The inherited norms and models of civilization henceforth are placed under the rubric of opinions, as were the multiplicity of individual opinions. Dogmatic relativism and dogmatic scientism join together to maintain that there is no intrinsic good. Consequently it is good to renounce the good. It is implicitly understood that relativism stops at the principle that grounds it - the equality of opinions is not a matter of opinion but of dogma . In its second stage, the dominant discourse leaves behind its professed relativism in order to present as self-evident the opinions and attitudes that define appropriate ways of being.
Egoism is therefore a good thing.
Reject all taboos, think of yourself first of all and cultivate pleasures, especially physical ones. This practical egoism goes hand in hand with an invasive social moralism. Invited to yield to one's appetites, one is also required to cultivate the appropriate feelings. The misfortunes of those nearby count little, but those of the world demand a vigilant eye and a bleeding heart. In the Christian moral world, evil takes a thousand forms and pierces the heart of each.