Matt Yglesias Considered As The Nietzschean Superman

Slave morality, as Nietzsche described it, is a set of values that encourages people to shrink themselves and avoid being judged on accomplishments, and it is argued to deserve scrutiny rather than acceptance as simply correct. Bentham's Bulldog holds that objecting to slave morality amounts to objecting to morality itself, a view this argument disputes. Ozy Brennan's self-help post "The Life Goals Of Dead People" is cited as an example of slave-morality ideals, such as not wanting to offend anyone or take up space. Early Christian saints are contrasted with Achilles, and Nietzsche's Superman is raised as a possible alternative to both systems.