Do heroic people actually exist...

Do heroic people actually exist? I'm starting to think we just dreamed them up and heroism only exists in fiction and highly romanticized vision of history. Napoleon was probably a huge faggot if you got to know him.
For clarity's sake, I mean heroism as a transcedent quality of a character, not mentally ill soldiers with PTSD or some fucking firefighter carrying doggos from the burning buiding.

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I understand what you mean and yes heroes exist. The issue I see if the freedom of expression of the archetype. A hero not aware of pitfalls and traps will descend before ascending, if that state can be achieved. Look for people who are selfless in nature.

>Do heroic people actually exist?
They existed in the past.

> transcedent quality of a character
What do you mean by that?

Under that definition, then no, heroes have never existed because the way you define it isn't human.

Not a lot of people but there is a suprising amount of people who have true heroic and selfless characteristics but we don't hear about them often and also because this potential for great heroic deeds is suppressed by the nature of modern civilization. A lot of people would do better if they were born in a world of extreme hardship and war that would test their character and make them strong so they can display their full heroism.

That's basically like asking if the ubermensch exists.

There are serious socialists out their trying to organize the working class. Serious environmental activists, protesters, scientists and general preppers. These are the heroes of today.

The Greek age of heroes were more about pirates. Stirner reawakens this sensibility for all, but few have taken it. In antiquity they set themselves up as kings. A misstep imo. The modern heroes want us all to be royalty

There probably is but how would you know? News outlets profit only off anger and outrage, not heroism. Writers had to have gotten their influence from somewhere. Maybe try to meet more people and get a better feel of the world?

They existed during the Heroic Age