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The more I read from Nicolas Gomez Davila, the more I like his thought.

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"Three-fourths of philosophy and literature is the talk of people trying to convince themselves that they really like the cage they were tricked into entering"

-- Gary Snyder

Cierzo · M

@CopperCicada Very good one.

CopperCicada · M

So regarding Davila and critics of modernism in general-- is there anything constructive to be done? It seems we actually are modernism in our very beings.

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CopperCicada · M

@Cierzo I guess I don't see how an individual alone can turn away from modernism. Any definition of modernism is inescapable.

Cierzo · M

@CopperCicada It is very hard to escape it totally, but the less we fall into materialism, the farther we move from it.

CopperCicada · M

@Cierzo Escaping materialism is a very different project than escaping modernism.

SW-User

Might have to look for more of his stuff. I like this one. Sad but true.

Cierzo · M

@SW-User Currently reading one of his books and enjoying it a lot. Will post more quotes from him.

SW-User

@Cierzo might have to have a read myself. Haven’t had a good read in ages.

JustNik · 51-55, F

Ooo very good one!

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