May 27, 2025 - Freedomain Radio - Stefan Molyneux
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| So, vanity is imaginary achievements that vanish when you do, because they're not based on anything real, and humility is genuine achievements that outlast you. | |
| Vanity is mortality. | |
| Humility is eternity. | |
| Immortality. | |
| Immortality. | |
| I write because Nobody else is writing what I want to read, in particular with fiction. | |
| I write because nobody else is writing what I want to read, and I assume that I'm not alone in wanting these things, and I was actually quite right. | |
| People really do like my novels, and I'm very pleased for that. | |
| Avoid, avoid, avoid vanity. | |
| It's a drug. | |
| It's tempting as hell. | |
| I get that. | |
| I understand. | |
| Avoid vanity. | |
| It isolates you. | |
| It makes honest and direct people your enemies. | |
| It strips people of their respect for you. | |
| And it has you surrounded by other vain, glorious fools, each of whom, of all of you, are propping up each other's imaginary achievements or fake progress. | |
| and And it contributes enormously. | |
| I'm not kidding about this. | |
| Vanity is foundational to violence. | |
| I mean, let me ask you this. | |
| Have you ever, in your life, confronted someone's puffed-up beliefs in their own abilities, talents, or achievements? | |
| Have you ever confronted someone? | |
| It could be in family, it could be extended family, it could be a friend. | |
| Could be a lover. | |
| Have you ever confronted someone's vanity? | |
| What happens when you confront someone's vanity? | |
| What happens when you start to poke around the house of cards that props up vainglorious, inflated, regalomaniacal? | |
| Or narcissistic self-imagery? | |
| Yes, they did not like it to say the least. | |
| Well, lies must always be defended with aggression. | |
| The truth fends for itself. | |
| Lies must always be defended with aggression. | |
| Chris says, yeah, they did not like it to say the least. | |
| Mitch says, yeah, and they started screaming at me almost immediately. | |
| Right. | |
| Abuse. | |
| Abuse comes from vanity. | |
| So you think of parents, right? | |
| Think of parents who's like, well, my kids should just obey me. | |
| They should just listen to me. | |
| They should just do what I say, damn it. | |
| I'm right. | |
| They're wrong. | |
| How dare they question me, blah, blah, blah. | |
| Well, they'll end up escalating even to the point of violence. | |
| Right? | |
| It's bad. | |
| Thank you, Chalks. | |
| I appreciate the tip. | |
| It's bad. | |
| When a Certainly with regards to my mother, when I would confront my mother's falsehoods about herself. | |
| Oh, you know what's funny? | |
| I'm wondering why I'm a little goggle-eyed and reflective. | |
| Bro has the wrong glasses on. | |
| There we go. | |
| These are like a couple of generations old, which is fine for reading this stuff, but not too goggle-eyed. | |
| I'm like two finding Nemo fish tanks on my face. | |
| But, yeah, if you look at aggression, I mean, I remember, I've told this story before, I keep it very brief, but I remember a woman who claimed she had psychic abilities, and I said, we should go collect the amazing Randy's million-dollar prize. | |
| He's got a prize in Vegas to anyone who can prove psychic abilities, and it doesn't work that way. | |
| She kind of turned on me. | |
| It's the same thing with astrology, right? | |
| Astrology is kind of a shit test, right? | |
| Can I rope you into crazy? | |
| Can I feminize you, right? | |
| Men are not supposed to believe in astrology because we're men. | |
| I mean, a lot of women will and whatever, right? | |
| But astrology is a woman's shit test to find out if she can push you around or if you're too lustful to be a man. | |
| Will you shut up and nod when she talks about all of this us in Moon's Venus kaleidoscopic constellation crap? |
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