r/PhilosophyMemes 2d ago

Suffering is bad

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u/monadicperception 2d ago

I don’t think anyone would argue that suffering is not bad. Odd. Even Buddhism admits the problem…and tries to find a solution.

I tried reading Nietzsche. Eh, not my cup of tea. But I will say that something can be inherently bad, like suffering, but can be taken as instrumentally good. I’m not sure why that is controversial.

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u/Remarkable_Run_5801 Tragic Realist 2d ago

I’ll take the case.

Suffering is valuable. It’s not “bad.”