How a Society Collapses

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[@lunarmoon4596]

you introducing me to The plague & the character Grand is a blessing I thought I was an Alien the way I have no goals & I'm willing to die to do good for others I wanna write a song a novel but I never can get past a few words everything just hit at once when you said his name all the memories I had of people saying I'm not real a person like me can't exist all the insulating humiliating & Framed for crimes I did not commit all the memories came rushing in thank you I'm not alone I know now....

[@thelastaustralian7583]

therealityisweareinarunawatextinctionevent.chemskyconstant.5gsaturationwithmassmillionsofthirdworldmigrantionacceleratingtotalcollapse .......

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[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

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The Philosopher version of an Olympic Triathlete...

[@joeorca5087]

Yes but you have to have read and know Albert Camus.

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@@joeorca5087 Its not about knowing 'who its 'what is been said if it sinks with you or not

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[@chaunceydebby]

my best friend passed away from brain cancer in 2019. and afterwards, covid hit and lockdowns began - i was so relieved! i felt guilty about feeling almost happy about it while I knew others were struggling. but i needed the reprieve from life - no more pressure or expectation to go on as if things were normal. the world shutting down felt like a blessing.

[@umidakbarov8329]

How come you felt guilty about your friend passing away from brain cancer ?

[@m4rkurius773]

​@@umidakbarov8329 Survivor's guilt is the response to an event that some people experience when they survive a traumatic event or situation that others did not. This psychological phenomenon can be associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety disorders, and complicated grief.

[@chaunceydebby]

@@umidakbarov8329 I felt guilty about being relieved by the lockdown.

[@VinOptimaxxx]

​@@umidakbarov8329he meant that he felt guilty about enjoying lockdown.

[@johnfox9994]

That’s beautiful. I felt the same thing.

[@nusratkhan3083]

Indeed Albert Camus’s work is criminally underrated….. Many great writers and poets like Franz Kafka, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Oscar Wilde,Sylvia Plath, Edgar Allan Poe,etc are so underrated. Sometimes I feel as if the modern day society has completely forgot about the actual meaning behind the existence of expressive literature…..It is so unfortunate that people would rather spend hours on their mobile phones, getting obsessively addicted to the brain rot content available online rather than reading enlightening literature which uses nuances for distinct expressions, forcing us to think more deeply and enhancing our ability to understand and communicate …… By the way, I love your videos and the way you interpret things. Your way of speaking and expressing is really engaging and interesting. I hope your channel grows exponentially! I truly love and admire your work! Just a suggestion: Could you please make a video about discussing “The idiot” by Fyodor Dostoyevsky? I really like that book and the philosophical aspects of it…….

[@g1lbert68]

Everything you said is valuable and needed but in the longest of runs 2,000 years what importance would it really make in a world driven without order

[@emilaw2082]

I don't think Camus is as underrated as you say. To me, it has been more popular than ever in Social media, but the most important thing about his way of thinking is that it is not a "typical" philosopher like Sartre ou Merleau ponty. He is a fictional (great) author with some good perspectives on life, but nothing more, is thinking is not as designed, as deeper than Sartre. Today, we begin to be more critical about his "philosophy" because there are many wrong points we could easily target at.

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[@nusratkhan3083]

⁠@@emilaw2082 I appreciate your opinion, and I also think of Camus as someone who is not typically a philosopher but rather a person who is trying to explain perspectives which we think are invalid( but are not really). I am just a high schooler and I really like exploring works of different authors, I have my own personal opinions and observations about their works but it is really fascinating to me how many other interpretations a single piece of literature might have. And about the fact that Albert Camus is underrated, I said that because I don’t think anyone in my high school or grade would even know anything about the writers and poets that I mentioned ( except some of my friends). I made this particular statement while relating it with my current environment and experience.

[@nusratkhan3083]

@@g1lbert68 It is just sad.

[@melonea]

I couldn't begin to explain how deeply i admire his efforts and the way he speaks is just SO MESMERIZING. Dude, i can listen to you for hours!

[@yaboibeanieminecrafter9002]

The Plague is the book that got me into reading Camus, being one of the first books I picked up when I started reading at fourteen. I love how utterly hopeless one feels in the novel, how they absorb the characters' misery, and yet how we keep going, how we keep following the protagonist and his mindset to keep going.

[@carolineleneghan119]

i feel like your videos are very precient, we are entering a new era that we may not survive. most people appear blissfully unaware but at the same time society feels very unstable and volatile.

[@d.nakamura9579]

Umm, Camus wrote the Plague back in 1947. None of this is new

[@steveoneil5332]

Maybe it is new to her or a fresh perspective.

[@AllanHinde-mb2pr]

Albert sure knew his stuff

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

He is a total genius

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[@Wisdomoasis1]

Its so cool to see someone speak of philosophy whilst actually understanding what they are saying. i want to speak like this for a presentation im doing at school.

[@stranger31477]

It's just an eternal abyss the deep u get into philosophy the more u start to get confused.

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Haha! There is some truth in that

[@francpez7564]

That means philosophy is working it's charm. LOL. Hopefully, it won't take you too long for you to realize that theology is a failure of logic.

[@radhatter2018]

Ah! So you understand life then! What's there to do but be happy?

[@francpez7564]

@@radhatter2018 I would like to think so. lol

[@g1lbert68]

​@@radhatter2018happiness shouldn't be a goal😂 the more you chase it the more it becomes unattainable

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Watching your KZbin channel grow over the last year is inspiring. I’ve followed you since you had like 8k subscribers. Now you’re almost at 300k. It’s amazing how far you can go when you keep doing the work.

[@AadyotKarna]

Almost too coincidentally, I finished this novel yesterday, and found myself browsing through your entire channel for an analysis video but was incredibly disappointed when I couldn't. And how things like getting a notification for this exact video the very next day make you mark the sheer absurdity of it all. Love your stuff, wishing the channel and you all the success deserved!

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Thank you! It has felt kind of wild to be honest

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YESYESYES!! More Camus! This was amazing

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[@Dizzaton]

This is a very moving discussion of a bleak and profound novel. Beautiful commentary. Your script is brilliant.

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[@mihailstoyanov3606]

I've been reading it for 2 days now, so I'm gonna put off watching this video, but wanted to say that I love your videos! Thank you!

[@Dachaser322]

I'm so happy when i see one of your new videos pop up in my rexommended videos that I momentarily forget about the absurdity! Seriously though, we're lucky to have you

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I am watching you from oran.

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Your video have successfully persuaded me to chose philosophy as one of my A-level subjects

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Great content as always 🤘🏻 Keep up the hard work, your videos have helped me tremendously in expanding my thoughts on philosophy and life outside of my readings, and work. 🎉

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Thank you! I am very happy you are finding the videos helpful!

[@looney_lovegood7776]

should've read this book early during the covid-19 pandemic

[@costanzapiva3509]

I did 😭

[@acidicsal]

I did and it freaked me out 😢

[@peterrj1973]

Well yeah, its the thing about humans we never learn

[@AdaptiveApeHybrid]

You do such good work brother man. Thank you.

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[@TheAlbertCamus]

I love your videos dude they are amazing! You put so much work into them and talking about a piece as underrated as The Plague is just so cool

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This creator creates excellent content, much appreciated.

[@madamscientist]

I absolutely love this! I absolutely love your voice and elocution in all your videos!

[@wan.e.ssa1111]

I read that book during covid. Hit different.

[@naftalibendavid]

Love the hand gestures. First read this book before you were born. Real gem.

[@chrichrixd9859]

Your analysis of Camus is excellent. Thank you for all the hard work you put into it!

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Keep up the amazing work!

[@izzywhitby9797]

You said that the inhabitants wanted to learn of their threat out of morbid curiosity, but maybe it is also a desire for control? One of the most potent human fears is that of the unknown, which represents itself in a childish fear of the dark or the anxiety of in unstable moments of adult life. Therefore, knowing more about a topic feels like a remedy, even if it only highlights exactly how little power we have over the situation, reinforcing our initial fear.

[@stewartcohen-jones2949]

These videos are incredible. His energy is contagious. I have just finished reading the complete works of Turgenev after a long depressive state of not reading at all. It’s thanks to this channel and Alex O’Connor’s channel for reigniting my desire for Philosophical enquiry. Thank you.

[@mastrxl]

Camus was my first introduction towards reading books beyond just the story. I loved it, and still do. Keep uptl the great work

[@abcbca431]

Hey man. I hope you sre doing great. I really like your content but i have a couple of suggestions. There are a couple of things that i find distracting in your content (could just be me). 1. Running subtitles especially the yellow word highlightong the current word being spoken 2. The constant camera zoom ins reset zoom ins reset zoom ins. These are my only gripes on an otherwise awesome channel man

[@dante1875]

Now this is another gem of the channel. A deep analysis of Camus's book analysis in specific, and a very good philosophical video in general. Keep up Joe, we need people like you ❤❤.

[@slskxjskkdsjzj1294]

one of my favourite books! such a great video 👏👏

[@costanzapiva3509]

I love these videos they are so interesting and engaging!

[@isiahs9312]

I am sure no one who lived through 2020-2022 can relate to this. Nope, not at all.

[@OliviaKenoyer-qm3oz]

The book reviews are your best videos

[@cherilynnfisher5658]

This young man is awesome! These vids are fantastic! THANK YOU! "The Plague" never ended! It morphed! It runs in a loop! This book is just one of many examples of how a system collapses.

[@rodcameron7140]

The thing that strikes me most about this, and other tales, is the extent to which humanity is lost. Endless stories depicting actions taken to strive for something without a clue to what the characters are in need of. So many lives spent trying to uphold varying ideals, but only scratching the surface of why. Never seeing the underlying motivations that drive their desires. It is a shame that there is no user manual for the human experience.

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Love ur channel!! Always refreshing to see someone actually my age talking abt the higher disciplines in an easy to understand way. Your analysis on 1984 was def ur best work, but this is incredible too!! Keep up the good work!

[@amptechron]

Excellent, as usual!

[@purpledevilr7463]

Relevant timing.

[@user-yw8bb1zw2m]

Albert Camus got me through my teenage years.

[@ghorarmangsho871]

Thank you, brother. I love your channel. Your incisive articulation is impressive and captivating, especially when breaking down abstract philosophical ideas. Keep up the excellent work.

[@gargadisnutsinyomouth]

Great work as always!!!

[@joanneleeson516]

I read The Plague during the covid lockdown. Thanks for this video you have given a thorough explanation.

[@zipphora9456]

I was never a fan of philosophy. I took a few classes during university, but they were just boring as hell and too dry. Then I found your channel, and I can't stop listening to you. I'm picking up books I never imagined reading and delving deeper into various philosophical topics. So thank you for putting so much effort into your videos and making me fall in love with a subject I never thought I could enjoy.

[@matthewhackman5153]

It has been said that civilization is 72 hours deep. As a Red Cross volunteer who has deployed to significant disaster, this is true. Reading “The Plague” is good training for disaster deployment.

[@janwilson9485]

Great video - loved the insights into one of,my favourite books. Camus had such a simple but effective style of conveying profound truths/concepts. Thanks again for the content.

[@t-zq9vy]

Why can't the educational system have more of this ?

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I appreciate you and my algorithm that brought me here ❤ Also, you should read some Karel Čapek's books :)

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Thank you for sharing fascinating ideas in accessible ways

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I swear, I need you on Spotify podcast 🫡

[@ReadtoFilth]

Yes ! More Camus!

[@iamthad1546]

thank you for making these videos. i love the dives into books i may not ever read but you give me the urge to further my knowledge and read these classics

[@MrPatrickslovell]

Even your interlude is well done. Bravo for all the great work.

[@dillepickl]

I literally subscribed 2 days ago, and you’ve come out with a video about one of my favourite books.

[@johndoeradiok]

I gotta say, as a man living during the war, i appreciate that i got the opportunity to read it now. The stuff best opportunity was, maybe, during the pandemic, but it doesn't hold a candle to the present.

[@lindyloo7177]

I can relate to living in a plague house. Just existing. Take a lot of comfort and reassurance from your information.

[@lunarmoon4596]

you introducing me to The plague & the character Grand is a blessing I thought I was an Alien the way I have no goals & I'm willing to die to do good for others I wanna write a song a novel but I never can get past a few words everything just hit at once when you said his name all the memories I had of people saying I'm not real a person like me can't exist all the insulating humiliating & Framed for crimes I did not commit all the memories came rushing in thank you I'm not alone I know now....

[@Redeye308350]

That is some good writing. I can relate to all the characters, where each character is like a choice we could have made in that situation and then see how it plays out.

[@2Hesiod]

The Stoics teach bearing in mind the possibility of death. Carlos Castaneda's book, The Teachings of Don Juan, spoke of "keeping death over one's left shoulder."

[@prashukw]

Thanks for the wonderful lecture. Sir !

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Utterly fabulous videos good sir! Keep up the awesome genius-level content, you are teaching us all so much!

[@Twasforthevine]

I think you're missing a temporal standpoint of Camus . He was a Pied Noir,A settler and Oran was the only place in Algeria with a Majority of Europeans in Algeria, the disruption of life, the people thinking their way of life would stay the same forever, its a striking ressemblance to the pied noir. They never thought Algeria would one day be independant as such they were in denial for most of the Algerian War and they never thought they would have to flee to the mainland one day. The plague here is a likely standin for the FLN which like a plague spared noone, civilians, kids and even native algerians were very possible targets. The book came out in 1957 when people were starting to realize the reality of the war, when the 4th republic was on the brink of collapse, when the brutality of the war got so bad people stop seeing it as just "events". Camus himself wzs anxious about the future of his people. Thats an angle that explains much of the book imo.

[@Zackarius]

As an Algerian myself, your point makes total sense.

[@margerdei]

I read this book during the 2020 pandemic. I was left a little numb by it but it's great to hear your passionate review.

[@geoxm6384]

This is very interesting. I think quite a lot of people are aware of the precariousness of our situations. Though the piece of literature is quite dated and full of inferences mirroring some topics of society it is still somewhat applicable or telling of some things could happen if a disaster arises.

[@jannetteberends8730]

I read it for my exam French, and can’t remember anything of the book. Only that I liked the book. Time to read it again

[@ivanfurst4969]

I love philosophy and these videos help me a lot to learn, I hope I will have enough power within me to learn this by myself

[@id01_01]

14:15 I am like Cottard IRL, I function best when the world is falling apart around me

[@Naveg345]

Me too😊

[@lemurlaemu]

me too, maladjusted to 'normal'. must be some developmental malformation of psyche stemming from adaptation to a particular variant of normalcy that was very distant to intersubjective or current one. Another example of such character, with different than Cottard's traits, would be Justine from 'Melancholia'.

[@AwesomelyNumb]

Here again to tell you just how great these videos are when I'm at work. Thanks a bunch! Could you do a video on Marx vs Stirner? I think its a funny piece of philosophy that is often overlooked.

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Sir, I'm a big fan of your work and the way you explain complex ideas and philosophies in simpler terms to a point a layman could understand is admirable. To that note, i would really appreciate your take on the character of 'Judge Holden' in the book 'Blood Meridian'. I believe it would intrigue you as i presume it meets your taste. Again, words can't explain the amount of gratitude we have towards your works and as an ardent fan I'll be looking out for ever more.

[@sincerelybells_]

Joe, please, pretty please, pretty pretty please, pretty pretty please with a cherry on top make a spotify account where you upload your mini-essays!! I've been listening to more philosophers (Camus, Socrates, Dostoevsky, Ellison, etc.) while I go running as a result of your thoughts and enthusiasm. I can't use KZbin while I journey though, so, if you upload your talks to Spotify, I would be continually blessed; please and thank you!!!

[@farshidmon3777]

Loved the video and your passion when you explain.

[@haydencrawford8552]

This videos timing is impeccable. I'm doing a huge dnd campaign about my worlds Columbian exchange, except both the new world and old get hit with massive plague like Sanguinus Teburculosis (tb but turns you into a vampire spawn.) Normal TB, and other plagues I made for the game.

[@fredriko.zachrisson9711]

I think about this every day so its going to be very interesting to hear what new view points i can learn from Camus. Thank you for introducing me to these thinkers. I just hope i was as verbally talented as others that i could express myself better

[@theunseenstevemcqueen]

"It could be worse," is not a theory of justice I can accept.

[@ProfessorLeoncio]

I can't criticise the citizens of Oran, as I almost did the same during the pandemic and also when other types of disasters struck my life. It was almost like: "This is so beyond me, I'll not be able to solve it whatsoever. So why stress over this matter?" Maybe I can relate to those people in the novel a little. "Let's just hope for the best." But, at the same time, we do need to think: "Hope for the best. Prepare for the worst." In the phrase "Our existence is as stable as we think". I take it as nugget of advice. For you to be prepared for the downs in life. And, "Studying the theology of a malevolent God," is such a strong phrase too. It's basically a illusion of having control back, when once lost. And it can really just be a malevolent God by that point.

[@ЛяльМим]

Hello, I'm again here to say that I like your videos😊 you make me wanna buy and read all these books.

[@balasundaranrajendran9445]

Love all your content! Got interested in this book afer reading an article about it during the COVID pandemic.

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Thank you! And it is a fantastic book

[@Thomas-sb8xh]

"We are alone and nothing can justify us". Black swan events are unpredictable and inevitable, and Camus, by showing the whole range of human reactions to such events, proves to us how helpless we become once derailed from the routine, sense of order and illusion of safty in a world which, in fact, is saturated with absurdity.

[@tubbiestbeef4222]

Camus is a forever fave ❤ thanks for all of the videos on his works

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Me watching this as a Venezuelan...yeah, normal days for us.

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[@pinkfloydrgreat]

I think that it is really at a detriment that in the west we prefer to see life as an endless punishment instead of a game of lessons and trials, as seen in many eastern cultures. We moan and complain when instead we are be tested and refined by our hardships.

[@Re-nq2uh]

It's a mystery to me why you don't have a million subs at least

[@augustb.w.4778]

Book aged unfathomably well

[@cherry-xz6ei]

Amazing thank you

[@flashhaxor-oo1un]

I literally explained this same thing to my friend some days ago but unfortunately I'm not relevant enough for people to trust me with my observations.