"He Challenged My Faith" - Matthew McConaughey On Playing Rustin Cohle

[@AVmind]

Give a like if you also LOVED Season One of True Detective. "The world needs bad men. We keep the other bad men from the door." - Rustin Cohle Thank you for watching.

[@marz9676]

All the men of TRUE Detective treated women like sht. And it was perfectly normal and ok. That's what I remember about it.

[@RedLeo-pf9yo]

What’s cool these days is, the people get interviewed don’t have to fly to the city to get interviewed anymore, seems like everybody can just put a camera in their bedroom like Matthew McConaughey , and interview real quick, and then go feed the kids or whatever.

[@marchess286]

@@marz9676 Marty's wife married a nice doctor after she divorced him. Marty's estranged daughter found a nice guy who supported her "arts" career. I doubt any of those nice men would know how to run an undercover into a biker gang or interrogate a violent criminal. That's the point.

[@marz9676]

@marchess286 The law and order people are the least to actually live by law and order. Always, "Privileges, entitlements, and loopholes for me. Throw the book at everyone else." That's literally how a narcissist lives and thinks. That's why everyone, rightfully, hates narcissists.

[@marchess286]

@@marz9676 - "law and order people". Vague term. Not sure about whom you are speaking from my example. The doctor? Marty?

[@BaronMorte]

Both Matthew and Woody went above and beyond when it came to True Detective; and Jordan is right, they both made those characters so real. Holy crap that 1st season is a masterpiece.

[@yaimavol]

Then every season after that totally sucked

[@chrisbirch4150]

I think season one was a brilliant character study with some interesting philosophy thrown in, but the main plotline didn't deliver in the end. Enjoyed it though

[@sjoe_87]

@@chrisbirch4150 this is precisely how I experienced it as well

[@julieschneider5973]

Agreeeeed!!

[@colleenshea2293]

It truly is - a masterpiece delux.

[@1993Redemption]

"The world needs bad men. We keep the other bad men from the door" I always loved that quote.

[@Tusk-ruk]

I bet you also loved the line in American Sniper about sheepdogs. I don't intend to be mean, but you're getting a little old for that macho BS. There are far better lines in TD S01 imho.

[@kdizzle901]

This place is like somebody’s memory of a town but the memory is fading….its like there’s never anything here but jungle I don’t sleep I just dream I thought I was mainlining the secret truth of the universe There’s so many

[@moussetache1815]

Yes, excellent line. "I never sleep, I only dream" is also one I love.

[@kdizzle901]

@@moussetache1815 it’s “I don’t sleep….i just dream”

[@AlphaBravoDingo]

@@Tusk-ruk Depends on the life you live, doesn't it? Do you keep the "bad men" away?

[@rustcohle2406]

crazy how he delivers those nihilistic dialogues like a true pessimist when he has faith irl , shows his great acting skills

[@crazychase98]

Marty was actual more cyclical in the end.

[@joshwoodhouse9912]

Fine I’ll rewatch true detective again

[@lgs888]

ok im down.

[@Advait_Deshmukh_11]

Always need a reason 😂😂

[@hanswurst3110]

*The fifth time

[@wdcoleman10]

Watch it once a year. Best single season of tv ever!

[@alexcardoso4272]

For the 20th… something time.

[@nirmaldas2242]

One of the greatest character made in cinema.

[@brynleyjones3635]

As cinematic as True Detective season one is, TV is not cinema

[@ryansmith240992]

It was made for TV, not cinema

[@professorflop8557]

I’d pay to have the show shown in theaters

[@dianasimms1810]

His best role ever!

[@lgs888]

10000%. easily his best.

[@jeremiebelaid9070]

Absolutely no doubt

[@tylerewbank3013]

Dallas buyers club?

[@bwiel]

I never saw Rust as a 'dark' character though. For all his pessimism or realism ;) , to me he was actually like a shining beacon of truth, intelligence & moral compass, in a very corrupt and grotty setting. He had integrity. So just because he suffered a lot and had bleak thoughts about people and life, didn't make him 'dark' to me.

[@nicholascrockettfilms]

Agreed. Rust isn't a nihilist. Pessimism is not nihilism. Rust used his career as a detective to actively reduce the amount of suffering in his proximity. That's a very potent purpose in life if you ask me.

[@JoeMussarela]

Nope. his whole psychological dilemma is 100% nihilistic thinking - which is per se a dark and twisted way to interpret reality and human nature. He is interesting and convincing as a character - even if he has pessimistic claims, there's glimpses of the natural law within - but very distant from the truth.

[@Brokentwobutton]

@JoeMussarela In what way? What's his "whole psychological dilemma" to you? He's an edge lord when he's young, dogged and brash when experienced, and absolutely focused when he's wiser. Rust helps people when he thinks he should, throws himself into the jaws of danger to protect others, and is constantly trying to understand himself and other people. That isn't nihilistic. He's literally obsessed with excellence and self knowledge, and the field in which he wishes to excel at, everything is dark and it never stops happening. Say nope all you want, he saw himself in a constant battle with absurd and incomprehensible brutality. He didn't see himself as a crusader against it. Deciding not to craft an identity around what you do isn't nihilistic. The character portrayed over 20 years of his life is more of a realist than a pessimist, despite what he says about himself in the earliest part of the story. He's driven and focused on goals the entire time. He has personal values and for the most part, maintains integrity of them. OP had it spot on. His expressed pessimistic realism is what pisses him off about the world he's experienced, it isn't him.

[@Powerhaus88]

@@Brokentwobutton That's just Joe's cope of not being able to disprove Rust's arguments. Simple as that.

[@Ruger34]

Plus at the end of the show he seems to change a little “the lights winning if you ask me”

[@luc9766]

"Optimism is courage if it is not naive." That's very true and it's basically having hope and courage to carry on wherever the road takes you, no matter the circumstances.

[@FungoLingo]

You’ve got to respect the sense of humor of a man who makes his bed and uses it as his backdrop for a Zoom call with Jordan Peterson.

[@Oneaphelion]

lol

[@Lith-]

He was probably in a hotel atm

[@rockyhamilton1023]

“Play a man’s game, pay a man’s price” Such a great show.

[@californiacombativesclub202]

Rust would never hang out with Jordan Peterson

[@Wet_Willys_Wetter_Water]

Something I'll always appreciate about Marty and Rust was how they had just about every flaw a man can have between the two of em. And at the end of the day the were both honorable and righteous in spite of it

[@melgibsonafter10beers]

McConaughey just seems like one of those dudes that would be cool to hang out and have a beer with.

[@icarlyfan1488]

mel gibson after 10 beers

[@heyguyslolGAMING]

What I loved about Matt's portrayal of Rustin is that shortly after starting the show I was immediately pulled in to stop seeing him as Matthew McConaughey and saw him as Rustin. That's acting, when you can take a well known famous actor who is not covered in makeup that can act so good you no longer see them as the actor but the character they are playing.

[@TpolTime]

Well said

[@themanwithnoname3636]

100%. A lot of the old school actors had this.

[@Paconennation]

Up to date, ik him as Rustin cohle ik that there's a guy out there who is Rust

[@shoesandflowers]

Great point I agree!

[@tommyjohnson43]

Time is a flat circle.

[@josephhein9497]

A bit redundant, as it is inherent that a circle is but a flat sphere.

[@diego_qb4872]

Peterson said "its not optimism its courage". Aristotle said "Courage is the mother of all virtues because without it, you cannot consistently perform the others"

[@AdryDoic]

Probably the best series I've ever seen! Mc Conaughey is in the role of life on such high levels of acting that it should be shown and taught in all acting schools as an absolute reference!

[@lgs888]

easily his best performance for me. amazing season.

[@TheWindstorm2012]

To this day my favorite role by McCoanughey. Really breath-taking.

[@fullmetalandtheflame438]

Absolutely loved the first season of True Detective. Matthew and Woody nailed those roles, and so did the rest of the cast.

[@Atlashon]

That show, man. That character. Jesus.

[@joebriggs5781]

Rust was right about everything

[@fordmodelT1957]

Three of my favourite things. Gobbless

[@dianasimms1810]

Agreed! Moments of joy are so important if we’re going to die anyhow.

[@annwillett7800]

That’s why he’s one of the greatest actors of all time ❤❤

[@moshko8362]

what I have seen up until now from Matthew, Nic Pizzolatto and Cary Fukunaga separately I think that first season of True Detective was a lot of genius influx coming together at the right time, at the right place, like an eclipse, never to be repeated again for let's say another 99 years. Everything they did after that, separately, at least for me, didn't even come close.

[@AdryDoic]

yes the dark Stars shined over them to create a masterpiece

[@VvendigO.]

@moshko8362 - that's the best definition of the phenomenon that is True Detective S1

[@yurigansmith]

Rewatched the first season recently. It's truely such a masterpiece.

[@billyin4c514]

Matt is smart for a Dude that was charmed with charisma and good looks. Jordan is smart for a human being.

[@jirikurto3859]

Jordan Peterson is a talking contradiction.

[@thexskating]

​@jirikurto3859 NO, he isn't.

[@ju5t1n26]

Rust Cohle was spittin facts

[@puremisery1649]

He was right about nearly everything he said, worldview wise

[@francesco5581]

no he is a nihilistic... and change at the end. Is the nihilistic attitude of insecure people. Teenagers like to be nihilistic for example-

[@puremisery1649]

@@francesco5581 lol what? There are many well-learned and well-spoken nihilistic philosophers who were mature adults going back thousands of years. It’s a perfectly rational point of view that has offered the best explanation for life that I’m yet to hear. Also Rust’s “redemption” at the end was probably the dumbest part of the whole show. It made no sense but was shoehorned in anyway because TV shows have to have a happy ending (unlike life). I’m guessing some studio exec made that call because I don’t see Nic writing something that stupid.

[@francesco5581]

@@puremisery1649 i think you are all into the character of "pure misery" and you like that... But nihilism is at core is a smug attitude, teenagerish i would say (and yes teenagerish people of any age...) because is at that age that we tend to appreciate nihilism to appear more "macho/cool". regarding philosophy all nihilism is about interpretations of Nietzsche and thats vary a lot ...lets add too that Nietzsche ended mad.

[@francesco5581]

@@lemon-yi6yh you just confirm what i am saying ...

[@wade_says]

I said it in 2014 and I’ll say it now. Best single season of television ever made.

[@janiceaguilar3593]

Absolutely tremendously intelligent DEEP interview

[@AndhaBanda]

JP and Matty what a conversation! Hoping to find the full video.

[@AVmind]

Link in the description. Thank you for watching.

[@Aone339]

it will be forever a pivotal fact for Matt that he chose Rust over Marty. He was absolutely THE character in that show. nobody could've done it better

[@martasoltys9091]

I love True Detective. I wish they'd make more seasons.

[@rowforlsu]

They did make more season just a bummer we didn’t get to see Rust and Marty as each season is unique

[@brian9438]

I like it when Jordan Peterson starts asking the right fucking questions.

[@UncleFlaynus]

When does he ever do that? When does he ever ask questions? All he does is talk AT people for 2 hours straight

[@JustinRM20]

​@@UncleFlaynus Once I realized people I used to look up to do this all the time it becomes so frustrating to see.

[@brian9438]

@@UncleFlaynus It was a joke. I was referring to a certain scene in True Detective. It's the final scene of episode 1, season 1.

[@someguy2016]

@@UncleFlaynus reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@adonisdark1617]

David Benatar is the South African philosopher's name..wrote a book titled "Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence". FYI

[@jasontrevis7142]

I bought it and have watched and listened to it many, many times. A fantastic series by all accounts.

[@jasontrevis7142]

Muppet

[@DaytonsLife]

Season 1 is one of my top 3 seasons of any show ever.

[@mopground]

whats the other 2

[@DaytonsLife]

@ Andor is in my top 3(im a star wars nerd) and probably Breaking Bad

[@martinvanek5951]

In the mid 80's my wife and I went to see "Balm in Gilead" performed by the Steppenwolf Theater Group in Chicago. John Malkovich played the heavy. After the play and a late dinner we walked back to the theater where we had parked. Some of the actors, including John Malkovich, were at a close-by cafe. John Malkovich and I caught each other eye for a moment and I got the shivers. He seemed to be still in character 2 hours after the play had ended. So I've got that going for me...which is nice.

[@-pink-regina-]

What’s the heavy

[@wisperingbeard]

@@-pink-regina-Usually a criminal enforcer that hurts people for business.

[@abeal5188]

I’m going to study this conversation for hours just so I can have it with myself in their voices.😂 1k hour principle.

[@moeperry3606]

This series has been very good but season one was Excellent. I've watched it all the way through twice. Matthew and Woody knocked this one outta the park!!

[@zicero7474]

I've watched it three times and i'm considering watching it a fourth time after this haha :D

[@JohnBricksmith2048]

True Detector S1 is the best cop mini series of all time. Nothing is even a close second

[@dennisobrien3133]

Benatar is not saying live weak,he’s saying stop dragging the unborn into your play so you can feel meaning and purpose. Have a blast if you’re here but spare the next one.

[@TheKeithbh]

David Benatar is the South African "anti-natalist" philosophiser mentioned (4:15), who the New Yorker described as (he) "may be the world’s most pessimistic philosopher" (Nov. 2017).

[@brennenspice6098]

Jordan absolutely remembered his name, especially if he claims to have read his book. Jordan is too greedy to even utter his name, and insecure about his debate

[@jirikurto3859]

@@brennenspice6098 Jordan is himself an anti-natalist when it comes to Palestinian children growing old. He's a complete fraud.

[@pepleatherlab3872]

It's the clinical psychologist curiosity which is so endearing about Jordan in this. Of course he's curious. I think most of us are. The ability to portray such characters and not have them invade the psyche in some way. Rustin Cole is a dark character, and it becomes evident that repeated exposure to inhumanity made him that way.

[@jennag7650]

I watched the season for the first time just a couple of months ago and like everyone else I was blown away by both Matthew and Woody, with a new found respect for them as actors. What is really disturbing though is how true to life the story is… I’ve lived in Louisiana my whole life and there really is a dark, seedy underbelly with corrupt politicians who have family ties that influence those in power.

[@John_Caravella]

I've found that the smaller a town is, the more corrupt are its politicians and businessmen. Sure, corruption occurs in big cities as well, but it's easier to see in small towns.

[@sino7282]

such a masterpiece

[@LoneOrca]

6:11 Antinatalism doesn't have to be depressing or make it "worse" or be lacking in constructive content. At its essence it simply means making a compassionate (or at least compassionately motivated) decision to not have children -- and besides that, an antinatalist can live the same way everyone else does: trying to have the best and, yes, even the most meaningful life they can now that they're already here. In fact, antinatalism might even ease depression because you are less likely to unjustly blame yourself for a lot of the negativity in your life and instead have the awareness that life is inherently just a difficult situation.

[@sebastianquilt]

Jordan saying Matthew's optimism isn't naive is a compliment few optimists can receive because naive optimism is ubiquitous in human subjects. Respect to McConaughey.

[@steviewolfeofficial]

True detective season one is both the darkest and most intriguing show i think ive ever watched in the longest time. It also covered some themes that never in a million years I would've thought anything in Hollywood had the balls to go no near.

[@Death0Row]

Learn to love the darkness,so you can see yourself in the light.

[@rahallivex]

The greatest character ever.

[@mohammedakram9067]

I thought I was afan of Mathew but sure after this video I think I loved the carecter that he acted

[@-pink-regina-]

He’s just frustrated in this video because every time he starts to formulate his thoughts on the difficult topic at hand Peterson interrupts him with irrelevant information about random facts he read on the internet

[@colleenshea2293]

Rustin Cohle ! Unforgettable !

[@gooberswift888]

Matthew is top five or top of five actors (females included no words for this actor he’s at thee highest level in his ART unnnnbelievable unreal🙏🏽

[@cdane7]

Like everyone has, I’ve watched a lot of really great shows over the years. A lot of really great Characters. Characters like Tony Soprano, Walter White, Thomas Shelby, etc…But for me, Rust Cohle is the greatest character I’ve ever seen on a tv show. Mathew just disappeared into this nihilistic wreck of a person. It was really amazing. That scene where he tells the lady “prison is hard on people who hurt kids. If you get the opportunity you should kill yourself”. And him a cop! Jesus man! Just an endlessly intriguing character. I wish they’d find a way to bring him back someday.

[@brynleyjones3635]

Rust has reached levels of legend in the 21st century as Clint Eastwood's the man with no name did in the 60's

[@daniellefeathers4298]

Great questions and even better conversations!

[@Tbone.357]

Classic performance that solidified my change of philosophy regarding religious beliefs that are illogical but believed anyway because it comforts people. I disagree when they say that having a belief system in something that is unprovable is better than not. I think it makes you appreciate the present much more when you realize that this is most likely all there is.

[@O6i]

ive been getting all my friends to watch true detective s1. that show is amazing. right up my alley.

[@allysonvanraden8810]

I have experience this fame fairly quickly myself. But it wasn’t because of anything I chose in particular. So I do understand how all the sudden things can change very drastically in your life or everyone knows you. Unlike Matthew, I get mixed reviews, some people love me, and some people don’t and some people have no clue what they’re judging. And that’s usually what the problem is , they don’t have a clue. I appreciate the idea of keeping it real . I think keeping it real in life is the only way to go .

[@lohi172]

The line about non naive optimism being courageous reminds me of Waymond from Everything Everywhere All At Once.

[@mildacha8050]

Oh yes, it's a fight FOR what you believe in, despite any evil, and its hard. ❤❤❤

[@kristenpatterson2047]

“It’s all for nothing. No, it’s all for everything.” Ecclesiastes. The whole book.

[@ShawnSenj]

4:30 a 6:05, atuação do cara é mt absurda. Diferenç gigante entre r e m.

[@jeferson2070]

I laughed SO HARD when he said we should stop reproducing then they cut to McConaughey and HE is laughing AF too 😂 I love this Guy

[@puremisery1649]

Interesting that so many conversations about the morality of creating children never even come close to addressing whether it’s good for the child, no thought for whether or not they even want to participate in this “grand adventure” of life, where the only way to learn lessons is through immense suffering.

[@FishOnJJ]

People often get anti nativism wrong. If you read the philosophy behind anti nativism, it’s a moral story. Turn it around, if you want to be moral person, should you have as many children as possible (within the means of what you can reasonably support)?

[@SOAD11111111]

​@@puremisery1649bra, we don't have a choice anyway

[@puremisery1649]

@@SOAD11111111 we don’t have a say in whether or not we are born, but we have to choice to create new life or not.

[@SOAD11111111]

@@puremisery1649 choice is an illusion

[@Tonydude182]

Greatest TV series of all time

[@graziflorida4377]

Who wrote the scripts of " True detective" first season is a genius. I don't even like Matthew McConaughey but I love Rustin.

[@mileshamblen9982]

Frailty was a great movie he played in as well.

[@marchess286]

The author of the script said that if Cole is a nihilist he's the worst nihilist in the world. The character certainly doesn't end as a nihilist.

[@-pink-regina-]

No he ends being walked out of the hospital by the yellow king who tells him to let it go even though they haven’t caught everyone hmmmm I wonder why

[@-pink-regina-]

Hence Marty’s talking about darkness so much

[@marchess286]

​@@-pink-regina- - police officers and retired police officers don't have an "S" on the chest and can only do so much. Good investigators who find balance in their lives understand that there is always another "big case", ie always evil in the world. After giving everything to pursue evil, there is a time to hang up your gun and badge. The question is, did one fight it as hard as one could during one's time at the tip of the spear. There is a time for courage and a time for humility.

[@scottnassler]

I thought 'Rust' was referring to Baldwin for a second. I'll check out this show.

[@stendaalcartography3436]

It's great show. Story about a man overcoming nihilism. Wonderful stuff. Very poignant.

[@stephenschenider4007]

@@stendaalcartography3436 Fuck...Never thought about it in that context with Cole. Thanks.

[@AVmind]

You definitely should. Great show, with some of the best acting and story that HBO has ever put out. You should know, though, that True Detective is an anthology series. Rustin Cohle Story is only in season one.

[@garylake1676]

Rust found his meaning by being a detective, he was not that nihilistic, in fact his productivity astounded Marty I recall the scene in the marquee when Rust says words to the effect ‘if religion is the only thing keeping these people from committing heinous acts, then I want a piece of them’. Rust Cohle was his own religion, that is why he was so annoyed with himself when Marty’s wife got him to make love to her, as he had degenerated into the individual he so despised, I.e. the weak ones in need of something like religion. Even when he left the force, the light burned bright inside, he still hunted down the case that got away In summary, Rustin Cohle was not a nihilist, he had a mission, his life had meaning and purpose, he just struggled with forming relationships with people.

[@stendaalcartography3436]

​@@garylake1676 Hard disagree. When he says humanity should just stop reproducing and just die off, it doesn't get more nihilistic than that(this was episode 1 or 2). And the end, final scene, when he looks up at the night sky and says **spoiler alert** now he thinks there's more light in the world than darkness. That's him overcoming nihilism. edit: also definition of "religion" is to worship powerful being or some form of special superpower. So no, I don't think Rust was his own religion. I mean, what you saying? that he hated religion because only the weak participated in it yet he was his own whole religion himself? That's nonsense. You saw Rust and saw a man full of meaning? Being detective was his escapism. Nah broski, he was two doors away from offing himself. Closing the case was only thing that helped postpone that final act. And in that process, overcoming it. edit2: when Rust was being interviewed by two new detectives and they were going through crime scene photos of murdered individuals and he says something like, "Look at their faces, they all welcome death in the end" is also nihilistic AF statement.

[@John_Caravella]

True Detective, Season 1 led me to Ligotti's _The Conspiracy Against the Human Race_ . Great show; great book. Life changing.

[@litjellyfish]

Yeah many old C++ devs feels this way

[@FaisalAhmadNoori]

The only interesting season with the best cast. Just rewatched it today

[@natmanprime4295]

some people look back on a great life. why? because they were courageous. courage is the closest thing to getting something for nothing.

[@lakshay2502]

I don't know why it looks like Sheldon having a conversation with his older brother. 😂😂😂

[@michaelbuell3711]

Rust line at the end didn't bring me to faith but was a small part of my journey to coming to God. No amount of darkness can overcome even a sliver of light. God is greater. I know the show didn't mean the light verses dark in the God context, more the optimism pessimism context but I still think it's true. In the beginning God created the light, He created us, He created hope, Rust finding that hope helped me look for that hope as well and finding it in our Saviour Jesus Christ, dying on the cross for us to save us from something we couldn't save ourselves from. God sending His only son to die for us showing His love for us, and then raising Jesus showing His love and approval of His Son. That's the oldest story, the story of light verses the dark.

[@graziflorida4377]

Rust is not a dark character. He is a realist, but in physiological terms, he is what's called a "pessimist".

[@HelenaRego-w7g]

Hes role is absurdly good

[@taylorbranson7790]

Idk all life is suffering and let it end is bs to me. The only time I feel that way is if I’m sick or hungover. Most of the time I enjoy life and accept it’s challenges nervous yet happy.

[@tomevans4402]

Great show

[@brettperry218]

"So, death created time so that it could grow the things that it would kill."

[@ger_red]

Fuck, Peterson liked True Detective.

[@jerrykirk1898]

Let him tell it Jordan please

[@gregjarnigan3515]

He should've asked him about 'Tiptoes.'

[@JolieF]

🤔 That faith keeps one’s mind strong.

[@crowcorvinus3173]

"Right" !

[@voodooomega4387]

They misunderstood David Benatar a little, but still good conversation!

[@___Guilherme___]

Why the hell you guys didn’t talk about Thomas Ligotti?

[@nameless.greyceo]

I could watch rust forever

[@miikamiinala4833]

On how he reacted to that laughter, I realized Peterson never laughs. It seems laughter is something he knows as a concept, but struggles to understand its causes.

[@chriz9959]

i would not pigeonhole myself as a “pessimist” after listening to Rust's nihilistic remarks. i think there are one or more levels of meta-perception that, when taken and the underlying layers understood, lead to such conclusions regardless of one's emotional stance. Anyways very nice acting by both true detectives. such roles only show how great these actors actually are

[@robbob9196]

which one of these fellas, would you like to be your poppa? - im voting for matthew 👍🏻

[@Who56211]

I read the script. He could have said he’s just an actor reading the lines of dialogue. This question should be for the writer of the series.

[@tomdalsin5175]

The notion that suffering or death is a negative is something I disagree with. Experiences are not positive or negative... choices are positive or negative. Choosing to face hardship for altruism or self-improvement is good. The hardship actually amplifies that goodness. Good and Bad are value metrics. Value is subjective... value is literally generated, fabricated, and assigned by subjective beings. A universe without subjective beings has no values, and is utterly and cosmically irrelevant in every way. Life is the highest value, because life is a sustained and continuous subjectivity... in other words, life generates value in a purely practical manner of speaking.

[@RickLag8514]

McConaughey looks like he just got off the set of Tropic Thunder 😄

[@Paconennation]

I love cohle

[@dennisobrien3133]

His name is David Benatar and he’s authored about nine books.

[@hhhhippo]

Matthew doesn't understand Rust because he doesn't understand suffering. 'We're on our way to dying, I'm in.' - Said by someone who thinks dying is what people are scared of.

[@hhhhippo]

@kylebalmer3396 They're more scared of pain

[@tabularasa7350]

amazing

[@scally9341]

🚨🚨🚨RUST MENTIONED 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🚨🚨🚨🚨

[@ENTERTAINtheDUDE]

Imagine Peterson doing Junkets haha. Asking deep physiological question on the latest Sleeping Beauty film...

[@YkSeven]

Rust Cohle, the character from True Detective, is a deep and complex detective whose worldview is heavily influenced by dark, existential, and even cynical philosophical currents. He believes that life is essentially meaningless, dominated by suffering and impermanence, a view largely shaped by existentialism and nihilism. Existential Nihilism: Cohle believes that life is fundamentally devoid of purpose. To him, there is no "cosmic plan" or divine force governing the universe. He sees human suffering as inevitable and irreparable, reflecting the idea that humanity is alone in the universe without inherent meaning. This worldview is strongly connected to the nihilism of philosophers like Nietzsche, who also suggested that the search for transcendental meaning is futile. Determinism and the Human Mind: Cohle also expresses a deterministic view, suggesting that human nature and people's actions are largely governed by biological and environmental factors, rather than by freedom or moral choice. This connects with philosophical currents that argue we are products of our genetics and the social and historical context in which we are immersed. Radical Skepticism: Influenced by currents like Descartes' skepticism and Schopenhauer's pessimism, Cohle frequently expresses doubts about the validity of human knowledge. He questions the value of social conventions, religious beliefs, and even the human perception of reality, suggesting that our view of the world is tainted by illusions and limitations. View of Time and Death: For Cohle, the notion of time is overwhelming and destructive. He sees time as an illusion, with the belief that "past, present, and future" are forms of a "deceptive" human perception, something beyond human understanding and control. He often speaks about the concept of "eternity" as something negative and believes that death is the only certainty, suggesting a dark philosophical view, reminiscent of thinkers like Martin Heidegger, who emphasized the anxiety and finitude of human existence. In summary, Rust Cohle adopts a pessimistic and cynical worldview, aligned with existentialism and nihilism, believing that life has no greater purpose and that the search for meaning is pointless. His character reflects a profound critique of the human condition and philosophical reflection on the nature of existence. I believe that before losing his daughter, the character was already skeptical. And in the end, in Carcosa, when he had a near-death experience and felt the presence of his daughter and his father, this pulled him toward a possible metaphysical belief. It is said that the losses in our lives bring us closer to God. Whether this loss is a marriage, the death of a loved one, or even the loss of a job. I believe the director wanted to convey this at the end of the season. Whether this is a trace of belief in fantasies stemming from the maturity of childhood, or not. In the end, the director may be suggesting that, despite Cohle's deep nihilism, he, like any human being, is not completely immune to the desire to find some kind of spiritual connection or meaning amidst chaos and pain. This makes the character's journey even richer and more ambiguous, as there is no definitive answer as to whether he truly found faith or if it is just an attempt to cope with his suffering.