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Or he will even say: “For many reasons I can delight in the good opinion of others, perhaps because I love and honor them, and rejoice in all their joys, perhaps also because their good opinion endorses and strengthens my belief in my own good opinion, perhaps because the good opinion of others, even in cases where I do not share it, is useful to me, or gives promise of usefulness:—all
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The practical world requires cooperation. We want a good, strong social safety net. Ergo, we want people to like us. We might have a downturn of fortune and need help. We don't want people to be pleased with our misfortune and watch us suffer. If people don't like you, they don't want you to succeed. Sometimes, they want you to fail more than their own vested interest. Nietzsche doesn't seem to understand how humanity operates. He cannot, therefore, give meaningful advice on how to live it.
Beyond Good and Evil
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