2,340 words
This conversation took place in the spring of 2015. We would like to thank KC for making this transcript.
Part 2 of 3 (Part 1 here, Part 3 here)
Greg Johnson: We also got into the question of pretentiousness when we were walking around Hyde Park. I think pretentiousness always has a negative connotation, but I think that one can actually say that there is a positive connotation of pretense in this sense: Read more …
The Original Optics Cucks, Part 3:
Narcissism & Honor
Rousseau’s Émile
3,539 words
Part 3 of 3 (Part 2 here)
This conversation took place in the spring of 2015. We would like to thank KC for making this transcript.
Greg Johnson: When people talk about vanity, another term that they’ll use is narcissism. “So and so is very narcissistic.” Again, I think that there’s a certain sense of narcissism in which it’s not a bad thing. The myth of Narcissus is that he’s captivated by his own reflection in the water, and he basically exists as a prisoner of his own image, reflected in something external. Read more …