Dostoevsky's 'Notes from the Underground' depicted a nihilistic young man feeling invisible to society who concludes 'if society hates me, I'm going to hate right back'—this is a literary precedent for the contemporary young male radicalization pattern where invisibility produces violent backlash.

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Unidentified Speaker — What’s Actually Breaking America — with David Brooks | Prof… [rJAAQ0W4Czs]

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Dostoevsky... notes from the underground... a nihilistic young man who feels invisible to society... if society hates me, I'm going to hate right back.

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What’s Actually Breaking America — with David Brooks | Prof G ConversationsThe Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway
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