{"id":17950,"date":"2026-03-11T18:38:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosedreams.net\/blog\/?p=17950"},"modified":"2026-09-25T11:32:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T11:32:19","slug":"nietzsche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosedreams.net\/blog\/2026\/03\/nietzsche\/","title":{"rendered":"On pain and accountability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It is impossible to suffer without making someone pay for it; every complaint already contains revenge&#8221; &#8211; Friedrich Nietzsche<br \/>\nI&#8217;m making this the epilogue to my next book.<\/p>\n<p>Wanting justice or accountability when your pain comes from, or is worsened by, someone else\u2019s actions is a very understandable response. It reflects a natural desire to restore a sense of fairness after being hurt. What I asked for was accountability, not revenge. 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