Yes! If Laruelle had a sense of humor about his work (which we can only hope he did), he might have laughed at the image of the non-philosopher with a toothbrush - the ultimate minimalist, carrying just enough to stay clean but not enough to be weighed down by conceptual baggage.
Perhaps we could say:
Philosophy is a suitcase full of books you’ll never finish reading.
Non-philosophy is a folded toothbrush and an expired passport - because you’re already where you need to be.
And maybe, just maybe - if Laruelle ever found himself in a small town, sitting in a diner at 2 AM, coffee in hand, an empty seat across from him - Jack Reacher might walk in, sit down, and say:
No metaphysics. Just coffee.
And for once, even a non-philosopher might nod in agreement.
