Nietzsche and Runaway Audio Consumption

I am not in complete disagrement about your take on N. What corrupt N. ethic was is belief in the Darwinism and atomistic materialism of his era....

But i will not go further about N. here...

But your remark about the "bogus spirit idea" say more about you than anything..

No serious thinker in all human history called the spirit a "bogus idea" save James Randi and Barnum the father of circus which are more comic book persona than thinkers... Than try to "think " a liitle bit more than repeating materialist Richard Dawkins TV mantra interview...

I am sorry to say this in a seemingly rude way, but there is many people here who dont like to be called consumers of "spirit bogus idea" ....

 All litterary, philosophical and scientific education point to the "spirit"...If you dont know that go back to school...But not in engineering school for sure....

N’s confused notions of anthropology certainly corrupt much of his moral conceptions (it’s a pretty poor foundation). That said (quite apart from the bogus Spirit idea), his general point as regards proper use of goods, entertainment, etc. can be helpful when finely filtered. In the end, N’s the last guy I’d read on ethics.

Eventually, you reach a point where it’s again just about the music, and the equipment is forgotten. Then you are on the road to healing.

The equipment itself is but a means to an end. Music has been part of our DNA for a very long time, perhaps from the beginning of rational thought. We hear music we dance and frolic moving with the waves and rhythms. Melodies elicit emotions in us. We become children again, we become lovers, we become fighters, all with music. Look at UFC fighters going to the ring. They puff out their chests and become emboldened. We go to battle or dance to the rythmic sounds of the drum. We float on air with music that speaks to us at a deep level. There is no rhyme or reason its just part of us, part of our common and individual spirit. I say that because i believe we are all ultimately part of one spirit. I think when most of us are drawn to this hobby, yes the gear tinkering to satisfy our inner creativity and builder, but ultimately we are chasing that music bliss.

I feel ‘spirit’ or spirituality doesn’t really depend on ‘leader’ or ‘follower’ persay. The divine exists in all of us, even those inclined to follow. A person may be a follower of one, and a leader of another. Being in touch with the divine part of ourselves and ‘connecting’ with the universal divinity or spiritual energy requires practice and conscious effort to become able to free ourselves. Jiddu Krishnamurti is profoundly insightful and Sadhguru takes those ideas and explains them compellingly.

There are definitely those that become addicted to gear. So for myself, its not about the gear so much, although i do take pride in my system, as does my son in his. The elusive goal is music reproduced to touch my soul and spirit

Great post thanks!

Merry christmast..

@mahgister 

I've studied the subject for 30 years, my friend.  And I don't think I want to invest in another hundred hours of grad studies, so don't expect me to "...go back to school..." any time soon.   Merry Christmas, peace, brother.