The reason we are wage slaves

[@TomScryleus]

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[@kwahujakquai6726]

I think you may benefit from reading Ernest Becker's works if you haven't yet.

[@TomScryleus]

thanks, I will check it out@@kwahujakquai6726

[@milkteaalliance1748]

Its because you are a slave and not a real revolutionary warrior. I simply refuse to be a slave because i have a brain and some. Balls.

[@milkteaalliance1748]

You talk slow and about nothing clever just like a good slave does. All. This philosophy and your thought process and conclusion is a slaves conclusion. Good boy. I. Hope you understand my Point lol im. Not really being mean. Its sarcasm

[@milkteaalliance1748]

Simple answer dont be a wagie be an employer...

[@Sean1991Guitar]

The modern 9-5 life is nothing less than soft core slavery. I'm not lazy, I am all about hard work - but being owned and controlled by some company is soul crushing.

[@TomScryleus]

100%

[@CaseyDavies-od7ir]

Especially when that company disagrees with your morality, I was angry our supermarket was selling products promoting certain rainbow people..

[@artemis9803]

And the CEOs are making millions and the workers barely get by

[@lightworker4512]

@@artemis9803I started my own business with less no money, just a good idea. I worked 80 hours a week. There can be a lot of stress and anxiety owning your own business or being a CEO. Your business and do well or fail. Many people would not commit to work 70-80 hours a week.

[@chrisaustin7102]

Was working 7am to 5pm 6 days a week and still struggled.

[@Whocares158]

Wage slavery definitely destroys the spirit of a person happiness.

[@TomScryleus]

100%

[@donsq4306]

The monetary system is the cancer of this world. Thats when all hell broke loose. We should have kept trading goods that actually have vallue not some man made paper. We destroy nature and ourselves for a value that does not exist in nature.

[@shiptj01]

Correct.

[@NeilRaouf]

correct 100%

[@khoirulanam9141]

@@TomScryleus go to Japan you will find something worse, this is worse than real slavery, even real slaves can rest. work from 9am to 10pm for the rest of your life and call it a life.

[@craigcolbourn]

“ If survival was the main goal, we would work a lot less.” Awesome quote!

[@tylerharris4392]

Yup, I just be killing people and taking there shit

[@tough931]

Survival is not only eating, sleeping or reproduce. We got to defend yourself against the invaders too. Imagine if the invaders are far more technologically superior. We're fucked. We're are fucked beacuse we work alot less

[@INTERNATIONALvids]

Unless you had kids. A lot of people don't think this far when they are young, they create kids and have to work far more

[@silverriffs]

Another good extension of this is that if survival was the main goal, we wouldn’t have so many people living as failures

[@FactsCountdown]

​@@INTERNATIONALvids yes more people's needs and desires you have to fulfill the more slavery you have to do.

[@_the_watcher_2089]

We are all born into this hell we are told: “we ought to be grateful” for the opportunity, that’s some bull.

[@Whocares158]

That's an Antinatalist view. Are you one? If so that's amazing to see another one like me.

[@capitalism-createshomeless2922]

100% agree! There is nothing to be greatful for when you are miserable while somone gaslights you by saying: " this is an amazing opportunity"! VOMIT!

[@loganbrown3565]

Much better than never experiencing anything but silence and darkness

[@INTERNATIONALvids]

I think you are describing antinatalism.... It is a philosophy about not creating more people. For men, in practical sense it means getting a vasectomy for starters

[@SmackDabCola]

@@INTERNATIONALvids ay that permanent

[@stuh9584]

So glad so many are questioning this, especially as the system is buckling and providing less than it did for other generations

[@TomScryleus]

exactly.

[@sidecarmisanthrope5927]

In the past people lived with less. Growing up I didn't know anyone who had A/C in their home, most folks didn't have a home phone. The more you have the more you have to work to keep it.

[@guysome3263]

The inter-generational contract has been gambled with and breached so many times to our disadvantage to self-serving capitalists. We are like children sacrificed to Moloch.

[@sidecarmisanthrope5927]

@@brandonwilley : Poor money management is your problem not mine. Poor diet is not the fault of a low wage. It actually costs more to eat crap. Enjoy your victim mentality.

[@hm.91182]

@@sidecarmisanthrope5927 That's not really true though, healthy food is way more expensive. Unless you are talking fast-food which is a form of restaurant and well, that's not sustainable for someone low-income

[@MrCptSilva]

Bro you’re 100% correct. It’s called chattel enslavement. Government owned slaves. They teach in school how to be a complying slave.

[@MrCptSilva]

@//////// humanity needs to unite. And humanity will win. As long as we are divided enslavement wins.

[@77HeIsLove_woot]

Yep. Not money management or emotional stability or how to deal with bullying or anything important.

[@Dzanarika1]

@@77HeIsLove_woot you are so correct!

[@mjt1517]

@@77HeIsLove_woot what's stopping you from learning any of that right now? Do you believe you're ruined?

[@latchmere100]

Unless you are privately educated, then you get told how to control the slaves.

[@mycatisromeo]

It doesn't help that they built in inflation to make your money worth less every year, causing an increase cost of living. So the irony is that you have to work harder every year for the same or even diminished standard of living. All of your work and productivity is actually stolen by the rich. So even if you don't want to participate in consumer capitalism, you still have ever increasing costs and nobody knows how much you need to retire. That way we'll stay in a perpetual state of fear of not having enough causing us to constantly work harder. Designed by the rich, for the rich. I'm in a decent financial position yet my property taxes are going up again, 8 percent. And I calculated that at this rate, they will be $10,000 a year by the time I'm 55. It's ludicrous. It's literally stolen wealth. Everything in place is designed to steal wealth from the people and give it to the rich.

[@TomScryleus]

Thanks for sharing your view. You are right, we get screwed either way. :( My tip: check put cryptocurrencies if you havent already. (I made a video about it)

[@GenerationX1984]

They don't want you to retire early, so they make sure the cash in your 401k is worth less every few years.

[@ooievaar6756]

I think it is just to tax property, because it is wealth. It is juster than to tax wages. Because that isnt wealth yet, and will never become so unless it is a certain height. I get your point though. But which taxes are just ?

[@Dzanarika1]

Just get a small apartment! Do you really need a house?

[@botezsimp5808]

Did our forefathers fight against taxation without representation? Because I sure as hell don't feel represented with these tax increases? WHY DO THEY KEEP INCREASING??? 😡

[@mavadd88]

I think real wealth is having the ability to manage your time as you please. I work at a pretty well paying job, but I barely even take 3 weeks off per year. In this situation I have realized im just a wage slave.

[@TomScryleus]

yeah thats the worst, only 3 weeks of freedom per year. Most of our lives is wasted making money for other people.

[@Michel-Graillier-fanclub]

You have "golden handcuffs" on

[@truth.speaker]

​@@TomScryleus I think a sober look at history (and undeveloped economies) will help us in considering if we are truly the slaves of this world

[@truth.speaker]

​@@TomScryleus the truth is that other people work hard to give us everything. And what do we pay them? Who is really the rich today? If it's not us, how can we honestly look at those working to feed and clothe us and say "I make more in a day than they make in a month, but I'm so oppressed"?

[@RedWolfenstein]

luxury is having choices

[@ceramikxxx5882]

"Youre all a bunch of slaves, how much longer are you gonna let them push you around?" - Jim Morrison

[@Dzanarika1]

Omg, I love Morrison! He said it all a long time ago! He stayed true to himself ❤❤❤

[@celiacruzazucar6630]

🎶I had money & I had none 🎶I had money & I had none🎶 but I never been so broke that I couldn't leave TOWN🎶 I've been C h a n g l i n g 🎶 SEE me change🎶

[@DanCooper404]

They silenced him. 🥲

[@cherylmart6338]

Work weekends / nightshift? You're a mug !

[@dead2802]

​@@cherylmart6338And notice. They r phasing out religion and holidays. Except for the consumer aspect of them. Theres 2 reasons for that. The relevant one here is work and even as petty as not having to pay a few extra dollars in pocket change to do that!

[@freeconfederate]

One worker in 1920 could support a large family. The wife and mother stayed in the home and raised the children and created a "home". Today, it takes two adults and even some of the grown children working to support a life style of much less quality. The "system" is slowly but surely tightening the screws every year.

[@Harambe_]

That is the end game of capitalism. Everyone working 100% of their time for basic necessities. When that occurs there will be no one buying consumerist items and the whole system crashes.

[@JohnMorris-yl4hk]

Yep

[@minilea25]

However life for women then was terrible. We couldn't own anything because we couldn't even have our own bank account! I was a stay at home mom for years. I wouldn't go back to that for anything. Working gives me a way to socialize and be productive at the very least.

[@Carrie-q3o]

Women didn't earn wages, but they grew gardens, raised chickens, sewed clothes, canned food. Not everything was brought in a store.

[@mozambique9113]

This should be illegal. Imagine the amount of labour from generations of people to just deliver to one exact family or person is crazy. We are just work drones, guys. We work untilwe die. and If we die, nothing happens. Unlike the people at the top. They own us.

[@77HeIsLove_woot]

Same for them also. Bible says we are just a passing breath, then we are gone.

[@Original-Phantom]

Its what ever you believe

[@sariahlace5944]

Illegal 💯💯👍👍

[@_the_watcher_2089]

@@77HeIsLove_woot If God is real he is allowing 99% of people to be used as cattle slaves if god does nothing, than he is nothing.

[@alexman8800]

How do they own you ? They provide goods and services that you want. You provide time and labor that they want to make those goods and services. It is mutual. Where you position yourself in society is entirely up to you. Up until a few hundred years ago, people have no choice by birth. In today's world, it is up to each person to pick what they want to be successful.

[@dean9327]

I gave up on the American dream in 1990 because of modern day slavery

[@TomScryleus]

Its to bad :( Well, i wish you a nice weekend Dean

[@alexanderstyrlander7991]

@@TomScryleus Do you still subscribe to the American dream Tom? Ha en trevlig helg :)

[@jb-xc4oh]

Boo Hoo...!!

[@righteousmammon9011]

it's working out pretty well for me@@alexanderstyrlander7991

[@kissme1518]

The American Dream makes as much sense as working for the Roman Legion for 25 years to get the promised plotted land but people only lived to 25-30 years back then.

[@brianj4201]

I knew a guy who's father wanted to be a football player (I asked why his dad was so miserable all the time) an accident caused him to hurt himself and he lost the ability to play. Really makes you think on why so many people are miserable. Mostly cause they never got to see their dreams through.

[@brianj4201]

That's why I think a lot of people are miserable because they never got to see their dreams through and just settled into this wage slave mindset.

[@brianj4201]

Then again the system is meant to destroy people's aspirations and dreams. It's encouraged with rich people, but the poor and middle class aren't allowed to aspire to be greater or to dream.

[@TomScryleus]

I think… youre right

[@en2p187]

@@brianj4201 in this case a personal injury caused his ability to decline but i get what you're saying

[@wundermax1993]

this is why empathy is so important. Mercy is one of the things that can lead to true compassion.

[@Rhino11111111]

I’ve never enjoyed a job I’ve worked in my life and I’ve accept that it’s probably unlikely that I ever will. It sounds depressing but you learn to appreciate the finer things in life. Most people can’t even tell you when was the last time you remember what the feeling of the ground feels like as you are walking? We are so busy fixated on things that don’t really matter.

[@TomScryleus]

I know exactly what you mean.

[@morrowindplayer8992]

easier to imagine the end of the world, than the end of capitalism

[@ihatelife486]

So true, many people are fighting so hard to keep it in place even though the system fucks them over because they are brainwashed.

[@user-gz4ve8mw9l]

@@ihatelife486 Dunning Kruger syndrome alas.

[@shiptj01]

Correct.

[@nvmffs]

It's already near actually, capitalism was never a viable system

[@f_society91]

@@nvmffs tell me what is a better alternative? Did you invented something that we humans don't know?

[@sidecarmisanthrope5927]

I learned this over 40 years ago and decided that I would not work for others. I was able to start my own business and only work when I felt like it. I found that I had more money, more freedom and more self respect. I own my own home and have no debts. I have traveled overseas and even lived in China for a while. Not only are people wage slaves, they don't realise that we are all living on a prison planet with only the perception of freedom.

[@NeilRaouf]

same here dude. we have two kids. and i do music, sound design, voiceovers and audiopost for film. out of my homestudio. we live in a wonderful old house with a big garden. i don’t work too much but enough. my wife works part time. i have breakfast every day with my boys bring them to school. cook meals n stuff. i make around 80k a year by working like 2,5 to three days a week. i haf the chance to work for big audiopost enterprises but i declined. i just live my freedom. i hava a pension fund and all that stuff. really don’t see the concept of working in a corporate enterprise. i am scared to desth from that. as a true creative mind it kills me. and creative people also need looots of time to stare into the sky or observing birds in the garden or count the clouds in the sky or go swimming in the lake.

[@250smacks]

Well said.

[@lain_1262]

Yeah it was easier to get out of being a wage slave then

[@sidecarmisanthrope5927]

@@lain_1262 Of course it would be with that attitude.

[@jenaya_laila2442]

Freedom doesn't exist

[@JP-qm5ec]

The reality is, previous generations had more purpose because their 'jobs' such as farming and hunting were crucial to survival of the civilization. Nowadays, most workers fill the void of purpose with materialism which is an artificial feeling. We've become the rough draft of an A.I. workforce.

[@TomScryleus]

You speak the truth my friend.

[@truth.speaker]

I think if you wanted to live the old way it's certainly an option. It's actually easier than ever, since the equipment and tools to work effectively and build are more freely available than ever before Would it be better working in the cold with no car in the middle of nowhere with no medical assistance or emergency services?

[@RedWolfenstein]

Its called surrogate activities such as football or video games

[@whiteyfisk9769]

Most people work for surrogate activities these days

[@Countcho]

In my late teens and early 20’s, i procrastinated in school and tried hard to be an entrepreneur. Got to a point where i needed to pay bills and move out, buy a car so i can go to work to pay my bills. I became a wage slave.

[@Tecolote41]

It's inevitable, at least for most.

[@baconator953]

I'm turning into a Hikikomori. Fk this.

[@Jaykaverse]

@@baconator953 I feel that

[@adamgazurek3747]

@@Jaykaverse western new generations are not knowing how to work for their freedom, Thus, they will become slaves like in 50 years.

[@scrappychildhood6633]

I live @ home with parents 26 years old Buying Crypto currencies yet Millions isn't worth having unless can build system that pays you why you sleep, 24/7. Employees pay your bills, boost productivity. Sadly cost of living in Florida is 66k a year which after W2 tax's Your left with 50k roughly. There is only One company known in USA that pays a living wage & has made the NEWS few time. IT take same amount of effort to earn 500k a year as it does 50k a year. Yet to pay each employee 66k regardless of occupation is Royal pain in ass to pool off yet now you need to $ educate your employee because not taught in College, K-12 system.

[@SharlenesJourney]

We work so much we are not given a choice if we want to work or if we can even just afford to work less hours these bills keeps us trapped and enslaved. There is just not point in working 40 hours with two days off. Its extremely exhausting we are missing out on time and being around family it’s so sad. Still there’s people that are blind. We are still trapped I guess the only way would be is if you can live frugal and cheap just do it we don’t need most of this stuff anyways. But society says we need a house a kid and a marriage all so we can just have to work to death.

[@blacklyfe5543]

Facts it's called the matrix

[@aerokasyeal4840]

lmaaao, you lucky if you have two days off, We only have one day off

[@mjt1517]

Do you have any credit card debt at all? A mortgage? Car payments? Debt is what's really enslaving you, if you have any debt.

[@dead2802]

40 hrs? 😅😅 I'd Love to just work 40 hrs! Doing good though now. Im down to 51.

[@DG-dq7ei]

I'm on a wheel ..its not really going anywhere...after shelter,food,toilet paper...nothing is left, but I have no time to spend enjoying things, because I gotta get back to work...

[@TomScryleus]

nicely put

[@Sluggishbeef6]

I get it is tough, but did you try to get extra roommates to help pay, second job so you can save money and compound it or learn an extra skill like coding or something easier like learning a language and becoming a tutor? Life is tough, but that is how you can get ahead. You can do it!

[@bobdurham2719]

Then after work, you get to cut grass, shovel snow, fix the car, repairs on house, out buildings. It never ends. Don't even have time to hold children, visit wife, except in bed at night It's no wonder do many marriages have trouble. There's no quality time left available, after all that. That's the way it was for me in 70s, 80s, 90s.

[@alexman8800]

Still the average person works far far less to obtain thing called wages and money to pay for food, clean water, health care, maintain hygiene, flush toilet and so on. Before money was invented, imagine each person having to work in a self-sustained system by themselves. Isn't that more work ? And if you get sick you cannot work to take care of yourself, and then what ?

[@woodstockxx]

I couldn’t agree more with this..I’ve been trying to tell people this for over two decades. I realised in my twenties that I was spending more than half of my awake life at work in exchange for a mediocre wage, whilst making obscene amounts of money for the company. I detested nothing more than commuting to/from work, being told when I could/couldn’t eat & shit & not having enough free time to cook a decent meal..I love food but was sick & tired of sacrificing my own health by being forced to eat nutritionally devoid crap. I walked out in the middle of a shift & started working from home. I wake up when I want, eat when I want, shit when I want & I work no more than 12 hours per week. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve sacrificed some income but I’m not making much less than I was for working 4 times the hours & it can be stressful at times, not knowing if any work is going to come in, but I’m happier than ever & wouldn’t change a thing. I can walk my dog, cook great meals, pop out during the day & work on an evening, which is waaay better than coming home at 6pm when it’s too late to do anything or enjoy a bit of sunshine on my face. Never again will I waste my life going to work to make money for somebody else or a big company..everything about it is just plain wrong..we live in a completely dysfunctional society !

[@manofmysteryyy]

Can you tell me what you do for work? How do you make it work for you

[@woodstockxx]

@@manofmysteryyy - clue is in my profile picture..I’m a time served, fully qualified toolmaker but smashed my back & was forced to leave heavy engineering. I liked to fix things & started playing around with computers, tablets & smartphones, watched a few KZbin videos & decided to start a business doing something that I enjoyed, working from home. It has its challenges & sometimes I need to remind myself that the positives outweigh the negatives..I look out of the window at 5am & see people commuting to work in the cold, rain & snow which is something that I did for decades & always hated. I don’t do this anymore & that makes me smile 😁

[@urxtream]

This is precisely how I think. I’m glad I’m not alone!

[@TomScryleus]

Me too

[@maonyksmohc9574]

organize, explain it to other people, look up anarcho communism

[@SHADOW-zt9kf]

Same thoughts

[@staymasculine6849]

And people who realize they mostly eat healthy and not mastrubate?

[@privatebryan1924]

Same here! My peers mostly thought of me as “crazy” or “I think too much” but watching this I realize it’s 90% of my own speech with my peers. Thank you!

[@nappiral]

This was basically the underlying message in Fight Club.

[@thesilentdiva]

This. Life is to be lived. Enjoyed. Not feel miserable and trapped.

[@TomScryleus]

Good advice to give to prisoners... ;)

[@vegarstuen190]

Wrong. We live to be tested in this world

[@supersayianmanthegreatest1735]

It is what it is

[@curiosityshop2297]

This ain’t the life for that friend

[@t.y.6640]

@@vegarstuen190 Definitely agree with that.

[@szilagyimiklos4757]

This is why everyone needs essentialism/minimalism

[@grandcanyon2]

to add to this, studies showed the avg worker who does 40 hours a week, works 25 percent more then a slave back in the 1400s.

[@ceciliaabdalla4954]

Slaves in the day were provided food, shelter, entertainment. So it's even worse especially for minimum wage workers

[@kissme1518]

I wouldn't doubt it.

[@kissme1518]

@@ceciliaabdalla4954 Slaves got wives and kids too. They are completely mogging our time.

[@lifeisabadjoke5750]

This the ultimate level of thinking and realizing about life

[@TomScryleus]

Sadly people realize this only when they are in to deep. Which explains all the grumpy old men….

[@sariahlace5944]

Simple yet beautifully said

[@nickh3279]

This is a line of thinking Ive has from a very young age. I am definitely a one off though, lots and LOTS of time alone as a child and teen. Lots of time to think.

[@mjt1517]

@@nickh3279 oh yes, you're so unique and special.

[@nickh3279]

@@mjt1517 you really think so? That's really sweet of you. But no, most everyone comes to the same consensus in life, but it takes many longer to get there. I'm actually far from special. But I appreciate your compliment

[@Rendon276]

A slave is someone who is forced to work. We are compelled to pay taxes by every justification (excuse) conceivable. We even have to pay rent for the house we own. In order to pay, we have to find the money somewhere. For most of us, the one asset we have in glorious abound, is our labour - and thus, we are forced to work. That makes us slaves.

[@natalychavez1493]

The whole point of life is to learn how to let go. What hurts the most is the biggest lessons we learn and change from. You don’t want to find purpose in life, you want to find what gives meaning to it.

[@chrism8180]

That's oxymoronic. You can't find purpose by "letting go"

[@BrandonLeech]

Part of it is learning to let go. Everything you love in this world can and will be taken from you at some point, so get used to the idea.

[@g9ames]

There is no point to modern society.

[@truth.speaker]

If you live in a modern economy, you make more in a day than people used to make in a month and have access to medicine, healthcare, travel opportunities and entertainment that previous generations could barely dream of Life is easy

[@prestonbobby2200]

@@truth.speakerBro are you serious? Did you miss the whole point of the video ? Honestly you sound very materialistic

[@truth.speaker]

@@prestonbobby2200 I didn't watch the video yet. I'll watch it now

[@cutekoala5492]

​@@truth.speaker Modern life is misery

[@shizukesajdm]

Gratitude seems to be one of the key ingredients for a happy life.

[@TomScryleus]

I agree 100%

[@khaleysdrogl5703]

Hey, Tom. Love your videos. Just checked out your blog after watching this one. I'm sorry for the loss of your dad. I hope you heal and come back strong. Thank you for sharing your wisdom.

[@emp6325]

Finally a KZbinr making a video about This subject and not selling anything really. Thank you for not offering money making motivated solution to this problem!

[@TomScryleus]

Well I just didnt think affiliate links would solve anything. :) have a great week.

[@mruder2229]

It's very interesting to note some studies comparing modern high brow office labor, low level menial labor or mid leveled skilled trade labor to medieval, self reliant agricultural work (which was seasonal and not based on year-round corporate deadlines), and the results were that modern wage slaves are more chronically overworked, have less vacation time and on top of that, we are probably far less mentally healthy than an actual peasant, believe it or not. We work more and with less breaks than the supposedly enslaved and miserable peasant of the feudal times. We are working to get fake money, to serve the IRS, pay universal welfare, infrastructure and school tax, we pay for gas to get to and from work, we pay for tuitions to enter modern Universities, we get into student loan debt and credit card debt as well; we have our thirty year mortgage payments and rent payments to make, whereas a serf or free farmer in the middle or medieval ages worked three seasons and took frequent religious holidays along with the rest during the Winter time when everything was dormant and there were no seeds to be sewn. Our children have become useless burdens that cost too much money instead of useful assets that work alongside us in contributing to the community. Plus skilled guild labor or Gold & Silver coin itself was the currency in pre-industrial society, not inflationary bank notes that can collapse an entire economic system. Modern people work to either buy things and prove their social status for the sake of peer approval & easy, childless sex, or we struggle to make ends meet with a devalued currency that becomes increasingly worthless as each year passes. Technically we are commiting slow economic suicide and serving our short term narcissistic vanity, not really "surviving" in the same sense as our ancestors did. Most modern "jobs" are worthless anyways, because most of the specialized tasks we rely on tradespeople, public authorities and clerks to do for us (like educating our young, fixing our own houses, settling face to face disputes, serving local justice, cleaning our own houses or repairing our own tools) was done by the family or townsfolk themselves without outside intervention . People nowadays are so anemic, entitled, dependent, helpless, fragile and whiny because were born into too much high tech comfort, and our system forces people into divided little 9-5 cubby holes where we do one thing over and over until we drop dead or have a heart attack due to chronic stress. So much for "progress".

[@michaelvatson7056]

This should be on top. To balance things up, people in medieval times (speaking about lower class, peasants) did not have the possibility of today. Peasants becoming painters? Not on their own. Crafts were taught in secret. A master craftsmen would not teach random people, nor share knowledge, unlike today. This is not about a job, but pursuing an activity that is not meant for monetary gains. In other words, a peasant could become a master at painting, nor doing it as a hobby. (of course , this is for the free peasants only, ignoring the sherfs, bond servants, and slaves, which did work for their masters, then for themselves (if they had time or could do it)) On the other hand, they had more free time. There were times for specific things, planting, harvesting, fixing tools etc. Can't grow food during winter, and one cannot work daily to grow food. Modern life kinda doesn't have that (depends who you ask). If one is employed, the job occupy the whole year, with maybe a month brake (thanks to the laws), regardless if the one earns more than consumes or living paycheck by paycheck. A this point, man live for work, rather than, the man works for himself (or helping others). Today's system are the shackles of the ancient man, but having a little free time, but with a leach on his neck. To add more, in order to function in the current society, one needs a legal documents, such as, birth certificates, ids, and a residence. Without these, can do nothing in the society. When the world will turn cashless, these things will be mandatory (I wish to live and to see beggars with bank cards asking for a spare change) . And if a law is passes for residences, like its for cars, residences having an expired date (ie end of life), new generations will require to buy new houses, resulting in debt. These three things sound like a watered down, or paved the road, for the mark of the beast.

[@byronabel9943]

There's a homeless shelter in my town, I got food, showers and shelters, there's a library to read and I'm thinking about just living life like that...

[@TomScryleus]

if they offer free wifi, I can consider joining :)

[@Dzanarika1]

That would not be fulfilling and motivating at all, I would rather just die 😂😂😂😂

[@Lucidfilth]

The point of life is to live. Thus I want to exit the system... I want to live. Enjoy the beauty of things and loved ones.

[@cyrus3316]

Hands down the best comment. 🔥

[@lazybonc]

Strangely enough this video misses the hole point of wage slavery. Money is just an instrument of exchange: you exchange your labor for food, shelter, clothes and so on. So essentially you exchange your life for means to keep living and not starve to death - that's the slavery. The problem of overconsumption is actual only for a few developed countries, where people can afford to buy extra stuff. While the majority of the population is straggling just to earn enough to buy food. And even food is a luxury for some.

[@TomScryleus]

I see your point, I don't disagree. I just think its question of perspective. Someone in a poor country could look at me and say I am rich, and would be right from his perspective. But I think wage slavery happens everwhere, especially when we are forced to work 8 hours per day, 5 days per week. I will make more videos, to explain further what I mean. thanks for sharing your thoughts. have a nice weekend.

[@lazybonc]

@@TomScryleus Well, yes, I didn't make my point clear, I guess. It sounds as if a person have money on extra stuff, then he's not a wage slave, which is not true, of course. I guess I just wanted to say that cutting one's consumption is not an option, because of an intrinsic defect of the system in which we live. It's a good thing to try shift one's focus from materealistic things to a real life excperience, but it's only a temprorary fix that allows us not to lose our minds.

[@TomScryleus]

​@@lazybonc you are 100% correct and yes, that is my intention, shifting of focus on life experience. but, to be honest. thats actually difficult. its like a rat race. you know, you keep working for that cheese. and when you stop eating cheese you feel bad. its like a bad circle you have to break. But I am actually getting closer and closer of figuring it out. (I think) :)

[@Stszelec01]

Money gives luxury not happiness

[@grandcanyon2]

@@TomScryleus in other countries they adopted a 4 day a work week, and salary, studies showed companies made more money when they had people work 4 days for 8 hours a day, for the same pay as 5 days. It showed workers were 42 percent more effective in duties.

[@justinr2564]

Welcome to the American experience.

[@TomScryleus]

thank you. have a great 2021

[@whiteyfisk9769]

The American Nightmare is still a dream

[@DK-uh8nk]

Just what i needed this morning. Listening to you was like talking to myself. And it's comforting to see there are other "myselfs" out there.

[@TomScryleus]

Yeah i find comfort reading comments like yours. Lots of people are like you and me. We just got sucked into the system, and we dont like it.

[@INTERNATIONALvids]

The most powerful thing one can do, is not have kids. It will make life easier for you and also make sure you don't create future wage slaves. Make the curse stop with you.

[@TomScryleus]

Sounds depressing but kind of true. Thats why me and wife dont have kids.

[@FactsCountdown]

We should not provide slaves to this selfish capitalist system to flourish more

[@mjt1517]

Not to worry! Mass population collapse is incoming. Just a few more decades.

[@CORRIGEEN71]

One of the dumbest statements ever life without kids is like coffee without cream and when you are older you will understand, why this view is totally wrong

[@NeilRaouf]

i failed in this department. but i am glad i did fail. love it.

[@Arnoldveronique]

WOW... Just WOW. Thank you for this. I personally never understood or still understand this need to work , seeking a purpose... a purpose for what , that in itself , sounds like we were sold a something to keep us chasing... but chasing what? no one is really enjoying their life on earth , yet we keep searching and chasing . THANK YOU for this message

[@mjt1517]

Why are you still seeking for a purpose? The purpose of life is obvious, is it not? The purpose of your life is to experience living as you. Whatever major goals you think you should have, those are up to YOU. But YOU are the purpose of life...for you. And so it is for everyone.

[@BanjoPixelSnack]

Two years ago, I embraced minimalism. I gave away or sold hundreds of items I had accumulated. I cancelled all unnecessary subscriptions, etc. My focus now is to pay of what’s left of my mortgage and then I will have no debt. I work part time (25 hours a week) and I take 6 weeks holiday a year. I spend my time learning new things, walking in the woods, reading books, and taking in rescue animals. Sometimes I feel like I’m missing out and that my life is small. But then I think that any action that involves me borrowing money to accomplish it is self-harm and so I don’t get into debt for holidays or buying new things.

[@yoonahkang7384]

Dont call it an "-ism". You ruin it

[@whiteyfisk9769]

Got any links or further reading videos on minimalism

[@tyborg314]

everyday life offers a whole lot more if you're rich... just sayin lol

[@TomScryleus]

I see what you are saying but... I wonder if simpler poor people have a better grasp on happiness. You know its like... you really appreciate a meal when you have little food... and when you are rich... you cant really appreciate food, no matter how fancy the restaurant is.. you know what I mean?

[@tyborg314]

@@TomScryleus I get what you're saying, but being poor is not a requisite to experiencing what you're talking about. I could be rich and fast frequently, bringing a greater gratitude for the food I eat- better quality healthier food. I do understand that being rich isn't a necessity to having a good life. Some of the things that give me the greatest pleasure, money couldn't buy... That is not to say that money wouldn't enhance these things. For instance, I enjoy creating things. Money offers time to create along with infinite supplies. I enjoy to learn new things. Money allows time to learn, and implement what I have learned. Ultimately, money buys time and resource. It can also buy blow jobs on every continent, another plus lol.

[@TomScryleus]

Very true

[@God.sDaughter]

Tom Scryleus Yes dear. Simple poor people do have a greater appreciation of life. That is, if that person is wise and humble. Mediocre poor people are chaotic if not destructive.

[@5_C_G]

Rich poor is in both lives rich in money but poor in happiness. We are at a point when we can see the truth. A balance. Life is a method there is not purpose. Focus on the breath.

[@minilea25]

This way of life is very comfortable physically but mentally and emotionally living for a job is soul crushing.

[@ChickpeatheTortie]

What amazes me even more is that people actually have children in this environment - for the life of me that is something that even after age 68 I still do not understand. This world is a prison for the soul and there is no joy what so ever in the journey - none

[@TomScryleus]

maybe kids are what makes life worth living. at least for some. I see a lot of joy in the faces of parents (in my family). Me and my wife don't want to have kids, because we just think we would be terrible parents. But I envy people with kids. I envy the love and joy they experience. Still we have pets, so its some middle ground. :)

[@lymphomasurvive]

I think the problem is just you in your own life if that's how you feel after 7 decades.

[@jb-xc4oh]

Life is what you make of it.

[@davefischer2344]

Really just the fact that we don’t have flexible schedules in work is one of the biggest routes of the problem. Not everyone operates on the same schedule, and also situations in life come up unexpectedly in which is obviously a key role in how you function in what you are doing for your work

[@Hedgehog3342]

I feel however though the rich people did make the system as it functions on purpose. Throughout history it seem like the human race was always a slave race. Then there humans who gained esoteric knowledge and used it to gain an advantage over others. Hence why we are stuck in this situation.

[@TomScryleus]

I know… its a real pickle. And Chomsky said that 80% of the population just do what they are told and never question anything.

[@sanelb1147]

Working in a company, working for a boss is what makes u feel a slave, as you very well know u are stuck there, u are not free to take a brake when u want, u are not free go do something else when u want, as during 9-5 job you are your boss property and that's how u feel and that's what makes u a slave. We do need to work, as it keeps us healthy. But it's different when you work for yourself, u decide how long u want to work.i stopped being a slave, i wake up when I want, i work when I feel like working and what hours. For example when i wake up, i drink my coffee and smoke cigarettes as long as I want, i don't watch the time. I could start working at 10am or 5am and when i don't feel like it, i just stop and go out, go jogging, go fitness, to the city, visit people i like, and when i decide to work again i just start working, it could be midday, it could be at night and I could be working more hours then normal person, but i don't feel obligated to do anything, i just do what I want and when i want

[@TomScryleus]

Sounds like you are living the dream! I'm jealous. :) Do you mind telling me what you do?

[@sanelb1147]

@@TomScryleus wel basically using the system to my advantage and working black.and i work in IT

[@TomScryleus]

nice

[@Dzanarika1]

@@sanelb1147 bosnians know how to work the system 😂😂😂

[@sanelb1147]

@@Dzanarika1 😋

[@loadapish]

Its a horrible situation of being exploited for the financial gain of big corporations and for smaller companies too. They dont build their business with your wellbeing in mind. They actually want to see how little they can pay you and get you to turn the wheels of their business for them. Its frustrating and it puts you in a box. Not all of us are smart or capable enough to start their own business never mind having any of the tools or money needed. Its not even gainful employment for people on min wage. Infact you cant even survive on it unless you eat rice and porrige and run 20 miles to from work and dont heat your house. Its depressing and people who have never lived like this have no idea what its like as they go their next holiday

[@StupidIsTheNorm]

Just subscribed. Money gives you choices. Freedom. Freedom to go anywhere in the world to see all the things you mention. I don’t generate the money to acquire things. I do it to experience things. Life is about filling the space between the maternity ward and the morgue with joyful experiences

[@TomScryleus]

So important to not waste life on just waiting. You know.

[@FreeJulianAssange23]

My heart broke as I watched the staff at McDonald’s work with the sounds of loud beeping, rushing and trying their best. How can an employer think that kind of work and low pay is ok

[@TomScryleus]

I dont know, when I see the people in mcdonalds, I don't think they look happy to me. :) I think they always look sad and stressed.

[@LeontheKiller11]

@@TomScryleus yes im a food delivery guy on motorcycle im more than happy with all i do and have. Ive stop going to macdonalds to collect just for that reason, the atmosphere, unhappy and rude staff just makes me depressed

[@nathananderson8720]

This is one of the channels that gave me the courage to start my KZbin channel 6 months ago about self development. Now I have 461 subs and > 100 hours of watch time. I know it’s not comparable with others but I’m still proud I started because I’ve been learning so many lessons that I could haven’t learned without getting started in the 1st place.

[@TomScryleus]

Great job. Im gonna check out your channel. You should know that your comment is the highlight of my day (which was really bad) :) Dont underestimate 461 subs. At one point even mrbeast ”only” had 461 subs. I have been doing youtube on many channels for the last 10 years, and i personally dont care about the subs. I care about the ones who actually watch the videos. Let me know if you have any questions about youtube, i would be happy to help if i can. Have a great weekend!! And wish you the best with your channel.

[@wraprock-itroll-francisfra9370]

There's No Escape From The Matrix the government wants it this way

[@earlaweese]

*You’re right. It literally feels like I’m building a pyramid for arrogance like Paris Hilton or Kim Kartrashian. Yes, wage slavery is real and this video deserves billions of views.*

[@TomScryleus]

So kind of you.

[@Mini-Toast_]

Why did you pick two female celebrities and say that they are the people you are working for. Buddy, no. They have made their wealth sure, but they aren't even close to the people who profit heavily from conglomerates. And the truth is, you'll never really know who those people are. People who operate on that level don't live the way celebrities do. They lead very private lives. You would not know them if they were crossing you on the street, but they could buy your life. Do a little more research. And ask yourself why your inclination was towards two female celebrities (maybe a bit of self awareness)?

[@chrism8180]

​@@Mini-Toast_Daddy's money, they didn't make shit

[@Mini-Toast_]

@@chrism8180 never heard that one. So has Elon Musk, so have the vast majority of wealthy people. They had money, but most people who have the wealth they previously did are never going to making their level of cash

[@positivelivingmusic5497]

​@@Mini-Toast_Why don't you ask yourself why you got butthurt because he chose two female celebrities? A little self-awareness perhaps would be in order and maybe examine your own propaganda you've been taught.

[@Yoyoadventure]

We work more than we live , We sell our precious time for money that we can’t even enjoy because we don’t have time…

[@TomScryleus]

Sad isnt it?

[@LeontheKiller11]

Unless you find a job which you don't see it as a job but therapy. I have gotten into motorcycle courier work, and ive never been this happy with my life to think im free than i ever was.

[@Yoyoadventure]

@@LeontheKiller11 I am so happy you could find something you enjoy, hope I can too

[@teresayoung6117]

That’s why is bigger then black and white! People need to come together let’s at least fight for 4 day work weeks

[@samusaran7317]

If it aligns with your common bad spending habits then it wont work for you. Just saying

[@sariahlace5944]

Exactly 💯💯✊✊✊✊🤝🤝👏👏

[@bringyourownsnake980]

I believe self awareness is positive because without it we couldn't grasp meaning. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[@TomScryleus]

so true. have a great 2023

[@AfroMedic]

the point of life is to live and breathe. Imagine if you were born alone in this world with no one else. No one will tell you to go to school because there will be no schools, no one will make you work for them for minimum wage, you won't have the so-called dream to be a footballer or a doctor because that will be irrelevant but you will have life and live it and in the end, you will die. It's the civilization that makes us think we have a purpose in life but in reality, human life is the same as any other life form on the eath. We go from birth to life to death anything in between is just something to pass time. My friend in high school died during freshman year, we had many dreams and he also had so many things that he wanted to do in the future but sadly he passed away. Every time I remember him I see no point to stress about things in life, just do what you love, travel have fun and know all will end one day.

[@77HeIsLove_woot]

He is free. Perusing greater things in the after world. Death doesn't have to be sad. We are energy, we live on.

[@Dzanarika1]

You make it sound like it is so simple. You are still young, the life struggles are yet to come your way, my dear child.

[@Dzanarika1]

@@77HeIsLove_woot love your thinking 😊

[@dinobuzzati3055]

​@@Dzanarika1he is completely right. All your struggles and inspirations are made up. You exist to exist when it comes to the truth alone.

[@fromnewusa]

Well thought out commentary. Good ideas to ponder. Your video was well worth watching, Thank you!

[@TamasKalman]

in the future the word employment will be simplyremembered the same way as we think about slavery now.

[@gaiagoddess5360]

This video is amazing! I have spent the last 2 hours searching for videos on why work is bullshit (lol) and this was one of the best ones. I wish all of us who see things the same way could somehow create our own country and not have to work, lol Just enjoy life, all day every day. Human beings, not human doings.

[@kamdencutie4467]

I've said this so much. Ppl call me lazy? I just want ti enjoy life and not chase paper

[@gaiagoddess5360]

@@kamdencutie4467 Exactly!

[@JuanLopez-zo8os]

fuck work!

[@TomScryleus]

thank you so much :)

[@tony4213]

Michael tellinger's Ubuntu movement check it out!

[@octane_rl4659]

Exactly! Where the hell did this establishment come from, nobody owns anything or anyone, why the difference in classes, hierarchy. Why do things cost, why pay for natural foods when earth provides it.

[@Dzanarika1]

I agree

[@iminyourcity4001]

It’s all about control my friend

[@Uniqorn]

Nobody is forcing anybody to work 9-5, anyone can go be homeless and live in the wild if they want, but will probably be equally hard and stressful

[@MrJuan_Vzla]

Every living being "works" in one way or another to live. Except the parasites.

[@rasheenbabe2536]

The money is the NEW ⛓ to Control the ppl.

[@treasuresnpain3567]

Lol. I know I'm probably wasting my breath here but I want to try and explain the stupid of this statement. Once upon a time in many places your statement may have rang true as exile was not only allowed but often a sentence for those that the power structure disagreed with. Today exile is no longer allowed. And even if it was there would be no land capable of supporting life for your exile to take place as any land capable of supporting life is eagerly grabbed up or destroyed by the rich and powerful. Take the eastern United States for example where the ninth district has ruled that rest constitutes a crime If you've no legal place of resting. Wherever you go you are on property controlled by the powerful and when you are not permitted to rest on these properties that is in fact a sentence of death by torture as by law you are required to continuously keep moving until you die. These laws may not always be enforced but they are still the law. Not to mention the humiliation and pain that the slaves of society are encouraged to heap upon you for choosing this path especially if you are not of a religion. If you do not except the mental shackles These religions who have taken over the place of government social programs while they erase their history offer then you are the enemy and are to be sentenced to a terrible and slow death. We currently live in a system of wealth divide that has not been seen since the time of the pharaohs. In the United States the current life expectancy of the homeless is 42 years old. In today's age of technology and medicine for this to be true requires a certain mindset of both the top and the bottom. But by all means keep telling yourself that it is their choice to die like this. It is your choice whether you want to except this harsh reality or live in blissful ignorance But the more we choose the latter the less life we shall have to live

[@2what744]

If you know how to survive in the wild you be alraight. Its Better than being a brainwashed robot 🤖 with No soul. Man was made to be free and this is not freedom. They tell you what to wear what to think what to do. Your freedom is an illusion.

[@77HeIsLove_woot]

So these homeless people know something we dont? They have given up. Said, eff. it, I'm just going to live on the street

[@tomhancock8184]

Great video. I very much enjoyed hearing your thoughts on existence and purpose. Also, the imagery of the worker toiling in isolation is spot on. Thanks for taking the time to make this video.

[@TomScryleus]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. I talk more about it my 4 latest videos.

[@martina-christinaheimbach6995]

Dear Tom, in this world wishes tend to be never ending...that's the trap we better overcome,so true! Thank You so much 😊

[@Joefest99]

The problem is what we value as a society. If society puts money at the top of the pyramid rather than virtue/religion/morality, then money is longer the means to the end, but the end itself. Therefore, people will do anything to accumulate as much of it as possible AND they will try to make it scarce for everyone else, so that they can have more, relatively, and therefore make themselves look more like a winner. In sports, you don’t just want to score goals, you want to score AND keep others from scoring. You CANNOT put money at the top of the higherarchy. You have to place something metaphysical there! It will make society good, wise and willing to share.

[@rainrush3484]

I feel so bad for us. Most of us, Ifeel are such good people at heart and just want to do good and contribute to a greater good and that is beimg exploited to the fullest. I worked 6 days a week and barely made my bills. 😢

[@kissme1518]

Virtue is useless when you have no power. The virtues you hear of historical figures were people that wrested some part of the power from the governing bodies. Most of them are rebels, terrorists and insurrectors.

[@dantewordlaw8677]

2x speed for those of you without time currency.

[@TomScryleus]

put the red bull down, and take time to smell the roses :)

[@qevoz42]

I've done multiple inner journeys in my life, as a child, teenager and now adult. I found that there are two purposes to discover, the inner and the outer. The inner purpose seems to always remain the same, which is to "wake up" or to expand conciousness. The outer purpose seems to always be in flux depending entirely on the life "situation". Over time, I came to realize that exploration is something that resonated with me on a deeper level. I see exploration as an approach, rather as an activity. But to find space to cultivate this mindset, I started hiking and immediately I started understanding my own life better. Hiking allowed me to identify my limitations and to go beyond them, whether it was physical or mental pain. Having to keep going eventually lead to a clarity of mind and a sense of being able to do anything. The experience allowed me to remove myself from the boxes I've built for myself overtime. By doing this, I eventually deepened my outer purpose of exploration as it was in tune with my inner purpose of waking up. To me, there are no goals to exploration. It's all about letting life unfold right infront of you while not being attached to the experience itself.

[@johnmulcahy9903]

Im working in a factory job, I'm happy. I think the purpose of my life is to live my life true to my authentic self. Following my intuition, learning and growing as a human. Having fun a long the way, this universe is amazing, it has everything we need.

[@TomScryleus]

My friend, im happy for you. :) That kind of attitude is beautiful.

[@PsychedPerspective]

This is all true. As far as I’m concerned capitalism is slavery with a C. Everything has gone up , goods/services, etc yet our wages and salaries stay the same. Inflation is going to hit 8.5 % next month (April) … gas ⛽️ is $4.25/gallon in my area yet I’m only earning $14.81/hr … and I have a master degree and 8 + years of experience. I’m in debt 💸 and living paycheck to paycheck… yet I work on avg 45-50 hrs per week. It’s exhausting and I want out. I want my time back … we don’t have time for ourselves, our families/children, etc.

[@ceciliaabdalla4954]

People in the old days would work in the morning by noon they were done

[@teresayoung6117]

Americans put people down and count them out if they don’t keep up with trends money cars clothes it’s sad life’s short

[@therealwewin]

No you're wrong. That's the corporations.

[@ssbarchive_]

Wow

[@ceramikxxx5882]

Americans dont care about people, animals, environment...nothing at all..they only care about money and cars...americans dont even care about their families

[@sariahlace5944]

Tru dat

[@griiem]

Sex and access to the female is the problem that never gets solved. The human female is hypergamous… never satisfied and always ready to hop to the next bigger, shinier and better thing. Males have to compete for the best females… meaning males have to constantly be on their improvement game else the likelihood of loss of females and sexual access is very possible. Males at the top get the best. Males compete viciously for the best. This theme reigns everywhere and in every spectrum of human endeavors from the smallest most minuscule to the societies and global. Resource, security, power and access.

[@bgrim2008]

I agree. Once I became long-term unemployed, 0 girlfriends, 0 sex / hook ups whatsoever. Even if you're in shape, and you're looking like a Chad, but you're unemployed ? It's as if you're walking around with a sign on your head that says "I have HIV/AIDS, STDs, and Covid-19". You're a ghost, a nobody. That's when I realized most women are fake (though I can't hate on them for trying to seek out a partner that would be able to support a family, something I don't want anyway, but...). No job = you're a dead man out here.

[@Boozeblues]

Today we think we aren’t free. Tomorrow we will know we aren’t

[@Awareness_With_Dennis]

“If we only see the goals, we can’t appreciate the journey and it is the journey that should be the goal.” I always told myself this “ there is no goal, there is only the path, the path is the goal” I’m glad you have the same mindset brother

[@TipeONegatyve]

This video is truly a hidden gem. Thank you.

[@nosajc0okies364]

when you work to buy food, and become reliant on that source, it's the same as the fishermen never teaching you to fish, someone controls one of the most vital resources for your survival, and if you dont sell your time and energy for money, you dont get food. Yet we have a system of permaculture where we almost essential restore nature and leave it alone, and it provides abundant resource, so we dont even really have to work to eat, but people are starving begging for money to buy wheat based artificial processed goods that hardly qualify as food anymore, is basically sugar and flour. Were addicted slaves, we are either to sick to fight it, or to addicted to notice it.

[@TomScryleus]

Well put

[@77HeIsLove_woot]

Yes. We are coming closer to an answer.

[@benjaminben6200]

You on point

[@4snowlover]

so well-said. thank you

[@QohelEt-qb7kw]

Damn, man just pass the joint

[@AvantNoir]

I've been a freelancer basically my entire life. I "work" for myself. But i'm getting to that point where I am sick of the financial instability. I never really know how much I'm going to make next month or if I'm going to make anything at all. I can't plan vacations because projects might come up, I can't plan longterm because there are so many variables. At this point I'd rather be a wage slave. At least I would have more financial stability which brings an incredible peace of mind. Nothing is more stressful than not knowing what you will make next month.

[@joshuawhinery208]

I just want to point out how interesting and well arranged the video component is for this video, how perfectly meandering the sound track is and how integrated and specific yet understated and full of expansive malaise the essay, the video and the sound perfectly embodies throughout the entire production; Bravo sir! Also, a great essay, and I very much agree with your philosophical perspective on this topic!

[@TomScryleus]

Thank you. It means a lot that you mention it. My latest 10 videos are on the same topic, but less dramatic.

[@serpentzachary1340]

Simple way to get out of wage slave anyone can do it and a bit of risk involve: Quit your job. Buy tents and can food and bus ticket. Live off the land and avoid authorities. Tbh this video is an underrated video. You deserve more views.

[@TomScryleus]

thank you so much

[@josephsherman5288]

Tried it, still need money to buy consumables. Living off the land is unrealistic as an individual long term. There is no escape that that I am aware of. Not with capitalism, not with communism, not with feudalism.

[@ineffablemars]

Need money for my medication that keeps me alive

[@josephsherman5288]

@@ineffablemars What's wrong with you?

[@ineffablemars]

Joseph Sherman my ovaries don’t function.

[@RBLXGaming23]

The reason we go to work is that the capitalist mode of production demands it.

[@FactsCountdown]

We all are slaves of capitalists , each slaves is building their capitalist pyramid bigger and bigger.

[@Dailyfiver]

I’m trying to develop programming skills on the side of working 50 hours a week and taking classes. I’ve always wanted to make video games for a living and hopefully I can escape the rat race by doing something I’m passionate about. The road to get there is long though unfortunately.

[@marljesussaves777]

Nothing in this world is ever going to fill that void But the love of God and his word.

[@ariesdelfuego]

Being high on THC helps me enjoy the experience of life

[@TomScryleus]

THC is illegal here in Sweden.

[@apolloniusbeitsman5444]

It helps you escape or alter the experience of life.

[@garyleger8967]

Terrific video. Many truths stated. Love that monotone voice Tom has going on too. Really.

[@aaron6712]

Don't work less, don't work more, do what you do with greater purpose.

[@Dzanarika1]

I agree

[@NebkadBible]

People who are "against" a job or 9-5 most probably have never carefully thought of the alternative, let alone lived a life where you do everyone yourself for yourself.

[@jameslee-dp6cb]

I realized this in the 1980s. I have been seeking all my life to escape this trap we call civilization. But the wealthy have spent so many hours trying to stop just that. I finally moved on a small lot in the country and work no more than I have to. I raise and dehydrate my own food. I still have bills to pay and I work a part time job to pay those bills. But it seems to get harder every year. I rarely get to take a vacation. And I spend as little as I can.

[@jameslee-dp6cb]

I agree. Joy in one's life is the ultimate goal of our souls. For me, I believe in a God who watches over me. I pray a lot and I hope for a better future. I do things that I enjoy. Not because it will make my finances any better, but because it brings me joy. It takes some getting use to, but as anyone would, I do the best that I know how to. I have almost paid for my lot to live on. When it's paid for, I want to invest in some land to build a fish farm on. I like to raise fish. And I like to play music. I play guitar and the violin. I don't play for money most of the time, I play for just the shear joy of playing. It was difficult to learn how, but after I learned enough, it brings me joy just to sit down and play. It is most important to find what you love to DO. This is what brings us joy in life.

[@sebastianhabicht4880]

my life changed when I goodbyed purpose and welcomed meaning

[@TomScryleus]

ooo.. thats deep

[@jacobjacob4139]

You'd be shocked to know that mine changed when I goodbyed both purpose and meaning and welcomed void.

[@kamdencutie4467]

@@jacobjacob4139 wow. This made me think. Genius really

[@sariahlace5944]

Well said 💯✊✊🤝🤝👏👏👍👍

[@eddiebaby22]

This is brilliant! And helpful, at least I think it is. Not feeling great at the moment, mentally. Not for a long time actually. What you talk about is part of the issue.

[@TomScryleus]

Hope you feel better soon.

[@eddiebaby22]

@@TomScryleus thanks, but I doubt it. I've felt like this for the past 20years with varying severity. The world we live in is certainly a contributing factor, at least I am aware of that, and that kind of makes it easier knowing its not just me. But you really get to the core of some things in the video, well done👍

[@TomScryleus]

Well Ed, the way I see it, the world is what it is. you gotta do whats good for you, try to adapt to the world, but in a way that works for you. For example, i work as a consultant, it gives me certain freedom (from the company lines). Also i have some free time between the assignments to work on my own stuff.

[@eddiebaby22]

@@TomScryleus I know and I am trying my best.

[@TomScryleus]

@@eddiebaby22 I'm rooting for you Ed! You can do this!

[@brookswoodward7278]

My dad has this idea that you have to constantly want more. And you have to work yourself to the bone. I've learned to need very little I literally have enough to buy a small house for myself maybe do a little gig work to have a bit extra spending cash. What more do I need.

[@Dzanarika1]

Your dad has no idea about life, that is very shallow thinking.

[@MaseraSteve]

@@Dzanarika1well.. his father isn’t wrong, you’re never have an access to internet or own this phone you’re holding if you’re just eat and sleep with no work like an animal does their live in forest. Shallow? We human already established “trades&craft” rule if you don’t have desire to wanting more it well.. good luck being a lazy person!! if your body suddenly failed you and your lazy ass can’t even get it treated by a doctor

[@futures2247]

life, for me is all about finding balance. Best thing I ever did was reducing my hours and getting into gardening. Journal, eat well, hydrate well and think about what you need rather than want, reflect on death, find meaning and purpose, gratitude, random acts of compassion, connect with others. love more.

[@thothheartmaat2833]

There should be a pixar movie where people drive rats and they crawl all over each other because thats exactly what driving is like.

[@redbeardboss]

Its interesting you mention coffee like its part of the human experience and not something that was sold to you by marketing

[@TomScryleus]

why not both? :)

[@redbeardboss]

@@TomScryleus well for sure its both lol but it seems like it falls more into the category of keeping a person a wage slave than financial freedom

[@TomScryleus]

I think you have a VERY valid point!

[@teresayoung6117]

Coffee is a drug it’s a stimulant lol

[@sariahlace5944]

😂😂😊😊

[@Daimerian]

Very impressive, thoughtful, and useful, particularly in our time, now. For those who dedicate their time to developing youtube videos, it is much better to spend their time and effort on something worthy and enlightening like this.

[@TomScryleus]

glad you liked it. sorry for the late reply, took a bit of break over the holidays. ps. have great 2023

[@mygreenhousediary5947]

Fuck impressing people. USE businesses to help yourself. Save up and saying 'no' will be easier than you imagine.

[@jessicas6994]

A spititually wise woman once said to me: The point of life is life. I believe that and would add: its life and learning through experience.

[@ROVA00]

I think it HAS become about survival. If I stop working, or decide to work only part time, I can no longer afford a place to live for my family. I Can no longer afford food or healthcare. I can’t just go and hunt my food anymore because I have to travel to go to a place to hunt and a car is required to transport that food back to my home. I can’t live out in the woods because there is no such thing as free land. It’s either government land or someone else’s land. So in order to buy land, I need to work. A lot. Because owning enough land to be able to grow and hunt my own food, it requires millions of dollars in the USA. My only chance is to work smart enough and hard enough to merely earn the possibility to live on my own terms.

[@TomScryleus]

I know, i know. And i agree. Its not easy to escape the rat race. Society did a good job keeping us in shackles. But im sure if you keep at it you will find your leverage in society.