[quietbritishjim]

He was certainly a person with some flaws. It seems to me like he took up philosophy to retroactively justify, mostly to himself, the way he was already living his life.

Another part that I found especially unpleasant was how, in the chapter about sexuality, he seamlessly transitioned from his sexual attraction to women to how much he enjoyed beating up other men. He made it quite clear that the two things were different sides of the same coin to him.

His accident followed a similar pattern. On the motorcycle forums where he was posting pictures of his trip as it happened, there were lots of comments politely begging him to wear more protective equipment. He acknowledged then but politely refused.

Ultimately, I still sympathised with him. He didn't do himself any favours, and I probably wouldn't have wanted to know him personally, but he didn't deserve the level of torture he ended up enduring.