What Would Tyler Durden Do Now?

How has Fight Club aged? How does Tyler Durden’s philosophy holds up? And what I learned from watching it twenty years later

I used to own a DVD of Fight Club.

I already broke the first rule of Fight Club. Do not talk about Fight Club. Sooner or later that always happens.

And for good reason.

• Fight Club is Chuck Pahlaniuk’s best book.
• It’s David Fincher’s best movie.
• And it’s Brad Pitt’s best performance.

That’s my stance.

When I rewatched Fight Club recently, I thought it was pretty good, but not perfect. It holds up okay. Sorta like my life.

In light of that rewatch on the 20th anniversary of Fight Club, I’ll take a moment in this article to reflect on my life. Specifically I ask, how does my life hold up when viewed through the rose-colored glasses of Tyler Durden?

Put another way, I want to know, “Did I do what Tyler Durden would have done?”

Then