The Philosopher Who Urinated On People | DIOGENES

[@WorgenGrrl]

Alexander: "If I were not Alexander, I think I would like to be Diogenes." Diogenes: "If I were not Diogenes, I would like to be Diogenes"

[@patrickalegria7620]

I could clearly picture this happening 😅

[@DANTHETUBEMAN]

BOSS,, lol

[@TheGhostofDiogenes-un8mq]

I didn't say that.

[@robertdoble7665]

True. I think one of harshest quotes was orphan kid throwing rocks at a crowd. Diogenes "Careful boy you might hit you`re father." Damn that`s cold.

[@AlexGerrard1985]

Diogonise thank you for your wisdom xXx

[@Einzelgänger]

Hi all, I know: Plato said "featherless biped" and not "featherless chicken". My mistake!

[@ryanarmstrong4776]

Consummated not consumed

[@ryanarmstrong4776]

Consummated their marriage not consumed.

[@jcmiller23]

Also Diogenes gave the child his bowl, he didn't throw his away. Love your channel in general though dude, but getting facts wrong makes it lose credibility!

[@donq2957]

Thanks. I need to wikipedia this guy. He sounds like hindu dreadlock guys? Sadu?

[@MrDekgear]

@@jcmiller23 I've been looking from differnt pages on the internet and all the stories say he threw it or destroyed it. There are likely many different accounts of what happened. Thinking about it, it makes more sense he didn't give it to the kid as he most likely would have wanted the kid to keep using his hands for the water, as it's more 'natural'.

[@ZachGood]

If Diogenes was a neighborhood kid in the 1960s, my grandparents would've said he's "quite a character."

[@petemavus2948]

Just don't throw bones at him ;)

[@sebathadah1559]

My grandparents would have whooped his ass.

[@Campfire30]

Your sweet and funny comment made me laugh out loud. :)

[@turtleanton6539]

Yes😂😂

[@alexi.de.charle]

And he might have been arrested for gratifying his abnormal fetish by pissing on random people…

[@PowerMatrixAnime]

Diogenes the dog was an interesting figure and certainly not a hypocrite. Evan Alexander the great admired him.

[@Einzelgänger]

He surely did! Must have been a breath of fresh air for him to meet someone like Diogenes.

[@KootFloris]

@aljanat5 It works slightly better described as: "I can give you anything you want," says Alexander (thinking power, status, wealth). "Well, in that case, would you mind then moving a bit to the left, you are blocking my sun." One could add to your motivation, he was also living more in the here and now.

[@seeuathebeach]

@aljanat5 You should have watched and listened to the whole video before commenting👀

[@sayerslayer1854]

He reminds me of UG Krishnamurti in some ways

[@daithiocinnsealach1982]

@BLUE DOG but under this explanation the people are not psychotic, evil murderers. As Laozi explains, they are merely self absorbed. And where does Evil exist anyway? Where is its foundation without God? What we see are people who are more selfish and people who are more selfless. All of these philosophers are about turning our ideas on their head Challenging us out of our cozy assumptions about the world. But most of us are eother to scared or too comfortable to change. And that's just human nature.

[@ethanchung4876]

Smart man! He’s lucky they didn’t tax him for living in a barrel at that time though

[@spimentel562]

😅😂😂

[@Einzelgänger]

They wouldn't dare.. The tax collector would get bitten or peed on

[@basilvasiliu]

To pee or not to pee

[@ethanchung4876]

Einzelgänger I really enjoy your Videos brother. Please keep up the good contents

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

iraje hall - Diogenes wasn’t a parasite; he was just not a fan of Ayn Rand and Milton Friedman - and he didn’t despise human beings: he spent most of his adult life looking for one...

[@ND-hg6ui]

"I'm looking for a human being" , I guess we all feel like this.

[@purenatural5736]

N D true

[@petemavus2948]

" It takes one to know one " ?

[@Pyarilovely]

Let's be friends and see how human one of us is ?

[@Lawrance_of_Albania]

In some points guy is right, but, he didnt get his nickname "The dog" for nothing. I can't possibly imagane person that is more gross than him

[@john-paulhunt2604]

an outlaw in society in god in science and in materialism. I love it.

[@monstrosite4794]

"Wealth is in not having too many great possessions but in having a few wants. " Epictetus

[@AristonSparta]

So there were trolls in the ancient times.

[@sammyr6911]

Ariston Sparta They were the biggest trolls.

[@chorinu7609]

Not a troll. The point of his behavior was anything but a selfish attempt to insult people. He actually really wanted to help people who he believed had lost their way. Imagine seeing believing things clearly yet those around you seem to be intentionally ignorant. In what instruction book is life described. I doubt there is one. If there isn't then why do we all go about doing the same thing in civilized life? Because we were told from birth to do so? Instead, Diogenes opened his eyes and attempted to see the world as it is, not what we have justified it to be.

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

Ariston Sparta - The whole of Ancient Greek society was one gigantic troll fest.

[@SuperGGLOL]

Cho Rinu he really is a trolll (btw u are taking it too serious man, just a joke)

[@Wflowergrown]

The real ones, who meant everything.

[@jasoncherry3404]

Diogenes was the first real example of a Cosmopolitan individual, no matter where he went he could make himself at home. He wasn’t bound by social norms and freed himself of the anxieties these social norms carry. He showed the world that one can be completely self-sufficient and find contentment and happiness in the simple things. People may have ridiculed him then but he has become an example on philosophical resistance over social control and false virtues. He was so grounded in his philosophical lifestyle that even ALEXANDER THE GREAT showed him respect. Not an easy thing to accomplish and he did it by just being true to himself. We can learn a lot from Diogenes, especially now with society becoming more self absorbed and morally corrupt than ever, a little of Diogenes’ self-sufficient resilience and philosophical wisdom could do all of us some good. No totalitarian government can control a society of philosophers, they are check against corruption and social injustice and carry the torch of creative ideas, critical thinking and moral virtue. There’s a statue of Diogenes in both Corinth and Sinope today, that should say something for the impact he had on Greek culture on even modern culture because we are still praising him today. He was “The Dude” of the ancient world.

[@yopueelin7300]

Jason Cherry And I noticed how in many of the paintings shown of him he has a lantern in his hand~* VERY spiritually/philosophically symbolic!

[@Jack-uy7ie]

@@yopueelin7300 Yet it was just a bit he did. Went around in the day looking for men.

[@Lil_Douche]

This has got to be the most accurate description about diogenes, very good.

[@justanameonyourscreen5954]

Now this man...he is my spirit animal...

[@maxallan-patel3115]

Be yourself and you will never get lost.

[@Sjaeff]

Yes, but finding out who yourself is, is one of the toughest journeys you can be on. Following what is indoctrinated by society, and by all whom is are around you, is often believed as “being yourself”

[@freethinker79]

"To find yourself, think for yourself." --Socrates

[@daithiocinnsealach1982]

@@Sjaeff "being" and "finding" are not the same. Being seems to denote a feeling of completeness or satisfaction, "finding" seems to denote a journey or mission.

[@maxallan-patel3115]

We will constantly learn more and more about ourselves, but if, along the way, we can remain true to ourselves it will be very hard to lose touch with your true self and it will be hard to become lost in the physical world. Eg, find yourself sat at a desk, when really you want to be trekking through the amazon.

[@ihavetubes]

Depends if free will even exists.

[@db1777]

I bet when people told him to piss off they didn't think he would take it quite literally. Commoner: "Why don't you piss off Diogenes!" Diogenes: "well don't mind if I do ;)"

[@truenorthaffirmations7049]

Too the extreme🔥🤘

[@averageshortking7949]

Evan Alexander? Never heard of him lol

[@DerekSpeareDSD]

ha! You took the piss with that one!

[@petemavus2948]

One big pissing contest ?

[@OriginalKingRichTv]

So it’s not bad to be this way?

[@abid5087]

yesterday I was reading about Diogenes. I was thinking a lot about his philosophy when the thought occurred to me "I wonder if Einzelgänger has a video on him." I checked today and saw this video had been posted just half an hour ago.

[@drmooreusanet]

Interesting. That kind of thing happens to me with a ridiculous frequency. And I can't just chalk it up to synchronicity. Emerson said "what you think about expands." Maybe that's it...

[@elliotmorley9075]

you’re definitely on to something, this kind stuff happening has become a hobby of mine to watch unfold

[@freethinker79]

You go looking for Truth...Truth comes looking for you.

[@yopueelin7300]

Ooo~* You should wonder about world peace and everlasting harmony next! ✨🙏🏻🌸❤️😄

[@shipratrika2586]

“What you seek is seeking you”

[@BlackUniGryphon]

There's way more to the story of Diogenes than just a crazy man living on the street preaching at people. Did you know he used to be wealthy? His father was the head of the Monetary hierarchy and minted the money coins. But, the currency was debased and he was banished and exiled. The reason for his attitude and his disdain for social hangups, status symbols, and other problems with society was because of what happened to him. He was made into a slave, but the thing that saved him, and brought him back home by middle age was his mind, and his intellect. He lived at the top, the highest of highs, and crashed to the lowest of lows, and humility. So, when he finally got back to talk with his fellow Philosophers he could counter argue anything they thought, stated, arrested, or believed in out of spite. He had a kind of extreme reverse psychology, and on principle would follow through on all ideas just because he could. He had a very snarky sarcasm, and was very witty. As disgusting as he was, many people would hang out with him, including the youth. Regardless of how stinky, and filthy he was, his mind was brilliant. People still valued him for that despite and in spite of, his filthiness. The reason you couldn't convince him to be hygienic or polite was because he could counter argue any justification on any technicality. He knew not everyone they was behaving polite was actually being polite inside, and that they had different motives for doing so rather than to be good. He knew slavery existed, and that people treated them poorly. It's no wonder he was misanthropic and preferred dogs because dogs were always loving to him, whereas human beings had been so cruel. He was a more extreme version of Socrates whom also often lived out on the streets and was an iconoclast. Diogenes had a large group of followers that he preached to. The establishment tried to stop it which made it grow. Many religions later on all ripped off Diogenes, like John the Baptist. So obviously a rip-off. Today, Diogenes would be very much like a stand up comedian that speaks truth to power, or an avant garde artist that does "performance arts" as a form of protest, or to make a statement.

[@yopueelin7300]

BlackUniGryphon Thanks for the expanded insight! ✨🙏🏻🌸🌸😊

[@christopherhorn1161]

This was so gooooood!

[@daithiocinnsealach1982]

John the Baptist _may_ have ripped off Diogenes, or not. Your can never know this. All you have done is note down some similarities. This is not proof of a connection. Examples of convergent evolution should show why this is the case.

[@screentake01]

so if he were alive today in these times, he would say this current pandemic is a scam??

[@Awakenedmind333]

human nature I would like to think he would be able to see it for the plandemic it is

[@asheeshtyagi6231]

The man had no philosophy , he had life itself

[@alexi.de.charle]

And an abnormal fetish

[@ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΣΤΣΑΛΑΜΠΟΥΝΗΣ]

There is also another anecdotal incident regarding the most beautiful harlot of Corinth Lais, who was angry because Diogenes despised her beauty. So, to avenge him she offered him a night with her for free. But, after she put out the lantern, she switched places with her old and ugly maid. When the next day she tried to mock him publicly, for this prank she set on him, Diogenes replied: "After the lantern is put out every looks the same."

[@mat7083]

Diogenes might as well have invented Greek Fire cause not even Poseidon can cool off that BURN 🔥🔥🔥

[@SeniorAdrian]

Absolute Chad move.

[@SoulsticeHiphopbeats]

Savage ahahahaha what was her response to that ?

[@Ligma.69420]

I was wondering if I'd ever see a video on Diogenes from this channel. My absolute favorite philosopher the world over. He just seems like Philosophy's final form. The fact that his actions are both seen as admirable in some way, and yet make us all slightly uncomfortable is very telling about ourselves, I think.

[@sofiaamaral6647]

´spot on

[@Nickers19]

What do you think they tell?

[@Ligma.69420]

@@Nickers19 wow, a lot has changed since I wrote that lol. But, I think our reaction to Diogenes can still teach us about ourselves. Hopefully I can explain what I mean clearly enough. Those of us who can't help but admire him in a way seem to understand on some level that material things alone do not make us happy. Meeting our needs on the bottom of Maslow's hierarchy would be enough, it seems. Diogenes also lived a life most would consider miserable or meaningless if they adopted that lifestyle for themselves - giving up on all ambition and just meeting your base needs. To me, it illustrates that we also intuitively understand that meaning and misery are relative concepts that really carry no objective weight. "Meaning" only has the weight you give it, and to Diogenes he obviously found meaning enough by following what he considered to be "nature" (ironically finding inspiration from dogs, which we domesticated from wolves in a way that wouldn't have happened "naturally"). Yet, we also find him a bit repulsive. If you ran into a modern Diogenes, you'd likely just think them a crazy homeless person. I think while we understand that subjective meaning can be found even if one completely disregards societal norms, not many of us are comfortable enough to simply stop giving a fuck entirely. If we could, how many of us would simply drop the charade we perform in order to try and gain clout or excessive wealth? We care what others think, and most of us can't really help it, I'd say. What if we, instead, focused on a life of Epicurian simplicity and (as a result) worked/stressed much less? Is there a "middle way" to be found here? Diogenes is an embodiment of the Zen proverb "Let go, or be dragged." The things we own (can) end up owning us. By paring his life down to the absolute minimum, he did not have much, this is true. But he also had nothing holding him back. He had nothing to lose.

[@pablowoods1848]

I always upvote for diogenes of sinope.

[@food7027]

sinope is in turkey right?

[@P0oDoll]

@@food7027 yes

[@Stormvermin-bx1lh]

@@food7027 in the north, on the Black Sea

[@diogenesofsinope6576]

I thank you for voting up for me, that satifies me more than rubbing my belly :P

[@pablowoods1848]

@@diogenesofsinope6576 hero of none, I would never worship your inherent disinterest. ( squeeeeeee)

[@sLeonardo22]

I’m a dog, and I approve this message. I use bark to text in case you’re wondering how I wrote this.

[@yopueelin7300]

Music is my antidote :’} Dogs are AMAZING creatures!! ✨🙏🏻🌸❤️😊 (I love us precious humans, too, though! ;))

[@petemavus2948]

I'm HOWLING !!!

[@ninaj6051]

Hi, doggie!

[@ujjwalbhatt1460]

Alexander once asked Diogenes to ask for anything he want Diogenes asked him to get out of his sunshine. 🤷🏻‍♂️ This dude was complete Savage and a first hippie xD

[@truenorthaffirmations7049]

Indifference||FREEDOM

[@Aylon5D]

What's the matter with your profile picture?

[@daviddawson1718]

What's up with your profile pic? Seriously, that needs explanation.

[@ClickClack_Bam]

Ah I see the tolerance in these comments... You do know you're all no different yourself than what you think his issue is. You know that right?

[@ujjwalbhatt1460]

@Sirius Stark Al Ghul Yeah I miss Wiara idk why they removed all the videos of Alan watts might be a strike or something I guess. My profile picture had nothing to do with me supporting any fascist regime I just loved some of Luftwaffe's aircrafts so I put it like long long time ago. But I don't support any fascist regime or killing. And I'm sorry if that was offensive in any way I changed it though. Peace ❤️

[@Penname25]

R Kelly wants to know how he got away with it.

[@jeremiahkennon4990]

Probably because he didn't hurt kids.

[@Johnnysmithy24]

@@jeremiahkennon4990 What if he masturbated in front of them cause he was horny? Would you hold that same energy if someone in the modern day masturbated in front of your kid?

[@dannymeyer3256]

Observing modern times humanity is pretty much the same.

[@blueshanks1]

Humans never really changed

[@ladyrest8455]

Nihil novum sub solllei

[@RikLeedsMusic.77]

@@blueshanks1 ...they never really do

[@lavlarous4349]

This channel's content worths more than Earth's gold.

[@tubbalcain]

You take the channel, I take the gold oké? 😁

[@co2_os]

@@tubbalcain someone wasn’t paying attention to the lesson.

[@nisargsukhadeve7800]

This ever growing Diversity in philosophy is refreshing. Keep it up!

[@truenorthaffirmations7049]

🤘🔥🤘🔥

[@luckystroke126]

I agree with the statement ``What spiritual seekers are seeking dogs already have.´´. Animals are living in heaven below the conceptual ``thinking´´ mind. Most humans are trapped inside of it and the next step in spiritual evolution would be to rise above it. We long for that happiness and this is why people for example drink alcohol. It sinks your awareness below thinking, giving you a little taste of that eternal peace.

[@yopueelin7300]

Lucky Stroke Yes! You are so Yes and Agree~* ✨🌸🙏🏻❤️😊

[@High_Rate136]

Today he would be called homeless and mentally ill. He would also be walked over and ignored on the street because most do not pay attention to homeless.

[@nelsonx5326]

From experience in NYC I say of a modern day Diogenes... And the cops would keep hassling him and chasing him from wherever he parked himself to rest. And we have to work to get an apartment because it's pain to live in the streets being hassled by the authorities. But a $3,000 apartment in NYC, $1,000 of that $3,000 the landlord charges every month goes to pay his property taxes. And the rent, you pay that with the money you have left after your income is taxed to death. And that apartment, it's a place where you shower to be clean for going to work. The system is one of slavery, except a slave has it better because he or she is at least taken care of and provided for. This new system of slavery is where the slave has to do everything, but the master can still whip with his laws. But within this system is a professional class of dog people. They are on welfare. They, unlike the slaves, have everything provided for them, never have to work, wind up on drugs and alcohol, commit crimes on the slaves for extra money for drugs and alcohol, and it's the repressive taxes the slaves pay that goes to support the professional dog people. Diogenes the dog, would despise the professional dog people.

[@delicheese6774]

Sounds like you need to read Madness and Civilization

[@High_Rate136]

It appears so

[@High_Rate136]

What did he do with most of his time?

[@toastie8173]

he was treated like that then too and he didnt give a shit.

[@kivanc5789]

It has been a long time coming but we finally have a Diogenes video. Nice

[@anthonysouzadealbuquerque4121]

He was punk before punk ever happened xD

[@discardmyfriends]

The OG GG Allin

[@okami425]

We need a petition to rename him “Diogenes the punk”

[@spider-spectre]

For a cynic, Diogenes sure does bring a smile to my face.

[@johngarbutt2857]

There is a further account of his meeting with Alexander, though I'm unsure of the source. Alexander found Diogenes examining some relics on the ground. When Alexander asked what he was doing, Diogenes replied: "I am searching for the bones of your father, but I cannot distinguish them from those of a slave." Diogenes also supposedly said: "In a rich man's house the only place to spit is in his face."

[@petemavus2948]

" He'd piss in your fireplace, he'd drag you through turbulent indigo " (Joni Mitchell on Van Gogh)

[@MrRRW555]

Owning material things is ok as long as the material things don't own you.

[@okami425]

“Let go of what you have to find out who you are” I couldn’t agree more. Material possessions can be nice, they make our life more comfortable but we shouldn’t let our material things define who we are.

[@natureswhisper1397]

I don't know honestly. I mean, everything you do purchase in some way owns you by having a desire to possess it. So, I don't know about you but for me it stands true that the less you have for being happy, the happier you become.

[@RikLeedsMusic.77]

If you had to work more than a day or two to get that material thing...it owns you whether you realize it or not

[@True38]

@@natureswhisper1397 It's a myth that materialism does not make you happy. Take games for instance, how much pleasure and joy have you had over the years enjoying some good games on your computer, Xbox or Playstation? How about living in a top apartment or house compared to a louse apartment? What would make you happier? What would raise your frequency the most? Money is not evil, it buys you the one thing humans appreciate the most... Freedom. Thus, for the most part, the only thing I care about is money and power because it will make me stronger, more independent, and self-reliant. And there's nothing better than that.

[@squirlmy]

@@True38 Video games are not "material" Especially not if you play with others! And even the best are rather temporary and short-lived. Self-reliance is a false hope. It's companionship that makes such things as a lousy apartment bearable (good neighbors). ALL the people I've met who claim to be "self-reliant" have actually secretly been helped by parents or other friends and relatives. If they only way you can relate to people is bragging how "self-reliant" you are, good luck when your cars dies at night in the middle of nowhere! In other words, I guess we'll know who to kick off the island first, won't we? lol

[@nisianderson8001]

The older I get the more I can identify with this man! Humans are ridiculous. Unfortunately I am a woman with this kind of thinking. There are serious repercussions for females who don't at least pretend to march to the same drummers as other females.

[@cityhawk]

D _ 68 I still have some faith in mankind, and the necessity for civility, love, and etiquette, but I’m seeing more outward hostility towards others because of the lack of ability to get to the root of their true issues and the inability to work on them through healthy outlets.

[@yopueelin7300]

Brian OSullivan Yes! I have faith, too, that society is shifting to a healthier, more enlightened way. KZbin channels like these about discovering “The True Self” are definitely a healthy progression! ✨🙏🏻🌸❤️😊

[@jeffreyhamilton8950]

Nevermind those repercussions, you are not other females.

[@MaitlandAntwaun]

Same for guys I've always wondered why everyone is so hell bent on being in control and proving themselves and being desperate for validation I've aways thought this was ludicrous....Slavery been abolished it doesn't seem so cause people don't realize their still a slave even to themselves taking on all these responsibilities striving to be rich which is such a miserable way to live...

[@fairyprincess911]

You can march to any drummer. Just use a toilet and pleasure yourself behind closed doors.

[@liafuentes326]

I like the way he lived, he was a free man. Unfortunately society still values money and things over people!

[@czaralexander5156]

That will never change

[@rastamandela981]

Are people better for having a diverse diet home's and running water or should we live with feas

[@ivandanilov1288]

Diogenes was already ahead of his time for us men in today's society. Very impressive. He even shunned away Alexander the great ( a rich powerful person at the time) all for the sunlight. While most people are swayed easily in our generation, we can definitely learn what our ancient ancestor philosophers taught for the future generations. It makes perfect sense the world had been the same every since only our mindset and the way we see the world is different.

[@martind5565]

One of my favourite philosophers, oh this is going to be good!!!

[@Latoree33]

I don't live like a dog, but I have believed the less you have the better off you are in life. Competition is a hard act to follow and we never rich that better in life because more never ends...

[@spimentel562]

Yep. I'm minimalist and my intellectual hero is Sam Harris.

[@harambe8372]

@BLUE DOG are you a cynic?

[@pastelteaaniiii]

@BLUE DOG That's ego my friend..

[@guillermochavez2170]

@BLUE DOG It is more important to understand something than to know it.

[@Latoree33]

@BLUE DOG do not dismiss anyone for believing in a Hero! How do you think people survive, eventually he will not need that Hero and master what he truly needs. Cycles come and go and I call my cycles JuJu which to me is the right time

[@AlohaBlade]

Amazing work, again! Thank you Einzelgänger.

[@handsomelygorgeous]

Diogenes was clearly an influence in the movie Fight Club

[@maghrebforever2012]

mmmgorgeous no..not really

[@cityhawk]

Fight Club promoted the idea of being your own man, self sustenance, and the rejection of material possessions, but it never preached the idea of poverty.

[@cabinboy5282]

@@cityhawk never preached the idea of poverty? You must have missed majority of the story where Tyler blew up his own high class apartment with expensive material goods to live in a dilapidated rotting house in a toxic waste part of town.

[@petemavus2948]

@@cabinboy5282 It seemed it was an exercise and outlet for the corporate types to be able to confirm and conform to the climb of success yet the developer of the club did blow it up and live in poverty as you said. If I understood/ remember it correctly.

[@cabinboy5282]

@@petemavus2948 climb of success? The point of the club itself was that everyone was equal. No one was special. Even Tyler himself tried to remain a ghost amongst the members. Their was no hierarchy, no goal for individuals to reach for, and certainly no competition. It was purely self sacrificial. You gave yourself to the machine of progress. The whole point of joining project mayhem was to be a sacrifice for what they deemed "the greater good". "Like a monkey ready to shot into space." "The first soap was made from the ashes of heroes, without pain, without sacrifice we would have nothing." "Self improvement is mastμr@tion, but self destruction, perhaps that's the answer."

[@thewealthysoul5340]

Interesting perspective! Although I don’t agree with everything, there are many valid arguments in Diogenes’ philosophy. Thank you for the video, I leaned something new thanks to you 😃

[@liafuentes326]

I love Diogenes of Sinope so much. Thank you for making these amazing videos.

[@hugomadrid5464]

Beautiful work as always, thanks for sharing it with us!!!

[@sharpmonkenglish3245]

Your channel motivated me to start this channel. I am becoming more productive now. Never stop. Love.

[@nikkir7507]

First comment I've made on your channel, thank you for making this, I've heard of Diogenes, his life is so interesting. Also, loved the sunglass drop while he was taunted by the upper class!

[@moderndiogenes]

"Every age, and especially our own, stands in need of a Diogenes; but the difficulty is in finding men who have the courage to be one, and men who have the patience to endure one."

[@JuanGarcia-vb3du]

Just love Diogenes. He is an inspiration to me.

[@diogenesofsinope6576]

Doing my best

[@VishalPatel-yt9ut]

Yet again another amazing video from Einzelganger . Thank you

[@KootFloris]

He didn't find mensen (humans), he found consumensen (consumers) at the marketplace. For the Dutch this observation works much better. ;)

[@Einzelgänger]

Hij was dus van het 'consuminderen' 😉

[@KootFloris]

@@Einzelgänger Haha, ja, je accent verraad je. Maar da's niet erg. Je bent een erg prettige verteller. Deskundig en tegelijkertijd openlijk nieuwsgierig gefascineerd. Da's mooi.

[@yopueelin7300]

Whooa... language.... spells...

[@petemavus2948]

@@yopueelin7300 they're going Dutch on an inside joke :(

[@latenightorgandonor]

@@petemavus2948 😏 :(

[@supersmashcovers2008]

Thank you for this Diogenes is fascinating to me

[@dfheofndtrg]

Thank you and keep doing what you do. Enjoy your content lots :)

[@Einzelgänger]

Thank you, I'll do my best 👍

[@blue_tree_meadow]

One of my absolute favourite channels. Just great.

[@MindNow]

*Wow, that’s a whole new level of confidence 😂* 🙏

[@rw6836]

Thank you for your videos! So refreshing a view. So much of modern life is about consumerism and one-upmanship of who owns and enjoys more stuff on social media, that doesn't bring happiness. It's letting go of that, that brings peace and contentment. The easier I'm to please, the happier I could be.

[@baston3205]

Socrates was Plato’s mentor… for Plato to call Diogenes “Socrates gone mad” is probably the biggest unintentional compliment in human history

[@student_of_Improvement]

I really enjoyed the video and you really explained well diogenes life. It shows that you upload once a week, the quality is much better! Keep it up 👍

[@Einzelgänger]

Thank you! I'm happy that you can see the difference!

[@a-swaggie2152]

I mess with it heavy, it just really helps and shows people the way to stay in the present moment and just focus on what you gotta do💯🔥👌🏿

[@trinarybit2]

As I recall, after Alexander said "If I were not Alexander, I would like to be Diogenes", he replied "If I were not Diogenes, I would also like to be Diogenes."

[@rstallings69]

Fantastic! keep up.the good work- im broke like Diogynes but im gonna do what i can through your Patreon

[@TheAsdfrid]

Finally a thorough research on Diogenes

[@MrGeno1951]

You did a great job explaining Diogenes- I wish high school students had more teachers who could use 20 minutes this well. I subscribed- thank you. (By the way, those two newly-wed cynics were no doubt "consuming" for all to appreciate at one point, but I think you were referring to the other activity that was probably on their minds: consummating.)

[@thebeardedgrower4625]

Oh man Diogenes has been my hero for a while now. I hope you do more videos about cynicism

[@chriscamberis4066]

Sounds like a man absent of fear and the judgment of others. I'd like to have that same mindset.

[@cityhawk]

Chris Camberis Easier said than done. To achieve this, not only you have to be comfortable with who are but also with the decisions you make regardless of what others think.

[@jazzyboy756]

To give up fear and judgement you first have to give up all material desire and live in another societal reality

[@True38]

Love and abundance are key. Also, financial freedom.

[@martinpetersson4350]

I don’t care anymore. I told my best friend that if he acts as if it’s okay that his colleagues dominate him then it’s okay for me to dominate him and his colleagues. He’s afraid of being fired for exposing corruption because him and most of the public are cowards even though the law is on their side in this matter, they just gotta make themselves useful somehow and I don’t care what happens to them if they allow others to commit crimes towards them because it feels more convenient to them than standing up for themselves. You need to feel contempt for what they do and realize if you don’t act nobody will so be the change you want to see. A lot led up to this like extreme child abuse in my past and the only one close to me who cared for me died and not even the social authorities would help me even though I called out for help. My friends and their families didn’t do anything either because it’s convenient, made me grow to be cynical, if I want something I gotta do it myself. Life forced me to rely on myself people expect each other to be treated like children.

[@lindapestridge3073]

@@cityhawk yes I agree it's easier said than done, every day I wake up and say right this is the day I do what i want, I'm my own boss, Nobody ain't gonna tell me what To do no more , I'm still waiting for that day to come That I'm not pushed around LOL

[@matis_livraizoneur]

This the video I was waiting for ! Thanks man 👍

[@Einzelgänger]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@poppycalliope6793]

All your videos are so interesting as is this one which is also historical. I had no idea about Diogenis . Love learning about Greek philosophers.

[@astraeusgodofthestars676]

This video made me realize how meaningless my life is...

[@miyousjz4940]

that's a good start

[@truenorthaffirmations7049]

The best start!! Always progressing, cant go anywhere if we dont know where to go🔥🤘

[@lolatoa581]

....I wouldn't have the guts to strip in my own room ...

[@yopueelin7300]

I hope that’s in a good way~* You have support if it brings you down!

[@ClickClack_Bam]

I have all the answers you will ever want to know. For $99.99 PayPal I will enlighten you.

[@LaDuBish]

youtube is the library of alexandria lmao!!! words cant describe the beauty of this video! mind blowing!! Honestly I have been feeling like poverty was a gift from God, all the great moments me and my father had but no money lol

[@noreenjenny7039]

Small pleasures of life. Happy listening ❤🙏 thank you! Renounce external, how wonderful 🌹

[@Einzelgänger]

Thanks for listening :)

[@sophiaangelini4368]

Did Diogenes say "In the house of a rich man, you can find nowhere to spit" ?

[@avizokhatsu8793]

But his face."

[@petemavus2948]

That's the completed quote now.

[@agustinNFS]

Diogenes certainly lived by his own rules, he met the most powerful ruler at the time and despised his presence, then Alexander continues to admire him wishing to be like him, can´t help but to think that Alexander was in a way hostage of the empire he himself build, Alexander achived the most glory a person can possibly have and still he wished things were different, wether the account is true or not, it´s food for thought about the things people consider important in life and what they chose to do to be happy, a humbling story indeed, thanks Einzelgänger.

[@peggyharris3815]

There is, however, a measure of pleasure in creating disgust and outrage and he was very accomplished at denying people the respect that they thought was due them; he did seek fame and attained it in a nontraditional way. (Gotta respect his consistency.)

[@cyberbob19]

Seeking fame is a mental illness. For proof of that just look at Donald Trump.

[@pastelteaaniiii]

I agree, I just can't agree with Diogenes's idea. He is right about people being sheeps to society's orders but him acting like a dog only makes him another animal with no intuition for right or wrong.

[@danijelhorvatincic9224]

So we are all flawed in this or that way...

[@MegaGooback]

@@pastelteaaniiii and I disagree with your assessment of his philosophy, humans are animals regardless of what you feel is "right" or "wrong", both being arbitrary creations, Diogenes simply embraced the fact of his animal nature.

[@jgvtc559]

@@MegaGooback they're only arbitrary if you believe evolution thats why Theism wins in all its forms Morality what the animals don't have Oh and in maximum security prisons respect is key so any arguments you have are null and void theyre the most animalistic of humanity and still have morals another point in case is killing woman and child abusers on sight A lot pretend to not know of a God because they like you believe it gives you credence for being a slimeball piece of shit for you say your an animal and behave as one its no mystery you know Jesus Christ is God you know you're wrong you know you're filthy wrought with sin the wages of which are death and eternal seperation from the God you claimed never existed why because like a pig to mud you love your filtb you love lying and getting to hoodwink easily misled ignorant and feeble minds because deep down you know yiu are a feeble mind thays made the decision you know will cost you your eternity you desire most and swore wasnt true You want nothing to do with God I pray you seek forgiveness and repent

[@zeholandajunior]

Thanks for Portuguese subtitles. From northeast Brazil.

[@bustermccrab4376]

When people found out Alexander really liked him, they gave him more respect.

[@bustermccrab4376]

@jshowa o maybe a little bit but Alexander was not free like Diogenes Alex had a lot of responsibilities and in some manner knew his own fate.

[@bustermccrab4376]

@jshowa o He was born into and raised to be a King. Also Diogenes was a loner.

[@woofcity6307]

Diogenes was a lot like a Zen master of a sort, deconstructing conditioning and doing things that make sense much more in the zen world.

[@neoxenoz3262]

"Diogenes went into a furry convention and started observing people, saying: I am looking for a human being."

[@MrPryze666]

When Alexander asked Diogenes if he could do anything in his power for him, Diogenes replied with something like "undarken me" or "enlighten me". So it was a word play to say both "get out of my sunlight" and "share your wisdom with me". Alexander was shocked and left while saying "if i were not Alexander i wish i were Diogenes" at wich Diogenes replied "if i were not Diogenes, i would also want to be Diogenes". The ultimate madlad

[@MrPryze666]

Later on Alexander sent a messenger to summon Diogenes to his palace, Diogenes replied with "what prevents you from coming to me, also prevents me from coming to you". Alexander sent the messenger again asking what was preventing him to answer to his summon, to wich Diogenes replied "You are too powerful to need me, and I am too self-sufficient to need you". Then Alexander never bothered him again.

[@IblameBlame]

Dude, you missed the best part of the Alexander the Great anectode, where he responded "If I were not Diogenes, I would be anyone but Alexander the Great."

[@zesticide1010]

I thought he would want to be Diogenes if he weren't as well.

[@parkourbee2]

Excellent articulation of the difference between Cynicism and Stoicism

[@darklingeraeld-ridge7946]

When you consider what 'social norms', the need for possessions and easy convenience has done to the planet, there is also, it seems to me, a very pertinent ecological and sustainability example in Diogenes' outlook.

[@petemavus2948]

True !

[@shayaandanish5831]

I would recommend reading Sophie's world. It is a story book and introduction to the history of philosophy. And keep it up Einzelganger

[@RickMacDonald19]

Fascinating and illuminating book!!

[@DMP89145]

Diogenes was a G ! ... Like .. "Roll with it, or get rolled over..." My dude!

[@Practitioner_of_Diogenes]

I am happy to have found someone else that acknowledges that modern cynicism and Classical Cynicism are different in its view of mankind and its nature.

[@Stillness502]

Diogenes far from the futility of life society and close to the pure soul of him self

[@illuporegg8558]

It's been a while I am back to watch your incredibly stunning videos

[@Einzelgänger]

Thanks, and nice to have you back 👍

[@kevintaculao1409]

Philosophy is already a fascinating subject to me. And then you came to my life. What a time for learning! Don't stop making these please! I'm loving it!! :">

[@squirlmy]

the logic of your sentence reads "philosophy stopped being a fascinating subject when you (Einzelgänger) came into my life. 😁 😜 Sorry, but you might want to construct your English sentences more carefully.

[@robgoodsight6216]

Following someone else's rules is not really the true path for happiness. It is difficult to follow the self in any society...but not impossible!

[@Madmagic]

Had this thought the other day...looking back at high school i see how short and insignificant (for the most part) it was and that i shouldn't have taken it half as seriously as i did. Now is life as a whole going to be like that when i die? I dont know, but its very interesting to think about

[@petemavus2948]

They say all we'll remember is the love...

[@MrDekgear]

Truly a free man. An example of what happens when you free your mind from external prejudice.

[@tandrew7175]

In the market, he said he was looking for an "honest" man.

[@Fiction_Beast]

i love your videos. they are so deep and enlightening. and coincdentally Diogenese is my favourite philosopher from the Greek bunch. With Niezsche being my favourite. I think these people could live a life that was somewhat individualistic. for the most part we live lives that are shaped by others, ie. society, culture, institutions and corporations. Being free from all of those you have to be extremely brave and also have to lose a lot in order to gain that freedom. But there has to be a balance somewhere where you do enjoy a freedom as well as not completely cut off from society. I think that freedom is in artistic freedom. What do you think? thanks for reading long comment. I recently started a youtube and you're my inspiration, so I copied a few things from the way you deliver content. I just want to say thank you!

[@honeyabdurahman2412]

I loved it when Diogenes entered with the chicken, He is too Practical and realistic😂😂😂

[@DarthVader-sp8fe]

*BEHOLD A MAN*

[@sb2126]

I watched this series that Ruby Wax made about herself alone on a tropical island. She made a friend out of some sea creature and spoke to it regularly. She denied herself any food from the mainland, so any substantial food she had to catch and kill it herself. She took shelter in some crude hut that she constructed but it hardly kept the tropical rain from drenching her to the bone, so she was miserable frequently. After several days on this island though she began to feel as if she had strangely liberated herself from the constraints of needing to put a face on to appear acceptible others. She almost resented the camera crew returning to the island to set themselves up in her base again. That is how I feel and I also feel that animals are easier to please than humans.

[@randomcenturion7264]

Read title. The absolute Mad Lad XD

[@crpggamer]

I like the idea of living the hard life to become stronger and not being trapped by societies ideas on how things should be. Unfortunately it's more difficult to enact than you might think in the modern world. I've come to many of the same conclusions on my own without ever hearing about this man.

[@notshalltear4177]

Didn't know I was living like a cynic this who time but this man is easy to admire

[@existenceinmonochrome6549]

loving the nature shots, great job!

[@Einzelgänger]

Thank you!

[@michaelwu7678]

I thought it was “featherless biped,” not “featherless chicken”

[@harambe8372]

@BLUE DOG ok

[@THESPATHARIOS]

True. It was "featherless biped" I have no idea why the narrator was lazy on that. Cause to me this term was meant to be the most safest philosophical definition (debate-proof) of a human being for Plato.

[@petemavus2948]

@@THESPATHARIOS narrator owned up to the mistake in a previous comment but couldn't go back and correct it in video I guess.

[@maerree]

He was bold and savage. Authentic.

[@Veed.l0]

The Chad 'Dog' Diogenes vs the virgin Epictetus

[@wiswc]

@aljanat5 you're taking his trashy meme way too seriously.

[@nikhilvaishnav3507]

Alexander's imprudent demeanor rendered him a subject of derision among numerous esteemed spiritual luminaries, including Diogenes, Dandamis, and the illustrious Chanakya. Notably, one must delve into the exchange between Alexander and Dandamis. Additionally, it is worth exploring the insights of the renowned "OSHO" regarding Alexander's vulgar folly.

[@davidsaarelajr.5986]

So Diogenes was the basis for the movie Fear and loathing in Las Vegas-got it.

[@whisperingthunder2107]

Death of the American Dream... Hunter's point... I don't see the parallel.... On a small scale maybe... But this is the empire he could have never imagined... He would have never been known in this era...on prison or mental health facility.

[@katherinedavid2125]

More great videos please! ♥️♥️♥️ Thank you!!!!