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“From their collective force Humanity gains much in material prosperity.  But it is only the material result that it gains, and the man who is poor is in himself absolutely of no importance.  He is merely the infinitesimal atom of a force that, so far from regarding him, crushes him: indeed, prefers him crushed, as in that case he is far more obedient.”

Oscar Wilde war die vermenschlichte Definition von Mansplaining und muss mit jedem Wort, das aus seinem Mund kam, gegaslightet haben. Allein diese Umstände erklären seine überraschende Selbstüberzeugung beim Erläutern und Vertreten seiner Thesen.

“Socialism itself will be of value simply because it will lead to Individualism.”

“It is much more easy to have sympathy with suffering than it is to have sympathy with thought.”

“The chief advantage that would result from the establishment of Socialism is, undoubtedly, the fact that Socialism would relieve us from that sordid necessity of living for others which, in the present condition of things, presses so hardly upon almost everybody.  In fact, scarcely anyone at all escapes.”

Reading essays and short stories to try hit year target, Oscar really be spitting Wilde, about 90% of what he says here is 🔥