Philosophy’s Most Terrifying Idea | Albert Camus's The Fall

There are few philosophers more sought after than Albert Camus. His thoughts on absuridsm and living in a meaningless world have gone down in history for their insight and their radicalism. But today we are going to examine Camus's final published novel, where he gives a deep analysis of an existential crisis in the modern age, and how we might inadvertently be lying to ourselves about almost everything.
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00:00 The Fall of Man
01:58 A Supposedly Idyllic Life
08:34 Innocence Lost
15:55 Rebellion and Cynicism
21:33 The Judge-Penitent

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[@SlickDissident]

"Judge Penitent"... "Jordan Peterson"... come on now. This is some endgame revelation shyte. Hyperstitious Aptonyms of this potency just hit a fine conspiratorial note of Epecurean sophistication, it pairs wonderfully w fine Cheese. See Thoth 🃏Hierophant🗝

[@josephfox514]

Please I would love to hear your thoughts on a book called lectures on faith by Joseph Smith. Not that it's a deeply hard book but I'm curious about what your thoughts would be. It's short. Please

[@wannabecar8733]

Jesus is the Son of G-d. He died on a cross and rose from the dead on the third day. He is sitting at the right hand of G-d.

[@TwoDudesPhilosophy]

Camus died in a car accident. In one of his pockets was a train ticket for the train he was supposed to take. In the other pocket a copy of the gay science of Nietzsche!

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

That's so cool! I didn't know that!

[@thomasfaulkner1341]

With a copy of Shakespeare, and his manuscript for _Le Premier Homme_ I believe…!

[@TwoDudesPhilosophy]

@@thomasfaulkner1341 now I have to check my source again! 😂 I’ll come back to this!

[@sarantissporidis391]

I think it was 1957 that A. Camus was nominated for the Nobel prize and he was going toe to toe with N. Kazantzakis Finally Camus won. Kazantzakis sent him a letter to congratulate him stating that it was the French who deserved the prize. A few days later Kazantzakis died. One day Camus wrote to Kazantzakis' widow saying that it was the Greek author /philosopher who actually deserved it and not him. A few days later, Camus was killed in a car crash.

[@AD-zu8uc]

Ironic to know he died in a pretty absurd way.. since his entire philosophy was based around this idea.

[@colbyparker8926]

I had an existential crisis several years ago that I am still struggling with. It's like waking up at a sleepover, but no one else will wake up with you. Not only did I struggle handling this "enlightended state" for lack of a better term but I struggled with the fact that I was alone and surrounded but those caught in the false fairytale of reality. After wide swings of personality and beliefs, I am as close to inner peace as Ive been in a long time. I will never be who I was but I am a much better person now that Ive gone through the agony of it.

[@lynnfisher3037]

Here's more unsolicited advice😂 The book "Dark Nights of the Soul" by Thomas Moore was instrumentalb

[@talldarkhansome1]

I'm feeling this way now.

[@akoaoaisieke4802]

I feel u my brother...

[@colbyparker8926]

@talldarkhansome1 you will find your way. My grasp of reality, morals, and the things I thought made me myself were all shaken to their deepest core. feelings I long thought were dead came back, and I had to slowly process it. Don't allow anxiety or panic to creep in if that's happening to you. I did, and it was a major setback. Don't fight the process. Lean into it. You are by nature programed to run from "danger," but running from something like this does more damage than good. Let the emotions flow, try to understand and learn why this has triggered, question the things you have been told and seek answers, talk about your feelings with someone, let go of the past, practice mediation, remove addictions, read philosophy. On paper, it sounds so easy, but I know it's the most difficult thing a person can possibly go through. Good luck. Highly recommend looking into philosophy.

[@wannabecar8733]

Jesus is the Son of G-d. He died on a cross and rose from the dead on the third day. He is sitting at the right hand of G-d.

[@aforabe1197]

If I might take a crack at the question of what to do when faced with the uncomfortable truths outlined in this writing, I would say to grieve. Mourn the suffering associated with these truths, grow in compassion for oneself and others, and walk the path with those just starting to become aware. From one internet stranger to another, I hope you have peace

[@hml25]

Yes it's a hard and long road that some take while other fall in despair quit the fascinating world we live in

[@HeatherHolt]

What a solid comment ❤❤

[@aeixo2533]

Truth is subjective.

[@wannabecar8733]

Jesus is the Son of G-d. He died on a cross and rose from the dead on the third day. He is sitting at the right hand of G-d.

[@volkoff6357]

That's fucking gay. It's better to rage against the suffering and disappointment that is life.

[@OrdnanceLab]

Great video. It's quite amusing that plenty of high-brow types want to look down on Camus as just a writer, not a "real" philosopher. But the older I get, the more I appreciate his ideas, and his ability to be both ruthless in confronting the absurd realities of the world, but in a compassionate manner.

[@wannabecar8733]

Jesus is the Son of G-d. He died on a cross and rose from the dead on the third day. He is sitting at the right hand of G-d.

[@volkoff6357]

There is no point in his compassion. It, too, is meaningless.

[@razercp9322]

Look forward to every upload!

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Thank you! I appreciate it!

[@vasil05]

The myth of Sisyphus was the first of his writings I read and the first sentence left me shocked for about an hour before I could go on to read the rest. After that i read the Stranger which I also greatly enjoyed. He has a fine pen.

[@wannabecar8733]

Jesus is the Son of G-d. He died on a cross and rose from the dead on the third day. He is sitting at the right hand of G-d.

[@programmingaccount9563]

Yikes. I had an existential crisis about 8 years ago and it ruined about 5 years of my life. I completely flipped. Took me a very long time to come back to a middle ground and find clarity. It’s remarkable or unremarkable how similar my story is to this man’s and I’m assuming many millions/billions of people throughout history who have gone through the same thing. It is unnerving how closely I relate to this character.

[@JardineKarate1]

I’m going through much the same now. Great to read a comment from someone who ‘made it through’.

[@katieandnick4113]

It’s colloquially known as a “mid life crisis”. Not thought to be unusual at all.

[@P46430]

The root of it is pride (which has MANY different disguises: intellectual, social, economic, sanguine, choleric, melancholic, phlegmatic, superiority, independence, ambition, spiritual vanity, naturalism, cynical, pharisaical, timidity, scrupulosity, etc, etc). MANY, MANY people fall into the trap of one of these, but it’s all simply rooted back to pride. All these ‘midlife crises’ and ‘falls’ are when you are lucky enough (and not die for your mistakes) to get metaphorically smashed in the teeth for your attempt to bend reality to your ‘pride’, and you’re left lying on the ground, but still able to get up and have a chance to redeem yourself. And there is only one correct path against the most ancient enemy in human nature.

[@programmingaccount9563]

@@P46430 The issue was rooted in ignorance and arrogance, which I now recognize as my pride. I didn't find the right path immediately. Instead, I overcompensated and swung to the opposite extreme, becoming a completely different person. This drastic change led to paranoia, fear, antisocial behavior, and intense anxiety. I experienced daily panic attacks for a week and then continued to suffer from them frequently. It felt like I was in a constant state of free fall. This culminated in a horrific car crash caused by sleep issues, nearly resulting in my death. The police even told my parents that I was DOA (they werent suppose to say this from what I know) I survived but was left handicapped. Four years ago, this incident pushed me into therapy, which, along with medication, helped me return to a more balanced state. In retrospect, I realize my actions and feelings were blown out of proportion. What I perceived as horrendous wasn't as bad as I made it out to be. My guilt over minor rudeness felt like murder, which is something I'd never actually commit. It was a terrible period, and I wish it had never happened. I could have gotten there slower with therapy (which I was already going prior but not as extensive) and overtime figured out how I wanted to behave and found my normal without the horrific years after the incident

[@programmingaccount9563]

@@katieandnick4113 I understand why it's often called a "midlife crisis," but my experience felt far more intense and disruptive than what that term usually implies. It wasn't just a phase; it was a complete upheaval of my identity and mental health. The severity of my panic attacks, paranoia, and the resulting car crash went well beyond what I imagined a "midlife crisis" to be. Therapy and medication were crucial in helping me find stability again

[@kevinsayes]

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[@wannabecar8733]

Jesus is the Son of G-d. He died on a cross and rose from the dead on the third day. He is sitting at the right hand of G-d.

[@simonus5039]

Something interesting to look at more closely would be this guy's hand movements while he is speaking. He seems to make different hand movements - up/down, sideways, open hands / closed hands, hands toward the viewer / away from the viewer, one hand / both hands - according to the kind of sentence he is saying, the content of the sentence, the mode, etc. It's quite interesting to look at, because it signals a lot to the viewer subconsciously

[@khaoulamadani1223]

It's so rare to find a youtube channel where you are willing to give a like before you finish the video

[@unknowninfinium4353]

It's his looks. You wouldn't say this to a well thought out video by an indian janitor.

[@khaoulamadani1223]

@@unknowninfinium4353 Don't del me whad de do

[@unknowninfinium4353]

@@khaoulamadani1223 Oh I did not. I am pointing what you decided to do which was not what you said in your initial comment. Which also reveals you weren't here for what is said, likely. And which also says what kind of a person you are - Fake. Try jumping on other KZbinr's Philosophy.

[@khaoulamadani1223]

@unknowninfinium4353 what a piity Mr how much ur concerned with solving the humanity problems . That you forget how to be respectful knowing the the only way to hide ur imperfections and ur inability is by claiming to see the hidden insight of people . Stop wasting my time and Don't be so miserable and put another comment down here .

[@ProGamer-wj3oj]

@@unknowninfinium4353stop acting like a professional victim

[@QuickM8tey]

Oh man, I'm so glad you're giving this book attention. I love it above all his other works, I've read it more than once. There is an obscure reason that Camus wrote The Fall and I rarely see it discussed even though it adds a whole other dimension upon Clamence's way of thinking. The Fall was intended at least in part to be an apology to Camus' wife. He'd openly cheated on her, repeatedly. She put up with their unusual marriage for a while but ultimately had a nervous breakdown and she'd tried to jump from balconies more than once in that time. She accepted his apology after he wrote The Fall and he went on to continue his illicit love affairs until his sudden death. On another note about the book itself, I can't help but think his former friend Sartre read The Fall and saw his own friend in all those conversations Clamence has with the reader. He referenced it as the least understood of Camus' books in a eulogy to the author and when asked about it later in life he claimed The Fall was his favorite book by Camus because the author hid himself inside it. I write these things not to illuminate Camus as a sick man but certainly a troubled one capable of profound introspection and honesty.

[@kirandeep1534]

Ahh thanks for this knowledge 💜

[@stxrry1832]

How do you separate the art from the artist for I now would not be able to look past his actions and read his work? I am not saying that his work is bad, but a genuine question like how do you look past this and read his work

[@AnimosityIncarnate]

You just do it.... I'm the same way. I can't date anymore, the trust has been eradicated from my body. But the trigger, should be there and you should confront in when your ready in a healthy manner so you feel everything you deny yourself feeling. Art helps you understand others and yourself, and sometimes taking the plunge knowing this, can help shape you into a better person, you still hate the artists actions, but you see them as a whole individual, outside of those actions in a specific context. People always aren't bad.

[@stxrry1832]

@@AnimosityIncarnate Thank you so much for I found it hard to continue the book but now I will focus on the book rather than the artist! Thank you so much!~

[@QuickM8tey]

@@stxrry1832 Always remember that creative works made by individuals are very rarely completed in one session. Novels often are the product of countless revisions, deletions and additions that we as readers never see. We interpret one inseparable whole that is in reality the summation of countless good days and bad days, emotions, inspirations conscious and subconscious, oscillating motives like waves in the ocean. It is true that The Fall was intended as an apology, emphasis mine, in part. That was merely one goal of the novel.

[@nikaapo5571]

I love Camus. Please do a video on The Stranger.

[@DebasisDas1]

Your voice and pronunciation is on another level, I am obsessed with your video. It always great to learn new things ❤

[@Fershky98]

I’ve been binge watching your videos whenever I have free time, the way you express yourself and share stories is addictive. Wish you nothing but the best

[@PhilosophyLover1]

Thanks for this video. I appreciate you talking about Camus. Your's is one of my favorite channels on KZbin

[@enotsartsani5866]

I just recently discovered your channel and I cannot wait for you to upload a new video . Thank you for all of this . I myself am new in philosophy in any aspect of it and find all your videos fascinating and interesting .

[@Alex-vm6ef]

Video after video, consistently relevant and well made.

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Thank you! That is very kind!

[@Alex-vm6ef]

​​@@unsolicitedadvice9198 for real thank you, these videos create great opportunities. I'm always watching and rewatching them for the way it gets me thinking in a way that's hard to just make yourself do. Unrelated I think that the meaningless world of Camu and it's absurdity is a man-made creation born of an undoing of Michael Polanyi's subsidiary-focal integration, like writing a word so many times it loses its meaning and looks wrong

[@PurplePeopleHatter]

Realising that there is no inherent meaning in the world was, and continues to be, the most freeing experience I ever had. If nothing matters, then nothing I do matters. It removed all of the external pressure I had put on myself, and let me realise that the meaning life has to me is what I choose to give it. I choose to care what my family and friends think of me. I choose to dress nicely and behave well, so strangers on the street think well of me, even though I kinow they probably don't think of me at all, and that it doesn't really matter if they do or don't. I choose what I think is right or wrong, and if I'll behave accordingly. I choose what I value, I choose what I want, I choose what to believe and how to think and how to feel. An existential crisis is the best thing that can happen to someone if they go all the way through it, and the only way to really leave childhood innocence behind.

[@alena-qu9vj]

This!

[@wannabecar8733]

Jesus is the Son of G-d. He died on a cross and rose from the dead on the third day. He is sitting at the right hand of G-d.

[@maddie9250]

I've just discovered your channel and I love your Camus videos (he is my favourite philosopher), and The Fall is my favourite book!!

[@phnompenhandy]

I profoundly appreciate the service you provide - summarising and analysing key books I know I ought to have read, but probably never will!

[@eric6242]

Bro so glad to see your channel grow so much !!!

[@0oo087]

I've been in a perpetual state of existential crisis and utter dread of life for as long as I can remember being alive. Every "meaning" or "purpose" to life that I find always seems like it's perfect in the moment, and I devote myself to the study of it and learn everything I can about it to prove to others and myself that it's perfect. But it always falls apart, either because it's ripped away from me, I learn that it's not perfect, or in the case of Christianity, even if it is logically perfect, it's just completely unnatural in every way. So I realize that there isn't any great, ultimate, singular universal meaning to anything or myself, but I don't know how to cope with that realization. Because with that realization, comes the parallel realization that there's no real reason why I shouldn't kill myself. And people always say "You don't need a reason to enjoy life, just enjoy it for the sake of enjoying it because you're here" but I've never once felt truly content or happy with anything. I genuinely hate humanity as a whole, and anytime I enjoy something that's happening or something that I'm doing, it's swiftly replaced with the fact that my enjoyment is also completely meaningless, which then completely decimates the sense of enjoyment. I just don't know how to enjoy something that doesn't have a reason or a meaning, including life itself.

[@EyeLean5280]

Very nice commentary! When confronted by his work, I think it helps to remember the time period in which Camus was writing. The Stranger came out in 1942, The Plague in 1947, and The Fall in 1956, times when the traumas of World War 2 were either ongoing or still very fresh. Humanity found out some pretty terrible things about itself in those years, and the French had their own particular demons to wrestle -- sometimes, the demons won. I think then that Clemance perhaps can be taken on some level to be France, or even mankind itself, living in the shadow of its own revealed monstrousness, without much clue as to what to do about it. But time would march on from there and it still moves us steadily forward. As we emerge from the postmodern period, we have an opportunity to emerge from the absurd, if only we will take it.

[@AdaptiveApeHybrid]

This is so relevant to where I am right now. Thank you.

[@annewoodborne1254]

Really enjoyed this analysis of Camus ' character, Clemence. I find Camus' books extremely challenging,so I enjoyed your take on existential crisis. 👍

[@mbmurphy777]

Nice analysis. Thanks for another great video!

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Thank you!

[@Soumyeahdeep]

Yet another wonderful video from this university wit 🙏🏻

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Thank you!

[@Ana_MF]

haha, I was going to comment on your last video about how this need of something outside ourselves to validate our good actions makes me uncomfortable as if we're Jean-Baptiste Clamence in the Fall. Perfect timing.

[@BaronCreel]

This is a story of a narcissist that suddenly became self aware.

[@AnimosityIncarnate]

The vast majority of philosophy was probably in this vain, made by seriously mentally ill people...

[@kanseidorifto2430]

As someone who himself has apparently followed this route down to an almost identical level in all of the accounts, I can very much attest that this is very much true.

[@gubbasgubbas]

@@kanseidorifto2430heh, same

[@keithdrummond1003]

I don't know enough about narcissism. I was under the impression that they could not become self-aware. I remember watching a video about it, where the psychologist says, a narcissist isn't able to ask themselves, "Am I a narcissist?" Someone school me. Maybe I misinterpreted.

[@kanseidorifto2430]

@@keithdrummond1003 Well good on your for accepting the potential you could be wrong, helps when trying to get the bigger picture or elaboration. Second, in what I've found it's that a narcissist can definitely be capable of self reflection, and when they're self aware and see the signs, it can make a person think. I'll also note not all narcissists are gonna be like you'd imagine by the stereotype, since from what I've gathered there's two types. The ones that are possessive and controlling of others, and the ones that don't want to but want to be made to feel important because they appear to be on the bottom rung. The second one is more like... a miserable narcissist that lacks self esteem

[@andrejg3086]

It is a great pleasure to watch your videos on KZbin. One can learn a lot from them in a short amount of time. Besides, they are entertaining. You are a brilliant young man.

[@elenafari_]

this is my favourite book by camus, it is always beautiful to hear different interpretations. after watching this video i know i have to reread it

[@zarrar9088]

Currently reading this book and im glad you uploaded this video

[@mihailstoyanov3606]

I've had it on my nightstand for weeks now, I'll read it and come back to your video!

[@mellow5857]

Hey man! Just wanted to leave a comment and say that I deeply appreciate the work you’re doing here and your videos are great! Also a thought; how big the list on Patreon or email is, but could be a cool idea that we as a community could vote on one video a month/every 2 weeks would want to see!

[@PhysiqueWildCard]

Needed to see this today.

[@marcino8966]

So it turns out my whole life is one huge existential crysis from the very beginning

[@douabouhlel]

Love your videos ♥️

[@440haste]

Brilliant video.

[@rickstube5299]

Once again fantastic video, i hope you will make a video on heidegger's view of technology, since I feel its a deeply underrated work, Even better if you could do being and time, as all your works are always fantastic. Looking forward to new videos!

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Thank you! I have been meaning to learn more about Heidegger

[@user-bb8sw1jo6o]

When I was 23, I built an entire fantasy world full of constant synchronicities and strange meanings. It was the worst hell I've ever and probably will ever experience. And to think... I probably did all of that to not face the truth of it all, or "the absurd". I honestly think I'm way too terrified for that. I sort of live like the early character in this book, except I'm not a narcissist lol. I'm not really "good" either though, just inoffensive to be honest hahaha.

[@matejsrb155]

You went from a blazer to a sweatshirt and a chain. More power to you mate. 😊 Regardless of clothing, your channel is more and more becoming my favorite.

[@Fictionalre]

Excellent video

[@I_did_poopoo]

I needed to hear this

[@isjosh8064]

Would love a video on L'étranger!

[@justblaze127]

Great video👍

[@philyeary8809]

A great episode man...have you done a treatise on Camus the Rebel? Might be awesome...

[@newton4417]

Thanks for vedio, right now I am going through crises 😔😔😔...

[@anarmustafayev1555]

Imagine everything lost meaning, and everybody is a stranger, yeah I got there. You got me right away, as soon as video began.

[@nowt-ing]

Hey I just wanted to say it would be lovely if you could put this on spotify, I enjoyed every part of it but I find it difficult to listen to it without youtube premium. Keep it up..!

[@dimitrisfotinakis4076]

Yet another wonderful video about Camus

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Thank you!

[@nguynhuy2902]

Looking forward to another Camus video :)

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Thank you!

[@danny_mtnz]

Saved to watch later this tutorial on how to have an existential crisis 🫡

[@snipergaming2639]

I really enjoyed this take on Camus and It really resonated with me. I’d be interesting if you could perhaps do a video exploring anti-natalism and the rationale behind that. There is a book about it called better to have never been by David Benatar.

[@zihegu4694]

Hey, I love your videos, I’m wondering what are your thoughts on Sartre?

[@umutunal3754]

I think he just became aware he was french which is terrific

[@volkoff6357]

That first statement describes my view, which is the dark and horrific curse of consciousness. Death is the only bringer of peace. I've hated myself for as long as I can remember. Therefore, I did not share the same experience as the character being discussed. We did come to the same conclusion about humanity, life, and death.

[@br3nto]

24:48 the poor guy… so close to understanding nihilism, yet so wrapped up in the idea that opinions matter. Everything is but a fleeting interaction that only has meaning at the time but yet leaves a solid foundation that influences every future interaction. Every interaction does not happen in isolation but is a dance between multiple things. The interaction ripples out new interactions that are also meaningless without context, but also form the foundation of future interactions.

[@DangoWangochu]

this was really cool

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[@hy-roller7771]

This reminds me of the total perspective vortex.

[@SkeddaGarnom]

Have you read or heard of the book Siddartha? Due to the philosophical questions pondered in that book, I feel like it'd be very interesting to see broken down by your point of view. Honestly, you make a lot of books much easier to understand, and I thank you for that

[@thomasfaulkner1341]

Camus! _Un grand homme_ … Have you considered doing a video on _L’Homme Révolté_ , i.e. the _Rebel_ ? It’s such a great book… Keep up the terrific work!

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Thank you! Ah I love The Rebel. I ended up referencing it so much in my video on Paradise Lost that I am waiting to do a full video on it.

[@thomasfaulkner1341]

Great! His take on Nietzsche seems to me to be the most faithful and accurate one out there… Camus really understood Nietzsche… Alright, will definitely check out your other video in the meantime then!

[@Quadrant14]

Excellent video mate, look forward to each of your uploads. I strangley like Camus.

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Thank you! and he is a great thinker

[@robertdabob8939]

It's like the collapse of ego boundaries, of a world defined in terms that give it form and meaning, and a confrontation with oneself, the collective unconscious, the abyss, the absurd. Camus sees the world with a terrifying clarity, and I'm grateful to him for that bc apparently we share a cognitive type prone to suffering: INFP One of my fav quotes: "Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?" - Albert Camus It asks a very serious existential question acknowledging the human condition, while at the same time reminding us not to take ourselves so seriously. My take at least, I've yet to read that book.

[@user-bb8sw1jo6o]

Man, it gets even worse when you realize that death is not the end of it. That's a funny quote though... INFPs are cool.

[@maladacav8819]

I belive many many go through this in fact I believe it’s a necessity for a whole fruit life - it’s in many esoteric literatures etc and some call it The Dark Night of the Soul. - and all of what you described is someone still stuck in that past of their journey . Even though I have this knowledge within me and can relate to the author in many ways it still scares the bejesus out of me hearing another version of it.

[@kloroform1681]

Very powerful

[@doyle6000]

Thanks!

[@SkaggerBagger]

Dude, love you you make me want to read

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Thank you! That is high praise indeed!

[@EddyMakes]

"Can we lock eyes with the void without flinching?" 26:26

[@ThePond135]

Hey man, as someone trying to get started on KZbin, I'm curious, do you have someone who edits your videos for you? I have no idea how you manage to consistently upload every 4 days 🤯

[@Ana_MF]

The way Clamence compares Amsterdam to the circles of hell left an everlasting impression in me. I really like Camus. He was brave enough to express his points of view in opposite to the other thinkers of his time and expose them for their hypocrisies. We as ordinary people probably have a lot more in common with Clamence than what we would like to admit( especially in these times when our image seems to be the most important thing)...The ones that I find particularly dangerous are the voices of authority, those who are praised by society and in their discourse end up justifying all kinds of atrocities because it's easy for them to do so from their comfortable lives. It' s easy to judge when you are not really affected or involved by what you are theorizing about and all you are going to receive is the adulation from others. Camus saw that in Sartre & company and they never forgive him for that.

[@onegoal1775]

This book resonates pretty strongly with me. I think that when we hit an existential crisis, we should examine our lives and sort things out, as it's ultimately an opportunity to grow and develop further. If you have the privilege to come face to face with the Absurd, this is doubly true.

[@michaelmcdoesntexist1459]

After facing the absurd, and recognizing how flawed I am... I decided to pardon myself, since nobody was there to do it. If God isn't there to forgive me, then I'll do it and by the way forgive and appreciate my fellow man as much as I'm able to do so. If the throne is empty that just means is our for the taking.

[@immigrationadviser4711]

Albert Camus was Nobel price winner however as he truely said, the universe was indifferent to any meaning the man drives from his actions.

[@SayanModak-mx6ik]

Can you please review the stranger by camus love your vids btw

[@redguy2076]

His grave is epic. I won't forget how it was just a big piece of rock with his name and date of existence carved into it. His words have made me more aware of the impact of my actions, or inaction, in the world, and of the things I can and can't control.

[@KarlHessey-db6mf]

I feel that way to mate, I judge even the direction I am looking in sometimes and what I'm thinking or looks like through other eyes, I think I have tiny arms and huge legs, I hate my body yet love it and think I'm a miniature Ryan Reynolds, ok being to cocky now, comment over.

[@maladacav8819]

Then part where you described judge peninate is literally what AA to a T especially sponsers who want to have truly an array of sponsees to follow all of their directions.

[@yetigriff]

Should i watch this video or have a cup of coffee? I'm currently half way through 'The Plague'.

[@snipergaming2639]

So did you watch the video?

[@yetigriff]

I watched the video today, or maybe yesterday

[@snipergaming2639]

@@yetigriff Good

[@TINA11199]

Becoming a fan of you gradually and unknowingly 😮❤

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Thank you!

[@TINA11199]

@@unsolicitedadvice9198 Your welcome sir ♥

[@herrweiss2580]

@@TINA11199 You’re*

[@glenbateman5960]

"He who claims to have no flaws of character has, by that very claim, revealed one." - A.D. Wallace

[@saadasif040]

You're doing an awesome work. Loved it from Pakistan 🇵🇰🇵🇰

[@emilsteensen7481]

I'd like to support you, but due to certain circumstances, I'm not doing that through Patreon. Is there another way to help you out with a small gesture?

[@dimkk605]

You can read this book. Its good. It wont harm you. Why? 1. If you are not this type of human, like Camus, then you will just feel a little bit annoyed, but then continue life without any serious implications. 2. If you are like Camus, you will feel a little be comfort that someone like you used to exist on this planet a century ago. YOU HAVE TO BE THIS TYPE OF HUMAN IN ORDER TO BE DEVASTATED. ACTUALLY, IF YOU ARE THIS TYPE OF HUMAN BEING, THEN YOU ARE ALREADT DEVASTATED. THE FALL ISN'T GOING TO AFFECT YOU NEGATIVELY. I AM LIKE THIS. I STOP LIVING 14 YEARS AGO. AT MY 18.

[@vilhelm9999]

Very nice yes

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Thank you!

[@HeatherHolt]

Camus is the philosopher that makes the most sense to me.

[@okeyokey578]

camus is amazing

[@ChaoticNeutralMatt]

I'd be sus of my own state change, but also fully just go with it.

[@Conspexit]

I bet you go skiing in Courchavel

[@johnb528]

Oddly this reminds me of a Simpsons episode. When Lisa discovers the truth of Jebediah Springfield’s past but ultimately keeps it to herself rather than take away the “myth” of it which brings joy to the townspeople.

[@lyricsofthevalley]

can you pls make a vid about the qoute "i think therefore i am"

[@slugrag]

Why, oh why, is all never quite what it seems?

[@KingOfGamesss]

I mean...SOMEONE has to be wrong.......so it's always POSSIBLE that it could be you....and when you realize it...then yes it would be...frustrating and annoying...and embarrassing and all the other emotions...BUT...it's not a crisis...it's NEVER too late to fix everything and restore Order to your Life.

[@NomadInvestor-po2xk]

Like for your style!

[@bostonteapartycrasher]

Death smiles at us all; the only thing we can do is smile back

[@menschin2]

Camus was great. I read the cause 45years ago. ❤

[@TheApplicant150]

Narcissism is what I infer, the crisis to me is like the death of his ego

[@swordguy1243]

This video come up and I just finished a game where my character was called Judge Penitent 😮

[@nimas1144]

One does require an iced out chain to explain the deep inner working of Camus.

[@jasonbrault5273]

My existential crisis leaving fundamental christianity took years but I think I now have the answer that Clament needs. No free will, but everything is biological and experiencial inputs to your life to get you to this point. You still have a sense free will (as an emergent property, the same way animals can communicate and share internal states (contentment, fear, curiousity, the need to strike). Look to the cat) Because we have to contend with human social structures and have been biologically tuned to operate with people, we feel normally feel good doing good for others while knowing it is an internal survival mechanism. We see the desire to procreate and pair bond against the backdrop of monogomy (for safety) in stark releif against genes being mixed with multille partners. We see how we are angry when we are hungry and how time of day can affect mood and thought. If you meditate, you learn to observe that your mind is split between observer, thoughts , autonomious actions. You might even see how you have a physical mind that learns skills (such as walking or musical instrument playing) that becomes learned "muscle memory" thag you fall back on. You could argue you have mental muscle memory that default you to certain trains of thought, that an existencial crisis (which is nothing more than focusing on old thoughts for evaluation in a current light) is the mechanism that moves our world from stagnant patterns. (e.g. society has a form of evolution via this mechanism. Evolution does not have a goal, so whether this is better or worse can be argued) If you take this view point, you see the underlying pushes and pulls in your psyche. Your knowledge and fear of death as an organism, against the good you can bring to other in this world, that holds experiencial value whether there is no galactic purpose. The best way to think of purpose is like a game of chess (or any game). The piece and the board is shape to different forms because the creators made that happen. The pieces are then placed in designated starting positions. Then, two thinking beings with agreed upon rules proceed to jostle those pieces in turn with competing goals, and out of this comes strategy and focused thought and language and surprise and respect and dirty tricks, and ... The point is, because we as humans set rules and systems, meaning emerges. There is nothing intrisic to the board or pieces that lines them up or does anything to bring purpose. The child who does not know the rules will move the pieces wherever they like, and may find a joy of physical touch in the curves and shapes of the pieces, but this is not the joy of the came. The grand masters will, through this simple game, find themselves exploring form, function, human psychology, problem solving, and probably draw a great many parallels to life. (said anyone who describes chess as war) This simple game has purpose and meaning because the two players agree to give it meaning at the start. So, when considering our own existence, we can see in the nature of time and space, that we have no divine meaning, not God to say well done good and faithful servant. But we do have a limited experience and interaction in time. It might be mostly in our head, mostly does not interact with others, but it is still experience none the less. While you may feel that you are not special compared to every other human that exists, the very fact that we "experience" anything is observed to be unique, this side of our galaxy. The number of species that have been born, live and died on this planet is astounding, and to get be lucky enough to experience this form is remarkable. (Coming from fundamental christianianity to learn about when we know has come before as life on this planet (look to Aron ra, youtube playlist on the topic) is humbling) So, in light of knowledge, where someone may believe they have lost something (the ability to be innocent and to forgive themselves), I would argue you still can have. You made decisions based upon everything that made you you at that moment. That you in that moment goes away and is replaced as cells and experience and life happens and a new you is formed. That new you can judge the past, as a learning event and an understanding of how that you got to their position in life, and you can also therefore recognize that based upon the knowledge and experience you had, you operated then exactly as you would. You also recognize that state can be possibly improved, and so you judge. Learning from mistakes is an iterative approach to improving our survivability, comfort and joy, which is something we all do on the march to the grave (and why not be happy or content as we head that way). Even the martyr takes joy in the hope that their sacrific influences the world. Now I know, the thoughts that I had formed to get to this approach were a combination of my own brain chemistry, and chance, and cultural influences. Camus coming before helps lay some of that ground work. But building and extending these ideas help. It doesn't mean that I won't have moments where I even question my current philosophy, or forget and operate on autopilot. But this feels like a very safe place to enjoy my time on the planet, at once begin able to empathize (or imagine) pain that is in this world (and our emotions and our cultures), while enabling gratitute and a shift in focus to things that bring hoy to my particular existence. Free will is not real, but is an observed emergent property out of all humans. Our entire lives are lived in that little skull above our necks, and its thoughts are subjected to its physical and past experiences. And that is amazing. (I was going to end here, but a biblical quote from my past came to mind (the brain is a funny pattern matching machine, attempting to link all things). I don't rememeber the chapter and verse, but I think it describes humans amazingly. "You are fearfully and wonderfully made." (Just rememeber, you are made by the forces of the physical, not the mystic)) I hope this helps someone, the way these thoughts helped me.