What is a "spook"? Seriously, there has to be an agreed upon definition of the word.
Reading Der Einzige gave me the impression that total freedom from ideology was the goal. But this definiton gets stretched so far as to become utterly meaningless if acting in accordance with ANY form of idea or conception means being spooked. There seems to be an agreement that everyone knows what it means to act in self interest, and that this will always produce the most personally beneficial result. I disagree. It rather feels like any personal ideology can be justified without requiring reflection, no matter how disconnected it might be from reality.
So what's the point? Is it about individuation? The internalization of social norms and morals? What the fuck is up with this dude
>gave me the impression that total freedom from ideology Remove 'from ideology.' Way to completely miss the point.
>So what's the point? Remember when those unhelpful fucks were telling you to "Just b urself"?
They weren't unhelpful, they just didn't discuss the issue in a 300+ page book with you.
Camden Reyes
Definitions are a spook desu.
Wyatt Cooper
So individuation then. What if I hate myself? What if being myself means I act in bad faith? Is there a way to be a stirnerite without being perceived as a hypocrite? "Just be yourself" misses out on how hard it is to actually know ones true self. It just seems like he's dismissing the arduous path to self realization by claiming an early victory. It's literally taking the easy way out.
Aiden Mitchell
>What if I hate myself? Not my problem.
>bad faith Spook.
>Is there a way to be a stirnerite without being perceived as a hypocrite? Not getting caught.
Leo Powell
This is genuinely very illuminating, thank you.
Elijah Rodriguez
the Veeky Forums definition of spook is just a clever way of saying nigger.
However people read too much into it in 2015 and somehow it evolved into a completely different meaning and now its used to describe the following:
1) people who are scared of the world, of failing, or of mediocrity in their life. Its usually derived from reading some of the classic literature, which ends up painting their perception of the world black. So in a Veeky Forums sort of way seeing only the black, and none of the grey or white is why they're called spooks. They can only see the world through nigger glasses.
2) Genrefags that think classic "normal" literature, including biographies, time pieces and philosophical musings are stupid or don't partake in them. Basically amounts to "wasted less time in Literature classes in college".
3) Anyone who does not know X novelist that the OP is currently discussing. The current meme version.
Sebastian Cox
I could kind of see that.
Is it the board equivalent to nigger, pleb, cuck, normie etc? Some vague insult directed at those who oppose the values of the most assimilated board denizens?
Does it have anything to do with Stirner at all?
Robert Brooks
You're being trolled by a copypasta.
Kevin Williams
Okay. So he's a meme then? He generates more posts than any philosopher on the board except maybe Nietzsche, yet I've never seen anything resembling a half-serious discussion about him.
