am I worth anything at all?

[@Sisyphus55]

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[@internalizedhappyness9774]

Sisyphus are you happy?

[@bekyergeldinov6686]

@@internalizedhappyness9774 one must imagine Sisyphus happy

[@internalizedhappyness9774]

@@bekyergeldinov6686 you got it! Good job

[@Neophoris]

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[@Neophoris]

Life can be beautiful without sex Life can be responsia with sex

[@PaleGhost69]

If you're ever feeling worthless just remember you are worth $550,000 on the black market.

[@Free-SpokenMedia]

Really? Because I can buy an African in Libya for $500

[@PaleGhost69]

@@Free-SpokenMedia sell them for parts and you make 549.5k

[@Free-SpokenMedia]

@@PaleGhost69 brilliant business strat

[@theseproblemsmatter1]

This might be the only way i can own a house in Canada

[@PaleGhost69]

@@theseproblemsmatter1 I know the pain

[@preston2472]

had a discussion with my therapist this week that i feel like i have no value. thanks for this video man helped me put things in perspective

[@traviskurtcedilla4377]

Is your name Kant?

[@uknownothing5128]

Mind me asking what your therapists response to that was?

[@InHellITrust]

@@uknownothing5128 Why would you even care what they have to say, therapist is just a fancy synonym for leech.

[@xhantTheFirst]

​@@InHellITrust Are you ok?

[@user-ro1cc8tz6d]

@@InHellITrust They're not leaches but they can't compute with the internet. That's why I think I'm addicted to it

[@peterpehlivan157]

"Isn't a requirement to enjoy my time here." Nicely said. I'd mention that one of the biggest hope pills I swallowed was the realization that if I'm a good person, other people will always support me, even if I don't rank high on a different kind of social ladder. And being good is, in some sense, available to everyone. An important prerequisite however is for a person to ask themselves: "What does it mean to be good?"

[@skeletor2012]

It means to be a doggo, because all dogs are good boys/girls.

[@zaidsada6841]

Adding net positive value to the lives of others around you

[@Twizzlahs]

I would say being good is finding fulfillment and joy through any means, so long as no harm is coming to others as a result.

[@אדרששון]

i think, to me, you are cringe and wojac. sory

[@RandomGuy-yf4wf]

That's a vague question(many definitions of good, e.g. good like kind to others or good like profound in some skill?). Answer to the former would be something like "Showing emotional affection through acts or words toward yourself and others." Yeah, most people have that soft spot for people that are nice to them, it's in our dna.

[@chriscloud9002]

As Camus once said: "One must imagine Sisyphus happy" :)

[@Nitephall]

Which was Camus' most ridiculous idea. It's another form of philosophical suicide, which Camus himself said is not the way to go. The only real way to deal with the horrors of our existence is the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance, to whatever extent possible, of suffering.

[@chriscloud9002]

@@Nitephall I dont know why you felt the need to post that, but firstly my comment was meant as a joke because this channel is also called "Sisyphus" and this video was about happiness. Secondly I dont think the Sisyphus metapher is contradicting Camus' ideas. I thought it was meant to illustrate how absurdism works and not provide something else or what ever you said

[@morningboy_]

@@Nitephall imagine sisyphus humorous

[@GhostSamaritan]

@@Nitephall based epicureanist

[@alexjohnson5903]

@@Nitephall The pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance IS still suffering. Escapism. Letting go of those desires can bring peace to anyone, given the right circumstances. Stop looking and you just might see

[@sewer_resident666]

sisyphus its 7 am I didnt need a existential crisis this early

[@MedOmarBh]

It isnt an existential crisis, my friend. It is illumination and liberation. Here I am, sitting alone in a coffee shop at 3pm. Gazing at people as they come and go while trying to study for tomorrow's exam. This video made me smile. It felt like a shot of dopamine that came from within my craving soul. Nothing matters except this exact instant. So imma enjoy it whether i am alone or accompanied. Have a great day fellow doomer. And remember, sadness is temporary. Doom is eternal

[@clairedominguez]

watching this video after failing a college class for the first time and i was really taken aback by how seemingly spot on you hit my feelings at this exact present moment. i feel like im failing at everything and using up space and resources on the planet, when my life itself is worthless after all. i find myself wondering if it’s even worth to keep on going, in school and in life; im ashamed to face anyone or tell anyone this not under the guise of the internet and it eats at me every single day as to why i feel this way and if how i feel is even real and valid. i really have no one to turn to. i hope to reach the point you’ve gotten to sisyphus one day

[@clairedominguez]

yeah i get that this is over school but it’s literally the only thing i have going for me and the only thing that’s expected of me to do. just to clarify

[@PulishYuro]

Life is initially meaningless until you give it meaning. So why not live for yourself and treat others how you would like to be treated? Do everything that makes you feel good about yourself even if it's something uncomfortable like exercising. Don't place all your worth on one thing. You have SO MUCH untapped potential. You can literally do anything you want with enough hard work. Something I've been struggling with is finding out what exactly I want. Also, and this is a little dark, but you don't plan on leaving this world behind any time soon right? So there's only one option: Fight for yourself. Find the things you enjoy and live each day appreciating the little things. It's okay not to feel okay sometimes. Just don't let those negative thoughts control you for too long.

[@hiran1724]

Claire you are me, I am you

[@sarahB06]

i resonate with every point you made, i may not be in college (i’m in high school) but i’m sitting at a 45 (basically failing) in an elective class i took. i feel like such a failure and it’s all i can think about. i feel so out of place because i’ve tied my self worth to grades. no matter how much i try to get over it, it just keeps eating away at me. i don’t know you claire, but i’m sure you’re intelligent. the definition of intelligence isn’t “how good your grades are,” intelligence comes in different forms. i hope this helps

[@fridgecak-e]

@@PulishYuro Well said Pulish. Yes the world is a beautiful place, and consider it a gift to experience it. We have so much potential, and the ability to make choices in life. You can either mess it up or you can make it worthy, whatever your circumstances. Its your choice. And yes its okay not to feel okay sometimes... do those little things that will make you happy or extend you hand out to make someone else feel okay... its your choice again. Its your life😊

[@paolahf]

I've always loved the idea that you should view people as an end rather than a mean but I often wonder how much of that philosophy I'm actually applying in my life. I often find myself dehumanizing others, rendering them to nothing my than a few qualities or rather, lack thereof, to find some sense of self-worth. There's the more rational part of me that keeps reminding myself that everyone is valuable in some way or another, there's another more emotional and uncontrollable part that finds a need to compare myself to others and pick the tiniest difference that somehow makes me feel distinguished or special. In the grand scheme of things, I acknowledge that it doesn't matter; I'll never be extraordinary and that's okay. I'm not particularly good at anything and that's okay. My name will not mean anything a few years from now and that's okay. Those that have somehow made a great enough impact in the world were born at the right time, in the right place, in the right way. After all, humanity has sustained itself by the ordinary and unremarkable; the remarkable ones could have easily been just another one of the bunch if the circumstances hadn't been right. In the grand scheme of things, I don't really matter and that's okay.

[@Nitephall]

Very well said. Luck plays a huge roll in being one of the "special" people. All the stars and planets have to align just right. If nothing else, your comment may be recorded on the Interwebs forever. Maybe some civilization 50,000 years from now will find it and ingrave it on a huge monolith on some distant planet.

[@GhostSamaritan]

The American man who claims an IQ of 190+ is a prime example of how much circumstances matter. He got kicked out of college and ended up working at a ranch. He breeds horses and makes a decent living now, I guess, and unless people study his books, he will hardly go down in history as someone remarkable.

[@mappo0]

Hey man, you don't know how much I relate to your comment. I'm really not sure how to explain it, but I'll try. I also understand people as ends, not means. I agree with that thinking, but then I do not respect my own principles. And I just think I'm a bad person. I'm OK with that, I think, but it's a strange feeling. It's not that I manipulate people or that I'm a sicko of some sort. There are just simple things like lying, apathy or no remorse that really make me think: wow, this is bad, so I should feel bad. But I don't. Idk dude. This feeling has been bugging me out for years but, again, it does not feel bad or sad. Just strange

[@spencerfarber4764]

This comment is horribly depressing and sobering for me to read, and yet I'm realizing how introspective and true it is at the same time.

[@Ayesha_11122]

@@spencerfarber4764 You've put it so accurately

[@curiouslamp2841]

This question has become a very delicate topic for me as of late, because from a totally objective standpoint, I have no basis for the claim that anything matters at all. However, I think my ethical view has shifted towards a more “experiential” basis, where my value is based on my personal experience and feeling of fulfillment. I don’t think that humans are unique or intrinsically valuable compared to other animals, but I don’t think that’s how we necessarily measure our worth. It’s honestly a little comforting sometimes to think that our mistakes and failures don’t always matter, especially as someone who has grappled with religion and the idea of eternal suffering as a result of what is not necessarily under my control.

[@Nitephall]

This was one of my big revelations. I used to get so caught up in feeling remorse, shame and guilt over my own failures, but then I realized the assumption underneath that is that I am very important and the things I do matter. When I got to a certain age I began to realize that my failures don't matter at all. They're not great tragedies written eternally on the fabric of the universe. I am not that important, and neither is my life, so it really doesn't matter what I do or do not do.

[@lilernecgs7946]

@Joz Gan I personally put humans higher than any other creature due to our consciousness. The problem with valuing animals on the same scale of humans is that they don't really have a comprehensible sense of morale; an animal will do *anything* it takes to survive, which means that it puts its survival and thus its value higher than any other creature's. Therefore, until an animal comes up to me and consciously argues about how it is worth the same/more than I am, I will assume that I am worth more than they are.

[@lilernecgs7946]

@Joz Gan But, in the end, comparing our values is completely useless, as there is no "value scale" and thinking about what creature has what value is anti-productive and pointless. One shouldn't seek to preserve value by itself, but rather to do what can be deemed as morally correct by the individual. It doesn't matter if a human is worth more than an ant or less. If I see someone who is injured, I will help them. If I see someone step on an ant, i won't imprison him, but I will try not to step on ants myself. Life is way too complicated to be thinking of what is worth what. Just do what feels correct

[@gr2159]

I can't tell if I'm apart of this collective or am I simply pretending that this community is a valid substitute for my growing social anxiety. Anyways thanks for the vid, I'll go take my meds now

[@toobigtoobathe9087]

enjoy

[@PaleGhost69]

I've found parasocial communities are only good for learning how to deal with others. You need a physical community to actually feel wanted.

[@אדרששון]

you dont seem to be like the rest of them, so its the latar

[@Nitephall]

If you've got some Atavan I'll be over in a few minutes.

[@stifledvoice]

You'll probably grow out of social anxiety. Those judging eyes staring at you are really focused more on their own selves.

[@deliziosetiefkuhlkost2463]

"living for your legacy is a fools game" is the best sentence I've heard for a while

[@jonmtzdj]

Objectively speaking, nothing is worth anything at all, because the value of something is completely dependent on the context you are evaluating it from. Subjectively speaking, as in the context of your own life, your own life is worth absolutely everything.

[@maxbalitskiy9612]

I think that you can springboard from this; by saying that nothing has value, YOU get to decide what value something pertains to you. Hence, enjoy your life and do things that you value most :)

[@jonmtzdj]

@Expo I completely agree that there's no such thing as an objective context. Even assuming there was one, it wouldn't necessarily include a parameter called "worthiness" or "value" - that parameter could be exclusive to certain contexts. You can be absolutely sure that at least one context does exist, without the need of assuming anything at all - actually, this is the ONLY fact we can know with a 100% certainty - and that context is your own consciousness, what I referred previously as your own "life". The things inside that context (which in this case means the things that are perceived by your own consciousness), at least perceivably, clearly include a parameter of "worthiness" or "value" to them, which is determined by one of the things inside that context: The "human being", or "you" as you may like to call it (yes, the human being is not the context itself... it is another entity inside consciousness). For example: It's quite hard to deny that the "human being" gives food and reproduction a positive, non-zero value. Regardless of how the "human being" determines the value of things, the combined "worth" of all the things perceived by it will also be non-zero*. So to answer your question, in the context of your own life, "absolutely everything" does have a value. In a different context, if there even is one, "everything" may not have any value, because there may not be an entity in the context capable of defining such a concept. *For the sake of the argument, let's assume there are no "negative" values - the most "negative" thing (death, I assume) has a value of 0.

[@jonmtzdj]

@Expo Yes, if you remove the "stakes of life" as you call it, or in other words remove the context itself, there are no values and nothing is "worth" anything - as I stated in my first comment. Going back to the context of "human consciousness", obviously there are things with a "negative" value, I just meant that for the argument's sake we can assume that the total sum of the value of all things included in the context should be considered positive rather than zero or negative, given that being alive in itself is better than not existing at all (which I think we can all agree on). Regarding your comment about experiencing values, yes we experience values, but we also experience anything else that exists in our consciousness - that's what it means for it to exist in this context. Therefore, that's not saying much. What I mean is you can experience the "value" of something while also having the concept of what "value" is. Don't see any contradiction there. In our case having a "concept" of value would mean that our DNA dictates some kind of program that makes you "experience" fear or pain in the face of things that have a "negative" value, and so on. Your last two paragraphs are interesting. And again, yes, I agree that there's no such thing as a "context of everything". What do you mean by "philosophy of values", that you said you disagree with?

[@The_Great_Booch]

TW: SUICIDE I just got back from inpatient (basically just stayed at a hospital for a week to help me) because I attempted to overdose. For the past few months I have been struggling with acceptance, validation, love, and an overall sense of if people care about me. I feel that despite an intrinsic value we all possess, we don’t feel that. We only feel value based on the actions of others, and if there is a lack there then it is crushing. I couldn’t feel love but I knew it was there, and now I’m just grasping on to that. I don’t really know what I was trying to get at, and maybe this rant is all just to help me get stuff off my chest. TL;DR Everyone matters. You are so important and beneficial to those around you. ❤️ Just rewatched the video to concentrate my thoughts again, and want to focus all that into this idea. Your value isn’t based on however many people remember you, or whatever impact you make. It is based on how you feel, and how you live. Entirely devoid of what others think, it is based on how you view yourself.

[@jassingh8232]

i hope you have a safe recovery, your life matters

[@ShamWoWGuy1231]

Just know that with each time the sun rises and sets, the more you strive to do better, the more life will open up too you. Suicide is a hell of a thing, but being able to face that demon but not give in, speaks volumes about your character You're not alone my friend ❤️

[@hoodieap2858]

We don’t have an intrinsic value

[@Hellakiddie]

I’m glad you’re here ❤️

[@chuffleskull4005]

glad you're here

[@lockscreens1045]

It’s a constant battle to chase validation but to wear a mask of nonchalance. Idk if nihilism made my life easier or not.

[@mellonear9130]

Are you a nihilist?

[@dakota5569]

You will be forgotten, but won’t forget, your own eternity. You can only ever know yourself, no one else can.

[@Velociferon]

In the realm of love and relationships, i felt the need to be validated by guys to feel like i had worth. Use does not equal worth. I got into bad relationships where i would be used but not valued. I finally have come to see my value as independent from how others see or treat me. I also push away that part of me that is constantly trying to vie for attention and validation and just be content with myself as myself. It has really helped me out

[@darksu6947]

You said "Use does not equal worth" My ex-wife often made me feel the same way. I'm sorry you had to experience that feeling too. I hope you find someone that will love you for who you are, and not what you have to give them.

[@alexschlax5876]

I really relate to your comment, I realized my past relationships didn't work out bc there was a lack of mutual respect similar to what you described. I'd give n they'd take kinda thing. Im also learning to be okay with being alone n that I don't need to be scared of myself. Not to mention reading up on codependent tendencies has helped me learn more about myself, for a while I feel I didn't really know who I was in those relationships. Anyways rant aside, I'm glad you're doing much better now, nice knowing there's others out there going through similar shit. Stay safe my friend 💕

[@heatherheath3834]

I used to be very much in the same mindset, what am i if I am not useful? And it's nice to be useful. But not to be used and discarded like many of my exes. I am with a wonderful human now who appreciates me and whom I appreciate in turn, and whilst I still have my bad days, where the past is too close to the present for comfort, too muddled and present in my head regardless of what's actually happening, he is there and he genuinely helps and just reminds me why I am still alive and what wonders there are that I haven't gotten to see yet. I really hope that you find someone who will appreciate you in the same way, but regardless, you are here, and you are incredible, and you have overcome so much already, you can get through whatever is going wrong now. 💕💕

[@clayton7463]

I think the book Stoner by John Williams illustrates the idea of value in a life we may perceive as insignificant very well. Among other things, It shows the inner-life of an outwardly insignificant or mediocre person and asks us what is really beautiful or valuable. At least that was what I essentially took from it. I’d highly recommend it to anyone looking for a great, maybe even life-changing, novel.

[@nobody-gh2yf]

Your comment, specifically the inner life part, made me think of Murdoch's the concept of good and the novel "the razors edge"

[@km-sc4kz]

jeez so many of the characters in this book seem so lonely. like the people barely communicate with each other - it's like there are just a few moments where there's a connection, and someone actually knows what the other is thinking.. otherwise it's just a silent drudge to live their own lives. what a shitty way to live.

[@unknowninfinium4353]

I am going to read it.

[@stifledvoice]

"Life-changing" huh? That's a tall order. Just read the wiki page on this book and I'm not sure if it is my cup tea at this later stage in my life, but I'll add to my list.

[@rephaelreyes8552]

I'm going through some tough time right now and I'm glad to have someone like you feel the same way and conquered through that feeling simply by ignoring it and become more present in the moment. I've been watching a lot of Dr. K's videos recently and they've helped me become more hopeful than to worry about my success in the future.

[@אדרששון]

i think, to me, dr. k dosnt know anything if you feel hopeful i am glad but you vary much should worry about your secsess... not in a school way (dear god no), in a do well in job and have pations way :)

[@ensco7]

I didn't get out of bed the last weeks of 2021, I had no drive for anything at all. Then started to watch this kind of stuff much more. Exurbia, Peterson, Dr K, various philosophical videos.. Started therapy but I feel like I'm spiraling down further the more I engage with this stuff, with my thoughts, with my past. I also feel more like a failure for the help I constantly seek, even with colleagues and friends. Do I really need it? It feels good but maybe I should just keep on trying to get over myself and not be a whiny bitch, maybe just to get some attention at all with fake assurance from pity. I feel guilty for that.

[@maxtheawesome4255]

Ah dont I've struggled with this my whole life. I remember when I was jealous of archetecture, of objects because they had more value then me. I considered the materials that make my body more valuable then my life. Literally thought I would be more use as a chair.

[@nollie7770]

i wanted to quit social media. i have been trying for a year to finally delete it. but i just can't, somehow i find myself coming back, hoping to see that maybe someone did search for me. that someoned missed me, or my posts. or that eventually people will like me now after giving them the time to forget all of the embarassing things i've done and said just to get social validation. it's true, it was really selfish. to think that people do care about you. the thing is, no one would care. and it's normal, because evryone of us does the same. we rarely care that much for other people, and yet we're still cautious of what everyone thinks. i think i'm finally deleting facebook. i will hold onto this video if ever i feel like going back in again. thank you for this.

[@BlackThoughts0]

This video feels like exactly how I was able to emotionally decouple myself of religion after I had long since felt a logical decoupling. Took me a long time to realize that my entire self-worth was founded in something I no longer believed in and that I needed to change perspective if I wanted to be happy.

[@liso5955]

to start seeing your own worth, try asking yourself what makes another person valuable to you, for example valuable enough to become your friend. Make a list of it, counting as many personality traits and strengths, that you value greatly, as you can. Then compare a dear friend to those things, maybe even two or three. Count how many of these points fit on to each friend. You'll see a pattern that not everyone has the same number of characteristics, yet you still love them all and consider them incredibly worthy. Next, you try and count the traits on your list that you find yourself in and you'll notice that you too are worthy and just as valuable as everyone else is! ^^ it helped a great deal for me and I sincerely hope someone reads this and it helps them too :)

[@misterblank7795]

Interesting.

[@alecrochon3531]

I feel you on a spiritual level.. I had the same questionning. I'm 20 and I've questionned my worth since I could think

[@jemerson2782]

I love the idea of just enjoying company when its there rather than worrying about your position in any social hierarchy. I do my best to do this, as its freeing and frankly more enjoyable. Though sometimes it does feel selfish and I wonder why. I guess I worry that people around me might think that I don't care about them. But I can't come up with a reason for why I feel that this is selfish. It just seems like a peaceful, harmonious way of being a part of any social group. You should be able to care about people and demonstrate that without worrying about their approval and your social position. Is it selfish to not care for the approval of others? I'd like to think not, but it sometimes feels like it is. I can't express enough how great these videos are to watch, especially this one. It hits on something that I've been considering a lot lately. In general your videos help me organize my thought and make sense of things. thank you :)

[@deafsear7548]

I keep unconciously saying to myself im worthless, im useless and that will achieve absolutely nothing. Not in the "human history" scale, thats just a bar too high for me to reach by now. Its just my goals. I cant move to be better, i cant work to be better, this emptyness is paralyzing any sense of progress. I dont care about myself, i am just the worst piece of shit that ever existed. I just seem to exist to help others in what i can. As soon as a friend has a problem, i just cut the shit out of my thougts and emotions and now exist solely for the one purpose of fixing somebody elses issue. I hate it, i just hate it. And i hate me. There is no company to enjoy if i constantly feel used by others and there is no me to enjoy for others if i constanly lock myself up in self loathing. Thanks for the read, i'll go back to my life.

[@אדרששון]

be like pepe- act autistic, be present, free to say anything then some goals- girlfrind(make sure you be autist(and not beta) with her), pations(be confident with your ability to get things) and boom you are a resenebly secsussful guy

[@deafsear7548]

@@אדרששון you know, thats actually some damn good advice

[@RandomGuy-yf4wf]

Unconsciousness(read: intuition) works through emotions. It's your emotions talking, and not your reason. Take time to step back, and figure everything out. Don't let your emotions do the talking, you are one in charge, bring up the facts you know for certain are true, and reason from there. You should also talk with other people *you trust*, just to get a reality check, and know that you are not alone. Also one advice from my experience. Do a mbti personality test(you can find free one online), because in order to help yourself, you must first know yourself. Onve you get the result, you can search for self growth for your specific type.

[@RandomGuy-yf4wf]

I could help you with it but you need to be more specific, so if you want give me your discord or something.

[@deafsear7548]

@@RandomGuy-yf4wf thank you man, it really helped. Yet, i am not really interested on much advice, for now i'll try to get things in order and see how it goes from there. However, if you are curious, and i guess you are, i did the test, and it said im an intp (probably t) personality.

[@AndersWatches]

Never thought I’d hear someone say it’s selfish to have low self-worth…

[@CookedLikeaCookie]

Even if i dont use any social media I still feel this biological urge to have some sort of real social connection to truly live

[@quantumquackery]

Dude, you are literally the eyes of the universe. The value of your being is in the being itself. Asking the question of what’s the point is like asking what’s the point of music, it simply is and it’s beautiful.

[@lostwoods3569]

its comforting how relatable your content can be, even if its a sad topic or whatever

[@VulpineCortex]

Neat. I'm in a situation where I think I'm objectively not worth much but I know I can get better. What I'm now trying to focus on is to leave the world a better place than when I encountered it. On the way there maybe I'll finally start enjoying the process and not have to practice escapism as much as I do today. Even if the process won't get enjoyable, I'll at least have the feeling of having helped some people, so that they can enjoy their lives more. This is a comforting thought.

[@edithlol7920]

one of my advisors for my club told us that all of us would have faced mental health issues, to tackle this problem he said to focus on serving others, through this way we could forget about our problems whilst helping others heal from them. i thought it was a selfless act because not only could i forget about my problems, i could help others heal from theirs and maybe eventually have a legacy of my own.

[@Randomness65535]

Am I worth anything? According to what authority? Which appraiser do I turn to? Which bank do I deposit my worth at? To decide my own worth is hubris. To allow others to decide my worth is a surrender of my agency. I don't need an answer to this question.

[@sheshe5862]

I always felt that my existence is a burden, so dying without any recognition is totally fine for me. I even dreamed of dying alone with noone who knows about it.

[@ShamWoWGuy1231]

Been struggling with placing my worth on my drug addiction, through a means of finding worth through material inputs, but as soon as I found someone that I could pour all my heart into ( a girlfriend ). The whole dynamic between life and I grew stronger, having someone to work towards, allowed me to stop indulging on trying to achieve a status or label, currently off all of the chemicals I used to use to numb that longing sense of wanting to belong, now I'm content in seeing my partner happy, and knowing that through my actions of sobriety, I'm not only bettering my own life, but also adding to hers, and too that I'm forever grateful. Thanks alot for your videos, you are a calming guide amidst all this chaos.

[@אדרששון]

good advice is to act autistic (wile being soisioal) with girls and people in general (be free to say things) also be present also you should tell any girl you date you want to pour your hart and soul into a partner (also outhr things ;) ) also go have pations (be confident in your ability to get things) share it with her too go get her champ, you can do all this in a week (becuse infenate potential)

[@Masturbation65]

As someone in recovery I can only warn against any potential codependency in your partner and utilizing them as a hallmark for your recovery.

[@nooder0ni]

@@Masturbation65 Yes. I don't wish to sound callous and mean but I'd be cautious with attaching a new limb to your person - because the pain of having it unceremoniously severed would potentially push one back to a life often considered destructive. Best to just "loosely" keep what you love with you whilst respecting and recognizing the potency of what separation might bring. But that's just my advice from my own experience(s) of pain.

[@Masturbation65]

​@@nooder0ni Yes, the primary person one should be pouring their hearts into ought to be themselves. Recovery in itself is an incredibly selfish endeavor as it is constrained to the individual and their sense of self. People tend to get lost in the pink cloud of early sobriety and don't understand that their problems are still the same, and often these superficial relationships we find ourselves indulging in are simply a replacement for the dopamine and oxytocin that we were originally chasing from the beginning. Now, I don't know that of the person I was replying to, and chose to keep it incredibly simple, but yes, you are right. These situations can be incredibly fragile and in of themselves can lead to a reconstruction of destructive behavior. The guy telling him to act autistic is kinda freaking hilarious and based tho

[@ellemarehoogland4663]

Please write a seemingly sad but actually very hopeful poetry book

[@nukemman]

Your self-worth is what you value yourself.

[@TheHealthConscounist]

Yes we all have intrinsic value, but no one wants to be stuck at just having intrinsic value, we wanna be valued more than that. Having just intrinsic value is worthless since everyone has intrinsic value, just like in economy, something is worthless if everyone has access to it for free, it is taken for granted, and people don't want to be taken for granted

[@GhostSamaritan]

Amen.

[@vibhu_kapoor]

I think it's deeper than that because a lot of free goods are essential such as air. So in that sense even if the only value our life has is intrinsic, that alone holds more meaning than we can comprehend. There is no other permanent sense of meaning so this is all we can hold on to. Every other kind of validation and meaning is just our own projections and desperation for a sense of worth and belonging in this world.

[@unwantedzero228]

"Think lightly of yourself and deeply in the world"

[@joseMgarcia0711]

"Just sad with hole in their hearts" hit my heart..

[@pr_nj_l]

Love being part of the sis army 🥰🥺💕😩🥳✨

[@parkerstroh6586]

MAN you really on your journey now, I don’t think much really changes from here, but as it continues it continues to be beautiful and sad and everything. Life is like a nice pair of chunky airs, ugly and yet so fkn gorgeous and moorish. We just ants in the colony sure, but what lovely ants we can be

[@amanakeet]

"this isn't a requirement to enjoy my time here" Thanks Sisyphus

[@rinspo8076]

the last few months were tough for me, just having a lot of things going downhill. i couldn't be more thankful for your vids and this one even more so. T-T

[@Hirklitschka]

not even first...now I feel worthless

[@PulishYuro]

I've come to an understanding that worth doesn't matter at all. And that life has no initial meaning until we define that meaning for ourselves. I used to think unconditional love or unconditional anything actually existed. Now I realize no one doesn't do anything without a reason. From accepting that life doesn't have meaning without myself, and everyone is pretty much in it for themselves, I'm going to just worry about me for a while. I believe that's where true happiness lies: Within the comfort and acceptance of oneself. Also, I worry about what other people think too much and base my actions around it. It's time to be me for once

[@lerayanvert]

I'm actually tearing up rn this is exactly what I needed

[@theknockwhoones8740]

For me I recently realized that most of my goals were about getting some sort of validation and being able to justify my existence. Now that I realize this I can move forward without looking for some type approval from the universe. I can just live. Just these past few days I had this realization and it's interesting to me that I saw this video after figuring that out.

[@falsereality5990]

I made a similar change, I started realising that all these things I wanted that I couldn't get straight away didn't have to matter. I didn't have to worry if people liked me, just let things happen and try to do better and more me next time. Slowly I've noticed myself having more conversations and being more confident around others

[@Xibral]

Hey man I really appreciate watching vids about these topics that I normally would not discuss with anyone. This channel really is a goldmine for heavy or "important" topics that is viewed from a philosophical and personal point of view. Keep it up man❤

[@droste3754]

The music fits really perfectly. Nice choice

[@ashleysesay8148]

Absolutely love this

[@chillyXl22]

I’ve been feeling pretty worthless lately, not because I’ve been seeking others validation but because I have had this constant feeling that I’m not living up to my own standards, and this video helped me remember it’s chill and I’m chilling. Thanks man

[@tofusamurai22]

A person's intrinsic worth is due to the mysterious way they (everyone) are connected to the Cosmos, and the unknowable potential they hold... maybe

[@MadaraUchiha001]

this doesnt motivate me but makes me feel better that someone understands almost exactly

[@bryce4650]

Just gonna say this to anyone who needs it: YOU MATTER, PLEASE NEVER GIVE UP ON YOURSELF

[@smellysmellthatsmells]

Amen

[@gabethegreat7444]

Wrong

[@_pockiebiscuit7090]

thank you, i'll at least try despite everything

[@Hellakiddie]

You either friend

[@brentthomasaustin]

the entire universe in your head is something

[@victorjun2421]

This is exactly what i was thinking about. I'll try to follow your advice before i lose it.

[@MrW4gyu]

me who’s watched the good place so automatically knows everything about kant

[@laurynastruskauskas6586]

What gets me over that feeling of noone ever caring about me after im dead is that i simply dont care... I try to view my philosophy from a very subjective side and from my perspective everything thats inside me, everything i achieve, everything i believe and think is the only thing that matters because thats everything that exists to me, so caring about other realities that you will never be in is kind of useless. For me I am my own god, i create everything thats around me because i observe it.

[@jaytuga]

crazy that videos like these can mean so much to me

[@vincentamato6977]

Sisyphus is my fav modern philosopher thank you for helping me find such and interesting topic during such a hard time

[@PBlague]

How can you know what mood I'm in right now and put this video on my recommendation?! Thank you for the great videos... You might not really realize what you're doing for the world... But you are doing something that many including myself fail at every day. To make someone feel liberated just by using words. Thank you

[@Iakobos]

I was thinking along what feel to me like similar lines a while back, and this is what I wrote as a sort of solution: When one comprehends that within oneself is a void, one should not despair. After all, one comes into this world empty: one is born a bare scaffolding, a blank canvas, a crude structure upon which there is nothing. And yet so often upon looking deep within oneself one discovers the void with horror, as if upon the scaffold there should already be a Versailles built, as if upon the canvas there should already be a Mona Lisa painted. What hubris is this, to believe that one ought to be born full, sufficient, natively rich with gifts and excellence! And once the honest soul finds how false that notion is, how foolish to then become fixated upon the void as all too many do, to wallow in the fathomless depths of it, to proclaim as “I feel nothing” and “I feel empty” as though they made one self-insightful and self-wise! This is neither wisdom nor insight; it is merely the transmutation of the void into a false idol whose sacrifices rendered to it by oneself and everyone else are pity and hollow praise. What ignorance and arrogance! What fullest vanity! One must abandon this expectation of native profundity, which is the legacy of foolish Narcissus, if one ever wishes to look inside oneself and find anything of beauty there. In order to find love, beauty, truth inside oneself, one must have the courage to look without and love something, someone. One must gaze outward at lovebeautytruth and know “It is not me” and love it anyway. Only then can the idol Void be overthrown, and external beauty will take its rightful place within the temple of the heart. And it will never leave.

[@elierreyes9287]

Our man is going through some rough times

[@sirclay2168]

I love all you're videos but I think this one came at the most perfect time for me. Thank you for making this

[@jimc.goodfellas]

You're invaluable my friend

[@Hellakiddie]

Right on time I’m miserable ✌🏾🥲

[@lowlight1063]

people do things, everyone does a thing, and while doing things they let go everything away, all the anxiety, all the thoughts and quite frankly "they become" the thing-doing and just embrace it. if you don't do things, you are stuck with your thoughts. find a thing, and do it.

[@kreaturesensei5302]

You have a way of breaking down complex feelings and concepts into easy to relate language. I struggle with alexithymia, perhaps because my thoughts and feelings weren't listened to as a kid. I remember you doing a video on trump and how his ambition is a result of needing to feel validated. Sometimes I can't help looking at other people with better upbringings and circumstances and feel a bit cheated. Watching your videos remind me that the other side isn't always greener and that life brings pain to everyone, and maybe that pain is what helps us grow.

[@crysolidtv]

Very sweet and important video for anyone that hasn’t had these kinds of thoughts materialized before. I keep revisiting your channel times and times again and it’s always great, informational and entertaining.

[@ryleexiii1252]

I was wondering about this last night. It was much less philosophical.

[@stupidmonkey8057]

I had almost achieved that mindest you mentioned toward the end. i only really applied to my girlfriend of 8 years. i stop trying to be happy and instead to looked for the little things in our relationship(her laughing at my dumb jokes, her smile when i made her a good meal,the way she hugged me etc. ). But she left me and now I'm dealing with that void again. that numbness or peacefulness is fading fast. guys and girls put your value into yourself not others.

[@davidyang6074]

Hey I felt this intensely after a breakup. But the idea of inherent worth was very helpful for me, especially in relationship with spirituality, where my worth comes from my "soul," rather than any measurable trait.

[@80-20Spirituality]

Very very well said, have been struggling with this mindset for the past couple weeks and this was just the explanation I need, I really appreciate it

[@whitechs1225]

Beautiful piece, that came into my notification box just in time when I really needed to hear this the most, so thank you.

[@radhius]

An incredibly optimist video that contrasts with others you made these past few months. It gives me hope, finding your channel truly was a blessing.

[@dudebro0481]

This video came to me in a time I needed it most. Thank you~

[@timort2260]

Man the past few years this has been a focus of mine still yet still I'm no much closer to where I'm going then where I started. Great video man.

[@joninjoutavatjorinat371]

I like these, I really do. I do this myself, but you seem to just know what to say in very few words. I go on and on, and never seem to end up in the conclusion of my thoughts, they always do 360 and end up where I began.

[@matouskolator40]

It reminds me of 3 days of happiness, a short manga about the worth of ones life and also the best thing I've ever read.

[@zoe.h.nelson04]

As was drilled into me by my philosophy teacher, Kant thought humans ought not to be treated as a *mere* means to an end, but *also* an end in itself. We use each other all the time, which is necessary and acceptable, so long as we retain a basic standard of regard for their humanity.

[@Kingof-zy7hz]

Am currently trying to finish the philosophy book (DK Version). And at the beginning of the year I haven't even gotten to the existential thinkers portion yet but here sisyphus55 is with this video. Thanks friend 🖤✨

[@berrylemons]

you helped me put into words what I've been feeling for so long

[@jjade7989]

i think this thought is going through a lot of people rn also because of our covid situation. you're more often alone with your thoughts and can simply get lost in there, plus if you see all the news with how many people died to covid you're just having a stronger realisation to death than before ig. idk it's just what i'm going through

[@bluecandy99]

one realization I had was that my purpose of staying here on earth, my purpose in life, is not to get a good job or get good grades or have "a good life" in the way most people in society view that (ex: a job that pays well with a family and a nice house). My purpose is to be happy, to be fulfilled. Getting a good job and a typical family with a nice hose (which is the typical way society describes a good life) can be a means to that end but it is not the only means to that end. You should be doing whatever makes your life worth living, not what other people say will make it worth living. Just because you aren't living your life in the typical way (good grades, nice job) doesn't make you worthless or purposeless. Your purpose is to live, thats all.

[@kelionpro9612]

My favorite existencial KZbinr 😌

[@w00tix]

Every day I struggle to convince myself I'm not completely worthless so I can go to work. By the end of the day I'm so exhausted from thinking about how much I suck and will be alone, that I just go to bed. i'll wake up in the middle of the night, upset, crying, then smoke a joint and go back to sleep until it's time to do it all over again.

[@natearmenta2952]

i always get recommended your videos late at night or early morning and always gets me thinking

[@shreyashrivastava4840]

Just here for my daily dose of existentialism

[@sarahsanders1729]

Your video played while I was doing my morning meditation and this was exactly what I needed to hear today. Thank you

[@rashmipai9523]

Your channel doesn't preach or teach or put on a persona rather you share your experiences with us in an insightful way which makes it unique

[@dankemusico5878]

I lack the ambition and motivation to do anything. My life has been a monotonous loop for the past few months and even though I enjoy myself in the presence of others I come home and think about how I’m not sure how I’m going to fair in the future. I don’t feel that I’m not valuable I feel that there is nothing valuable left for me in life. Because in the end, when I’m alone, the depression and anxiety that plague me steal what I need to prosper and have left me a withered husk.

[@younggamer7218]

I believe that the only value oneself has is the value they give themselves. This decreases the societal pressures one may face in my opinion but is certainly not a method for everyone. To find value in yourself requires on to be able to recognise themselves for who they are and be ok with themselves, embracing any and all changes they face as they may develop, choosing their own way. Yet this path is hard and i still haven't been to able to fully trek on it. Maybe I am too priveleged but here's my two cents on the matter.

[@PulishYuro]

I completely agree with everything you said. Self acceptance I believe is the hardest thing to achieve.

[@freddycastro8827]

I found this video in such a weird stage of my life. I see myself in this video, in the sense that i'm learning more about myself when talking with others. I always felt a sense of shame deep within me, i thought of my feelings as burdenings to other people, and so, i was wearing this mask that wanted the approval the others to give me a sense of worth because i myself couldn't see it, but it's just stopped, one day i realize that some people could see through the mask that i was putting, and i had no other choice that to show them how i truly was, it's surprising to see how much they still liked me. Ever since i simply stopped using the mask of myself and i think that i'm on my way to become "me", or, at the very least, a "me" that i like. Anyway, great work, whenever i see your videos, i think of you as a friend who i have told the feelings that i been having bottled up inside me for a long time, only to be received with a "Oh, do you also feel this way? hey man, you are not gonna believe this but i kinda feel the same way and i been reading about this authors and they say...". What i'm trying to say is that whenever i see your videos, i feel less lonely, even tho you may never know me and may never know you, i think of you as a good friend with some new view of the world to share to me... So yeah, uh, thanks :D TL:DR I just wanted to say thank you and i still learning how to share my feelings in a comprehensive way. P.S: English is my second language and i feel that i made some typos, for anyone who is reading this, if you found them please let me know, i want to improve myself in everyway that i can, just one step at the time.

[@Ituriel.]

When it comes down it self worth, i feel like people just feel bad for me because not that they actually care- but they or obligated to care because it would make them feel bad if they didn’t do something. They tell others that people care for you when they down because its about how they felt not about how you felt. When i was 14 and even now 15 i never had a real friend nor a girlfriend, compared to other guys similar to my age, i started to sexually like femboys/trans fem and other types of guys around this time as i was discovering myself (I’m bisexual) and at the time i was in the care of my mom. a heart crushing rejection from a girl later i was repeatedly getting sent to mental hospitals and my step father told me i was a waist of time. Some time later I got sent back to my bio dad. It made me realize that my mom and step father were only doing these therapy sessions cause they felt bad becuase of my situation with neglect. They had felt bad solely off pity. I realized that the people who call the cops for suicidal people care about how they felt instead of you, similar situations happen when i was living with my mom. It was like hell and it left me worse than when i came, it left me wondering if I’m worth something to somebody or if i should just end it all. I haven’t idolized the joker but understand him. I’m sad and have holes not in just my heart but soul, and I’m just really confused with life right now. I don’t know what to do.

[@daycart7]

I get you soul brother. You state my mindset very well, and give me hope that this path leads to self-awareness. Thank you.

[@gregheffley1081]

Moment to appreciate how smooth the blinking is

[@nooder0ni]

This may sound absurd to some - but I hope that you find a lot of solace in understanding how important your work(and more eminently, this video) is to our, uh.. post-modern social climate. We live in perceptibly "bleak" times and your voice - however small you may relatively believe it is(it's not) - will in some unforseen way serve as some catalyst to instill and engender some will to change/progress in your growing audience - to some degree. I'd hate to sound preachy and be misunderstood, but I know many who wouldn't hesitate to salute those who, like you, take considerable time and effort to carefully reflect and deliver the most necessary voice amongst a noisy rabble. Times are troubling and we're grateful for you.

[@vaporwavevocap]

Value is determined by each individual, it's subjective. To have value you must believe you have value, and that's a hard thing for many to do.

[@pierrotinturquoise]

how funny i was having this exact same crisis just today, and the cause was you (kind of). i mean... sometimes i binge watch your videos, and at the end of the day all of the lessons you gave just burns into hell and i'm just left with 'sissyphus55 is so talented, so intelligent bla bla bla... and i'm nothing, nothing compared to any'. back to the beginning, i was having this again today and surprise surprise you released a video on this very same topic!

[@RandomGuy-yf4wf]

You are just a step away from being motivated to read, learn and think as much as he did instead of having a crisis about it. Don't you think he perhaps also desires(or desired) to be as successful as Nietschze or Sartre? Feeling sad about yourself won't bring you any closer to your goals(except of course, your goal is to be sad!). Remember, the trick is not to be better than others, but better than yesterday.

[@PulishYuro]

@@RandomGuy-yf4wf " The trick is not to be better than others, but better than yesterday." That one sentence takes away all the stress of struggling to best others. Only person you need to best is yourself.