The Two Visions of Humanity’s Future The Last Man is Nietzsche’s vision of humanity’s future if the death of God leads only to comfortable nihilism rather than creative transformation. He is the ultimate product of modern civilization: the human who wants nothing except safety, comfort, and pleasure, who has no great aspirations, takes no risks, creates nothing lasting, who has made everything small because anything great makes him uncomfortable. The Last Man represents cultural death. When everyone is content with mediocrity, no one strives for excellence. When comfort is the highest value, suffering required for greatness becomes unacceptable. When equality...