“Good People Are Idiots” | Dostoevsky’s The Idiot

Go to https://ground.news/unsolicited to understand how different perspectives shape our worldview. Save 40% on the Ground News unlimited access Vantage plan with my link. As far back as Plato, people have asked "what is the point of being good?". We find this today in the phrase "nice guys finish last" or "it's a dog eat dog world". Few people have had the courage to suggest that it might be worth being kind even when it does not go our way. but Dostoevsky is one of them. This is The Idiot, Dostoevsky's most personal book, and here he talks about the courage, and the foolishness, of being kind. Support me on Patreon here (you lovely person): https://patreon.com/UnsolicitedAdvice701?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Sign up to my email list for more (very occasional) philosophy to improve your life: https://forms.gle/YYfaCaiQw9r6YfkN7 00:00:00 The Consequences of Kindness 00:04:06 The Idiot: An Incomplete Synopsis 00:12:20 Prince Myshkin: The Modern Saviour 00:20:35 Society, Money, and Worth 00:28:39 Love's Labour's Martyred 00:36:56 The Boundless Cruelty of Man 00:45:56 Machiavelli and Myshkin 00:53:46 A Leap of Faith 01:01:16 Dignifying an Idiot