Today self-consciousness no longer means anything but reflection on th…

Theodor Adorno
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Today self-consciousness no longer means anything but reflection on the ego as embarrassment, as realization of impotence: knowing that one is nothing. ✨ Theodor W. Adorno, E. F. N. Jephcott (2005). Minima Moralia: Reflections on a Damaged Life, p.50, Verso
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Today self-consciousness no longer means anything but reflection on the ego as embarrassment, as realization of impotence: knowing that one is nothing. ✨ Theodor W. Adorno, E. F. N. Jephcott (2005). Minima Moralia: Reflections on a Damaged Life, p.50, Verso

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