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October 1, 2026 ・Original Analysis

The Cult of the Colossal and Industrial Strength

Wilhelm Röpke warned us 80 years ago about a threat that would only grow after his death. He saw that Nietzsche and other philosophers of the 19th century almost worshiped size. They believed that scale was a good in itself and they pedestalized it. Whether glorifying powerful states or leaning into the depersonalized aesthetic, the […]