@@AstraVex one night I caught my wife in bed with fire. Then the fire spread. There were no survivors. Fire fucked my wife, killed my family, and destroyed my house. Ever since then I've devoted my live to getting revenge on fire
tbh as soon as you said "keep your eyes on the couch" i immediately started looking for a man in a gorilla suit. i've been fooled too many times before
"Basically ideologies are like assholes. Everyone's got one. We use it everyday, but you're very rarely look at your own, unless somethings gone wrong.." I lol so hard at this
notable exceptions may include: being a primary health physician, GAY, having certain sexual desires, chronic medical condition/medication side effects, hauntings of a previous ‘something’s gone wrong’, frequent taco bell visits, &/or being autistic with a special interest related to (specific?) human anatomy. i just read it back imagining these traits all in one person & the inner turmoil that comes with being destined to forever being known as *the anal lord.* the one that’s taunted by every excuse under the sun to make it shine just a little much more than the average person
There's a bill in Texas that will ban homeless people from camping in public places and will fine them $500 for doing so. So yeah. Homeless people are often not looked at as people.
@@jazzb3371 homeless people are treated as if they are homed people who are just being "degenerates". as if camping under a bridge is a choice they make and not something that have to do for survival, not that politicians or the police care about their survival..
@An On Through the wonderful math of ratio calculation can you show that there are more non-homeless people you better not to want to hang out with. Of course, you have deep insights into the structure of that particular group, but you do just that what is said above. You judge them disconnected from all other people and only inside of their group. Is this valid? All the problems and illnesses you mentioned are not specific to this group of people. But the accumulation of "bad behavior" or the drugs?. For example, what do you expect if you open a sales booth with dandruff shampoo. And for blonde people only for one dollar. Which people do you expect to gather there? I do not want to belittle your experience or your report. But you cannot speak for everyone. That would also be problematic as homeless people rarely travel the world and collect statistics. I think "homeless" is once again such a laziness term, since everything else is inadmissible and should be viewed as individual fates. The solution also needs more than generalizations. Namely money, money, money and social(workers). Besides, definition is one of those things. For example, my country simply defined the gypsies as homeless. And since these were also viewed as worthless, they were simply killed. That was the Nazis' solution. That can happen very quickly. In 10 years. There are quite some people these days who think that way. And which group is now defined as worthless? Blonde with dandruff? Sorry for bringing up that shit from 80 years ago. Stay healthy, warm and fit:)
My wife was sitting behind me while I was watching this and she immediately heard that and was trying to figure out what the heck I was watching like “does this person not think a homeless man is a person?” I found out then that trying to describe PhilosophyTube is harder than you’d think.
@@d.w.stratton4078 : I grew up in Oakland California where while there was some homelessness 15 years ago when I moved away (skyrocketing housing costs made it so $50,000 per year didn't cut it) it was extremely rare that anyone with even a part time job was homeless. Now there are literally thousands of homeless who have full time jobs.
"I refuse to be correct, the goal is to be wrong in interesting ways" oh I love this line, no one has ever said something like that near me. This channel is so refreshing. I just joined.. will be binging all videos in the next long weekend I get.
That's almost a citation from one of my favorite shows ("Bloch", it was a German TV show from 90s/00s, not unlike "House MD" but with a psychologist / therapist called Dr. Bloch instead of a medical doctor) In one episode Bloch is asked: "you think you're always right, don't you?" and he responds: "No. But I'm wrong in more interesting ways than others." 😊
I have to say, it’ll be a little disappointing if this video is representative of how the arsonist is gonna be depicted in the future. Abigail always played him so well, it’ll be a shame if he’s always offscreen from now on.
@@piedpiper1185 short form: Peterson famously claimed that wearing red lipstick is always, always a sign of sexual desire and effectively sexual harrassment against men, because "look at biology" and his example was lobsters being red. What he missed, because he's not a biologist, is that a lobster turns red when it has been boiled and is in fact very dead. It was a shining example of someone speaking with expertise in a field they do not have and saying something goofy and embarrassing, and thus became quoteable.
The Hermes/Mercury symbol in this beautiful makeup is one of my favorite. In botanical shorthand, it can be used to indicate a flower with both male and female parts, a condition in plants we call "perfect." Astounding video, I'm a new fan.
“That terrible fire took the lives of five people... and a homeless man.” It’s such an expected part of our culture, I didn’t even get the joke on the first pass.
"If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around, what are its pronouns?" "Five people and a homeless man." "Textual tension." "We're totally not racist." God. There's so many good lines.
I find the word "silenced" very interesting when it's used by Peterson and people like him, because nobody he accuses has actually got the power to make him stop talking. The real meaning behind it seems to be "you're not listening to me", with a spin put on to make it sound like not being listened to is some kind of an injustice being done to him, rather than a choice anyone else in the world has the agency and ability to make. It's manipulative sort of language because the intended effect of all that is to make it seem like making the choice to ignore what this person has to say would put you morally in the wrong. And I wonder if, for some people, that effect would make a person saying phrases like "I'm being silenced" instead of "some people don't want to listen to me" more likely to seem like they're *right* regardless of what they're actually saying.
"I find the word "silenced" very interesting when it's used by Peterson and people like him, because nobody he accuses has actually got the power to make him stop talking." -- No, but they may have the power to stop people hearing what Peterson has to say. For example, protesters at his talks. Peterson himself has been pretty effective at being heard, but there are plenty of people like him who have been silenced effectively because of their views.
@@LeBonkJordan I don't know, because they have been silenced. Typically, I am talking about people who are silenced because protestors think that what they are going to say will be racist/sexist/hateful to gays or trans people.
This is just straight up false, his detractors are the reason he was forced out of being a university professor. Despite there being not a single smoking gun they can pin to the man, they succeeded in influencing his place of employement to terminate his role. He is a licensed clinical psychologist who very rarely gives his own opinion on things, and talks almost exclusively from literature and now is unable to teach a field in which he is an expert to students. That is being silenced. No one wins from that, even if you think his views are wrong and bad, wrong and bad things still deserve to be judged on their own merits. There is room for more than one opinion in the crucible of society.
Umm, I'm pretty sure Peterson has never used the word "silenced" to refer to people choosing not to listen to him. It's pretty ironic that you would use the term "manipulative" after trying to deceive people about what he's talking about.
People who are watching this without the Closed Captions are really missing out. I always have to watch the video twice just to make sure I didn't miss anything while reading the Captions.
it's that little 5% effort where she (or maybe one of her editors if she has, idk how production works) creates a caption for every musical interlude or uses unspoken parentheticals to make the script as saucy as the speech that just elevates the entire work, it's incredible
i'm here just for the audio mostly but i do appreciate the visual presentation too, an awful lot of effort goes in to each of these video's, i especially appreciate the research done, it actually prompts me to look things up and investigate
As a cis male (and a former follower of the "manosphere") from a comparatively conservative country, your explanation of phenomenology and its application to the trans experience was amazing. All my life I have been looking for an explanation, or rather, a clarification to the experience of people I love and want to love truly without the bigotry that was ingrained in me. Your explanation was simple yet beautifully human. Thank you for that.
Did you read the captions about them during the credits? They're basically the creator's annotations about them and ohhhh my goooooosh Also, I'm wondering about Adelaide's hyphenated surname. Presumably, she and Ivan grew up with the same surname, though I suppose it's possible they didn't, which would wreck my other theories. My other theories: she's married but she's cheating on her spouse with Ivan, or she's divorced or widowed and kept her married surname.
@@fairycat23 Thanks for pointing this out to me. I liked the nod to Nakobov who I believe she covered in an earlier video, I never would've caught that on my own.
Just wanted to add that I am a phil undergrad with full on ADHD. It is hard, and many times disheartening, but you realize that reading philosophy texts is hard work for everyone, indifferently of their intelligence, they are made to be studied not simply read, and the thrill of discovering new concepts with which to see the world in new ways motivates some of us enough to surpass other people who might be left too disheartened because for the first time they have to deal with something which requires a lot of effort.
@@OntologicalCatastrophe I found that if you part up the dense walls of texts philosophy often comes in (much like a complicated math problem), they become far easier to follow and understand.
@@OntologicalCatastrophe I, as a dyslexic, found that if I engaged with the text as if I am debating against it I could retain more and have a better understanding. To truly be able to understand a position you have to be able to tear it into little pieces. The funny part is that you eventually realize that every position has its weaknesses and everyone is wrong in some way even the nihilists. That is when you realize the best course of action is to pick and choose what you think is the best and produces the best results and move forward from there. I hold very libertarian views because I want people to be able to do their own thing the way they want to do it and I want to be able to my thing the way I want to do it. I like talking about solutions I think are better but recognize in terms of philosophy, ethics, and politics there are very rarely any right answers. I disagree with this channel on pretty much every ethical and philosophical ground yet her view points are valid and her lifestyle choices are her choices. I think they are wrong but I can not demonstrate that they are wrong. So the best way forward in my opinion is we talk, try to understand each other perspectives learn from each other what we can learn and let each other live our lives the way we want. This is why, here in America, I dislike both political parties, they are both trying to control how we live our lives. The Right is filled with people trying to legislate religion to the nation, and the Left is filled with people that demand their way of life be accepted as objectively good, healthy, moral, and right. Makes me want to say things that will get the message flagged. TLDR: Debate against everything to gain a deeper understanding of it. Live and let live. The Right and The Left are both messed up morality enforcing tyrants.
Reading your comments I remembered a fire on a São Paulo downtown building occupied by homeless people that "suddenly" cached fire not long ago. Many newspapers blamed the inhabitants for the fire, but even if they were accidentally responsible, the rich are even more responsible for in their greed creating the homelessness and abandoned buildings in the first place.
Yeah when she said that I was like “we do be treating the homeless as outcasts and subhuman”. I keep pushing for our local authorities to make more homeless resources but they don’t respond and it just rubs it in your face more. They. Don’t. Care. :(
The most exciting part of the entire internet is the fact that I now get unlimited access to lectures by world-class teachers and thinkers for FREE. this is the BEST time in history to be a nerd. This was an absolutely FANTASTIC analysis. thank you thank you.
@@GabrielleWolfeTherapist WHAT?! Probably it's because the cold hard letters of a comment, but I'm literally agreeing with you to immediately feel sorry for everytime one can't enjoy these possibilities or those that are unable to do so. Like: "This is great! I'd like more people could enjoy it!"
I always had this problem with focusing on her videos, she'd throw out one little joke like that and it would throw my dumb horny little brain for minutes. Really thought it would settle down when she came out/transitioned but on god it's just getting worse. Idek what my sexuality is, but apparently I'm attracted to super attractive people.
The arsonist and the arsonist's sister, both characters who have been portayed by abigail in a relationship somehow being Incest AND selfcest is hilarious.
Not only is this a visually spectacular feast, it is also wonderfully restrained in how it deals with the phenomenon of Jordan Peterson without compromising its critical stance. Thank you for this, Abigail!
Every time you said "let's read a passage..." it so perfectly showed the state of my brain reading any philosophical text. As a philosophy student, I thank you for your amazing content.
The first time I was like "how the hell is that famously simple?" as I read some Husserl as well. The second time was like "how the hell everything here is famously simple?". The third time I just cracked. But yeah, it's good to hear philosophy student is struggling as well because I thought I was just utterly stupid (which is possible).
He's... subtler than Hannibal Lecter. He is, if you will, Lecterer. He's not as Lecter as Dr. Ford, though. Doctor Ford's the Lecterest. You hear his theme, you quake. It means your world, your assumptions, the notes you didn't play, it's all going to crash around you.
I just recently discovered this channel and just wanted to leave a comment that I love your delivery and rhetorical style. It's very captivating and informative. I haven't studied philosophy since college and even then I wasn't a great student of it. So this is a refreshing change of pace.
Me, a critical phenomenologist psychologist finishing her work at 4am: Ah yes, I will watch the new PhilosophyTube video to get my mind off of work. Abby, almost immediately: "Phenomenology is, famously, very simple."
The arsonist's sister being called 'Adelaide' and the arsonist 'Ivan' is a reference to Ada, which Abby talked about in Beauty in Ugly Times. I haven't read much of it yet, so not sure what it means beyond just incest, but just throwing it out there.
Me too. Anytime I read or hear something about making anyone civilized I cringe. I'm finishing an archaeology degree so lots of old quotes, to discuss new ideas and where we started, are about group sizes and perceived complexity and involve the word "civilization" or "civilized."
Hey! I’m a blind guy, I found your first video on Laws and have been really enjoying this channel. The philosophy of experience is interesting because, well, My experience changes almost daily as my vision slips further towards full blindness. Things disappear. Things appear. For brief moments I see things I have never seen before. And will never see again. It’s. Interesting. I am also studying law. My approach to law specifically has been really rewarding as I get a lot of compliments on my ability to approach the same Subject from Many sides. The couch example is interesting. Had you not said “couch” and merely shown the sides I wonder how many people may have thought love seat or chair before landing on couch. Our experiences are so varied as humans. Alas. You are the first philosopher I have ever followed. So I will continue to learn. Thanks for doing these videos!
@@6feetunderpants Abigail (Philosophy Tube) for a few years now has used fire as a metaphor for fascism in her videos. Smoking, in turn, represents the spread of fascism and fascistic ideas. And so when she says "No smoking in the theater - In case of a fire, the exit is to the far left", she is really saying "In case of fascism, become a leftist."
@@6feetunderpants there was basically a recurring character, the arsonist. It's based on the play the Arsonists and represent the insidious parts of fascist ideology infiltrating conservative moderate positions and setting them up to be burnt down (note, he never has matches so every time he burns down something is because the moderate conservative gave him the ability to do so). I thought we wouldn't see him anymore but when I saw Abby in the white tailleur I almost lost it. Even before she spoke I knew who the character was, the acting and foreshadowing where perfect. If you want to check the arsonist saga look at the videos on Steve Bannon and Ben Shapiro.
"If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it, what are its pronouns?" Tim/ber Sorry i had to ahahaha, this was fabulous and very interesting! Always adore your work
My dear friend fell down an unfortunate rabbit hole of Peterson's videos and now repeats whatever he says. Conversing with her has become tough lately, because anything he says she takes at face value. This video has given me great points that I will mention in our next conversation to help her dismantle the idea of him as this all-knowing savior. Thank you 🙏
Yep I found myself doing that about Huberman and now I have my doubts. I had booked and paid to listen to him (Huberman)tomorrow and now I am willing to dump the money and not go.
Some people do not think and just soak in everything they hear from other... Peterson speak in way that sound like he know everything and is never wrong so lot of people just latch on to everything he say whiteout using their brain at all. It is no Petersons fault, it is the people that do not think independently.... I disagree with 70% of what Peterson say, he is right but also sometimes wrong and some people is unable to see that.
Yep, it really sums up this video. Especially the part with overlapping texts and voices, with a message: don't even try to think, I have already done that for you.
One of her tweets implies that an earlier draft referred to a royal dying instead of the "Nation Celebrates Royal Baby," which would have been even worse.
I just rediscovered this channel and remember why I loved it so much during lockdowns. It reminds me of one of my favorite reads; If Minds Had Toes. Ya take these complex ideas born of philosophical schools/ideologies and present them in a way that is highly digestible to even the layman. Ya help take away the barrier to understanding that usually exists in academic circles due to the nature of jargon and intellectualism.
@@BassPhat nah, you got it. She has an old video (pre-transition so don't be surprised to see a "man" talking) where she lays it all out. This is a callback joke/reference/whatever
@@vainpiers I'd imagine the second you realise it's poisoned you'll either leap up and call for your bodyguard Hector, or stay seated and engage in witty banter to avoid drinking it whilst also trying to prevent her from knowing about your suspicions long enough to either turn the tables or to find a socially acceptable excuse to leave. Of course, you both know that she knows you know, but protocol demands that you both maintain the fiction regardless. Murder is simply the way of such matters, but impoliteness is an unforgivable crime.
Oh, you, you, you wonderful person. I do think we r missing the trees from the forrest. Talking to some of my alternative lifestyle friends they love when u call them lady (4 men 2 woman) or bloke (4 woman to men). They have told me that it's not a fetish it's a feeling of being born into the wrong body. Now if u have to deal with that? I can call you whatever u want to be called. Simple as that. The 'right' are muddying the water intentionally. It's a tactic they are using at the moment. It diversionary to the real narrative. That being,"Don't be a prick (or cunt if u prefer) & Golden Rule (funny because most of them proclaim and profess 'I love Jesus')". Well how about following what he actually preached my right wing 'friend'? Hmmm?
I don't like Dark Souls. There, I said it. I'm sick of being judged for thinking that the series is a boring, masochistic exercise in what boils down to tedious homework. I never had the time nor inclination to git gud, but I hope everyone else enjoys their circlejerk
This might honestly be some of Abigail’s best work. The content is simple yet rich, she’s serving some of her best looks, the metaphors are really well done, the jokes hilarious, and the lore made me verbally react with gasps and “oooh”s. 10/10, this channel seems to get better by the day.
The interesting question is why the religion modernism makes sacred cows as men pretending to be women or caricaturing women. The man in the video is obviously a man. You can put lipstick on a thing but it is still a pig. Calling a lie the truth does not make it the truth and by the same token calling a man a woman does not make him woman
The incestuous makeout session represents how a refusal to question your own internalized assumptions and biases leads to people enforcing the reach and influence of violent extremism without being aware of the harms they're perpetrating. Trust me, I watch a lot of anime.
me, halfway through the video: oh man i thought she had the hots for her brother but i'm probably reading too much into it right? me, at the end of the video: oh........oh dear......
This is the first Philosophy Tube video I've ever watched. Until now I had never discovered a philosophy blog, UA-cam channel or podcast that could catch and hold my attention. I would get lost in the volume of new, strange-to-me vocabulary, and then I'd miss a couple of salient points while worrying about the vocabulary, then I'd get bored because I felt lost overall. So I'm really happy I found this channel, thanks to another one of your subscribers toddy1609. Oh and your outfit is amazing
Yeah, thats how they indoctrinate you , make it digestible so everyone can wathc it , and now its your first real experience with philosophy and they can say whatever they want and youll believe them because you can't yet think critically on a level to detect small fallacies (wich this video and channel is full of , trust me) , please for your sake try to stick with books at the beggining , even if its boring to look up every word , it gets better trust me , if you continue to watch these easily digestible videos you wont develop philosophically and youll just become brainwashed by whatever propaganda the person making the video is trying to sell you
1. the fact she had a lighter at the end even though she didn't smoke was just AMAZING 2. great timing that a video featuring a lot of talk abt the royal family came out today
she keeps it for him, because she loves the smell of a man smoking. no doubt she's inhaling second-hand smoke because she misses smoking. no doubt that's a metaphor for taking on toxic ideology.
Like the other commentator said, it could be about taking on a toxic ideology. I think it could additionally be about how her actions and ideology enable his and allows him to get away with hurting people. He can't smoke if she doesn't light it for him. Their ideologies are "related" and also "in bed" with each other.
I’m watching this video again a few months since I watched “they live”, and I’m like “oh! it’s a reference! let’s see if someone mentions it in the comments”
A weird question, but isn't it 'his' video because she didn't know she was transgender yet at that time? Or does it work retroactively? quite semantic I know, but I'm often not informed.
@@robbuelens no problem with asking mate! it's generally considered polite to backdate pronouns, unless it's for the person's safety. so if i had a childhood friend who transitioned and is a trans man, i would refer to our past as when he was a boy. it really is easier on the brain and kinder to your friends :)
@@robbuelens Totally natural question! Most folks that I know prefer that people retroactively apply a change of pronouns, so it would be accurate to use she/her to describe Abigail before she came out. Plus, since it's possessive in this context, and the video continues to belong to her, I'd stick with she/her even if I didn't know what most people prefer.
this, if you were wondering, is that same logic by which birth certificates are often changed despite just being legal documents. it has the aura of fixing a very drawn-out mistake!
@Efreeti. No disrespect to Philosophy Tube, but Adelaide's rhetoric is pretty tame and commonplace compared to a lot of British daytime media broadcasts and practically all print news media... I often catch myself laughing out loud at the ridiculousness, but then I look around to find that people around me take those jokers seriously.
@@tenmanX I think that's what makes her scary, she's trying to be or at least seem understanding, which is much worse then being openly hateful, at least in my opinions
@@oc4025 You're right about its awfulness. It seems like what the kids call concern trolling or some kind of gaslighting. However, it is a tried-and-true reactionary manoeuvre for co-opting successful rhetoric of left-leaning revolutionaries. And it's all done to defeat or delay the goals of social progress. E.g., "All Lives Matter", "Right to Work" laws (US), "Pro-Life", etc.
To me it sounds like Phenomenology is basically the things computer vision cannot do (yet). The algorithm can tell you that you are indeed looking at one side of an object but it has no clue what that object actually is, what it means, what it can be used for and so on.
@@ciarantaaffe5259 That's because, I assume, you understand the concept of phenomenology and now automatically bring up the core concepts associated with it that you may have studied to understand it in your mind's eye. But to someone who is unfamiliar or ignorant "It is the philosophy of what is experienced rather than what the world is objectively made of" doesn't say much especially from a phenomenological perspective. It is, ironically, a scientific kind of definition of phenomenology. So in the end, she did explain it simply in my view. She just gave a few examples coupled with some humor. As any good educator would do (or at least should do). She presented a phenomenological experience of the definition of phenomenology ;). "The science of phenomena as distinct from that of the nature of being. • an approach that concentrates on the study of consciousness and the objects of direct experience." This is the Google definition of phenomenology. While it's just as true as her didactic explanations it only makes sense to someone who already knows what it means. Honestly, for someone that has never read any phenomenological philosophy that definition leaves you as bereft of a solid understanding after reading it as you were before. You have nothing to associate it with that could begin to break down an understanding in your brain. No experience. But if an enthusiastic educator gives you clear, cut, simple, common everyday examples it creates meaningful associations that help form a solid, core concept understanding in your mind (she also threw in a brief but pretty sweet explanation of the meaning of identity in there). This was simply a beautiful demonstration of a teacher that would make even the non-philosophically oriented like philosophy. A lot of teachers do not know how to do what she just did in 10 minutes in a whole year of curriculum studies. It was ever one of my biggest disappointments/outrages with the education system.
“I did that ages ago, turns out I’m a woman. 10/10” I am screaming! Honestly this video is great, educational, beautifully shot, HILARIOUS. It is wonderful to watch you. You are RADIANT since coming out and I look forward to seeing more and more of this.
“Ideologies are like arseholes. Everyone’s got one. We use it everyday. But you very rarely look at your own…unless something’s gone wrong.” 🤣🤣🤣 I’m dying.
Anyone have a list of videos by Philosophy Tube doing just this, examining and deconstructing Philosophy Tube's own views and when sophistry may have been involved?
I don't know if this is good or bad. I have only been watching your videos for 6 months maybe. I have never watched your videos in order so until I saw the other Peterson video I had no idea that you were trans. I just thought that this channel had two hosts. A man and a woman. It never crossed my mind to think differently.
Eyyy, I brought the themes of Phenomenology and Structuralism as a way of knowing what we are teaching in our classes in my college class for a presentation I had. Went 10/10 and I couldn't have done it if you haven't put this video up. Thanks for being such an amazing educational channel!
@@NatnatXS I think the idea was that the girl had difficulty identifying the arsonist as her brother because she secretly loved him. Might be wrong though.
@@NatnatXS It's an allegory Abigail's used in some previous videos, so if you haven't seen them I could understand getting confused! Basically 'arson' here is a stand-in for various forms of injustice and bigotry. The arsonist (and now his sister) is a character who talks very carefully in circles around the issue of 'arson' and pretends to be concerned, while actually being responsible for starting the fires himself. Much like how conservative figures often use a lot of bad faith 'concern' and 'just asking questions' type approaches when casting themselves as the good guys to the public.
The way Abi seamlessly incorporates the stories of the Arsonist and his family into her work is amazing, she's an incredible writer. When she said "No smoking in the theater," shivers went up my spine. Wonderful job as always! (Also, the dress at the beginning is really pretty!!)
This is the first video of yours that I watched after your channel being endlessly recommended to me! Imagine my delight when the video opened with a concise and engaging explanation of phenomenology! I'm impressed with how well researched and thought out your analysis of Peterson's work is, while making me giggle for the entirety of the video. I especially liked the way you presented the bits about Husserl -- Finally someone who understands the phenomenology of reading his work, birdsong and all 😄. This video was an absolute treat! Can't wait to watch more
"He's the best *big brother* a girl could ask for" *Spits my drink* I've never been so conflicted between being scared of dictatorships or sudden incest.
I mean it's two consenting adults. So long as they're fully aware of what they're getting into, and what might come out of it. Most people might not approve, but what consenting people do in bed was never about public approval anyway.
the thing about this video is that the true doesn't lie on the ironic bits of Britain being the perfect contry, nor on her and most left ideology opinions that britain is an absolute evil contry. The reality lies in between.
I made it through a lot of this with a straight face, trying to keep up with the deadpan delivery on those sideways potshots, but at "Now let's look at Jordan Peterson's asshole" and that pause, I absolutely died. Your timing and delivery on the script is impeccable. lol. Just found your channel, and I'm loving it
Re: “5 people and a homeless man.” Oof, that’s so painfully true. My grandpa was homeless when he was murdered. My mom had lost contact with him-he had lifelong struggles with drug and alcohol addiction, and would sort of just disappear and then pop back up a couple years later when he was stable, and while my mom tried to help him and connect him with resources there was only so much she could do. When he was murdered (in public, in front of eyewitnesses at a job site he was working on) police never contacted any of his family members (neither his ex wives, one of whom literally worked for the city he was killed in, nor any of his 3 children) despite the fact that he had identification and had a flip phone with family in his contacts. We were never told he was killed, not even during the murder trial (the murderer was also acquitted despite numerous eye witnesses saying my grandpa did nothing to the guy), and the only way we found out that he was even dead was because his ex-wife works at the Courthouse in the Records Department and she coincidentally found his death certificate. Sadly, homeless people are not seen as equal human beings, even in my “progressive” city (Seattle). There are so many policies/laws and actions by the government that demonstrate that fact.
Absolutely tragic. I'm so sorry that your family went through this. Also, thank you for sharing and being real. This system has to fucking change. It's our responsibility.
That's incredibly sad and infuriating. Even in my country, which is one of the most progressive countries in the world, homeless people are not treated like human beings (especially those of the Roma ethnicity). It's reprehensible that there are homeless people in rich countries in the first place.
Leave a comment if you're part of the antifire woke brigade 🔥🔥🔥
Fire sucks. Fuck fire
Never liked fire
My wife left me for fire 🔥
🌊🌊🌊🌊 gotta put out those fires
@@AstraVex one night I caught my wife in bed with fire. Then the fire spread. There were no survivors. Fire fucked my wife, killed my family, and destroyed my house. Ever since then I've devoted my live to getting revenge on fire
tbh as soon as you said "keep your eyes on the couch" i immediately started looking for a man in a gorilla suit. i've been fooled too many times before
I love that everyone gets this reference
I was focused on the purple water bottle because I was certain it was going to change color
Same
I have to wonder whether the person passing by in the background was intentional or not.
SAME!
"If a tree falls in the forest and nobody's around to hear it, what are its pronouns?"
Tim/Ber
This is so good
I can’t tell if I just laughed or barked
Holy crap this is amazing
I'm gonna steal this
This is one of the best things I've heard all day
abigail really saved up all those years of looks and delivered them in 35 minutes
She has many many more, she knew how to look good even when pretending to be a man... I'm not jealous!
"Basically ideologies are like assholes. Everyone's got one. We use it everyday, but you're very rarely look at your own, unless somethings gone wrong.." I lol so hard at this
That is DEF written by Zizek lmfao..😂😂
I look at my ass hole regularly. How else will I know when to shave/bleach it?
notable exceptions may include: being a primary health physician, GAY, having certain sexual desires, chronic medical condition/medication side effects, hauntings of a previous ‘something’s gone wrong’, frequent taco bell visits, &/or being autistic with a special interest related to (specific?) human anatomy.
i just read it back imagining these traits all in one person & the inner turmoil that comes with being destined to forever being known as *the anal lord.* the one that’s taunted by every excuse under the sun to make it shine just a little much more than the average person
“5 people and a homeless man.”
As an American I can confirm that this is how politicians talk about homeless people.
There's a bill in Texas that will ban homeless people from camping in public places and will fine them $500 for doing so. So yeah. Homeless people are often not looked at as people.
@@jazzb3371
homeless people are treated as if they are homed people who are just being "degenerates". as if camping under a bridge is a choice they make and not something that have to do for survival, not that politicians or the police care about their survival..
@An On Through the wonderful math of ratio calculation can you show that there are more non-homeless people you better not to want to hang out with.
Of course, you have deep insights into the structure of that particular group, but you do just that what is said above. You judge them disconnected from all other people and only inside of their group. Is this valid? All the problems and illnesses you mentioned are not specific to this group of people.
But the accumulation of "bad behavior" or the drugs?. For example, what do you expect if you open a sales booth with dandruff shampoo. And for blonde people only for one dollar. Which people do you expect to gather there?
I do not want to belittle your experience or your report. But you cannot speak for everyone. That would also be problematic as homeless people rarely travel the world and collect statistics.
I think "homeless" is once again such a laziness term, since everything else is inadmissible and should be viewed as individual fates. The solution also needs more than generalizations. Namely money, money, money and social(workers).
Besides, definition is one of those things. For example, my country simply defined the gypsies as homeless. And since these were also viewed as worthless, they were simply killed.
That was the Nazis' solution. That can happen very quickly. In 10 years. There are quite some people these days who think that way. And which group is now defined as worthless? Blonde with dandruff?
Sorry for bringing up that shit from 80 years ago.
Stay healthy, warm and fit:)
I just came here to say this too. I 😂 when she said it.
when she said this i wanted to cackle but also sob
"Five people and a homeless man" was SUCH a concise way to show the way that people talk about poverty!
It was IMMACULATE.
Holy shit I didn't catch it, in my mother tongue that would've been immediately a standout, but in english just didn't
omg yes
My wife was sitting behind me while I was watching this and she immediately heard that and was trying to figure out what the heck I was watching like “does this person not think a homeless man is a person?”
I found out then that trying to describe PhilosophyTube is harder than you’d think.
I did a double-take on that one. Brilliantly insidious little detail.
The arsonist took the lives of "five people and one homeless man". That hit me in the feels.
I didn't notice it until now..... Oh. So many tones that are not played...
The notes played, and how they are played can also be important. :)
Yea, that casual dismissal of an unsheltered person as non human. Oof. I wonder how many folks watching this are unhoused? I bet more than 1 or 2.
i choked
@@d.w.stratton4078 : I grew up in Oakland California where while there was some homelessness 15 years ago when I moved away (skyrocketing housing costs made it so $50,000 per year didn't cut it) it was extremely rare that anyone with even a part time job was homeless. Now there are literally thousands of homeless who have full time jobs.
"I refuse to be correct, the goal is to be wrong in interesting ways" oh I love this line, no one has ever said something like that near me. This channel is so refreshing. I just joined.. will be binging all videos in the next long weekend I get.
That's almost a citation from one of my favorite shows ("Bloch", it was a German TV show from 90s/00s, not unlike "House MD" but with a psychologist / therapist called Dr. Bloch instead of a medical doctor)
In one episode Bloch is asked: "you think you're always right, don't you?"
and he responds: "No. But I'm wrong in more interesting ways than others."
😊
That quote deserves to be immortalized and taught equally alongside all of the "great thinkers" presented on this channel.
While getting my philosophy degree, I would often describe philosophy as "not answering the question, but understanding the question".
the arsonist family is getting bigger and I love that it's both lore and actually a methaphor
AND an Ada by Nabokov reference, I’m willing to bet !
@@Fool_of_a_Toque Ada and Van, Adelaide and Ivan? She mentions it in the credits but it's definitely there.
Is this the first time we’ve learned the arsonist’s name?
I have to say, it’ll be a little disappointing if this video is representative of how the arsonist is gonna be depicted in the future. Abigail always played him so well, it’ll be a shame if he’s always offscreen from now on.
@@liampoulton-king7479 maybe she’ll have a different actor play him in a different video 👀
"I did that ages ago, turns out I'm a woman, 10/10".
This is the best line/delivery on the internet.
@Jabroni .Lifestyle Remember, the exit is on the far left ☺️
@Jabroni .Lifestyle at least your username is accurate
@Jabroni .Lifestyle thats a frickin man.
wow, this *is* fun :) /s
Calling a lie truth does not make it the truth
@@vhawk1951kl neither does calling it your opinion Miss peter codner.
"i will not be doing low hanging fruit jokes about lobsters"
"now lets take a look at the crispy outer shell"
yep 😅
Peterson's lobstersona is a precious and smol bean and must be protected.
Ok, can somebody explain this to me? I don't really keep up with Peterson
Wait, lobsters don’t have bones. Do lobsters have bones?
@@piedpiper1185 short form: Peterson famously claimed that wearing red lipstick is always, always a sign of sexual desire and effectively sexual harrassment against men, because "look at biology" and his example was lobsters being red. What he missed, because he's not a biologist, is that a lobster turns red when it has been boiled and is in fact very dead. It was a shining example of someone speaking with expertise in a field they do not have and saying something goofy and embarrassing, and thus became quoteable.
The Hermes/Mercury symbol in this beautiful makeup is one of my favorite. In botanical shorthand, it can be used to indicate a flower with both male and female parts, a condition in plants we call "perfect."
Astounding video, I'm a new fan.
Thanks for that insight! I was wondering what that means, but had no idea how to look it up.
@drewsireI think what JP does is use symbolism as an infallible argument for/against something. This here ist just an easter egg.
@drewsire who called anybody a nazi?
drewsireno, you said "you guys" which implies me or pot. anyone else in this thread.
“That terrible fire took the lives of five people... and a homeless man.”
It’s such an expected part of our culture, I didn’t even get the joke on the first pass.
We should just exterminate all the homeless... Homeless problem solved 🤔
@@MW-sv1dp Cut them in half, maybe?
@@50mt sure lol
I've heard everything from five people and two children... five people and a woman....but ya know objective truth and all...
@@50mt no, if you cut them in half, then there's going to be twice as many of them.
"If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around, what are its pronouns?"
"Five people and a homeless man."
"Textual tension."
"We're totally not racist."
God. There's so many good lines.
Don't forget "did that. Turns out I'm a woman. 10/10" 💀💀
And "Ideologies are like assholes, eveybody's got one, you use it every day, but nobody really looks at it unless something's gone wrong."
Also "Let's look at Jordan Peterson's asshole"
My favourite was "Women have been having babies since Victorian times."
"We civilized the Irish"
We all know Abi was flexing that set when we were seeing the different sides of the couch
she's flexing her hair style too! look at how beautiful it looks in the back
And the back of that outfit.
@@DaveSCameron Was who what?
@@DaveSCameron who?
@@DaveSCameron What now?
I find the word "silenced" very interesting when it's used by Peterson and people like him, because nobody he accuses has actually got the power to make him stop talking.
The real meaning behind it seems to be "you're not listening to me", with a spin put on to make it sound like not being listened to is some kind of an injustice being done to him, rather than a choice anyone else in the world has the agency and ability to make.
It's manipulative sort of language because the intended effect of all that is to make it seem like making the choice to ignore what this person has to say would put you morally in the wrong. And I wonder if, for some people, that effect would make a person saying phrases like "I'm being silenced" instead of "some people don't want to listen to me" more likely to seem like they're *right* regardless of what they're actually saying.
"I find the word "silenced" very interesting when it's used by Peterson and people like him, because nobody he accuses has actually got the power to make him stop talking." -- No, but they may have the power to stop people hearing what Peterson has to say. For example, protesters at his talks. Peterson himself has been pretty effective at being heard, but there are plenty of people like him who have been silenced effectively because of their views.
@@jrd33 And what views are those?
@@LeBonkJordan I don't know, because they have been silenced. Typically, I am talking about people who are silenced because protestors think that what they are going to say will be racist/sexist/hateful to gays or trans people.
This is just straight up false, his detractors are the reason he was forced out of being a university professor.
Despite there being not a single smoking gun they can pin to the man, they succeeded in influencing his place of employement to terminate his role.
He is a licensed clinical psychologist who very rarely gives his own opinion on things, and talks almost exclusively from literature and now is unable to teach a field in which he is an expert to students.
That is being silenced.
No one wins from that, even if you think his views are wrong and bad, wrong and bad things still deserve to be judged on their own merits.
There is room for more than one opinion in the crucible of society.
Umm, I'm pretty sure Peterson has never used the word "silenced" to refer to people choosing not to listen to him. It's pretty ironic that you would use the term "manipulative" after trying to deceive people about what he's talking about.
"We civilised the Irish"
Thanks Abigail, had to explain this to my Irish mother walking past the door at that exact moment.
i'm so sorry
(in my best Maggie-as-the-Dowager voice) And yet the Irish rebels are so well born. Why are the Irish rebels so well born?
I am not Irish, and that moment made me want to shout "Tiocfaidh ár lá" in reponse.
To be clear, because I'm struggling with my history here, this is in relation to the IRA and The Troubles right?
IMAGINE THAT HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA I live
People who are watching this without the Closed Captions are really missing out. I always have to watch the video twice just to make sure I didn't miss anything while reading the Captions.
it's that little 5% effort where she (or maybe one of her editors if she has, idk how production works) creates a caption for every musical interlude or uses unspoken parentheticals to make the script as saucy as the speech that just elevates the entire work, it's incredible
@@sugarqbs She does the Captions herself, I remember hearing her say that in the post mortem livestream of her last vid
thanks for the advice comrade
i'm here just for the audio mostly but i do appreciate the visual presentation too, an awful lot of effort goes in to each of these video's, i especially appreciate the research done, it actually prompts me to look things up and investigate
I rewatch for the captions :DDD
I don't watch the first time with captions because I like the visual experience better without them ^^
maybe one day i’ll be smart enough to realize something before abigail says “and if you’re very clever”
Thats what I strive for
same ajshajha
She reminds me of every teacher I've ever wanted to impress. I feel you.
Every time she has said that, I have paused the video and thought: "Am I?"
I did it once but immediately forgot the content afterward
As a cis male (and a former follower of the "manosphere") from a comparatively conservative country, your explanation of phenomenology and its application to the trans experience was amazing. All my life I have been looking for an explanation, or rather, a clarification to the experience of people I love and want to love truly without the bigotry that was ingrained in me. Your explanation was simple yet beautifully human. Thank you for that.
Are you talking about having biases against LGTBQ community?
@@noorzanayasmin7806 In short, yes.
@@lancewalker2595 Cultural homophobia
@@RK0978 I get it. Living in Asian community myself I face a lot of that and see
@@RK0978lol this is a joke
Somehow the fact that the Arsonist and his sister have the hots for each other makes so much sense it hurts
Did you read the captions about them during the credits? They're basically the creator's annotations about them and ohhhh my goooooosh
Also, I'm wondering about Adelaide's hyphenated surname. Presumably, she and Ivan grew up with the same surname, though I suppose it's possible they didn't, which would wreck my other theories.
My other theories: she's married but she's cheating on her spouse with Ivan, or she's divorced or widowed and kept her married surname.
That kind of went over my head, could you explain that?
"the hots" ...c what u did thar
@@fairycat23 Thanks for pointing this out to me. I liked the nod to Nakobov who I believe she covered in an earlier video, I never would've caught that on my own.
@@drewcifer69 I thought Game of thrones incest within the Targaryan line, and extreme eugenetics.
the bits with the philosophy quotes and the chickens really evoked the feeling of trying to read a dense text as someone with adhd
Just wanted to add that I am a phil undergrad with full on ADHD. It is hard, and many times disheartening, but you realize that reading philosophy texts is hard work for everyone, indifferently of their intelligence, they are made to be studied not simply read, and the thrill of discovering new concepts with which to see the world in new ways motivates some of us enough to surpass other people who might be left too disheartened because for the first time they have to deal with something which requires a lot of effort.
@@OntologicalCatastrophe ok
@@OntologicalCatastrophe why cant they just say stuff normal though
@@OntologicalCatastrophe I found that if you part up the dense walls of texts philosophy often comes in (much like a complicated math problem), they become far easier to follow and understand.
@@OntologicalCatastrophe I, as a dyslexic, found that if I engaged with the text as if I am debating against it I could retain more and have a better understanding. To truly be able to understand a position you have to be able to tear it into little pieces. The funny part is that you eventually realize that every position has its weaknesses and everyone is wrong in some way even the nihilists. That is when you realize the best course of action is to pick and choose what you think is the best and produces the best results and move forward from there.
I hold very libertarian views because I want people to be able to do their own thing the way they want to do it and I want to be able to my thing the way I want to do it. I like talking about solutions I think are better but recognize in terms of philosophy, ethics, and politics there are very rarely any right answers. I disagree with this channel on pretty much every ethical and philosophical ground yet her view points are valid and her lifestyle choices are her choices. I think they are wrong but I can not demonstrate that they are wrong. So the best way forward in my opinion is we talk, try to understand each other perspectives learn from each other what we can learn and let each other live our lives the way we want. This is why, here in America, I dislike both political parties, they are both trying to control how we live our lives. The Right is filled with people trying to legislate religion to the nation, and the Left is filled with people that demand their way of life be accepted as objectively good, healthy, moral, and right. Makes me want to say things that will get the message flagged.
TLDR: Debate against everything to gain a deeper understanding of it. Live and let live. The Right and The Left are both messed up morality enforcing tyrants.
"savagely took the lives of five people and a homeless man" i had to pause the video that gave me fucking *chills*
I simply read over it... And now it's astounding me. And, to be honest, it feels a little horrifying
Reading your comments I remembered a fire on a São Paulo downtown building occupied by homeless people that "suddenly" cached fire not long ago. Many newspapers blamed the inhabitants for the fire, but even if they were accidentally responsible, the rich are even more responsible for in their greed creating the homelessness and abandoned buildings in the first place.
Oh. I just realized it. It really is about the notes you don't play.
Yeah when she said that I was like “we do be treating the homeless as outcasts and subhuman”. I keep pushing for our local authorities to make more homeless resources but they don’t respond and it just rubs it in your face more. They. Don’t. Care. :(
Same, paused and looked for a comment like this. Honestly I think it's a bit too far down, that line was brilliant and terrifying.
The most exciting part of the entire internet is the fact that I now get unlimited access to lectures by world-class teachers and thinkers for FREE. this is the BEST time in history to be a nerd. This was an absolutely FANTASTIC analysis. thank you thank you.
Absolutely! Except when you remember that many lack the time or access to Internet or tranquility to enjoy it at its fullness.
@@GabrielleWolfeTherapist WHAT?! Probably it's because the cold hard letters of a comment, but I'm literally agreeing with you to immediately feel sorry for everytime one can't enjoy these possibilities or those that are unable to do so. Like: "This is great! I'd like more people could enjoy it!"
I would’ve laughed out loud at the “lives of five people and a homeless man” joke if it also wasn’t so sad and true at the same time
Grenfell casts a long shadow.
And that pregnancy has been a womans role since the victorian times.
That one stuck in my head as well for the same sad reason.
I did not catch that o.0
I laughed and also cried.
"maybe you'd like to do something on a couch like this" abby please I am trying So Hard to focus on the philosophy let my gay heart Rest
I know right, woof!
I always had this problem with focusing on her videos, she'd throw out one little joke like that and it would throw my dumb horny little brain for minutes. Really thought it would settle down when she came out/transitioned but on god it's just getting worse. Idek what my sexuality is, but apparently I'm attracted to super attractive people.
It's been hard for lesbians for the last few months
@@arandomcomment1092 It really has
Saw a video of hers a year ago pre-transition and now and my bisexual heart can't take this
The arsonist and the arsonist's sister, both characters who have been portayed by abigail in a relationship somehow being Incest AND selfcest is hilarious.
I was... intrigued by this sudden hard left turn. Abigail deadass said "NO, THERE MUST BE INCEST BETWEEN THEM!!" AND FULL ON WENT WITH IT!!!
Haha yeah, I had flashbacks to the video “Beauty in ugly times” the whole while.
Abigail is now, uh... the new Onceler...? oh god
isn't all selfcest technically incest?
@@actualalpaca18 it’s like how every square is a rectangle but not every rectangle is selfcest
Not only is this a visually spectacular feast, it is also wonderfully restrained in how it deals with the phenomenon of Jordan Peterson without compromising its critical stance. Thank you for this, Abigail!
Every time you said "let's read a passage..." it so perfectly showed the state of my brain reading any philosophical text. As a philosophy student, I thank you for your amazing content.
Not going to lie, the first two times I was left quite disapponted but the chickens on the moon cracked me up.
You failed to see the low blows came super early in an attempt to demonize. Low IQ this one eh?
That's what happens in my brain when I try to read Capital.
The first time I was like "how the hell is that famously simple?" as I read some Husserl as well. The second time was like "how the hell everything here is famously simple?". The third time I just cracked. But yeah, it's good to hear philosophy student is struggling as well because I thought I was just utterly stupid (which is possible).
This is the first video for me, so I'm not used to this. But my brain immediately went "Please shut up, I can't hear what she's saying!" ^^
I'm not ashamed to say I'm more afraid of the Arsonist than I've ever been of a fictional character. I get literal chills when he's on screen
He's... subtler than Hannibal Lecter. He is, if you will, Lecterer.
He's not as Lecter as Dr. Ford, though. Doctor Ford's the Lecterest. You hear his theme, you quake. It means your world, your assumptions, the notes you didn't play, it's all going to crash around you.
@@ahmedamine24 ...what?
@@waxfigurefamous9189 I'm guessing he means Dr. Ford from HBO's Westworld?
Have you seen Kairo? The ghost reveal under the staircase?
not me audibly gasping upon seeing that thumbnail?!!! how stunning can a person get exactly
Ikr im so stunnted by her beauty
Same! She looks amazing
I can't really describe the noise I made lol
I literally have to rewatch her videos because I keep getting distracted by her beauty.
i’m not even attracted to women and i gasped like
I just recently discovered this channel and just wanted to leave a comment that I love your delivery and rhetorical style. It's very captivating and informative. I haven't studied philosophy since college and even then I wasn't a great student of it. So this is a refreshing change of pace.
this video is so visually pleasing that it's a mix of aesthetic and intimidating
aesthetic and intimidating... like you ;)
Two people who are both visually perfect
Abigail looks absolutely stunning in this video ✨
dangelo showing he has impeccable taste
Omg guys D'Angelo Wallace watched a video at the same time I watched it 😭😭
Me, a critical phenomenologist psychologist finishing her work at 4am:
Ah yes, I will watch the new PhilosophyTube video to get my mind off of work.
Abby, almost immediately:
"Phenomenology is, famously, very simple."
Hope your work turned out well! Good luck! 👍
Yeah, I can relate, I cracked at "Phenomenology is, famously, very simple." the moment it was said, like, what's next, Lacan is easy to understand?
It's mostly that scene in Dark Star (1974), right
Same - *remembers the "fun" but nightmarish phenomenological readings.
@@joaovictorhasse1630 Awh, thank you! I appreciate the support, I need all the help I can get for this "simple" approach, haha!
“If you don’t do the thinking someone else will do it for you” God this hits hard
8:37
"...of 5 people and a homeless man"
That was extremely funny, god damn.
Edit: The whole sketch was brilliant! Kudos
Too many things: the feather turtleneck dress, tree pronouns, arsonist incest, the they live sunglasses
God I love this channel
The arsonist's sister being called 'Adelaide' and the arsonist 'Ivan' is a reference to Ada, which Abby talked about in Beauty in Ugly Times. I haven't read much of it yet, so not sure what it means beyond just incest, but just throwing it out there.
i didn't catch that one, thanks
Yea Van and Ada
Thanks !
Nice catch!
I wouldn't have caught this if I hadn't randomly rewatched that one a few days ago
"Five people, and a homeless man" made my brain wince.
Yes, not just my brain!
I'm so messed up i didn't notice it until i read your comment.
i think it's the best comedy line in the video
And when she went "civilised the Irish"... chills! but not of the good kind!!
8:34
I love your subtitles, actually intentionally written and amusing in an unsuspecting way. Also this is a solid channel, congrats.
Jesus, when you said "we civilised the Irish" I audibly winced.
The whole thing sounded like a textbook Henry Morton Stanley might've read as a kid.
*Eats poor Irish baby so they don’t overwhelm us*
Shivlizd
Me too. Anytime I read or hear something about making anyone civilized I cringe. I'm finishing an archaeology degree so lots of old quotes, to discuss new ideas and where we started, are about group sizes and perceived complexity and involve the word "civilization" or "civilized."
@@aellalee4767 funnily enough I have a dissertation due monday in the field of archaeology so I get you lol
@@flibdyjibba654 oh cool! What's it on? If you don't mind sharing!
I’m too much of a lesbian to properly digest this on first watch, now I have to go back and watch it again
I feel this! I only caught half of what she was saying over how *loudly and breathtakingly beautiful* she is 🥺🤩
At kjb but vdea
Me
I paused and reverted by like thirty seconds like ten times throughout this at least
When she was like "what did you notice about the sofa" I was like damn gurl I only noticed you
not Abigail appearing on screen like a model and then changing into an outfit that makes her look like an angel. gorgeous!
@That Hippie Gamer just a short term memory being accidentally stored in the long term part of the brain dont worry about it
She looks like a beautiful owl in the second look I love it
OMG that makes much more sense I was like “why is she dressed like a chicken?”
Hey! I’m a blind guy, I found your first video on Laws and have been really enjoying this channel. The philosophy of experience is interesting because, well,
My experience changes almost daily as my vision slips further towards full blindness. Things disappear. Things appear. For brief moments I see things I have never seen before. And will never see again. It’s. Interesting. I am also studying law. My approach to law specifically has been really rewarding as I get a lot of compliments on my ability to approach the same
Subject from
Many sides. The couch example is interesting. Had you not said “couch” and merely shown the sides I wonder how many people may have thought love seat or chair before landing on couch. Our experiences are so varied as humans. Alas. You are the first philosopher I have ever followed. So I will continue to learn. Thanks for doing these videos!
Are you familiar with Daredevil?
When I saw people walking behind the curtain I deadass thought she was gonna end off by setting fire to the studio
SAME. Glad I wasn't the only one who thought that lol. I was like "Wait have people ever walked by before? Is this part of the bit?"
Which part are you talking about,?
@@Marcus_McCormick11 there was one about a minute or so after the pan-around, and 1-2 more later on
"No smoking allowed in the theater"
Oh, I know where this is going.
I'm new to this channel.
What does this "No smoking allowed in the theater"mean?
Is it a metaphor?
I have no clue what this means but I am looking forward to finding out.
@@6feetunderpants Abigail (Philosophy Tube) for a few years now has used fire as a metaphor for fascism in her videos. Smoking, in turn, represents the spread of fascism and fascistic ideas. And so when she says "No smoking in the theater - In case of a fire, the exit is to the far left", she is really saying "In case of fascism, become a leftist."
No lobster jokes but we did get the Fire warnings. It is an acceptable trade.
@@6feetunderpants there was basically a recurring character, the arsonist. It's based on the play the Arsonists and represent the insidious parts of fascist ideology infiltrating conservative moderate positions and setting them up to be burnt down (note, he never has matches so every time he burns down something is because the moderate conservative gave him the ability to do so).
I thought we wouldn't see him anymore but when I saw Abby in the white tailleur I almost lost it. Even before she spoke I knew who the character was, the acting and foreshadowing where perfect.
If you want to check the arsonist saga look at the videos on Steve Bannon and Ben Shapiro.
"If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it, what are its pronouns?"
Tim/ber
Sorry i had to ahahaha, this was fabulous and very interesting! Always adore your work
This is a high quality joke
Actually clever
Oh wow I can't get over this
welp, this is about to get a free round with everyone i know XD
Take my r/angryupvote and leave! :P
Your joy when you said, "I refuse to be correct!" Reminded me of why I love philosophy. Thank you for your wonderful videos
"If you dont do the thinking, someone else will do the thinking for you"
Fucking brilliant, excruciatingly true.
I've heard it abused before to force ideology
"Darling, if you're really a man then what you're doing is mansplaining" got me rolling on the floor
My favorite joke of the video
Same, I spat my cereal out, LMFAO
would fit right in on r/transgendercircljerk
"Darling, that's cancel culture!" got me too.
LOL...
She knows how to make fun of conservatives. 😂😂😂
I loved to see that The Arsonist is still an ongoing character in the Philosophy Tube Cinematic Universe
I keep wondering where the Arsonist is going to go from here. Will he ever be caught?
@@charischannah you can't catch the arsonist- he's not the only one
My dear friend fell down an unfortunate rabbit hole of Peterson's videos and now repeats whatever he says. Conversing with her has become tough lately, because anything he says she takes at face value. This video has given me great points that I will mention in our next conversation to help her dismantle the idea of him as this all-knowing savior. Thank you 🙏
Did it work?
Yep I found myself doing that about Huberman and now I have my doubts. I had booked and paid to listen to him (Huberman)tomorrow and now I am willing to dump the money and not go.
Some people do not think and just soak in everything they hear from other... Peterson speak in way that sound like he know everything and is never wrong so lot of people just latch on to everything he say whiteout using their brain at all. It is no Petersons fault, it is the people that do not think independently.... I disagree with 70% of what Peterson say, he is right but also sometimes wrong and some people is unable to see that.
@@a64738 Peterson is the final boss of dudes using big words to sound smart.
Interesting. It’s usually men
"If a tree falls in a forest and nobody's around to hear it, what are its pronouns?" made me cackle, brilliant!
"If you don't do the thinking, someone else will do the thinking for you." Beautifully put.
It's a hit
hard to find the origins of that quote. works both ways so yes its an interesting one
There are definitely days when I feel like finding someone to do the thinking for me. Maybe I'll put an ad on Craig's List. Or Etsy.
Define thinking.
Yep, it really sums up this video. Especially the part with overlapping texts and voices, with a message: don't even try to think, I have already done that for you.
You truly had me when you said, "I refuse to be correct, the goal is to be wrong in interesting ways" absolutely brilliant
When she started talking about the royal family my mind immediately went to “well that didn’t age well”
Or did it age perfectly ?
The video was released same day (or, I found out this morning, anyway)
Oh I don't know; I rather appreciated it, today.
One of her tweets implies that an earlier draft referred to a royal dying instead of the "Nation Celebrates Royal Baby," which would have been even worse.
@@timothymclean a lot of nations can celebrate a royal dying
I just said "Holy Shit" in a room full of people just by looking at that thumbnail. You look absolutely ethereal
"a room full of people" ah, I wish I could say that in my country.
"the lives of 5 people AND a homeless man" Oof the shade is immaculate today, thank you Abigail.
Ah fuck i missed that spot when does it happen
I loved that part lol
I just rediscovered this channel and remember why I loved it so much during lockdowns. It reminds me of one of my favorite reads; If Minds Had Toes. Ya take these complex ideas born of philosophical schools/ideologies and present them in a way that is highly digestible to even the layman. Ya help take away the barrier to understanding that usually exists in academic circles due to the nature of jargon and intellectualism.
“this antifire wokeness has gone too far” was such a good play on words😳
I was thinking antifire=antifa, and arsonists=fascists but I usually get these things wrong.
@@BassPhat nah, you got it. She has an old video (pre-transition so don't be surprised to see a "man" talking) where she lays it all out. This is a callback joke/reference/whatever
@@BassPhat The long standing metaphore is that fire/arson = fascism/fascist attacks
why do I feel like the moment I sit on that couch Abby is going to offer me a cup of poisoned tea as part of a plot to inherit my duchy
And why would I still sit?
@@vainpiers I'd imagine the second you realise it's poisoned you'll either leap up and call for your bodyguard Hector, or stay seated and engage in witty banter to avoid drinking it whilst also trying to prevent her from knowing about your suspicions long enough to either turn the tables or to find a socially acceptable excuse to leave.
Of course, you both know that she knows you know, but protocol demands that you both maintain the fiction regardless. Murder is simply the way of such matters, but impoliteness is an unforgivable crime.
she's gotta get that crown back somehow
"Tell Boris, I want him to know it was me." - Abby, the Bastard Princess of TERF Island.
@@ulture please write a screenplay
"If a tree falls in the forest and nobody's around to hear it, what are its pronouns?" I died I fully died. Outstanding.
I straight up choked laughing at that one 😅😂
Oh, you, you, you wonderful person. I do think we r missing the trees from the forrest. Talking to some of my alternative lifestyle friends they love when u call them lady (4 men 2 woman) or bloke (4 woman to men). They have told me that it's not a fetish it's a feeling of being born into the wrong body. Now if u have to deal with that? I can call you whatever u want to be called. Simple as that. The 'right' are muddying the water intentionally. It's a tactic they are using at the moment. It diversionary to the real narrative. That being,"Don't be a prick (or cunt if u prefer) & Golden Rule (funny because most of them proclaim and profess 'I love Jesus')". Well how about following what he actually preached my right wing 'friend'? Hmmm?
I don't like Dark Souls. There, I said it. I'm sick of being judged for thinking that the series is a boring, masochistic exercise in what boils down to tedious homework. I never had the time nor inclination to git gud, but I hope everyone else enjoys their circlejerk
i swear, that line literally called out my quarantine gender crisis
Every time she brought out the shades, I died. Well and truly.
"if you don't do the thinking, somebody else will do it for you" - You bloody nailed it gal!
This might honestly be some of Abigail’s best work. The content is simple yet rich, she’s serving some of her best looks, the metaphors are really well done, the jokes hilarious, and the lore made me verbally react with gasps and “oooh”s. 10/10, this channel seems to get better by the day.
The interesting question is why the religion modernism makes sacred cows as men pretending to be women or caricaturing women. The man in the video is obviously a man.
You can put lipstick on a thing but it is still a pig. Calling a lie the truth does not make it the truth and by the same token calling a man a woman does not make him woman
"The goal is to be wrong in interesting ways" is the greatest tagline for any show ever
Abigail: * pretends to make out with brother *
Abigail one second later: This video is sponsored by Curiosity Stream!
She was talking about science and learning and I'm like ma'am the police are on their way for putting me through this idk what ur even saying
It’s about the notes you don’t play
The incestuous makeout session represents how a refusal to question your own internalized assumptions and biases leads to people enforcing the reach and influence of violent extremism without being aware of the harms they're perpetrating.
Trust me, I watch a lot of anime.
*chicken neckwear
Wait that was the brother what the fuck. Why
18:59 "the goal is to be wrong in interesting ways" thats an aswesome quote
"They become bad actors"
Thank you so much for that double meaning
me, halfway through the video: oh man i thought she had the hots for her brother but i'm probably reading too much into it right?
me, at the end of the video: oh........oh dear......
literally.
Must have taken inspiration from Nabokov's 'Ada'... 😳
"My niece is a...TraunsGender...and that's fine." Never have I ever heard something that sums up my life so beautifully
This is the first Philosophy Tube video I've ever watched. Until now I had never discovered a philosophy blog, UA-cam channel or podcast that could catch and hold my attention. I would get lost in the volume of new, strange-to-me vocabulary, and then I'd miss a couple of salient points while worrying about the vocabulary, then I'd get bored because I felt lost overall. So I'm really happy I found this channel, thanks to another one of your subscribers toddy1609.
Oh and your outfit is amazing
Yeah, thats how they indoctrinate you , make it digestible so everyone can wathc it , and now its your first real experience with philosophy and they can say whatever they want and youll believe them because you can't yet think critically on a level to detect small fallacies (wich this video and channel is full of , trust me) , please for your sake try to stick with books at the beggining , even if its boring to look up every word , it gets better trust me , if you continue to watch these easily digestible videos you wont develop philosophically and youll just become brainwashed by whatever propaganda the person making the video is trying to sell you
“5 people and a homeless man”
You didn’t have to be THAT real
I caught that on my last watch, but I forgot to comment.
Oh shit I didn't even realize the problem....
@@Eli_orWhatever pay attention to yourself and the news, you’ll catch people talking like this. WAY more subtly lol, but it’s there
@@Nobody-hc2bo tf y’all talkin about
@@ghettrsc8764 people and the media treating and talking about homeless people as if they’re not people
1. the fact she had a lighter at the end even though she didn't smoke was just AMAZING
2. great timing that a video featuring a lot of talk abt the royal family came out today
Bruh I didnt get the point behind both of those at all
she keeps it for him, because she loves the smell of a man smoking. no doubt she's inhaling second-hand smoke because she misses smoking. no doubt that's a metaphor for taking on toxic ideology.
Like the other commentator said, it could be about taking on a toxic ideology. I think it could additionally be about how her actions and ideology enable his and allows him to get away with hurting people. He can't smoke if she doesn't light it for him. Their ideologies are "related" and also "in bed" with each other.
The couch 360 was purely so Abi could show off her gorgeous hairdo
Definitely worth it
3:22
Why would you say something so brave, yet so true?
WORTH
@@Oogieeiko Hahaha, thank you! Got a good kick out of that, you've officially made my day better
I love how you homaged the movie "They Live"...an underrated piece and the bit you used really hits in how we view the message within the message!
glad someone else noticed this too!!!
loved that reference! 😎
I’m watching this video again a few months since I watched “they live”, and I’m like “oh! it’s a reference! let’s see if someone mentions it in the comments”
I appreciate that she went for the aesthetics of hell in her first Jordan Peterson video and is going for a heavenly aesthetic in this one.
Ok... this should be the top comment.
A weird question, but isn't it 'his' video because she didn't know she was transgender yet at that time? Or does it work retroactively? quite semantic I know, but I'm often not informed.
@@robbuelens no problem with asking mate! it's generally considered polite to backdate pronouns, unless it's for the person's safety.
so if i had a childhood friend who transitioned and is a trans man, i would refer to our past as when he was a boy. it really is easier on the brain and kinder to your friends :)
@@robbuelens Totally natural question! Most folks that I know prefer that people retroactively apply a change of pronouns, so it would be accurate to use she/her to describe Abigail before she came out. Plus, since it's possessive in this context, and the video continues to belong to her, I'd stick with she/her even if I didn't know what most people prefer.
this, if you were wondering, is that same logic by which birth certificates are often changed despite just being legal documents. it has the aura of fixing a very drawn-out mistake!
I love how a simple "Please do no smoke in the theatre" pre-performance message has now become the equivalent to the Jaws theme for Abby's videos.
Adelaide gave me chills. What a terrifically constructed horrendous person. Masterful writing AND acting, Abi!
@Efreeti. No disrespect to Philosophy Tube, but Adelaide's rhetoric is pretty tame and commonplace compared to a lot of British daytime media broadcasts and practically all print news media... I often catch myself laughing out loud at the ridiculousness, but then I look around to find that people around me take those jokers seriously.
The blonde wig was such a great look
@@tenmanX I think that's what makes her scary, she's trying to be or at least seem understanding, which is much worse then being openly hateful, at least in my opinions
@@oc4025 You're right about its awfulness. It seems like what the kids call concern trolling or some kind of gaslighting.
However, it is a tried-and-true reactionary manoeuvre for co-opting successful rhetoric of left-leaning revolutionaries. And it's all done to defeat or delay the goals of social progress. E.g., "All Lives Matter", "Right to Work" laws (US), "Pro-Life", etc.
Why does she give you chills
"I did that ages ago. Turned out I'm a woman. 10 out of 10."
That's at the same time true, incisive and brilliant.
No line has made me laugh harder than Abby saying, “Phenomenology is, famously, very simple”
I didn't get it tbh. Personally I think it is. And I don't know why she couldn't explain it simply.
I just had flashbacks to my litterary theory class when she said that. I never thought it was that traumatizing hahah
Because a twitter meme she did
To me it sounds like Phenomenology is basically the things computer vision cannot do (yet).
The algorithm can tell you that you are indeed looking at one side of an object but it has no clue what that object actually is, what it means, what it can be used for and so on.
@@ciarantaaffe5259 That's because, I assume, you understand the concept of phenomenology and now automatically bring up the core concepts associated with it that you may have studied to understand it in your mind's eye.
But to someone who is unfamiliar or ignorant "It is the philosophy of what is experienced rather than what the world is objectively made of" doesn't say much especially from a phenomenological perspective.
It is, ironically, a scientific kind of definition of phenomenology.
So in the end, she did explain it simply in my view. She just gave a few examples coupled with some humor. As any good educator would do (or at least should do).
She presented a phenomenological experience of the definition of phenomenology ;).
"The science of phenomena as distinct from that of the nature of being.
• an approach that concentrates on the study of consciousness and the objects of direct experience."
This is the Google definition of phenomenology. While it's just as true as her didactic explanations it only makes sense to someone who already knows what it means. Honestly, for someone that has never read any phenomenological philosophy that definition leaves you as bereft of a solid understanding after reading it as you were before. You have nothing to associate it with that could begin to break down an understanding in your brain. No experience.
But if an enthusiastic educator gives you clear, cut, simple, common everyday examples it creates meaningful associations that help form a solid, core concept understanding in your mind (she also threw in a brief but pretty sweet explanation of the meaning of identity in there).
This was simply a beautiful demonstration of a teacher that would make even the non-philosophically oriented like philosophy.
A lot of teachers do not know how to do what she just did in 10 minutes in a whole year of curriculum studies.
It was ever one of my biggest disappointments/outrages with the education system.
Abigail; "There is no smoking allowed in the theatre"
Me: *Tries to hit vape seductively* *nearly dies coughing*
skduwwievaofvdhsks love that for you
Me: "Ugh. Cigarettes are disgusting. Smoking is such a terrible habit."
Also me: *fellates Cohiba* "Mmmmmmm."
No matter how many times I re-watch this video, the line "savagely took the lives of 5 people, and a homeless man." always makes me burst out laughing
Don't forget, "We civilised the Irish!"
or giving birth have been the job of wimen since victorian times
Prior to Victorian times, men birthed the babies like sea horses do.
@@AnnoyingNewsletters whet realy, i did not know that
Who could have thought we'd actually see that play out irl...
How have I never heard of this channel. I don't feel nearly elegant enough to be here. It's lovely. I'll sit in the back.
“I did that ages ago, turns out I’m a woman. 10/10”
I am screaming!
Honestly this video is great, educational, beautifully shot, HILARIOUS.
It is wonderful to watch you. You are RADIANT since coming out and I look forward to seeing more and more of this.
“Ideologies are like arseholes. Everyone’s got one. We use it everyday. But you very rarely look at your own…unless something’s gone wrong.” 🤣🤣🤣 I’m dying.
Anyone have a list of videos by Philosophy Tube doing just this, examining and deconstructing Philosophy Tube's own views and when sophistry may have been involved?
it's pretty much the quote of opinions, with idealogies switched in lol. opinions are like arseholes, everyone's got one. :)
Shes dying guys, is that funny haha
I don't know if this is good or bad. I have only been watching your videos for 6 months maybe. I have never watched your videos in order so until I saw the other Peterson video I had no idea that you were trans. I just thought that this channel had two hosts. A man and a woman. It never crossed my mind to think differently.
Lol it never crossed my mind that he was speaking "objective truth". He'll always be a misogynistic blowhard to me.
Adelaide Sweetley-Schmitz from "The Dailygraph" felt like a character straight out of A Series of Unfortunate Events
I read the character as more of a Jo Rowling type, which is me now searching for a They Live/Harry Potter slashfic
@@tommink8379 The character is certainly a JK Rowling style TERF, but the name is 100% ASOUE material.
@@gracehabecker9912 I'm absolutely an old since the ongoing arsonist bit has been Fahrenheit 451 for me
@@gracehabecker9912 YES EXACTLY, THIS IS WHY, THE CONSTANT TALK ABOUT FIRE LIKE SHE'S SECRETLY A PART OF VFD
that characters voice reminds me a lot of joanna lumley in absolutely fabulous
Eyyy, I brought the themes of Phenomenology and Structuralism as a way of knowing what we are teaching in our classes in my college class for a presentation I had. Went 10/10 and I couldn't have done it if you haven't put this video up.
Thanks for being such an amazing educational channel!
The way she managed to keep the arsonist's storyline going is truly masterful
I guess you could say it's... heating up.
@@Skasaha_ I mean with how the vid ended, things definitely did heat up
Care to clarify what the point of the arsonist story was? Went abit over my head, english isnt my native tongue.
@@NatnatXS I think the idea was that the girl had difficulty identifying the arsonist as her brother because she secretly loved him. Might be wrong though.
@@NatnatXS It's an allegory Abigail's used in some previous videos, so if you haven't seen them I could understand getting confused! Basically 'arson' here is a stand-in for various forms of injustice and bigotry. The arsonist (and now his sister) is a character who talks very carefully in circles around the issue of 'arson' and pretends to be concerned, while actually being responsible for starting the fires himself. Much like how conservative figures often use a lot of bad faith 'concern' and 'just asking questions' type approaches when casting themselves as the good guys to the public.
v excited for gcse drama students who get to do the "woke arson monologues" in 5 years time
Was literally watching this thinking "Damn I need to transcribe this and use it for submissions" 😬
I literally based mine on the first JBP video. LMAo
Wait you watch philosophy tube? Cool I should watch your new dungeons and dragons video 🐉 Update: I watched it and it’s a very good video
Love your videos!
@UC4hEKUGqmeg28EEUk7AmjNg honestly same
The way Abi seamlessly incorporates the stories of the Arsonist and his family into her work is amazing, she's an incredible writer. When she said "No smoking in the theater," shivers went up my spine. Wonderful job as always!
(Also, the dress at the beginning is really pretty!!)
what videos does the arsonist appear in lol?
@@mavymagdowney9798 Steve Bannon, Abortion and Ben Shapiro are two
@@mavymagdowney9798 Climate Grief and Charles Darwin vs. Karl Marx are the other two
Whenever she says "no smoking in the theater", you know who's showing up later.
This is the first video of yours that I watched after your channel being endlessly recommended to me! Imagine my delight when the video opened with a concise and engaging explanation of phenomenology! I'm impressed with how well researched and thought out your analysis of Peterson's work is, while making me giggle for the entirety of the video. I especially liked the way you presented the bits about Husserl -- Finally someone who understands the phenomenology of reading his work, birdsong and all 😄. This video was an absolute treat! Can't wait to watch more
"He's the best *big brother* a girl could ask for"
*Spits my drink* I've never been so conflicted between being scared of dictatorships or sudden incest.
We should definitely be more scared of dictatorships than sudden incest, but I feel you.
What is this incestophobia anyway?
@@bladdnun3016 LMAO
Well, let’s get this joke out of the way: 🎼 “SWEET HOME ALABAMA” 🎸
I mean it's two consenting adults. So long as they're fully aware of what they're getting into, and what might come out of it. Most people might not approve, but what consenting people do in bed was never about public approval anyway.
"We civilized the Irish"
I laughed until my coffee came out of my nose. That hurt like hell!
the thing about this video is that the true doesn't lie on the ironic bits of Britain being the perfect contry, nor on her and most left ideology opinions that britain is an absolute evil contry. The reality lies in between.
@@paulgotik goals vs. reality
I was really gobsmacked by that I have to admit!
"me Irish coffee out me nose"
"me Irish coffee out me nose"
9:24
"My niece. Is a trarnsgendrer"
"And i think that is-"
*Visible Terfness*
"Fine"
He's actually the nephew, aka the fireman in the Steve Bannon video
Gender? I hardly even know them!
@@conancat fuck i love this mythos thank you
@@conancat My family isn't as fucked up as all this but shit being an anti-fire fireman is transition goals right there
Nothing pisses me off more than "transgender" being used as a noun
I made it through a lot of this with a straight face, trying to keep up with the deadpan delivery on those sideways potshots, but at "Now let's look at Jordan Peterson's asshole" and that pause, I absolutely died. Your timing and delivery on the script is impeccable. lol. Just found your channel, and I'm loving it
Re: “5 people and a homeless man.” Oof, that’s so painfully true. My grandpa was homeless when he was murdered. My mom had lost contact with him-he had lifelong struggles with drug and alcohol addiction, and would sort of just disappear and then pop back up a couple years later when he was stable, and while my mom tried to help him and connect him with resources there was only so much she could do.
When he was murdered (in public, in front of eyewitnesses at a job site he was working on) police never contacted any of his family members (neither his ex wives, one of whom literally worked for the city he was killed in, nor any of his 3 children) despite the fact that he had identification and had a flip phone with family in his contacts.
We were never told he was killed, not even during the murder trial (the murderer was also acquitted despite numerous eye witnesses saying my grandpa did nothing to the guy), and the only way we found out that he was even dead was because his ex-wife works at the Courthouse in the Records Department and she coincidentally found his death certificate.
Sadly, homeless people are not seen as equal human beings, even in my “progressive” city (Seattle). There are so many policies/laws and actions by the government that demonstrate that fact.
Absolutely tragic. I'm so sorry that your family went through this. Also, thank you for sharing and being real.
This system has to fucking change. It's our responsibility.
I believe too many Americans simply believe that the unhoused should be thrown into the ocean.
Until that sentiment changes, nothing will improve
That's incredibly sad and infuriating. Even in my country, which is one of the most progressive countries in the world, homeless people are not treated like human beings (especially those of the Roma ethnicity). It's reprehensible that there are homeless people in rich countries in the first place.
*hugging in Portland* the absolute heartlessness of it all.
he was killed by black people or some other non-white group wasnt he? this doesnt happen in majority white areas
"Structuralism is very simple"
the art school graduate in me just shuddered lol
I know right, I wish Abigail was on YT to explain it to me back then
All one of my brain cells are excited for this.
WHAT A MOOD
Yup all 3 of mine are in a buzz
My son just introduced me to this channel and I love it! Great content and so much fun!