"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is

>>9495617
It literally means jus b urself lol

Being American sucks, our 'literary' tradition is retarded

>>9495617
People "resign" to their myopic, solitary lives, while "desperate" to make something of themselves, but they don't even know what they want out of life nor what is to be done.

>>9495617
>jordan peterson
>thoreau
>hamilton
Ontario oughta walk the plank, m8s.

>>9495617
That most men cannot help to strive in their hearts for greatness even if it's impossible in their situation, or they are too lazy. This makes them eternally desperate and in conflict. I dunno

>>9495617
That everyone doesn't know how to live life, how to make something of themselves. Those who resign from life make only the latent (or what fear in the back of their head) explicit by acknowledging the situation they're in.

Or unironically this >>9495807

>>9495807
It means millions of men are too small for their aspirations, and they aren't living up to their potential. Their desperation is to be their ideal selves. Resignation is them giving up their aspirations. Don't meme yourself retarded.

This dude's got it >>9497859