Monomyth:
Every public intellectual starts out with something interesting to say, then prostitute themselves to become political sound bytes in order to stay popular.
@jordanbpeterson followed the footsteps of @RichardDawkins.
Solve Sphinx's riddle at start, then die blind.
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Label this ImmutableMimetics.
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Perhaps Nietzsche's fate is the best fate. Like Shestov says, better to die like a dog under a hedge than to talk so much for fear you should start crying. Zyzz and James Dean were immortalized because they died at their peaks, so we didn't have to see their sad decline.
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@johndavidebert@MichaelAaronK@martyrmade@michaelgarfield We should write "Living Celebrities, Dying Icons" for public intellectuals like#IDW and#NewAtheists.4 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
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Ha, ha: as long as you cite me!
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