One of the most wishy-washy, bourgeois philosophy out there. Bitch I know I exist, now how is that going to help us get rid of capitalism.
One of the most wishy-washy, bourgeois philosophy out there. Bitch I know I exist, now how is that going to help us get rid of capitalism.
All I know about existentialism is that one of their main philosopher dudes said anyone who hates their job/life (they used an example of a min wage waiter) should feel ashamed because they "chose" their situation. Its definition on google basically boils down to neoliberal "personal responsibility" alongside the lofty assertion that humans even have a "free will" as individuals (we really don't know). Seems like a dogshit ideology tbh.
Hard to square "if you're unhappy, it's your fault" with literally any kind of systemic analysis.
I dont knnow why anyone on the left thinks their philosophy is progressive at all. Heidegger was a literal nazi and hes arguably sartre's biggest influence. Ngl sartre is pretty based all around but his philosophy is really not good.
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Maybe its the notion of absolute human freedom if we take a steel man reading of their philosophy? Idk its weird af to me, most existentialists on the internet are either neolib or "muh tradishun" fascists.
Was that the same one who basically believed we have ultimate freedom because we can always choose to kill ourselves, or something like that? I remember one of my Philosophy professors in college specifically mocking that guy.
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Idk whether its the same dude or not, but damn...