Friday, March 20, 2015
Value System
Today's class brought up Nietzsche's criticism of our value system. Although his essay was written in 1887, his point is the most relevant today. Nietzsche claims that our society has become enslaved to a value system that forces us to value all things a certain way. He thinks that we, individually, should value everything on our own. I happen to agree with Nietzsche. We continuously keep reproducing these values when we go to the movies, drink a coke, or eat a pizza. As long as we are stuck in the consumerism cycle, we're enslaved. We constantly get fed information, ideas and products though the news, social media, and the internet. Imagine a world where the murder and crazy criminal activities become the norm because the news tell us they are. That may seem like a radical example, but the point is clear. In essence, that is the weakest position to be in, and to overcome that would make us the strongest.
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I like your comments on Neitzche and agree that to overcome these values places on us by excessive consumerism we would become stronger. I do think that the fewer decisions we make for ourselves and the fewer options we give ourseves the weaker we become.
ReplyDeleteI like your comments on Neitzche and agree that to overcome these values places on us by excessive consumerism we would become stronger. I do think that the fewer decisions we make for ourselves and the fewer options we give ourseves the weaker we become.
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