Weakness Will Make You a Monster | The Shining

Does failure make you weak or does weakness make you fail? The Shining is a classic horror movie that features the only monster that's most dangerous when isolated: you.

In the solitary setting of The Overlook Hotel, Jack Torrance can no longer escape his failure. Sometimes the most terrifying monster is a man who refuses to face himself.

◬ In this episode:

⋗ Solitude is a threat to the examined life
⋗ Moon business opportunities
⋗ The maze of your mind
⋗ Psychedelic thinking
⋗ Logos: the pursuit of clarity over chaos
⋗ Does failure make you evil or does evil make you a failure?
⋗ Weak people are the employees of darkness

◬ Other episodes mentioned: Solitude, Socrates, and Censorship or: How to Be a True-Man (https://youtu.be/uO5tdkjYPsM)

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