Misunderstanding#
Summary#
Nietzsche treats misunderstanding not as an obstacle to be overcome but as a useful tool for managing social relations with those who lack the capacity for refined interpretation. He suggests that for “good friends” who are too easygoing and assume their friendship entitles them to ease, one should grant them a playground for misunderstanding from the outset. This allows one to either laugh at the resulting confusion or rid oneself of such friends entirely.