A Society of False Selves: Why Everyone Feels Fake

[@vladvlog9677]

'Be authentic at your own risk, for you will be carved up on the alter of jealous rage and envy, socially destroyed, outcasted, painted as a demon, the opposite to what you truly are. There can be no survivors and no appeal to the good nature of man, because he is still in essence, a beast of the herd.'

[@TheMachiavellians]

Absolutely, which is why the mask is so important. If you are going to be more genuine than others, or smarter, you need to know when and how to conceal it. People envy intelligence and authenticity more than almost anything else. "Everything profound loves masks." --Nietzsche

[@LazloVimes]

the most genius thing an intelligent person can do is hide exactly how smart they are.

[@aaronanytime8897]

Our body is a herding beast but our soul is not. We are here to rise above the beast.

[@aaronanytime8897]

@@LazloVimes That is wrong we must bear our cross.

[@MyMakersMarker]

My true self scares away the leeches. Oh, and how many masked leeches there are! You will lose family, "friends", you will find yourself near alone, yet at peace. Peace is the reward of those who choose a circle so small it can strangle anyone whom does not fit.

[@TryOverWish]

I feel like I'm trapped amongst a species of mimics and I was told for as long as I can remember to be a mimic. I chose not to participate and suffered, so I learned to mimic the mimics in a way that I wouldn't become a mimic but was able to be around the mimics who were mimicking other mimics who wanted to be mimics even though I wasn't a mimic and wanted to be unique I came to realize I had become like every other mimic in that "want to be" as opposed to just being... I played this mimic game for a long time. Then... One day I woke up and now, now I just exist and I have nothing to say, I just observe. I don't even know how to express feelings anymore. I just exist.

[@SoulSeeker2025]

Thats the real you according to Hinduism.

[@Juris_Husband]

Omigosh this is it for real

[@memyselfi2005]

That's a lot of mimics. Seriously though, I hear you. Sometimes there's nothing left to say because doing so doesn't change anything. I think that's when you know you have to change your circumstances rather than try to fit in.

[@SoulSeeker2025]

@ exactly

[@Desperado070]

The word "person" comes from the old word "persona". Persona means a mask, it has never been any different. We all are the mask(s) we wear.

[@donatodiniccolodibettobardi842]

I live with depression and anxiety for so long, that I kind of don't care. I don't care enough to put on a mask, I don't care enough to assume everyone one wears a mask, I might have a trouble sometimes figuring how to act in any given situation, but I try not give anything else other than authentic me. Things I care about, things I worry about, trying to give other space and to give them acknowledgement, that they are seen, they are listened to, small mercies, little kindness. I don't think I am unique in this, that I am better for doing so, I don't care how people take it... There is a lot of things I cannot give to the people around me, but I try to give what little I can. And what I can't, not worth thinking about... I still do, I worry, but then comes the burn out, and thus only the things I can do matter. Little victories. If you share little kindness forward it's all the repayment I'll ever need.

[@stevesmith7839]

Very parallel to my life. I would only add, there is a type of "payment" for kindness to others in that no good deed goes unpunished. Now, I do good for others out of spite, because I'm obviously twisting a thorn into something which has far more power than me.

[@Sorcerollo]

If your depression leads to you wanting to end it all. You can end your old personality as an alternative. If you don't care about much, then it'll be easy. Live the life you want today. What's the difference of existing here as opposed to the existence in the afterlife? You don't know. I don't know. Nobody knows.

[@filosofism]

Ditto

[@SolarManReborn]

We are born to be modelled by the culture of our surroundings. There is nothing modern about that. What is modern, is that we live like sardines, crowded. So instead of war drums and spears we use masks to survive among so many strangers. And here the individualism kicks in. Everyone is a stranger, potential threat. So we wear masks everywhere. About this fake it till you make it part - we are born into a culture. Modelled from the beginning. The truest self, stemming from the will, is the persona we create, try to be it, and then become it. It is the only thing we, with our willpower, decided to create - human is a mold. Culture molds, until he or she model themselves on their own, from the culture parts we inherit, in our own shape. There is nothing fake about that.

[@Justin-wj4yc]

> The truest self, stemming from the will, Cognitive neuroscience debunks this along time ago.

[@Kenan-Z]

Totally agree with you. Human beings are social animals and it's just natural that they create personas to better fit with the larger society they live in.

[@SolarManReborn]

@@Justin-wj4yc could you please elaborate a little bit on that?

[@Janika-xj2bv]

Best comment

[@Michaelpersico695]

This is true. However where is the WHY for this calamity? For centuries we’ve known these things. By now this is just a redundant overstatement of the obvious. All I ever hear is the same philosophers names over and over again. Reminds me of my university days. I felt like a 🦜 parrot repeating some shit people been repeating forever.

[@neanderthal6717]

The why is fear, basic fear of one's self and trusting to be ones self. It's projected out ward to mistrust of people and situations and a need to wear a mask is constructed to avoid looking at and dealing with the mistrust if one's self and being

[@gregoryallen0001]

where is your diagnosis my friend? why do you think we love our rôles so much?

[@neanderthal6717]

@@gregoryallen0001 that is my diagnosis.. and u love your role cause the alternative is scary 🤣

[@NB-yu4lj]

Atheism and femenism

[@petersmithyy4556]

​@gregoryallen0001 why do you think there are certain people that love being actors? I think people feel very comfortable behind the facade of a character, more so than when they are being their true selves. I think of Jim carrey recently . Someone who everyone knows as a funny man most of the time, but within more recent history has come out as a deep thinker, someone who has struggled with depression and meaning in life.. he now lifts the mask, but how many years did he have to wear that funny mask for?

[@xamarchild4994]

Your work is applause worthy, keep posting 👑

[@0121evian]

That thumbnail is really good

[@hertzeauxduclaire7689]

It stops being Machiavellianism when the individuals objective shifts from "The will to power" and instead becomes "The will to SURVIVE". Ma'at 93/93

[@identiybodega]

😊

[@0121evian]

This video relates deep to what i contemplated and realised myself these past few years. Thank you for explaining it lucidly!

[@TheBackwoodsHermit]

This channel is so good. Thank you for another excellent presentation.

[@rngreg33]

made a video touching on same topic Just found this channel Lmk wat yhu think MrBackwoods

[@yathercantillano3874]

Its all so tiring...

[@DictatorDoPa]

Damn right. There IS no such thing as fake. Everything is real because everything that people can regard is presumed to be knowable.

[@DictatorDoPa]

And to be known is to be.

[@jamesskinnercouk]

The mask is like both a protector and a parasite. The mask helps hide our weaknesses and at the same time can project a false enticing image to trick others into loving and liking our persona. Tragically this mask becomes exhausting to maintain yet there is a great fear that lurks in the psyche “what if everyone dislikes me when I’m exposed”. Personally I’ve found it more securing forming relationships from a point of warts and all, you have more energy by just simply being you and you’re more relaxed (a women who projects a mask of beauty will fear losing that just as a man who projects a mask of power both have become tied to their masks and fear letting them go, yet in the darkness we can discover a hidden light of authenticity that can be rekindled back to life to live our life).

[@DictatorDoPa]

"Now I face out, I hold out I reach out to the truth of my life Seeking to seize on the whole moment, yeah"

[@MGSVxBreakpoint]

Once upon a time we were things. Now, we merely appear as things.

[@bw2442]

As society gets more and more resistant to truth , lies are the norm and hollowness follows.

[@nyx7829]

Can you please make a video on how to effectively create and maintain social masks?

[@ChillyJackFrost]

My momma always said I acted. "Acted like an idiot!". 😂

[@SerialMascot]

I DONT FEEL FAKE AT ALL

[@Kenan-Z]

But you are essentially FAKE

[@cheykha7]

thanks mushroom, ur not fake at all

[@SerialMascot]

@@cheykha7 Blessings upon you. The Divine Nipponese Mushroom of Immortality grants you 1 Extra Life!

[@SerialMascot]

@@Kenan-Z Nope. I'm authentic AF. I remember who I used to be, and I can look and see who I am now. I know what makes me different from others, and I enjoy expressing these aspects of my personality. Here in the real world, we already mapped the human genome. Genetically, I am 100% statistically unique among humans, beyond the shadow of a doubt. Bro is just crying because his memes are bad and he can't talk to girls.

[@Deleteds-c7u]

Is the dionysian unity the same as schopenhauers will?

[@TheMachiavellians]

Yes. The "mysterious primordial One" is the Schopenhauerian Will. The last section of the video is Schopenhauerian metaphysics with some Nietzschean twists.

[@DivineDemiurge]

Great content. Much respect

[@RB-jq6gh]

We are here playing out what we eventually denounce.

[@filosofism]

I have a mediocre identity. I wanted to be a famous musician as a young man, but I’ve never been all that talented, so I have come to accept that I am an average person. I have nothing to really offer this world but. 💩

[@filosofism]

I am most certainly bored with myself. I do believe that We all ,to some extent have to wear masks. There is the realm of acceptability that we all have to dance on the edge of. One of the basic human needs is human interaction;therefore

[@aaceytuno]

Do they put you in a little box? Cells, cells . Interlinked , interlinked . What’s it like to hold the hand of someone you love? Cells .

[@themasculinismmovement]

Which books by nietzsche are being quoted here?

[@TATZELWURMFORSAKEN]

As long as society exists, as long as people have to deal with each other...there will be masks We can only ever be ourselves when we are alone...or...to be strong enough to live without people and their cities of gray.

[@mortishacanniba]

No wonder our owners hate art & philosophy so vehemently. They're the languages of Divinity & Freedom. 🤔

[@SoulSeeker2025]

What book covers his views on self? Anybody know? Im looking for a book summarizing Nietzsches views on self.

[@-Llama_95]

I recall reading section 40 of Bey. G. & E. for the first time. I’ve been studying masks ever since. This is a welcomed project. Emerson, in his essay on friendship, elaborates upon inauthenticity and authenticity as well.

[@stevesmith7839]

Well said, but to attribute the quality of performance of self identity to everyone denies that there are any authentic people. I would say that everyone playing an absolute performance of a self identity thinks everyone plays an absolute performance of their self identity. People with authentic self identities think others have authentic self identities. Surely, Nietzsche himself is the epitome of all the things that he criticizes. He IS the sickly, vulnerable, insecure, reclusive, overcompensating actor hiding behind a GIANT mustache grasping at relevance by calling out all the other actors. He is like "Wee Willy Winky running through the town, up stairs and down stairs in his night gown. Rapping at the windows, crying through the locks, 'Are all the children in their bed, for now it's eight o'clock?!'" Because the self fulfilling fuel of the identity performance is insecurity, the more insecure a person becomes, the more they act, the more they act the more insecure they become. This gets to my point. The actors regard people with authentic personalities as being pretentious at best, naive suckers in the middle, and the most evil of all deceiving performers at worst. Authenticity is the one thing performers can't stand. On the other end, authentic people will forever be at a loss to understand why everyone else is such an @-soul. Truly, authentic people are by far a minority and will rarely come across other authentic or more authentic people because society hates authenticity and will punish it on every opportunity to insure the lowest level of insecurity for them. Conformity = security. Of course Nietzsche will defend identity performance. Of course he will deny the existence of authenticity. Of course he will call on esoteric forces to explain his self fulfilling world view. Of course he will not tread the ground of all the billions of lives destroyed by people LARPing a performance of their self identity. Every tough guy, every patriotic soldier, every cut throat sociopath, every bully, every capitalist exploiter, every colonizer, every heroic conqueror, every slave owner, every politician, and every deceiving cheater owes a debt of gratitude to Nietzsche. And as far as his claim about how only prey needs camouflage or deception, NOT SO, many predators use camouflage and deception. In fact, deception is by far the most effective strategy in war and biology. It's very possible that everything practicing deception is by some measure at war with something. We just need to find out what. As far as art, dissatisfaction is the mother of creativity. It should not be any wonder why "artists" crave authenticity or look for the authentic expression when they are submerged in a world of deception. Art doesn't happen FOR society (as it is); art happens because of society (as it is). If society wasn't as it is, art would not be necessary. More dissatisfying society = more art.

[@ZecZli]

I think that people hide themselves because they infact - are - really guilty. I am too. That much about guilt. But, also IMHO, what was violently abolished, but is absolutely necessary in a human, and humane, society is - shame, a very foundation of all human culture. P.S. Poor old Nietzsche was absolutely truthfull in this tirade about - himself. 🧠 But, he was deluded that there is no one outside of him to confess his sins, and no Mercy in this world. And, all alone, or feeling as such, people die... R.I.P. ✝️👋

[@christophmahler]

Profound essay - aligned with 'The American Scholar' by Nietzsche's favorite author, and fit for the Saturnalia of our times. In death all masks are taken off - blessed the man who can bare to face death in life, thus entering the Kingdom.

[@richizzle39]

Because before I was born the country had already begun to be taken over by Russia and nobody listened to me. Now I’m watching it happen in real time and they still aren’t listening to me. Did we lose the Cold War?

[@Yatukih_001]

This is what happened as a result of the actor - based reality. People no longer trusted politicians and so began to regard themselves as being superior to their intellect. They were right about that. To the politicians what mattered was to protect the government. Under a dictatorship or a Kakistocracy people are not allowed to have an authentic self. During the Bush era, they had to identify as someone else. They had to identify as a ´victim of 9 - 11´. This mentality is so effective at manipulation that it scares absolutely everyone into thinking that they must be someone else. During the Covid - era, people had to identify as a victim of a virus less infectious than tuberculosis. During Cleon´s reign, those who opposed him were accused of being conspiracy - theorists. His administration completely disregarded critical thinkers whom he had endorsed officially prior to running for office in his society. When people allow actors to cross ethical boundaries and play politicians, priests, cops, musicians and others they are told are for real, they stop listening to each other and only listen to these people. During the period between 2001 to 2012, absolutely everyone listened to one man. They all wanted to be ´George W. Bush´, and so projected false selves which simply identified as him. For the first time in human history, mankind had been programmed to fear reason instead of embracing it. The situation with false selves reached its climax in 2020, and continued to spread until brave people began to punch individuals for putting up COVID 19 masks, because they had no other choice to do so, not because they were violent. When people are on high as a result of exposure to dope, they are not projecting an authentic self to the outside world, but a false one. The movie Total Recall is very critical of this, as this has been going on since Cleon´s days. In Iceland, and on a number of other islands, they started to elect people who use birth names into office, a revolutionary strategy which will shape the politics of the future. Iceland had learned why people are born to be modelled by the culture of their surroundings, and had thus discovered a very easy and simple escape route from the actor - based reality.

[@AlethicAvenger]

the video offers an interesting exploration of the concept of masks and their role in modern life, drawing on the ideas of several philosophers. however, it oversimplifies some of these ideas, particularly Nietzsche's concepts, and presents a somewhat one-sided view of masks and authenticity. while it raises valid concerns about inauthenticity and fragmentation, it doesn't fully explore the positive functions of masks or the complexities of selfhood.

[@LaurieValdez-zk3dy]

No problem

[@world_musician]

my mask refuses to see itself as a mask

[@knivesnico8775]

are you called the machiavellians because of that one book that moldbug keeps talking about?

[@tiggtiggs]

Ironic how 'Machiavellians' question a phenomenon their ideology helped create.

[@DenshaOtoko2]

I'm a very creative and expressive person naturally.

[@jenna2431]

Everyone doesn't feel fake. I don't. I guess if I wanted to, I'd get lipo, dye my hair, get implants for the teeth I've lost, Botox my face, get perma-tatted eyebrows, and seek therapy. But I'm okay at 67, just IDed autist. My life isn't perfect, but that doesn't mean it's not good. And the truth is, if everyone put their problems at the curb, you'd run back out to grab yours back when you saw everyone else's.

[@Steviemn1]

You had me at society. 9:14

[@vivalaleta]

I have never been fake. I don't know how. My realness upsets people. Oh, well.

[@Inateacupfullofgold]

Guard yourself at that, woman could never be mistaken for a phony.

[@DenshaOtoko2]

And strong and long lived.

[@ffs55]

Amazing vid and dialog brother. So good I am hoping it is 100% AI free

[@khankrishna]

Yeah same but idk honestly, voice sounds a bit AI

[@Janika-xj2bv]

I live and struggle with PTSD and I'm suspicious of everything and everyone. My mask is my shield. I only see Truth in God and Nature. Another great video. Thank you.

[@jamesrobertarchbald6357]

kindof ironic that this was made entirely by ai.

[@TheKingWhoWins]

Was it ? Damn convincing to me

[@jamesrobertarchbald6357]

@ yup it was ai

[@Sorcerollo]

The whole video? Dialogue and all?

[@jamesrobertarchbald6357]

@ i was just making a joke i don’t actually know.. i didn’t even watch the video because i didn’t want to be dissatisfied

[@Sorcerollo]

@jamesrobertarchbald6357 It wouldn't make a difference. People don't care about the truth of things or ai. They just love window shopping on youtube for interesting videos.

[@2fishes-q5h]

In all aspects of my journey through life I've been labeled a "misfit". For decades I thought it was an insult. Now that I'm old and wiser the label has become a distinction of honor... Very happy to find your dissertation... I concur First time viewer, now Subscribed 👍

[@TheMachiavellians]

So true!

[@intellectually_lazy]

you know, since yesterday, the like button is invisible. you're prolly getting screwed, you know

[@joaquinbruna8641]

If you are just looking to find what convinces you into believing what is supposed to be understood by yourself, accepted and thanked. You are not moving any steps away from what this masks is being said here. It’s not what anyone says, neither the famous and accepted nor the silently living being what would give you meaning, or enlightenment. It’s on your own to navigate this baste deep and wonderful waters where we live. It’s important to try to find answers, but if the answer is just how someone else’s see things, it’s just a common and it should be taken as only that. We are part of bigger things and trying to make it simpler may lead into a mistake that will only make us lose more and more time.

[@haadidave]

Gold. Thank you

[@tiny_Memories-k4g]

I'm Wondering why Old knowledge and philosophy came ri surface like Jean-Paul Sartr and other philosophers who want us to be responsible for our existence in this absurd world The more i know the more i feel the pressure. It's consuming my soul everyday

[@TheMachiavellians]

If it burdens your soul then it must be important to you.

[@friedricengravy6646]

Wrong. There r plenty of people being ‘real’. We express empathy when we feel it, we r brave in the eye of conformity, & we r strong in our principles, we do as we say & say as we do. If a person is not, they can always choose to improve. Find where u r lacking through difficult personal exploration & then pursue the knowledge required to improve those deficits. …..or u can blame someone or something else & claim a universal phenomenon.

[@higamerXD]

I think the core of the video here describes a well know effect within society, and in my opinion the source of that effect, the cancer behind the symptom is something very far from human.

[@londontrack6099]

What a great video. It is my first time viewing and I spent the last hour just digesting and getting information written down. I always thought I was meant to find out "who i truly am" and my "core" yet failed over and over again; simply thought to find out is to try again. But this video completely flipped my perspective; the voice of mine that sought to figure out my "core" was staring into a void wondering why nothing was speaking back. I always struggled to also be one voice, fueled to be only purely Apollonian while disregarding and shutting down anything Dionysian, but now I understand it was not necessarily suppose to be like that, but moreso embracing both aspects, to perhaps allow a multitude of voices to take their rightful place when the spotlight shines on them. To never stick to a singular voice for the sake of "self-discipline" or "order". Like the quote and video said "[Western men] disguises himself with morality because he has become a sick, sickly, crippled animal that has good reasons for being "tame",", and now I recognise I was that sick, sickly crippled man forcing "good reasons" to be "tame".

[@rngreg33]

You got a really interesting perspective Made a video on something similar would love to hear your tke

[@pietypietduhpiouspoet6408]

heeeyyy .. fellow traveller on the byways and paths to grounding our fragmental disguise mastery .. we meet again ...Lend me a Hand To Make All Burial Proprietary Again .. Name Dat Dueweeeeh ..

[@intellectually_lazy]

mm hm, and remember, to make eye contact with drivers you can't see, look in the driver's side windshield. it'll seem like to them you're looking em straight in the eye

[@SoulSeeker2025]

Read Our Symphony of Selves

[@DenshaOtoko2]

But I'm just average at arts and gifted in social skills and technical skills.

[@antonutjatin]

Diese entmenschlichende Rhetorik und die vollkommen faltenfreie Argumentation von Frau Weidel ist chocierend.

[@GoAskAlice23]

Social engineering has been around since the early days of modern man.

[@erpthompsonqueen9130]

Watching fromAlaska. 🤔 So. You're a devotee of who? 🤔

[@vivekkaushik9508]

How much time it takes to create these videos?

[@TheMachiavellians]

It depends on the level of detail I decide to go into. This particular video took three weeks to make. 90% of the time is spend during the research and writing phase. I've spent a whole month working on a single video before. You've probably noticed how other channels with the same format have long intervals between uploads. This is partly because of the creative exhaustion. To do it well you need to feel comfortable with the material which can take months if not years.

[@p.m.8316]

@@TheMachiavellians thnx for your work.

[@oldcrone]

I can't relate to people anymore. Especially young people. I just project my humanity and grace to others hopi g they will come around.

[@F1NALB0SS1]

We all wanna be kings even tho we all just nobody

[@conscious_being]

Each individual performs different _roles_ , not necessarily wear different _masks_ . A role becomes a mask when the individual starts believing in it or is forced to pretend to believe in it (most often the latter) meaning something more than what it means to that person. While the pressure to pretend is very high in the West, not so in the rest of the world. Outside the West, one _can_ be a good spouse _without_ pretending that one's spouse is one's "soul mate", one _can_ be a good parent _without_ feeling responsible for every failing of one's children, one _can_ be good at one's job _without_ claiming that it is what one always dreamed of doing since childhood etc. The need to wear masks to perform a role seems to be a uniquely Western trait. Don't know why, though. It is amusing nevertheless.

[@virtualalias]

This feels profound to you? Pseudo-intellectual opining for what? More truth? Less compromise? What's the point here?

[@giskiepictures]

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[@TL-rh1lf]

I am merely a vessel, ever-changing as my identity and purpose flow and evolve with time.

[@jantrupl5900]

The question of an authentic self is actually very simple. There is this "attachment theory", and people with "secure attachments" are those, who have this authentic "true self". So even when they wear masks, they are still themselves. All other styles of attachment are a result of a trauma, usually in childhood. People who were traumatized lost their ability to really bound with others, and thus are emotionally dead. They put on a mask and become it, but there is nothing but a void inside. Those people are not able of real empathy, only of cognitive one. They can cathex images of others in their mind, instead of real person, or not being able to hold images of others when they are not around. Their self-esteem is dependent on evaluation by others, and when it crumbles, it can lead them to their demise. As someone, who cannot really love others, cannot love themselves. Many of those can live their whole live in an addiction to attention by others, confusing it with love. But they do not really love others or themselves, only stuff their are being gratified by those...

[@patrickconnolly2654]

It's not self help, it's not philosophy/ theology. Not entertainment not news. What is it? "Desire" pointed/directed at self preservation through self awareness . WOKE! Yeah man..

[@TransformedbyFaith87]

"How the Lord's Prayer Guides Us to a Life of Fulfillment and Abundance

[@intellectually_lazy]

life is but a brief player which struts and frets its hour 'pon the stage and is heard no more. it is a tale told by an idiot full of sound and fury signifying nothing

[@intellectually_lazy]

kinda like that comment

[@SHALOM_0808]

Simulacra & Simulation. Less fidelity with each passing generation.

[@intellectually_lazy]

in all fairness, everyone one in all of human history is quite aware, that nietzsche knows nothing about women

[@intellectually_lazy]

might as well as howard philip l

[@Orthodoxi]

👀

[@intellectually_lazy]

life is but a

[@JazZia]

So far this is massively reductionist, overly certain/absolutist, whilst asserting Barnum statements; but not inaccurate

[@ZecZli]

Oh, children... 🥺 These are true human faces, from my, and previous generations from the previous one to this new century: We still love you. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/gp-roKR-qMiHgac&pp=ygUWaW50byBteSBhcm1zIG5pY2sgY2F2ZQ%3D%3D

[@hologramhouse729]

Fake, moronic, or soulless... there are several types

[@MiddlePath007]

What?

[@garrenosborne9623]

Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich,

[@N88369]

denial

[@yosra3551]

Automatons

[@NB-yu4lj]

Atheism and femenism

[@cameronroman506]

Wow lol

[@bobbyperry-u5s]

Fakers & posers !!

[@dar1n_fgp]

Don’t hate, those roles are there for a reason

[@TheMachiavellians]

Absolutely.