Reposted by Belinda Tan
I’ve said it a thousand times but Stoicism and Ayn Rand both appeal to certain politicians and technocrats because it allows for them to feel virtuous in their narcissism. Casting themselves as ambitious heroes in a “hero’s journey” is exactly why
@sentantiq.bsky.social and I wrote this takedown.
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The Man Behind the Myth: Should We Question the Hero’s Journey? | Los Angeles Review of Books
LARB presents the first entry in “Pasts Imperfect,” a new column that explores the impact of ancient pasts on the present.