Robotic Nation

This week in class we discussed Nietzsche. He may came off as brutal to most, but I agree with him. He stated that there was a time period where there were no morals. He called it the pre-moral mode of valuation. The two modes are aristocratic and slave. Then, we were taught morals. Plenty of people in society today are slaves. We were taught certain things, so we believe it or do it. These things are embedded in our heads so much that we have become domesticated. A society full of robots. We were taught to be respectful at all times to police, so we do it. We were taught that if we don’t have anything nice to say then don’t say it at all, so that’s what we do. All of these things and more Nietzsche considered weak. I agree with him. Society has become so weak today that a person can be terrified to express their opinion. For example, Bruce Jenner caused an uproar in the media when he became Caitlyn. Many celebrities expressed their opinions about the situation. A formal rapper stated how he didn’t agree with it and many people became upset at him. Was he wrong? Nobody has that say. He simply stated his opinion, but because society has been taught to follow the status quo or agree with the majority, many people were livid that the rapper didn’t agree. This goes into Nietzsche’s other statements about slaves being only able to react, but not act. Slaves can’t take action or voice their own opinion. They rather just keep the morals that they were taught and play it safe. Morals give people a safe haven. Killing a person is considered morally wrong, so most don’t do it. But what if there wasn’t any morals? The strong/aristocratic and weak/slave will definitely be determined.