"Every Sauron considers himself a Gandalf".
The problem is that Gandalf explicitly refuses the ring for fear he would find it useful and thus be corrupted by it. Whereas Moldbug's point is about how Sauron would rationalize taking the ring. Perhaps a better phrasing would be, "Every Sauron starts out as a Boromir."
The problem is that Gandalf explicitly refuses the ring for fear he would find it useful and thus be corrupted by it.
Like Gandalf, then, except smart enough not to pass up such an awesome opportunity to do so much good :D.
Incidentally, there's an essay by Tolkien where he explores the differences between the motivations of Morgoth and Sauron: Notes on motives in the Silmarillion. Some excerpts:
...Thus, as "Morgoth", when Melkor was confronted by the existence of other inhabitants of Arda, with other wills and intelligences, he was enraged by
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