Victimhood is one of the themes that runs through Nectar of Time. Below is everything in the Nectarium that touches on it.
Where it comes up 1
Within this theme 6
Concepts 2
- Victimhood
Both agree that seeing yourself as a perpetual victim is 'the worst thing in this world'. Tamir grants that at an abstract level we're all victims, since none of us asked to be here, but…
- Incel movement
Tamir mentions it as the opposite of Dante's response to unrequited love: telling the world why you're a victim instead of turning the pain into something you share.
People 1
- Friedrich Nietzsche
Colin invokes 'what doesn't kill you makes you stronger', adding that not everything does, but being bullied made him stronger.
Insights 1
- Victimhood gets you nowhere
Technically we're all victims, since none of us asked to be born, but taking that position gets you nowhere. Hardship such as bullying shapes you if you eventually grow out of being the…
Stories 1
- Bullied without a dad
Colin was bullied mercilessly as a child, picked on, beaten up, and mocked even for not having a father. That pushed him into boxing. He says it made him stronger, not weaker.
Films, music and art 1
- Central Intelligence
2016 comedy with Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart. Colin recalls the bar scene where Johnson faces down bullies with 'I don't like bullies', a line he has always loved because he was bullied…