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Proverbs 9:10-12 “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
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My favorite book, only rivalled by the heart is a lonely hunter, I think about it everyday, Great video, can't wait to read the comments section. This kind of cements your reputation as the best philosophy channel out there man.
What most people don't know about Brave New World is that Huxley wrote it because his brother was part of a secret group of elites that tasked themselves with ruling behind the scenes which eventually became the league of nations and then the united nations. Huxley basically was writing down how they were planning to end human conflicts and he was very unsettled by this plan and this novel was the result.
Proverbs 9:10-12 “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
I don't think "in the name of entertainment", but due to greed. Way more destructive than our want for entertainment. Entertainment actually helps learning. Its easier to learn new stuff if its fun and interesting to you.
Proverbs 9:10-12 “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
Yes people in Brave New world are controlled to constantly experience superficial and artificial pleasure. On the surface, the happiness they're granted seems enough. But they are robbed of the deepest level of fulfilment and joy that only emerges from struggle, pain & sacrifice. There is a deep gratitude for life that you only feel after suffering loss. There is a deep sense of accomplishment & pride that you only feel after overcoming struggle. There is a deep sense of love you only feel for somebody after you've gone through multiple heartbreaks prior to finding them. Pain acts as a contrasting and thus amplifying catalyst to joy. The deeper the pain you can feel, the deeper the joy you can feel. True joy only exists because it's opposite does. Pain gives life meaning
yes i think that’s why there’s this common stereotype that ppl who grew up rich and undisciplined lack substance and creativity. they tend to also be deeply unhappy at their core and always searching for something outside of themselves. obstacles season our personalities so to speak and make us interesting, lively, and self assured individuals.
@lasantuzza777 I don't think all these problems you talked about only concern "rich and undisciplined" children. A poor and disciplined child could also lack meaning and be unhappy
But how do you know that they don’t experience “deeper pleasure”. It’s equally possible that they do, except constantly, and without the pain part, whereas we have to work and suffer for even glimpses of pleasure. Perhaps, by your argument, a caveman would say that having stable meals and knowing you will not starve to death deprives you of the fundamental joy of finding food on the brink of starvation, but today we just think that it’s sad when people must suffer through any period of hunger or scarcity. By this argument, those impoverished children in Africa actually have more fundamental joy because they had to suffer and struggle for every meal. And if you believe these to be fundamentally different-the joy of struggling for food verses the joy of struggling for other sources of fulfillment-what makes it so bad to struggle for one but not the other? Arguably food is a much more fundamental source of joy motivating all animals. Or do you believe that we somehow still have the same joy, except without pain, and constantly available?
Anyone who has ever needed to grieve and been unable, knows it is a more horrible feeling than grief itself by far. To feel nothing, when you know you should be feeling something, is hell itself.
Out of the dystopian novels I’ve read, Brave New World scares me more than any other. For a long time, I couldn’t figure out why, then it hit me. Nothing enslaves a man as completely as his own desires. You would want the chemical bliss of soma, and that is terrifying.
@ruminator3570 The problem is that what is healthy isn't always pleasant. Cleaning a wound to make it not be infected is the healthy thing to do, but it hurts like hell. Working out to lose fat and improve your musculature and heart is absolutely miserable (especially at first), but it's healthy. Most foods that help us lose weight do not taste good. We only truly come to understand the deep nuances of our souls and of our beliefs and morals when we have to defend them under intense scrutiny, which can be deeply uncomfortable. Comfort and pleasure are nice in small doses, but you must not fall into comfort addiction. The problem being that our reward system (dopamine) has such a goddammed powerful hold on our brain it's almost impossible to shake without external help and supreme willpower.
@@DocEmCee Doc that ia a correct assumption. If I understand you correctly. The 10 Commandments absolutely destroys self control. Abstintance by itself is a healthy choice when you understand the commitment you are taking. A woman for example wanting her virginity before marriage intact. Is a virtue at its best, but what the church is doing is teaching temptation by teaching the sins as forbidden desires. Why does an innocent soul need to know this. Why are you blaming our schools when it is you all who are teaching from the tree of evil what evil looks like? And don't point the finger at yourself and others when you tell me it comes from sin. Show me the evidence of sins existence without blaming humanity. We are not the first cause. Tell me where did your god come from without pointing to a book. 🩷🧡💛💚💙🩵💜❤️ HWY ARE YOUR CHURCHES TEACHING EVIL BEHAVIOR AND THE THOUGHTS THAT GO WITH THOSE SINS TO A CHILD WHO HAS NO CONCEPT OF THEM? WHY! 🩷🧡💛💚💙🩵💜❤️
As a teenager I cried listening to the isolation and shame part . Man, some philosopher knows where it hits the hardest . I have so many insecurities i feel i am not a normal human being anymore the idea of an other half doesn't exist in my mind because i know no one will complete me . I have a few genetic defects that makes me feel alienated from society like i am a different creature than normal human beings . Sorry for venting in your comments section but i find my own peace in it. Thanku for existing man i really like your channel and i have started to go through all of your videos . Your channel brings peace to me . Thanku so much pls never stop posting videos.
There's no such thing as a "normal" human being, I assure you. Do you need another half to feel complete? What happens if you meet them and like all happiness that too fades and you still feel that familiar emptiness inside of you? Many people throughout the ages have tried to understand the source of this dissatisfaction and figure out how to escape it. You have a whole life ahead of you to figure out who you are and what you need to be content. Just remember to stop and soak in the experience of everything now and then, and you'll be okay.
God, I love this channel. Just the other day I was trying to explain to someone the difference between pleasure and joy. Increasingly, we have some people who think joy is pleasure and it’s not the same. If you focus on pleasure, you focus on hedonism. If you focus on joy, you can, find challenges and create something more out of yourself and your life. You can find meaning or create it. Focus on pleasure is just basically trying to become an addict.
You fundamentally misunderstand hedonism, which is about maximizing pleasure. If one wants to maximize pleasure, maximum time to enjoy it must be attained, which means focusing on long-term survival and moderation. Pleasure is a sensation, joy is a feeling, but they both happen in response to the same stimuli.
Debating the definition of a word is useless but here I go. My thesis is "pleasure" is a subcatagory of "joy". Joy comes from the word enjoy. You can enjoy taking pleasure. Such as enjoying eating ice cream(pleasure). But enjoying has a wider scope as you can enjoy the time after a really hard run even though there was no pleasure involved but just relief and satisfaction from pushing yourself. Another example is you might enjoy beating up a bully but no one says that there was pleasure is that. So "joy" can refer to having pleasure, satisfaction, or relief. I think we agree with this because you expressed the topic of joy including "challenges and create something more out of yourself." You can also enjoy taking pleasure in something so in that since they are similar.
@@MANJYOMETHUNDER111 pleasure enjoy our two entirely different construct. You don’t seem to understand either very well. But you don’t seem that bright.
As a Christian, I really appreciate how you use the Bible as a philosophical text, while still respecting it and keeping it in its intended context. It’s very refreshing to witness. Thank you.
I think the pleasure in brave new world, is more confort / numbness / entertainment.. a sort of absence of pain. true pleasure requires deep emotions, real connection with others and the freedom to think/create. The opposite of pain is not pleasure, its numbness.
@@brianadlich4406I believe many people these days are following pleasure without thinking about it. Hookup culture for example, encourages people to be intimate with one another and move on to the next. People are valuing polyamory more and starting to call monogamy “restrictive.” I believe you don’t have real love unless you sacrifice, and committing to one partner is sacrificing your other choices. What kind of love do you have if you can walk away whenever you want to find someone new?
@@brianadlich4406 Escapism is literally the most extreme form of pleasure. You are doing what makes you feel good in order to escape reality. Hook up culture is the product of escapism, aka what happens when pleasure is the only focus instead of meaningful connection.
This notion of the necessity of sacrifice reminds me of a conversation I had with a friend. One of the probably ignored but still-standing evidences of the importance of sacrifice is the architectural wonders of the world, such as the massive churches and palaces in Italy, where everybody who worked on them began the project well-knowing that they would never live to see the end result. This ties into how the fact that humans accepting our replaceability and the ability for coming generations to carry the torch is what contributed to the wonders that draw in people from all over the world, just to look at it. Instead of being preoccupied with immediate gratification and saying "no" just because they wouldn't be able to see the finished product, they gave something for something bigger than themselves.
Proverbs 9:10-12 “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
I got this book 7 years ago from my younger cousin, she found it funny, the thing I find funny is she read it, understood what it is about, but she is the living example of everything described there and hasn't learned anything from it. We no longer talk for obvious reasons. Every time she came to me for advice she did not want to get advice but attention and a reaction. She has done so many stupid things, and at that time I couldn't tell anyone about it without being judged for wanting to be real to her for once rather than sugar-coating in fear of losing her. What a world, what a sh*t show this world and culture is.
It's sad because many of us don't have relationships with people who are able to give us good guidance/advice. My only cousin lived in another country and I've only seen them once. There wasn't the opportunity to develop a close relationship.
I have been putting in 10-12 hour days, every day, for the last month and half getting my current house move in ready and my old house finished and ready to sell. I know the "no pleasure, only work" lifestyle. It kills you after a while. I'm also sexless, friendless, I don't drink anymore, and all I do is work. I experience almost no pleasure or joy, only work. I'm dying inside, but nobody cares.
Nobody cares, right now. Unfortunately, you must finish the work you have set for yourself, but once that is done, you can set yourself to some measure of relaxation. You can spend time trying to socialize or meet people in and around your community. Just try to do so without expectation of immediate improvement. The road ahead is long, but your position isn't irrecoverable. Good luck Ray, if that is your real name.
@@Antibailiffbacchus I have given up on ever meeting anyone. People don’t like me, I’m not attractive, and I’m not going to try to kowtow to their whims anymore. I spent the first half of my life doing that and how I’m half dead, no more
@@1OddlyOdd I cannot control whether or not other people like me, let alone women. I have chosen as best I can in all aspects, can’t control other people.
Dude, if you're putting in work, making yourself successful, someone will value that. Keep up the grind! Also: fitting in socially sometimes requires you to figure out how parts of your character work within the social contexts you desire. How can you play to those strengths? Social interaction is a negotiation to some degree.
Just wanted to thank you for taking the time to explain this literary artwork. I have never gotten around to reading it and this was a perfect way to engage me in the ideas so I can confidently purchase a copy myself after all these years. Thank you again, this is a great way to give these concepts to scrollers on TH-cam like myself who have had their curiosity for books dulled by the very mechanisms of pleasure you describe.
Semi-determinism is probably more accurate. Life is like a Blues(music) standard. A lot of improv within a general musical structure. People have a lot of room to move, but they are confined by their past, their foundation.
This video essay has given me a different path of reflection on how to solve a current problem in my life. You are brilliant. We need more people like you asking questions and providing philosophical analysis. You have earned a patron. I look forward to seeing more of your work!
I think any time you have polarized reaction such as this video it’s indicative of a self awareness lacking society on both sides. Pleasure isn’t a sin and shutting it completely out won’t help you in the long run and neither is making pleasure your object of attachment and reverence. What we need is balance and always be aware of what you are watching and be wary of those that try to control your mind
@@Upholstered_ joe mama- Ok stfu it was right there, I don't make jokes for people to laugh at, I make them for the aliens coming soon in this big theatre we've affectionally nicknamed 'Earth', or 'our home', or 'Mother Nature'
Proverbs 9:10-12 “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
What I love about your channel is not only the depth of your knowledge, but also just the way you discuss things. Articulate and pointed, but also eloquent without being overblown. Very well done. You have a very promising future man.
This is the best synopsis and analysis of Brave New World I've ever come across. Ive not seen your other videos, but I'm subscibing based on stength of this video alone.
I haven't read Brave New World and didn't know much about it... but this is genuinely one of the best videos I've ever watched. This man managed to bring up so much interesting philosophy and thought from all throughout history in just short of a single hour. Really great watch. For the eudaimonia, of course. Not the hedonistic pleasure.
Algorithm is working good today! Incredible analysis and thought experiment. I’m in between these two exact perspectives - either picking a single road and committing to its ups and downs, or staying in easy, numb mediocrity. Hard to pick a lane when you don’t feel like anything is inherently meaningful. Thanks for sharing!
Man I just love how you put what you've read into words people can understand. It is truly an art. When I read, I feel like I understand everything, but when someone asks me to explain it I'm lost. Keep going mate. I'll keep learning from you as much as I can.
Proverbs 9:10-12 “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
@Naman_K2 The ability to explain is an art and a gift in itself. Forget that some people said "If you can't explain it to a 10 year old, then you don't understand it yourself ". I find that statement to be completely false and untrue. The ability to articulate one's thought is a special gift not everyone can. Those that write books or give speeches are not the smartest in thought or ideas they are just blessed with articulation.
I like how Kafka puts it in very simple words saying that the meaning of life is that it stops. How could we appreciate life without death? How could we know the real value of our moments of joy and hapiness without having experienced suffering? In a world with pleasure without pain, pleasure is nothing but a meaningless experience. Yet, it's such a tempting idea considering how unbearable sometimes suffering can get...That's what makes this novel way more disturbing than 1984 for me.That and the ending of poor John..He had no place with the savages and was treated like some circus freak in the civilized world. Apparently, ending his life was all he had left. Thanks for making almost an hour video and even adding subs. Must be a lot of work.
your delivery is so stimulating and yet calming at the same time, much like philosophy itself! keep it up, the way you analyze and communicate these works is always surprising and full of substance
You, sir, are asking the right questions. Dare I say you have a genius and ability you are properly applying. Congratulations and carry on. Your gifts of language and precision are inspiring.
Proverbs 9:10-12 “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
A quote from "A Canticle For Leibowitz" that has always rung true for me: “To minimize suffering and to maximize security were natural and proper ends of society and Caesar. But then they became the only ends, somehow, and the only basis of law-a perversion. Inevitably, then, in seeking only them, we found only their opposites: maximum suffering and minimum security.”
Reading about the different classes of people like Alpha and Delta in the middle of the pandemic feels rather unnerving. Soma also reminds me of doomscrolling on social media.
One of my favourite versions of this novel is “Logans Run” especially the film adaptation this also has an entire population entirely addicted to pleasure but with the catch of having very short lifespan (shorter in the books). It is often said that we live more in a Philip K Dick world than a Huxley or orwellian world. According to many interviews Dick was quite certain of this before his death. Though personally i like terry pratchetts quote “ give a man jam today and he will eat it. But the promise of Jam tomorrow will keep them going forever.”
I always preferred this quote by Orson Scott Card "If pigs could vote, the man with the slop bucket would be voted swineherd everytime, no matter how much slaughtering he did on the side."
I suffer from horrible depression and anxiety. Some days, my life is so bleak and dark that I sometimes want a truck to hit me so it would stop. But the idea of living in a hedonistic society where I can pop a pill and be happy and content terrifies me. Depression is terrible, yes. But I’ve found that it’s made me more compassionate towards others and, as a writer, I’ve found myself even more creative during my dark periods. Do I wish I can be happy? Of course I do. Do I want to give up my humanity for it? No.
Listening to this makes me think that it’s perhaps a good psychological metaphor for The Fall in the Abrahamic religions. Maybe eating from the tree of knowledge is what unlocks individualism and breaks the Edenic blissful state. This is required to give humanity meaning, but at the cost of everlasting ignorant bliss. Just a thought.
The first words that came to mind after listening to this synopsis and world building were “hell, a world with no god” you could change the books name to the latter and the world building would still be spot on.
0:04 “…I want mommy, I want milk, I want to be held, I want to be comforted, and if you do not give me all these things immediately, I will ruin your life…”
Truly, someone must stop Dennis Prager and his mommy milk lust, lest the world fall to ~10 minute videos about politics with greatly varying levels of quality
Proverbs 9:10-12 “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
Joseph-- I haven't watched all of your videos, and I'm only halfway through this one. But it is striking to me how many different large swath concepts you're skilfully converging. You have reached a new stage of consilience in your learning and in your ability to synthesize conceptual information and then speak about it coherently. You have transcended your former self. I'm glad to be here with you. Cheers 🩵✌️
Also yes, short king is in use and should keep being in use to counter toxic masculinity... it also gives me a little flutter in particular because I'm a trans guy, and many of us are, in fact, short kings 😆
Proverbs 9:10-12 “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
Wow ! huxley was an complete genius ! I see how familiar the world now is to the huxley tale Its weird that we live in an more new world a like as huxley
I’ve had some head injuries in my life and because of that my brain works slower then it used to and it’s hard to be a “good philosopher” if you will but your videos really help me kickstart my thinking and I appreciate it, thank you
Now comes the question of individuality taking over people and riding the world of community. There seems to be less and less healthy communities and there is more and more capitalistic individualism.
Extremes will never bring us balance. Being isolated to never have awareness of connection to others, and to think you are more important than anyone else is damaging. But being constantly around others and losing yourself for the sake of fitting in is also damaging.
The ability to problem solve is both our salvation and our damnation. When there are no more problems to solve, we find problems or create them ourselves, whether they be great or small.
As a staunch conservative and traditionalist I've come to the painful conclusion that profits cause this. Corporations are no longer producing things that are of great benefit to mankind but instead modifying existing products to keep charging for new products we don't need and the effects have been disastrous on the human psyche and consciousness.
I never knew why I read this Book but knew exactly where I would fit into that world, this and Universe 52 showed me how self purpose and what you create for others is the most important.
I studied this novel forty years ago (along with Orwell’s 1984) for Senior English. (I literally read 1984 in 1984.) Great to get a refresher after so many years. It all came flooding back.
The implications of Huxley's novel once fully illuminated is almost paralyzing and yet liberating. To know the things beyond control influences us in ways we simply cannot imagine. I love your critiques!!!
Thank you , this is among my favourite books ever ! My favourite character is Bernard Marx because of his struggle to choose between comfort and status, and individuality. His struggle really made me empathize with him.
This channel is so great because you intersect my interest in philosophy with my literary tastes in a way that is seamless. A question: Have you read The Felt Meanings of the World: A Metaphysics of Feeling by Quentin Smith? It’s a book that tries to uncover meaning in the world through felt meanings after the (claimed, by the author) failure of traditional rationalist metaphysics to try to find meaning. I think that book is in line with the goal of this channel in this regard.
"Do we instead pretend that we're much freer than we actually are", are words I said to myself yesterday as I had to pay for my tags for my car yesterday. The government: YOU WANT TO DRIVE THIS CAR?? YOU HAVE TO PAY US FIRST! Me: But it's my car...
We own nothing. Buy a house now you own it, actually you have to pay property taxes or the government can take it. Have a certain credit score, have fun buying anything cause the government isn’t going to give it to you. We live in this paradigm of a false sense of freedom. Even our first amendment is debacle these days.
We can handle more pain than pleasure. If we have too much pleasure we get sick. If we have too much pain.. most of just endure it.. there’s a cap for how much pleasure we can stand but not with pain. People are much stronger than they realize..
what it means to sacrifice ... something i always struggle with, moving between my modes of hedonism and wanting to be of service towards the greater good. thanks for bringing these profound concepts into light as succulently as you did.
A very wealthy man, clad in an exquisite suit, his face etched with a stern expression, crossed paths with an obviously poor man. The poor man, wearing only one shoe, sported a wide smile. The rich man, his irritation evident, challenged the beggar, "You have no right to be happy! You've lost a shoe!" The beggar, his voice kind, replied, "Oh no, dear sir, I found one!"
It is interesting to note, that even now, with apparent freedom to better explore the arts on a deep level sufficient to achieve the highest reaches of pleasure, most people do not bother. Therefore, I think many truly could be better off in the Brave New World.
I take Brave New World as a fictionalization of the position that Lewis puts forth in The Abolition of Man (especially its third chapter, titled the same as the book itself). The controllers of BNW don't have the complete powers described in Abolition of Man, but they have enough to see the effects. Alternatively, you could say that The Abolition of Man is Lewis's answer to the questions raised by BNW.
I read “A Brave New World” once for my literature class in university and I’ve decided never to read it again. It’s a very good book but it made me sick to my stomach right from the beginning. However, I was surprised by its accuracy to the world today.
@@markanthony6613 I actually liked “Brave New World” but I personally don’t want to reread it because of the graphic scenes in the book. In the book, people are socially conditioned by those in power to certain social roles in very brutal and disgusting ways to create a sort of utopia where everyone is “happy”. For example, there was a scene wherein a toddler was getting electrocuted to “teach” him/her to dislike certain things so that he/she wouldn’t want to want more in life and break the social order. Other than my dislike for reading violence, especially against children, I felt disgusted that they essentially became slaves without realizing it. Despite their contentment, they are stripped of their agency and choice.
The fundamental problem with the Brave New World is that soma is the weak link. The moment the supply of soma is disrupted the entire society collapses when people are forced to think again. And make no mistake, the supply WILL be disrupted eventually. Maybe not today, or tomorrow, or in a hundred years, but it WILL happen because the society itself is stagnating. Without any form of suffering the people will slowly forget why they do the thing they do until eventually someone forgets to maintain the supply of vital resources.
The other thing is that Soma isn't actually doing its purpose. If you are able to suffer under its influence, that the effect is far too weak to serve its purpose. A true Soma would erase not only your surface troubles, but the deepest ones - all your insecurities, all your desire for meaning, all strive for art, all the need for connection or acceptance. True Soma would not allow ANY kind of suffering under its influence.
We're already seeing vital parts of our society not only neglected, but straight out attacked, because people have forgotten what role those parts play.
Huxley was a pseudo-intellectual who believed chewing gum was making people stupid because it made people resemble cows chewing cud. It doesn't surprise me that his worldview doesn't hold up under scrutiny.
Such a great video the breakdown of love at the beginning is so good that I subscribed. The common advice is that if you don't love yourself, no one else will IS brutal and hurtful. Same thing with if you have any problems it's your fault. As I've grown older I find myself becoming more of a determinist and agreeing more and more with Robert Sapolsky.
39:54 After reading LOTR, I started reflecting on the significance of having something worth sacrificing everything for to lead a meaningful life. I struggled to fully grasp this concept until I watched your explanation. Now, it all makes much more sense. Thank you!
Yes, I personally relate. My phone has become such a crutch in escapism and I have nobody to truly keep me in check, my phone addiction has led to me being homeless and not taking care of myself and no working towards a better life bc the dopamine my phone gives me keeps me distracted enough to not truly care about these things until I'm in it. It's truly the worst. Putting my phone down g8ves me withdrawal anxiety like an addict.
I believe Orwell's 1984 is a distopian society but brave new world is utopian. I totally love your channel you seem not to be of this world ........❤❤❤❤❤❤
Wow, your channel has been a blessing for me. You never cease to amaze. Very articulate and smart way of speaking and storytelling. I could definitely learn a lot from you.
Have you ever wondered if the reason our world looks so much like 1984 or Brave New World is, by and large, because the common reading lists are made of examples of the kind of dystopia we do not want, rather than spending our formative academic years studying examples of utopia?
Hi. Ridiculous idea; these dystopias aren't predictive because we're all reading them to bring them about (we're not), but are _instead_ predictive because of the human condition.
Most people would rather be special than to be happy. In fact, to be special is to be happy. This, I believe, stems from our most basic choice being taken from us, the choice to be born. Nobody ever consents to being born. This choice was made by another man and woman who chose to have intercourse for reasons entirely of their own. The reason may be noble or flippant, but necessarily selfish and exckusionary of the child. Thus every child is born with a burning existential question, why? Why have you brought me into this world? Feeling special guards against the existential angst of being born without consent, especially when the world is such a cruel place.
Already know it's gonna be a cracker. Just wondered if you have thought of tackling Spinoza? His pantheistic outlook on the world is interesting to me even as an athiest, and I reckon you are well equipped to tackle it. I feel like your analytical background would clash wondrously with his monistic metaphysical view. Congratulations on 200k!
If pleasure will destroy society, I am very sure that there are quite a few young ladies who will be happy to enthusiastically get up-close-and-personal with the host of Unsolicited Advice to advance that societal destruction.
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It feels like Huxley took "L'ingenu" by Voltaire,
and made is dystopian reality version of it !!!
Proverbs 9:10-12
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
Glad to see you challenging our deep seated assumptions. Excellent video 👍
☀️ "The living God and the Messiah/Lamb" 🐑
1. I am who I am, I AM sent me
2. I AM the ONE who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of slavery
👴 "12 elders" 👵
3. You must put no other gods before who I AM
4. You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or beneath the sea
5 & 6. You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I AM jealous and WILL NOT tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parent onto the children, The entire family is affected
7. You must not take who I AM in vain. I will not let those who misuse my name go unpunished
🌈 The seventy 7s - Jobs 2x 14 fold 🌈
8. Thou shalt not kill OR rape
9. Thou shalt not steal
10. Thou shalt not covet for thy neighbor's house
11. Thou shall not commit adultery
12. Thou shalt not bear false witness/Not Lie on others
13. Thou shalt honor thy mother and father
14. Keep your day of rest holy
For all who curse, forsake & enslave others ⛓️
Son of Ham? Is that who I am?
Tortured by literature, Condensed to a can?
Completed by fate's signature
It's time to carry out the plan...
12 more plus the 12 from before
Call this man crazy if you wish
I'll bring 144 more with the same phrases in a new dish 👨🍳
Will these outweigh the rest?
Or will I chisel away until nothing's left?
🎄 "12 more Elders/24 total" 🎄
Thou SHALT NOT KILL, written AGAIN! unless for food purposes, or last resort self-defense/survival purposes
1 & 2 Thou shalt be kind and respect others
3 Thou shalt NOT ENSLAVE
4 Thou shalt protect the child
5 & 6Thou shalt not consort sneakily in the dark to constrict, ensnare, manipulate into corruption, or cause harm to others even for monetary gain
7 Thou shalt help the elderly and weak and orphans
8 Thou shalt not litter
9 The rich SHALL, in the future meaning FROM THIS POINT ON, realize money is just paper from trees and will begin using their imaginary dendritic monopoly currency to help the hopeless, homeless, starving poor, and begin fixing the infrastructure of THE HUMAN RACE and or all living beings.
10 Thou shalt not exalt thy racial culture to be esteemed higher than any others because of your subjective stupidity
11 & 12 Thou shalt not create torment or cruel punishments on behalf of your judicial, justice system, military, or imaginary religious beliefs
⛲️ Crystal water flowing through 2 trees ⛲️
In the beginning was the Word & the Word was with who I AM, and the Word was who I AM.
The same was in the beginning with who I AM.
All things were made by who I AM, and without who I AM was not anything made that was made. In who I AM is life, and life is the light of who we ARE, And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
As I was with Yehanan, so I will be with you; I will never leave thee nor forsake thee. Be strong and courageous
"Love who I AM with all your heart and
with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and, Love your neighbor as yourself."
I AM love, and all who live in love live in me, and I in them. And as we live in who I AM, our love grows more perfect. So we will not be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face who I AM with confidence because we live like the lamb here in this world.
Such love has no fear because perfect love casts out fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love. We love each other because he loved us first.
🎭 My Throne Room leading to My Face 🎭
I bless those who are poor and realize their need for who I AM, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
I bless those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
I bless those who are humble,
for they will inherit the whole earth.
I bless those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied.
I bless those who are merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
I bless those whose hearts are pure,
for they will see who I AM
I bless those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of who I AM.
I bless those who are persecuted for doing right, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
I bless you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers. Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way
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My favorite book, only rivalled by the heart is a lonely hunter, I think about it everyday, Great video, can't wait to read the comments section. This kind of cements your reputation as the best philosophy channel out there man.
What most people don't know about Brave New World is that Huxley wrote it because his brother was part of a secret group of elites that tasked themselves with ruling behind the scenes which eventually became the league of nations and then the united nations.
Huxley basically was writing down how they were planning to end human conflicts and he was very unsettled by this plan and this novel was the result.
Fabian socialists
Miller group. Squiggly. Fabian Socialism. Also pick up Eyeless in Gaza
Proverbs 9:10-12
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
True. But did Huxley mention his brother doing that?
@@bap3986I read BNW revisited & Island. Have his Perennial Philosophy but haven’t read it, have you?
"Without the sense of danger everything is lost, in the name of entertainment we are doomed"
I don't think "in the name of entertainment", but due to greed. Way more destructive than our want for entertainment. Entertainment actually helps learning. Its easier to learn new stuff if its fun and interesting to you.
Proverbs 9:10-12
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
@@ECLECTRIC_EDITSstop bro, every comment
Pursuit of safety will make us feel more unsafe.
This explains why dark souls is so popular, only thing left that's not manipulative to your brain 😂
Yes people in Brave New world are controlled to constantly experience superficial and artificial pleasure. On the surface, the happiness they're granted seems enough. But they are robbed of the deepest level of fulfilment and joy that only emerges from struggle, pain & sacrifice. There is a deep gratitude for life that you only feel after suffering loss. There is a deep sense of accomplishment & pride that you only feel after overcoming struggle. There is a deep sense of love you only feel for somebody after you've gone through multiple heartbreaks prior to finding them. Pain acts as a contrasting and thus amplifying catalyst to joy. The deeper the pain you can feel, the deeper the joy you can feel. True joy only exists because it's opposite does. Pain gives life meaning
Thank you this is beautiful and real
yes i think that’s why there’s this common stereotype that ppl who grew up rich and undisciplined lack substance and creativity. they tend to also be deeply unhappy at their core and always searching for something outside of themselves. obstacles season our personalities so to speak and make us interesting, lively, and self assured individuals.
@lasantuzza777 I don't think all these problems you talked about only concern "rich and undisciplined" children. A poor and disciplined child could also lack meaning and be unhappy
But how do you know that they don’t experience “deeper pleasure”. It’s equally possible that they do, except constantly, and without the pain part, whereas we have to work and suffer for even glimpses of pleasure.
Perhaps, by your argument, a caveman would say that having stable meals and knowing you will not starve to death deprives you of the fundamental joy of finding food on the brink of starvation, but today we just think that it’s sad when people must suffer through any period of hunger or scarcity. By this argument, those impoverished children in Africa actually have more fundamental joy because they had to suffer and struggle for every meal.
And if you believe these to be fundamentally different-the joy of struggling for food verses the joy of struggling for other sources of fulfillment-what makes it so bad to struggle for one but not the other? Arguably food is a much more fundamental source of joy motivating all animals. Or do you believe that we somehow still have the same joy, except without pain, and constantly available?
How can you post hour long philosphical video essays every three days man😭😭. Your work ethic must be crazy
Discipline
@@ka3n Work ethic is a subcategory of discipline lil bro
@@MultiGobanOther way around, actually. Work ethic is composed of discipline, efficiency, energy and time management, lil bro
@@madallas_mons You are right! Thanks for correcting me
@@MultiGobanNo need to be hostile.
Anyone who has ever needed to grieve and been unable, knows it is a more horrible feeling than grief itself by far. To feel nothing, when you know you should be feeling something, is hell itself.
Pleasure and happiness have never been synonymous. One can certainly experience each without the other.
Definitely. Pleasure is instant, happiness is long term.
Or both at once.
@@greenLimeila Wouldn’t you consider happiness a pleasurable emotional state? They aren’t mutually exclusive. Positive emotions induce pleasure.
@@greenLimeila Exactly.
@@TheOneAndOnly-t5h Yes, but happiness is for your entire life.
Out of the dystopian novels I’ve read, Brave New World scares me more than any other. For a long time, I couldn’t figure out why, then it hit me.
Nothing enslaves a man as completely as his own desires. You would want the chemical bliss of soma, and that is terrifying.
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The real question should be not so much what is pleasure but what is healthy?
@ruminator3570 The problem is that what is healthy isn't always pleasant.
Cleaning a wound to make it not be infected is the healthy thing to do, but it hurts like hell.
Working out to lose fat and improve your musculature and heart is absolutely miserable (especially at first), but it's healthy.
Most foods that help us lose weight do not taste good.
We only truly come to understand the deep nuances of our souls and of our beliefs and morals when we have to defend them under intense scrutiny, which can be deeply uncomfortable.
Comfort and pleasure are nice in small doses, but you must not fall into comfort addiction. The problem being that our reward system (dopamine) has such a goddammed powerful hold on our brain it's almost impossible to shake without external help and supreme willpower.
Then you've never suffered sufficiently.
@@DocEmCee Doc that ia a correct assumption. If I understand you correctly. The 10 Commandments absolutely destroys self control. Abstintance by itself is a healthy choice when you understand the commitment you are taking. A woman for example wanting her virginity before marriage intact. Is a virtue at its best, but what the church is doing is teaching temptation by teaching the sins as forbidden desires. Why does an innocent soul need to know this. Why are you blaming our schools when it is you all who are teaching from the tree of evil what evil looks like? And don't point the finger at yourself and others when you tell me it comes from sin. Show me the evidence of sins existence without blaming humanity. We are not the first cause. Tell me where did your god come from without pointing to a book.
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HWY ARE YOUR CHURCHES TEACHING EVIL BEHAVIOR AND THE THOUGHTS THAT GO WITH THOSE SINS TO A CHILD WHO HAS NO CONCEPT OF THEM? WHY!
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As a teenager I cried listening to the isolation and shame part . Man, some philosopher knows where it hits the hardest . I have so many insecurities i feel i am not a normal human being anymore the idea of an other half doesn't exist in my mind because i know no one will complete me . I have a few genetic defects that makes me feel alienated from society like i am a different creature than normal human beings . Sorry for venting in your comments section but i find my own peace in it. Thanku for existing man i really like your channel and i have started to go through all of your videos . Your channel brings peace to me . Thanku so much pls never stop posting videos.
There's no such thing as a "normal" human being, I assure you. Do you need another half to feel complete? What happens if you meet them and like all happiness that too fades and you still feel that familiar emptiness inside of you?
Many people throughout the ages have tried to understand the source of this dissatisfaction and figure out how to escape it. You have a whole life ahead of you to figure out who you are and what you need to be content. Just remember to stop and soak in the experience of everything now and then, and you'll be okay.
You cannot gain self-validation from outside sources.
Anyway Don't let this distract you from the fact that we incels are right, women have it so easy that it makes me angry.
@@Vindicador01lol. Non of this had anything to do with women
@@ibrahimayodeji403 i know but As an incel it is my duty to spread the truth
God, I love this channel. Just the other day I was trying to explain to someone the difference between pleasure and joy. Increasingly, we have some people who think joy is pleasure and it’s not the same. If you focus on pleasure, you focus on hedonism. If you focus on joy, you can, find challenges and create something more out of yourself and your life. You can find meaning or create it. Focus on pleasure is just basically trying to become an addict.
You fundamentally misunderstand hedonism, which is about maximizing pleasure.
If one wants to maximize pleasure, maximum time to enjoy it must be attained, which means focusing on long-term survival and moderation.
Pleasure is a sensation, joy is a feeling, but they both happen in response to the same stimuli.
Debating the definition of a word is useless but here I go. My thesis is "pleasure" is a subcatagory of "joy". Joy comes from the word enjoy. You can enjoy taking pleasure. Such as enjoying eating ice cream(pleasure). But enjoying has a wider scope as you can enjoy the time after a really hard run even though there was no pleasure involved but just relief and satisfaction from pushing yourself. Another example is you might enjoy beating up a bully but no one says that there was pleasure is that. So "joy" can refer to having pleasure, satisfaction, or relief. I think we agree with this because you expressed the topic of joy including "challenges and create something more out of yourself." You can also enjoy taking pleasure in something so in that since they are similar.
@jaxongustafson486 the refining of language is the refining of ideas
@@MANJYOMETHUNDER111 pleasure enjoy our two entirely different construct. You don’t seem to understand either very well. But you don’t seem that bright.
As a Christian, I really appreciate how you use the Bible as a philosophical text, while still respecting it and keeping it in its intended context. It’s very refreshing to witness. Thank you.
I think the pleasure in brave new world, is more confort / numbness / entertainment.. a sort of absence of pain. true pleasure requires deep emotions, real connection with others and the freedom to think/create. The opposite of pain is not pleasure, its numbness.
@@brianadlich4406I believe many people these days are following pleasure without thinking about it. Hookup culture for example, encourages people to be intimate with one another and move on to the next. People are valuing polyamory more and starting to call monogamy “restrictive.” I believe you don’t have real love unless you sacrifice, and committing to one partner is sacrificing your other choices. What kind of love do you have if you can walk away whenever you want to find someone new?
@@brianadlich4406 Escapism is literally the most extreme form of pleasure. You are doing what makes you feel good in order to escape reality. Hook up culture is the product of escapism, aka what happens when pleasure is the only focus instead of meaningful connection.
It seems that you are confusing pleasure with happiness 🤔
"It makes me feel good and I have an argument for how it doesn't hurt anyone else, therefore it's good or at least permissible"
This notion of the necessity of sacrifice reminds me of a conversation I had with a friend. One of the probably ignored but still-standing evidences of the importance of sacrifice is the architectural wonders of the world, such as the massive churches and palaces in Italy, where everybody who worked on them began the project well-knowing that they would never live to see the end result. This ties into how the fact that humans accepting our replaceability and the ability for coming generations to carry the torch is what contributed to the wonders that draw in people from all over the world, just to look at it. Instead of being preoccupied with immediate gratification and saying "no" just because they wouldn't be able to see the finished product, they gave something for something bigger than themselves.
A handsome Englishman teaching you, in the simplest form possible, some of the greatest works of philosophy... I'M IN.
It feels like Huxley took "L'ingenu" by Voltaire,
and made is dystopian reality version of it !!!
Proverbs 9:10-12
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
Me too!!!!!
Yah, he hawt 😂
😂 hes handsome but that damn extra alucard expression in the thumbnail gotta go
I got this book 7 years ago from my younger cousin, she found it funny, the thing I find funny is she read it, understood what it is about, but she is the living example of everything described there and hasn't learned anything from it. We no longer talk for obvious reasons. Every time she came to me for advice she did not want to get advice but attention and a reaction. She has done so many stupid things, and at that time I couldn't tell anyone about it without being judged for wanting to be real to her for once rather than sugar-coating in fear of losing her. What a world, what a sh*t show this world and culture is.
It's sad because many of us don't have relationships with people who are able to give us good guidance/advice.
My only cousin lived in another country and I've only seen them once. There wasn't the opportunity to develop a close relationship.
I have been putting in 10-12 hour days, every day, for the last month and half getting my current house move in ready and my old house finished and ready to sell. I know the "no pleasure, only work" lifestyle. It kills you after a while. I'm also sexless, friendless, I don't drink anymore, and all I do is work. I experience almost no pleasure or joy, only work. I'm dying inside, but nobody cares.
Nobody cares, right now. Unfortunately, you must finish the work you have set for yourself, but once that is done, you can set yourself to some measure of relaxation. You can spend time trying to socialize or meet people in and around your community. Just try to do so without expectation of immediate improvement. The road ahead is long, but your position isn't irrecoverable. Good luck Ray, if that is your real name.
@@Antibailiffbacchus I have given up on ever meeting anyone. People don’t like me, I’m not attractive, and I’m not going to try to kowtow to their whims anymore. I spent the first half of my life doing that and how I’m half dead, no more
@@raymond_sycamorewell you make your choices, hope you don’t end up regretting when it’s too late
@@1OddlyOdd I cannot control whether or not other people like me, let alone women. I have chosen as best I can in all aspects, can’t control other people.
Dude, if you're putting in work, making yourself successful, someone will value that. Keep up the grind!
Also: fitting in socially sometimes requires you to figure out how parts of your character work within the social contexts you desire. How can you play to those strengths? Social interaction is a negotiation to some degree.
Just wanted to thank you for taking the time to explain this literary artwork. I have never gotten around to reading it and this was a perfect way to engage me in the ideas so I can confidently purchase a copy myself after all these years. Thank you again, this is a great way to give these concepts to scrollers on TH-cam like myself who have had their curiosity for books dulled by the very mechanisms of pleasure you describe.
Semi-determinism is probably more accurate. Life is like a Blues(music) standard. A lot of improv within a general musical structure. People have a lot of room to move, but they are confined by their past, their foundation.
Beautifully put ❤
Simply, Phineas Gage. Youre wrong beyond wrongness.
What makes you so confident that we have a) free will and b) no radical free will?
This video essay has given me a different path of reflection on how to solve a current problem in my life. You are brilliant. We need more people like you asking questions and providing philosophical analysis. You have earned a patron. I look forward to seeing more of your work!
I think any time you have polarized reaction such as this video it’s indicative of a self awareness lacking society on both sides. Pleasure isn’t a sin and shutting it completely out won’t help you in the long run and neither is making pleasure your object of attachment and reverence. What we need is balance and always be aware of what you are watching and be wary of those that try to control your mind
Unsolicited Advice gives me more solicited advice than my parents
Edit: this is the top comment??? Damn wth
His name is joe
@@Upholstered_ joe mama-
Ok stfu it was right there, I don't make jokes for people to laugh at, I make them for the aliens coming soon in this big theatre we've affectionally nicknamed 'Earth', or 'our home', or 'Mother Nature'
Proverbs 9:10-12
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
yea lol
@@IisLasagna yo chill be polite
What I love about your channel is not only the depth of your knowledge, but also just the way you discuss things. Articulate and pointed, but also eloquent without being overblown. Very well done. You have a very promising future man.
yeah like mistaking utilitarianism for hedonism 15 seconds in, really deep knowledge
This is the best synopsis and analysis of Brave New World I've ever come across. Ive not seen your other videos, but I'm subscibing based on stength of this video alone.
Congrats on 200k!! So well deserved. What an insanely cool accomplishment.
Thank you! That is really kind! Looking forward to our chat!
I haven't read Brave New World and didn't know much about it... but this is genuinely one of the best videos I've ever watched. This man managed to bring up so much interesting philosophy and thought from all throughout history in just short of a single hour. Really great watch. For the eudaimonia, of course. Not the hedonistic pleasure.
Algorithm is working good today! Incredible analysis and thought experiment. I’m in between these two exact perspectives - either picking a single road and committing to its ups and downs, or staying in easy, numb mediocrity. Hard to pick a lane when you don’t feel like anything is inherently meaningful. Thanks for sharing!
Man I just love how you put what you've read into words people can understand. It is truly an art. When I read, I feel like I understand everything, but when someone asks me to explain it I'm lost.
Keep going mate. I'll keep learning from you as much as I can.
Proverbs 9:10-12
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
@@ECLECTRIC_EDITS man stfu christianity is so weak and backward like damn
Were you not able to put what you understood or did you never truly actually understood it
@@Naman_K2 Good question. Giving it further thought, it probably is a combination of both. I shall re-read the works.
@Naman_K2 The ability to explain is an art and a gift in itself. Forget that some people said "If you can't explain it to a 10 year old, then you don't understand it yourself ". I find that statement to be completely false and untrue.
The ability to articulate one's thought is a special gift not everyone can. Those that write books or give speeches are not the smartest in thought or ideas they are just blessed with articulation.
I like how Kafka puts it in very simple words saying that the meaning of life is that it stops. How could we appreciate life without death? How could we know the real value of our moments of joy and hapiness without having experienced suffering? In a world with pleasure without pain, pleasure is nothing but a meaningless experience.
Yet, it's such a tempting idea considering how unbearable sometimes suffering can get...That's what makes this novel way more disturbing than 1984 for me.That and the ending of poor John..He had no place with the savages and was treated like some circus freak in the civilized world. Apparently, ending his life was all he had left.
Thanks for making almost an hour video and even adding subs. Must be a lot of work.
Very beautifully and simply put. I haven’t read them book but now I’ve added it to my list. It seems incredibly intriguing and sad
So glad to see 200k....YOU ABSOLUTELY WORTH IT AND MILLIONS TIMES MORE.. So many people needed someone like you
your delivery is so stimulating and yet calming at the same time, much like philosophy itself! keep it up, the way you analyze and communicate these works is always surprising and full of substance
You, sir, are asking the right questions. Dare I say you have a genius and ability you are properly applying. Congratulations and carry on. Your gifts of language and precision are inspiring.
truly it was you because of which I feel in love with philosophy
Oh wow! That is probably the highest compliment I could receive! Thank you
Look up Jay Dyer and you'll love it more.
Proverbs 9:10-12
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
@@ECLECTRIC_EDITS What does that mean ?
@@gravitheist5431 It means when you realize after you die Jesus will judge you, you suddenly start yaking your life seriously.
Subtitles are perfect. Loved it. Game changer for us whose mother tongue is not English.
A quote from "A Canticle For Leibowitz" that has always rung true for me:
“To minimize suffering and to maximize security were natural and proper ends of society and Caesar. But then they became the only ends, somehow, and the only basis of law-a perversion. Inevitably, then, in seeking only them, we found only their opposites: maximum suffering and minimum security.”
That could've been the case if we were reading 1984
Reading about the different classes of people like Alpha and Delta in the middle of the pandemic feels rather unnerving. Soma also reminds me of doomscrolling on social media.
One of my favourite versions of this novel is “Logans Run” especially the film adaptation this also has an entire population entirely addicted to pleasure but with the catch of having very short lifespan (shorter in the books). It is often said that we live more in a Philip K Dick world than a Huxley or orwellian world. According to many interviews Dick was quite certain of this before his death. Though personally i like terry pratchetts quote “ give a man jam today and he will eat it. But the promise of Jam tomorrow will keep them going forever.”
I always preferred this quote by Orson Scott Card
"If pigs could vote, the man with the slop bucket would be voted swineherd everytime, no matter how much slaughtering he did on the side."
“Logans Run” is really awesome as long as there is no outside world.
Props for mentioning Thalidomide babies without feeling the need to show pictures.
Please explain to me what this is so I don’t have to see pictures lol
@@Imasheep999 basically it was a medicine that caused birth defects. deformed arms and/or legs etc, very sad
This guys vocabulary is crazily impresive
I love your channel, as a 14yo it's an easy way to understand philosophy (and learning english because I'm Italian).
Man exactly the same but I'm just finnish.
I suffer from horrible depression and anxiety. Some days, my life is so bleak and dark that I sometimes want a truck to hit me so it would stop.
But the idea of living in a hedonistic society where I can pop a pill and be happy and content terrifies me.
Depression is terrible, yes. But I’ve found that it’s made me more compassionate towards others and, as a writer, I’ve found myself even more creative during my dark periods.
Do I wish I can be happy? Of course I do. Do I want to give up my humanity for it? No.
Listening to this makes me think that it’s perhaps a good psychological metaphor for The Fall in the Abrahamic religions. Maybe eating from the tree of knowledge is what unlocks individualism and breaks the Edenic blissful state. This is required to give humanity meaning, but at the cost of everlasting ignorant bliss. Just a thought.
Suffering leads to perseverance, character, and hope. Prolonged comfort leads to fragility, immorality, and despair.
no, suffering is plain bad, it doesn't make people stronger, stop coping
@@holomurphy22 There's no light without darkness
The first words that came to mind after listening to this synopsis and world building were “hell, a world with no god” you could change the books name to the latter and the world building would still be spot on.
Pain has always been humanities greatest teacher.
We desire to remove pain.
God help us if we ever do.
A life isn’t a life without pain.
@@doid4354 I agree I even would go as far as to say pain is beauty in a sense
@@doid4354that's why we should stop procreation immediately
0:04 “…I want mommy, I want milk, I want to be held, I want to be comforted, and if you do not give me all these things immediately, I will ruin your life…”
Truly, someone must stop Dennis Prager and his mommy milk lust, lest the world fall to ~10 minute videos about politics with greatly varying levels of quality
Proverbs 9:10-12
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
Joseph-- I haven't watched all of your videos, and I'm only halfway through this one. But it is striking to me how many different large swath concepts you're skilfully converging. You have reached a new stage of consilience in your learning and in your ability to synthesize conceptual information and then speak about it coherently. You have transcended your former self. I'm glad to be here with you.
Cheers 🩵✌️
Also yes, short king is in use and should keep being in use to counter toxic masculinity... it also gives me a little flutter in particular because I'm a trans guy, and many of us are, in fact, short kings 😆
Proverbs 9:10-12
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
The agreement of two or more inductions drawn from different sets of data; concurrence. (consilience)
Wow ! huxley was an complete genius ! I see how familiar the world now is to the huxley tale
Its weird that we live in an more new world a like as huxley
True!
I’ve had some head injuries in my life and because of that my brain works slower then it used to and it’s hard to be a “good philosopher” if you will but your videos really help me kickstart my thinking and I appreciate it, thank you
I appreciate you putting subtitles on your own may your channel grow and you continue to prosper
Now comes the question of individuality taking over people and riding the world of community. There seems to be less and less healthy communities and there is more and more capitalistic individualism.
Extremes will never bring us balance. Being isolated to never have awareness of connection to others, and to think you are more important than anyone else is damaging. But being constantly around others and losing yourself for the sake of fitting in is also damaging.
Why do you put those two against each other?
Your insights and your drawing of parallels with other philosophers are remarkable. Another spectacular video!
I could listen to you talk for millions of years. Peaple like you exist? Amazing!
The ability to problem solve is both our salvation and our damnation. When there are no more problems to solve, we find problems or create them ourselves, whether they be great or small.
As a staunch conservative and traditionalist I've come to the painful conclusion that profits cause this. Corporations are no longer producing things that are of great benefit to mankind but instead modifying existing products to keep charging for new products we don't need and the effects have been disastrous on the human psyche and consciousness.
No, I believe we will simply evolve and be capable of living when there is no problems 👍
@@fiftyforty9 Very wrong. So wrong on all accounts
@@ONETimothy2.12-14 I think he's trolling. Or he's unfortunately not very intelligent. 😬
@@Aldinonexilus blud putting greek statue on your pfp doesn't give you any IQ points, if that's what u were hoping for👍
I never knew why I read this Book but knew exactly where I would fit into that world, this and Universe 52 showed me how self purpose and what you create for others is the most important.
Joseph, your breakdown of BNW is fantastic. Keep it up, you’re doing great work.
I studied this novel forty years ago (along with Orwell’s 1984) for Senior English. (I literally read 1984 in 1984.) Great to get a refresher after so many years. It all came flooding back.
“Sex is basically the same thing as a high five”. I like that. I’m gonna use that line.
Lol
Pathetic thing to say about the source of life
@@melissasherpa God is the source of life though
@@NeyamRyethat's what your mom said last night, preacher
Maybe if every time you slapped hands you kept all the body fluids on it as you went. 😂😂
The implications of Huxley's novel once fully illuminated is almost paralyzing and yet liberating. To know the things beyond control influences us in ways we simply cannot imagine. I love your critiques!!!
Thank you , this is among my favourite books ever ! My favourite character is Bernard Marx because of his struggle to choose between comfort and status, and individuality. His struggle really made me empathize with him.
This channel is so great because you intersect my interest in philosophy with my literary tastes in a way that is seamless.
A question: Have you read The Felt Meanings of the World: A Metaphysics of Feeling by Quentin Smith? It’s a book that tries to uncover meaning in the world through felt meanings after the (claimed, by the author) failure of traditional rationalist metaphysics to try to find meaning. I think that book is in line with the goal of this channel in this regard.
"Do we instead pretend that we're much freer than we actually are", are words I said to myself yesterday as I had to pay for my tags for my car yesterday.
The government: YOU WANT TO DRIVE THIS CAR?? YOU HAVE TO PAY US FIRST!
Me: But it's my car...
Yeah and without a tag you can drive it on your land... that you paid off but still pay the government rent on...
We own nothing. Buy a house now you own it, actually you have to pay property taxes or the government can take it. Have a certain credit score, have fun buying anything cause the government isn’t going to give it to you. We live in this paradigm of a false sense of freedom. Even our first amendment is debacle these days.
@@Mpel3but you can only park it on pavers or cement
It is your car, but its not your street that your driving erodes nor your air you pollute.
@@lisalisa3635 yes it s Allah❤
I read this in middle school and only understood it on the surface level. Thanks for this.
short king will never go out of business
We can handle more pain than pleasure. If we have too much pleasure we get sick. If we have too much pain.. most of just endure it.. there’s a cap for how much pleasure we can stand but not with pain. People are much stronger than they realize..
what it means to sacrifice ... something i always struggle with, moving between my modes of hedonism and wanting to be of service towards the greater good. thanks for bringing these profound concepts into light as succulently as you did.
I bought a copy of this book yesterday, I will watch the video once I finish it so as to avoid spoilers, can't wait.
It'll disturb you bud, be warned
We seek comfort and security as these were rare in our ancient past… but a life without chosen challenges is an empty one
A very wealthy man, clad in an exquisite suit, his face etched with a stern expression, crossed paths with an obviously poor man. The poor man, wearing only one shoe, sported a wide smile. The rich man, his irritation evident, challenged the beggar, "You have no right to be happy! You've lost a shoe!" The beggar, his voice kind, replied, "Oh no, dear sir, I found one!"
Then the poor man went to his box with his shoe and the rich man went to his mansion with 17 concubines. 😂😂😂
@@DS-lk3txboth have their own challenges and positives. None is better than the other. One should pursue what one's heart and mind aligns with.
I don’t think anyone wants to be poor though.
It is interesting to note, that even now, with apparent freedom to better explore the arts on a deep level sufficient to achieve the highest reaches of pleasure, most people do not bother.
Therefore, I think many truly could be better off in the Brave New World.
Just discovered your channel a couple of days ago and I have struck gold!
I take Brave New World as a fictionalization of the position that Lewis puts forth in The Abolition of Man (especially its third chapter, titled the same as the book itself). The controllers of BNW don't have the complete powers described in Abolition of Man, but they have enough to see the effects.
Alternatively, you could say that The Abolition of Man is Lewis's answer to the questions raised by BNW.
I read “A Brave New World” once for my literature class in university and I’ve decided never to read it again. It’s a very good book but it made me sick to my stomach right from the beginning. However, I was surprised by its accuracy to the world today.
What do you mean it made you sick in the stomach?😕 Is there part of the book that make you despite it?🤷
I'm sorry I never read it so I'm curious?
@@markanthony6613 I actually liked “Brave New World” but I personally don’t want to reread it because of the graphic scenes in the book. In the book, people are socially conditioned by those in power to certain social roles in very brutal and disgusting ways to create a sort of utopia where everyone is “happy”. For example, there was a scene wherein a toddler was getting electrocuted to “teach” him/her to dislike certain things so that he/she wouldn’t want to want more in life and break the social order. Other than my dislike for reading violence, especially against children, I felt disgusted that they essentially became slaves without realizing it. Despite their contentment, they are stripped of their agency and choice.
I recommend We by Zamyatin, he inspired Orwell, first antiutopia basically. And also Infinite Jest, less statey more drugs and entertainment
honestly this might be one of your best videos yet. i was in deep thinking the whole time. thank you
Short King is still relevant! Love your videos, your analysis is always so thorough and thoughtfully done, congrats on 200k!!
Thanks brother. This is why I loved all my philosophy classes in college ❤
The fundamental problem with the Brave New World is that soma is the weak link. The moment the supply of soma is disrupted the entire society collapses when people are forced to think again.
And make no mistake, the supply WILL be disrupted eventually. Maybe not today, or tomorrow, or in a hundred years, but it WILL happen because the society itself is stagnating. Without any form of suffering the people will slowly forget why they do the thing they do until eventually someone forgets to maintain the supply of vital resources.
Or until the "savage settlements" conquer their asses. Great take
The other thing is that Soma isn't actually doing its purpose. If you are able to suffer under its influence, that the effect is far too weak to serve its purpose. A true Soma would erase not only your surface troubles, but the deepest ones - all your insecurities, all your desire for meaning, all strive for art, all the need for connection or acceptance. True Soma would not allow ANY kind of suffering under its influence.
We're already seeing vital parts of our society not only neglected, but straight out attacked, because people have forgotten what role those parts play.
@@theflamingone8729 so be it! What is weak must be cleared in order to make wat for that which is noble and strong
Huxley was a pseudo-intellectual who believed chewing gum was making people stupid because it made people resemble cows chewing cud. It doesn't surprise me that his worldview doesn't hold up under scrutiny.
Such a great video the breakdown of love at the beginning is so good that I subscribed. The common advice is that if you don't love yourself, no one else will IS brutal and hurtful. Same thing with if you have any problems it's your fault. As I've grown older I find myself becoming more of a determinist and agreeing more and more with Robert Sapolsky.
Fantastic video once again - you have created some openings in my thinking and view of life where new ideas are forming
I JUST finished BNW and JUST discovered your channel. Great stuff man
Remember - Huxley's dating system was B.F. and A.F. - Before Ford and After Ford. Henry Ford created the assembly line.
39:54 After reading LOTR, I started reflecting on the significance of having something worth sacrificing everything for to lead a meaningful life. I struggled to fully grasp this concept until I watched your explanation. Now, it all makes much more sense. Thank you!
this video is amazing, Ive been craving this type of content for years!
In a society where form follows function as the primary architectural dogma, BEAUTY in art as an end in itself is rebellious.
19:20 Underrated comment 😄
Excellent analysis, as always.
Yes, I personally relate. My phone has become such a crutch in escapism and I have nobody to truly keep me in check, my phone addiction has led to me being homeless and not taking care of myself and no working towards a better life bc the dopamine my phone gives me keeps me distracted enough to not truly care about these things until I'm in it. It's truly the worst. Putting my phone down g8ves me withdrawal anxiety like an addict.
I believe Orwell's 1984 is a distopian society but brave new world is utopian. I totally love your channel you seem not to be of this world ........❤❤❤❤❤❤
Wow, your channel has been a blessing for me. You never cease to amaze.
Very articulate and smart way of speaking and storytelling. I could definitely learn a lot from you.
>easy living might be bad for you
>Does an ad for a service that makes reading, the most important part of life, easier.
The war is war, but dinner is scheduled
This is a great channel. It reminds me of PhilosophyTube and Contrapoints, sans costumes, elaborate sets, and bejeweling.
Have you ever wondered if the reason our world looks so much like 1984 or Brave New World is, by and large, because the common reading lists are made of examples of the kind of dystopia we do not want, rather than spending our formative academic years studying examples of utopia?
A very interesting notion
Hi. Ridiculous idea; these dystopias aren't predictive because we're all reading them to bring them about (we're not), but are _instead_ predictive because of the human condition.
@@normanclatcher I tend to agree with this.
@malachiteofmethuselah9713 I think you are starting with an implicit assumption that utopia is possible.
I recently reread BNW, but I never recognized the parallels to the social strata in Plato's Republic. Thank you for this new insight!
Most people would rather be special than to be happy. In fact, to be special is to be happy. This, I believe, stems from our most basic choice being taken from us, the choice to be born.
Nobody ever consents to being born. This choice was made by another man and woman who chose to have intercourse for reasons entirely of their own. The reason may be noble or flippant, but necessarily selfish and exckusionary of the child.
Thus every child is born with a burning existential question, why? Why have you brought me into this world?
Feeling special guards against the existential angst of being born without consent, especially when the world is such a cruel place.
The society of the spectacle.
I really like how easy to read the subtitle is.
Already know it's gonna be a cracker. Just wondered if you have thought of tackling Spinoza? His pantheistic outlook on the world is interesting to me even as an athiest, and I reckon you are well equipped to tackle it. I feel like your analytical background would clash wondrously with his monistic metaphysical view. Congratulations on 200k!
Damn dude, you make philosophy so interesting, engaging, and easy to understand. You deserve way more views 💚
If pleasure will destroy society, I am very sure that there are quite a few young ladies who will be happy to enthusiastically get up-close-and-personal with the host of Unsolicited Advice to advance that societal destruction.
P*rn is one of the driving factors of societal collapse.
I've had Brave New World for a few months but never got around to reading it, will do now before watching this!
Algorithm boost 2: Dystopian Boogaloo 💪
Breaking reference nice
Great video! i recommend you take a look at the middle eastern "Bane of the Philosophers" Al - Ghazali, i'm sure it will be an interesting video!