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TIL the probable author of the Social Darwinist tract "Might Is Right" was a New Zealander who ended his days selling ice cream and candy in Illinois (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Forgive me if I misunderstood what you wrote, but pretending to be something you are not in public just to reap the benefits of said social status seems excruciatingly exhausting to me. I think "better" in this context is very subjective to what you value in life.

[–] dariusj18@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

More influential. More a part of the larger apparatus. Similar to the idea of social darwinism, I removed myself from the equation so my ideas will not propagate.