I'm from Romania, our ancestors, the Dacians had a ritual that was so interesting...When a member of the community died they throw a party, get drunk, start singing and dancing because they thought life is immortal and this body of flesh is just standing in their immortality, that's why Roman Empire had very hard time conquer Dacia, because they fight like crazy, without the fear of death. I love you too man, you inspire me so much. I salute you all!
@@LtheMunichG I agree, gotta be disciplined. No I don’t really view it as entertainment content, I was just excited haha. I like those long talks from Elisha in general.
”The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.” - Friedrich Nietzsche Great talk thank you RIP to your poker friend brother High Thumos Stay Based
I listened to this and another of your videos as I worked out under the night sky. I write this now, drenched in sweat, my hands shaking from the exercise. Thanks for the words, brother. You have done an endless amount of good to me and many others. I couldn’t agree more with what you said about death. 7. Ecclesiastes 1 A good name is better than a fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth. 2 It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of everyone; the living should take this to heart. The day we die is when all we were in life is put on display for all to see. Whether we were good or bad men, we all die. And in that moment, we can longer become better or worse. With our last breath we seal the name(reputation) given to us- a good one or a bad one. The day of birth therefore is meaningless. What we make of ourselves as we make our way to that final sleep is what matters. May we be remembered with a smile because we did all we could do, and not with tears at having lived life like any other, not having done much and regretting every second of it.
The thing about music is they destroyed it on purpose. Just listen to rap/ hip-hop/soul/ rock from the 70s-90s the music had a purpose, it told a story it came from the heart. Just look up that they did to Lupe fiasco he tried to make a rap album that was positive and they banned it. That's just one story there's many more
Most of the mainstream music is garbage. Repetitive, recycled, and mass produced. That's why I always search out new artists and dwell more in the indie and alternative genres.
40 min? guess I am cleaning my apartment. I too have cut music out, much more clear minded overall. It also makes music better when you do listen to it.
I'll like to insert some of my pov. Music, as enjoying as it may be, entirely sedates us. It sets us to consumer or passenger mode. Music ends up serving as a medium for feigned emotion. We trick ourselves to thinking we've had a emotional outlook through music. Rather than live a rationale life filled with purpose, we end up utilizing such consumer media as youtube and music to fill our thoughts.
Certain music, you're absolutely right. Some music I find helps with my thinking and studying. More classical stuff, absent of vocals. Or ambient music, lacking drums, can be very helpful for study. At least for me
This was great, been having similar thoughts lately about Stoicism. It really pulled me out of a deep hole by teaching me to control my emotions and accept the things I can't change, but as I get stronger I feel myself growing out of it. In many ways it is a slave mentality that teaches you how to cope not thrive, there needs to be something more profound or transcendental that we aspire towards. I enjoy your stuff and have for a long time, would appreciate content where you flesh out a coherent philosophy that can help us grow past Stoicism, which is more a pathway out of suffering than a map to a meaningful life.
Ah yes, I love seeing people waking up and rediscovering life. This video was a nice kick in the butt for me to start posting videos on my channel. We need more role models! People are too afraid to get hurt, but the pain is what you need in order to grow! I'm so grateful for getting cheated on, back-stabbed, and lied to from people in past. To think if I didn't go through any of that, I wouldn't be the man I am today, doing the very things I wanted to do as a child (illustration and design). Appreciate the video brother!
but to be honest bro i fugured that music is a spell but at the same time listening to music that resonates with what you feel thats therapy man. in my own opinion, thanks for the advise man you are really helping me get the manhood perspective and i respect you for that. HIGH THUMOS !!
I can relate to music, I stopped listening a while back and I caught myself doing it again, I'm going to listening to metal when I'm lifting. As far as stoicism, I tried reading Ryan Holiday but you are right, it's better coming from the source itself, I actually found myself having those depersonalization thoughts with myself because of meditations but it made me take life less serious and just live. Thank you for the reminder Elisha & high thinks Bros!
@@danklover1377 I’m not really sure what it is, usually when something isn’t going my way, I think about what Aurelius said about the logos, it’s what nature intended and nothing from nature is evil. I almost treat them as if they aren’t real. I’m not sure what it is, if it’s depersonalization or enlightenment but it helps me in many situations.
I think if you have a strong enough philosophy you’re good because music, just like any form of art is always up for interpretation. You take what you need from it and leave the rest. But i do agree that if you arent aware enough you can easily be blinded by the lyrics and be fed thoughts that may be mistaken for original.
Well versed opinion my friend.On my opinion,music does make me think a certain way,but i still think that it is valuable to add a little spice to one's life(to enhance the soul within so to speak).So the possible solution i came up with was to listen to music without lyrics.Like instrumentals,orchestra or similar.Its working for me because everyone interprets chords of an instrument differently,but if someone sings"life is shit"it doesn't leave a lot of room for interpretation.
So glad to see a long video by you. I think music has it's benefits, and even more making it because it is a craft. It is one of the things that bring my life meaning and that's why I continue to do it. It'll be part of my legacy in the end. But it must be done so in moderation like everything else. And the kind of music that one listens to matters, because it is input that goes on your psyche. About death, there is much power with accepting it. It is hard but it is liberating, though it is difficult.
“All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king.”
I stopped listening to sad music about a year or so ago, & man, I do not know how much that change is responsible for who I am today, if at all, because I've made & had a lot of changes the past few years, but I am truly grateful about having parents. I fixed my relationship with them. My personal circle has decreased a lot, & I have just one person I'd consider a friend. I stopped trying to find friends. I truly find I can live life with very few friends, none of close to it. My parents are the most important, & then some family members just by their relation to my parents, & maybe a few women I would choose to be the mother of my children. Everyone else is solely business. I think music has it's use if you know what you're doing with it. Sure, I would suggest the baseline would be no music at all, but ideally, I would suggest using music to your advantage. I'm an entrepreneur, & reducing negative music reduced creative edge over my best natural form. I don't think music, sad or not, or any fucking thing in the world could reduce my love for my parents, first & foremost, and God, my higher self, etc, so I've been reintroducing some negative music & the benefits have been good. I treat the chaotic nature of life as feminine & any negative music I listen to, such as heartbreak, etc., I associate it with that. I know it sounds twisted, & that's fine. My reasoning is life's chaotic nature can be ruthless, but not indomitable. Regardless of what kind of music, positive or negative, I am very picky about it in the way that I find something that's good for my use by an artist that also has some songs I wouldn't ever listen to. Popular or not, doesn't matter to me. I look for music that I can understand what spell it's doing on me, bonus points if it's honest about it. Some people let music control themselves, especially when you listen to whatever the fuck airs these days on radio, in malls, etc. Garbage for the mind. It's program, or be programmed. Life can't be all positive or negative. I've realized being too content can slow you down, & being too unsatisfied won't let you slow down. Program yourself, or be programmed. Make the choice with closure, certainty, or have the choice made with uncertainty. Note, my advice is for people who want something out of life for a select few & themselves first, & then a higher purpose. Like Mazlow's hierarchy.
High Thumos! Great 40 minute video, man. Honestly, most of these topics are perplexing and complicated. Very depressing too! Lots of uncertainty. We have no role models. We shouldn’t try to win the love of the audience of plebs. Death is coming for us all. Have a philosophy or something to believe in without being too serious. Stoicism as the philosophy of validating inactivity and stagnation. Censorship perpetuated by the institutions and social media companies. This all sounds so bad. It’s easy to believe that there’s nothing more to these things or that it’s futile to investigate these things. Nihilism seems to be just around the corner. What you mentioned are things we cannot control. We men need something that’s missing, but I think that we can only build it together! We’re piecing things in our individual together little by little, but it’s not something that can be done ever in isolation.
Since rap music has become so popular young people (kids, teens, early 20s) have put black people on a pedestal. They use their slang, blast their music, adopt their ideals. It seems like music almost single handedly decides what’s cool or what isn’t. And whatever music you listen to you will start to change your identity based on it. If you listen to rap you’ll start talking differently, using black people’s slang, dressing like rappers. If you listen to metal you’ll change your hairstyle, dress in all black, wear chokers and shit. The more you listen the more you will lose your own sense of self and morph into whatever you are listening to. Musicians have the most influence over the youth, they’re like puppeteers and we are the puppets following their lead
It's been like this for decades. Probably since the inception of rock and roll in the 60s. Music is super culturally influential. Best be careful not to let it sway our actions too much. As some will say, 'music is a drug'.
Never say you’re ready for death brotha or death will come quicker. Just know it exists and be accepting. But you gotta long life ahead and you spreading knowledge. Legend brotha. Respect from brisbane australia 🇦🇺
Hey Elisha, I never forgot about you man and I’ll be joining with you guys soon to talk and catch up. I hope all has been well. A good movie for guys that can still be applied today is “heat” featuring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, pure masculine energy. I hope everyone gets the chance to watch it.
At first i thought no way im watching 40 minutes of ranting. Decided to pick up my yoyo out of the drawer and time just flew by. Love the real talk vibe man. Cheers
I think Elisha an important thing to understand about the feminine nature is that its one of listening, receptivity and compassion. That's why women are so sensitive and may be swayed by circumstances in their life. The man has to be the rock. But in order to be the rock you have to understand their nature. This is true for many things in life.
Interesting what you said about honey and the reaction you got. I've experienced exactly the same overly critical and rigid reaction when I used to consume honey at work, and similar reactions to other foods, such as salt, dried fruit, nuts etc. I would agree regarding the point about music. I started reading whilst I was outside instead of listening to music, for quite a long period of time (over the course of the various lockdowns) and felt happier. I've recently started listening to music again when outside, and can see how I often feel happy when I start listening to it, and in a short period of time my mood has almost completely reversed. I can clearly see that the happiness I often experience when being outside comes from within, and does not come from the music - music covers it up and disconnects me from it. This may not apply to everyone but it's something I've experienced.
As an Orthodox christian, I understand your feelings about secular music. In Orthodoxy we try to avoid secular music because It's fabricated to potentialize our flesh through emotions. Outside the gym, the only type of music i listen to is classical music and Orthodox chanting, classical music at least cause positive emotions when compared to modern music
I agree with you on the music thing. Despite the fact I literally just put out a mix of tracks. Still want to take a week or two off of music though. See how it goes...
@@CoastalBreak Thanks man. Just check out the track list and let me know if you'd like more of any artist... a lot of it isn't on youtube. I like to make playlists, listen to on walks and what not. It's funny, I am completely out of the loop on mainstream stuff, I couldn't tell you what is popular. Hell I don't even look at the news or have any social media. I have no idea what is going on in the world, all the stuff I listen to is pretty odd. I saw you make music, I'll be sure to check it out. I might do more with my channel in the future upload more stuff, new ventures etc. S@b-rse .com if you need anything. Thanks for the kind words. I was having a pretty shit day😊
I could never give up music but I do find that I have gotten more intentional with how I listen to it. I no longer listen to the sad emo shit I used to listen to in high school and if I do, I listen with a sort of detachment, like I can enjoy it for what it is without letting it influence my mood. I use music to facilitate my lifestyle and what I want mindset I want to be in instead of it using me and influencing my mind.
It is one thing to learn the concept of stoicism it is another thing entirely to go through serious challenges and tribulation in life and actually live it.
Stop looking for some old dude to tell you what to think and look at real life and extrapolate your own meaning. Jesus chrsit its so confusing how the rhetoric the people here is simultaneously saying you need to put down music to really learn about the world around you, yet you so vehemently philosophically pigeon whole yourselves into one way of thinking. Like you watch 3 UA-cam videos on stoicism and a jordan Peterson lecture and think "that's it! Every bit of information I learn from here on our will be processed through this one lense and the only things I'll accept are the things that support the structure of this lense... no logical fallacies to be seen here!" Because you're f****** blind.... unchanging, blind, and dangerous.
Interesting analysis and thoughtful being that the journey in this life is singular you are on point. But it takes strength and courage you are correct, the powers want you to follow the crowd.
I disagree with you on music but think you make an important point. Music is powerful and does invoke emotions. It’s power is to be respected and appreciated. Because of the convenience of streaming, many people make the mistake of having music on all the time when they are driving/working/doing anything - this is certainly dangerous IMO.
I've stopped listening to music as I run... because the music is setting the tone... without the music I'm able to feel my lungs, pay more attention to each foot placement...hear the rhythm of my feet beating the floor... With music I miss all that... Music is bad all the way around... country music glorifies drunken mentality, or being apart of a group... Like I'm country 🤠...rather then I'm a Christian...they identify themselves by what they listen to rather then what they "believe in" Black people identify themselves as hip hop...and what does hip hop preach? All self destructive behaviors...
@@Bushey4545 No, something is not a drug because it influences your emotions. If this were true all art (and probably all experiences) would be a “drug” and should be avoided. Take books for instance, everyone in Elisha’s community is likely appreciative of books. Books influence your emotions, but you respect them. You don’t read a book while you’re doing bicep curls because you know books are powerful and require focus. You get a dopamine release when you’re following a novel’s plot too. But nonetheless you know a book has its value. In the same way, music should be respected.
I’m interested in this, on the drug take, I know before I’ve taken a week or 2 off of listening to any music and when I get back to my Spotify playlist it just feels differnt, to me it’s like when I stop smoking weed after weeks on end and come back to it, I get stoned WAY quicker with less, i feel the same way with music after having extended breaks, my 2 cents.
listen to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye and tell me again hip hop doesn't have instrumentation/synths etc. That album is sonically a masterpiece and half the songs on there are masterful guitar and synth mixed together. Especially Power, Gorgeous, Hell of A Life. Listen to those songs and you'll expand your perception of Hip Hop
“Whose they?” The jesuits. Please learn “Gematria” and how it is used everyday in news, sports, entertainment, music etc snd how we are being programmed EVERY SINGLE DAY. I don’t know you guys, but i wish the best for all of you. Bless.
Im just realizing that nobody hast really taught us how to think.We learn how to solve problems,how to operate,how to do but we never were taught to ask the why.The perfect definition of a robot.But what was it like for Nietzsche to think?Did he just go wherever and put his mind to it?How did he start thinking of to get the mind going or get in the mood of it?Thx to my journey,which started on meditation(which i stopped doing)i have learned how to think of nothing,but now how do i think and develop myself?I guess ill just take it little by little and build up the ability to do so.
Just discovered this channel. I enjoy hearing this shit from some random bro yoyoing vs these fucking red pill channels yapping about black pill shit. This is the move right now.
Music is, in fact, spell-like. Look at how often women swoon over men with great singing voices or who know how to crush it on a guitar (devastating combo when you have both) Music is not all bad. You can avoid being seduced while also being the seducer.
@@MinecraftKid120 not a knock on him at all, but it’s very Plato-esque (Plato was highly skeptical of the arts and that which arouses the senses) and can easily be argued to clash with a worldview grounded in stoicism, but I’d ultimately side with someone like Nietzsche in this realm (“without music, life would be a mistake”) I’ve previously written here too that being an active participant is leagues above being a passive listener, and I think he too would concur, given his ability to scream (metal) and rap.
The magicians and heroes/villians of old... of the story books are still here today.. The musicians are the Bards.. The Actors and television personalities weaving spells that make you believe the illusions are reality. The heroes are shoved into sports to keep them too busy with thier egos to stand up for the weak.. Music is a spell.. its the magnetic personality of special people mixed with the emotional trigger of the instrument sent through the power of natures wood/brass/metal to vibrate your soul in a special way.. Televison and movies replace your experiencee by sending you empathic situations sight/hearing/emotional music.. triggering your spirit to react to things that arent even real.. The saits tossed to the side like always so they dont get in the way of the sinners climb to the top of the crap pile. Everyones goal in life is one of the 7 deadly sins... and none of the virtues.. People think the good peeople are the bad guys and the bad guys should be emulated. Scorcerey .. Binding magic of the souls of the weak. Magic is not fantasy.. It is the seduction of the mind into thinking the unreal is the real and that fantasy is real and sucks the magic out of reality itself. We live in the magic and are the gods.. But we are tricked into thinking wee need help from actors and men in suits who cant even speak unless someone writees down thier words for them. Evil running throughg the streets but people only think reality happens on the tv news and youtube videos so they dont go out there and stop it. Where are the heroes.. There aree plenty of dragons to slay.. Maybe the dragons will just die of old age when they realize there is noone to even protect the pile of ggoldd from because everyone thinks they are the damsel in distress waiting to be saved..
I think that to find role models we might have to look at the men of the past. We live in a dark degenerate age where there are very few men worth looking up to.
It depends what kind of music you listen to. I'm glad I grew up with classic hard rock/metal bands like manowar, metallica, dio, pantera, iron maiden, megadeth and such... manly lyrics and manly sounds
There’s still plenty masculine sounding bands today. There all metal bands, and today’s advanced production quality makes them sound even more masculine than those bands you mentioned.
@@thetimeofthewolf257 fuck yeah i listen to sabaton. one of new metal bands i admire today. if you love manowar, then you definitely love listening to sabaton
@@garrettwoeller4770 correct but the point is, they aren't being promoted by mainstream anymore. you need to look for them online. sabaton and tonic breed are one of few examples
what about the ernest hemingway quote There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.
Watching Elisha Long Everybody want bitches on they dong He kinda dissing hiphop songs It's okay, nothing wrong, he got his own opinion and he knows where he belongs I aint dissin him, He gave me advice to be build strong like king kong And I'm on, his vibe, I know that he is more than all right Fack the far left or alt right, We got to get together as one tribe Fix your own life, Then suprice your loved ones with something nice
I'm from Romania, our ancestors, the Dacians had a ritual that was so interesting...When a member of the community died they throw a party, get drunk, start singing and dancing because they thought life is immortal and this body of flesh is just standing in their immortality, that's why Roman Empire had very hard time conquer Dacia, because they fight like crazy, without the fear of death. I love you too man, you inspire me so much.
I salute you all!
Based
Cool story
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Bro you need a podcast. Those few episodes you did with your good buddy a while back were great. Up to you though, just saying I'd listen.
Once he makes one, his channels gonna blow up
He should do an interview with Ryan of the Order of Man podcast - that'd be awesome.
Yeh I agree he absolutely needs to start a podcast
If he does do a podcast, I'd suggest it be a once a month thing. Just to savor all the thumos once in a while in one episode
Ha, call it Yoyo Rant if it's solo. Podcasts don't need multiple participants, but they're welcome.
A 40 minute Elisha video? I must be dreamin cause its too good to be true!
I came to say this
Holy shit didn't notice that
@@LtheMunichG I agree, gotta be disciplined. No I don’t really view it as entertainment content, I was just excited haha. I like those long talks from Elisha in general.
”The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.” - Friedrich Nietzsche
Great talk thank you
RIP to your poker friend brother
High Thumos Stay Based
I listened to this and another of your videos as I worked out under the night sky. I write this now, drenched in sweat, my hands shaking from the exercise. Thanks for the words, brother. You have done an endless amount of good to me and many others. I couldn’t agree more with what you said about death.
7. Ecclesiastes
1 A good name is better than a fine perfume,
and the day of death better than the day of birth.
2 It is better to go to a house of mourning
than to go to a house of feasting,
for death is the destiny of everyone;
the living should take this to heart.
The day we die is when all we were in life is put on display for all to see. Whether we were good or bad men, we all die. And in that moment, we can longer become better or worse. With our last breath we seal the name(reputation) given to us- a good one or a bad one. The day of birth therefore is meaningless. What we make of ourselves as we make our way to that final sleep is what matters. May we be remembered with a smile because we did all we could do, and not with tears at having lived life like any other, not having done much and regretting every second of it.
The thing about music is they destroyed it on purpose. Just listen to rap/ hip-hop/soul/ rock from the 70s-90s the music had a purpose, it told a story it came from the heart. Just look up that they did to Lupe fiasco he tried to make a rap album that was positive and they banned it. That's just one story there's many more
There is still music with purpose you just gotta dig for it a bit
Most of the mainstream music is garbage. Repetitive, recycled, and mass produced. That's why I always search out new artists and dwell more in the indie and alternative genres.
Look up who owns the music industry and Hollywood in general. Ye knows.
Time is valuable. You're the only guy who can post a 40min video and have me watch all the way through. Respect
Word on the street is that Elisha is an inspiration to many men.
Maybe we all need to aspire to inspire.
Thank you for your wisdom, truth and time.
40 min? guess I am cleaning my apartment. I too have cut music out, much more clear minded overall. It also makes music better when you do listen to it.
I'll like to insert some of my pov. Music, as enjoying as it may be, entirely sedates us. It sets us to consumer or passenger mode. Music ends up serving as a medium for feigned emotion. We trick ourselves to thinking we've had a emotional outlook through music. Rather than live a rationale life filled with purpose, we end up utilizing such consumer media as youtube and music to fill our thoughts.
You can say that about any form of media no? Self help books even?
Certain music, you're absolutely right. Some music I find helps with my thinking and studying. More classical stuff, absent of vocals. Or ambient music, lacking drums, can be very helpful for study. At least for me
This was great, been having similar thoughts lately about Stoicism. It really pulled me out of a deep hole by teaching me to control my emotions and accept the things I can't change, but as I get stronger I feel myself growing out of it. In many ways it is a slave mentality that teaches you how to cope not thrive, there needs to be something more profound or transcendental that we aspire towards.
I enjoy your stuff and have for a long time, would appreciate content where you flesh out a coherent philosophy that can help us grow past Stoicism, which is more a pathway out of suffering than a map to a meaningful life.
Ah yes, I love seeing people waking up and rediscovering life. This video was a nice kick in the butt for me to start posting videos on my channel. We need more role models! People are too afraid to get hurt, but the pain is what you need in order to grow! I'm so grateful for getting cheated on, back-stabbed, and lied to from people in past. To think if I didn't go through any of that, I wouldn't be the man I am today, doing the very things I wanted to do as a child (illustration and design). Appreciate the video brother!
but to be honest bro i fugured that music is a spell but at the same time listening to music that resonates with what you feel thats therapy man. in my own opinion, thanks for the advise man you are really helping me get the manhood perspective and i respect you for that. HIGH THUMOS !!
I can relate to music, I stopped listening a while back and I caught myself doing it again, I'm going to listening to metal when I'm lifting. As far as stoicism, I tried reading Ryan Holiday but you are right, it's better coming from the source itself, I actually found myself having those depersonalization thoughts with myself because of meditations but it made me take life less serious and just live. Thank you for the reminder Elisha & high thinks Bros!
Can you tell whether it’s depersonalization or some sort of enlightenment? Seems impossible to tell which is which.
@@danklover1377 I’m not really sure what it is, usually when something isn’t going my way, I think about what Aurelius said about the logos, it’s what nature intended and nothing from nature is evil. I almost treat them as if they aren’t real. I’m not sure what it is, if it’s depersonalization or enlightenment but it helps me in many situations.
this one was a whole book of knowledge for real though 🙏🏻💯
I think if you have a strong enough philosophy you’re good because music, just like any form of art is always up for interpretation. You take what you need from it and leave the rest. But i do agree that if you arent aware enough you can easily be blinded by the lyrics and be fed thoughts that may be mistaken for original.
Well versed opinion my friend.On my opinion,music does make me think a certain way,but i still think that it is valuable to add a little spice to one's life(to enhance the soul within so to speak).So the possible solution i came up with was to listen to music without lyrics.Like instrumentals,orchestra or similar.Its working for me because everyone interprets chords of an instrument differently,but if someone sings"life is shit"it doesn't leave a lot of room for interpretation.
Ethan Ubermensch grabbing a notebook and pen..
So glad to see a long video by you. I think music has it's benefits, and even more making it because it is a craft. It is one of the things that bring my life meaning and that's why I continue to do it. It'll be part of my legacy in the end. But it must be done so in moderation like everything else. And the kind of music that one listens to matters, because it is input that goes on your psyche. About death, there is much power with accepting it. It is hard but it is liberating, though it is difficult.
“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
I'm glad you quoted the whole thing, not just one part like most people
That shirt you're wearing in the video is awesome!
Thanks for the inspiration Elisha 🕉️❤️🙏🏽
Dude those yo yo skills 🔥 🔥 🔥
I stopped listening to sad music about a year or so ago, & man, I do not know how much that change is responsible for who I am today, if at all, because I've made & had a lot of changes the past few years, but I am truly grateful about having parents. I fixed my relationship with them. My personal circle has decreased a lot, & I have just one person I'd consider a friend. I stopped trying to find friends. I truly find I can live life with very few friends, none of close to it. My parents are the most important, & then some family members just by their relation to my parents, & maybe a few women I would choose to be the mother of my children. Everyone else is solely business.
I think music has it's use if you know what you're doing with it. Sure, I would suggest the baseline would be no music at all, but ideally, I would suggest using music to your advantage. I'm an entrepreneur, & reducing negative music reduced creative edge over my best natural form. I don't think music, sad or not, or any fucking thing in the world could reduce my love for my parents, first & foremost, and God, my higher self, etc, so I've been reintroducing some negative music & the benefits have been good. I treat the chaotic nature of life as feminine & any negative music I listen to, such as heartbreak, etc., I associate it with that. I know it sounds twisted, & that's fine. My reasoning is life's chaotic nature can be ruthless, but not indomitable.
Regardless of what kind of music, positive or negative, I am very picky about it in the way that I find something that's good for my use by an artist that also has some songs I wouldn't ever listen to. Popular or not, doesn't matter to me. I look for music that I can understand what spell it's doing on me, bonus points if it's honest about it. Some people let music control themselves, especially when you listen to whatever the fuck airs these days on radio, in malls, etc. Garbage for the mind. It's program, or be programmed. Life can't be all positive or negative. I've realized being too content can slow you down, & being too unsatisfied won't let you slow down. Program yourself, or be programmed. Make the choice with closure, certainty, or have the choice made with uncertainty. Note, my advice is for people who want something out of life for a select few & themselves first, & then a higher purpose. Like Mazlow's hierarchy.
High Thumos! Great 40 minute video, man.
Honestly, most of these topics are perplexing and complicated. Very depressing too! Lots of uncertainty.
We have no role models. We shouldn’t try to win the love of the audience of plebs. Death is coming for us all. Have a philosophy or something to believe in without being too serious. Stoicism as the philosophy of validating inactivity and stagnation. Censorship perpetuated by the institutions and social media companies.
This all sounds so bad. It’s easy to believe that there’s nothing more to these things or that it’s futile to investigate these things. Nihilism seems to be just around the corner. What you mentioned are things we cannot control.
We men need something that’s missing, but I think that we can only build it together! We’re piecing things in our individual together little by little, but it’s not something that can be done ever in isolation.
Since rap music has become so popular young people (kids, teens, early 20s) have put black people on a pedestal. They use their slang, blast their music, adopt their ideals. It seems like music almost single handedly decides what’s cool or what isn’t. And whatever music you listen to you will start to change your identity based on it. If you listen to rap you’ll start talking differently, using black people’s slang, dressing like rappers. If you listen to metal you’ll change your hairstyle, dress in all black, wear chokers and shit. The more you listen the more you will lose your own sense of self and morph into whatever you are listening to. Musicians have the most influence over the youth, they’re like puppeteers and we are the puppets following their lead
It's no accident that ghetto rap is so popular. The people up high know what they're doing
It's been like this for decades. Probably since the inception of rock and roll in the 60s. Music is super culturally influential. Best be careful not to let it sway our actions too much. As some will say, 'music is a drug'.
@@Jdb63 and also why new rap artists just pop up like weeds out of nowhere.
@@Crambull Absolutely. It's incredible and terrifying what can be achieved through social engineering
Never say you’re ready for death brotha or death will come quicker. Just know it exists and be accepting. But you gotta long life ahead and you spreading knowledge. Legend brotha. Respect from brisbane australia 🇦🇺
@@officialaleksiz I can say and think what i want and you also don't have the answers.
documentary time let’s goooo🍿🍿
Whatever was your max bench press Elisha ?
Elisha long
Benchpress: ?
deadlift: ?
overheadpress: ?
squat: ?
Love the free form bro talk format man. Much love
Hey Elisha, I never forgot about you man and I’ll be joining with you guys soon to talk and catch up. I hope all has been well. A good movie for guys that can still be applied today is “heat” featuring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, pure masculine energy. I hope everyone gets the chance to watch it.
The hell you learn to yoyo like that ? Damn
At first i thought no way im watching 40 minutes of ranting. Decided to pick up my yoyo out of the drawer and time just flew by. Love the real talk vibe man. Cheers
Haha that's usually how I listen to audiobooks and podcasts. Glad to know there's some throwers subbed to the channel.
I think Elisha an important thing to understand about the feminine nature is that its one of listening, receptivity and compassion. That's why women are so sensitive and may be swayed by circumstances in their life. The man has to be the rock. But in order to be the rock you have to understand their nature. This is true for many things in life.
контекст имеет значение, поэтому, когда вы думаете, они применимы только к вашей жизни.
Love these talks thanks for making these videos
You’re a good role model
Amazing video bro, thank you!
anyone going through a tough time through this pandemic chin up tough times don't last but tough people do
Demi demi
agreed.
Being aware of your surroundings, and adapting to your own create thought process to create your own Philosophy. And yes most of not all is a spell
Dang, you can really yo yo!!
I wish i had a friend like you
Interesting what you said about honey and the reaction you got. I've experienced exactly the same overly critical and rigid reaction when I used to consume honey at work, and similar reactions to other foods, such as salt, dried fruit, nuts etc.
I would agree regarding the point about music. I started reading whilst I was outside instead of listening to music, for quite a long period of time (over the course of the various lockdowns) and felt happier. I've recently started listening to music again when outside, and can see how I often feel happy when I start listening to it, and in a short period of time my mood has almost completely reversed. I can clearly see that the happiness I often experience when being outside comes from within, and does not come from the music - music covers it up and disconnects me from it. This may not apply to everyone but it's something I've experienced.
As an Orthodox christian, I understand your feelings about secular music. In Orthodoxy we try to avoid secular music because It's fabricated to potentialize our flesh through emotions. Outside the gym, the only type of music i listen to is classical music and Orthodox chanting, classical music at least cause positive emotions when compared to modern music
Accepting things that happen which are out of your control is easy....how to live with your own mistakes is the real question.
Oh dang, a 40 minute banger. _Lemme get the popcorn and a notepad._
What yo-yo are you using, and is it your favorite that you have?
I agree with you on the music thing. Despite the fact I literally just put out a mix of tracks.
Still want to take a week or two off of music though. See how it goes...
I just subbed to you, that shit sounds dope dude!
@@CoastalBreak Thanks man. Just check out the track list and let me know if you'd like more of any artist... a lot of it isn't on youtube. I like to make playlists, listen to on walks and what not. It's funny, I am completely out of the loop on mainstream stuff, I couldn't tell you what is popular. Hell I don't even look at the news or have any social media. I have no idea what is going on in the world, all the stuff I listen to is pretty odd. I saw you make music, I'll be sure to check it out. I might do more with my channel in the future upload more stuff, new ventures etc.
S@b-rse .com if you need anything. Thanks for the kind words. I was having a pretty shit day😊
Blessed video
I could never give up music but I do find that I have gotten more intentional with how I listen to it. I no longer listen to the sad emo shit I used to listen to in high school and if I do, I listen with a sort of detachment, like I can enjoy it for what it is without letting it influence my mood. I use music to facilitate my lifestyle and what I want mindset I want to be in instead of it using me and influencing my mind.
It is one thing to learn the concept of stoicism it is another thing entirely to go through serious challenges and tribulation in life and actually live it.
I think men need to stop reading philosophy and start reading about history told from the perspective of some one that is not like them.
Stop looking for some old dude to tell you what to think and look at real life and extrapolate your own meaning. Jesus chrsit its so confusing how the rhetoric the people here is simultaneously saying you need to put down music to really learn about the world around you, yet you so vehemently philosophically pigeon whole yourselves into one way of thinking. Like you watch 3 UA-cam videos on stoicism and a jordan Peterson lecture and think "that's it! Every bit of information I learn from here on our will be processed through this one lense and the only things I'll accept are the things that support the structure of this lense... no logical fallacies to be seen here!" Because you're f****** blind.... unchanging, blind, and dangerous.
Interesting analysis and thoughtful being that the journey in this life is singular you are on point. But it takes strength and courage you are correct, the powers want you to follow the crowd.
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your yoyo skills are on point
I disagree with you on music but think you make an important point.
Music is powerful and does invoke emotions. It’s power is to be respected and appreciated. Because of the convenience of streaming, many people make the mistake of having music on all the time when they are driving/working/doing anything - this is certainly dangerous IMO.
Do you not think it's a drug? It spikes dopamine in the brain just like drugs, alcohol and pmo,so your brain will react to it similar to drugs
@@Bushey4545 the problem with music is it influences your emotions and changes the way you think
I've stopped listening to music as I run... because the music is setting the tone... without the music I'm able to feel my lungs, pay more attention to each foot placement...hear the rhythm of my feet beating the floor...
With music I miss all that...
Music is bad all the way around... country music glorifies drunken mentality, or being apart of a group...
Like I'm country 🤠...rather then I'm a Christian...they identify themselves by what they listen to rather then what they "believe in"
Black people identify themselves as hip hop...and what does hip hop preach? All self destructive behaviors...
@@Bushey4545 No, something is not a drug because it influences your emotions. If this were true all art (and probably all experiences) would be a “drug” and should be avoided. Take books for instance, everyone in Elisha’s community is likely appreciative of books. Books influence your emotions, but you respect them. You don’t read a book while you’re doing bicep curls because you know books are powerful and require focus. You get a dopamine release when you’re following a novel’s plot too. But nonetheless you know a book has its value. In the same way, music should be respected.
I’m interested in this, on the drug take, I know before I’ve taken a week or 2 off of listening to any music and when I get back to my Spotify playlist it just feels differnt, to me it’s like when I stop smoking weed after weeks on end and come back to it, I get stoned WAY quicker with less, i feel the same way with music after having extended breaks, my 2 cents.
listen to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye and tell me again hip hop doesn't have instrumentation/synths etc. That album is sonically a masterpiece and half the songs on there are masterful guitar and synth mixed together. Especially Power, Gorgeous, Hell of A Life. Listen to those songs and you'll expand your perception of Hip Hop
Omgd bro this video is an art
Good video dude. Lots of food for thought
“Whose they?” The jesuits. Please learn “Gematria” and how it is used everyday in news, sports, entertainment, music etc snd how we are being programmed EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I don’t know you guys, but i wish the best for all of you.
Bless.
how to capture listeners attention:
Start yoyoing and singing
Totally agree with you on the whole
Music topic
This video fired me up!
I FEEL BAD BRUH. YOURE DOING YOUR BEST. YOUR THOUGHTS ARE VILE BUT LIKE IN A CUTE WAY
Im just realizing that nobody hast really taught us how to think.We learn how to solve problems,how to operate,how to do but we never were taught to ask the why.The perfect definition of a robot.But what was it like for Nietzsche to think?Did he just go wherever and put his mind to it?How did he start thinking of to get the mind going or get in the mood of it?Thx to my journey,which started on meditation(which i stopped doing)i have learned how to think of nothing,but now how do i think and develop myself?I guess ill just take it little by little and build up the ability to do so.
Just discovered this channel. I enjoy hearing this shit from some random bro yoyoing vs these fucking red pill channels yapping about black pill shit. This is the move right now.
That was a good one & i enjoyed it.
Gave some direction.
A thumos podcast would be awesome
"In order to develop your own philosophy, you need time to think"
Now i want a yoyo
He did a spell😨😨 clever
You're thoughts are validddddd
Artemus Dolgin is one of my role models, he has a great channel
Music is, in fact, spell-like. Look at how often women swoon over men with great singing voices or who know how to crush it on a guitar (devastating combo when you have both)
Music is not all bad. You can avoid being seduced while also being the seducer.
Yeah his view on music is really weird. Music is like medicine
@@MinecraftKid120 not a knock on him at all, but it’s very Plato-esque (Plato was highly skeptical of the arts and that which arouses the senses) and can easily be argued to clash with a worldview grounded in stoicism, but I’d ultimately side with someone like Nietzsche in this realm (“without music, life would be a mistake”)
I’ve previously written here too that being an active participant is leagues above being a passive listener, and I think he too would concur, given his ability to scream (metal) and rap.
@@Adrian101882 I like music man.
The magicians and heroes/villians of old... of the story books are still here today.. The musicians are the Bards.. The Actors and television personalities weaving spells that make you believe the illusions are reality. The heroes are shoved into sports to keep them too busy with thier egos to stand up for the weak.. Music is a spell.. its the magnetic personality of special people mixed with the emotional trigger of the instrument sent through the power of natures wood/brass/metal to vibrate your soul in a special way.. Televison and movies replace your experiencee by sending you empathic situations sight/hearing/emotional music.. triggering your spirit to react to things that arent even real.. The saits tossed to the side like always so they dont get in the way of the sinners climb to the top of the crap pile. Everyones goal in life is one of the 7 deadly sins... and none of the virtues.. People think the good peeople are the bad guys and the bad guys should be emulated. Scorcerey .. Binding magic of the souls of the weak. Magic is not fantasy.. It is the seduction of the mind into thinking the unreal is the real and that fantasy is real and sucks the magic out of reality itself. We live in the magic and are the gods.. But we are tricked into thinking wee need help from actors and men in suits who cant even speak unless someone writees down thier words for them. Evil running throughg the streets but people only think reality happens on the tv news and youtube videos so they dont go out there and stop it. Where are the heroes.. There aree plenty of dragons to slay.. Maybe the dragons will just die of old age when they realize there is noone to even protect the pile of ggoldd from because everyone thinks they are the damsel in distress waiting to be saved..
I think that to find role models we might have to look at the men of the past. We live in a dark degenerate age where there are very few men worth looking up to.
Funny, the insignificant things that can occupy space in our minds
The thing is music sometimes has some intellectual lessong,
And sounds sometimes have wisdom. Is Crazy.
John Lovell from warrior poet society is a good role model.
Based
Thank u for good knowledge. Will follow your advice and read
It depends what kind of music you listen to. I'm glad I grew up with classic hard rock/metal bands like manowar, metallica, dio, pantera, iron maiden, megadeth and such... manly lyrics and manly sounds
Check out Sabaton. They are better than all those bands you mentioned. It is the manliest music I have ever heard.
There’s still plenty masculine sounding bands today. There all metal bands, and today’s advanced production quality makes them sound even more masculine than those bands you mentioned.
@@thetimeofthewolf257 fuck yeah i listen to sabaton. one of new metal bands i admire today. if you love manowar, then you definitely love listening to sabaton
@@garrettwoeller4770 correct but the point is, they aren't being promoted by mainstream anymore. you need to look for them online. sabaton and tonic breed are one of few examples
@@gwapoo I haven't heard of Tonic Breed. I will check them out.
what about the ernest hemingway quote There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.
Objectivism has good principles as a philosophy. Not the politics, but the ethics
Great analogy of Rap
damn a 40 minute video, let's go!
Fucking hate it if i lose all my jiujitsu skills when i die
Watching Elisha Long
Everybody want bitches on they dong
He kinda dissing hiphop songs
It's okay, nothing wrong,
he got his own opinion and he knows where he belongs
I aint dissin him,
He gave me advice to be build strong like king kong
And I'm on, his vibe,
I know that he is more than all right
Fack the far left or alt right,
We got to get together as one tribe
Fix your own life,
Then suprice your loved ones with something nice
David Goggins is a very good role model he’s not full of extra bullshit and understands reality
thanks man
Thanks for watching
Music you listen to has a lot of control over you.
My sister adopted a similar philosophy after she went to college, I lover her to death, but she’s very very progressive now.
When it comes to music it depends. In what way is classical music detrimental?
Elisha Long and The Golden One are my role models
Best 1 in a while bro
I like buckethead
I love that shirt. Would like to know more about it
LIKE IM SO LOST..... IS THIS SATIRE
I do need to show my face more though
Fuck, right as I was about to go to bed
I'm shook. This feels like satire.
50 cent is my role model