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Friedrich Nietzsche

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Philosopher

The Resume

    (October 15, 1844-August 25, 1900)
    Wrote 'Beyond Good and Evil,' 'The Will to Power,' 'Thus Spake Zarathustra,' 'The Anti-Christ,' 'Twilight of the Idols or How to Philosophize With a Hammer,' 'Ecce Homo' and 'On the Genealogy of Morals'

Why he might be annoying:

    He was obsessed with aesthetics and composed music, but no one really pays attention to it anymore.
    He was named after King Friedrich Wilhelm IV and even shares a birthday with him.
    Although he was critical of Christianity, his own grandfather was a famous Protestant theologian.
    When he was 23, he injured himself jumping onto a saddle and spent the rest of his life in poor health.
    He suffered from syphilis.
    He despised Socrates.
    Ayn Rand was a big fan of his.
    His works are incredibly sardonic and he often said things just to shock.
    He is often quoted out of context.
    Thanks to his sister, Elizabeth, his works were distorted by the Nazis.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He broke off his friendship with Richard Wagner because of Wagner's anti-Semitism.
    His philosophy preached creativity and living one's current life to its fullest, rather than living in preparation of a non-existent afterlife.
    He suffered a nervous breakdown after witnessing a horse being cruelly beaten.
    Although he was highly critical of modern Christianity, he was a great admirer of Jesus, believing that he typified many of the tendencies of the ideal man.
    He was not anti-Semitic and the belief that his works could justify Nazi ideology is ludicrous.
    He was one of the leading historians of philosophy in his day.
    He renounced his Prussian citizenship and spent a decade wandering through Southern and Western Europe.
    He had an impressive moustache!

Credit: Nihilism Cynicism Sarcasm Orgasm


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 22 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 63 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 31 Votes: 54.84% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 16 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 34 Votes: 76.47% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 178 Votes: 53.93% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 42 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 108 Votes: 65.74% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 131 Votes: 70.23% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 387 Votes: 77.52% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 269 Votes: 69.14% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 64 Votes: 53.12% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 77 Votes: 53.25% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 145 Votes: 53.79% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 177 Votes: 46.33% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 349 Votes: 54.15% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 345 Votes: 47.54% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 298 Votes: 42.28% Annoying