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stevenhs8821 t1_isv08oa wrote

Reply to comment by BowlerAny761 in "In other words, an important lesson we can draw from Hans Blumenberg’s writings on myth is that the dangerous political myths of our own times as well as those of the past can only be countered by inventing new myths, telling better stories, and writing more convincing histories." by Maxwellsdemon17

We need heroes for inspiration until we learn to become our own hero.

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BowlerAny761 t1_isv1mzm wrote

Everyone being their own hero really sums up our modern malaise to me

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ShalmaneserIII t1_isvf90e wrote

It'd probably work as long as people remembered they have to do heroic things to be a hero, rather than just being awarded it as a right.

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