@@elguerotapatio9258 no tie here. one of them was dead at the moment of that religions birth. Only when god was a concept loved by those who created it was it alive. Now just a tool to runaway and be deluded
Ikr? I wasn't interested in Nietzsche's life whatsoever, and I'm still mostly not interested. But I still watched 3 minutes of this video out of respect for that spectacular video title. The person who uploaded this video should win a "UA-cam Video Title of the Year" award.
A poem comes to mind after watching this, written by a disciple of Nietzsche. “Let everything happen to you. Beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final.”
@@Erik-zd2oi My motivation is to learn who they are. If not your favourite person, will you tell me your favourite public figure (of all time)? P l e a s e
Crazy how he's historically known as a massive nihilist yet, in large, his conclusions were actually quite optimistic in how they portray life in this world as a completely fallacious and, therefore, ironically beautiful thing.
I mean, if everything is without a meaning that means you only have yourself to give meaning to and your experience are your only true possession and the only thing that can have value in your insignificance
Man, I suffer from anxiety and often think about how pointless everything is and how terrible humanity is, but then I remember: “so what, there are still other experiences I want to have, a bit of pain is worth it”
That is what the man boils down to. Find meaning in the suffering and struggle, see the beauty in it and see the beauty in life. Its a ride have fun and learn about yourself
Why take the words of some clearly miserable dude whether he admits it or not though? Have you ever looked into Jesus, who he was, and what he did. Life ain't pointless, the world just wants you to believe so. God did die... for your sins and he proved that nothing would stop him from saving you as long as you want to be saved, repent, and trust in Jesus. Don't shoot the messenger. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
As someone who's religious, I really appreciate Nietzsche, he came across different, and made difference. He was fighting two ideologies that could potentially destroy society if they took over: Nihilism with his meaningful philosophy and non-logical faith in god with his skepticism. I feel bad that his statement about god's death often gets miss-interpreted, and taken literally instead of the great values and context it held.
One time a priest asked Buddha “is there a god?” Buddha said “no.” All of Buddha’s followers around him started to believe there was no god, the priest quit his job, people started accepting themselves as they were because then they knew there was no eternal damnation or reward. Then, an atheist who made a career off of philosophy and convincing people that there was no god asked Buddha if there was a god. Buddha said “there is a god”. All of his followers were confused, then Buddha said “it’s your choice, if living as if there is a god gives your life purpose and makes you a better person, then go ahead. If living as if there was no God makes you feel free and helps you achieve your goals then go on.”
uwau enlightenment is heavily misunderstood. When you remove the ego, your view of the world is way different. You realize that we call it “life” because the universe itself is ALIVE, you realize that as people we are all the same consciousness, bound to different bodies and have lived different experiences, likely over many lifetimes, with the inevitable illusion that we are seperate people, you realize that even someone as powerful as Jesus Christ can’t live for a minute without the air that the trees provide, you realize that pleasure and suffering are just two different sensations and that how we deal with these impacts our life more than the sensations themselves, you realize that we are all extremely small parts of one large story, you realize your thoughts are just chatter that distract you from the moment, once you realize these, you are somewhat of an enlightened being. It’s not some grandiose thing that one achieves. Buddha was a man like you and me, who was shown two contrasts in life and from that was able to SEE
I took an existentialism course in college and really fell in love with Nietzsche. Especially the idea of the infinite recurrence. Anytime my life feels dark and ugly, I go back and read that passage again. It, to me, is the most motivational thing I've ever read. Great video. Thank you for making it.
Nietzsche has kept me going. I don't understand everything I read from him, but the things that I do, hit me like thunderbolts. His philosophy and writing is constantly bringing me back from my own existential abyss.
Me too, his philosophy is so powerful... My favorite quote is from the geneology of morality... There is no greater misunderstanding than to start doubting about your right to happiness
I love his writing because you can just feel the passion in what he writes. He’s not writing for money or fame, he has important things he himself ponders and questions and wants to write about them in an attempt philosophize about them. I wish I could read the original texts but even the translations are golden.
The way I interpret the Übermensch is that it’s not so much an attainable goal, but a peripheral ‘ghost’ that forces us to keep striving for greatness; ‘everything flows, nothing stands still.’ Even men Nietzsche acknowledged as great - Goethe, Caesar, Thucydides, Heraclitus, Da Vinci (possibly) - are never bestowed the title of Übermensch in Nietzsche’s writings. Primarily because if an individual attained the zenith of human capability, Nihilism, unfortunately, would be inescapable. Therefore, ‘higher men’ must not subscribe to the notion of reaching a ‘final’ state of being or conscious - the ‘goal line’ (as it were) must always be in the distance to preserve the chaotic curiosity of man. Just my thoughts. Nice video, btw!
Like the SuperEgo as the Gods of tradition/spirit of the father, or seeking ones higher self, working through the process of individuation and self actualization. Like how enlightenment is the way, and not something that you attain and finish. The idea of constant self improvement, focus on excellence everyday, growing in excellence everyday. Humility in ones insufficient present condition but knowledge that practice and continuation will bring improvement and meaning. The ghost of judgment that motivates one not to lay on the couch all day eating Cheetos and watching Judge Judy.
what you describe is inherently nihilistic and a self perpetuating cosmology/worldview that in itself offers no escape from meaninglesness. the budha's description of desirelesness being the final goalpost, nihilism and the pursuit of meaning, as in, desiring to ascend, is the mechanism. it's in this dualism that should one go back and forth enough, the common thread between both states will eventually reveal itself. non-dualism can only be experienced once one has a wide exposure to the spectrum of reality, from absolute meaninglesness to absolute meaning. a non-dual human is the ubermensch, one that has transcended ideology and hence views the world not through perception, but sees clearly, objectively, a state that through logical rationalization one could only conclude to be impossible.
It took me a decade of being casually interested in philosophy before I learned that Nietzsche actually cared a whole lot about why things are meaningful. The whole phenomenon of edgy nihilists taking his words at face value is a massive cultural tragedy.
@DardanFilms because no research actually indicates that "god is dead" is referring to societies abandonment of God. especially during the 19th century when people could be killed for going against the bible
That part about finding ones self hits home. Ive never been one to really be too into vapid amenities in life, like just going out and doing stuff. I’ve always been a much more introverted person and it’s really hard to express who I am to others or even say what I really think. I also tend to think negatively about the world and my surroundings while also having the greatest hope for everything. I’m hopeful in things but also really hopeless at the same time. So I like the idea of someone as famous as Nietzsche struggling with the same issues in his life and seeing how he lived and was still somehow hopeful in humanity.
@Dziordan1 Nietzsche was by no means at all a progenitor of Nazism. He wrote vociferously against the proto-Nazis of his day, criticizing deeply both German culture and State power. Furthermore he wrote with great admiration for the Jewish people and absolutely abhorred anti-Semites, even going so far as to call for every anti-Semite to be shot in the street in one of his "Mad Letters" after losing his sanity. The only reason he is associated with Nazism is because his antisemitic sister published highly abridged manuscripts of his works/unpublished notes and promoted them amongst members of the Third Reich.
I was one of those people who loved Nietzsche bc I thought he was saying nothing matters, but his philosophy is actually very hopeful, all about self-improvement towards his own kind of perfection and determination of your own beliefs.
Will H i like your mix of interpretations, I agree that nihilism is definitely improperly represented these days, probably due to his sister’s warping of it with the Nazi party. I need to reread the books of his I have, and I should probably pick up Thus Spoke Zarathustra”
What I gathered from him is that nothing matters until you care enough to make it matter to you. If you don’t make the effort nothing will ever truly matter to you, so pushing yourself to care is necessary to thrive in life
@Will H I've always thought Nihilism was inherently immoral because if nothing matters then there is no need to not indulge in one's pleasures even if it meant harming others, those others don't matter because they don't mean anything either
i’d say he’s an optimistic stoic, preaching acceptance as a form of intellectual maturity, growing out of “i like this” and “i don’t like that” so that we may ultimately reach a point where we hold no grudges by reflex because it has become deeply rooted within us that all that IS, is necessary and therefore not evil, which ultimately holds the purpose of helping us reach our biological goal of being contempt and balancing substances in our brains, or having a happy life i guess, this is the kind of “yesman” i’d like to be as well some day, devoid of confusion born from anger or discontent
“God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us? What water is there for us to clean ourselves? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we have to invent? Is not the greatness of this deed too great for us? Must we ourselves not become gods simply to appear worthy of it?”― Friedrich Nietzsche--------- Quote the whole thing or you can skew its meaning.
@Stone Wolf A god at least have to be glorified, if you are talking about individually, that's narcissistic as fuck, if you are talking as a whole, well, human society is composed by some ren aissance things so, it's a 50/50, you are (almost) the one who makes your life(it's hard to explain without going with beliefs, sorry), tied with some lucky (bro, i'm a native spanish speaker, sorry for the rant, if you want me to clarify something plz let me know)
>See stickmen >Imagine that it'll be a more W A C K Y kinda person narrating based on the drawing >Get a factual look into his life and how his philosophy really functioned Well what a pleasant surprise to know that quality still exists in these times
@@plazmica0323 *Wow so funny cool and quirky referencing a site that looked down upon, also calling him an incel how funny bro like you and Amy Schumer would be great friends!*
I’m getting out of the military after 8 years, being separated on short notice due to mental health. I’m scared, I don’t know who to be when I’m out, if I’ll be successful. But these last few weeks it seems the things or people I need, have a tendency to appear or reach out. This... this is one of those things well done Sir.
Just get any job to start off with just to get used to civilian life as that’s stressful enough. Thinking about career paths can come later. Take care mate xx
I really hope you’ve had some mental health professional’s support through a time like this, it’s hard on everybody but especially people who have already had a life dealing with mental issues
Wow, I read the book "When Nietzsche Wept" a while ago and only now have I discovered that many events that was mentioned in the book are actually historically accurate, I thought it was fictional. A great video dude!!
I got an ad half way through and it was saying “if your seeing this, chances are it’s nighttime. Here are two things you should know; you have a loving, caring god thats there for you...”
Yeah, at first Nietzsche didn't really criticise Wagner for it because he was like a father figure to him and Nietzsche really wanted to please him. But after their split (caused by several things, such as Nietzsche kinda realising the Toxicity of Bayreuth and how he would quickly be made into "nothing" if he stopped being useful) he actually openly criticised Wagner for being antisemitic
Those two things are not mutually exclusive. We can have children and be reborn as children of God. Also, The solution to nihilism is to act as if the Christian God exists, and to follow His command, and find yourself living a more meaningful life than you had before, because now you will always have a reason to do what is good, and someone to see that. Having faith in God is not about finding proof that he exists, but is instead about doing what He asks us to even when you're not sure if He's really there.
You may want to update this video regarding Nietzsche's poor health. The syphilis rumor was just a smear campaign against him. It is now strongly believed that a brain tumor was causing most of his health issues.
"I go everywhere in my student coat, now and then slap someone on the back, and say: síamo contenti? son dio, ho fatto questa caricatura ... ["is everything OK? I am God, this farce is my creation."
Basically Nietzsche also says, that we have killed god, and have to create a new divine being in his place, called "The Übermensch", the next step in human evolution. But in trying this we basically become creators ourselves, but not creators of lesser beings than ourselves (Like the christian god) but more powerful ones. So we basically become gods while trying to create gods. I really like the dynamic in his philosophy, it's really sad, that his work has been obscured by his nazi sister...
I love Nietzsche and I feel really privileged, as a native speaker, to be able to understand his complex thoughts in the language he brought them up in.
Would've been interesting to add a small paragraph about his (Nietzsche's) views of divinity, pessimism, natural-aesthetic values and the duality of this world which are hidden in The Birth of Tragedy! Highly recommend reading since it's super underrated and helps understanding better from where this trip started. Other than that, awesome video my dude! I LOVED THAT. Those quotes from the Gay Science made me cry. XOXO
Ironically, following the metaphor of dying over and over to re-discover ourselves. On a scientific scale, this process is automatic. The person we are when we are born, and the person we are now are completely different. Completely new cells, w/ the previous dying off and being cast away. Our body's architecture is composed nearly 50/50 of organisms that weren't even from our original bodies. The person we think we are, isn't who we think we are; and at what point, do we justify thinking we know ourselves?
Also, adrenaline junkies and people who live in awful climates seem to lead happy lives, despite being on the brink of death every day. Hotter climates maybe less so, but ppl who live in extreme cold seem to be much happier on a global scale, despite their living conditions.
@@bobzillathebabykicker2981 I think hotter climates provides a more comfortable lifestyle to people there and therefore induces laziness over the centuries since there were little need to constantly adapt and develop (technology) for survival. Just my thoughts, although this idea is rather shallow & simplistic
@@dawwnbrk3r653 It makes sense though. Without stimulation or purpose, a reason to fight every day. If everything is easy on a day-to-day basis then it's hard to notice what makes you feel alive. I remember a very simplified example of this: There was a study on mice, they were kept captive in a large multi-structured pen where they had endless food, water, and options to breed. But eventually they all just died off, lost the will to live bc they had nothing to do other than fuck, eat, drink, and wait for their shit to be swept out. Without any predators to run from, any toy to play with, they had no purpose, and just gave up.
@@dawwnbrk3r653 I would not say laziness, that's a pritty loaded term. Id suggest that colder climates forced the inhabitants to build more complicated structures to keep out the elements, also forcing them to spend more time indoors therefore leading to more time thinking about things rather than doing them. I may have read that theory in a book called guns, germs and steel. It was a long time ago...
When I was taking a philosophy class in college, my professor went on a rant about how she was the first professor there that had more than a bachelor's in philosophy. As such there were people teaching Nietzsche that didn't understand Nietzsche. Her brief summary of Nietzsche "He believed that a true good and true evil could only exist if God decreed them so and that God doesn't exist to do this. His quest for the "ubermensch" was to find someone completely unbound by emotion and society to figure out what morals they would have as he figured those would necessarily be more rational, the closest we've found to this are sociopaths and his guess at their morals is pretty accurate. Either due to disease or his eccentric nature, he said this in a long-winded and obtuse fashion." That's my memory of what she said 7ish years ago, and obviously, she was just going off and oversimplified things, but I've felt it much easier to understand Nietzsche since then.
@@chiiko7090 The ubermensch is not a 'Superman' in that it is not someone superior to others. Ubermensch is supposed to be one that is someone unbound by societal pressures or taboos. So this is someone attempting to create a logical society, theft or murder aren't inherently bad. What types of rules would someone like this come up with? The more sociopathic you are the less you care about the taboos and social pressures you experience. As such when the create moral frameworks it is more about positive and negative outcomes. You don't steal because you could get caught, as a society we shouldn't steal because it would lead to chaos or cause people to become vindictive. The difference is a sociopath would end it there. The ubermensch is not uncaring, and would recognize the harm it would cause others also. There's obviously some overlap, being disinterested with social taboo, with the difference being in the more normal emotional processing of the ubermensch.
Nietzsche got out of Nihilism. He died so he could give us a glimpse of hope. He nudged us on the side so we could look up. Up into the light. Now it is up to us to interpret the meaning within it.
@Fluffynator Sure, we still exhibit tribalism in many, many ways: the herd instinct.. Our desire to belong to a group is as strong as ever. Slave morality and herd instinct are complementary aspects of Nietzsche's philosophy.
@Fluffynator Tribalism seems to be affecting America right now. As of 2016 ellections, the democratic party's approach was identity politics, which is a form of tribalism
@@Raiko01 its basically been effecting it for almost every single one of the elections the same way people hate muslims and mexicans. they use one bad apple as an excuse to call every single one of them terrorists
@@heroninja1125 interestingly, oxytocin not only encourages connections to your family & those closest to you, but at the same time encourages within us that distinction of "us" VS "them". Demonstrated not only in things like the dehumanizing attitude when discussing "out groups" like liberal v conservatism or varied religious beliefs, but even looking at a new couple during the "honeymoon" phase...those 3 months or so where they fall off the earth from family & friends and "cocoon" together. It's a very strange thing to watch when you're on the outside of it, when viewing the couple OR the racist radicals it seems like insanity to us. In a way it truly is. When we are not under the influence of this powerful neurochemical, we see with clarity the absurdity of behavior...at the same time it has been part of the reason we have survived. Opiates mimic this neurotransmitter & not only will we see a disconnect from loved ones when someone develops an addiction to it, but also literal bonding behavior with the drug itself along with addicts demonstrating a protective reaction against anything or anyone who threatens that bond.
This is my first time hearing about Nietzsche, his words are actually quite up lifting in a way, I would like to live by them in order to become a better man, I only hope that I'll have the strength to push forward so that my life is not wasted
“And at the end of these symbolic deaths and rebirths of our bodies and minds, we reach our actual deaths as individuals, where the very matter that made us who we were-bodies, minds, and all that goes with them-shall be once and for all transformed from men into something else entirely.”
@@KaptainKommissar What's the what for? Its important to engage with things that challenge your beliefs, because that's the only way to know if they stand up to scrutiny, or are in need of modification.
I picked up the genealogy of morals a short while ago, and ive been reading it for about a week and a half. It is arduous, difficult, a bit pretentious and contemptuous, but also thought provoking, perspective broadening, and quite historically informative.
This is a great video. I'm currently reading through thus spoke zarathustra again since highschool and it is more enlightening the second time. I feel the philosophy of the ubermensch helps me to improve myself each day and this video is a great representation of all I've taught myself about Nietzsche. I hope more people see this video
You should consider watching lectures of professor Jordan B. Peterson, because he is very influenced by Nietzsche. Also I found that every line of that book contains too much meaning, that you should read carefully, making notes.
As in they use the fact that he almost became nihilist to say he was nihilist to try to support nihilism when most of his philosophy was about specifically not being nihilist.
This is like a depressed sam o'nella academy
This is a drugless sam o'nella academy*
@@josefernandes1550 Sam is hella depressed, he just uses weed an Adderall to mask it from himself and aided by layers of irony
He sounds like the TedEd narrator but both his confidence in his speaking and his microphone are from 2010
and I LOVE it
@@josefernandes1550 O'Nella does adderall, Sysphus smokes opyoids
Friedrich "how to get over a girl in 10 days" Nietzsche
I would read that
666 likes, nice
Insane depressed simp.
Marcel Chagnon I think you are using "simp" wrong xD
@@gamerito100 oh Nietzsche was a simp al right
"propose 3 times, if she says no then write a book"
-Nietzsche, 2024
" 13 reasons why?"
did i give a decent reference?
why 2024
@@aomeke8368 why not
@Tavinkov bicuspid aortic stenosis
So anyways- Look forward to my book! =P
I like his channel and his way of storytelling. It's strangely comforting.
You should hear the school of life narration. It will calm your soul
I think it’s his voice
@@b0nkss872 I don't think so the school of life narrator sounds older though
I don’t
@@Original-Phantom why
He may have vibe checked God, but God vibe checked right back and Nietzsche failed the vibe check
hah!
I guess they'll have to call it a tie then
@@elguerotapatio9258 no tie here. one of them was dead at the moment of that religions birth. Only when god was a concept loved by those who created it was it alive. Now just a tool to runaway and be deluded
but Nietzsche pulled the 10,000 IQ move and wanted to die.
And god said let there be syphilis
Another fun fact: When he hugged the horse, he was reported crying and saying “I understand you” before he fell to the ground.
I too understand horses
@@usagi2934 my therapist told me I shouldn't be open about this... but I too understand horses
major arthur morgan vibes
@@jban2910 you're alright _boah_
ur name sounds oddly nihilistic.
How can I not click a video called “THE MAN WHO VIBE CHECKED GOD”
Dude, I am so glad I got this shit recommendet
Cool name btw
well since jesus was a joestar i dont think you have a choice
Knock off kira is just as knock off as knock off david bowie in jojo's bizzare adventure part 4
Ikr? I wasn't interested in Nietzsche's life whatsoever, and I'm still mostly not interested. But I still watched 3 minutes of this video out of respect for that spectacular video title. The person who uploaded this video should win a "UA-cam Video Title of the Year" award.
“Like most artists, people only liked his work after his death” damn son that hit deep
just heard your EP jaune, you're doing great! hope people like your work before you die
A poem comes to mind after watching this, written by a disciple of Nietzsche. “Let everything happen to you. Beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final.”
Who is your favourite person of all time?
No feeling is final
that is certainly true. It’s easy to forget for some reason, even when our feelings change constantly.
@@harrymears1623 you wouldn't know her
I'm starting to enjoy terror...and terrorize my own mind.
@@Erik-zd2oi My motivation is to learn who they are. If not your favourite person, will you tell me your favourite public figure (of all time)? P l e a s e
Crazy how he's historically known as a massive nihilist yet, in large, his conclusions were actually quite optimistic in how they portray life in this world as a completely fallacious and, therefore, ironically beautiful thing.
And you don't even know how Christians (the ones I've met) make conclusions about his persona and his thought. Lol.
Optimistic nihilism?, Epic
I mean, if everything is without a meaning that means you only have yourself to give meaning to and your experience are your only true possession and the only thing that can have value in your insignificance
If nothing matters, it doesnt matter that nothing matters.
J C so more of an absurdist?
Man, I suffer from anxiety and often think about how pointless everything is and how terrible humanity is, but then I remember: “so what, there are still other experiences I want to have, a bit of pain is worth it”
what do you mean
Naw I’m ready to go, fuck this place 🥲
That is what the man boils down to. Find meaning in the suffering and struggle, see the beauty in it and see the beauty in life. Its a ride have fun and learn about yourself
Search up absurdism
Why take the words of some clearly miserable dude whether he admits it or not though? Have you ever looked into Jesus, who he was, and what he did. Life ain't pointless, the world just wants you to believe so. God did die... for your sins and he proved that nothing would stop him from saving you as long as you want to be saved, repent, and trust in Jesus. Don't shoot the messenger. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
As someone who's religious, I really appreciate Nietzsche, he came across different, and made difference. He was fighting two ideologies that could potentially destroy society if they took over: Nihilism with his meaningful philosophy and non-logical faith in god with his skepticism. I feel bad that his statement about god's death often gets miss-interpreted, and taken literally instead of the great values and context it held.
I don't mind bc it serves as a litmus test to see who actually read Nietzsche vs casual idealogues
@@kranberryjones1449 yup, good litmus test that nearly everyone fails
Why are you religious?
@@JiveDadson pope got drip
@@ajpidlaoan642 this is the key reason Catholicism is still around
One time a priest asked Buddha “is there a god?” Buddha said “no.” All of Buddha’s followers around him started to believe there was no god, the priest quit his job, people started accepting themselves as they were because then they knew there was no eternal damnation or reward. Then, an atheist who made a career off of philosophy and convincing people that there was no god asked Buddha if there was a god. Buddha said “there is a god”. All of his followers were confused, then Buddha said “it’s your choice, if living as if there is a god gives your life purpose and makes you a better person, then go ahead. If living as if there was no God makes you feel free and helps you achieve your goals then go on.”
Holee sheet
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uwau enlightenment is heavily misunderstood. When you remove the ego, your view of the world is way different. You realize that we call it “life” because the universe itself is ALIVE, you realize that as people we are all the same consciousness, bound to different bodies and have lived different experiences, likely over many lifetimes, with the inevitable illusion that we are seperate people, you realize that even someone as powerful as Jesus Christ can’t live for a minute without the air that the trees provide, you realize that pleasure and suffering are just two different sensations and that how we deal with these impacts our life more than the sensations themselves, you realize that we are all extremely small parts of one large story, you realize your thoughts are just chatter that distract you from the moment, once you realize these, you are somewhat of an enlightened being. It’s not some grandiose thing that one achieves. Buddha was a man like you and me, who was shown two contrasts in life and from that was able to SEE
@@zekielrodriguez5229 You lost me a bit there with the connected consciousness and enlightenment thing, but you're vibing and I'm here for it.
John h you just haven't seen it yet.
Now THIS title is how you get me to learn things.
Unironically schools shoudl learn from youtubers
I was the 1000th like you’re welcome
Have you ever watched Sam O'Nella? He's quite similar.
@God So how do you feel that he vibe checked you?
I clicked for the title and stayed for Niechtze the Madlad
I took an existentialism course in college and really fell in love with Nietzsche. Especially the idea of the infinite recurrence. Anytime my life feels dark and ugly, I go back and read that passage again. It, to me, is the most motivational thing I've ever read.
Great video. Thank you for making it.
A course in existentialism, exists?
@@hsuehejjw1731 what you did there . . . I see it.
are there nihilism classes too?
can you please send me the link of the passage?
Nietzsche has kept me going. I don't understand everything I read from him, but the things that I do, hit me like thunderbolts. His philosophy and writing is constantly bringing me back from my own existential abyss.
Me too, his philosophy is so powerful... My favorite quote is from the geneology of morality... There is no greater misunderstanding than to start doubting about your right to happiness
I love his writing because you can just feel the passion in what he writes. He’s not writing for money or fame, he has important things he himself ponders and questions and wants to write about them in an attempt philosophize about them. I wish I could read the original texts but even the translations are golden.
Okay but.. That's a mustache damn
This mustache was called "the inner thigh tickler".
I THOUGHT THAT WAS HIS MOUTH
It’s 1800’s Germany. Facial hair was an art.
He used the moustache to vibe check god
@@ketchumuu LMAO DAMN IT
Ive never been this early to class, but ill be damned if i dont beat the crowd to my favorite youtube philosopher
You should also try watching Exurb1a one of the best youtube philosopher
@@blimblam4954 u beat me to it
Nitzche declared God is dead, Jung thought what did he mean by God cos he could feel it as a force within
Was gonna like, but you got 420 likes so I'll hold off for now
seems im still late as always
Looks like Nitzche became the CEO of Pringles.
Left right left right
69 nice
I love how you're able to express such emotions with just stick doodles.
Sometimes stick doodles speak the loudest
Are we gonna act like he didn’t sneak in the “rip god 1977-2020” on the headstone at 7:10 because Kanye is born in 1977 and calls himself god
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Kanye West?
Deleted no, the other kanye
@@DeletedTroll kanye east
The way I interpret the Übermensch is that it’s not so much an attainable goal, but a peripheral ‘ghost’ that forces us to keep striving for greatness; ‘everything flows, nothing stands still.’ Even men Nietzsche acknowledged as great - Goethe, Caesar, Thucydides, Heraclitus, Da Vinci (possibly) - are never bestowed the title of Übermensch in Nietzsche’s writings. Primarily because if an individual attained the zenith of human capability, Nihilism, unfortunately, would be inescapable. Therefore, ‘higher men’ must not subscribe to the notion of reaching a ‘final’ state of being or conscious - the ‘goal line’ (as it were) must always be in the distance to preserve the chaotic curiosity of man.
Just my thoughts. Nice video, btw!
Like the SuperEgo as the Gods of tradition/spirit of the father, or seeking ones higher self, working through the process of individuation and self actualization. Like how enlightenment is the way, and not something that you attain and finish. The idea of constant self improvement, focus on excellence everyday, growing in excellence everyday. Humility in ones insufficient present condition but knowledge that practice and continuation will bring improvement and meaning. The ghost of judgment that motivates one not to lay on the couch all day eating Cheetos and watching Judge Judy.
that makes so much sense thanks for posting
what you describe is inherently nihilistic and a self perpetuating cosmology/worldview that in itself offers no escape from meaninglesness. the budha's description of desirelesness being the final goalpost, nihilism and the pursuit of meaning, as in, desiring to ascend, is the mechanism. it's in this dualism that should one go back and forth enough, the common thread between both states will eventually reveal itself. non-dualism can only be experienced once one has a wide exposure to the spectrum of reality, from absolute meaninglesness to absolute meaning. a non-dual human is the ubermensch, one that has transcended ideology and hence views the world not through perception, but sees clearly, objectively, a state that through logical rationalization one could only conclude to be impossible.
You don’t say Da Vinci
You say Leonardo Da Vinci or Vinci
@TranniesRBetter ThanRealWomen funny joke
It took me a decade of being casually interested in philosophy before I learned that Nietzsche actually cared a whole lot about why things are meaningful.
The whole phenomenon of edgy nihilists taking his words at face value is a massive cultural tragedy.
Thank you. This is a beautiful testament to a man of great sensitivity and wisdom. Wonderfully narrated and illustrated. Love your style.
Can we get an F for God
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Sam 'o Nella: Crack Cocaine
This Guy: apparently lost his antidepressants so he took acid instead
Don't give me ideas
@Diamant loosen up a bit, its a joke.
@Diamant you're gay
why do you guys throw sam'onella under the bus ? He asked nothing
We can all be gay, guys.
Wow, a succinct and a marvellous video essay. Thanks for the video Sisyphus.
Thankyou🌺 I’m so thankful for this channel
“God is dead” is his observation of societies abandonment of God. Why do people always attribute this to him being an atheist?
@DardanFilms because no research actually indicates that "god is dead" is referring to societies abandonment of God.
especially during the 19th century when people could be killed for going against the bible
I always thought that was the case because I’d never heard the entire quote before. Context matters
@@qorso in the 19th century atheism gaineda lot of popularity among the nobility in Europe
He kept condemning any kind of faith. You don't mean to say he was a believer in God, do you?
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Absolutely no one would be killed for going against the bible in the 19th century. What are you on about?
"becoming ourselves means that we die symbolically over and over again always in the process of creating and altering the values we form" 100% agree
That oddly gives me hope
That actually makes a lot of sense ngl.
Sounds like a quote in the Bible Lmaoo
Man, I kind of hate myself but becoming something else kind of disgusts me.
Is "kind of" a nihilist mindset?
@@ivanmegafanboy1981 You're going to need to spend some time alone with yourself and your thoughts my man.
Idk why, but I subbed. I love the philosophy content, as I'm taking my little journey of my own as well into a realm not yet traveled. Good content G.
some profound and thought-provoking topics. thanks for the great information as always!
I don't think most people will get this video, it's pretty Nietzsche
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I'll not like this one to maintain the dankness of the likes to your comment
good one
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*This is epic-tier comedy*
A 16 year old Nihilist downvoted this vid.
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I dont get how people see him as a Nihlist.
@@mistertroll4107 Most people misunderstand Nietzsche and twist his phillosophy to fit their own ideas
This ain't reddit to downvote
reddit moment
Love this stuff man! always found philosophy interesting and can’t wait to learn more
That part about finding ones self hits home. Ive never been one to really be too into vapid amenities in life, like just going out and doing stuff. I’ve always been a much more introverted person and it’s really hard to express who I am to others or even say what I really think. I also tend to think negatively about the world and my surroundings while also having the greatest hope for everything. I’m hopeful in things but also really hopeless at the same time. So I like the idea of someone as famous as Nietzsche struggling with the same issues in his life and seeing how he lived and was still somehow hopeful in humanity.
the german guy that all germans have a little inside of them
@Dziordan1 Nietzsche was by no means at all a progenitor of Nazism.
He wrote vociferously against the proto-Nazis of his day, criticizing deeply both German culture and State power.
Furthermore he wrote with great admiration for the Jewish people and absolutely abhorred anti-Semites, even going so far as to call for every anti-Semite to be shot in the street in one of his "Mad Letters" after losing his sanity.
The only reason he is associated with Nazism is because his antisemitic sister published highly abridged manuscripts of his works/unpublished notes and promoted them amongst members of the Third Reich.
It was his sister that was nAzi
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Not just Germans lol
Andrew Wenger did you mean to say “proponent of Nazism”?
I was one of those people who loved Nietzsche bc I thought he was saying nothing matters, but his philosophy is actually very hopeful, all about self-improvement towards his own kind of perfection and determination of your own beliefs.
Spencer Kraynik Nietzsche helped me become the universe
Will H i like your mix of interpretations, I agree that nihilism is definitely improperly represented these days, probably due to his sister’s warping of it with the Nazi party. I need to reread the books of his I have, and I should probably pick up Thus Spoke Zarathustra”
What I gathered from him is that nothing matters until you care enough to make it matter to you. If you don’t make the effort nothing will ever truly matter to you, so pushing yourself to care is necessary to thrive in life
@Will H I've always thought Nihilism was inherently immoral because if nothing matters then there is no need to not indulge in one's pleasures even if it meant harming others, those others don't matter because they don't mean anything either
i’d say he’s an optimistic stoic, preaching acceptance as a form of intellectual maturity, growing out of “i like this” and “i don’t like that” so that we may ultimately reach a point where we hold no grudges by reflex because it has become deeply rooted within us that all that IS, is necessary and therefore not evil, which ultimately holds the purpose of helping us reach our biological goal of being contempt and balancing substances in our brains, or having a happy life i guess, this is the kind of “yesman” i’d like to be as well some day, devoid of confusion born from anger or discontent
Great video, love this channel. Thanks for posting.
the horse thing is something straight out of dostoyevsky's crime and punishment (which he would have read by that time)
How do you not click on this with a title like that
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By not knowing what Vibe checking is😂
I can't be the only one (I hope)
@@Minecraftrok999 you can ask you mother to rate your vibe, most mothers these days have. A. "vibe rater"
Nietzsche: *Dies*
God: "ViBe CHecK"
peteof p it’s on topic dummy
@@peteofp4366 lol he meant to say Nietzsche's dead
Nietzsche: Dies
God: *Can not vibe check because of its non-existence*
@@mobasshirrahman Which means Nietzsche cannot vibe check God because God doesn't exist
Ah yes, the paradox of vibe check
@@anamggss You're pretty dumb. God is a concept, so Nietzsche vibe checked that concept
the simple art style together with the philosophy used in your videos, creates this mood in your videos that draws the viewer more in.
i needed this, thank you
Nietzche: "God is dead"
God: "lmao no u"
Lol
Then god is slow😑
God is dead - 1882
Nietzsche is dead - 1990
@Catch545 dusty still 18 years too slow
@ANX lmaoo
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“God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us? What water is there for us to clean ourselves? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we have to invent? Is not the greatness of this deed too great for us? Must we ourselves not become gods simply to appear worthy of it?”― Friedrich Nietzsche--------- Quote the whole thing or you can skew its meaning.
So we killed god? I don't really understand it. Pls explain it to a curious lad like me :)
@@Faun471 They were probably talking about the crucifixion
@James Kuckkan thanks for explaining it to me, I appreciate the effort you put into this. Stay safe, man!
@Stone Wolf no
@Stone Wolf A god at least have to be glorified, if you are talking about individually, that's narcissistic as fuck, if you are talking as a whole, well, human society is composed by some ren
aissance things so, it's a 50/50, you are (almost) the one who makes your life(it's hard to explain without going with beliefs, sorry), tied with some lucky (bro, i'm a native spanish speaker, sorry for the rant, if you want me to clarify something plz let me know)
Loved the video, very informative and the art was fantastic. Keeep it up brother
Just found your channel and I can't stop watching your videos! Keep up the awesome content brother
Nietzsche is probably on a roast battle right now with god
>See stickmen
>Imagine that it'll be a more W A C K Y kinda person narrating based on the drawing
>Get a factual look into his life and how his philosophy really functioned
Well what a pleasant surprise to know that quality still exists in these times
I was surprised that it wasn't another one of those quick, funny, "quirky" videos. I'm glad.
I wasn't aware that combining education and comedy is something to look down upon.
greentexting outside of your chan incel board arent we ?
@@plazmica0323 *Wow so funny cool and quirky referencing a site that looked down upon, also calling him an incel how funny bro like you and Amy Schumer would be great friends!*
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3:43 "Neitzsche thought this was very stupid" is my new fav quote on the internet
Nietzsche:" God is dead"
Me:" God is a very well written fiction character"
God is anything, but not well written. The inconsistency of god’s personality portrayed by the bible is absolutely hilarious.
@@Niko_from_Kepler the reason I said well written is because so many that read about him believe that he exists
I’m getting out of the military after 8 years, being separated on short notice due to mental health. I’m scared, I don’t know who to be when I’m out, if I’ll be successful. But these last few weeks it seems the things or people I need, have a tendency to appear or reach out. This... this is one of those things well done Sir.
Thanks for your service. I hope you feel better. :)
I hope that you’re doing better now.
I truly hope that you are doing well and have found your place 😊
Just get any job to start off with just to get used to civilian life as that’s stressful enough. Thinking about career paths can come later. Take care mate xx
I really hope you’ve had some mental health professional’s support through a time like this, it’s hard on everybody but especially people who have already had a life dealing with mental issues
Edgy Sam o nella back at it again
Wow, I read the book "When Nietzsche Wept" a while ago and only now have I discovered that many events that was mentioned in the book are actually historically accurate, I thought it was fictional. A great video dude!!
Your voice gives it such a sad, melancholic and depressing depth that Schopenhauer would be proud.
If Nietzsche ever gets brought up in a conversation in my life again, I’m gonna use this video’s title to reference him.
Good idea
you say again as if it has before
"God is dead to me" - Nietzsche-Chan after seeing God-kun with Faust-senpai after school
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I laughed too much at this-
U-URUSAI YO! ＞////＜
No not faust
Can you please avoid typing nuked-out shit like this?
I got an ad half way through and it was saying “if your seeing this, chances are it’s nighttime. Here are two things you should know; you have a loving, caring god thats there for you...”
Thanks, this really helped me with my essay
Wagner was also mad antisemitic which is also a big reason for their split
Yeah, at first Nietzsche didn't really criticise Wagner for it because he was like a father figure to him and Nietzsche really wanted to please him. But after their split (caused by several things, such as Nietzsche kinda realising the Toxicity of Bayreuth and how he would quickly be made into "nothing" if he stopped being useful) he actually openly criticised Wagner for being antisemitic
Funnily enough it was the music that was the problem. If he was that bothered about the anti Semitism he would have told his sister to eff off
the solution to nihalism is not to have children to find a new meaning in life, but to be reborn as children ourselves with every posibility we have
I been looking for this comment since I heard about nihilism
Bro........ 🥺
That's anti-natalism
existentialism is pretty lit. nothing matters so lets love at least since its all we got
Those two things are not mutually exclusive. We can have children and be reborn as children of God. Also, The solution to nihilism is to act as if the Christian God exists, and to follow His command, and find yourself living a more meaningful life than you had before, because now you will always have a reason to do what is good, and someone to see that. Having faith in God is not about finding proof that he exists, but is instead about doing what He asks us to even when you're not sure if He's really there.
You’re a legend. Keep making videos. Wish school was as entertaining.
You may want to update this video regarding Nietzsche's poor health. The syphilis rumor was just a smear campaign against him. It is now strongly believed that a brain tumor was causing most of his health issues.
"I go everywhere in my student coat, now and then slap someone on the back, and say: síamo contenti? son dio, ho fatto questa caricatura ... ["is everything OK? I am God, this farce is my creation."
OHH! Who did said that?
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Hello, based department
Wait why is this italian
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Basically Nietzsche also says, that we have killed god, and have to create a new divine being in his place, called "The Übermensch", the next step in human evolution. But in trying this we basically become creators ourselves, but not creators of lesser beings than ourselves (Like the christian god) but more powerful ones. So we basically become gods while trying to create gods.
I really like the dynamic in his philosophy, it's really sad, that his work has been obscured by his nazi sister...
Our beliefs become God and it ruled our emotion.
Sooo a God Emperor then? A man glorified into God hood.
“We become creators ourselves, of more powerful beings than ourselves” the singularity... creation of self learning AI
We create AI .. hopefully it like us
This statement was ruled out by Carl Jung by saying humans making their own values and abiding by it is nearly impossible for a normal person
impressively detailed analysis. Thanks
Someone get this man a studio so he can use his voice box properly and not have to gurgle in fear of waking up his roommates
I love Nietzsche and I feel really privileged, as a native speaker, to be able to understand his complex thoughts in the language he brought them up in.
I'm literally typing this 5 min away from Hölderlin's Tower
It's not very surprising that you are literally typing a comment to a youtube vid. Just saying.
yeah,and?
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Grüß mir den Palmer!
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That was really interesting and also your voice is so soothing damn
Thank you for the explanation on nietzsche, i dont understand much about philosophy but this is a very informative video, God bless us all❤
"We're not poor, we're minimalists!"
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“Yo nietzsche I’ve been feeling kinda depressed lately”
Nietzsche: “kys....
...then come back happy”
the best feeling is when you find a new channel to binge watch
Would've been interesting to add a small paragraph about his (Nietzsche's) views of divinity, pessimism, natural-aesthetic values and the duality of this world which are hidden in The Birth of Tragedy! Highly recommend reading since it's super underrated and helps understanding better from where this trip started. Other than that, awesome video my dude! I LOVED THAT. Those quotes from the Gay Science made me cry. XOXO
Great channel! I'm loving your dry humour and delivery, and the creepy awkwardness of your art matches the subject. That's a compliment, I promise!
Ironically, following the metaphor of dying over and over to re-discover ourselves. On a scientific scale, this process is automatic. The person we are when we are born, and the person we are now are completely different. Completely new cells, w/ the previous dying off and being cast away. Our body's architecture is composed nearly 50/50 of organisms that weren't even from our original bodies. The person we think we are, isn't who we think we are; and at what point, do we justify thinking we know ourselves?
Also, adrenaline junkies and people who live in awful climates seem to lead happy lives, despite being on the brink of death every day. Hotter climates maybe less so, but ppl who live in extreme cold seem to be much happier on a global scale, despite their living conditions.
@@bobzillathebabykicker2981 I think hotter climates provides a more comfortable lifestyle to people there and therefore induces laziness over the centuries since there were little need to constantly adapt and develop (technology) for survival. Just my thoughts, although this idea is rather shallow & simplistic
@@dawwnbrk3r653 It makes sense though. Without stimulation or purpose, a reason to fight every day. If everything is easy on a day-to-day basis then it's hard to notice what makes you feel alive. I remember a very simplified example of this:
There was a study on mice, they were kept captive in a large multi-structured pen where they had endless food, water, and options to breed. But eventually they all just died off, lost the will to live bc they had nothing to do other than fuck, eat, drink, and wait for their shit to be swept out.
Without any predators to run from, any toy to play with, they had no purpose, and just gave up.
@@bobzillathebabykicker2981 that's very interesting and makes a lot of sense
@@dawwnbrk3r653 I would not say laziness, that's a pritty loaded term. Id suggest that colder climates forced the inhabitants to build more complicated structures to keep out the elements, also forcing them to spend more time indoors therefore leading to more time thinking about things rather than doing them.
I may have read that theory in a book called guns, germs and steel. It was a long time ago...
Good vid, nice breakdown of the mustache man
this is the best summary I have seen of nietzsche on youtube
I enjoyed your analysis! Thanks for the effort to create this and sharing.
When I was taking a philosophy class in college, my professor went on a rant about how she was the first professor there that had more than a bachelor's in philosophy. As such there were people teaching Nietzsche that didn't understand Nietzsche. Her brief summary of Nietzsche "He believed that a true good and true evil could only exist if God decreed them so and that God doesn't exist to do this. His quest for the "ubermensch" was to find someone completely unbound by emotion and society to figure out what morals they would have as he figured those would necessarily be more rational, the closest we've found to this are sociopaths and his guess at their morals is pretty accurate. Either due to disease or his eccentric nature, he said this in a long-winded and obtuse fashion."
That's my memory of what she said 7ish years ago, and obviously, she was just going off and oversimplified things, but I've felt it much easier to understand Nietzsche since then.
Could you expound more about the ubermensch and sociopath?
@@chiiko7090 The ubermensch is not a 'Superman' in that it is not someone superior to others. Ubermensch is supposed to be one that is someone unbound by societal pressures or taboos. So this is someone attempting to create a logical society, theft or murder aren't inherently bad. What types of rules would someone like this come up with?
The more sociopathic you are the less you care about the taboos and social pressures you experience. As such when the create moral frameworks it is more about positive and negative outcomes. You don't steal because you could get caught, as a society we shouldn't steal because it would lead to chaos or cause people to become vindictive.
The difference is a sociopath would end it there. The ubermensch is not uncaring, and would recognize the harm it would cause others also. There's obviously some overlap, being disinterested with social taboo, with the difference being in the more normal emotional processing of the ubermensch.
this was so beautiful and fun, I think you might be helping me even more than my shrink
Nietzsche got out of Nihilism. He died so he could give us a glimpse of hope. He nudged us on the side so we could look up. Up into the light. Now it is up to us to interpret the meaning within it.
Freddy Nietzsche: God is dead
People now: *OwO*
God is dead, and we have kiwwed him.
How shaw we comfowt ouwelwes?
What watew is thewe to cwean owsewves?
It's Friedrich, GOTT VERDAMMT
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Deconstructing morals all the way back to slave morality blew my mind, it makes so much sense and is wild to to see repercussions due to it today.
@Fluffynator Sure, we still exhibit tribalism in many, many ways: the herd instinct.. Our desire to belong to a group is as strong as ever. Slave morality and herd instinct are complementary aspects of Nietzsche's philosophy.
@Fluffynator Tribalism seems to be affecting America right now. As of 2016 ellections, the democratic party's approach was identity politics, which is a form of tribalism
@@Raiko01 its basically been effecting it for almost every single one of the elections
the same way people hate muslims and mexicans. they use one bad apple as an excuse to call every single one of them terrorists
@@heroninja1125 interestingly, oxytocin not only encourages connections to your family & those closest to you, but at the same time encourages within us that distinction of "us" VS "them". Demonstrated not only in things like the dehumanizing attitude when discussing "out groups" like liberal v conservatism or varied religious beliefs, but even looking at a new couple during the "honeymoon" phase...those 3 months or so where they fall off the earth from family & friends and "cocoon" together. It's a very strange thing to watch when you're on the outside of it, when viewing the couple OR the racist radicals it seems like insanity to us. In a way it truly is. When we are not under the influence of this powerful neurochemical, we see with clarity the absurdity of behavior...at the same time it has been part of the reason we have survived.
Opiates mimic this neurotransmitter & not only will we see a disconnect from loved ones when someone develops an addiction to it, but also literal bonding behavior with the drug itself along with addicts demonstrating a protective reaction against anything or anyone who threatens that bond.
Democracy = slavery. Autocracy here I come!
This is my first time hearing about Nietzsche, his words are actually quite up lifting in a way, I would like to live by them in order to become a better man, I only hope that I'll have the strength to push forward so that my life is not wasted
OH MY GOD! The title alone is great, that's an indication for me that this is going to be a great video.
“And at the end of these symbolic deaths and rebirths of our bodies and minds, we reach our actual deaths as individuals, where the very matter that made us who we were-bodies, minds, and all that goes with them-shall be once and for all transformed from men into something else entirely.”
(9/26/22) retroactively deleted this comment so I can sleep better tonight
UA-cam recommendations be like that sometimes
Because faith is meaningless if it can't stand up to scrutiny?
@@jacobwiren8142 what
@@KaptainKommissar What's the what for? Its important to engage with things that challenge your beliefs, because that's the only way to know if they stand up to scrutiny, or are in need of modification.
@@epsteindidntkillhimself69 Well yeah I get that but I want to know the reason why the guy felt the need type it in the first place
nietzche: "God is dead" 1882
God: "nietzche is dead" 1900
I picked up the genealogy of morals a short while ago, and ive been reading it for about a week and a half. It is arduous, difficult, a bit pretentious and contemptuous, but also thought provoking, perspective broadening, and quite historically informative.
His life honestly is just so wow. The unrequited love and the obsession with leaving the world something behind.
This is a great video. I'm currently reading through thus spoke zarathustra again since highschool and it is more enlightening the second time. I feel the philosophy of the ubermensch helps me to improve myself each day and this video is a great representation of all I've taught myself about Nietzsche. I hope more people see this video
You should consider watching lectures of professor Jordan B. Peterson, because he is very influenced by Nietzsche. Also I found that every line of that book contains too much meaning, that you should read carefully, making notes.
Ego is just another nihilsm
The Jordan Peterson ad before this adds so much to the proceedings
I come back to this video every few months and every time there's something new to think about.
Narrator: Edgy teenagers think he was a nihilist for some unexplained reason
Also narrator: He fell to the border of nihilism
The point is that the bulk of his philosophy was hostile to nihilistic tendencies, not that he never experienced moments of personal despair
As in they use the fact that he almost became nihilist to say he was nihilist to try to support nihilism when most of his philosophy was about specifically not being nihilist.
So he had a firsthand understanding of what he came to reject?
Yes.
"a life without pain is still painful though not in a conventional way"
"Nietche is dead"
-God.
acutally laguehd out loud lol
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i love this video, subbed