Editing 167: Nihilism
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As reinforced by the title text, the complete lack of angst on Beret Guy's part is off-putting to other nihilists. | As reinforced by the title text, the complete lack of angst on Beret Guy's part is off-putting to other nihilists. | ||
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+ | This comic is, perhaps not coincidentally, a contraction of the philosophy exposed by Frederick Nietzsche. Cueball represents "the Last Man", a mopey nihilist who refuses to make anything of himself. Beret Guy represents the "Übermensch", a clearly superior figure with the will to create and act upon his own beliefs and values. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== |