He's Jewish.

@@louduva9849 Why does that matter? He's not religious actually. His parents were Jewish, but he's an atheist.

Self-promotion is regarded a bit tacky, at least to most British people.

Ideally I guess you can not-work as long as the rest of society considers it OK. For instance, you're a great author who only produces a book - a brilliant one - every decade. Or, maybe you live in someone's shed and dig in dumpsters (never leaving a mess) for most of your needs and sing ballads on the high street downtown on weekends for your cash needs. In other words you're carrying your weight somehow.

It seems to me that Keynes and Nietzsche are talking about different kinds of people. Nietzsche attacks showoffy and shallow, perhaps also dishonest people. While Keynes talks about dedicated honest termite-like creatures, big and small, working diligently to "make the world a better place," which means implementing whatever ideas possess them. Of the two, the second kind is far more dangerous. (Read "Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil" by Hannah Ardent.) An excellent example of it is the spread of witch hunts in 17th century Europe. It started in the 16th century in fairly sick minds of some theologians. At first these were just metaphysical ideas. (Although I don't understand the metaphysics of witches stripping naked, getting on brooms and flying to Black Sabbath to eat Satanic food and have sex with Satan.) But whatever that meant, at first it didn't seem to threaten, so it was ignored. And then the musings of theologians were picked up by lawyers. Suddenly empty musings turned into specific (though totally idiotic) accusations of specific people. And then innocent people were killed. About 50,000 people, mostly women, were burned alive. It was stuff like this that led to spread of secularism and atheism in Europe and America. Rightly so. Now we seem to live in a different time. Religion has been defeated, and secularism rules. However, perhaps the difference is really very shallow. The old religious theologians have been replaced by new secular ones, spouting just as much nonsense as their predecessors. And lawyers are sharpening their quills ... er .. their keyboards.

Nietzsche has the issue of his words being somewhat vague at times in terms of subject matter..so has been used by people to support whatever opinion they have..no matter how dark

Redgey05 From what video?

@@DuskAndHerEmbrace13 He's mentioned him a number of times in recent videos.

He's just turned 70.

Which is an enlightenment power elite cultural assertion rather than a Constitutional one.

Well, I guess you could say you have a right to pursue assisted suicide, but not a right to have anyone in particular provide it for you.

you have the freedom, nothing more

Rock music is definitely bad for mental and physical health.

What you fail to understand is that the worker knowingly that the factory is loud chooses to work there prioritising the gains over potential losses. However if someone new moves in next to you and starts playing loud 'rock' or any genre of music you did not choose(consent) to be subjected to this. Of course, if you choose a neighbourhood where they do play loud music already then you did. This comes under noise right appropriation, for example a doctor can't start a clinic next to a mechanic then sue him for loud noises since he appropriated the noise rights of that area by being there first however in case of mechanic coming after the doctor, the doctor can sue him.

Lover of rock and Metal music here . I must confess up until 30 years of age I played it far too loud . I now have tintinitus all my metal loving friends have it . Yes back in the 70s 80s many peoples hearing was affected by noisey machinery in factorys. I worked in such factorys wore ear plugs some didn't as it was I their words "for fanny boys" and thus suffered the consequences.

'So few comments?' 'Cos he's talking bollocks.

@@ja19ke82 one of my heros