If Life Has No Meaning, Why Live? | Albert Camus & The Absurd Man

[@WhyBeUgly]

"The meaning of life is not a problem to solved, but a reality to experience"

[@GustavoSilva-ny8jc]

Oooohh another person of culture!!! That book blew my fucking mind and leaved me obssessed with learning, self control, personal responsability, proactivity and leadership. (The 2021 movie has crazy visuals and acting as well)

[@Sqkuuul]

@@GustavoSilva-ny8jc Which book and or movie?

[@thelonewanderer4072]

@@Sqkuuul Dune by Frank Herbert. though the quote is also attributed to Soren Kierkegaard and Alan watts

[@GustavoSilva-ny8jc]

@@Sqkuuul Dune by Frank Herbert

[@Sqkuuul]

@@thelonewanderer4072 thx! =)

[@manisolanki9013]

That Nico Robin thumbnail. On point! Didn't think you were a one piece fan. Cheers mate!

[@Einzelgänger]

Thanks! But the person who creates the animations came up with the idea. Cheers 👍

[@Stefanuu05]

This is definitely nico robin I love it

[@konstant_ly]

@@Einzelgänger cheers to the animator! One Piece is great

[@haveapickle3075]

i scrolled through the comments hoping id find this

[@gavinjones]

The only reason i clicked the video

[@junaetovi1132]

"My mother died today, or may be yesterday, I don't know." The very first line of "The Stranger" signifies a deep meaning of the absurdity.

[@12fskawof]

who aksed

[@futurexx1556]

​@@12fskawof Everybody have a right to say what they need to and nobody like you should not be mad. If so, keep your "who asked" thing in your head and outside try to understand, not mindless-ly offend. Thank you!

[@12fskawof]

@@futurexx1556 i do what i want

[@perriscollins1909]

Why experience pure pain and suffering constantly for no real reason or reward that's dumb to me I'd rather not know about it if I'm just here for nothing

[@SVSP1976]

LIFE - Laboratory Is Full of Experiences.

[@KareemPinkston]

The point of existence… IS to EXIST. We each make our own “purpose” in life. I like to believe that the meaning of my life is to LEARN and to EXPERIENCE life. I rationalize this with our VERY FIRST action at birth. We were given senses… and ever since our birth, we have been using them to experience and learn.

[@KareemPinkston]

Many believe the purpose of life is to LOVE. I used to believe this as well. But then I realized that there was something we had to do BEFORE: we achieved this philosophy... We have to LEARN to Love. This comes in many forms and means. Even still, we typically LEARN the concept of Love from our parents, family, peers, society and religion. All of this requires using our senses to experience and to learn.

[@KareemPinkston]

Interestingly enough, this ideology is expressed very well in many science fiction medias. The movie CONTACT with Jodie Foster revealed this and the entire premise of the STAR TREK series does as well.

[@kelsosworld]

I agree. And everyone experiences this life differently and theres no right or wrong way. Sometimes when people disprove or judge someone elses journey , its bc they want to be validated that their own way of living is the only right way.

[@MrBeefyweefs]

I love and appreciate this, Kareem. Thank you. And zz, I'm right there with you. Psychedelics have caused me an immeasurable amount of suffering due to my unintentionally flippant use of them, but I still attribute the most significant and beautiful experiences and realisations I've experienced in this life to them. 🫡

[@nolisarmiento1719]

IKIGAI

[@Felix_Atlas_Fawkes]

I think Albert Camus should be a required subject in literature classes world wide. The Stranger is a wonderful piece of work.

[@chrismuratore4451]

When I was in 8th grade, my classmates were all given copies of "Of Mice and Men". My teacher skipped my desk. When I went to her after she returned to her desk, she pulled a copy of Camus' "The Stranger" out of her drawer and handed it to me, saying, "I think this is more appropriate for you, Chris." It actually took awhile to understand why she was always giving me a separate curriculum from my classmates, but I understand now how big a favor she had done for me. Thank you, Ms. Camlet.

[@hissyfitz7890]

@@chrismuratore4451 - Those are the RARE teachers! I had 3 in my entire scholastic lifetime: Mrs. Kenny ❤️❤️❤️ in Latin, Mr. Kingsbury ❤️❤️❤️ in Chemistry & Ms. Holmes ❤️❤️❤️ in English. I was very lucky.

[@subz9192]

+Upanishads too

[@shubham2516]

@@chrismuratore4451 isn't "the stranger" is too complex for 8th grader though.

[@elis3388]

@@shubham2516 it is actually, teacher was dumb asf apparently

[@Myurton]

Meaning is itself a sort of paradox. When we say that something has no meaning, we are in fact giving that thing meaning. It's meaning is that it has no meaning. Just like how food that has no taste, has a taste, it's taste is that it is bland and has no taste.

[@eliasjavier4487]

You are worth for 95 in the grading system of critical thinking, hahaha!

[@nvmffs]

@@eliasjavier4487 And 35 in the grading system of grammar, lol. Jokes aside, it could be useful to think of meaning like that. I was once obsessed with thinking what others would think if I did this or that. So I chose to do nothing. I was surprised to see that that didn't stop people from forming their opinions of me. In other words, inaction is still an action. Same with meaning. If life has no meaning, why not just attach it one for the sake of role-playing? It's kind of liberating if you think about it.

[@faizanrizwan786]

@@nvmffs The problem is both tasting something or forming opinion are subjective experiences. Thus, saying life is meaningless, objectively speaking, doesn't give it meaning.

[@heathernks8]

"If nothing we do matters, then all that matters is what we do." ~Angel (television series based on Absurdist philosophy) Episode "Epiphany"

[@heathernks8]

@Suleiman Khalifa It's just called "ANGEL". It premiered in 1999 as a spin-off of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and ended in 2004, but where Buffy was a teen drama whose monsters were subtext for growing up, Angel is a supernatural drama about a vampire with a soul, whose subtext is about alcoholism and Sisyphus. There's a YT Channel called "Passion of the Nerd" who makes great videos analyzing each episode and talking about how Camus' philosophy applies to each Choice the characters make, and what it can teach us about our own lives. A good video to start with is: "Why you should watch Angel", bc it may not be your flavor, or, sadly, it may not be available to you if you're overseas. It used to be on Facebook Watch, tho.🤷‍♀️ Good luck!🎋

[@linkfilm4600]

Now, my consclusion is indeed life is pointless We're just looping again and again😂 Hungry then eating someting Hungry again, again and again Yeah, that's our fucking life. But the consequence in life is so real. Happiness is real, Sadness is real When we are feel lonely, that feels is real. So. ???

[@Zelazella1]

Live life to create life. Dyxe. Repeat. Over and over. And for what? Nothing we do makes any difference. All we do is survxve while trying to distract ourselves from wondering why we should bother. Everything will dyxe and disappear. No one will remember you 100 years from now. No one will remember your poxntlxss chxldrxn, either. Everything you learn and teach will be wiped out. And if that isn’t enough (and why would it be?) then nothing matters at all (which it doesn’t). And that’s why everything is poxntlxss. It may take a few years for the youthful optimism to dye in a lot of people, but sooner or later, most of them realize what a hxll-hole they live in..

[@Zelazella1]

Live life to create life. Dyxe. Repeat. Over and over. And for what? Nothing we do makes any difference. All we do is survxve while trying to distract ourselves from wondering why we should bother. Everything will dyxe and disappear. No one will remember you 100 years from now. No one will remember your poxntlxss chxldrxn, either. Everything you learn and teach will be wiped out. And if that isn’t enough (and why would it be?) then nothing matters at all (which it doesn’t). And that’s why everything is poxntlxss. It may take a few years for the youthful optimism to dye in a lot of people, but sooner or later, most of them realize what a hxll-hole they live in..

[@croozerdog]

A book about absurdism has given me this sense of awe is basic stuff. We don't give nature and the universe enough credit because we're used to seeing it. But REALLY realizing how strange it is that we're even alive, even for a second, is an uncanny, slightly anxious bliss

[@anjalih3688]

What's the book's name

[@croozerdog]

@@anjalih3688 The worm at the core by sheldon solomon, jeff greenberg and tom pyszczynski. it's a pretty easy but deep book. it gives reallife examples of absurdist views

[@anjalih3688]

@@croozerdog Thanks, I'll check it out.

[@Hotishh99]

Thank you for the book

[@rosemarietolentino3218]

On the contrary we give it to much credit. Where credit is not do!

[@yousifbg6645]

I like the nico robin panel

[@musicstation-_-]

Man I Was Thinking The Same Is It Really A One-piece Reference?

[@World.21]

It was smart, instead of i wanna live it's why live, so it's deffinitly nico robin

[@lamyanbakeisham3003]

Nico Robin really want to live in this meaningless life

[@GetsugaMehameha]

Lol, right!?

[@thefazer5638]

Exactly

[@paragondreams340]

It's the One Piece thumbnail that did it for me. I love this channel even more now!

[@CamelliaFlingert]

bro, i'm laughing so hard from this, never expected to saw anime references in some random video about philosophy

[@atharvdawolf398]

Nico Robin

[@FreedomFROMReligionID]

As someone who went from theism to atheism, it was really difficult at first. I was taught that the meaning of life was to worship god (Allah). After realizing that there is no afterlife, it's like learning to walk again. Even though life has no ultimate meaning, it doesn't mean that there is no meaning. The physicist Sean Carroll said it's like painting. A great art is not made by coloring books, where you get the instructions on what to color and where. A great art is made by creativity, we can paint different paintings.

[@thinkpositive3667]

I also came from a very conservative traditionalist family, so I totally understand your perspective. Like they say, "the best atheists are Catholics". I guess it also applies to Muslims.

[@Xanax250]

What made you realize there is no afterlife? Did somebody knock on your door.

[@greenlobster9171]

On what, utter logical crystal clear basis do you deny the existence of the creator?(briefly)

[@kimjackelen3856]

@@Xanax250 logic/common sense

[@RobertF-]

First of all there are thousands of personal testimonials about both near death experiences and also past life recollections that have a lot of evidence to back them up. Of course it's not definite 100% proof that there is something metaphysical about life and death, but it's enough that anyone who is truly honest about what they know and what they do not know would have to realize that no one truly knows one way or another about the exact precise nature of this universe, of life, and of death. We just don't know for sure. It's not intellectually honest to say you know for sure that there is absolutely no afterlife, absolutely nothing that continues after the death of the body. You want that to be the case, but what you want is different from being completely objective about what is known and what is unknown. The exact nature of consciousness and this infinite universe is not even fully understood to be able to say a definite statement like that. History is filled with people who were extremely confident and absolutely sure about things that they were incredibly wrong about. Agnosticism, which is simply saying we just can't know 100% for sure one way or the other is the only truly honest standpoint. Atheism is a biased and presumptuous one.

[@sharkkick2894]

Absolutely love the Robin “I want to live” 💙😭

[@alfredogonzalez9420]

saaame and my man using it in the thumbnail makes me love this channel more

[@annayudin290]

It gives me goosebumps every time

[@jonosween]

Thought i recognised it.

[@sharkkick2894]

@@annayudin290 gives me nostalgia for my first time watching one piece back in 2015

[@giovannianderson5930]

Came for her, stayed for the content

[@lazydim0rtal]

I was an absurd man who lived the life without hope, but I can't say I "lived", I just "existed". There's no life without hope and only an attachment to the hobby kept me through that period.

[@zfeng000]

same

[@trishnabasnet7405]

hope you can find something you enjoy! :)

[@RoyCyberPunk]

​@@trishnabasnet7405 And that can mean anything if he finds joy killing random strangers or women or whatever is no different than playing chess because is all opinion as no objective morality exists in this worldview which is its biggest problem and what makes it ultimately unsustainable.

[@trishnabasnet7405]

@@RoyCyberPunk i agree tbh.

[@rodneyhatch56]

Hope for what? Try contentment.

[@junothescarecrow]

Just had a deep conversation with my dad on this. I have a real problem with this. I'm glad you came out with this video 12 hours after that. You've been so helpful. Thank you for all your research and hard work.

[@hissyfitz7890]

Yes! They’re listening to my conversations with spouse too! 😉

[@RedSky8]

I've been thinking about talking to my dad about this topic too lol!

[@Nitecrow314]

Let the crows be.

[@nvmffs]

You can have a deep conversation with your father? That's so precious!

[@junothescarecrow]

@@nvmffs he's the one that starts it. It's a little embarrassing when he does it. I love him for it, But I've always been a little embarrassed on how much my dad show affection towards me. But it's really helpful cause he want to talk about it and not just shove it.

[@KashishTalks]

I'm a writer and this channel has inspired me in some way. The title of my recent eBook is "The absurdity of existence". And I'm really inspired by Albert Camus

[@Razzle_Dazzle-]

Hey, where can i read your book. Is it available online?

[@KashishTalks]

@@Razzle_Dazzle- yes, the link is available in the description of my videos on my this channel.

[@Razzle_Dazzle-]

@@KashishTalks Thank you sir.

[@stevo999]

that sounds sick asf

[@starseed45]

I have lived my entire life feeling hopeless but I recently have given up on hope and I am FREE and very content to live each day the way I want. I have a sterling character so I can do no harm. I spend my days enjoying whatever happens and I spend a lot of time learning self mastery. Having had some out of body experiences I absolutely know we go on after our body quits but I don't think about it

[@DesolateSolitude]

@starseed45 - what year Were you born?

[@JackReynolds-w7g]

Once, many years ago, I had an Anthropology professor rather bring this to light, - for me anyway. He said to the class, something like this, 'You may believe anything or whatever suits you, but it does not - and it cannot mean that it is true'. With more classes in critical thought, I really began to wonder if I could ever really 'know' anything. This really began for me when I was 18 years old. I remember it so well. I eventually became very anxious as well as depressed because I just could not find a reason to live, - I know this sounds really crazy, but it eventually drove me to thoughts of suicide. Then of course I couldn't figure out how I was going to do it. 😐 This state of confusion and the anxiety that followed it ties I guess right in with Camus's Absurdism. That was a million years ago, and inspite - or despite, - all the learning and experience from just living, that truth has never changed. Once sitting in a group, the group leader looked at the floor and shook his head after one of our group stormed out. He simply said to the rest of us, that there was no such thing as 'Finding Yourself', - he said to us that, it was actually a matter of 'Creating Yourself'. I grew comfortable with the complete nonsense that life must be. I don't know what Biology was thinking with an unnecessary sophistication to our brains. Her requirements were pretty much intact already. Unless it's one of Her many 'mistakes'; - we all know how that invariably turns out. Learning is a classic bell-shaped curve, any authentic 'purpose' in life quickly descends the more you learn. But I suppose that with that comes a kind of resolve, or surrender. I guess I became more frightened, but much more excited at the same time. And why I am typing all this is probably because that 'absurdity' I still resist. If 'Meaning' is so critical to life, how can I discover or manufacture it, while all the while 'knowing' that it's entirely absent ? Eventually, even Albert Camus had to resign to, or design a Religion; a 'belief' system that allowed him to go-on living, even though he knew (or did he only believe) that it was meaningless, without real purpose, and Absurd.

[@ash8207]

Another brilliant, deep dive into the human experience. Well done! Since I started studying Stoic philosophy (thanks to this awesome channel) I have been able to achieve a remarkable level of inner peace & equanimity. The stress, expectations, worries, etc. are all gone. I simply embrace whatever comes my way now, the concept of amor fati. Camus is right...life is absurd. And that's fine because it's the truth. And there's no logical reason to deny it. I see too many people deluding themselves with their religion, greed, egos, ambitions, etc. all the while foolishly believing in their "higher purpose". It's all so cynical & illogical, which is why I refuse to follow the crowd mentality but rather walk my own path in life. There is no meaning in life other than to just experience it & enjoy the finite time & simple pleasures we have on this Earth. And along the way, help others & be kind to people as best you can. Peace to all!

[@prithvisaikia1539]

Can u refer me some books on stoicism

[@mr.dirtydan3338]

Does having an ambition really signify meaning? Or is it simply another part of existing?

[@fr33f4l4st1ne]

for those who dont know, the character in the thumbnail is Nico Robin. Its apt that she was chosen for this because, when she thought she could not longer achieve her dream, her reason for living, she was ready to die. Thankfully, the main character helps her stay alive, and she finds the will to keep living because of his kindness. I havent gotten too far in one piece yet, so i dont know if she achieves her dream, but i hope she does! (edit for typo!)

[@shinethecool5871]

one piece hasn’t ended so at the end she will probably reach her goals

[@nocturneuh]

I have yet to come across Einzelgänger content that is sub-par; this, again, was brilliant. I am someone who has recently chosen reason over religion and dogma. Your content nourishes my mind. Thank you and keep up the excellent work!

[@Einzelgänger]

Thank you. I appreciate your compliment 🙏

[@silverbob4118]

You pulled the Nico Robin card, you got my view and like.

[@TurtlePower718]

I'm glad your channel is doing so well! I'm happy for your deserved success, keep up the good work! ✨

[@Einzelgänger]

Thank you 🙏

[@JetKai05]

We need to eat so we don't have to eat again (in a couple hours) We buy things so we don't have the urge to buy things again (in a couple days) We work hard so we don't have to work again (retirement) We live so we don't have to live again. Our ultimate desire is to desire nothing, to put our mind at peace regardless what is happening around us. That's the ultimate purpose of living, and it's the same for all of us. We live life to learn all the required lessons so we will NOT NEED TO BE HERE AGAIN. We live for the evolution of our souls , to enter the realm/state of no birth and no death, the state of equilibrium, to be ONE again with the totality. We can learn that ultimate lesson by doing whatever we want to do in life, but following our heart/calling will yield the best return for this specific lifetime.

[@Lap4rkA]

Nice

[@jarrilaurila]

ONE=God?

[@thechica3918]

basically Buddhism philosophy of enlightenment

[@leogreck9984]

I remember when I first figured out that if you look at the biggest imaginable picture life is pointless. It made me kind of depressed with a feeling of little to no self worth. By now I am fine again. I think when it comes to your purpose it's just to pick one. Whatever you wanna do or see in this world, do it or try your best to get there. I found purpose im vehicles, the looks the technology. I think I will dedicate my life to that it's rich in things to know especially when you get down into the details and you can make a living with cars. And one day when I am happy with what I have done I will end it or get ended before that, no choice in fate.

[@runforestrun3556]

I want to live - Nico Robin

[@leftytennis5912]

We’re here whether we like it or not, no matter if it’s random or not. So might as well try to make the most/best of it. No need to overanalyze or overthink it (unless you’re the philosophical type and enjoy that kind of thinking) - before we know it, life as we exist now will come to an end.

[@mr.dirtydan3338]

That is, essentially, the absurdist belief. It's just put into thought instead of generally feeling.

[@brunah6663]

i got here bc of robin's drawing of that beautiful scene we all shed tears 🤍and congrats for the wonderful content!

[@Joy-jw7vw]

These videos are so relatable and released at the right time 🙏

[@EmbraceTheStruggle24]

👏

[@AoyosHolY]

I find it somewhat hillarious that despite being interested in philosophy I never troubled myself at all with existential questions. Basically always lived down to a T in accordance to what Camus described, acceptance of the lack of inherent meaning to life, this has always been natural to me. That doesnt really bring any relief or happiness by itself, its just one less thing to concern myself with. Funnier yet, Ive been living the seducer archetype as well, not in search of true love or a higher purpose, but enjoying this way of living devoid of anything else.

[@petescot7377]

So how's life going for you generally?

[@AoyosHolY]

@@petescot7377 pretty good I'd say, its a somewhat streaky way to live, highs and lows, but you acquire skills that help minimize the lows

[@smorgasbroad1132]

In some ways I have embraced absurdism without even knowing it, without even knowing what absurdism is. And now I know. Thanks for this video.

[@Laocoon283]

That's what makes a great piece of writing. It's not that they invent an idea it's that they express an idea most people have experienced without themselves being able to articulate it.

[@amulyamalhi]

The most important thing is to keep yourself so much busy that these negative thoughts don't take over you!

[@mariehaverty8209]

Most of my thoughts are not true, we only think they are so I don’t pay heed to them any more.😇🤣

[@mariehaverty8209]

@RIVERENDS7 society is collapsing and people are starting to recognise that the reason they feel like they are mentally ill is that we are living in a system that’s not designed to suit the human spirit, @ the moment their doesn’t seem to be a way around this. Me if I don’t except what is, I struggle. Every were we go we bring ourselves with us, when we change the way we look @ things the things we look @ change.🥰

[@NicolasSchaII]

@@mariehaverty8209ehm. Nothing happend since u posted that comment.

[@mariehaverty8209]

@@NicolasSchaII I’m afraid we gotta make it happen ourselves, if you are finding this difficult ask for help. Best wishes ❤️

[@krisscanlon4051]

Too late...its only distraction. I accept my fate willingly.

[@fived9424]

Well, that's the thing. Life isn't worth living because it has a meaning, but because it doesn't. It's short, make it worth it and have a meaning.

[@sandiebroomfield6245]

Thanks for this statement. A huge shift in understanding can often come in a few cleverly arranged simple words. Particularly helpful when trying to get an exhausted soul & mind around the big questions in life to which there is usually a simple answer. I am personally grateful to clever people who can put difficult or complicated concepts over in such a way as to give others new to the ideas a place to start. From there you can grow and build :)

[@mr.dirtydan3338]

That's pretty much been my mindset for the entirety I have had conscious thought. I have never been hopeless because of a lack of meaning, because I never knew there to be any meaning in the first place.

[@urmwhynot]

I find comfort in the scientific things we cannot understand. It gives me existential rest to know we don't know everything.

[@Laocoon283]

I always found it quite convenient that scientists say the universe is infinite 🤔.

[@mountaintruth1deeds533]

It takes a great deal of knowledge to realize your own ignorance--T Sowell

[@InesElm-dj9tn]

​@@Laocoon283NO EVERYTHING IS FINITE IT IS JUST TOO BIG 😂😂😂😂

[@MeditativeMuse]

Live for the experiences.. good and bad; we can't know one without the other. Master the waves of life and never give up hope for the things you desire. Thank you for this inspiring video. 🙏 Peace, love, and good vibes to you and everyone here. 💜

[@BonESaw95]

experiences = meaning

[@kaister901]

Live for the experiences.. good and bad; we can't know one without the other. That just sounds like a shitty deal. Imagine someone selling you a comb and tell you it is the best comb in the world. The comb straighten even the toughest hair in the world easily but you will get lice every time you use it. No one on their right mind would buy such a comb. So, why do people think it is such a great deal to be born to experience a life that only can be pleasurable if there is suffering?

[@TheFate23]

In order to experience something you must attach meaning to it.

[@jamesstaggs4160]

This video came after a morning of me wanting to stop lying to others when I somewhat agree with their belief systems with my mouth, but the entire time in my head I'm pointing out the numerous flaws in them. I'm sick of lying to protect the fragile egos of others. I don't wish to be mean spirited at all, but I do not enjoy lying. I don't like deception

[@arseniamcglasson5014]

Everyday I'm alive life has meaning to me. Pain, laughter, Love, tragedy, sickness and in good health or anything I experienced. I never thought that my life was meaningless, or measured my life. Just So grateful every time I woke up the next day. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING AND SHARING ANOTHER MEANINGFUL VIDEO!🙏

[@sinarasoeiro7296]

I agree with you, thank you for your comment.

[@zackfair2377]

Love that One Piece context on thumbnail. ❤️

[@carlosapers1344]

Let’s turn it around: if the meaning of life is fixed, why bother living? You are not going to change anything… The joy of living your life is that you get the chance to give it a meaning, YOUR meaning.

[@mariostoynov]

Meaning does not exist in the world, we are the ones assigning meaning to things. Just like our thoughts it only exists inside our heads but is undeniably a real thing. Same goes for good/bad, pretty/ugly etc. We dont arbitrarily assign these judgments onto things though, we do it based on certain criteria. What judgement a thing will receive also depends on the person judging it, since we are all different. Something can only be valuable, good, pretty etc acording to someone. Some things willl be almost universally agreed on (puppies cute) because we are all human and our brains work similarly, other things will be more controversial because of our differences, still it's all subjective. Objectively, the world just is. It exists, works the way it does and things happen because of other things that happened prior. This includes us and by proxi our judgements of the world. They are just as real as everything else, but they are not internal characteristics of the things they judge, rather a reflection of our own nature.

[@amb3cog]

So you can prove your, or my own, thoughts are real then? How would you go about that? I don't see how that's possible myself. But if it is. I'm sure it would be an interesting read. I'm not trying to argue, or anything. Just curious is all. ✌️

[@mariostoynov]

@@amb3cog Our thoughts affect our actions. Our actions affect the world around us. In order for a thing to have an effect on other things it needs to exist.

[@amb3cog]

@@mariostoynov But do our thoughts really affect our actions? Can you prove that true, without a shadow of a doubt? Do we even have thoughts? Are we even real? None of this can actually be proven. Many believe this is all an elaborate computer simulation. How would we know? To put it in a more realistic tone. I have ADHD, and there's certain things (done impulsivey) that no thought can stop me from doing. And in the same way. There's things that no thought could ever get me to do. And trust me I've tried. So that blows your theory right there. At least for me, and the millions of others that have the same condition as myself. My point is that you're trying to pin something down that can't be pinned down. Many things are agreed upon as real, and/or true by the majority of us. But none of that makes it true, or real. And I defy you to prove me wrong on this. The only certainly/reality is that nothing is certain, and nothing can be proven real. And the only real constant is change. Now that's "real"! Or is it? 🤔 🤣🤣🤣 ✌️

[@mariostoynov]

@@amb3cog Well, all of us are operating on the assumption that our senses and common sense tell us the truth. There is no way to prove this is actually the case I agree with that. However, if we can not trust our own mind and senses, what else can we trust? We simply have no other option, all information we have is acquired trough our senses, all information is processed with our mind. While there is the possibility it is all wrong that train of thought leads us nowhere. If our senses and mind give us a completely wrong picture then our choices might aswell be random. But that is only one possible scenario, it is still worth making informed, well thought out decisions just in case they actually are such. So under the assumption our senses and mind are mostly reliable I think it is reasonable to believe our thoughts exist despite being only in our head. Casting away that assumption, discussion of anything is basicly pointless, except perhaps for the enjoyment of discussion itself. Ps: I forgot to address the ADHD part. Just because the connection between thought and actions isn't always THOUGHT > CORRESPONDING ACTION doesn't mean there is no connection between them at all, you are ignoring all the cases where it actually does work that way. Just because there are exceptions doesn't mean that the general rule is entirely incorrect.

[@GambitRaps]

The One Piece thumbnail was not expected, I’ll tell ya that

[@sumitdalavi]

"If you haven't died a few times, You can never truly live."

[@petescot7377]

Isn't it the other way around.. if you haven't lived a few times you can never really die...because you never really were alive to die

[@sumitdalavi]

@@petescot7377 nope, what i said. Search it up.

[@petescot7377]

@@sumitdalavi you are missing the point but thats what makes it absurd and I like it 🤪

[@sumitdalavi]

@@petescot7377 if things go the right way here n there, maybe you will experience the death I'm speaking of. And you will know what i mean then. Maybe.

[@mountaintruth1deeds533]

🎯

[@GHOSTOFEIGHT]

In a world that has no meaning, Camus still tries to set a philosophy... about a world that is indifferent. "The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves. - Alan Watts.

[@fallenearth8]

I have learned so much about philosophers that I did not know existed before watching your channel. Your hard work shows. Thank you!

[@billlyons7024]

I think all meaning is subjective. Something that is profound to you may not feel the same to me. So having some cosmic meaning assigned to us won't work. I think the most meaningful thing I can do is be useful and supportive to the people around me. What I do won't matter in a hundred or thousand years, but it matters here and now to the people I love. That's enough meaning for me. We all have to figure out what matters to us individually.

[@tomsmith2361]

👍😊

[@Ronnied74]

That is the most beautiful way to put it. Well said!❤️

[@Benerdelyi]

This is one of the few KZbin channels where I come back to watch videos multiple times. Every word has so much wisdom and you learn new things every time you relisten. Much love bro ❤️

[@makp.2586]

What other channels you like

[@artconsciousness]

It is a shame he did not live today because the meaning of life has been solved by one man. Ex-physicist Thomas Campbell. For my entire life I have searched for the meaning of existence in all sorts of places - religion, philosophy, and science, but in all of them failed me as I found holes, gaps in them that left me feeling empty. Only Campbell's Big T.O.E (Theory of Everything) written in 2004 - has stood up to every scrutiny I could think of and thus transformed my life to one of genuine solid unbreakable meaning and purpose that is nothing to do with faith or religion. It works because it is the truth. Once you get it you have an awakening experience which I can only describe as your very DNA knowing it is the truth. That's how deep it goes. Campbell himself asks people to find flaws in his theory but as yet no one has. It is inevitable that his theory of existence will come to dominate the world but first it could tear the world apart in the same way as Martin Luther when he also gave the world a new truth. When you mess with people's beliefs it causes trouble but in the end truth is unstoppable.

[@N0noy1989]

I think the question here is, does the truth even matter? For me it doesn't.

[@Kidkromechan]

One cannot live without attaching meaning to something. Having faith in their values and their philosophies means they attach meaning to this faith/way of life/pursuit. Even in the case of a man who lives his life in projecting the idea of meaningless life, that in itself is meaningful to him yet he does not realise it. However, meaning is not something you pursue. If you live your life truthfully, you will see meaning that is unique to you. This builds your character. Also, trying to live a life that is unique to you does not mean you need to let go of societal norms. The society created by all these rules and norms is simply a game you can choose to play. It can be fun but it can also be boring. If you find it boring then find some other game to play but don't lie to yourself. As long as you do what u truly feel, you r good.

[@keeplearning4877]

I appreciate you . Well said .

[@Noukz37]

I think that life might be paradoxical, but I'd never call it absurd. There's a great difference there for me.

[@Laocoon283]

Well definitions aren't really something you just get to make up yourself 🙃 that's why we have dictionaries. We all subscribe to the same definitions so that communication is possible. You fool.

[@mountaintruth1deeds533]

That's absurd..

[@ohyeah9646]

This is what novels and animes do for me. When I got the idea of how things really works, i have been filled with meaninglessness. That in this large planet earth, relatively we are only speck of dust to the entire universe. What is the meaning of all of this? But when I see my family living normal, happy life, I decided to disregard and hide that thoughts to myself. And thats where my imagination came in. When I discovered fiction years ago, I have been addicted to it. Characters living exciting lives, full of purpose. I envy them. I just want to get immersed in that world. My imagination. That I cant stop reading, sleepless nights. But then again, I realize, what my parents are working hard for. "My future". Then again, I feel bad for them. Despite my outer appearance that is focusing in my studies, happy life, Me myself have depended in alternate realities. Thats where I want myself to get away from that pit. And that is myself now, changing my habits, to live my life now, to repay my parents.And be a good citizen.

[@Laocoon283]

Am very fascinated by why stories seem so inextricably connected to what it means to be human. It's as if we cannot even perceive the world without using the concept of story.

[@leonardlol]

If life has no meaning that’s better than having meaning, because everyone will chase that meaning and life will become a competition. Having no meaning means enjoying and experiencing, which is fun.

[@peppep1704]

Fantastic video. I love this channel so much. It was a large factor in me turning my life around for the better.

[@supertramp9193]

"Life is absurd" Is the best quote I have ever read! Love u albert Camus..

[@zegeist333]

U should probably read more then

[@supertramp9193]

@@zegeist333 what should i read?

[@harpalsinghsolanki3923]

@@supertramp9193 u should read ,life is a war, life is reality, life is a game, etc

[@thisone2540]

“Meaning is necessary to live” This is because the message of the book “mans search for meaning”, I highly recommend it.

[@spuriouseffect]

You don't need meaning or purpose to live.

[@Nizam-l7y]

Stop the nonsense everything is meaningless

[@bitcoinski]

Nature, animals, funny pet videos & Einzelganger are what brings me JOY! :)

[@alwaysgreatusa223]

A meaningful life is not one that makes you a slave to some ultimate meaning outside of yourself -- for that would be a truly meaningless existence for any human being, in which they would be merely a tool. Instead, a truly meaningful life is a life in which you create or discover your own meaningfulness within yourself !

[@DrSherazAhmadCheema]

God bless you... Keep up the good work 👍

[@Einzelgänger]

Thank you!

[@AnimeRookie]

Respect+1 for Robin Thumbnail

[@n0madfernan257]

I've been there, and i thought , "life has no meaning, you put meaning to it. get out and move out till you find yours"

[@yootoob1001001]

This was amazing---thank you. Camus is my favorite Existentialist.

[@AS-rk5vb]

We are all in the darkness, awkwardly groping for the truth through our limited senses and struggling with how our minds interpret the data collected. We weave fanciful tales of meaning and existence for comfort and guidance. We make excuses for the past and the future to bridge the chasms created by our lack of understanding. Some of us get drunk on fantasy, while others gorge themselves in pleasure. Meanwhile there are others who quietly observe everything and know it as nothing. They choose no sides, there is no right or wrong, good or bad. There is only now, and we have the choice to experience life through the view of a pinhole or eyes wide open.

[@senpai9209]

Nico Robin in the thumbnail XD. Keep up with these videos man

[@Aquamayne100]

The truth is, for all my struggles to make my mark in life, for all I've accomplished, in just a few short generations my name will be forgotten. Even the greatest of us can't compete with time... and death. that's why I stay in the game. My purpose, if you will, is to see where it's all going. We create our own purpose in life. Now go create yours. - Lex Luthor The Conqueror

[@darkcloud6689]

What a coincidence. I just bought "the myth of sisyphus" book yesterday. Thanks einzelganger :)

[@shahzeelhassan2992]

Life is meaningless. But the thing is, there's nothing wrong about it. Look around you, you see cattle grazing in the fields, living the same life everyday, you see the sun that rises everyday, does its job and then fades.We as living organisms are supposed live simply and survive. That's the purpose of life. Nothing else. Don't complicate it, and everything you do to achieve it, is the path of nature and that's the absolute virtue.

[@cam-inf-4w5]

Its not that i want to die, its that i dont want to live. It doesn't help that i am not scared of death. But i also believe suicide somehow taints your soul. I know the world could be heaven on earth, but we dont just settle for mediocrity, we actually make it hell for ourselves. And the better you are morally the more you will be tortured.

[@disorderlypictures9890]

Finally a video on Absurdism that's clear to understand. Thank you for this.

[@lhays117]

I find it weird that people assume Don Juan is shallow just because his pursuits are romantic/sexual in nature. If there was a character who liked to travel around and meet lots of people just to have short term friendships with them most people wouldn’t label them as shallow or not valuing those brief friendships. I think the assumption that all pursuers of short term romance are shallow is rooted in Puritan thought.

[@michaelsatchy]

If that thumbnail is a One Piece reference, it's one of the best there has ever been. Great work.

[@dustincleveland2060]

Life is painful, and torturously meaningless.

[@mykelayo]

Human life might have no meaning, but they could give a meaning to it. People will feel bewildered as they live in this world. But as long as they can find their meaning in life, they will find their direction and be able to move forward bravely. At the same time, they will also understand what they want to do and what they do not want to do, and they will not be afraid of sacrifice.

[@mohamadmahdy216]

If a bottle has a hole no matter how much water you put inside it, it wont fill and life is the same if it doesn't have a meaning no matter how much you try you cant give a meaning to it

[@mykelayo]

@@mohamadmahdy216 The helplessness of life, can also be the charm of living. So what if life has no meaning, since there is no path to walk on, carve out your own path.

[@billcipher3946]

@@mykelayo disagree

[@MartiGrant-jc2gn]

My favorite writer of all time and for all eternity. Thank you for pronouncing Mr. Camus' name correctly. Much appreciated. And actually Existentialism is more about learning to understand yourself not the universe and that being said there is the possibility that life does have meaning because you are looking at a life that is probably worth living. If not then why ponder and try to understand your life. Obviously life is worth living if you found it worthwhile to understand yourself better so that life will be worth living. You are holding out to find life's meaning so that you will want to continue living your life that you actually felt deep down inside is worthwhile.

[@leonsmuk4461]

Why seek meaning when you already know it doesn't exist. Every meaning you think to have found is just a deception that limits your potential. Life without meaning is the best thing that could have happened to humanity. It means infinite freedom, a life that cannot be lived wrong. Doing nothing is pointless when everything is possible. If something holds meaning to you, that is already enough to make it worth pursuing. When nothing is permanent, everyone gets to expess themselves to the fullest without having to carry the past.

[@Laocoon283]

WorD sAlaD 🙃

[@iHawke]

Sounds like a an evil and selfish way to live

[@argokaarlep3268]

There are no meaning of life, mostly suffering and pain. Depression is hell on earth. I have battled it know to long. Don’t want to suffer anymore. If you don’t have anyone anymore around you, your without money, without job, no friends, insomnia, why is the suffering. I hope when I end it all, I will be free from the pain and hell 😞. Hope I meet my children one day again somewhere else but in this life.

[@jennifergarcia2647]

The meaning to life is to move forward in time. Thats really all life does. It move though time renewing and changing though time.

[@robcastleton3359]

Meaning in life is emergent, it isn't about what lies ahead of us but rather, what lies behind us.

[@wherestheexit5046]

The actor... that’s why I’m a gamer. I live many lives and I’ve been all over the world...even been to worlds others will never see. I have battled depression and another gamer friend of mine once said... Perhaps the meaning or purpose of life is simply to live it. If that mean going to work to make the money that allows you to buy the things you enjoy then you are living.

[@Insanity-vv9nn]

True, games gives you endless life experiences

[@twinkytobar7509]

It is scarring and freeing at the same time. If I do not need a story (religions are no more than that). to keep going, I can draw my own path, I am free, I am powerful, but as the philosophers said along with a power comes a great responsibility.

[@lostmapp]

Did not expect to see the iconic Robin scene

[@jowyschwarz313]

Even with all this pain and hurt, sadness,loneliness,emptiness life is still worth living!

[@garryjones1776]

Nice Robin

[@badger8925]

A simple life is a happy life, take responsibility for something and you will find your peace ✌🏼

[@lifeskz]

Life's not a problem to be solved It's a mystery to be lived.

[@janycebrown4071]

The moment you were born, you served your purpose ❣ Your purpose is to be alive ❣

[@Anonym-yr4qn]

I agree with this point. (it's shockingly similar to my personal views anyways) Life indeed has no such Thing as a higher Purpose on Default. The only thing you can do, is to give a purpose to You and your Life. This of course is only going to work, if you have something in your Life that lives up to the Idea of this Concept. (at least in your own mind/opinion) When it comes to living however, i think you should be grateful for existing, by enjoying your life as much as you can, while you still can, for being alive is no matter to be taken for granted. It is a Gift and a Privilege that has been limited by Time, at the very Moment you've received it. You therefore own it to yourself to live your Life as YOU please and NOT as others do. (Except you have to harm People that didn't do anything to you. That's maybe going to lead you to your personal Happiness, but i definitely don't recommend anyone to live like that and if they still do, they deserve the Consequences that come with it.)

[@12fskawof]

I agree with this point. (it's shockingly similar to my personal views anyways) Life indeed has no such Thing as a higher Purpose on Default. The only thing you can do, is to give a purpose to You and your Life. This of course is only going to work, if you have something in your Life that lives up to the Idea of this Concept. (at least in your own mind/opinion) When it comes to living however, i think you should be grateful for existing, by enjoying your life as much as you can, while you still can, for being alive is no matter to be taken for granted. It is a Gift and a Privilege that has been limited by Time, at the very Moment you've received it. You therefore own it to yourself to live your Life as YOU please and NOT as others do. (Except you have to harm People that didn't do anything to you. That's maybe going to lead you to your personal Happiness, but i definitely don't recommend anyone to live like that and if they still do, they deserve the Consequences that come with it.)

[@jasonderrick7889]

Great video! Please keep’em coming g 👏🏼

[@FelixSkura]

The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves.

[@Xanthro2]

Because for some, and a branch of human nature steming from greed, is to strive and acheave. That is there meaning. Eros and Thanatos... Its just sad that perspectice comes from Shister Fraud.

[@j.c4life]

Dump social media....Stop comparing your life to others. Nourish your mind with Einzelgänger videos. Now enjoy life & be happy.

[@juanro343]

I’m confused about how chasing banalities means rebelling against the absurdity of life. Theses three archetypes (seducer, actor, conqueror) go against the ideas usually portrayed in this channel, such as Stoicism, Buddhism, Tao, Miyamoto Musashi. Is it okay if you re-explain this video again?

[@naturesfinest2408]

Im with you. This is a philosophy i have never heard of. And on this channel something i wasnt prepared for. My thoughts on it are not ready. Before giving the examples he said these arent archetypes, something to live or look up to. But instead examples. My view, currently, of the subject is it is ill defined (or i dont understand it) or impractical as it doesn't lead to a life you would want or one that may make others lives miserable. If everyone was to live this way then almost no one would be content, as the pleasures of now forgo others pleasures and the needs and pleasures of the future. (I dont agree that pleasure should be what we seek but i digress.) Nothing would get done, as the absurd man seems to not live for other but himself. What makes someone absurd, i think, was ill defined and the examples showed impractical to life. Perhaps your life is fleeting but everything in this video, and what it speaks to, is putting control outside ones self. Why do anything if not for the pleasure of now? This is the question the absurd person seems to pose. This philosophy, to me, is nothing but modern hedonism. I am okay with him exploring different philosophies. I think it is important. Discussing this is important. I would enjoy seeing more videos on this topic. Perhaps his thoughts on it and its comparison to stoicism and other schools of thought that he predominantly covers. Ps. I think it also avoids why people like religion. Its not just a higher power but a structure of how to live. The absurd person avoids that structure which, again, seems impractical.

[@benkarr6828]

Aside from people preaching nonsense like experience is the reason or some other sanctimonious nonsense about it equaling meaning . Sometimes things happen for no reason and the universe doesn’t care about you and most likely never will . You’ll live a life or regret and pain like 99% of us and there’s nothing waiting afterwards but the void . But there’s no pain in the void , I take comfort in that

[@michelleburkholder2547]

I like my meaninglessness from an eastern perspective because it's non dualistic. Life needs no purpose, it is it's own purpose. -The Dalai Lama

[@Zayel00]

Thank you. This video is exactly what I needed today.

[@robieez2183]

One piece fans instantly know the thumbnail xd

[@PutTheCookieDown]

Life has no true meaning. Thus, it is worth living knowing you can never truly be wrong. Simply live the way you best deem fit. Have fun while you can in all aspects.

[@JonLundgren]

"Many people die at 25 and aren't buried until they are 75." - Ben Franklin

[@SdestrierD]

I really like and appreciate your videos! Thanks for putting them out

[@user-wb2yv7ll9d]

This is the best channel, thank you for the work you do.

[@virtualselfie6899]

Even though life is pointless, the nihilist knows he can live life to the fullest. Anyone can live life to his or her own "fullest." Though not a nihilist, Camus' Sisyphus book is an excellent read ~~ the seducer, the actor, the conqueror. Great job, Einzelganger. You understand absurdity and delivered an insight of Camus that everyone should experience to figure out his or her own ultimate meaning.

[@granroble7191]

Live full! Live passionately! The only thing that is possibly real, is this moment. Be your own creator. Manifest your own personal reality. Release from attachments. Chose a judgement free path. Do no harm. Forgive and love unconditionally. Regardless of what is or isn’t, a beautiful life is possible. Blessings

[@Pincer88]

Life is absurd. Even in the Bible there's the Book of Ecclasiastes, which states that everything is utterly in vane, so Camus' discovery of absurdity is not as astonishing. The difference between the two is in the answer to conquering the absurd. Do you surrender to absurdity and conform to a world that's set to self gratification, or do you rise above that by trying to live life as a good person - regardless of how futile and insignificant your attempts may be in the greater scheme of things? To me, that's the only answer to absurdity: stubborn refusal to surrender and resisting the path of least resistance.

[@enliven4203]

Life always has meaning. Life is a strange and wonderful journey. All depends on which path you choose to take. Sometimes we are forced onto a path we'd rather not be on, but that doesn't mean you can't go off track and find yourself a new path. For all those contemplating on ending it all, just remember, suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.