The Philosopher who Hated Everyone | Diogenes the Cynic

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[@lunarmoon4596]

i was wondering when he'll be up on the table!!! finally!!!!

[@CMA418]

“Poverty constitutes ultimate freedom”? Or “Voluntary poverty constitutes ultimate freedom”. I have read anything of his so I don’t know.

[@謎思特異]

I will stay on " to believe in an idea is to willing to betray it."

[@MagelRangel-xx1hf]

this is just what communism was supposed to be like

[@tongobong1]

OMG you Joseph Folley are so shameless! How dare you talk like that?

[@music79075]

One of my favorite stories of Diogenes is when he is using a bowl to drink water and then sees a little boy drinking from his hands. Upon witnessing the boy do this he shatters his bowl and cries "what a fool i have been!"

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Haha! I love how many stories there are about him and they’re all fantastic!

[@techfanatic8368]

😂😂😂

[@Zimko2691]

Mines the one where he sees the son of a prostitute throwing rocks into a crowd and tells him to be careful because he might hit his father

[@ChocolateMilkCultLeader]

This is such a great story. Thanks for sharing

[@allibababoo]

I tell this one sometimes bc it illustrates his philosophy pretty well

[@ElonMuskrat-my8jy]

"If I were not Alexander, I would want to be Diogenes." "If I were not Diogenes, I would also want to be Diogenes."

[@sasi5841]

*How to respond when someone asks what do you do for a living:* *being an unemployed, homeless, loser* ❌️ *being a discipline of diogenes* ✅️

[@daanschone1548]

Breathing, eating and sleeping

[@pajeetsingh]

Imagine being homeless loser and still caring about what people are. You lost Diogenes 101.

[@HunterAnsorge-ok9jk]

@bartolomeuszkosciuk2006this took me a few tries to understand but now that it makes sense I agree

[@HunterAnsorge-ok9jk]

@bartolomeuszkosciuk2006 it’s not just the way I interpreted it, it’s the way the comment was worded. It means the same thing as the glass half empty or full saying.

[@AnimosityIncarnate]

Based, just add video games and it's asmongold on some level 😭

[@entropy323]

Diogenes is like that friend that's technically not wrong, but definitely think twice before you introduce him to your other friends.

[@wintermatherne2524]

I’m like that. I won’t keep friends that treat me that way. They can f themselves. I only wish I could be even more like Diogenes.

[@entropy323]

@@wintermatherne2524 Some friends may not vibe with other friends. Do what you want, friendo.

[@dwydeezdundoon]

lol not cleaning yourself is a dick move. even animals clean themselves.

[@projectoldman3383]

I'm pretty sure that if he could have Diogenes would have licked himself clean, yeah?

[@ilsagita5257]

😂yes

[@miguelpereira9859]

Can I just say that I appreciate the fact this video doesnt have some faux emotional piano background music or something like that? He lets his charisma and ideas carry the video and it works brilliantly

[@herrweiss2580]

He edits his breathing, thus the talk has no natural pauses.

[@diavolacciosatanasso]

True. But we could also do without the constant zooming in and out. Natural always beats edited by a long shot.

[@mortalexo103]

Oh hellyeah. You're pic is a fantastic album.

[@miguelpereira9859]

@@diavolacciosatanasso it doesnt bother me perssonally

[@miguelpereira9859]

@@mortalexo103 Thanks, I agree

[@CookiePieMonster]

Diogenes was great. Basically showed society that 99% of our daily woes and troubles are almost entirely self made. And society basically agreed, but continued on anyway. A shame really.

[@isiahs9312]

Thing was he was privileged enough to do that.

[@TheXantaur]

@@isiahs9312 yes you are right insofar as he was supplied a pot to live in and was able to successfully beg for meals

[@isiahs9312]

@@TheXantaur he wasn't a slave he was a guy he was a resident of the city he didn't have a family to care for. Anyone of those things not being true would have made it impossible for him to live that lifestyle and cosplay.

[@ashleynagawa5807]

Authenticity comes with a price that most of us are not willing pay. You can’t truly divorce yourself from what other people think as you would lose their validation. Sometimes you just wish you didn’t care like Diaogenes

[@GnohmPolaeon.B.OniShartz]

What value is it in their validation? What is it that validated them for them to then be a validation? You're a garbage human being. You're a cast of flesh and fear and helpless hopefulness. You suck so deeply it makes my heart hurt. As am I, as is your mother. You cannot look upon your life or mine and compare it to the people who have come before and say either of us adds up to any one of millions. To think, you validate others. Is the height of self contention. They cannot validate you, you cannot validate them. All we can do is stroke the egos and build up the spirit. The validation comes from the unity of the self within self. By war with the self. Hope that helps. ❤ Wrap it back around. If we all suck. We all have an obligation to help each other suck less.

[@wintermatherne2524]

Like all those executive twats in the corporate world. They look down on the Diogenes’es of the world when they’re the slaves and live for cheap validation from other slaves.

[@Wisankara]

But there comes a problem, what you "care" for isn't really genuine, so you are locking yourself in this endless fakeness... Another one of those who do not practice what they preach (me).

[@suneethamay3615]

All people are same only state of mind where you were born high or low because person was born didn't know where they belonged until they reached to certain age l was kidnapped l was a baby so all my life until recently l didn't know any thing about myself every person is unique with their own inheritage more important to live as human beings not as animals Not like prince Charles keeping his land empty and claming benefit from European union for each acre £4000 every year Not over producing Keep stable price on goods What sort of royalty is within him? Just a monster Other parts of the world people are dying with starvation People should judge people not with royalty only with their behaviour

[@deadflight84]

Society is a construct in our minds. This construct did however lead to the wonders we have around us. This kid teaching me philosophy better than the professors I had. TOOL fear innoculum album. REN. Keplar telescope. Space x... Of course it is crumbling around us like the Titanic and we are hanging out near the band.

[@anarcxh8502]

Diogenes, the one dude that made Alexander the great almost want to be him 🔥

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

It is a cracking story!

[@ElonMuskrat-my8jy]

"If I were not Alexander, I would want to be Diogenes." "If I were not Diogenes, I would also want to be Diogenes."

[@daanschone1548]

I wonder (if the story is true) how often Alexander, his army refusing to conquer more and his power diminishing, was thinking about this encounter... He made a name, but was he free?

[@larss4119]

Feeling guilt (temporarily) can be instructive, but long lasting shame is toxic and serves no good purpose. It’s a malfunction of the limbic system stored as trauma.

[@legatron7299]

Only primal therapy can outdo that

[@TheJoshestWhite]

My cross to bear unfortunately.....can't even say for sure it's shame that belongs to me, but I carry it still.

[@paolo3287]

@@legatron7299you mean hard cardio?

[@legatron7299]

@@paolo3287 no check Arthur janov

[@negatron313]

If you can take from a man he is not free, but once you take everything from him. He is free again.

[@iepvienredstoneHuy007]

Which is also the reason why you dont mess with someone who lost everything, especially when you still have things to lose. They are free from anything and everything except death

[@Kyoz]

If you have no wealth, nobody can steal from you. Imagine the pain of sacrificing years of your life working in the hot sun when you could be having fun only to have it all taken from you by the government or an angry ex. Your home can be burnt down because you looked at the wrong person funny. Your kids can be used as threats. The more detached you are, the less you have to worry about losing. And the more you can focus on savoring the good. Like the taste of your food, the feeling of the wind rustling your hair and face, the way your never alone even on a dark midnight walk as the birds are all around you, or just revel internally at what you have become throughout your life. And if you are as skilled as Diogenes, then you could find work if you tried, so he is not as afraid of not being able to find food as someone without his skills. He just doesn't do it unless he has too.

[@isiahs9312]

I like wearing deodorant, thanks

[@isiahs9312]

You are making an idol out of independence.

[@Amipotsophspond]

"Their is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool." And we all know what finger!

[@kintsuki99]

Nothing is more dangerous than a man with nothong to lose and Diogenses avoided having anything to lose.

[@krumpliii]

Diogenes would be fun at (certain) parties.

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Haha! He is definitely on my list of people from history I would love to have a drink with

[@TheHoveHeretic]

A discussion with Antiphanes might have proven enlightening.

[@unassailable6138]

diogenes would NOT want to be at a party

[@Chigo-nr8jg]

He’ll criticize you and your party till you throw him out, then proceeds to ask for some bread on his way out.

[@DJWESG1]

​@@unassailable6138 it's a dogging party

[@nickarcher9771]

Oddly enough.I have lived both lifestyles and can say there is a lot of wisdom in this philosophy.I find Myself questioning if the simple life is the most rewarding quite often.

[@TheJoshestWhite]

I imagine it depends on what outside responsibilities one takes on.

[@shahmohammedjawadtashfiq1692]

Dude, you are so eloquent. Like the energy and style with which you talk is so good.

[@projectoldman3383]

While he is quite intelligent he definitely gains 30 IQ points with that accent.

[@TheXantaur]

@@projectoldman3383 brits are funny, the accent makes some of them sound +30 IQ, and others sound -30 IQ

[@jordanmatthew6315]

Live within you means even when gaining, rely on your own power, and question the hell out of authority; is what i take from Diogenes.

[@erroneous6947]

A good general philosophy.

[@glenjennett]

Thank you for posting this informative video. I can relate to Diogenes' views as I have experienced homelessness myself and while it wasn't a pleasant experience, I did have a sense of freedom not having any ties to anyone or anything at the time and being able to go anywhere I wanted and doing anything I wanted, within reason, of course. I am currently in a long-standing relationship, so I do have some attachments, but I have been able to give up my feelings of attachment to most things in this world and it gives me such a sense of freedom from worrying about things that don't directly affect me or my life. I consider myself a bit of a stoic in where I don't stress much about things that I cannot control and that don't really affect my life. I do one day see myself being homeless again if my relationship ever came to an end, but I don't feel that I would be too disappointed when that time comes. I have grown weary of society and being around most humans and if I could find a way to live as a hermit, I would do so without hesitation. I consider myself a philosopher even though I have had no educational training in the subject, but then I consider everyone a philosopher to a point regardless of their education. I did find it a little disturbing when you said that "we no longer practice ostracism or slavery or relegate women to the role of second-class citizens" because these things are very much in practice even today.

[@ishan2543]

The way Diogenes spoke about the three types of creatures e.g. God, Human and Animals makes a lot of sense in the context of why he doesn’t bother to treat high powered personalities any different from regular folks when I think about it. He isn’t concerned about God because that is out of his reach, and animals just cease to exist and have no objective goals or future plans as they are driven by their natural instincts, meanwhile humans being the only conscious species we are so far able to find who are self conscious about their life in the whole wide universe, making us the rarest of the rare, now the difference among humans may be their intelligence or power or whatever but at the end we all are humans and are not so different from each other. Honestly I can’t put a finger on what I am trying to convey and this whole para might make me look like a yapperela but I thought I must write it out anyway

[@aforabe1197]

Hello fellow internet stranger. I wanna mention that I don’t think your yapping was aimless. I resonate with your point that Diogenes seems to have seen past the external markers of status and the intrinsic abilities or traits that help people gain it, and in that way saw humans as just people like him. Maybe he could have thought, “I could have been Alexander under different circumstances instead. Just as I had limited influence over my circumstances, so did Alexander. In the end he is just a man like me.” I think that his view allows someone to have greater personal power, which allowed for the freedom he carried himself with. Cool stuff

[@JasonObsidian]

The difference might be the stories we have accumulated up untill the point of meeting another soul and how we as Individuals inflate/deflate said stories to treat the recipient of what ever conversation that might spark between stranger.

[@ishan2543]

@@aforabe1197 well said and worded

[@posepause8703]

Love your videos! Love Diogenes. So many awesome gems. I just want to share three anecdotes that I only ever read in the philosopher's biography. One that I find hilarious: someone agreed to give him money if Diogenes could convince him to do so. The beggar said: "if I had the power to convince you, I'd convince you to hang yourself". Another one is both witty and profound: Diogenes saw priests kicking a boy thief out of a temple. He exclaimed: "look how the big thieves kick out the smaller thief". Finally one that really speaks to my heart: someone asked Diogenes why wouldn't he accept at least some wealth, as he was old and close to death. He answered: "would you ask a runner to slow down just because he sees the finish line?" Quoting a tribute made for Diogenes and referring to him: thank you for showing us that life is all that life needs.

[@thatonezone]

My favorite excerpt from his life is one of his encounters with Plato. I don’t remember exactly how I heard it told, but Diogenes, after being chastised for washing greens in the stream, is told that pandering to nobility/power would free him from this lifestyle. Diogenes retorted along the lines of “if you would wash your lettuce in the stream, you wouldn’t need to posture in their courts.” It has helped me chase my desires and live in accordance with what I believe, just putting your head down and doing the legwork personally is much more fulfilling than actions that improve the light in which you’re seen socially (so long as the things you do are what you believe to be right)

[@posepause8703]

@@thatonezone yeah I remember that, that's a good one. If I'm not mistaken, the conversation went like: "see... You wouldn't have to wash greens if only you pandered to mr Dyonisus". And Diogenes: "you wouldn't have to pander to Mr Dyonisus, if only you washed greens".

[@TPFB129]

Diogenes was too based for the world.

[@Dariobrazil]

in point of fact he did not hate everyone. because he was an honest man he did not hate himself. the extreme price of his lifestyle was less noxious than the loss of his own self-respect and love.

[@markupton1417]

The last job I had I once wore a philosophy T-shirt to work and my manager asked who my favorite philosopher is. When I said that it was Diogenes my manager laughed. I asked why that was funny and he said, "I don't know, I just never heard anyone say their favorite philosopher was Diogenes."

[@2nostromo]

I have to admit at this late stage in life I do sometimes feel my property owns me, directs my activities from day to day

[@Itsjettondon05]

Diogenes is fr my favorite historical figure

[@jeroenstockmann5828]

I was thinking about your comment regarding freedom in wealth vs. freedom in poverty, and I think there is a nuanced difference. If you are wealthy you have the freedom to choose, you have to money to pay for things. This is a freedom in a sense, you are not oppressed by the lack of wealth. However, for Diogenes, freedom meant living live regardless of commitment to material things. It's kind of like the fight club quote: "the things we own end up owning us", or the parabel about the man and the goat: "There was a man who had almost nothing, thus he had almost no problems. One day the man got a goat, and from that day forward he also had goat problems". Furthermore, the freedom that comes through wealth is mostly seen through material gains, like cars, houses, vacations. So, in the eyes of Diogenes these are all more chains binding you down, so for him meaningless. All these commitments require attention and responsibility to maintain, which costs you more time in the end. So for Diogenes it's a downward spiral.

[@keeshuunedited5678]

Getting rid of all your luxuries and comforts reminds me a lot of the Buddhism concept of wants causing suffering (I've been swarmed by Buddhism stuff lately for various reasons). Took me a while to understand that mindset because it goes against everything I was taught growing up, but I can get down with this kind of mindset to some extent (just not to the extent of Diogenes, that's too much for me). Though Buddhism is more about eliminating suffering when you can, whereas Diogenes seems to be more about enjoying the thrill of discomfort. 14:55 "What would you do if you genuinely did not care what other people thought. Would you quit your job and live off the grid? Would you start a whole new life leaving behind only a note? Would you decide to donate all of your possessions and become a monk?" - I mean I'd happily go off the grid if I knew how to. Basically all land is owned, so gotta pay someone for the land, and for that you need a source of income. - Starting a new life is something I probably should've done long ago. Sometimes ya need a fresh start. I just don't want that start to be filled with debt for the rest of life. - Donating all my possessions to become a monk is something I'd strongly consider doing. The happiest times in my life are when I am not doing something, or just meditating, and learning to enjoy the little things in life. This is a huge contrast to how I grew up where video games were the only thing that made me happy since they've always been max stimulation at all times. Then as time went on I realized I just play most video games just because I haven't completed them because of FOMO, with some video games just artificially increasing game length through pointless grinding. Still hard to resist video games, but I am definitely more picky about the games I play now because life begins to fall apart if I allow myself to play a grindy game(especially when trying to keep up with friends that have more time than I do). I feel that if I stopped playing video games entirely, that probably do more good than harm as much as it pains me to say... Buuuut just let me play The Talos Principle first before taking my games away because I've heard waaaay too many good things about that game over the years but somehow don't know anything about it other than it deals with psychology in some way =p

[@erroneous6947]

For the record Jesus Christ was also anti materialist. I wonder where Jesus traveled. The Bible doesn’t cover Christ’s life from age 13 to age 30. Did he travel east? Study with zoroastrian and Buddhists? Seems plausible. Thanks for listening.

[@gustavedelior3683]

I never get tired of hearing about Diogenes, he's a man after my own heart.

[@madMARTYNmarsh1981]

This unsolicited advice is not unsolicited. I welcome all of it. Keep up the good work, mate.

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

My favourite story about Diogenes is that he owned a bowl so he could drink water from a nearby fountain, but one day he saw a child cupping their hands to drink from it, he immediately tossed the bowl away because he didn't need it

[@omegadoinker6919]

Would’ve loved to see Diogenes have it out with Hobbes. I thought Hobbes really nailed it describing the reason people congregate being for security of themselves and their property. I guess that doesn’t really matter if you don’t care about either one lmao

[@daanschone1548]

Diogenes did care about himself, that's why he wanted to be free of possessions and put his mind over his body.

[@omegadoinker6919]

Seems to me Diogenes had no problems renouncing and condemning society because he didn’t want what the social contract was selling

[@James_36]

@@omegadoinker6919 but in the end he ended up begging for food and that is not freedom but the opposite of freedom. Also, he clearly desired for a woman hence the need to do you know what in public. So for me, he is not free what so ever. Dogs can collect their own food and not beg.

[@SpillTheMead]

what a great video! came here for some research for an upcoming episode, but subbed for the story telling!

[@daya2885]

I resonated with this one, thank you! I’m gonna start reading up Diogenes works

[@saeveth]

Diogenes has always been on of my favorite historical figures! I got hooked on some of your Nietzsche videos and was very excited to see this one after subscribing. Thank you for making my surgery recovery much more interesting!

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Thank you for watching! And I hope you recover well!

[@Vearru]

I often think about how if I lost everything I’d be far happier to the point where when I watched your video about “I have no mouth and I must scream” and heard the ending I though, ah yes that sounds like it would be an incredibly pleasant and freeing life to be stuck as that creature that Ted became. But I could never do that, since as long as I am capable and there are other people who I could improve the lives of, I will work to do that and I refuse to simply give up and live that comfortably powerless life. I’ve suffered too much to not make other people’s lives better. I was strong enough to make it through my suffering, but I feel I will be wasting my life if I don’t help those who aren’t strong enough to make it alone, and also I want to make sure people can achieve their dreams, I never could achieve my dream of living a simple life, so instead I should help others achieve theirs.

[@Morgansthoughts]

Good job with the thumbnail( few months ago I said j really believed in this channel and it’s grown so much )

[@TheArchitect93]

Yep. From all the references I've heard from other philosophers like Epictetus and all the other anecdotes and accounts of Diogenes, I think he deserves my attention. Bought three books to get stuck into. There are quite a few people online who are still living the sort of nomad life. Asmongold springs to mind as an example. There are others who are probably a bit more socially integrated compared to Asmon as he's really on quite the extreme end. Various vloggers who live the nomad life I think are an example I would like to follow. Moving and travelling from country to country and have likely got their financial assets in place to support their lifestyle and still enjoy their lives rather than completely abandoning material posessions as Diogenes did.

[@Trickie-tf1ir]

so this Diogenes guy really stood on his beliefs.

[@daanschone1548]

Diogenes' philosophy is still relevant I think. Nowadays we have quiet quiters, Tang Ping and people declaring their sovereignity. I think all of them could learn from Diogenes what it takes to be free. But they should also read Epictetus' lesson on what it takes to become a Cynic philosopher. A good warning it isn't a small endeavour.

[@DeltaVTango]

This channel is definitely worth the time. Subscribed

[@alicekellaghan2851]

You are truly incredible, I love being enlightened by your story telling! Fair play to you :)

[@MeghamalyaMoitra]

I believe Diogenes's idea of total renunciation somewhat connects Schopenhauer's interpretation of Buddhism and one of it's central ideas of Nirvana, which was the path to enlightenment through the renunciation of earthly desires

[@DankNG47]

One thing thats undeniable is that he lived by his values and practiced what he preached. Gotta respect that.

[@UcNo-ed7jk]

My idol and hero. I hope to be thought even a percentage as wise as he

[@minmatilda]

watching your videos makes my KZbin content consuming worth it !! thank you very much.

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Thank you for watching! That is very kind!

[@lcbryant78]

The things you own, end up owning you.

[@walkingtheline1729]

I got to give it to the man he talked the talk and walk the walk.

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

He certainly did

[@michaelflammer3622]

I never studied any philosophy, and I have never heard of Diogenes until this video. I've been seeing the world so similarly as him, that this video walked me to a whole new rabbit hole I'm gonna get lost for a few weeks!

[@Kenjussy]

Loved it! You're a great speaker, pal!

[@glenbateman5960]

Show me a man who carefully observes society and can be totally honest with himself about what he sees, and I'll show you a Cynic. Cynicism is just a heightened and honed form of awareness.

[@WickedIndigo]

I can just see Plato at the academy calmly talking about his ideas with a few others who are listening intently, only to have Diogenes kick the doors open with a plucked chicken above his head “BEHOLD….MAN!”

[@mortalexo103]

Probably fun to have a drink with. You need people like that to shake things up.

[@BIacklce]

"Athens used to be the place, now its so played out. Corinth is really the more up and coming city state" -Diogenes the Hipster

[@andreasdelsing6764]

Is it me or can we link some buddhist insights to attachements and the teachings of Diogenes? Again great content and thanks for the quality delivery

[@GuardDog42]

If I was not me I would want to be Diogenes

[@vastvideos7212]

Disobedience is man's original virtue

[@PeterGregoryKelly]

At 7:27 a thought occurred that Diogenes was bad mannered. He had no respect for authority, leaders and all the rest. It also occurred to me that there is a dark side to manners. Not only do manners allow us to live decently with other people but they are a mark of rank and an instrument of exclusion and enforcing class, upper or lower. The phrase "Who do they think they are?" says it all. So extreme manners are oppressive. The middle way is best.

[@anitarichmond8930]

As for shame, I know it well. It visits me while I’m at the check out and I find myself having insufficient funds at the register. How I am mortified when bills arrive in the post that I can’t pay. Or when a credit card is declined,boy is my face red? Or it would be if didn’t have so much melanin in my skin. The shame of being broke sure gets me down sometimes. 💸

[@JohnCaldwell993]

This explanation runs counter to my understanding of Cynicism and just deals with the surface behaviors. There's a big difference between what Cynicism is versus how Diogenes expressed it. Cynicism is about Virtue and expressing our original (human) nature. Each thing has a Nature inherent to it. That Nature is defined in the classical Greek sense of the term. Cynicism teaches that we corrupt our Nature when we submit to civilization, so our minds and behaviors then run counter to our Nature, leading us away from Virtue, and this is incorrect. So, the correction is to throw off the shackles of civilization, relearn our true Nature and express our lives toward Virtue. That being said, Diogenes went a few steps further and considered it his personal duty to shame the civilized heathens around him in order to shock them into realizing the errors of their ways. He was using shock value as a means of education. But that was him and many Cynics disagreed with his methods. There were Cynics that did the exact opposite, living quiet lives.

[@wintermatherne2524]

um, wasn’t Diogenes the first Cynic?

[@JohnCaldwell993]

No. Antisthenes is considered to be the first since Cynicism was an offshoot of the Socratics. Antisthenes and Diogenes never met.

[@spy753ab]

@@JohnCaldwell993isn’t Antisthenes the teacher of Diogenes?

[@tannerdenny5430]

Fantastic video man

[@dariogomes3598]

Why do you see Diogenes as a man in poverty? Thats the true question😊

[@thegungeonmaster]

Objectivly yes. Subjectivly he was greater than alexander the great. Thats the whole point.

[@memoacuna6420]

Because he has no legal tender. This is the definition of poverty. This is an arbitrary definition and it means norhing about the worth of a person.

[@ramonserna8089]

​@@memoacuna6420 Statistically he is. Objectively he isn't. A man in poverty is one that can't fulfill his needs due to a lack of resources. Diogenes had all his needs fulfilled.

[@uglymolly2138]

Because he had to beg food from gracious people who did not share his philosophy and so were able to provide for him.

[@daanschone1548]

​@@memoacuna6420the less you need, the richer you are

[@tannerdenny5430]

3 years ago i realized i hated almost all my friends. I now keep 2 friends. And my life is better for it.

[@ReiRidingSolo]

Please make a long compilation video so we can fall asleep to your wonderful voice!

[@heinrich5098]

Diogenes best philosopher. Kepping it real, living not thinking, nature, humor. Great pal. And also very smart.

[@jfranks1295]

I would be very curious to hear about what other philosophers have to say about shame. Really enjoying your channel! My passion and education is evolutionary biology, and I have wondered if shame is actually hardwired or soft wired (memetic). Is it innate in social creatures as a non violent means of forcing conformity in order to maintain social cohesion? Or is it purely a societal construct that we have used for better or worse? A mix and something in between, I’m sure.

[@b0000sie]

Glad I found your content. Good stuff!

[@tiago.ramos.]

At the beginning I was so skeptical on this content, and thought: what an arrogant little kiddo… by the end I concluded: this was one of the most intelligent videos on philosophy I’ve seen in the latest times. And I really believe that when you truly believe in a truth you just live it... I guess what I'm tryin to say is: everybody is living their truth, even the jokers and trolls. Congratulations sir, and keep doing what you do!

[@logosrising8248]

Well done. Great video.

[@2nostromo]

Brilliant presentation, thank you.

[@hyunjinsdearbread2440]

finally it's diogenes!!

[@Nothining]

My man, I love your KZbin name! It rings so recognizable! And your voice is both epic and a bit funny 😋

[@leenaafghan767]

Really amazing and informative videos. Just a small suggestion can you please talk a little slow you talk really fast it will be really helpful for people like me who really watch your videos with great concentration.

[@phaethos]

"Own nothing and be happy" Klaus Schwab - *Heavy breathing*

[@sandiadelsol6011]

Very good words Diogenes is a great topic to discuss

[@Heliophobic]

Love this! ❤️ And here I thought I was the only person that used the term "equal opportunity hater". Lol

[@ericthomas6726]

He's literally me, fr, fr, no cap.

[@KimberlinaSaintJaymes]

Okkuurrr new philosophy lighting.

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Haha! I shelled out on some new equipment

[@pablosilva6988]

I love this guy. Diogenes was truely telling the system of social norms to take a hike. 😂

[@danny_mtnz]

Would love a video from you about AI and the philosophical challenges that we will face in the near future

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Ah thank you! I would like to write about a couple of aspects of it

[@nUmBskulLL]

The Rorschach of ancient greece. Never compromise

[@thewrathofcam]

It’s fun to watch someone describe gutter punks/punk rock without knowing it. I’ve always thought Diogenes was just a historic punk. Like an ancient Jello Biafra or Fat Mike.

[@Asher-the-great]

Thank you for your video

[@theodery2712]

" standing on the sidelines, lobbing barbed criticisms at society" brings to mind the late, great, comedian ( and personal hero) George Carlin.

[@Drunkendrakon]

Thing is Diogenes will be remembered for a long time while most people will not.

[@xlro8f853]

I never heard it put like this before! It’s a slippery slope! 🥳

[@JohnBurman-l2l]

Peace Pilgrim walked across America many times eating no food unless it was offered, owning nothing, sleeping wherever she could. Diogenes was like her...enlightened and needing nothing.

[@XrsN]

for what its worth, i'm one who doesn't need nor appreciate the redundant subtitles in the language being spoken-that cannot be disabled

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

That’s okay. A large proportion of my audience have English as their second language and consistently say it has been helpful for them

[@RockyLee-2023]

I applaud the relaxed tone of your reply to this feedback.

[@SympatheticStrawman]

So you're telling me that Baloo from the Jungle Book is family-friendly Diogenes

[@TheUnseenPath]

There is just one thing about Diogenes, he’s kind of a hypocrite, because he still lives in society, even if he doesn’t play by the rules. He could live off the land far away from society. Instead, he chooses to beg and claims to live like an animal, but animals do not beg, also dogs feel happy around people and really they cannot think in the same way we do so it’s unfair to compare animals to humans but the fact that he hast to beg for money means that he’s as much as slave society has anyone else

[@mrnoblemonkey8401]

Great video glad I found it early

[@figy1288]

His philosophy is something ive experienced or realized myself this past year. The trade off between true freedom and how society programs individuals. I can see some similarities to Buddhism

[@Th3_Elijah]

Going to the weakest pole of life he found a massive strength. He created his inner world in his mind that then, materialized in external realm. As within, so without. It's all up to how you choose to live 👁️

[@AW-xz9vc]

Once again it is down to balance. The ultimate sweet spot between one and the other. We are not dogs, and we are not the well-grounded evolved humans that we think ourselves to be. When we do find The Sweet spot, of operating between the two, very few of us protect and nurture this state between ourselves and when recognized in others. Our quest should be for finding and preserving that proverbial sweet spot, and not focusing on whether we are the dog, or the self praised human. Self praise is no recommendation.

[@deed18]

You should read faradays letter to richard taylor from 1844. He has a great critique of atomic doctrine.

[@advaitrahasya]

Diogenes was so extreme because, to escape the domestication system, one has to over-correct. On the other side of taking that corrective action, balance/synthesis of the Sapiens/Domesticus polarisation can be found.

[@DiogenesNephew]

I can't believe Diogenes would shit directly into the street instead of using a bucket to hurl it into the street from a window like the dignified gentry.

[@aristakelso5655]

i love you so much and your videos led me to motivation to change my life and i always fail

[@wrenchforahammer8317]

Diogenes thinks like me lol. I became critical of everything and everyone, I quit my job and lived in a small cabin away from the insanity for a while. Eventually I found Jesus and he taught me to love and how to endure the madness of the world

[@jimmymorrison8314]

Excellent. Thank you.