Nietzsche and Runaway Audio Consumption


Came across this today. A lot of posts bring up the issue of "how much is enough?" or "when is audio consumption justified" etc.

Does this Nietzsche aphorism apply to audio buying? You be the judge! 

Friedrich Nietzsche“Danger in riches. — Only he who has spirit ought to have possessions: otherwise possessions are a public danger. For the possessor who does not know how to make use of the free time which his possessions could purchase him will always continue to strive after possessions: this striving will constitute his entertainment, his strategy in his war against boredom. 

Thus in the end the moderate possessions that would suffice the man of spirit are transformed into actual riches – riches which are in fact the glittering product of spiritual dependence and poverty. They only appear quite different from what their wretched origin would lead one to expect because they are able to mask themselves with art and culture: for they are, of course, able to purchase masks. By this means they arouse envy in the poorer and the uncultivated – who at bottom are envying culture and fail to recognize the masks as masks – and gradually prepare a social revolution: for gilded vulgarity and histrionic self-inflation in a supposed ‘enjoyment of culture’ instil into the latter the idea ‘it is only a matter of money’ – whereas, while it is to some extent a matter of money, it is much more a matter of spirit.” 

Nietzsche, Friedrich. 1996. Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits. Cambridge University Press. (p. 283-4, an aphorism no. 310)

I'm pretty sure @mahgister will want to read this one! (Because they speak so artfully about avoiding the diversion that consumption poses to the quest for true aesthetic and acoustic excellence.)

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Guess why i am in the defensive against you?

You contradicted me for years here about anything audio included...

Then i apologize because this evening you seem of good faith and it is me who his wrong being fearful of your remark...

 I am a bit too passionnate reacting....Forgive me...

 

thanks for your questions...

Merry Christmast

So I contradict you? Is everyone suppose to agree with you or something ? 

Again the same thing....

you contradicted me for years about any subject... How do i supposed to take your question?

You just prove me right again with your last DISTORTED post against me...Not against the matter of my post which are over your head anyway it seems...

You never apologize guess why?

Are you a bot?

let me alone....

 

 

 

I don't think I've contradicted you on everything audio. I agree that speaker and room integration or as you say acoustic embedded is one of the most important things to get good sound. 

Then all is my fault and i am impatient and i owe you excuse and apology...

Sincerely...

if you ask sincere question i will be happy to try to answer if i am able to...

It is way better to try to be friends that to stay foes...

Merry christmast...