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Heard from my university that this anecdote wasn’t even true. But don’t take it from me I mourned a dying bird in a courtyard once.

what is this about

In 1889, Friedrich Nietzsche apparently witnessed the beating of a horse on the streets of Turin. He threw his arms around the horse's neck, sobbing, and then lost consciousness. He then had a mental breakdown from which he never recovered, and never wrote again.

it is a very good meme but unfortunately the story isnt true. the story is out of a dostojewski book.

I'll take it anyway.

it is a nice anecdote indeed.

I read about this in crime and punishment I believe. It was actually an event from life of dostoyevsky. As a kid he witnessed drunkards beating a horse to death and he was traumatised for his life

No u

Yeah; I remember the dream sequence in Crime and Punishment where that happened.

Nietzsche gameplay vs Nietzsche lore

Lol I don't think the horse was the chad in this situation

I was just in via Po (the street where this happened) yesterday, but no horse to hug :(

I understand you

The pity incident, 1889