Martin Butler's Negative Philosophy

Martin Butler's Negative Philosophy

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Martin Butler's Negative Philosophy
Martin Butler's Negative Philosophy
On Not Caring

On Not Caring

To broadcast how much one cares is usually nothing more than virtue signaling.

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Tell the average person that you don't care about the world, people, or yourself, and they will recoil, thinking you to be some heinous, aberrant creature to be avoided at all costs. Their sense of self-righteousness will flower for all to see, and they will waste no time telling others what a dreadful person you are and…

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