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Re:Staring into the abyss as a core life skill by Atreiden on Thursday December 22, 2022 @01:14PM (#34096482)
“If you look for the light, you can often find it. But if you look for the dark, that is all you will ever see.”

- Iroh

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Re:Staring into the abyss as a core life skill by robocat on Thursday December 22, 2022 @07:00PM (#34100661)
I think the footnote from the article covers your point better?:

  [1] This phrase originates from a quote by Nietzche:
        He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.
  I’m probably not using “stare into the abyss” in the exact same sense Nietzche intended, since I wouldn’t really describe what I’m talking about as “fighting with a monster” or like it has the potential to turn you into a monster. [snip]
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