[p3rls]

>> Great literature teaches one first hand how to use critical thought, a dire need today.

And that's why we see in the halls of our colleges, where these works are pored over day in and day out, that these humanities majors are the font of wisdom in our civilization.

BTW Nietzche speaks in goodreads quotes and meme-like aphorisms. If you can't get through Nietzche maybe reading isn't for you. (There's nothing wrong with audiobooks, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv5IyRuEVI4&t=10s either)

[bsenftner]

If not them, then who is? It sure is not the management wealth class, driving all of humanity off an extinction cliff. It's not the religious leaders, that appear to be as corrupt as they can possibly be. It's not the tech industry or leaders, that appear to be yes-person suck ups to wealth if not fascist wealth itself.

Wisdom does not equate with power, in fact: overt power is not the result of wisdom, but fanatical perseverance to wealth creation, often in opposition of wisdom in favor of simple dominance of others, and basic mental illness driving that individual.

[maeil]

Your profile has made me curious. May I ask you if it was the MBA itself that made you come to this insight? It's so uncommon to see an MBA holder with such views.

[bsenftner]

Well, I also have 5 undergraduate degrees: computer science, creative writing, philosophy, statistics, and a general business degree. I was a fat kid that stuttered, read far too much to avoid people and then got carried away with learning. I read all the Nobel Lit winners by the end of my 4th grade, by the end of grade school I was running out of authors, but I discovered writing software and that took over my attention.

Plus, my MBA was also to understand the world, as business is this world.

[JadeNB]

> BTW Nietzche speaks in goodreads quotes and meme-like aphorisms.

Aside from the fact that I doubt it's true, this seems a lot like panning The Third Man as derivative of later thrillers.