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@@sabinew239 well if you hated it, the wasted time is a waste of time according to this statement. Not being rude but if you tried to overcome ptsd and depression but get nowhere better. Just think it is a fun journey to have, an experience to learn from. thus, your time won't be wasted since now your "wasted time" is a source of your happiness and knowledge. Sure it is painful and hard but hating life will just make it worse. keep it chill, find what you think fun and fulfilling, love any experience you had. now nothing is a waste.
DBNROP but its fun right? The joy of watching movies, finding out the plot, potentially learning some moral stories from movies, experiencing new technologies that brought u to the digital pixels that you’re seeing. The joy of video games, to have fun, to practice hand eye coordination, to try different types of entertainment... u find the joy in doing things for fun,, so u’re not wasting your time. U certainly do not have to be working and learning something or be productive to not waste your time. 💕
"It feels like the cruelest joke in existence has been played on us, we became self-aware only to realize this story is not about us". Omg man I never looked at it that way and I don't know exactly how to feel about it.
It reminds me of the end of "Player #1": It´s not about winning, it´s about playing together. And Blade runner 2048: You think you´re the one but not, you are just another one. So play safe and have fun!
"I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.” -Mark Twain.
Da Absurd Bird How do you know? you are saying it like you are god lol. We just simply don’t know, maybe it’s a world human perspective can’t understand, maybe not, too many possibilities, stop acting like you are certain.
@Rmanigu Yea genius.. Obviously, it's a figure of speech, a paradox, a mystery. Almost everything humanity knows about existence are still theories so everything you choose to believe is also still a theory. Chill.
I have severe death anxiety. And only a few people know about my condition. I don't usually write a comment but this time i couldn't stop myself, this video of Kurzgesagt has helped me deeply. I tried to keep myself distracted to avoid thinking about it, but never thought a alternative perspective could save me. So my heartfelt thanks to Kurzgesagt for this.❤
Hey 😊 I'm so sorry to hear about your anxiety. That must be so tough. I realize I don't know you at all, and I don't know what journey you're on, but I went through something very similar. If you search, Tim Keller, Eternity, you may also find help. Just to be upfront, it's a Christian perspective, but super thoughtful. Again, no pressure. Just wanted to pass along something that helped me, to a fellow traveler
My brother died breifly in a motorcycle accident and said death felt like "being a kid when we have no worries" and "you know how as an adult, it's 99% worry and 1% no worry...well it was the 1%" He now looks forward to death.
@@being_black_is_not_a_choice For me, it's because you can make peace with death. It doesn't matter what your going through right now. In the end, it's okay.
thats assuming you wake. Our eyes will close once we die, but they may never open and if they do, we wont be us else we would have people talkin about their past lives, or maybe we hop to another level of existence, who knows . I just want an answer. I look around and it hurts to know it will all be gone.
We are all 'God' my friend. You have always existed and will exist forever. This is literally a playground for us as 'God'. Just remember everything is a part of you, so if you hurt anyone or anything intentionally you're hurting yourself.
even 5 years later.. this video made me cry.. not because of the unavoidable death of everything.. but because of the fact that you really should make your life as enjoyable as you can, because your time alive, and experiencing life and everything around it is gonna someday be over.
@@toxicelamain2494there is no such thing as too depressing in this life.. (I wish that was a lie). Every day children suffer a painful death thanks to war. Just because it is “too sad” doesn’t mean it’s impossible, because it is.
@@حسينمحمد-ق9خ9خ I've read the Quran, and it's no different to the bible and torah, both of which I've also read. Science and all the evidence so far doesn't NOT support the existence of God's and videos like this make me far more hopeful than the evil, nasty, spiteful doctrine in the books of the Abrahamic religions (judaism, islam, christianity).
@@heroprime7599 okay so what we perceive as forever seems like long time, but in the grand scheme of things the universe is infinite and what we perceive as forever will be gone in the blink of an eye for the universe. Take that as you will. I see it as extremely uplifting!
Back nearly 4 years ago, when I initially watched this video, it made me very depressed for quite some time, and despite the years passing, on the occassions it poped up in my feed, I still felt "hurt" being reminded of it. Not because of the nihilism, but because accepting the optimistic part automatically meant accepting the pessimistic part as well. Specifically if in the end, your mistakes, faults and suffering are voided, then the same is true for the opposite, all your struggles, victories, and goodness is also voided, I couldn't simply accept the positives and ignore the negatives. Perhaps because while I knew on an intellectual level that we (humans) are still part of the universe, on an emotional level, perhaps out of habit, we still differentiate ourselves from the world. When we say "the universe is large" we take the point of an observer, an outsider, similarly as to one might claim "humans are destroying nature", without being consciously aware that we're also part of nature, like a smoker knows smoking is bad, but still smokes. It took me a while to accept, on a subconscious level, that I'm part of the world/universe, which helped resolve my conflict. Despite the universe eventually ending, and nothing 'good' or 'bad' we do ever being remembered or having any sort of lasting or objective meaning, it doesn't mean that what we do in our lives, our successes and failures, don't matter. I'm not saying they have any actual greater meaning in the grand scheme of things, but simply that they have an impact by virtue of existing. And thus we, being an equal part of the universe as any great star or speck of dust is, have the ability to give meaning to something, simply by willing it. The apparent nothingness or lack of meaning given to us by the universe, is simply the default state we must accept in order to give ourselves the freedom to simply exist, and if we so chose, give personal meaning to what we wish to, because after all, while the universe as a whole doesn't care, the part of the universe that makes up 'you' does, and that's enough. After figuring that out for myself, I was able to understand and appreciate what this video truly had to say. ... So, I came back to leave a like :)
I had major existential dread, and it peaked when they said "close your eyes count to one, that's how long forever feels" and tyhen it just flatlined after that. THIS IS SUCH A GREAT VIDEO
God Created us, we sinned (lying, stealing, adultery, and hate) and deserve hell because God punishes sin. But God, in his love sent Jesus to die on the cross for our sins and whoever turns from sin and believes in Jesus will not perish but have life after death.
@@joshuadardashti8675 before you were born the universe existed for 13billion years (our best guess) Do you remember it? Did it feel like 13 billion years? Or less than one second? When you're dead and dead forever, you won't know it, you won't know what you missed or didn't, death isn't scary when you think... You didn't exist for the 13 billion years before you either
One of my favorites: “You are a function of what the whole universe is doing in the same way that a wave is a function of what the whole ocean is doing.” ― Alan Watts
The whole "Close your eyes and count one second... that's what forever feels like after you're dead" is what really got me... freaks me out everytime I do it
This concept always freaked me out. I took points in time and thought about them later as a kid. For example when going on vacation for 2 weeks, I’m thinking beforehand that this time will pass and there’s a future me thinking about how I thought this 2 weeks ago. You can just connect these 2 time points and be like whooop and the time past, nothing you can do, if you just think about the 2 points it’s like in an instant. And if this short time frame passes you can just extend it to however long you want. You can do this with every birthday. Until you’re on the death bed, and thinking how you thought about it with 12. Why is now now?
@@daniel_960_ I do the same thing. I work 6 days a week and have 2 jobs and the night before I go in for work at my second job on that 6th day and really dont feel like waking up early to get there the next day I tell myself this exact thing. "Time may pass slow while I'm there but it'll also be over before I know it".. gets me through the weeks...
I've suffered from depression on multiple occasions. This philosophy always helps with keeping the darkest thoughts at bay. It's truly beautiful. Thanks Kurzgesagt.
I am 25. Since the beginning of my twenties I suffered from nihilistic point of view. I couldn't do anything for myself because I knew nothing makes sense in the end. But lately I realised if nothing matters anyways, I can live as I want to and I dont have to prove anything to anyone. Now I try to care less in a positive way. Until I saw this video randomly, I didnt know it had a name and actually was a thing. I literally cried watching this video.
Well, guess what. This isn‘t the actual name of this. "Optimistic Nihilism“ is essentially another take on Existentialism (not saying it wasn‘t a good for the most part). But there is way more stuff and content on the internet/real life to Existentialism than just to "Optimistic Nihilism“. So you may feel free to now look a bit more into it or you may as well don‘t, your choice.
@@FoxofWallstreet thank you for sharing this with me. I will surely look at it. I’m always open to new information even if I find it is not what I was looking for.
What does "care less" in a "positive way" even mean? To some maniac, starting wars is a "positive way" because nothing matters beside what matters to them.
Nihilism: Nothing matters Optimistic Nihilism: Since nothing matters, you're free to assign value to whatever you want. So you don't have to feel like you've wasted your life playing video games and reading comic books. It made you happy. So it mattered. And if it mattered to you, you mattered too.
Kurzgesagt just solved the existential crisis. Goddamn, I love those birbs
its just that, if there is no greater meaning then the meaning you your self apply to various things, then the meaning of the meaning has no greater meaning. I struggle to find any meaning in that.
Whenever I’m at a turning point in my life I always come back to this video. Whether it’s COVID, a break up, or unemployment, I always feel this renewed surge to live life to the fullest. Especially seeing that visual of all the weeks, insane!
I find it sad that people worry and fear dying, did you ever fear your time before you were born, before you came into existence? I don't remember any pain or suffering, one can then assume it's the same. 🤷♀️ ✌️😎
@@NJovceski Indeed, and that idea is terrifying to many. That everything they are and ever were will simply stop. That they will no longer be aware of existence. It is not being dead that people fear, but the transition from being alive to being dead. The forgetting of everything they have ever known or cared about. It's the loss, not the result.
@@malaychaudhary2522 It means there's no reason to fear the "forever" that will take place after your death, because you won't experience that time passing. That forever will feel like an instant because it won't feel like anything.
Actually it's not. It's not powerful at all. It's well narrated and illustrated, yes, but it's definitely not powerful; pitiful is more like it; deceptive would be most accurate. This video is simply a catchy promotion of empirical and relativistic skepticism - both of which are self-refuting. In addition, the informal fallacies are all over the place. For example, you don't get through 45 sec. before the author commits a post hoc (after this therefore because of this) fallacy when he dismisses, a priori, supernaturalism simply because we know more about the stars. In other words, there seems to be a claim that after we found out how the stars work we know there can be nothing supernatural at work. Here is a syllogism for this very faulty logic: 1. If the stars are more than twinkling little lights, then there is no teleological explanation for them. 2. The stars are more than twinkling little lights. 3. Therefore, there is no teleological explanation for them. Not only does this faulty logic beg the question, commit some sort of post hoc fallacy or hasty generalization about scientific knowledge in general but it actually seems to me that the opposite (although not logically air tight) would be more probable. 1. If stars are more than twinkling lights but instead are highly complex and serve a significant purpose in the ecology of the universe, then there is likely a teleological and intelligent source of their origin. 2. Stars are more than twinkling lights and are instead complex astronomical bodies that serve a purpose/function in the universe (our sun is a great example). 3. Therefore, there is likely a teleological and intelligent source for there origin. Either way you look at it, belief in the supernatural is no less warranted than naturalistic skepticism. Skepticism leads to nihilism - the loss of all meaning - and as humans we can only survive by seeking, learning, and knowing that we possess meaning. Therefore, optimistic nihilism is an oxymoron. If this is not seen at the beginning of one's journey into nihilism it will certainly be seen in the end.
t's weird how most of us living on Earth will never meet or even acknowledge each other's existence. For example, if you're reading my comment; this is probably the first and last time you'll ever see me.
0:51 "we're made of many little dead things, which make up bigger dead things that are not dead for some reason" That is the best description of life I've heard.
That's precisely the problem with this philosophy. What if raping or killing or stealing makes someone feel good? Well according to this philosophy, they should go right ahead and do it. Do whatever makes you feel good right? And nothing matters in the end, so who cares if you hurt people?
@@thelemurofmadagascar9183 That's precisely the problem with this philosophy. What if caring or helping or sacrificing makes someone feel good? Well according to this philosophy, they should go right ahead and do it. Do whatever makes others feel good right? And nothing matters in the end, so who cares if you help people?
Infinite possibilities, only restricted by time (and the laws of physics), which makes what you do accomplish that much sweeter and more rewarding. Never forget to have fun!
The movie Everything Everywhere All at Once was such a good movie that portrayed nihilism and optimistic nihilism so perfectly. Its a realy great watch.
They are wrong though. At no point they talk about the real fucking price of the continuation of the cycle of life: suffering. Including the existential dread they try to protect us from. "There are billions of stars to visit" That don't need life, the need is only inside of you because you want to explore just to get distraction and feel like you're accomplishing something "Diseases to cure" Problems we create by reproducing "People to help" same thing "Happy feelings to be experienced" that we only want because we miss them "Video games to finish" distraction and feel like you're accomplishing something same thing All we do is satisfy needs satisfy desires imposed by own dumb psychology built by evolution create the need, satisfy the need
@@lucioh1575 You must be a real hoot at parties! I get what you are saying but the only way to avoid suffering is to have no life... and then nothing would be around to experience the wonders of the universe.
@@lucioh1575 That's a lot of hostility from someone who's taking about philosophy. Sounds like you've already concluded that your existence is not only pointless but actually a negative in the grand scheme of things. Perhaps it's time to take the next logical step...
I am taking the logical step, which is admitting my suffering isn't any more important than anyone else's. I'm a negative utilitarian, I defend anti-natalism, the right to die, animal rights (actually do activism for that). You deserve hostility when your first reaction is "wow you're that annoying guy at the party huh?" instead of just addressing the points I was making.
@@lucioh1575 It was a light-hearted joke. I wasn't expecting you to take it that seriously. I was merely attempting to lighten the mood after your first post, which was quite dark. You posited that without life there would be no suffering. Can I suggest that without life, the universe would be like one big (quantum) computer with nobody to observe it. What would be the point (and I don't mean to imply any religious overtones here)?
“Close you eyes. Count to one. That’s how long forever feels” that line breaks me every time.. probably the most beautiful line ever said on this channel
@Dark Fire Your life is just as priceless as everyone else's my guy, and no, don't ever think that everyone will ever hate you because out of the 7+ billion people here on this floating space rock, i'm sure that there's alot of people who wouldn't hate you, keep your heads up your shoulder my guy, you matter so don't ever think that you don't. :)
Inherent to this argument is a framing issue that doesn't take into account the utter absence of free will. There is a certain reason we used to believe that we were the center of everything, which is that this is *exactly* what it had appeared like. We had no control of that. The more we learned about the cosmos, the more we became aware of the fact that it isn't at all about us. This introduced a change in our perceptions of ourselves, one which sacrificed our anthropocentrism to a strong degree. It never was about us, but why does that matter?
@@NuelZirimSeph There's no evidence of when we became self-aware. More than likely, we became self-aware long before we could demonstrate self-awareness to each other. Also, there's another fallacy. What makes one conclude anything is or isn't about us? That's just a surmisement. The reality is that we're clueless as to why we exist, even if we're fully aware of own existence.
The trick is not to think about it, really. Stay busy, stay healthy, find some love if you can, enjoy what you like without abusing it, and try not to hurt anybody in the process. That's about it.
some people actually enjoy thinking about it because you know, if we had not searched for it, we would still be going around praising sun, saying amen or anyother very creative story we inventend and very much believed for a long time.
It's okay to think about it don't ignore your fears face it like a man cause it'll always comback to you, and nevertheless acknowledge that there is no solution; focus only on the problem that is manageable.
Humans!!....Don’t be ignorant if you are a thinker , Everything is a proof of god, our consciousness is a huge one, { Think deeply with logic and be honest to yourself and then reject or accept, understand and don’t bring hatred. } What is aiming there is a creator!! The balance of everything is a huge sign and aim that there is a creator. { your eyes, nose, lips are balanced } { Day and Night are balanced } { earth position in the solar system is balanced } { the colors of nature is balanced } [ see why the water has no smell either no taste or color, because every single alive plants or animals is from water } ( Just imagine water is blue ) { the whole universe would be blue us animals, food, plants }. This could never be random, very impossible, and now the only argument you could bring to that is evolution select and choose just base on it instincts. I could agree on that point but We could both agree that the cells that created us and this life creation pathway have a specific guidance and a coding genes. The question will still remain the cells came from where, who created these complex cells that created our all life from the base to the sky? The coding came from where ? If your answer is that we actually don’t know, and you say you are a realist person and you don’t want make a step forward to take a side to an answer about it. { DON’T CONTINUE READ. cause you are not truthful to yourself… and you want to not bother yourself to the truth or trying to avoid this truth as much as possible - please don’t run from the truth, or atlesat consider it, i know it is hard - not easy to just change your life by changing your belief, god will hold you’re suffering if you let him } If you a man of logic, Our Consciousness in particular came from somewhere, you may say the cell, but from where the cell get the consciousness ? Who created the heavens and earth in your thinking ? I say it is God, the one, the powerful, the first. You know why god should be powerful and the first. Cause that is the most logical answer. Let me justify. The first suggestion is there is no first and no controller and owner, then our universes are infinite and they are never ending, an infinite chain, but though they create by an accident a dying universe and that is conformed scientifically and it is without any purpose. The other suggest is that god exist, everything is perfect, he is the first and created us for a purpose, and sent messengers to show his message with huge signs. You may say there is a lot of gods. All of these gods are either Idols that human did create by there hands and say it god, or animals like cows that we eat. And finally objects that humans thought they are stronger than them like the moon or sun and choose them to be gods. *All of them are vulnerable and won’t hear you or speak to you or help you in anything and you could try. What’s makes The one I am calling for special ? { He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner; to Him belong the best names. Whatever is in the heavens and earth is exalting Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. } There is two ways to accept an idea, in my opinion one is a dark no point way, and there is a light faithful way. It is all about what you choice, what is your destiny. What you really deep down truly think ? Don’t let emotions and bad thoughts take you to a dark way. The only true god said.. ( We will show them Our signs in the horizons and within themselves until it becomes clear to them that it is the truth. But is it not sufficient concerning your Lord that He is, over all things, a Witness?) That’s a challenge you need to see by yourself : - See {👇🏽} SMALL SIGNS God said: ( [He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving.) ( And they say, "There is not but our worldly life; we die and live, and nothing destroys us except time." And they have of that no knowledge; they are only assuming.) ( And when Our verses are recited to them, they say, "We have heard. If we willed, we could say [something] like this. This is not but legends of the former peoples." @ And [remember] when they said, "O Allah, if this should be the truth from You, then rain down upon us stones from the sky or bring us a painful punishment.") HUGE SIGNS BLIND WOULD SEE. *{ And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.} “This verse support Space expansion” *{ Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe? } “This verse support the Big Bang and the fact that nothing can live without water” And another sign. Iron, I guess you know that as new science refers that iron isn’t natural to the earth, and didn’t not form in earth, but came down to earth from outer space. And scientists have found that billions of years ago, the earth was stuck by meteorites. These meteorites were carrying Iron from distant stars which has exploded on earth. Imagine what Quran said and hope you may be one of the ones who reason. Surah Al haded ( which means iron ) ( 25 ) { …,And We sent down iron, wherein is great military might and benefits for the people,.. } And another one. { The Sky } It protects us from the sun radiation, freezing of space, and protects life on earth by warming the surface with heat retention. The protection proprieties of sky was discovered by scientific research in 20th century. Surah al anbyaa’ ( 32 ) { And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are turning away. } Mentioned 1400 years ago, That is the book I am quoting from it to prove god, put these huge signs. Yahweh, god, Allah, The only, Elohim. { He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner; to Him belong the best names. Whatever is in the heavens and earth is exalting Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. } Quoted from Quran. Jews, Christianity, muslims all received the same message which is to worship the only true god, Christians themselves don’t follow their book so that is why they say Jesus is god and a part of god “ the 3 in 1 god ” they put partners though god is one which is the father “his name in Christianity” and Jesus never said to worship him, he is a massager just like the one before him eat and go to sleep. What do you see? Who would have mention that in your opinion? Is it the prophet, who can’t read and write, living in a desert and was a Shepherd and even though he didn’t even mention his name in the book { that claims it is the word of god [ The Quran] except few ? The last guy who I talked with, said it is a mysterious texting. Let see your response.
I remember reading a comic where someone asked "what's the point of doing anything if nothing matters?" and another character replied, "what would be the point of doing nothing?" I think that's a pretty good summary of this philosophy. Nothing matters in the end, so why not use this time to be happy?
It depends on what makes you happy. Many teenagers destroy their lives because they use nihilism as a way to ignore their obligations as citizens, and they later find themselves without studies or good jobs
I totally agree but in this society it's not that's simple I'm thinking that's since nothing matters I don't want to work hard and suffer for something that's pointless. I don't know if that make sens
@@bantyplanty nah he definitely won't make anyone happy lol how you know you're going the right direction is when you suffer less and reading your comments has made me suffer more 😶
@@giovannirafael5351 From the perspective of the universe, they're both the same. From my perspective, being happy is not the same as being miserable. That makes all the difference that could possibly matter to me.
@@Rahul_kumawat98 just like in the video. You cant remember the previous 13.8 billion years, they went by 'like a breeze' for your consciousness , so you probably will notice the time after your life (in death) the same. You will feel like nothing happened at all even if 10000 billion years would pass.
Science is all in all contributing to make someone like me more depressing.....and thats why i love science Atleast it accepts the fact that ....apart from little ,we are nothing,we know nothing...but we can know a lot
Have you been to dr hubermans podcasts on TH-cam ? Look into it and see how changing habits and behaviours help our natural chemicals, the ones that if wrong cause us to be depressed.
Hey, man. I suppose I can say I relate to how you feel. I have been dealt a heavy blow by a number of people I considered as loved ones, people I trusted and relied on - which has affected by psyche and rendered me depressed over the years. It's a really bummer, truly. One thing I found though, in the midst of all this noise, is that pouring my pains to Jesus makes me at ease. It may sound corny, but it is true. Humans can be harmful, and hurtful, but I have only experienced bliss and peace when with Jesus. My depression may come as a wave on a random occasion and totally rub me off course, but Christ has always been my anchor - and better than anyone has been able or is able to do. My encouragement to you would be to hold your head up and to out your trust in Jesus and cast your heaviness on him. Self-help scarcely helps, I bet you can tell, so consider Christ to look after you and help you through. Love.
Lol. History of humanity is a lot of fucking words. Mathematically it is certain that another combination of words has been said that is more comforting.
I would not use the word "dead", it is rather not alive. Yes, there is a difference! Consider a stone. A stone is not dead, since he has never lived and could therefore not die. Because of that, a stone is only not alive.
such a freeing feeling this video gave me. kurzgesagt never fails to amaze me, be it quality animation, sound engineering & voiceovers, interesting topics that i've never heard of, the perfect amount of humour, or a weird jiggly feeling about my entire existence
After few day I did it, I have 2 points, my galactic empire is in coordenadas ecuatoriales: ascensión recta = 17h 45m 37,224s, declinación = −28° 56′ 10,23″
I watched this video maybe 6 months ago. It both made me more depressed and less depressed (like one of the top comments said) but, as someone who has struggled with depression and suicidal thoughts for as long as I can remember, this video and it’s underlying message about “we might as well enjoy the time we are here” ... this changed my life. I carry this thought with me everywhere I go because it keeps me alive. I realize, if I’m going to kill myself, all I’m doing is ridding my opportunity of having any chance of a good time and a good LIFE. Nothing in all my experience and therapy had quite got through to me like that message did. I know this is really personal and kinda corny, but I just really felt the need to leave this comment. If the creators ever read this, thank you for this video, truly, from the bottom of my heart. It’s kept me alive, but also more optimistic than I’ve been in a long time.
carl borneke I’m so glad it touched you like it did me. Sending some positive vibes your way! life with mental illness is no fun and games, but that’s why it’s so important for us to find light in every instance that we can! 💙💙💙
Optimistic nihilism helped me get out of a 7 year long major depression that I'm still battling, but hell I refuse to let my brain fuck me up again, I want to make the most I can of this little lapse of consciousness
Makes sense. You probably don’t know what to believe, so you attach yourself to a philosophy to feel ok. When we believe in a philosophy it helps us to feel ok in the way that we can know what the purpose of all life is.
@@restfulsounds3992 I feel just as Toua1000 and I know exactly what to believe. The reason it gives me comfort is that it reminds me how lucky I am to be here and how wonderful the world is. And it reminds me that I control my own destiny.
This has genuinely helped me solve my fear of death. I've always got thanatophobia, always. It has always haunted me, countless nights of crying my eyes out, wondering what will happen. I will continue to do so, but optimistic nihilism helped with it. I've now stopped wondering so much about what will happen after death and started thinking more about what can happen before it. I have control over what makes me happy, and that's why I will do what makes me happy. I discovered this way of viewing life thanks to this very video. Thank you Kurzgesagt, you truly changed my life.
@Interceptor Nothing matters in an objective sense, everything that matters to us humans is therefore the thing that matters. Not a loss of values, but rather that we choose our values.
This is how I felt since I was a child. Life has no meaning, there’s no reason for my existence, so I assigned myself the reason to live happily and do whatever I want
@@solisluna1591 Optimistic Nihilism is literally just existentialism lmfao Optimistic Nihlism is contradictory I have no clue why kurzgesagt created up a bullshit walmart version of existentialism...
Today is the day to share this with people who are feeling hopeless from the US election results. Just used it in therapy with a client and it really helped.
To me this is just peak cringe at the modern culture. Like, here's consciousness, this massive mystery that also happens to be the only thing that makes meaning and value being literally true a philosophically reasonable position, and yet, you still choose this worldview that everything is just some extension of mechanism. It's actually not just stupid, it's actually batshit insane. But, batshit insanity is what you accept when you choose self-delusion. I would say I used to be a nihilist who did not choose self-delusion. I faced and embraced the void. I couldn't stand the self-delusional types then either. I'm on the other side of that now, but it's frustrating watching so many people fall for this shit because of a few very basic ego tricks.
@@hellomate639 dude, it's just oversimplification. it's literally what this channel does, simplify things so normal people can understand. the premise is correct, but there's obviously more to it than that, there always is. nobody said otherwise.
@@hellomate639It's a fact keep coping the only cringe here is you living in denial lying to yourself and then trying to push that lie on others who won't accept it grow up.
Whenever I feel lost, I always come back to this video and been doing that since 5 years ago. Thank you Kurzgesagt. You have no idea how many times this video has saved me.
You're miniscule in a cosmic and temporal sense so why give a fuck? Be drunk, be merry, do what you want, make the world a better place, or leave societies trembling in your wake... it's all here. it's a glorious canvas, use it
Yep. Before all the edgelords ruined nietzsche, his original idea was like “nothing matters so why not” This is much more comforting than “nothing matters so why bother”
quang nguyen that’s because you are smarter then 99% of humanity who prefers the comfort of a strict value system and moral superiority then the freedom (non-delusional) realization that you’re a free to paint your own value... and change it for a more desirable subjective value system when you get bored... enjoy that freedom most wont.
എന്നെത്തന്നെ to say one is mort accurate than the other is fallacious there is nothing that ought to be accomplished. And if “edgelords” are pressured to behave as a hermit than more for us to conquer.... also Fredrick wasn’t exactly optimistic, nor motivating behaviors.
My friend said this when I asked her why she was reading comics before an exam: “if the world ended tmw, I wouldn’t regret not studying but I will regret not finishing this”
@@offlaner745 the other way to see it is that in the long run, she might be better studying and letting the entertainment after the responsibility was met.
@Agente 07 but you can't have regret when you die because you experience nothing, so you shouldn't live life based on what you might regret when you die, but what you will regret when you are alive, which could be failing the test.
Every once in a while I re-watch this, specially when I'm kinda sad or feeling under the weather. It reminds me how little time I have left and its absolutely a crime to let things prevent me from enjoying life.
This is exactly my philosophy. We exist, and then we’re gone forever. Yes, life is pointless, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t enjoy our time here. Nothing we feel at any given moment matters in the grand scheme of the universe, but it still matters to us at that moment. We should still try to give as many people as possible a good quality of life and enjoy the time we have here before we completely cease to exist.
@@uhtredsonofuhtred2867 When you help others you create a better carma for yourself and it outmaneuvers your ego for a split second wich is scientifically proven to make us feel better. But you might be wired differently
@@uhtredsonofuhtred2867 I know this is cliché but helping others you love makes you feel good. Doing good to others is just enlightened self-interest. So helping others doesn't contradict this video.
True nihilism: And it doesn’t matter that it doesn’t matter that nothing matters. Everything is chaos no matter how much people try to say otherwise. Subjective values assigned to meaningless things are themselves meaningless and grounded in no objective truth.
Sasper That is true, but remember, we’re only talking in the context of nihilism. I’m religious so I don’t believe in nihilism, I’m just correcting the idea that just because everything is meaningless means it can mean whatever you want. This is existentialism, not nihilism. Neither is necessarily better than the other, just the definitions are different.
@prozeemation_8658 as someone already in comments said: "Nihilism: Nothing matters Optimistic Nihilism: Since nothing matters, you're free to assign value to whatever you want. So you don't have to feel like you've wasted your life playing video games and reading comic books. It made you happy. So it mattered. And if it mattered to you, you mattered too. So what is wrong with that? That’s the beauty of it. If you feel like my sentence makes any meaning to you then you can accept it or just deny it. World is balanced in belief and facts so we have to think about that too and don’t shove our belief of nihilism to others. You are quoting people in your comment because you think that their opinion matters to you, so they matter to you. As said earlier it's upto you to put values in whatever matters to you. But don't shove your opinions of what matters to you must matter to others, that is religion." Also, you are shoving nihilism down my throat with your quotes. I am not a man without purpose and belief. I am a man with purpose and belief that gives my life meaning because I think they do so(optimistic nihilism). I am not giving my life a meaning and belief because somebody said so in a quote. If you are saying total nihilism with no optimism is bad then I might disagree to some extent because not all cases roots to nihilism are bad. For example: we know from science and carbon dating that humans were first found around 1.4 to 2.5 million years ago. after human invented computer it's not even 2 centuries old and it already took us from a vaccum tube to a point where you have apple vision and neuralink time where we are capable of reading human brain signals and provide very high quality Augmented reality to users. Given another 1000/2000 years, that is a very very very small amount in a timeline of what human have already lived, we will reach a point where we will be able to simulate full brain and maybe we are already living in a simulation. So, if I believe in that fact then what is wrong in that. You cannot prove you are not in a simulation. I might be a person on the internet that your brain simulation is simulating to give you a sense of belief that you are having a conversion to someone. I may not be real at all. So, just straight out saying nihilism makes no sense is really absurd to me. It will depend what is your cause of accepting nihilism. Straight up saying something doesn't makes sense because it goes against what I belief is not what something I agree with.
@prozeemation_8658 aw man, if i knew your comment was pro-faith/religion i wouldnt even have bothered reading it. NOW I HAVE EVEN LESS TIME TO ENJOY MY LIFE, SEE WHAT YOU'VE DONE? lol
@FireEmeralds76 This quote affirms just about every possible worldview, including religions. Kinda dumb, considering that all of the different ideas conflict with one another.
I once walked into a bar where I had no idea one of those bluetooth headphone concerts was going on, and trust me...you alternate between "are they all insane, or am I insane?" a few times within the couple seconds it takes to figure out what's going on.
@Dark Fire Hey mate, don't ever think about ending your life just because some people don't like you, you should try to get away from those people and live on your own if possible and you do matter, everyone on this planet matters in some or the other way, you only get one shot at life so use it wisely, anyways you seem like an amazing person :)
@Dark Fire I don't know you, and I don't know why people would hate you. I don't know what's going on n your life, and I don't know why it seems like it isn't worth living. But I can say one thing with complete certainty: God loves you, and He has a plan for you. His purpose for your life may be beyond human comprehension, but there is a purpose to it, so keep on living.
@Dark Fire you are worth living just by the fact that you are alive, by being so, you will always find something to fight for, always, anything or anyone. I dont know you and i probably never will, but one thing I know is that at that moment of your life, whenever you find whatever that seems fine to you to be living for, you will be extremely grateful for not having killed yourself back then when it all looked, and might have been, dark and hopeless. But above all, no matter how much darkness, hopelessness and emptyness there is, THERE IS ALWAYS A ROAMING LIGHT SOMEWHERE , remember
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I really feel like this video has crystallized the embodiment of my own personal outlook on life. I just want to say that I came back to watch the video this time around because I wanted to see how you all depicted nihilism, and it did not disappoint. The visualizations of fear in an empty universe are incredible
God Created us, we sinned (lying, stealing, adultery, and hate) and deserve hell because God punishes sin. But God, in his love sent Jesus to die on the cross for our sins and whoever turns from sin and believes in Jesus will not perish but have life after death.
@@Joshiboiy Belief in heaven and hell is little more than the hope of moral dessert and fear of moral punishment bestowed on you some ancient text, not a desire to help the people that exist on this earth for its own sake. Morals can exist outside your god, and if you don't think you can be a moral person without your god, that says more about you than it does about your god. Two can play that game.The person on the other side of the screen can proselytize as well, but I'd rather have an honest conversation about the topic of this video. I'm not confident that this isn't more than a copypasta given to you by someone else and you haven't put any thought into your post. Hopefully you'll think about spaces that share contrasting ideas as more than an opportunity to spread your religious beliefs. But thanks for giving me the opportunity to deliberate and refine my own proselytizing copypasta.
"Close your eyes, count to one. That's how long forever feels" *Chest starts pounding, mind struggling to comprehend eternity and death, getting incredibly scared* "Every bad thing you've done will be voided" *Chest still pounding but slower*
Life isn't a journey. There is no destination. Instead life is more like a song and you don't listen to a song to hear the ending. You simply listen to a song to enjoy the music. If you're living life always focusing on the future then you'll never enjoy it because you were to busy waiting for it to end. So just sit back relax and enjoy it for exactly what it is.
@@oncehoode3930 it sucks, i think it's more of a video game with mandatory missions so you can progress and experience more of it, the experience as a whole could be enjoyable if you choose so.
That's one of the things that really makes me sad. While some people travel, indulge in the best foods and pleasures and have great experiences, others do not have the opportunity to live life to the best of their ability. Many people only know poverty and suffering. And me or you could be these people. By a mere chance we are the ones who are arguing about it.
@@luanagadotti8754 The problem is that we want things and we suffer without them (and yes, including food). It's just how our brain is hard-wired for survival.
Matheus Freitas Mass Effect Andromeda is a good one to get into. Kinda goes in line with some of what this vid goes on about as you have to find a new habitat for humankind to live on. It's a great game ☺️
I have often wondered if Elon Musk's idea that we HAVE to be in a simulation is true... If true, then the world's I build and play in my games are just as important as the "world" I live in. I don't feel so bad about playing games when I think about it in this way....
Same! When i feel really down, and when i feel like everything is collapsing i watch this video again to make me feel like my problems are nothing compared to how big this universe is.
Don't worry hunny, Beyoncé loves you. After all, she put SO MANY rings on you. And I don't know how that relates to anything in the video but I had to make the joke k bye.
Nihilism: what's the point of doing anything if it won't matter in the end? Optimistic nihilism: what's the point of *not* doing things if it won't matter in the end?
Humans!!....Don’t be ignorant if you are a thinker , Everything is a proof of god, our consciousness is a huge one, { Hear my argument, Understand it , Then response I want us both to see the right path } { Think deeply with logic and be honest to yourself and then reject or accept, understand and don’t bring hatred. } How everything is so balanced, and seems just right ? { who made it balanced ? is it the coincidence Or the randomness of the nature? } How we know the beautiful and the ugly? { Who taught Us ? Is it the cell !! } - How did we known the right and wrong? { Who taught Us Evil and good ? Is it the cell !! } - Why did we wear clothes in the first place, what the difference between us and animals? { who did made us wear the clothes ? Is it the cell } If your answer is I don’t know, { DON’T CONTINUE READ. cause you are not truthful to yourself…} If you a man of logic, Our Consciousness in particular came from somewhere, you may say the cell, but from where the cell get the consciousness ? Who created the heavens and earth in your thinking ? Is it the delusion answer that the universe appears from nothing or is it “I Don’t Know” I let you see some of what evidence I have and you have a brain to think about that. The only true god said.. ( We will show them Our signs in the horizons and within themselves until it becomes clear to them that it is the truth. But is it not sufficient concerning your Lord that He is, over all things, a Witness?) That’s a challenge you need to see by yourself : - See {👇🏽} God said: 1- ( [He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving.) 2- ( And they say, "There is not but our worldly life; we die and live, and nothing destroys us except time." And they have of that no knowledge; they are only assuming.) 3- ( And when Our verses are recited to them, they say, "We have heard. If we willed, we could say [something] like this. This is not but legends of the former peoples." @ And [remember] when they said, "O Allah, if this should be the truth from You, then rain down upon us stones from the sky or bring us a painful punishment.") 4- *{ And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.} “This verse talking about Space expansion” 5- *{ Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe? } “This verse talking about the Big Bang” 6- { Has there [not] come upon man a period of time when he was not a thing [even] mentioned? @ Indeed, We created man from a sperm-drop mixture that We may try him; and We made him hearing and seeing.} If you reached here and you didn’t at least consider believing in God, that’s for you, god said: ( Then which of the favors of your Lord do you doubt? {56} This [Prophet] is a warner from [i.e., like] the former warners. {57} The Approaching Day has approached. {58} Of it, [from those] besides Allāh, there is no remover. {59} Then at this statement do you wonder? {60} And you laugh and do not weep {61} while persisting in heedlessness? {62} So prostrate to Allāh and worship [Him]. “ { Quoted from the Quran : Which claims to be the word of God and that it all correct before 1400 years old } Hope that god guide us all to the right path....
@@xxwy9977 The universe has so much stuff that human greed could never even begin to scratch its surface. Even if we fvck up a hundred thousand rocks, there are still several trillion (and probably much much more) rocks that will go untouched and unseen.
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I feel sad Kurzgesagt :( time is so fast
ok lol
I would love to get to know the people behind kurzgesagt. who are you and why is you channelname german?
What is life
Make a video about white holes
"If you enjoy the time you wasted, you didn't waste any time,"
@KFC Official lol
Holy fucking shit. Thank you so much. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
@@sabinew239 well if you hated it, the wasted time is a waste of time according to this statement. Not being rude but if you tried to overcome ptsd and depression but get nowhere better. Just think it is a fun journey to have, an experience to learn from. thus, your time won't be wasted since now your "wasted time" is a source of your happiness and knowledge.
Sure it is painful and hard but hating life will just make it worse. keep it chill, find what you think fun and fulfilling, love any experience you had. now nothing is a waste.
Say no more
DBNROP but its fun right? The joy of watching movies, finding out the plot, potentially learning some moral stories from movies, experiencing new technologies that brought u to the digital pixels that you’re seeing. The joy of video games, to have fun, to practice hand eye coordination, to try different types of entertainment... u find the joy in doing things for fun,, so u’re not wasting your time. U certainly do not have to be working and learning something or be productive to not waste your time. 💕
"It feels like the cruelest joke in existence has been played on us, we became self-aware only to realize this story is not about us".
Omg man I never looked at it that way and I don't know exactly how to feel about it.
That just means we're a good side character ....
Shit we're a good side character
Makes you realize what religion is.
It reminds me of the end of "Player #1": It´s not about winning, it´s about playing together. And Blade runner 2048: You think you´re the one but not, you are just another one. So play safe and have fun!
It is us who think we are something special for others automatically.
@@small_dropin_the_big_ocean995 you're not wrong
"I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.” -Mark Twain.
Mark Twain was full of it tho
When was dead for billions of years before birth it’s not like he knew what life was like
Wow. Thank you
Da Absurd Bird How do you know? you are saying it like you are god lol. We just simply don’t know, maybe it’s a world human perspective can’t understand, maybe not, too many possibilities, stop acting like you are certain.
Rmanigu How are you certain? Sure the whole universe is just as simple as you IMAGINE lol
@Rmanigu Yea genius.. Obviously, it's a figure of speech, a paradox, a mystery. Almost everything humanity knows about existence are still theories so everything you choose to believe is also still a theory.
Chill.
I have severe death anxiety. And only a few people know about my condition. I don't usually write a comment but this time i couldn't stop myself, this video of Kurzgesagt has helped me deeply. I tried to keep myself distracted to avoid thinking about it, but never thought a alternative perspective could save me.
So my heartfelt thanks to Kurzgesagt for this.❤
Hey 😊 I'm so sorry to hear about your anxiety. That must be so tough. I realize I don't know you at all, and I don't know what journey you're on, but I went through something very similar. If you search, Tim Keller, Eternity, you may also find help. Just to be upfront, it's a Christian perspective, but super thoughtful. Again, no pressure. Just wanted to pass along something that helped me, to a fellow traveler
@@michaelwalker1360 I'm a muslim myself, but I'll be sure to search it. Thanks for your concern 😊
My brother died breifly in a motorcycle accident and said death felt like "being a kid when we have no worries" and "you know how as an adult, it's 99% worry and 1% no worry...well it was the 1%" He now looks forward to death.
looking into absurdism might help - this channel basically watered down the concepts
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kurzgesagt:
90% existential dread
10% birds
replace 20% of the dread with "WE NEED TO BUILD A SPACE EMPIRE"
Birbs ❤️
I like birds
Lmao, Always
lol
"We became self aware only to realize this story is not about us."
Truest statement I ever heard.
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Weeb
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@@randomuser5780, it is true, you are delusional. If you believe that a personal deity cares about a tiny kid on a rock.
@@randomuser5780 This is what happens when you learn things from Facebook
This made me more depressed and less depressed at the same time
Why less depressed
@@being_black_is_not_a_choice For me, it's because you can make peace with death. It doesn't matter what your going through right now. In the end, it's okay.
Wait, I already replied you in another comment. This is awkward.
Just ignore this comment. Nothing to see here!
Fifty shades of grey
I know this sounds weird but I'm grateful for having an existential crisis it has made me realize the true beauty and mysteriousness of life
fuck yeah bro
Yeah, it fucking sucks when you're going through it but coming out the other side everything is so much different. So much clearer, in a way.
Oh, friend. How I can relate! I have cried, hard cried many times this week. Take care. ✌🏻
I can kinda relate to that....
That sounds awful.
"Close your eyes. Count to one. That's how long forever feels." Damn, that gave me chills
thats assuming you wake. Our eyes will close once we die, but they may never open and if they do, we wont be us else we would have people talkin about their past lives, or maybe we hop to another level of existence, who knows . I just want an answer. I look around and it hurts to know it will all be gone.
I didn't feel anything. What should happen except chills?
Choch Why u do dis? :(
kormannn1 lol I meant the phrase itself gave me chills
We are all 'God' my friend. You have always existed and will exist forever. This is literally a playground for us as 'God'. Just remember everything is a part of you, so if you hurt anyone or anything intentionally you're hurting yourself.
Nihilism shows us the horizon,
the limits of time and space...
Optimism helps us sail there
with a smile on our face
this is awesome
Optimistic Nihilism is like an adventure
Lmfao 🤣🤣
How exactly??
@@sigmachadtrillioniare6372 ask joe
"Our videos induce existential dread in many people, and the last few minutes probably haven't helped"
Literally lol'd.
they know what they're doing
At least they can make it a little better 😊
That line gets me every single time. *Deep, calming sigh* British-Built Humour...
only the ones who got it did lol
actually they did help
even 5 years later..
this video made me cry..
not because of the unavoidable death of everything..
but because of the fact that you really should make your life as enjoyable as you can, because your time alive, and experiencing life and everything around it is gonna someday be over.
Thats too depressing to be true tbh.
This world isn't the real life
Hereafter is the real life only if you were known
Read Quran
@@toxicelamain2494there is no such thing as too depressing in this life.. (I wish that was a lie). Every day children suffer a painful death thanks to war. Just because it is “too sad” doesn’t mean it’s impossible, because it is.
@@حسينمحمد-ق9خ9خ
I've read the Quran, and it's no different to the bible and torah, both of which I've also read. Science and all the evidence so far doesn't NOT support the existence of God's and videos like this make me far more hopeful than the evil, nasty, spiteful doctrine in the books of the Abrahamic religions (judaism, islam, christianity).
Too bad I fucked up life, and there's no way I can fix it. I have to live with my mistakes and demons. Unless I stop my sufferings...
“Close your eyes for one second that’s how long forever feels” - This line gave me actual chills lol
OK I just finish this video I didn’t realize how much I needed that 🥲
@@heroprime7599 okay so what we perceive as forever seems like long time, but in the grand scheme of things the universe is infinite and what we perceive as forever will be gone in the blink of an eye for the universe. Take that as you will. I see it as extremely uplifting!
this gave me actual chlamydia
@@heroprime7599 A great example is going to sleep, only to wake up 8 hours later feeling like you just went to bed.
"lilith chlamydia"
feels cute
Back nearly 4 years ago, when I initially watched this video, it made me very depressed for quite some time, and despite the years passing, on the occassions it poped up in my feed, I still felt "hurt" being reminded of it. Not because of the nihilism, but because accepting the optimistic part automatically meant accepting the pessimistic part as well. Specifically if in the end, your mistakes, faults and suffering are voided, then the same is true for the opposite, all your struggles, victories, and goodness is also voided, I couldn't simply accept the positives and ignore the negatives.
Perhaps because while I knew on an intellectual level that we (humans) are still part of the universe, on an emotional level, perhaps out of habit, we still differentiate ourselves from the world. When we say "the universe is large" we take the point of an observer, an outsider, similarly as to one might claim "humans are destroying nature", without being consciously aware that we're also part of nature, like a smoker knows smoking is bad, but still smokes.
It took me a while to accept, on a subconscious level, that I'm part of the world/universe, which helped resolve my conflict. Despite the universe eventually ending, and nothing 'good' or 'bad' we do ever being remembered or having any sort of lasting or objective meaning, it doesn't mean that what we do in our lives, our successes and failures, don't matter. I'm not saying they have any actual greater meaning in the grand scheme of things, but simply that they have an impact by virtue of existing. And thus we, being an equal part of the universe as any great star or speck of dust is, have the ability to give meaning to something, simply by willing it. The apparent nothingness or lack of meaning given to us by the universe, is simply the default state we must accept in order to give ourselves the freedom to simply exist, and if we so chose, give personal meaning to what we wish to, because after all, while the universe as a whole doesn't care, the part of the universe that makes up 'you' does, and that's enough.
After figuring that out for myself, I was able to understand and appreciate what this video truly had to say.
... So, I came back to leave a like :)
You deserve a like for writing all that :)
That was heavy...
You made me realise my own thoughts... Thank you
A question for you. A survey: do you do yoga?
_“Our videos induce existential dread in many people”_ *THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF WHAT THEYRE DOING TO US*
oh yeah in case you haven't noticed they have made an existential crisis category of videos on their channel
@@batenkait0s657 link?
MiTiBAM just go to their channel and scroll down.
They have became self aware..
I'm not optimistic so I'm good :)
I had major existential dread, and it peaked when they said "close your eyes count to one, that's how long forever feels" and tyhen it just flatlined after that. THIS IS SUCH A GREAT VIDEO
I just feel better after watching it
God Created us, we sinned (lying, stealing, adultery, and hate) and deserve hell because God punishes sin. But God, in his love sent Jesus to die on the cross for our sins and whoever turns from sin and believes in Jesus will not perish but have life after death.
@@JoshiboiyWhat an awful belief.
Why doesn't your god forgive us?
@@Joshiboiy Uuummm... I'm a mix of agnostic/atheist. If this video conflicts with your beliefs, watch another one.
How does Jesus dying make up for our sins????
I love this line : "Close your eyes. Count to 1. That's how long forever feels."
you see that? oh wait its gone, because its already been one second...
How did you feel 100 years ago
Same man
It doesn't though.
@@bluceree7312 right?
"Close your eyes,count to one,that's how long forever feels" That really hit me
Blue nihilism is better
Timothy Morrison
Please explain
That your good things don't matter
Bossness31 im kinda an idiot can you explain this quote please, might take long but i don’t think im the only one whose confused with this
@@joshuadardashti8675 before you were born the universe existed for 13billion years (our best guess)
Do you remember it? Did it feel like 13 billion years? Or less than one second?
When you're dead and dead forever, you won't know it, you won't know what you missed or didn't, death isn't scary when you think... You didn't exist for the 13 billion years before you either
“We are the universe experiencing itself”
-Alan Watts
Carl Sagan too
Nice quotes
One of my favorites:
“You are a function of what the whole universe is doing in the same way that a wave is a function of what the whole ocean is doing.”
― Alan Watts
i doubt the universe wants to rape itself, very sadistic
I really feel that. Life is so amazing that along with the universe created elements to feel each other. and here we are!
I absolutely love this video.
Twelve hours ago
I come back to watch it from time to time
The whole "Close your eyes and count one second... that's what forever feels like after you're dead" is what really got me... freaks me out everytime I do it
Damn wow
Yeah I do this sometimes and it legit freaks me out lol our brain is very hard wired to survive.
This concept always freaked me out. I took points in time and thought about them later as a kid. For example when going on vacation for 2 weeks, I’m thinking beforehand that this time will pass and there’s a future me thinking about how I thought this 2 weeks ago. You can just connect these 2 time points and be like whooop and the time past, nothing you can do, if you just think about the 2 points it’s like in an instant. And if this short time frame passes you can just extend it to however long you want. You can do this with every birthday. Until you’re on the death bed, and thinking how you thought about it with 12.
Why is now now?
@@daniel_960_ I do the same thing. I work 6 days a week and have 2 jobs and the night before I go in for work at my second job on that 6th day and really dont feel like waking up early to get there the next day I tell myself this exact thing. "Time may pass slow while I'm there but it'll also be over before I know it".. gets me through the weeks...
@@daniel_960_ I'm freaked out that someone else noticed that too about time.
The animation and music in these videos just keeps getting better. Truly one of the highest quality channels on TH-cam.
venus orbit...
agreed
can u suggest more channel like kurzgesagt - in a nut shell
Totaly agree
Totally agree
I've suffered from depression on multiple occasions. This philosophy always helps with keeping the darkest thoughts at bay. It's truly beautiful. Thanks Kurzgesagt.
Same here. It just recently got me through my darkest of times
God is always there, all he wants is to love and comfort you.
@@GCook-dm2pm If you knew me personally, you would also know your message to be an insult of immense scale. But thanks anyway. You probably mean well.
Hey I have been in the same place as you, I know a bit of how you feel.
I'm there with you, mate. The idea of being part of something, even something small and seemingly unimportant, is quite calming.
I am 25. Since the beginning of my twenties I suffered from nihilistic point of view. I couldn't do anything for myself because I knew nothing makes sense in the end. But lately I realised if nothing matters anyways, I can live as I want to and I dont have to prove anything to anyone. Now I try to care less in a positive way.
Until I saw this video randomly, I didnt know it had a name and actually was a thing. I literally cried watching this video.
Well, guess what. This isn‘t the actual name of this. "Optimistic Nihilism“ is essentially another take on Existentialism (not saying it wasn‘t a good for the most part). But there is way more stuff and content on the internet/real life to Existentialism than just to "Optimistic Nihilism“. So you may feel free to now look a bit more into it or you may as well don‘t, your choice.
@@FoxofWallstreet thank you for sharing this with me. I will surely look at it. I’m always open to new information even if I find it is not what I was looking for.
Watch Everything Everywhere all at once that movie is about this subject exploration into nihilism, absurdism and Existentialism
What does "care less" in a "positive way" even mean?
To some maniac, starting wars is a "positive way" because nothing matters beside what matters to them.
@@billidoeseverythinghewants125 I really like that movie.
Nihilism: Nothing matters
Optimistic Nihilism: Since nothing matters, you're free to assign value to whatever you want. So you don't have to feel like you've wasted your life playing video games and reading comic books. It made you happy. So it mattered. And if it mattered to you, you mattered too.
Kurzgesagt just solved the existential crisis. Goddamn, I love those birbs
you nailed it man! that's what i think too, tho at the end of the day you still have to like eat and pay bills so... let's not take it too literally
And also do what makes u feel good and give meaning to whatever this world means to u just gold💛
its just that, if there is no greater meaning then the meaning you your self apply to various things, then the meaning of the meaning has no greater meaning. I struggle to find any meaning in that.
@@RichardVemvillveta Yea now u r just being negative😅
@@RichardVemvillveta but it still has meaning and no meaning at the same time.
So?
Have fun?! (Being in certain limits of course lol)
Everytime someone asks me, "What's the most interesting thing about living?"
I always reply, "That we even got the chance to live at all."
But, You must rememember that You had chance live and erit this coment. When you will be died. You will can't do it.
@@mojajangi english
Wow
that is the best answer ever
Weak.
God dam dude, a lot of the frames from this episode would be glorious posters to be made out of.
Wow, that's someone I didn't expect here. Well, to be fair these videos are awesome and deserve all the views they can get
lol dude....designer thinking ;) I like it... ;)
Every frame a painting.
Is elvis presley alive or not
I could take some screenshots.
Whenever I’m at a turning point in my life I always come back to this video. Whether it’s COVID, a break up, or unemployment, I always feel this renewed surge to live life to the fullest. Especially seeing that visual of all the weeks, insane!
"Close your eyes. Count to 1. That's how long forever feels." Completely puts my mind at ease about death every single time.
@RemySomeYT i fear dying but thats what keeps me alive, but being dead? nah i’d be too dead to care
I find it sad that people worry and fear dying, did you ever fear your time before you were born, before you came into existence? I don't remember any pain or suffering, one can then assume it's the same. 🤷♀️
✌️😎
@@NJovceski Indeed, and that idea is terrifying to many.
That everything they are and ever were will simply stop. That they will no longer be aware of existence. It is not being dead that people fear, but the transition from being alive to being dead. The forgetting of everything they have ever known or cared about. It's the loss, not the result.
What's does it mean exactly
@@malaychaudhary2522 It means there's no reason to fear the "forever" that will take place after your death, because you won't experience that time passing. That forever will feel like an instant because it won't feel like anything.
This video is so powerful.
PRESTON! Get off youtube and help settlements for fucks sake. You're fucking useless.
Actually it's not. It's not powerful at all. It's well narrated and illustrated, yes, but it's definitely not powerful; pitiful is more like it; deceptive would be most accurate.
This video is simply a catchy promotion of empirical and relativistic skepticism - both of which are self-refuting. In addition, the informal fallacies are all over the place. For example, you don't get through 45 sec. before the author commits a post hoc (after this therefore because of this) fallacy when he dismisses, a priori, supernaturalism simply because we know more about the stars. In other words, there seems to be a claim that after we found out how the stars work we know there can be nothing supernatural at work. Here is a syllogism for this very faulty logic:
1. If the stars are more than twinkling little lights, then there is no teleological
explanation for them.
2. The stars are more than twinkling little lights.
3. Therefore, there is no teleological explanation for them.
Not only does this faulty logic beg the question, commit some sort of post hoc fallacy or hasty generalization about scientific knowledge in general but it actually seems to me that the opposite (although not logically air tight) would be more probable.
1. If stars are more than twinkling lights but instead are highly complex and serve a significant purpose in the ecology of the universe, then there is likely a teleological and intelligent source of their origin.
2. Stars are more than twinkling lights and are instead complex astronomical bodies that serve a purpose/function in the universe (our sun is a great example).
3. Therefore, there is likely a teleological and intelligent source for there origin.
Either way you look at it, belief in the supernatural is no less warranted than naturalistic skepticism. Skepticism leads to nihilism - the loss of all meaning - and as humans we can only survive by seeking, learning, and knowing that we possess meaning. Therefore, optimistic nihilism is an oxymoron. If this is not seen at the beginning of one's journey into nihilism it will certainly be seen in the end.
Good stuff
Brad Barrett Profound analysis
meaningless morons😂😂👌👌👌
t's weird how most of us living on Earth will never meet or even acknowledge each other's existence. For example, if you're reading my comment; this is probably the first and last time you'll ever see me.
Unless I return to this comment.
Or things get really _really_ weird.
Unless I say hi and we start talking and actually become friends :D
*BRO*
BTW I was not able to see you anyways , the only thing visible to people who read the comment was comment...
Fringe really sad if you think about it
0:51 "we're made of many little dead things, which make up bigger dead things that are not dead for some reason" That is the best description of life I've heard.
"Do the things that make you feel good. You get to decide whatever that means for you."
I hope no sadist watches this.
And I hope they do.
I'm guessing masochists would disagree :)
haha lol
That's precisely the problem with this philosophy. What if raping or killing or stealing makes someone feel good? Well according to this philosophy, they should go right ahead and do it. Do whatever makes you feel good right? And nothing matters in the end, so who cares if you hurt people?
@@thelemurofmadagascar9183 That's precisely the problem with this philosophy. What if caring or helping or sacrificing makes someone feel good? Well according to this philosophy, they should go right ahead and do it. Do whatever makes others feel good right? And nothing matters in the end, so who cares if you help people?
Optimistic nihilism is basically like a Minecraft world. There’s no point of it, but you have so much stuff to learn and do.
Yes
This video has a similar message than the ending of this fantastic game.
good comment!
Infinite possibilities, only restricted by time (and the laws of physics), which makes what you do accomplish that much sweeter and more rewarding. Never forget to have fun!
And you may never explore every inch of it, but that doesn't matter, as long as you enjoyed yourself
The movie Everything Everywhere All at Once was such a good movie that portrayed nihilism and optimistic nihilism so perfectly. Its a realy great watch.
Your profile picture made me think there was a hair or crack on my screen. Thank you for the confusion
@@ashacaslin6410light mode user detected day ruined
Albert Camus walked so the Daniels could run.
Gonna watch taht. Ty for the recommendation😊
I cannot begin to tell you how much this video means to me. Thank you, gals and guys.
They are wrong though. At no point they talk about the real fucking price of the continuation of the cycle of life: suffering. Including the existential dread they try to protect us from.
"There are billions of stars to visit"
That don't need life, the need is only inside of you because you want to explore just to get distraction and feel like you're accomplishing something
"Diseases to cure"
Problems we create by reproducing
"People to help"
same thing
"Happy feelings to be experienced"
that we only want because we miss them
"Video games to finish"
distraction and feel like you're accomplishing something
same thing
All we do is satisfy needs
satisfy desires imposed by own dumb psychology built by evolution
create the need, satisfy the need
@@lucioh1575 You must be a real hoot at parties!
I get what you are saying but the only way to avoid suffering is to have no life... and then nothing would be around to experience the wonders of the universe.
@@lucioh1575 That's a lot of hostility from someone who's taking about philosophy.
Sounds like you've already concluded that your existence is not only pointless but actually a negative in the grand scheme of things. Perhaps it's time to take the next logical step...
I am taking the logical step, which is admitting my suffering isn't any more important than anyone else's. I'm a negative utilitarian, I defend anti-natalism, the right to die, animal rights (actually do activism for that).
You deserve hostility when your first reaction is "wow you're that annoying guy at the party huh?" instead of just addressing the points I was making.
@@lucioh1575 It was a light-hearted joke. I wasn't expecting you to take it that seriously. I was merely attempting to lighten the mood after your first post, which was quite dark.
You posited that without life there would be no suffering. Can I suggest that without life, the universe would be like one big (quantum) computer with nobody to observe it. What would be the point (and I don't mean to imply any religious overtones here)?
“Close you eyes. Count to one. That’s how long forever feels”
that line breaks me every time.. probably the most beautiful line ever said on this channel
That's exactly what happens after death, you close your eyes and forever feels like one second
That line made my anxiety fade
I got scared i don't know why
My whole life I never got scared of death
But this is something
Count to one, but start from negative infinity . XD
@Dark Fire Your life is just as priceless as everyone else's my guy, and no, don't ever think that everyone will ever hate you because out of the 7+ billion people here on this floating space rock, i'm sure that there's alot of people who wouldn't hate you, keep your heads up your shoulder my guy, you matter so don't ever think that you don't. :)
"We became self-aware only to realize this story is not about us." Damn that is deep!
But it is about you, just not only.
Inherent to this argument is a framing issue that doesn't take into account the utter absence of free will. There is a certain reason we used to believe that we were the center of everything, which is that this is *exactly* what it had appeared like. We had no control of that. The more we learned about the cosmos, the more we became aware of the fact that it isn't at all about us. This introduced a change in our perceptions of ourselves, one which sacrificed our anthropocentrism to a strong degree. It never was about us, but why does that matter?
We didn't realize that, that is just the surmisement of false intellects.
@@AkioWasRightplease I don't understand your statement
@@NuelZirimSeph There's no evidence of when we became self-aware. More than likely, we became self-aware long before we could demonstrate self-awareness to each other.
Also, there's another fallacy. What makes one conclude anything is or isn't about us? That's just a surmisement. The reality is that we're clueless as to why we exist, even if we're fully aware of own existence.
The trick is not to think about it, really.
Stay busy, stay healthy, find some love if you can, enjoy what you like without abusing it, and try not to hurt anybody in the process.
That's about it.
some people actually enjoy thinking about it because you know, if we had not searched for it, we would still be going around praising sun, saying amen or anyother very creative story we inventend and very much believed for a long time.
It's okay to think about it don't ignore your fears face it like a man cause it'll always comback to you, and nevertheless acknowledge that there is no solution; focus only on the problem that is manageable.
@@Dominus-F6uZr To think about a problem that has no solution is a waste of time. Face it like a smart person, and ignore it.
@@takezomiyamoto1390 Every problem has a solution it's just depends on how you find the solution.
I hate nihilism so much.
Nihilism: everything is meaningless
Optimistic nihilism: everything is meaningless :D
Humans!!....Don’t be ignorant if you are a thinker , Everything is a proof of god, our consciousness is a huge one,
{ Think deeply with logic and be honest to yourself and then reject or accept, understand and don’t bring hatred. }
What is aiming there is a creator!!
The balance of everything is a huge sign and aim that there is a creator.
{ your eyes, nose, lips are balanced }
{ Day and Night are balanced }
{ earth position in the solar system is balanced }
{ the colors of nature is balanced }
[ see why the water has no smell either no taste or color, because every single alive plants or animals is from water }
( Just imagine water is blue )
{ the whole universe would be blue us animals, food, plants }.
This could never be random, very impossible, and now the only argument you could bring to that is evolution select and choose just base on it instincts. I could agree on that point but We could both agree that the cells that created us and this life creation pathway have a specific guidance and a coding genes.
The question will still remain the cells came from where, who created these complex cells that created our all life from the base to the sky? The coding came from where ?
If your answer is that we actually don’t know, and you say you are a realist person and you don’t want make a step forward to take a side to an answer about it.
{ DON’T CONTINUE READ. cause you are not truthful to yourself… and you want to not bother yourself to the truth or trying to avoid this truth as much as possible - please don’t run from the truth, or atlesat consider it, i know it is hard - not easy to just change your life by changing your belief, god will hold you’re suffering if you let him }
If you a man of logic, Our Consciousness in particular came from somewhere, you may say the cell, but from where the cell get the consciousness ?
Who created the heavens and earth in your thinking ?
I say it is God, the one, the powerful, the first.
You know why god should be powerful and the first.
Cause that is the most logical answer.
Let me justify.
The first suggestion is there is no first and no controller and owner, then our universes are infinite and they are never ending, an infinite chain, but though they create by an accident a dying universe and that is conformed scientifically and it is without any purpose.
The other suggest is that god exist, everything is perfect, he is the first and created us for a purpose, and sent messengers to show his message with huge signs.
You may say there is a lot of gods.
All of these gods are either Idols that human did create by there hands and say it god, or animals like cows that we eat. And finally objects that humans thought they are stronger than them like the moon or sun and choose them to be gods.
*All of them are vulnerable and won’t hear you or speak to you or help you in anything and you could try.
What’s makes The one I am calling for special ?
{ He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner; to Him belong the best names. Whatever is in the heavens and earth is exalting Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. }
There is two ways to accept an idea, in my opinion one is a dark no point way, and there is a light faithful way.
It is all about what you choice, what is your destiny. What you really deep down truly think ? Don’t let emotions and bad thoughts take you to a dark way.
The only true god said..
( We will show them Our signs in the horizons and within themselves until it becomes clear to them that it is the truth. But is it not sufficient concerning your Lord that He is, over all things, a Witness?)
That’s a challenge you need to see by yourself : -
See {👇🏽}
SMALL SIGNS
God said:
( [He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving.)
( And they say, "There is not but our worldly life; we die and live, and nothing destroys us except time." And they have of that no knowledge; they are only assuming.)
( And when Our verses are recited to them, they say, "We have heard. If we willed, we could say [something] like this. This is not but legends of the former peoples." @ And [remember] when they said, "O Allah, if this should be the truth from You, then rain down upon us stones from the sky or bring us a painful punishment.")
HUGE SIGNS BLIND WOULD SEE.
*{ And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.}
“This verse support Space expansion”
*{ Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe? }
“This verse support the Big Bang and the fact that nothing can live without water”
And another sign.
Iron, I guess you know that as new science refers that iron isn’t natural to the earth, and didn’t not form in earth, but came down to earth from outer space. And scientists have found that billions of years ago, the earth was stuck by meteorites. These meteorites were carrying Iron from distant stars which has exploded on earth.
Imagine what Quran said and hope you may be one of the ones who reason.
Surah Al haded ( which means iron ) ( 25 )
{ …,And We sent down iron, wherein is great military might and benefits for the people,.. }
And another one.
{ The Sky }
It protects us from the sun radiation, freezing of space, and protects life on earth by warming the surface with heat retention.
The protection proprieties of sky was discovered by scientific research in 20th century.
Surah al anbyaa’ ( 32 )
{ And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are turning away. }
Mentioned 1400 years ago,
That is the book I am quoting from it to prove god, put these huge signs.
Yahweh, god, Allah, The only, Elohim.
{ He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner; to Him belong the best names. Whatever is in the heavens and earth is exalting Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. } Quoted from Quran.
Jews, Christianity, muslims all received the same message which is to worship the only true god, Christians themselves don’t follow their book so that is why they say Jesus is god and a part of god “ the 3 in 1 god ” they put partners though god is one which is the father “his name in Christianity” and Jesus never said to worship him, he is a massager just like the one before him eat and go to sleep.
What do you see?
Who would have mention that in your opinion?
Is it the prophet, who can’t read and write, living in a desert and was a Shepherd and even though he didn’t even mention his name in the book { that claims it is the word of god [ The Quran] except few ?
The last guy who I talked with, said it is a mysterious texting.
Let see your response.
perfect :D
@@seethelight657 shut up shut up shut up. You won't find your target audience for stupid copy pasted religious messages here
@JOSEPH STALIN Holy s**t you f**king killed him dude!
@@seethelight657 that has no power over those who need not cope.
"close your eyes and count to one. Thats how long forever feels"
I'm gonna use that line
I've already been using it.
I honestly don't get this line. 🤦🤦
TheRevivist you have no perception of time when you’re dead
would some kind soul please explain what this means to a dumbhead like me?
@@frankie5928 OOOOH Thank you. I'm stupid :P
I remember reading a comic where someone asked "what's the point of doing anything if nothing matters?" and another character replied, "what would be the point of doing nothing?" I think that's a pretty good summary of this philosophy. Nothing matters in the end, so why not use this time to be happy?
this is a great idea to think about. we shouldn’t just throw away the potential of having a good life. we should try to live it to the fullest.
What would be the point of doing nothing?
Well, you said that nothing matters, so, im doing something that matters
It depends on what makes you happy. Many teenagers destroy their lives because they use nihilism as a way to ignore their obligations as citizens, and they later find themselves without studies or good jobs
I totally agree but in this society it's not that's simple
I'm thinking that's since nothing matters I don't want to work hard and suffer for something that's pointless. I don't know if that make sens
@@bantyplanty nah he definitely won't make anyone happy lol how you know you're going the right direction is when you suffer less and reading your comments has made me suffer more 😶
I loved every second of this. Felt almost like my shapeless philosophy poured into a circle mold.
tf
Nihilism : Why?
Optimistic nihilism : Why not?
To be honest, they're both the same. The only difference is your point of view
@Luke Crain Hear ye! Hear ye! Lo, and behold the might amongst fabric: this "shirt" of merchandise.
@@giovannirafael5351 From the perspective of the universe, they're both the same. From my perspective, being happy is not the same as being miserable. That makes all the difference that could possibly matter to me.
“Why not?” Ideas have landed me in the poo more than once. I can’t recommend them lowly enough.
Giovanni Rafael Why not, is not a reason, and why, is a question.
“Close your eyes; count to 1. That’s how long forever feels like.”
and it seems so true.
Didn't get it pls explain
@@Rahul_kumawat98 just like in the video. You cant remember the previous 13.8 billion years, they went by 'like a breeze' for your consciousness , so you probably will notice the time after your life (in death) the same. You will feel like nothing happened at all even if 10000 billion years would pass.
This video messed me up, especially that quote.
When u actually do it you feel kind of powerful. I only did it when I saw it written here again.
"Science doesn't do a lot to make this less depressing", As a medical student I felt that
@raj jar Because I don't think doing 9 hours of self study and 6 hours coaching daily is that exciting 😅
@raj jar Because I wanna be a Cardiologists
Prozac
@raj jar over. Kinda cured now. But check out my playlist dark
Science is all in all contributing to make someone like me more depressing.....and thats why i love science
Atleast it accepts the fact that ....apart from little ,we are nothing,we know nothing...but we can know a lot
"Close your eyes. Count to one. That's how long forever feels."
That shook me a little
As someone who is severely depressed this made me feel warm, feel some hope and injected some motivation to be better. thank you
Good!
Have you been to dr hubermans podcasts on TH-cam ? Look into it and see how changing habits and behaviours help our natural chemicals, the ones that if wrong cause us to be depressed.
Hey, man. I suppose I can say I relate to how you feel. I have been dealt a heavy blow by a number of people I considered as loved ones, people I trusted and relied on - which has affected by psyche and rendered me depressed over the years. It's a really bummer, truly. One thing I found though, in the midst of all this noise, is that pouring my pains to Jesus makes me at ease. It may sound corny, but it is true.
Humans can be harmful, and hurtful, but I have only experienced bliss and peace when with Jesus. My depression may come as a wave on a random occasion and totally rub me off course, but Christ has always been my anchor - and better than anyone has been able or is able to do.
My encouragement to you would be to hold your head up and to out your trust in Jesus and cast your heaviness on him. Self-help scarcely helps, I bet you can tell, so consider Christ to look after you and help you through.
Love.
@@LincolnFalana
Wonderful! 😊🙏❤️
@@forg8769
Oh, shore, bud! 😂
Thanks. Now I've been inspired to help build a galactic human space empire.
how many aliens will be killed?
For the Emperor! Purge the xenos!
Anything for bonus points!!
Next Kurzgesagt video about SpaceX? :D
That sounds like so much work. Cant do it today, many tomorrow. Or the day after that. Or the day after that. Or the da-
"Close your eyes. Count to one. That's how long forever feels." No other combination of words in the history humanity was ever as comforting.
Lol. History of humanity is a lot of fucking words. Mathematically it is certain that another combination of words has been said that is more comforting.
@@hellomate639 Ok Mr Buzzkill 😆
@@hellomate639 "🤓"
@@hellomate639 “um actually 🤓” stfu bro go touch grass
right, I bought the poster because of the quote
this video made me want to survive at least one more day. I’ll be watching it again whenever I think of giving up. thank you. ❤
I hope you’re doing better now.
Glad you’re here, friend. Hope you’re doing okay
Read the word of God
Qoran
he aint replying dawg, is he really okay
You got this.
Me:
Kurzgesagt: Im about to end this man's whole existencial crisis
Niga
@@softg3849 Lmao thank you man, I love your reply
@@peshaldatta6798 ur welcome ma dude
C o c o F o x lmaoooooo
C o c o F o x its "existential" 🤓
"our videos induce existential dread in many people"
correct
And suicidal thoughts.
haha true
This channel probably started my mild depression and anxiety. Especially that simulation one.
or satanists who want to deny God's love for us
I read this exactly when they said it in the video.
quote of the year: "we are made of many many dead things that make up bigger things that are not dead for some reason"
How is this edited and it still says "quite of the year"
@@uncertifiedlinguist8396 hah! you would be surprised what is and isn't considered common these days.
I would not use the word "dead", it is rather not alive.
Yes, there is a difference!
Consider a stone. A stone is not dead, since he has never lived and could therefore not die.
Because of that, a stone is only not alive.
@@uncertifiedlinguist8396 no
@@uncertifiedlinguist8396'it's common sense, ain't that common'
Tom macdonald
such a freeing feeling this video gave me. kurzgesagt never fails to amaze me, be it quality animation, sound engineering & voiceovers, interesting topics that i've never heard of, the perfect amount of humour, or a weird jiggly feeling about my entire existence
Kurzgesagt
philosophy:
+1 point have fun
+1 point be good with others
+1 create a galactic empire
For now, I've 0 points
My own comment make me laugh, I have +1 point
After few day I did it, I have 2 points, my galactic empire is in coordenadas ecuatoriales: ascensión recta = 17h 45m 37,224s, declinación = −28° 56′ 10,23″
Well that escalated quickly
I have 3 points for helping my classmate 3 times,
I watched this video maybe 6 months ago. It both made me more depressed and less depressed (like one of the top comments said) but, as someone who has struggled with depression and suicidal thoughts for as long as I can remember, this video and it’s underlying message about “we might as well enjoy the time we are here” ... this changed my life. I carry this thought with me everywhere I go because it keeps me alive. I realize, if I’m going to kill myself, all I’m doing is ridding my opportunity of having any chance of a good time and a good LIFE. Nothing in all my experience and therapy had quite got through to me like that message did. I know this is really personal and kinda corny, but I just really felt the need to leave this comment. If the creators ever read this, thank you for this video, truly, from the bottom of my heart. It’s kept me alive, but also more optimistic than I’ve been in a long time.
♥️♥️♥️
I know what you mean since I have struggled with both anxiety and depression myself. This video helped me as well
carl borneke I’m so glad it touched you like it did me. Sending some positive vibes your way! life with mental illness is no fun and games, but that’s why it’s so important for us to find light in every instance that we can! 💙💙💙
Cool! I liked this, it was Comforting, & Informative!
❤ this actually motivated me to go outside, ive been locking myself up for 2 years
Optimistic nihilism helped me get out of a 7 year long major depression that I'm still battling, but hell I refuse to let my brain fuck me up again, I want to make the most I can of this little lapse of consciousness
Goodluck stranger, hope you the best.
All the best. We all are on the same path of enlightment.
Same! Good luck to you all! We have one shot.. Let's make it worth it!
What books have you read, or what activities youve been doing? Or maybe you mean this video alone?
Whenever my needy depression tries to hug me I tell it to fuck off. It runs off like a bitch everytime.
I can't believe how lucky and privileged I am to watch all this while I am still very young.
Thanks to whatever is sending all this my way.
"close your eyes, count to one"
"that's how long forever feels"
holy shit this gave me chills
It means by forever=one life
They wanted to tell us that our life is as long as 1 second ?
yeah
@@AlexG-jm7cd yeah to me or to him
Depression
@@AlexG-jm7cd love ur music dude
Strangely, I come viewing this video from time to time and gives me comfort.
Like opium?
Makes sense. You probably don’t know what to believe, so you attach yourself to a philosophy to feel ok. When we believe in a philosophy it helps us to feel ok in the way that we can know what the purpose of all life is.
Me too. Gives me some peace of mind.
Me too!
@@restfulsounds3992 I feel just as Toua1000 and I know exactly what to believe. The reason it gives me comfort is that it reminds me how lucky I am to be here and how wonderful the world is. And it reminds me that I control my own destiny.
Me: finally, some optimism!
0:00
_"Human existence is scary"_
Me: aw shit, here we go again
🤣
Hahahahahaha
;-;
See Jordan Peterson's videos. It is way more valuable than this crap.
*and confusing
This has genuinely helped me solve my fear of death. I've always got thanatophobia, always. It has always haunted me, countless nights of crying my eyes out, wondering what will happen. I will continue to do so, but optimistic nihilism helped with it. I've now stopped wondering so much about what will happen after death and started thinking more about what can happen before it. I have control over what makes me happy, and that's why I will do what makes me happy.
I discovered this way of viewing life thanks to this very video. Thank you Kurzgesagt, you truly changed my life.
Nihilism: Nothing matters
Optimistic Nihilism: Anything can matter
@Interceptor Not unless "pessimistic nihilism" is the same word repeated twice.
I would argue that pessimism and nihilism are not the same thing.
@Interceptor Does it need to be extreme hedonism?
Can it not mean stuff like "we should try to make a better world to live in"?
@Interceptor Nothing matters in an objective sense, everything that matters to us humans is therefore the thing that matters.
Not a loss of values, but rather that we choose our values.
@Interceptor Okay so does that mean that Existentialism and Optimistic Nihilism are the same?
@Interceptor but what if subjective meaning itself is meaningless?
This is how I felt since I was a child. Life has no meaning, there’s no reason for my existence, so I assigned myself the reason to live happily and do whatever I want
Existentialist spotted 👽
@@solisluna1591 🤝
Plus, there's video games to finish :)
@@solisluna1591 Optimistic Nihilism is literally just existentialism lmfao Optimistic Nihlism is contradictory I have no clue why kurzgesagt created up a bullshit walmart version of existentialism...
I am just mad we have to go through all this BS called life. I wasnt even asked to be here.
"Close your eyes, count to one."
*closes eyes. Counts to one. Suddenly hears horses and wheels. Opens eyes.*
"Hey you, you're finally awake."
my guy xD
Lmao 😭😭
You were trying to cross the border
Hmmm, a man of culture. You guys are also lurking here.
SKYRIM REFERENCE
Today is the day to share this with people who are feeling hopeless from the US election results. Just used it in therapy with a client and it really helped.
“We’re made of many little dead thing that make of bigger things that are not dead for some reason”
I love this channel
To me this is just peak cringe at the modern culture.
Like, here's consciousness, this massive mystery that also happens to be the only thing that makes meaning and value being literally true a philosophically reasonable position, and yet, you still choose this worldview that everything is just some extension of mechanism.
It's actually not just stupid, it's actually batshit insane. But, batshit insanity is what you accept when you choose self-delusion.
I would say I used to be a nihilist who did not choose self-delusion. I faced and embraced the void. I couldn't stand the self-delusional types then either. I'm on the other side of that now, but it's frustrating watching so many people fall for this shit because of a few very basic ego tricks.
@@hellomate639 dude, it's just oversimplification. it's literally what this channel does, simplify things so normal people can understand. the premise is correct, but there's obviously more to it than that, there always is. nobody said otherwise.
@@hellomate639It's a fact keep coping the only cringe here is you living in denial lying to yourself and then trying to push that lie on others who won't accept it grow up.
Optimistic nihilism is like when Dora the Explorer asks "Did you have fun?", gets no response, and replies "Yeah, me too".
Lmao
LOL
That's deep for some reason
Underrated comment 🙌
I usually hate all those gaggy tryhard comments, but this was a good one :D
Whenever I feel lost, I always come back to this video and been doing that since 5 years ago. Thank you Kurzgesagt. You have no idea how many times this video has saved me.
this is much more motivative than all the stupid "you can do it" or "you're unique" videos.
You're miniscule in a cosmic and temporal sense so why give a fuck? Be drunk, be merry, do what you want, make the world a better place, or leave societies trembling in your wake... it's all here. it's a glorious canvas, use it
Yep. Before all the edgelords ruined nietzsche, his original idea was like “nothing matters so why not”
This is much more comforting than “nothing matters so why bother”
quang nguyen that’s because you are smarter then 99% of humanity who prefers the comfort of a strict value system and moral superiority then the freedom (non-delusional) realization that you’re a free to paint your own value... and change it for a more desirable subjective value system when you get bored... enjoy that freedom most wont.
എന്നെത്തന്നെ to say one is mort accurate than the other is fallacious there is nothing that ought to be accomplished. And if “edgelords” are pressured to behave as a hermit than more for us to conquer.... also Fredrick wasn’t exactly optimistic, nor motivating behaviors.
connor cheers to that.
Alright bois, time to start building that galactic empire. Who's with me?
This is how liberty dies? With thunderous applause?
Let's do it! (Sorry I'm late)
GLORY TO THE HUMAN PERSONS
GUTS lets go
Lets start RIGHT NOW!!!! Ehm... how do we get to low earth orbit? I mean the bases, you know... THIS IS TAKING SOOOOO LONG
My friend said this when I asked her why she was reading comics before an exam: “if the world ended tmw, I wouldn’t regret not studying but I will regret not finishing this”
Kinda misses the point. There is no regret after death.
@@jonasp3648 theres the other point that nothing really matters, so what matters to her is the most important to her.
@@offlaner745 the other way to see it is that in the long run, she might be better studying and letting the entertainment after the responsibility was met.
@@maesemenese yeah its a goof point for the good use of the time she has
@Agente 07 but you can't have regret when you die because you experience nothing, so you shouldn't live life based on what you might regret when you die, but what you will regret when you are alive, which could be failing the test.
Every once in a while I re-watch this, specially when I'm kinda sad or feeling under the weather. It reminds me how little time I have left and its absolutely a crime to let things prevent me from enjoying life.
This is exactly my philosophy. We exist, and then we’re gone forever. Yes, life is pointless, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t enjoy our time here. Nothing we feel at any given moment matters in the grand scheme of the universe, but it still matters to us at that moment. We should still try to give as many people as possible a good quality of life and enjoy the time we have here before we completely cease to exist.
This philosophy somehow doesn't work for me. Like, all the stuff he said earlier only convinces me to enjoy MY life as much a possible and not others.
@@uhtredsonofuhtred2867 When you help others you create a better carma for yourself and it outmaneuvers your ego for a split second wich is scientifically proven to make us feel better. But you might be wired differently
Same, my philosophy is like this too.
@@uhtredsonofuhtred2867
I know this is cliché but helping others you love makes you feel good. Doing good to others is just enlightened self-interest. So helping others doesn't contradict this video.
Bro do you believe in Life after death............a.k.a "GOD"
Nihilism: Nothing matters
Optimistic Nihilism: That doesn’t matter.
True nihilism: And it doesn’t matter that it doesn’t matter that nothing matters. Everything is chaos no matter how much people try to say otherwise. Subjective values assigned to meaningless things are themselves meaningless and grounded in no objective truth.
@@chromafire120 but that also doesn't matter so I don't care
Matthew Robinson thats true, but nobody else cares either, that’s what I’m saying
@@chromafire120 cool, nobody cares what you're saying or what i'm saying
we love philosophy dont we?
Sasper That is true, but remember, we’re only talking in the context of nihilism. I’m religious so I don’t believe in nihilism, I’m just correcting the idea that just because everything is meaningless means it can mean whatever you want. This is existentialism, not nihilism. Neither is necessarily better than the other, just the definitions are different.
This is just “hakuna matata” said in a very articulate way. Love it!
Lmao underrated comment!
sings "It means no worries for the rest of your daayyys" XD
Actually, your comment is pretty deep!
isnt that a naruto opening music
@@shookedt7766 I can read that with the singers voice playing in my head 😊
this video introduces existential crisis and solves depression at the same time
@prozeemation_8658 as someone already in comments said:
"Nihilism: Nothing matters
Optimistic Nihilism: Since nothing matters, you're free to assign value to whatever you want. So you don't have to feel like you've wasted your life playing video games and reading comic books. It made you happy. So it mattered. And if it mattered to you, you mattered too.
So what is wrong with that? That’s the beauty of it. If you feel like my sentence makes any meaning to you then you can accept it or just deny it. World is balanced in belief and facts so we have to think about that too and don’t shove our belief of nihilism to others. You are quoting people in your comment because you think that their opinion matters to you, so they matter to you. As said earlier it's upto you to put values in whatever matters to you. But don't shove your opinions of what matters to you must matter to others, that is religion."
Also, you are shoving nihilism down my throat with your quotes. I am not a man without purpose and belief. I am a man with purpose and belief that gives my life meaning because I think they do so(optimistic nihilism). I am not giving my life a meaning and belief because somebody said so in a quote. If you are saying total nihilism with no optimism is bad then I might disagree to some extent because not all cases roots to nihilism are bad.
For example:
we know from science and carbon dating that humans were first found around 1.4 to 2.5 million years ago.
after human invented computer it's not even 2 centuries old and it already took us from a vaccum tube to a point where you have apple vision and neuralink time where we are capable of reading human brain signals and provide very high quality Augmented reality to users. Given another 1000/2000 years, that is a very very very small amount in a timeline of what human have already lived, we will reach a point where we will be able to simulate full brain and maybe we are already living in a simulation. So, if I believe in that fact then what is wrong in that. You cannot prove you are not in a simulation. I might be a person on the internet that your brain simulation is simulating to give you a sense of belief that you are having a conversion to someone. I may not be real at all.
So, just straight out saying nihilism makes no sense is really absurd to me. It will depend what is your cause of accepting nihilism. Straight up saying something doesn't makes sense because it goes against what I belief is not what something I agree with.
@prozeemation_8658 aw man, if i knew your comment was pro-faith/religion i wouldnt even have bothered reading it. NOW I HAVE EVEN LESS TIME TO ENJOY MY LIFE, SEE WHAT YOU'VE DONE? lol
“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” - Friedrich Nietzsche
@FireEmeralds76 This quote affirms just about every possible worldview, including religions. Kinda dumb, considering that all of the different ideas conflict with one another.
I once walked into a bar where I had no idea one of those bluetooth headphone concerts was going on, and trust me...you alternate between "are they all insane, or am I insane?" a few times within the couple seconds it takes to figure out what's going on.
@Dark Fire Hey mate, don't ever think about ending your life just because some people don't like you, you should try to get away from those people and live on your own if possible and you do matter, everyone on this planet matters in some or the other way, you only get one shot at life so use it wisely, anyways you seem like an amazing person :)
@Dark Fire I don't know you, and I don't know why people would hate you. I don't know what's going on n your life, and I don't know why it seems like it isn't worth living. But I can say one thing with complete certainty: God loves you, and He has a plan for you. His purpose for your life may be beyond human comprehension, but there is a purpose to it, so keep on living.
@Dark Fire you are worth living just by the fact that you are alive, by being so, you will always find something to fight for, always, anything or anyone. I dont know you and i probably never will, but one thing I know is that at that moment of your life, whenever you find whatever that seems fine to you to be living for, you will be extremely grateful for not having killed yourself back then when it all looked, and might have been, dark and hopeless. But above all, no matter how much darkness, hopelessness and emptyness there is, THERE IS ALWAYS A ROAMING LIGHT SOMEWHERE , remember
That's some god damned beautiful animation
Who cares we all die anyway.
Rui PTG You sound like you deserve a hot chocolate, a Swedish cinnamon bun and a big hug.
Rui PTG *oW THE EDGE*
Science Vids nah ego death wouldn't help😂 probably MDMA if you want cheering up
I care. I enjoyed the animation aswell
I get anxious every time the word "time" comes up
Twice already! Shit we got no time! Argh, a third time already! Oh no! Four!
everyTIME you say? hmmmmm
Time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time
I was thinking the exact same thing while he talked abt time and 5 seconds later I see your comment
@@potatoginger7367 I dieded too much time. 😌
I really feel like this video has crystallized the embodiment of my own personal outlook on life. I just want to say that I came back to watch the video this time around because I wanted to see how you all depicted nihilism, and it did not disappoint. The visualizations of fear in an empty universe are incredible
God Created us, we sinned (lying, stealing, adultery, and hate) and deserve hell because God punishes sin. But God, in his love sent Jesus to die on the cross for our sins and whoever turns from sin and believes in Jesus will not perish but have life after death.
@@Joshiboiy Belief in heaven and hell is little more than the hope of moral dessert and fear of moral punishment bestowed on you some ancient text, not a desire to help the people that exist on this earth for its own sake. Morals can exist outside your god, and if you don't think you can be a moral person without your god, that says more about you than it does about your god.
Two can play that game.The person on the other side of the screen can proselytize as well, but I'd rather have an honest conversation about the topic of this video. I'm not confident that this isn't more than a copypasta given to you by someone else and you haven't put any thought into your post. Hopefully you'll think about spaces that share contrasting ideas as more than an opportunity to spread your religious beliefs. But thanks for giving me the opportunity to deliberate and refine my own proselytizing copypasta.
"Close your eyes, count to one. That's how long forever feels"
*Chest starts pounding, mind struggling to comprehend eternity and death, getting incredibly scared*
"Every bad thing you've done will be voided"
*Chest still pounding but slower*
It's nonsense. You won't feel anything. You won't BE.
😄
Everything good you've done will be voided
A whole lot of this. Lol
How was that scary i-
Can we all agree that the music was outstanding in this one?
That's what 60 fps feels like. Something that console peasants will never understand, unfortunately...
The eyes were kinda weird tho
Reminded me of something out the Tron Legacy soundtrack, like "Sunrise Prelude"
Yeah
Luke Farinelli i agree. Not as cartoonish.
Life isn't a journey. There is no destination. Instead life is more like a song and you don't listen to a song to hear the ending. You simply listen to a song to enjoy the music. If you're living life always focusing on the future then you'll never enjoy it because you were to busy waiting for it to end.
So just sit back relax and enjoy it for exactly what it is.
but who pays the bills if i sit back and relax?
@@oncehoode3930 it sucks, i think it's more of a video game with mandatory missions so you can progress and experience more of it, the experience as a whole could be enjoyable if you choose so.
That's one of the things that really makes me sad. While some people travel, indulge in the best foods and pleasures and have great experiences, others do not have the opportunity to live life to the best of their ability. Many people only know poverty and suffering. And me or you could be these people. By a mere chance we are the ones who are arguing about it.
@@luanagadotti8754 The problem is that we want things and we suffer without them (and yes, including food). It's just how our brain is hard-wired for survival.
@@mostafahassan8963 I don't think there is anything mandatory, there's just rules you can't break.
I couldn't sleep and I remembered this video, so watched it again! This put me to an ease. Thank you.
Lost all motivation and regained it again within the span of 6 minutes
Basically the point of the video lol
me too i lost hope in life then regained it again
Wow, that's true, there's a lot of games to be finished, i'll be right back...
Matheus Freitas you back yet?
Matheus Freitas you back bro?
Matheus Freitas i miss you
Matheus Freitas Mass Effect Andromeda is a good one to get into. Kinda goes in line with some of what this vid goes on about as you have to find a new habitat for humankind to live on. It's a great game ☺️
I have often wondered if Elon Musk's idea that we HAVE to be in a simulation is true... If true, then the world's I build and play in my games are just as important as the "world" I live in. I don't feel so bad about playing games when I think about it in this way....
Nihilism: why?
Optimistic Nihilism: why not?
yeah! why not we just stay to make the experience a little better for others? why not we have some fun while we're at it? :D
Ah yes exactly lol.
The difference between Eva and Gurren Lagaan
@@NoMoreWhat-Ifs tbf Eva's ending Is pretty pro-living, but I haven't watched gurren so idk
@@NoMoreWhat-Ifs Man so accurate.
I happily cried during this video. Thank you Kurzgesagt.
a physicist is an attempt by the universe to understand itself.
We are the brain cells of the universe! xD
Please let me sleep at night!!
Like the brains thrive to know how the brain works!
Fuck!
a TEENY TINY PART OF the universe*
This video felt like a warm hug to me when i'm in a very depressive state.
I hope you get better, stay strong mate!
Same! When i feel really down, and when i feel like everything is collapsing i watch this video again to make me feel like my problems are nothing compared to how big this universe is.
It made worse to me... i cant even tell how i feel right now... its not even sadness, is something i cant express with words.
I hope every one of these likes is also like a very small hug
me and you both maybe we should form some kind of depressed whatsapp group so we can act insane in public cause we dont give a f***
I'm an entirely different planet and yet i'm STILL having an existential crisis.
Don't worry hunny, Beyoncé loves you. After all, she put SO MANY rings on you. And I don't know how that relates to anything in the video but I had to make the joke k bye.
did you make a profile just to comment this lol
@@popcornenjoyer69 I wish lol
don’t worry, at least Stevie Wonder remembers you. He made a song about you.
Saturn you are my favourite planet next to earth
This is one of the most incredible videos on TH-cam
Just. Perfect.
Nihilism: what's the point of doing anything if it won't matter in the end?
Optimistic nihilism: what's the point of *not* doing things if it won't matter in the end?
it will matters at the end, because it happened
Humans!!....Don’t be ignorant if you are a thinker , Everything is a proof of god,
our consciousness is a huge one,
{ Hear my argument, Understand it , Then response I want us both to see the right path }
{ Think deeply with logic and be honest to yourself and then reject or accept, understand and don’t bring hatred. }
How everything is so balanced, and seems just right ?
{ who made it balanced ? is it the coincidence Or the randomness of the nature? }
How we know the beautiful and the ugly?
{ Who taught Us ? Is it the cell !! }
- How did we known the right and wrong?
{ Who taught Us Evil and good ? Is it the cell !! }
- Why did we wear clothes in the first place, what the difference between us and animals?
{ who did made us wear the clothes ? Is it the cell }
If your answer is I don’t know,
{ DON’T CONTINUE READ. cause you are not truthful to yourself…}
If you a man of logic, Our Consciousness in particular came from somewhere, you may say the cell, but from where the cell get the consciousness ?
Who created the heavens and earth in your thinking ?
Is it the delusion answer that the universe appears from nothing or is it “I Don’t Know”
I let you see some of what evidence I have and you have a brain to think about that.
The only true god said..
( We will show them Our signs in the horizons and within themselves until it becomes clear to them that it is the truth. But is it not sufficient concerning your Lord that He is, over all things, a Witness?)
That’s a challenge you need to see by yourself : -
See {👇🏽}
God said:
1- ( [He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving.)
2- ( And they say, "There is not but our worldly life; we die and live, and nothing destroys us except time." And they have of that no knowledge; they are only assuming.)
3- ( And when Our verses are recited to them, they say, "We have heard. If we willed, we could say [something] like this. This is not but legends of the former peoples." @ And [remember] when they said, "O Allah, if this should be the truth from You, then rain down upon us stones from the sky or bring us a painful punishment.")
4- *{ And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.}
“This verse talking about Space expansion”
5- *{ Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe? }
“This verse talking about the Big Bang”
6- { Has there [not] come upon man a period of time when he was not a thing [even] mentioned? @ Indeed, We created man from a sperm-drop mixture that We may try him; and We made him hearing and seeing.}
If you reached here and you didn’t at least consider believing in God, that’s for you, god said:
( Then which of the favors of your Lord do you doubt? {56} This [Prophet] is a warner from [i.e., like] the former warners. {57} The Approaching Day has approached. {58} Of it, [from those] besides Allāh, there is no remover. {59} Then at this statement do you wonder? {60} And you laugh and do not weep {61} while persisting in heedlessness? {62} So prostrate to Allāh and worship [Him]. “
{ Quoted from the Quran : Which claims to be the word of God and that it all correct before 1400 years old }
Hope that god guide us all to the right path....
It won't matter in the end. But it matters now
@@Betty-jp7sw that's his path. What can we do 🤷
My two sides
Nihilism: nothing matters
Kurzgesagt: well yes but actually no
Well no but actually yes
@@slavicemperor8279 well yes but actually no
@@justanotherlostsoul5769 They literally said ,,nothing matters and everyone will die" in nice manner
@@slavicemperor8279 they said just the truth.
@@mitingant Nope. The statenent that this is truth literally contradicts everything about nihilism.
I counter existential dread with the words of a very wise man:
"Thanks to denial, I'm immortal!" - Philip J. Fry
Hahaha
🧡
A saint
Isn't Fry a woman?
@@Schrodingers_kid no
Never before have I wanted a video to go on for longer.
Nobody:
Kurzgesagt at every video: WE NEED TO BUILD A GALACTIC HUMAN EMPIRE
David Latkin a lot of birds will die on this way though... ☹️
Also Elon musk
David Latkin How about every curious mind? Knowledge is preferable to ignorance
@@JayN_101 Humans make everything gross because of greed lets not fuck up another rock lets just finish killing this one and hopefully perish with it.
@@xxwy9977 The universe has so much stuff that human greed could never even begin to scratch its surface. Even if we fvck up a hundred thousand rocks, there are still several trillion (and probably much much more) rocks that will go untouched and unseen.