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oyt was right about Zapffe

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Dario Amodei
  05/31/26
in what way? his ideas are irrefutable.
Book1.xlsx
  05/31/26
what do you mean exactly. I only learned of Zapffe through L...
OYT and the Indie Reprieve
  05/31/26


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Date: May 31st, 2026 2:32 PM
Author: Dario Amodei



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Date: May 31st, 2026 2:52 PM
Author: Book1.xlsx

in what way? his ideas are irrefutable.

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Date: May 31st, 2026 3:03 PM
Author: OYT and the Indie Reprieve ( )

what do you mean exactly. I only learned of Zapffe through Ligotti, who I already was in 100% agreement with. I think Ligotti just stumbled upon Zapffe in an issue of Philosophy Now because it was the only English translation of an obscure Norwegian philosopher. And naturally Zapffe's essay hewed close to Ligotti's own worldview.

Notably, Zapffe was relatively chipper and buoyant in his lifetime. He was a lawyer and mountaineer so he must've been at least moderately social and community-minded. His strict adherence to antinatalism would've been pretty outré back then, even in Northern Europe where people are generally less retarded.

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