Genealogy of Morals remains undefeated. The first and second essays in that one are such bangers.

To breed an animal with the prerogative to promise – is that not precisely the paradoxical task which nature has set herself with regard to humankind? is it not the real problem of humankind?

The ‘creditor’ always becomes more humane as his wealth increases; finally, the amount of his wealth determines how much injury he can sustain without suffering from it. It is not impossible to imagine society so conscious of its power that it could allow itself the noblest luxury available to it, – that of letting its malefactors go unpunished. ‘What do I care about my parasites’, it could say, ‘let them live and flourish: I am strong enough for all that!’ . . . Justice, which began by saying ‘Everything can be paid off, everything must be paid off ’, ends by turning a blind eye and letting off those unable to pay, – it ends, like every good thing on earth, by sublimating itself. The self- sublimation of justice: we know what a nice name it gives itself – mercy [gnade]; it remains, of course, the prerogative of the most powerful man, better still, his way of being beyond the law.

He also wrote that all anti-semites should be shot.

Maybe didn't age too well. Israel getting right on that.

But... Kaes spatzle? Rotkohl? And German potato salad is legitimately superior to the other potato salads... MFer sounds like he never left Berlin to chill down in southern Bavaria

he wrote how German culture corrupts everything it touches, how their food is as bad as the english "cuisine" and how the country sucks so bad it ruins his digestion

Dude was spitting facts goddamn ok he's going on my to-read list for that alone

Also, he's weirdly obsessed with digestion for some reason.

From what I understand of his themes, he wants to move away from the brain (pure intellect, science, philosophies that come as a result of rational thought and natural conclusions of "The Good") to philosophies born of instinct and what "feels right". You don't really want certain foods because you came to the natural conclusions that it is the healthiest for you by reading the ingredients and comparing it to your dietary needs, you want food because you tried it and you like the way it makes you feel. He essentially wants to treat morality the same way, adopting whatever morality system affirms his life the most.

Nietzsche was a sickly guy, and when he was feeling bad, he was stuck in bed, feeling sick and being resentful of himself and everyone. When he was feeling good, he would go on long walks and imagining an ideal person who was untethered by modern morality. I kinda see these as depressive and manic phases (not to diagnose him, it's just the closest parallel to my own life), but he saw the true emotions/drives behind slave and master moralities

Also, he's weirdly obsessed with digestion for some reason.

Hard to get through the day when you're constipated.

he's weirdly obsessed with digestion for some reason

Yet another victim of Tummy Hurt

He was probably preoccupied with digestion because he suffered from really bad gastrointestinal and abdominal issues his whole life - among many other severe ailments. Why do you think he was reactionary?

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