So what Camus is basically saying is that: You can do what you want with your life because there is no certain reason how your life should be. The true nature of the universe is randomness and freedom. Those are powerful thoughts , I like that guy.

@outofoblivionproductions4015

3 жыл бұрын

He's a charlatan.

@devilsadvocate2643

3 жыл бұрын

@@outofoblivionproductions4015 Good arguments mate.

@Cryptonymicus

3 жыл бұрын

No fate but what you make.

@outofoblivionproductions4015

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cryptonymicus Rule of the egotist.

@Rorshacked

3 жыл бұрын

I’m not well versed in philosophy but a big fan. How do you think Camus might address people who do “bad” things? Sexual predators, murdering innocents, stealing from the poor, etc.

"Is there anything more rebellious than to actually find joy in what is supposed to be our punishment?"

@randybackgammon890

3 жыл бұрын

Who says? If it's meaningless ....then it's not SUPPOSED to be anything

@siddhantkumar4413

2 жыл бұрын

Meaning is defined by ones thoughts not anything else .. so something meaningful to u can be trash to others!!!.. so meaningful things can be worthless and meaningless things can be treasures...🙂

@hughmann5143

2 жыл бұрын

Masochism

@hughmann5143

2 жыл бұрын

@give me Chocolate pretty much, yes. We didn't choose to live, but it's our choice to embrace it.

@YoutubeChannel-ol7zx

2 жыл бұрын

Very good

"In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me, there lay an invincible summer"...Albert Camus.

@darkswami

3 жыл бұрын

"invincible", 'till everything goes dark.

@questioningeverything7656

3 жыл бұрын

What did he mean by this?

@jacindacastaneda8455

3 жыл бұрын

He means that our ability to be happy is a state of mind and not a condition of our environment. Happiness is therefore an internal state of affairs and not attained by external forces.

@andresramonfranjullandesto9575

3 жыл бұрын

That's like people with Day and Night:" You sleep better in a very Dark Room, like Nature Is."

@charlesovenstone2558

3 жыл бұрын

Nietzche

Can't believe KZread gives a pop up trigger warning before playing this video!! Viewer discretion advised on a video about Camus. How absurd!

@Sceneric_

2 ай бұрын

And we rebelled

@Generic_Phantom

Ай бұрын

I'm going to download a hacked client of youtube that gives me free premium and removes ads as a form od rebellion.

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion." - Albert Camus

@conradambrossi738

4 жыл бұрын

Серый Светлый Район One is just rebelling against meaninglessness, which is meaningless, cos it doesn’t care about your rebellion, it’s just to ease egos sense of powerlessness. Freedom is found in transcending ego. The real absurdity is the egos fear and reluctance to let go of itself, when it was never really real...

@MikeRLloyd73

4 жыл бұрын

Серый Светлый Район so homeless...at will with no shame in it in America

@geespar1

4 жыл бұрын

Conrad Ambrossi true wisdom

@vaisnessa

4 жыл бұрын

I read somewhere that this quote associated to Camus is actually from Zygmunt Bauman who was influenced by the philosophy of Camus but I don’t have the reference. Anyone?

@thejew1789

3 жыл бұрын

Conrad Ambrossi This is incredibly profound. Thank you sir.

Life is meaningless. Meaningless doesn’t mean awful. It just means that you can create your own perspective, and make the best of what your life is.

@junebb131

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, that's really helpful. I shall keep this in mind.

@TribuneAquila

4 жыл бұрын

And in the end, whatever perspective you take will have no meaning

@notautomatt

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. For example: Dr. Seuss made up words and things that had no meaning. Yet, they are amazing and unique and will live on forever in the creative human archive.

@darkswami

3 жыл бұрын

meaningless does not guarantee "NOT awful". life is often awful, and it being meaningless makes that an even bigger problem.

@ileryon4019

3 жыл бұрын

Isn't it funny that something being "meaningless" is entirely a notion we humans created anyways

"reject hope, return to monke" - Albert Camus

@timcastelein6598

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@jatinmodgill1779

2 жыл бұрын

Not for everyone tho

@anhbayar11

2 жыл бұрын

better than fake hope and faith. But "better" is just a human notion. Life is incredibly absurd.

@DrGreerIsRight

2 жыл бұрын

Woosh

“All I know about life is that I don’t know anything about life, and that’s all I really need to know about life”

@trevorbailey1486

2 жыл бұрын

You don't know 'anything'? Seriously? Is your competent use of English (a correctly spelt sentence, adequately punctuated, though given the appearance of an unattributed quotation) something other than the product of your life's experience so far? If you think your existence is aught but something else's dream, then perhaps Berkley's Idealism would merit your interest? Certainly Descartes' 'I think, therefore I am' is something you have rejected.

@MrWitty1998

2 жыл бұрын

@@trevorbailey1486 rephrase your question

"You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life." --Albert Camus

@a1lyhall

4 жыл бұрын

It’s true. There’s another quote somewhere that say, seek and you will find.

@satnamo

4 жыл бұрын

Happiness cannot be pursue; it must be ensued.

@cyberbob19

4 жыл бұрын

When we find the meaning of life then we will stop searching for the meaning of life. I have. So can you.

@philosophycoaching8002

4 жыл бұрын

But we will never be happy if we never try

@UltimaThule1970

4 жыл бұрын

@I like Entertainment What answers did you find (to meaning of life, happiness)?

Dude finally my profile pic will be noticed somewhere. "One must imagine Sysyphus happy"

@quintenbruggink1595

4 жыл бұрын

Salim Benamara yeah because no one knew who Camus was outside of this small fringe and extremely intellectual gods like yourself

@alquinn8576

3 жыл бұрын

@@quintenbruggink1595 Camus's face isn't widely recognized even if his works are

@dylantuf6228

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was Jack Dempsey the boxer. I gotta study up.

@outofoblivionproductions4015

3 жыл бұрын

lame

@outofoblivionproductions4015

3 жыл бұрын

@@KENNETHTXMMA Sysyphus happy is a false reading of the myth. To think being Sysyphus would make us happy is the lamest philosophy imaginable. Camus was a fake.

I love how you explained it, many people think Camus was just a depressed dude that wanted to share that depression that comes with a nihilistic worldview. But he actually was really hopeful and explained the meaning of life in a different and rather beautiful way: take ahold of your life and make it fully yours even if it's not.

@TAROTAI

2 жыл бұрын

Pretend? Sorry, that isn't it, friendo

@dallas6131

Жыл бұрын

i wouldn’t say he was hopeful

@ilja6748

Жыл бұрын

He was not hopeful at all. Hope is against an absurd life…

When I was 18-19 I had a very hard existential crisis because of reaching to these conclusions on my own. I thought that I had to give my life a meaning, but as today (5 years later) I haven't and probably will never do. People who have life goals scare me. I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow, how am I going to set an objective to fulfill in 50 years? It's surely going to change. Pandemics happen. People come and go. Be kind with those who surround you, love them back, and try to make your immediate situation better. And do whatever you enjoy.

@clankclank79

11 ай бұрын

Same, I'd just sometimes think about women I fall in love with besides all that and imagine futures with them while knowing full well it probably will never happen and accepting it and not being upset about it.

@koenv.i.9188

10 ай бұрын

There's nothing wrong with setting goals. Just don't confuse it with a philosophy of life.

@jaronpanepinto7519

5 ай бұрын

Be and do good as the stoics would say

@ovisingh3178

4 ай бұрын

same here , and I happy to see I am not thr only one with this situation , tbh vinland saga season 2 did helped me a lot , I hope everyone with these thoughts succeed this year may god bless us all

@SoldMyKidneyForItzyTickets

3 ай бұрын

Last Pandemic was a 100 years ago you fckin npc

who else thinks its just super cool and great to live in an infinite, absurd, indifferent "universe " where eventually nothing really matters! It never ceases to amaze me how people take themselves and what they do so seriously! “The literal meaning of life is just whatever you're doing that prevents you from killing yourself.” - Albert Camus.

@mnetzer6777

2 жыл бұрын

Well said, it is super cool!!

@kushclarkkent6669

Жыл бұрын

I do for sure. The fact that the entire universe will someday end and none of what we're doing right now matters at all gives me comfort. It helped me accept death as well as how insignificant I am. Like if something as incomprehensibly vast as the universe can go away, then we are basically nothing lmao. Not even a speck of dust in the grand scheme of things. It's really nice we got to pass through though. Living life is pretty cool.

@pcb1623

Жыл бұрын

Awesome reflection 💯 🏴‍☠️ 🤩

@alexandra95789

9 ай бұрын

!

@tornikegavasheli8732

9 ай бұрын

Why then do we yearn for meaning and cohesion or have this ability to think about the absurdity of it all. It just seems plainly cruel to be endowed or cursed with reason and at the same time ensure yourself that life is meaningless.

I don't know why everyone finds the idea of life being meaningless so sad. I think it's cool as hell! A meaningless life is a blank train ticket to whatever you desire!

@teamakesgames

4 жыл бұрын

It's cool if you can think like that. But most of us are still insecure. We want someone to take our hand and help us. Learning to walk without a parent is hard as f

@user-qe7bt9dz1l

4 жыл бұрын

Viewbob But the problem is, YOU DON’T KNOW IF LIFE IS MEANINGLESS. YOU ASSUME IT IS!

@janosbrutyo2835

4 жыл бұрын

@@teamakesgames yyup, but isn't that hardship makes it even more exhilarating to overcome it, to thrive against all odds?

@superbadsam23

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-qe7bt9dz1l outside of our little bubble life is meaningless, but inside in that little bubble its up to you how you wanna live your life

@themersh4064

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, wherever you desire sounds like Do what thou whilst...Crowley

“Given the choice between the experience of pain and nothing, I would choose pain.” ― William Faulkner, The Wild Palms

@vvaingro

Жыл бұрын

Quoted in Breathless by Godard too

@GiulianoCiolacu

Жыл бұрын

@@vvaingro indeed :)

"Is there anything more rebelious than to actually find joy in what's supposed to be our punishment" Most powerful line I've heard in a long time.

So I've just finished one of Camus' books and it got me an existential crisis.

@antoniokranjcevic6093

4 жыл бұрын

Which book?

@viraatsingh1377

4 жыл бұрын

Antonio Kranjčević the stranger

@a1lyhall

4 жыл бұрын

Saitama the meaning is in the meaning of his name. Camus ffs lol

@unreactive

4 жыл бұрын

@@viraatsingh1377 haha, how did you know

4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic book! Love it!

The most ridiculous people I've ever met were the ones who forget they are animals.

@poyasohrabi1397

4 жыл бұрын

I think the most are who believe in karma

@charliehobson33

4 жыл бұрын

@@poyasohrabi1397 what type of karma? karma is very real, if you act in a mean way people will act mean back to you, if you give love you get love.

@acecrocodile7699

4 жыл бұрын

@@charliehobson33 your thoughts/conscience is your karma, people still suffer whilst doing right thing, while a narcissist or sociopath may do a bad thing but still never get his or her karma, it's the conscience of both of them. If your dominant thoughts are guilt and remorse whilst doing anything, you'll attract bad karma, if you do anything and feel no remorse and guilt, you can get a way with it.

@charliehobson33

4 жыл бұрын

@@acecrocodile7699 interesting, yeah I get ya, but talking about the general population, how you act is how people act to you. for example I had a friend who said people were always mean to her but she was completely selfish a lot of the time. Living in a good way is not a total defense to bad occurring, but you are likely to attract some good, that is my definition of karma anyway. my neighbour got hit recently, he is a complete dick, if he wasn't a dick he wouldn't of got hit, negative karma playing out.

@Hakajin

4 жыл бұрын

This is exactly my contention with Camus. Western philosophy tends to position humanity as something separate from our environment, and I think that has a lot to do with our feelings of isolation. My argument is, the universe cares about us exactly as much as we care about ourselves, because we're pieces of it. Sure, the rest of it doesn't revolve around us... But we're made of the same stuff and work through the same physical mechanisms. Meaning is inherently subjective, anyway; universal meaning is a logical impossibility, because... Meaning is whatever we attach meaning to, it comes from within. Even meaning from fulfilling the goals of some higher power is not the same as the meaning of our lives to that higher power. I don't think anything I'm saying is directly contradictory to Camus, but I think it's a more optimistic perspective.

Your video saved my life. Thank you.

@eoinmcgarty6121

Жыл бұрын

Now have some coffee

@xijinvegg

3 ай бұрын

Day 11 of choosing coffee

I love philosophy so much because when I'm in the most depressed mood it gives me joy and happiness. Thank you so much for this video. ❤

@DiederickRooijakker

11 ай бұрын

Read Dostojevski

Currently reading Camu’s novel “The Plague.” Couldn’t have picked a better time to read it!

@AG-hu5jj

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed I'm reading it again

@sasasimic5124

4 жыл бұрын

Me too! After another masterpiece, related to contagion, maybe even better novel 'Rabies' by Borislav Pekić.

@rjleslee

4 жыл бұрын

I read in the 80s. It wasn't an easy book to read. But I never had expected that in my lifetime I'd see a 'plague or pestilence' sweeping across my country and many parts of the world. Camus did open my eyes to the absurdity of life.

@thegeneralist7527

4 жыл бұрын

@@rjleslee And you still have not seen it. A bunch of 80 and 90 year old people dying of a virus. It happens every year and it will continue to happen every year until there is a 100% effective vaccine for all viruses. This is a damn panic, not a pandemic.

@ryanarthur9102

4 жыл бұрын

Just started as well. Already, there are parallels to our current experience

After years of being religious, this absurdity of life has hit me hard, had past 2 years full of existential dread, but now I can see the opportunity in it to create a wonderful life on my own terms, but the idea of no one answering my prayers still haunts me to the core

@tervelageorgieva5142

4 жыл бұрын

Hamza Raja I’m so glad you’re seeing the opportunity to create a wonderful life on your own terms. I went through a similar phase of existential dread but have been creating life on my own terms for a while now and I feel pretty good. Be patient with yourself, it’ll take some time to feel free of the dread and some days will be better than others, but you’re on your way and I wish you the best of luck! ✨🌼

@SleeperCalais

4 жыл бұрын

Hamza Raja I know your pain. I've been on that same search since my Mom died 2 years ago. It truly feels like we've been left behind by our creator. When my Mom passed, myself and my sisters saw silver cords of mist/smoke rise from her body. I had never heard of this phenomena before but it's common to hear hospice workers report the same. There is something after this, but I can't explain it.

@icapfordollars9214

4 жыл бұрын

Very well said

@_M_D_M_

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe this new realization is the answer to your prayers.

@user-qe7bt9dz1l

4 жыл бұрын

Hamza Raja NEVER make a conclusion on life and then live by that conclusion. Why? Because you could be wrong! It’s best to just live your life with the best intentions possible JUST IN CASE and be smart about how you live it BECAUSE there just might be a point after all and you’ll be sorry that you treated life like it meant nothing! I’m not saying to be good because you wanna avoid consequences, that would just be inauthentic. But I’m just saying be humble by the fact that you don’t know and no one does and just DO YOUR BEST by the fact that you DO NOT KNOW. Maybe one day we will all know FOR SURE WITHOUT A DOUBT?!?? Who knows... but don’t throw your life in the trash can because you currently lack the ability to see bigger picture.

Love the way Camus abruptly ends *The Myth of Sisyphus* : _one must imagine Sisyphus happy_ .

"Is there something more rebellious than finding joy in what is supposed to be our punishment"

This is strangely compelling - like just "Let goooo,......"

@nekollama3994

4 жыл бұрын

The only philosophy that I accept comes from Frozen

@jimmcgowan4531

3 жыл бұрын

@@nekollama3994 .

@user-pb4nz9sj5i

3 жыл бұрын

@@nekollama3994 What?

@thejew1789

3 жыл бұрын

Миљан Мирић it’s a joke

@dianathompson7597

3 жыл бұрын

Look at you,, LOOK AT YOU,, JUST LET GO,,,,, you might have a near life experience

"Living an Absurd life means indifference to the future, the rejection of hope and a lucid experience of what's happening in the moment" - they put my existence into words

@antoinemozart243

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think Camus meant that. He doesn't talk about indifference or rejection because in one case you cheat on you and in the other you are angered. He said that it is normal to think f the future and the present but to think that it has a meaning is absurd.

@darfoz8807

11 ай бұрын

@@antoinemozart243 thank you!

Albert Camus is my personal hero. All of his writings are truly inspiring, and make many people want to continue living no matter how hard the burden is

i thought i was the only one going insane and getting suicidal thoughts out of nowhere (i am a happy person, no mental illnesses) since i realised the absurdness of life. but this calmed me down. that i am not the only one.

@EE-hc3dy

Жыл бұрын

Dude this was me

@coucou.marco7

7 ай бұрын

That was exactly me 2 months ago. I was saying suicidal thoughts but only because I was accepting life how it is. Only few people understood me. It’s nice to see that Im not alone haha ✨

@yeaesthetics3195

5 ай бұрын

Same haha 😂 but now that i see it, im happy. If there's no meaning, there's no need to fulfill to standards made by people, standards that i don't like i can not follow. I don't have to be ladylike and have children or whatever 😂 it doesn't matter

You dont ask us to subscribe,like or share. You don't ask for patron support or promote sponsors but at the end all you do is thank us for watching. In reality we are the ones who are indebted to you. Thank you Sir

Of all the philosophers and philosophies that have ever been, I believe Camus' philosophy is the one closest to reality and one which gives man the greatest chance to live a fair life. Great video.👍

@burritodog3634

4 жыл бұрын

Ayn Rand too

@BrianKiddDevDesign

3 жыл бұрын

@Edward Burgess I add Taoism and the practice of Qigong and meditation to Camus's philosophy and realize that within my mediations I become aware of my own moral laws based on the fact that we are all connected. This way I do not become Solipsisitic or Hedonistic, and my morality and ethics are based on my own experience and understanding, not on some written law.

@deioped

3 жыл бұрын

@Edward Burgess lol. So what if you become a hedonist and end up hurting others? Doesnt matter in the end.

@Chloe-sg3cd

3 жыл бұрын

@Edward Burgess But being an hedonist (or a masochist) goes against what Camus is saying when he speaks about 'rebellion' because living in the moment means you have to deal with the tensions and contradictions of a social existence. When he repeats "nothing is true, everything is permitted", he asks us to think about what we can do while observing what others can do as well.

@wheeeegrows

3 жыл бұрын

yes because a primate can really tell us the secrets of reality 😂

It's so awesome to see the congruence between Camus, stoicism and secular contemplatives, all advocating a return to and satisfaction with the present moment, liberating oneself from negative thought about the future. In essence, it's admitting that the real purpose of life is fulfilled within ourselves (our brains) and external dependencies are by and large BS.

@johnz8843

2 жыл бұрын

The Stoics had a grand narrative about the universe, the meaning of life and human virtue, different from but no less grand than Plato's.

@TenaciousP5k

2 жыл бұрын

@@Blue_Dun that is of course true, however i prefer it minus the metaphysics

Nice summary. Thanks. I think there's one extension of this: If life is meaningless and we are all in this together, then it follows that we can create some meaning for ourselves by helping to alleviate some of the pain in others. In other words, help push the rock uphill and thus, get joy from it.

@ameliainazawa1166

Жыл бұрын

Isn't that also the viewpoint of A. Schopenhauer? That compassion is the only way to alleviate the pain of our shared existence.

@tristanwhite8411

Жыл бұрын

@@ameliainazawa1166 Thanks for this. Never read him/her but will look into it!

@kNowFixx

Жыл бұрын

Paraphrasing a Stoic philosopher about how his student should look at all the advice that this Stoic philosopher was giving him. I believe Seneca said this, but I might be wrong. He said something along the lines of (again, paraphrasing): "Think of my advice to you as follows: we are both lying sick in hospital beds besides one another. Think of my advice as simply passing on some remedies that have been of help to me". I rather enjoyed the quote. Nobody has all the answers to this life (a life that can be compared to lying in a hospital bed, waiting for an inevitable end). But at least we can share some remedies among each other while we're here.

“Cast aside empty hopes. Come to your own aid-if you care at all about yourself-while there’s still time.”

Thank you, Einzelgaenger: a rare addition to my youtube favourites.

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bill! I appreciate it.

The end reminds me of this Rumi quote: "Dance, when you're broken open. Dance, if you've torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you're perfectly free.”

@shawnparker1207

2 жыл бұрын

when i sought the earth i got nothing = when i sought spirtuality i got heaven and earth = rumi

"Positive, uplifting , and motivational quote"

Interesting. I came to this conclusion a short while back after leaving a very controlling religion. It dawned on me that I actually don’t need to have any answers to those big questions and that real happiness dwells in the present moment. This dissolved all the truly meaningless garbage that I had bought into over the years. It is simply ok not to know... and say when asked “I don’t know”. Why is it that we feel that we have to give some sort of wise answer when asked a deep question? It’s probably the ego.

@malachiramasire6880

3 жыл бұрын

🖤🖤🖤

@davidohmart1336

3 жыл бұрын

Very true really liked your comment

@jpguitaristcomposer

3 жыл бұрын

Dude I can relate 100% to your experience.

@KASIAMISHIMA

2 жыл бұрын

I too came from religion but through the years, very organically moved away from it and I’ve realized that I was questioning religious beliefs even as a child. I’m often asked to label myself as something so I suppose if I had to I would call myself an agnostic. But even though my split from religion wasn’t a traumatic one I remember the exact moment when I’ve admitted to myself that I do not believe and I’m letting it go. It was freeing but it was also very scary and lonely for a moment. Religion gives people answers to existential questions, support when you have none, hope, uplifts fear and desperation, and I suppose it tickles human’s ego a little bit. Tells us that we came from gods, higher power ect. A lot of people are incapable of living without that, can’t see past it. To me it just never felt true. It all clicked into place in my mind when I focused on gratitude. I’m not working to get into heaven, I don’t want to exist forever ( it’s a very long time) I just am here and now and I’m grateful for it and that’s all I know. And I am at peace with it and quite happy actually.

@sinemetu9037

2 жыл бұрын

@@KASIAMISHIMA thanks for that comment… I feel the same way. Being bound by the past or transfixed on some golden future event is an absolutely task. We have this very moment to enjoy and that sums it all up… the now. I don’t have any answers and don’t fell any need for them. I am the happiest I have ever been in that regard. All the best

One of my favorite videos yet, constantly getting more relatable but still erudite, thanks Einzelganger

"the meaning lies in the act itself", "Is there anything more rebellious than to actually find joy in what's supposed to be our punishment?" Fabulous reflections and anallysis. Thanks for the video!

I watch your videos multiple times and each time i get new wisdom from it. Keep up the good work mate!

“Life is a ride, just a ride” Bill Hicks.

@matthewbrennan3127

3 жыл бұрын

Alex Jones?

Sir, this is a Mcdonalds drive-thru

The hard thing about having a Camus like mindset ... it is definitely against the current of the masses, thus so often taken as a defect.

I love watching these videos on different philosophers and their ways of thinking. It's like getting little life tips along the journey to help tailor it to YOUR preferred existence.

Thanks a lot making this video in a tough time.

Existentialism is a philosophy that says “Man can only be free through full consciousness of his illogical position in a meaningless universe”. Jean-Paul Sartre, Alber Camus, Martin Heidegger are some of the Existentialist Philosophers.

@siddhantthapaliya8699

2 жыл бұрын

Hinduism basically

@gregboudreau5778

2 жыл бұрын

I believe you (and many scholars) would be misclassifying Camus as an Existentialist - his works and his philosophy were evolving and sadly we will never really know we’re one of the great thinkers of our time would have landed as his life ended way too soon

Freedom is happiness, don't get tied down by anyone or anything

Wow. You totally humbled me right in the end there. I feel a little better about the big picture perspective. Thanks for great content!

Thank you for your balanced way to present it! Good job. As a repenting existentialist you almost had me to fall back into old patterns :)

Hope is an affirmation of doubt.

@blackmetalcumbia

3 жыл бұрын

like forgiven is the slavery of the christian doctrine

@Barox213

3 жыл бұрын

Hope is the feeling that people cultivate when they cannot or don't want to face the reasons of their despair. Sometimes the hope of someone is the cause of someone else's despair. Comedic or tragic... Or both?

Speachless!One of my favourite videos! it was like somebody put together all my unexpressed thoughts and questions in a dense and right order.I will definitely read Camus.

I'm grateful to have seen this! ♥️ Thank you!

I started imagining life as this sort of live drama but every scene where you enter into, everyone from the past scene forgets about you and thinking about existence in that way is so comforting and beautiful. Because people only think about themselves, or perhaps a celebrity on social media, but until you stop interacting or seeing them, you always forget anyway. So people, do not think anything in the past you made was embarassing, people would think the same yet only about themselves.

I really don't know why people find existentialism pessimistic approach towards life. I find it so peaceful and freedom in it that at least I'm not bounded by any rules created by humans some ofc we do have to follow to go on living but not everything and it sets my mind free. Everytime I have an existential thought I feel happy and calm.

@Ruby321123

4 жыл бұрын

I think that part of it is that many do not understand it - they understand the words, yet do not fully comprehend the meaning behind them. That was the case for myself when I was younger. I think also, that without a deep understanding of it, it is difficult to feel at peace with it - either that, or some people's minds are simply more Existential than others. Using myself as an example again, today I understand Existentialism much better than I did years ago, but I still do not feel particularly at peace within it. When I was ignorant, my opinion of it was negative; now that I know more about it, my opinion of it is neutral. I suppose that this statement cannot answer your query in full, but I hope, at least, that it gave you another piece of the puzzle.

@kinofcosmos2978

4 жыл бұрын

Same. It makes me happy in a way and relaxes me as well

@zhangzongchang1057

4 жыл бұрын

For me it is a burden knowing there is no meaning of life or that i am free from human rules and ideas. When you know that there is not much purpose to anything or any dreams or aspirations you may have had because you know that it is all ultimately meaningless.

@ujjwalbhatt1460

4 жыл бұрын

@@zhangzongchang1057 For me the meaninglessness of life makes it beautiful. We get to define our own meaning and purpose out of dogmas we humans have created. It's all about perspective though mate. :)

@gfxb3177

4 жыл бұрын

How would you react to people who live with that mindset and decide that it's alright to steal from you and/or abuse you. Since, they're not bound to any rules anyway

I love this channel! You do such a great job on these videos, thank you for what you do!!

I just can not express how much I love this video. Thanks you.

The action is the meaning, not the result. Good stuff!

I used to dwell on the thought that nothing matters and it's sad. But after understanding that it shouldn't be, with the help of Albert Camus' philosophy, I'm actually relatively happy. I don't mind that where all just going to die someday. It's a freedom that we're given and we need to understand how to use that. I adore Albert because he helped me overcome my frequent existential crises. I wish I could thank him for all the good he has impacted on me. I'm forever grateful for his influence on the world. Meaning is futile in a world where is doesn't exist.

I cant explain how much i needed this video. Thank you

Thank you for making these videos my friend

After reading some of the absurd play and novel, the nothingness seriously disrupted my peace. I searched for Camus lessons and existential theories and thanks to this video, it numbs my pain a little bit and I can finally be little happy with whatever I have. Whoever is down right now with the nothingness of life, should certainly seek for what the existential critics have for them. Thanks again.

Being a frenchman and having studied a little bit of Camus' thinking through a litterature lesson (So, besides a little bit of contextualisation, through The Outsider and The Plague), I realised with your video that I was closer to his thinking thatn I thought. I did not fully understood the "rebellion" concept earlier. So, thank you for that beautiful video. *sigh* Sometimes I wish people knew about more than they know, because it's sometimes disappointing to find yourself having to explain concepts on which there are soooo many books which could have been read by the time you actually formed the word inside your mouth. Your videos bring visibility to those concepts, and for that, I thank you.

@benedicamusdomino1155

4 жыл бұрын

Watch other Camus videos or better yet read his book follow to "The Myth of Sisyphus" which was "The Rebel" to better understand the concept of Rebellion

I really needed this video rn, thank you for this

thanks for putting together this analysis. It helpeed me not only to complete a course assignement but to have more clarity where I want to lead my life to. Saludos desde Costa Rica!

Bravo in encapsulating this great man's philosophy in a 10-min video. A terrific job! (Camus is the only person whose works make sense in a senseless world. I've read them all, and although I don't completely understand his philosophical writings, the main message is crystal clear. Be honest with yourself, rebel against your fate, and learn to live.)

This is a great video. Thank you for working on it. Would it be possible for you to do more videos like this one? Personally, I would love to learn more about Nietschze and Kierkegaard (whom you often mention in your videos). Thanks again!

Nice vid, just discovered your channel after digging a bit more into Schopenhauer and Nietzsche, now Camus comes naturally. I'm thrilled for the new things i have to learn! You got a new sub, keep on the good content :)

thank you for the video it helps give me some comfort in knowing im not alone

This is a shoutout to Dr. Harpeet Vohra, Assitant Professor at Panjab University Regional Center who taught me "The Outisder" during my English Majors course. Nothing so absurd would have made so much sense to me if I hadn't been privileged of being her student. Thankyou maam.

About a week ago I had a spiritual insight or experience that everything we perceive is an illusion but also that all is one - eg. there is no 'me' nor 'you' or even duality and death. This insight blew my mind and it somewhat liberated me. At one point I even felt love for unkown people on the streets, as I felt that we're all one. I never experienced this before and it felt great. But nowadays I feel an overwhelming anxiety which I think is just resistance against the inner change I undergo. The nature of ego is to resist change. This insight is a blessing but also a very painful one, at least for now I hope.

@FreedInPieces

4 жыл бұрын

I think a lot of us have had that feeling. I think it's correct and not a 'delusion.' I am writing a paper on the subject. You are the universe becoming self-aware, when that happens. That's my theory. We are made of stardust, a scientific fact. Humans are not separate from the universe, we are just the latest expression of it, inside of it. Anything humans do, the universe is doing. So, if we can embrace that fact. That we as life form systems (not merely as individuals or humans) across time, are on a trajectory. Towards intelligence. Harnessing more energy. Expanding. General themes.

@CarlosReyes-sk1zs

4 жыл бұрын

First glimpse of samadi or enlightenment. The illusion or not reality of this world.the impermanent of all things.

@evil_twit

3 жыл бұрын

We are all one soul. Split into hairless apes. The soul has no gender. This universe is ours, we made it.

@Alexdelarge1975

3 жыл бұрын

@@evil_twit Did you read Biocentrism by Lanza? Very interesting book! According to him consiousness created the universe and not the other way around. His ideas are primarly based on the bizar world of quantum mechanics.

@WhatIsDeafIsDead76

3 жыл бұрын

I have this feelings that this "spiritual insight" was ignited by DMT or strong LSD :). I had a very similar one. Shout out for you profile pic also, one of the greatest voices in music history. Glad you're out of the hole.

Best channel on KZread! Thank you so much!

I really needed to hear this. Thank you!

Ahh I was wondering today about nihilism.. It was kinda making me indifferent and hopeless then this comes..!! Just when I needed it.. Thanks buddy.. U r one of the few people I actually click the vedio when the notification comes

@teamakesgames

4 жыл бұрын

I hope you're fine! All the best from a stranger on the internet :>

@kanwaljeetkaur984

4 жыл бұрын

@@teamakesgames thank you.. Positive vibes back to you..

Ooooo I remember writing my Eng Lit coursework on The Outsider/The Stranger. To this day I still recommend that book to people at all times

I needed it today. Thanks bro.

This is exactly as I keep thinking about. Thank U for uploading this valuable knowledge.

I just found out that I spent most of my life to figure out how to live it.

I love this philosophy. So empowering, so liberating!

Another masterpiece... Keep it up mate !

Thank you for this great content ❤️ you changed my way of thinking. when I really understood what albert camus meant. And ai started this journey now and when u wake up you can't undo it.

wow. this is your best video to date. organic, so poignant. bravo! maybe camus would be the only man i would be able to actually discuss existence in this universe.

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the compliment!

"Is there anything more rebellious than finding joy in what suppose to be our punishment?" ....... wow

@amandamassicotte7129

3 жыл бұрын

This is absolutely sheer brilliance 💭💭💭💭

Really well made video. Great job guys. 👏🏽

wow, it's blow my mind Sunday. Feeling the despair lately and this, believe it or not, helps.

I speak from experience, I have tried both sides of the argument, and was wanting and lost in absurdity as stated by Camus, but fortune was in the air for I was giving the time to try my hand at the converse side of existence ... and little by little began to find treasures of meaning every time I did something for someone else unconditionally, my soul ignited with a bit of meaning! And the continuous bits of meaning have amassed to a profound sense of accuracy and worth, value and joy, that proof of services to others are undeniably the paths to comfort and fullness in this life, thanks to Heaven! Moreno, A

@Vic-on5ic

3 жыл бұрын

True!

Be hope-less and DECIDE for yourself. Imagine & decide, it's what humans do best✌❤⚘⚘🎶

@LucieSalat

4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful words from a beautiful lady 🌻🌹💐🌹🌻

@slagjanajanakieva4052

4 жыл бұрын

Hope is another word for lay.

Thank you...simply amazing and at the same time very liberating.

I've been reading Camus' work, The Myth of Sisyphus, and this video is helpful in understanding it. Thank you.

Obrigada por expor esse assunto de uma forma clara e objetiva. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇧🇷

"There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment. A man's whole life is a succession of moment after moment. There will be nothing else to do, and nothing else to pursue. Live being true to the single purpose of the moment."- Yamamoto Tsunemoto

Thank you . Like always very illuminating . Have a pleasant journey

Hi there creator of this video. This is a great video and soms up a lot of information in a speedy way. My suggestion is please create a longer version of this at a slower pace and more examples. Would love to see that. Thanks for this video, very thought provoking and informational.

The meaning of life is to always be expanding!! Big love from another youtuber ❤🔥

@teamakesgames

4 жыл бұрын

I'm terrified that people "believe"/have hope in growth

@user-qe7bt9dz1l

4 жыл бұрын

ALPHA|DOG| AFFIRMATIONS Thanks God!

@stefankucera2390

4 жыл бұрын

you are so wrong...

@truenorthaffirmations7049

4 жыл бұрын

@@teamakesgames the universe is expanding, without growth, change, and adaptation, life does not exist, best wishes friends

@truenorthaffirmations7049

4 жыл бұрын

@@stefankucera2390 if we stay stagnant we never progress, inner exanpsion reflects an amazing outer world

Favorited. I always found Camus, Sisyphus, and the absurd interesting. As an Atheist, it stands out to me, as life often seems absurd to me. However, I realize that even if there's no objective meaning, that doesn't mean I can't enjoy life while I have it and make my own meaning

@lockheedmartincomapny

4 жыл бұрын

Creating meaning as useless camus was more like accept the meaningless

@LuisRamos-mm3qc

3 жыл бұрын

I was struggling for a whole year with a sadness (don't want to say depression since it sounds like I have an illness) I am 15 now and thought about life too often and even thought what the meaning of my existence. I thought about suicide a lot. But I realized that we create our own purpose.

@JCB16328

3 жыл бұрын

@@lockheedmartincomapny Depends on how you see it. If Camus would have advocated for the absolute rejection of the concept of meaning, then he would have rejected the concepts of ''goals, dreams, ambitions, commitment, relationships, fun, and happiness'', because they're based in meaning. But he did not; he actually encouraged them. Camus worked as a manager for a rebellion journal in Paris and was also responsible for hiring journalists at the journal. If the concept of meaning truly didn't matter in its entirety to him, he wouldn't have had that job, because, why? and why bother? Since he was that high up in the administration of the journal, it surely meant something to him. Also, he had a long-lasting and loving relationship for 20 years (yes, 20 years!), if relationships didn't mean anything to him because they were meaningless, then why would he even bother with them? The common denominator of all these pieces of the puzzle of the relationship between Camus and meaning lead to one thought: Camus was against considering the universe as a meaningful entity, be he was for creating meaning for your own life. Nuance needs to be held; Camus was an absurdist, not an existential nihilist. The latter would have rejected any notion of meaning, whilst Camus was for the empowerment of the individual through the creation of meaning for the individual in his OWN life and not in regards to the universe. Because rejecting meaning on the macro AND the human-scale would have made Camus be a nihilist, which, would just be doomed for despair or to live with no future ambitions, which he harshly rejected.

@JH-zs3bs

3 жыл бұрын

As i understood him just from this video. He doesnt say there is no objective meaning but that it is impossible for Humans to understand of find the meaning that may exist or not exist. PRactically that means for us that there is no meaning, but it leaves the door open for a meaning that is there but simply not comprehensible to the human mind. I tend to agree with that. Our minds are great but they can just grasp what our faculties are able to register. There are many things we cannot perceive so without being able to perceive the Whole picture and everything that there is, we cannot come to a conclusion. And since we will never be able to perceive all, as we are just an animal that learnt how to act and create, we will forever be "punsihed" to create our own meanings.

@marvelsandals4228

2 жыл бұрын

I've read a lot of Camus' work and I think he's a genius with fascinating ideas. That being said, I don't fully accept all of them. As you suggested, I believe a person can react to the absurdity of life (the chaos) with his rational mind (brining order to it). He can find subjective meaning in what could be called meaningless in an objective sense, because ultimately we are subjective, not objective, and there's nothing wrong with that. Your unique experience of the universe matters to you, and your perspective should be the most important one to you, because it is yours. It doesn't matter whether it grasps some grand, objective truth of the universe or not. Such things are beyond our ability to perceive or fully understand. I don't think we should respond to absurdity by embracing it and giving up the challenge of finding our own meaning. Sure, that is one option, but I think it is an attempt to avoid a potentially scary part of life. It reminds me of people who are overly afraid of death. Sure, death is a bit scary, but ultimately to conquer your fear of death you have to accept that it is just a part of life and yet you can live your life without being paralyzed by your fear of it. The same can apply to the challenge of meaning. Sure, the challenge is a bit scary, but ultimately to conquer the despair you have to accept that life is absurd and yet you can find your own meaning in it without being paralyzed by that absurdity. Here's an example: I believe that this video, this topic, this discussion, and the writings of Camus have value. Not only do I believe this, but I FEEL it, even now as I reflect upon it, think about it, and share my own thoughts, I find great meaning in it. Why? Is there objective value in it ordained by gods? Not that I know of, no, but who cares? I may not be a god, but I shall ordain these things with subjective value myself, because I want to. That's good enough for me. I find value in them, therefore they matter to me. THAT is how we should live imo. I am very curious to hear your thoughts on the matter though!

Very thought provoking and convincing. I'm agnostic, but still remain hopeful for a deity. So I hope Camus is looking down upon us now with relief and a well deserved smile.

Great video. The meaningless world that is uninterested in answering my questions finally told me the point to doing anything at all.

I've been binging your channel for the past couple weeks. Your content inspires the videos I make. I don't take mine to this depth, but I love making people think and sharing life messages. Stay safe everyone and wash your hands!

@danshazam8511

4 жыл бұрын

I never understood why bald people need facial hair.

@johnnyhart2824

2 жыл бұрын

Embrace danger, lick your dirty fingers.

In other words, _"Life is beautiful. Live it."_

thank you very much for your videos. They talk well about important themes. Keep it up please.

Thank you so much for your work!