Confessions of An Existential Nihilist | Siddharth Gupta | TEDxKodaikanalInternationalSchool
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- Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
- Siddharth Gupta is a senior at Kodiakanal International School. He is the president of the Student Council, former president of the debate team, but most importantly, a peer determined to strive for the betterment of all. His unique points of view and ideals often spark spark conversations, ranging from existentialism to epistemology. With rationalism at his core, Gupta is currently an aspiring Computer Science Engineer. His voracious curiosity often has him questioning the motives behind the unknown. He hopes to have a positive impact on everything, and wishes to establish a school of his own one day. His life experiences, even at such a young age, offer a unique look at life; one that might seem controversial to many. His talk at TEDxKodaikanalInternationalSchool is one that he is eagerly looking forward to, and he truly hopes that the talk is one that is worth sharing. Siddharth Gupta is a senior at Kodiakanal International School. He is the president of the Student Council, former president of the debate team, but most importantly, a peer determined to strive for the betterment of all. His unique points of view and ideals often spark conversations, ranging from existentialism to epistemology. With rationalism at his core, Gupta is currently an aspiring Computer Science Engineer. His voracious curiosity often has him questioning the motives behind the unknown. He hopes to have a positive impact on everything, and wishes to establish a school of his own one day. His life experiences, even at such a young age, offer a unique look at life; one that might seem controversial to many. His talk at TEDxKodaikanalInternationalSchool is one that he is eagerly looking forward to, and he truly hopes that the talk is one that is worth sharing. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
The freedom to decide what your life means is terrifying.
So true
You can truly live like your in a movie 😂
There is no life ☺️
We after all are, “condemned to freedom” as Sartre said
I definitely agree - something that has helped me is choosing lots of little things, such as friends, family, art, helping others, and the beauty of the world. You never have to decide on one thing and then feel pressured to stick with it forever or fulfill it perfectly.
"You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life."
Albert Camus
Im not a fan of this quote, philosophical study can lead to happiness and a life well led.
Edit: (in my meaningless opinion)
@@sehr1515 I like it, to me it's almost like saying "It doesn't matter what the cake is made of, just enjoy its flavor."
@Sehr I don't think Camus meant that philosophical study is useless or that it doesn't bring happiness. It's more to do with not making Happiness an obsession - the end-all-be-all of every human endeavour. Further even there are lots of philosophers who agree on the notion that happiness shouldn't be the primary objective of human beings, but something like meaningful life or self actualization should be the primary incentive to human action. Happiness will automatically result as a by product of a meaningful/self actualized/well lived life.
@@sehr1515 philosophical study like anything else it's only to distract and entartain you so you won't be bored imagining you're doing somenthing noble....
@@selmo6376 In the end i guess, just existing and all... Imo its about transformation, becoming a reflection of truth, all things considered. Discovery, but in the end all you did was exist so. i get that outlook.
"I'm responsible for my own happiness??
I can't be responsible for my own breakfast!"
- Bojack Horseman
Lol
The most relieving moment in life is when we accept its meaninglessness, when we finally understand that in the end nothing really matters. But still the question remains, "what is reality?".
Sanu, there is no "reality".
@@FlyOnTheMoon. But all of this has to mean something. What is it?
@@ruchishukla2878 Solipsism is no answer
i think reality is your experience. everyone experiences things differently, but this doesn't make their reality and perception invalid. we'd like to think of reality as something constant, consistent, and definite, but reality is fluid. what is real or what is "truth" is always changing, and our individual biology and other factors differentiate how we experience the world around us. if someone sees the world differently than us, are they living a lie? they wouldn't think such is the case, because that's their reality.
but who knows!
They say you are the universe experiencing itself.
"what is it's reason then?" to experience because there was just nothing before the big bang
I was once a nihilist, but since thinking about meaninglessness is just as meaningless as giving meaning , I decided to just continue creating meaning and loving that meaning like an existentialist, and since I can create meaning either spontaneously from myself or to allow influences from other references, I decided to modify and assimilate Transcendentalism, pantheism, stoicism, epicureanism, machavellianism, skepticism, cynicism, buddhism and Roman Catholicism to be my major influences on my authentic path in life. I decided to worship god by loving and appreciating existence and nature without expecting blessings, miracles and an afterlife, I decided to help people with existential crisis or those crushed by societal expectations, laws and roles, I decided to continue following my dreams of being successful financially, socially, spiritually and physically, etc. My meaning in life was to enlighten, experience, explore, enjoy. Though I acknowledge that the meaning that I give in life, my efforts, dreams, goals, and legacies are meaningless to the cosmos and time, they mean a lot to my ephemeral but wonderful existence, because for me, meaning is simply relative. The problem of essentialism is that you can't see the forrest for its trees, you obey too much societal laws/restrictions/expectations or simply any manmade construct and authority, that they simply clip your wings, and the problem of nihilism is that you are looking at life too much at a bigger picture that you will eventually lack will and determination due to the pointlessness of your existence. For me, existentialism is in the goldilocks zone for giving meaning in life, and being liberated from restrictions and depression, especially if you manage to pick, modify and assimilate good references or influences like what I have listed above, and most of all, I give "meaning" meaning and purpose, and render meaninglessness as meaningless.
Ubermensch
"Meaning is simply relative," as being subjective has no real issue at hand. Therefore hollow. Implying all infrastructure is fractured and fragmented. The truth, the real can only be seen with the unseen or without. Everything is nothing. Nothing is everything.
Both nihilism and other lines are self-induced mental states.
That's thorough.
Bubu 👶
You are not a nihilist, you are an existentialist in embracing the absurd and trying to enjoy it always and in the present moment.
Because of this lockdown and pandemic, I was alone and was over-thinking about the life and was with a question mark what's the use of life. And this man cleared me and made me a normal man again. Thanks Siddu
Why does life have to have a meaning? Why are we so self-absorbed to believe we are here for some purpose? We are. That's all there is to it. If one wants to chase one's tale trying to feel there's a reason to be here, that's free will and free thinking. While we torment ourselves trying to find meaning in the flower, we end up missing the fragrance and its beauty. There's nothing more to life than life itself.. When David Letterman interviewed Warren Zevon shortly before his death from cancer, he asked him what meaning he found in life. He said, "enjoy every sandwich."
My favourite TED video of all time. Thankyou Siddharth Gupta
Siddharth Gupta I want to talk you in this topic..send me your number ? Do you know Hindi ?
trending facts india I know Hindi... please DM for my Number
@@Siddharth22699 insta id ?
If there is no question or no answer, you are at peace and not in conflict with yourself, it is the body that says what is necessary, not the ''mind'' or the culture that imposes on us what to do or molds than to think or to fit in mindset.
OMG HE MENTIONED BOJACK （≧∇≦）
I just got done watching the nihilism scene from that show lol
You are an optimistic nihilist to me you intend to create a meaning for yourself.
Isn't that existentialism then?
@@noahhafa8540 From what I’ve been reading existentialism is simply being re-branded as optimistic nihilism. Both are based upon creating subjective meaning in an otherwise meaningless existence. Same meaning. Different names.
@@DavidDantePhoenix It's not.
Nihilism has no room for subjective value either, because it believes everything is devoid of value. "Optimistic nihilism" and "Positive nihilism" are made-up terms used by those among us with shallow understanding of the nihilistic philosophy
Absurdism and existentialism are the ideals that you mean to resonate with. They are not the same as "optimistic nihilism"
One who claims he is a nihilist that still searches for a reason to wake up in the morning is a liar.
What i have realized in my short existence is that no achievements or power in this life has made my life any better. Happiness comes from living a humble and modest life and being content.. Ive pursued many things and tried believing in God and being religious but what ive found is the universe and its consciousness which we are all the universe. I am more self aware and more aware of the nature of life.. When i was pursuing all kinds of things that i thought would make me happy i was miserable but now im on disability and content and humble.. Crazy life.
That sounds more like cognitive dissonance and complacency
Lord of Cinder yep. I’ve had cognitive dissonance most of my life
@@mrandersong1 Have you ever heard of Vipassana?
" life is full of suffering; it is also full of overcoming. " Attributed to Helen Keller.
Help others.
Where does it leads to?
@The Shitstorm Starter Nah. I will end into a fire altar.
You're an optimistic existential nihilist, which is good for you. But I'm not, I'm an existential nihilist. I can shave my head and it wouldn't even matter to me. I'm not afraid of anything, nothing even matters to me. Intelligence and realisation is a curse.
Existential Nihilism doesn’t just have to be optimistic or pessimistic. You can find the middle ground, whatever that may be for you. I agree with the intelligence and realization part. Like Schopenhauer said, humanity is probably a big error. So do what you wanna do and use that freedom for your benefit (even though it can be scary and seem pointless )
Intelligence and self-realization is only a curse if your psyche is unbalanced. Man positively needs general ideas and convictions that will give a meaning to his life and enable him to find a place for himself in the universe. The reason we are seeing the greatest mental health crisis in human history is because people are suppressing their inherent need for purpose by trying to rationalize it from a materialist's scientific worldview. I feel genuine concern and pity for you to feel so unaffected by the beauty that could beset you if you allowed yourself to open your eyes to the meaning that is in everything.
Thank you Siddharth Gupta!!! I needed it the most... i was feeling the same way...Life is meaningless.. Why to go on..but i liked your reason ✨ It gave me different perspective😃
happy to help
@@Siddharth22699🤗
If you know life is absurd and meaningless don't put somebody else in your shoes aka don't have kids.
Alot of people believe this, also the pain and suffering of life deters alot of people from reproducing too. If non existence is someones goal killers must be thier saints lewl.
@@sehr1515 Nonexistence does not equal death
@@ChowMeinChowdown So i can be alive AND not exist? I DO feel that sometimes...
@@sehr1515 No I mean nonexistence does not necessarily imply death. One can not die and yet not exist (if they are not brought into existence in the first place).
@@ChowMeinChowdown Yeah, i figured as much, just feeling a bit rambunctious. Still, a meaningless and absurd life is a life, rare and sacred (in my meaningless opinion)
Wow. Respect to you mr Gupta. I thoroughly enjoyed your take on absurdism, rebellion, enjoying the process, etc.. I've been struggling with yet another existential crisis now for over a year. I feel lighter after having watched your video. What I appreciate most is the honesty and sincerity you project. And a very rational, logical approach to this problem. Thank you. "Bless" you.
Hello brother , there is way to get out of it ...We can discuss this on Facebook or Instagram
@@hasanbhai1101 hi sir what are you talking about?
@@michael_leclezio Brother if you are going throught Nihilism then there is a way to solve this problem.... Allow me to Introduce Islam to you...I want to tell u about Islam if u allow me..we can have discussion on Facebook or Instagram
This guy is trying his best to express nihilism to others in a way they can understand and acept it without getting triggered
I respect him for doing that
I respect you sir!
confessions of an ex-nihilist now absurdist
Good video.
Recommend some books and enlighten us.
absurdism is just a form of nihilism
There are three options in my opinion.
Let's take Shunniata of Buddhism first. This is the burning and ending of ego and becoming one with existence, seeing and existing on an existential level.
This is only for people who are enlightened in the true sense as was the Buddha.
The second option is letting go. i.e. stop striving.
But with the ego and the self intact, along with greed, this will lead to beggary and poverty.
And the third option?
It's striving and it's followed by almost all the world and it doesn't work very well.
I'm not enlightened but I enjoy life and wish you the same. Don't worry too much and don't take it too seriously.
"imagine susyphus happy"... wow..
that left me speachless
what an amazing talk
Fernando Ramirez glad you liked it mate cheers!
That's exactly the issue . To imagine sysiphus happy.... I doubt if even Camus was convinced of that ...Hummmm. ... I don't know.....I don't know....
Who is Susyphus ?
@@randomdude8327 I think Fernando meant to write Sisyphus. He's from an old story (I think it's Greek, but you should probably fact check me) where he was cursed to roll a giant rock uphill for his entire life. He is used to represent the downside of existentialism and how burdensome it can be to continue living a life filled with suffering.
@@dancingheart6224 I see...thanks mate .
I don't believe in happiness.
I believe in survival.
this made me laugh
Surviving for what?
supersoftwilly I love your username
Happiness is just a product of the mind. No real happiness exists. We’re her to survive and that’s it. No god, no afterlife, and no happiness
@@mrandersong1
"No God, no afterlife, no happiness"
Sad, sucks to be you
That was absolutely fantastic. It was truly excellent to hear all of that.
glad you liked it!
I feel like this video just saved my life
That brings me so much joy! Hope you are continuing your absurd journey and taking some time to observe the little moments.
An excellent talk on the essentials of existentialism. Thank you, Siddharth Gupta.
Meaning is subjective. The value something is given differs between each individual. Because of this subjectiveness, all things converge to the same thing.
Evolution is still in place. We are here and there is no right or wrong.
piper.spirit excellent deduction, sir or madam.
"Everything is permitted"
With such a mindset, this boy is going to great places.
no one goes nowhere... that's the point of video
Hemant Sing tf no
Pretty good and wise the indian guy, an excellent explanation...
So basically life is meaningless and we have to find our own meaning which is just too much pressure.What if I can’t find my purpose.what do I do then
just what you like and keep at it till you think you have found some purpose.
What makes someone happy is subjective
But,
Finding happiness satisfaction and other such virtues in making other's(other species too) life better for a long/short run
is my meaning of existence.😌😌😌
YES GUPTA!!!
Life isn't made out of matter, it's made out of what matters.What we orient towards unconsciously, which means what captures our attention is meaning, and it captures our attention before we know what it is. People’s primary interaction with being is interaction with meaning. Man positively needs general ideas and convictions that will give a meaning to his life and enable him to find a place for himself in the universe. He can stand the most incredible hardships when he is convinced that they make sense.
Some great quotes in here, loved this.
A year of reading Husserl (with a sprinkling of Kant) strangely undid my Christian faith and I'm now an existential nihilist (reading now Heidegger and the early works of Levinas). It's lead to a radical reevaluation and reorientation.
Scotus Laurentius are you liking this new chain of thought?
Scotus Laurentius Apostacus
Sucks to be you
I live in nihilism most of the time and wonder why I'm not dead yet.
Sisyphus may have reached to the top but in order to see the other side of peak he must die and no one knows what is on other side unless he or she dies..
Woww man!! He was a high school senior at the time of ted like WHAT?!?! Where's he getting all the smarts from?!?!?
I’ve learned to enjoy pain and that makes life better
That is a very healthy Attitude! I'm so glad :)
how does that happen? how can you make and adapt it to be tolerable, bearable in order to function? pain itself to be the drive and purpose, can you find happiness in sadness and depression?
@@PanaRanks Well, to live is to suffer. Life is full of challenge and resistance. U have to adapt ur instincts to the pain or life will take u down.
@@mrandersong1 you can't escape suffering and resilience only works so much, happy moments??? nahh I'd rather go for peaceful moments..but even that takes a lot of work nowadays.
The universe is not conspiring in our favor, its testing us individually and collectively. Many still want to remain attach to their banal and mundane lifestyles, yes we all suffered and went through different situations but now is different, now you have little control to none.
Okay, but how do you derive a sense of meaning significance by telling everyone that everything in existence is meaningless and insignificant?
What a wonderful talk .
Thank you
the scream i exerted when bojack horseman was mentioned
The purpose of life is to fulfil life itself.
Living is the purpose of life itself.
I may be misguided but is this man not an absurdist and not an existential nihilist? He may have been one but certainly not any more.
What is the meaning of life? To stop and smell the flowers
But what if I can't smell?
even tho you have a very strange accent on your english you speak english better than people who have a american accent
samuel badillo he’s Indian lol not strange? Wtf
"The universe hasn't promised you to make sense" - Not Me
Very nice speech 👍👍👍
I have learned that as one explores one augments definitions and frequently manufactures new ones. Perhaps my one conclusion is that language is insufficient or sensation is essentially unavailable for description. Cue the Philosopher. like a bunch of flowers spread colour and excite the nose. (That's my life xx)
Live for loving others, will show you purpose for being here.
A true existentialist nihilist cannot be content in the belief that there is no ultimate purpose to life. A true existentialist nihilist would feel perinually disturbed and threatened by the idea that maybe there is meaning and purpose to life after all. Maybe everyone else who is smug with life's mundane treats gets it right. Maybe the problem lies with me. Is it precisely my inability to not get bogged down with questions about life's ultimate purpose that is the problem. This indecisiveness is at the root of my anguish. A nihilist of this kind cannot be a narcissist.
Why freidrich neitzche was against nihilism even though he didn't believe in god🤔
Dude aren’t you in my class!?! Text me on WhatsApp and we can discuss further
Do you find meaning
Or
Do you create meaning
???
very heartfelt..I completely agree with you
well said.
This was some good stuff.
Compró la camisa 20 minutos antes de subirse al escenario jeje, lo bueno es que nada importa, ni mi broma ni si alguien se ríe o se ofende 😁
I guess I have some ways to go. I'm an existential nihilist. Ive gotten past the accepting that I am and will no longer be in the future. Now it is just me thinking about why I had to know this. Why did I have to be intelligent and conscious enough to realize this. To me it seems torturous to have this knowledge
I agree with you. But rather than thinking its torture, think of it as a freedom that you have to explore and branch out with no restrictions [which is still terrifying, but eases the pain a little :) ]
Existential nihilism isn't real
@@josephrees7100 What is and isn't real? Are you real?
@@Siddharth22699Cringe. You know what I meant.
Existential, or "Positive" nihilism is a complete contradiction of the nihilistic ideal. It is not possible to be either, it does not adhere to the beliefs of nihilism.
such a star ❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹
Embrace the absurd. That is the answer.
No that’s not the answer
Nihilist Perspective:
The question all religions never answer, why they all have different names for the Creator, and have a limited understanding of mankinds spiritual history. Like why, is the word Creator replaced with the word God. Why have God believers not noticed that the word God derived from the very name Sun God, who they say...the Gods and Goddesses never existed. Now, as for the designer or architect of Uninature or Universe: The fact of the matter is if there is a creator it would have to be nature itself and the only name that fits that is Mother Nature or Great Mother Nature. So, to all believers how did all the priest in the world get who the Creator is wrong. And the ultimate question is why believers try so hard to get everyone to believe or worship, or is it believe or worship. Non-worship has nothing to do with the Creator's exist, it has to do with walking this world independent and separate from the Creator, which has been done for 200,000 thousand years since the time of a life for a life sacrifices given to the Creator by our ancestors years ago.
As for Nihilism: Nihilism understanding; inherit no purpose nor meaning to life and no inherit morality. However, all professional Nihilist understand that the reason there is no meaning and purpose is because the design of life was created with a blank slate, this gives us the freedom to choose our own purpose and meaning. As for morality, morality is learned by species over time as order. But if nature had a inherit purpose or meaning it would be self-discovery and discovery in general, because life is essentially based on learning and teaching (mind). The first nihilist were Russian.
Nihilism is not a mental condition. It is an understanding of the design of life. This confusion about life's design and nihilism effects, nihilism effects are conditions based on a persons understanding of nihilism.
All Nihilist say no worship of the Creator and no religion. O, I'm a Nihilist. see Univernaturalism
Nonelilian
Great possibly it applies to everyone every day God bless you always Vinay Nana
Future people don't participate in markets today. They don't have a vote. They can't influence the decisions we make today. They are voiceless.
And here, existential nihilists are sitting voiceless in present times.
Is it solvable?
Yes.
Your support with money, career and political power can make a difference.
I am with Life. - Albert Camus
' ... i still believe there is no inherent meaning in life ...'
I think the word inherent is a very annoying one. So it seems is existence itself but we have all obviously done something to deserve it.
That last bit hit hard
Ultimate purpose of life is entropy maximisation
What is the point of finding your own meaning in life when in the end it will have no meaning anyways? I guess what I'm saying is that your meaning is meaningless in the end.
Who is this guy? I tried to google him to see more of his stuff but all I could find was the actor Siddharth Gupta.
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Hi I am Siddharth Gupta. Im a currently an aspiring Computer Science Engineer in India who is still on his absurd journey :)
10:16
You debugged by talk bro :)
Great!!
Work on having Indian men treat with with respect maybe
So basically these are where all the fACTS and TRUTHERS, And whErS the pRooF people come from
First I think that that guy that went up was a pod..secondly I don't subscribe to nihilism at all...nevermind trying to figure out why such a thing even exist and should I take a deeper look into it...my question is..then what is anyone's purpose who does subscribe to this type of existentialism of false existence that means nothing?..why is anyone of us still even here living,breathing...existing?...if nothing in life has any intricate or intrinsic value or real meaning then is life itself a lie?..is loving your children, your husband/ wife, a lie?..are your friendships with your best friend or friends a lie..therefore meaningless..holds no real value?...trying your damnest to live your best life as humanly possible is not worth a damn thing and it's all for not?....it's ludicrous to think that there's no great value in life or what life has to offer...so what should we all do as human beings?...should we all just live our meaningless lives as recklessly as possible,not caring about anything because life is all an illusion anyway right?....if nothing has any real true meaning, worth or value such as LIFE...then who and what are we if we have no real purpose for even living?.
Roberta Williams-Beverly my whole point is that there isn’t one specific thing we should do as humans. Do whatever you are passionate about and find your own meaning, in your own life
Consider what Siddharth said, everything in your life has no meaning in a cosmic sense. Compared to the grand vastness of the Universe, nothing we do accounts for much. Humans evolve. Civilizations rise then fall. Breakthrough. Catastrophe. Discovery. Suffering. What does it matter to the rest of the Universe? Nothing. So then the burden (and it IS a burden) is on you to find and assign meaning. Existence is not false unless YOU decide it so. What matters to you? You are free to decide what your existence means.
I might be way out of line here......but isn't absurdism what hippies have been (kinda) embracing all this while????
Rohini Nayyar I believe that’s oversimplification but they might be onto something worthwhile I guess.
An existential nihilist is just a nihilist.
or an existentialist
Its absolutely not a nihilist, saying its an existentialist is more correct
Procreation. All living things do whatever they can to procreate... That is your existential answer...
No, we are at the level now were procreation is not the main driving force between everything that we do
That's fuckin depressing, although it's true af
being a Nihilist, this is an UNINTELLIGENT and
WEAK REPRESENTATION of Nihilism.
Can you please elaborate?
Yup
@@deb1847 I'm still waiting for this.
You mean it was meaningless?
This man seriously needs to see some Jordan Peterson's lectures xD He is an absolute mess.
If you have nothing going on in your life, I can understand why you would feel nihilism is the answer, but nihilism can only survive in an unhealthy mind. Think about it... you'll never hear a mentally balanced human being even considering nihilism as a way to live. From the moment we give importance to something over other things, we just gave meaning to it. If we feel responsible for things that are happening in our life, we have meaning. Nihilism is 100% incompatible with the feel of responsibility.
Who's here from RVA Bible
no one
Fake. A real Nihilist would not feel the need to explain him/herself. Self Experience.
nihilism is very unhealthy
Pretty sure this guy called me the other day and tried to scam me.
I feel bad for laughing
Lmao I’m flattered that you at least thought that I’m somewhat persuasive.
Geez 😒 this is dull
I'm 19 and I'm also an existencial nihilist
Sad, sucks to be you
Did this talk intrigue you to explore some more?
Same it sucks tbh
Me 20
That can’t spell
This video is a trap.. I hate absurdism
Now he has meaning right? Talking about meaninglessness.
@Siddharth Gupta bro don't find meaning , because there is none....create your own meaning, stick with it..all meanings are man made, tell me one thing...if there is a absolute purpose in life , then what you gonna do after you attain that purpose?🤔
@@souravsharma2328 There isn't an absolute purpose as I stated in the talk
Ur missing the point completely.
A meaningful talk and whining cuz life isn't perfect. Go write a paper then burn it,tada.
Boy. If only I could sue you for wasting my 15 minutes.
Ashish Thakrar it would be meaningless
Nihilism cannot be understood by idiots.
- Atharva Shetty
Rude
Happy Realisation? Do you want a cookie for things that have already been said/explored ? This was a more of a rant, when someone first discoveres existentialism, they want to just show off That they've arrived at this mental state. This is just lose collection of philosophical anecdotes and stories. Without proper structure. I don't understand how ted x allowed this. No wonder tedx standards have been going lower than ever. Thanks for your "novel" contribution.
Yah nothing new, but i suspect you wudnt be so bothered and grumpy - trying to ascertain your seniority in this area, if you had a deeper philosophy yourself.
@@I_have_solved_AGI last thing I'm trying to do is ascertain my seniority in philosophy. I'm a merely a beginner, I'm 23. But do I go running around giving tedx talks? No.
@@I_have_solved_AGI I was merely pointing out how mediocre the talk was and had really nothing when it comes to substance. The video is public So I can comment, do you think anyone who doesn't appreciate the video is just being pretentious? I do agree I know a little about philosophy, but I know enough to call out someone who is faking it. Well gone are the days when constructive criticism was taken positively.
Its not that i accuse you of being pretentious or that urs would qualify as a "constructive" critcism or that the reality is you have tedx offers all the time and you choose not to do it - which is how you make it sound like, that I had a problem with originally. I was simply stating that the biggest threat to a nihilist is someone else talking about nihilism, which seems to shatter their self-image of being special for being a nihilist. Admit it, your specialness(if thats even a proper word) felt a bit threatened by it, no?
@@I_have_solved_AGI Ew. No. I wholeheartedly agree with Yomama. Nothing the guy said in this video was anything super special. He was merely just relating personal experience to concept of existential nihilism and absurdism. Search for a few more videos about existential nihilism, far better material already exists... I'm that does not rely on personal anecdotes. I think the personalization of this speech to the speaker makes it a little too specialized for other people to access. TED Talks always seem to have a very positive spin on things they talk about. However, consistently portraying existential nihilism in that overwhelmingly positive frame of reference, is not helpful for the future of philosophy.