stoic" about the majority of them lived their lives.
More broadly, I'm trying to make the point that Kaczynski was a nutcase with a severe misconception of the human condition.
They weren't that many either. Most of their greek / roman peers were still in the dark about common ailments and diseases, and resorted to all kinds of superstitions to treat them and fight them.
What I'm getting at is that this view of the primitive man as a stoic figure in tune with nature is severely distorted by our current worldview and knowledge. There was nothing "stoic" about the majority of them lived their lives.
More broadly, I'm trying to make the point that Kaczynski was a nutcase with a severe misconception of the human condition.