It’s broader themes are timeless for sure, but that movie came out at the end of a decade that was known for middle-class prosperity. Compared to now, young people like the narrator, who is supposed to be in his 30s, had way more disposable income, housing was more affordable, and the American dream (whatever the hell that really is) was more attainable. It would be interesting to see how The fight club story would be approached if it was written today, against the backdrop of the increased wealth inequality, insane cost-of-living and housing crisis
@@pensivepenguin3000 facts. Would be interesting to hear for sure. Gen Z is opting out HARD. The videos are everywhere. They don't give a fuuuuuuuuuuck any more
@@Einzelgänger I love Einzelganger too, but he's gonna evolve beyond this some day. The videos will stop and God will still be dead. We're both hypocrites, consuming media about what impotent consumers we've become. Fuck you!. Come fight me behind a Walmart parking lot Einzelganger, I challenge thee! : )
It’s telling that we often refer to jobs as “occupations,” a word that suggests something one does simply to pass the time. I think it highlights the triviality of most of our working lives. Just as adults keep babies occupied with pacifiers, the ruling class keeps the rest of us occupied with meaningless, empty work
You need to find a new line of work. I’ve found work to be productive, meaningful, and sustaining. Without work, you’d all be a bunch of lazy bums lying around all day. It’s not reasonable for any adult to expect to not have to work.
@@d.nakamura9579 i’m actually fine thanks. Software developer of eight years making around $110,000 a year. Modest in my industry but perfectly good for me. You don’t seem to understand the idea that people can make broader social commentaries without necessarily speaking autobiographically
@@d.nakamura9579 don't think they ment that we have to be bums. we need purpose and drive. doing the same boring ass mundane shit every day is the killer of creativity and can make those who are go insane. then again some people get highly offended because they work that braindead looping task like yourself might.
I found myself at 21 all alone, depressed and heartbroken in my new Mercedes, and at that moment I realized that the stupid car had nothing to do with happiness, it was the people in my life and only the people, and yet we have no value for relationships but will enslave ourselves to 980$ a month car loans. Your material possessions add so little value to your life, and you become a slave to them, I sold my car, most of my things, and cancelled my credit cards, I live modestly now, it has not at all effected my happiness. I am free.
Agreed, I am 19 had my first breakup 2 weeks ago, I love her more than she can imagine, my first love and it lasted 8 months, 1000s of hours of texting calls video calls and met her once (long distance ) , and I found myself alone I don't care about my iPhone, laptop, sneakers can't really eat nothing tastes better. Sick heart broken lonely, it's worst and no amount of money can fix me, but time will it is now that I realize people matter I never actually cared or realised the true value of peoples around me, my family friends and partner, I do now and this comment of yours I agree with , I'm not alone, and this video was kind of helpful.
Your videos are an eye opener. If this does not wake us up to wasteful consumeristic life nothing else will. Amazing narrative! Deeply grateful Einzelganger!
I feel the same way about RUclips much of the time... I constantly am searching the feed to find the perfect videos to fit my mood and fill the hole this culture has created. Each click or view is like another little patch to the lack of life the digital world provides. I know i can go outside and hike this very moment, but i feel the pull back here into this realm of the imaginary anyway. Don't get me wrong, i love the wisdom i gain from videos like this one, but it does come at an expense. Even if I were to see the perfect piece of content right now, it could never satisfy that hole. I know this and yet here I am, telling myself just one more.... Safe to say, it's an addiction, I guess... and I'm not even on social media! Anyone else find themselves struggle with this?
1000 percent. My backpack is rotting on the floor. Can't seem to make it out the door. Wanna go for a hike? Maybe even a kayak camping trip? Let's go. EDIT: I've decided to go by myself....and MAN! what trips I've had! Look. You've just got to get out the door! It's amazing.
We’re like hamsters in a cage, just waiting for that dopamine hit when our handlers throw us a scrap. This shit is as addictive as any drug out there, that’s for sure
@@pensivepenguin3000 There's a big difference between addiction and habit, in my opinion. Habits can be changed, nobody can seriously say they are addicted to the internet, can they?. Also, we are really not like hamsters, we have choices they couldn't possibly conceive. It's an insult as much to the hamster as it is to the human.
@@BBlooger oh brother. 🙄 Talk about taking everything way too literally/seriously. It was a casual observation, not an academic dissertation to be dissected
I loved this partnership of Einzelganger and pop culture. I used to love the movie, and I listened to the audiobook, but I had forgotten how brilliant this work was. I enjoyed this deep dive. Thank you.
Fight Club is a must watch for young adults. In a hyper individualistic neo-liberal capitalist society where consumerism, materialism and absolute 'freedom' and 'power' without any sense of responsibility defines our lives and every aspect of it, where men are told to 'man up' while also being warned about toxic masculinity, a movie like this serves as a general reminder of why skepticism, non-conformity and non-submission are absolute necessities to realize our true potential.
It's too bad that most of us millennials watched it as entertainment and missed the deeper meaning.. We didn't realize just how much it was about us even if our consumer lifestyles took on a different flavor. Many of my peers, even if not attacked to the things in this way, did the same thing with experiences. We move from one fun activity to the next, and I know so many people who can't do these things without drinking beers or getting blazed. I'm there with them half the time, but also do my own thing. I'm not trying to judge either, but it seems like we all lack a true collective will to analyze the system and fight back against our enslavement. I hope younger generations can resist better, though I'm not sure how that's working out, when I look at mental health rates or try to understand what effects the helicopter parenting and coddling has had. They should definitely see this movie though. It's weird and dark but the message is on point
@@momscastle i think you have missed the meaning or perhaps i have??i feel young men in our culture have been battered with the toxic masculinity label...and that makes me sad. You may look at it differently in 20 years. Good luck and God Bless
@@pensivepenguin3000lots of us are starting to emerge from this hellishness. Its exhilarating which isnt always seen as positive at the time u are going through it.
I watched Fight Club back when I was a teen and didn’t had much to do or had much money to spent, I liked the movie but never felt so much connected as I am feeling now after working in a corporate job. Fight Club is really a gem. ❤
I just came back from thailand and had to smile about the backpackers. I saw a young woman in a backpackers hostel talk about a buddhist course and it's teachings and at the same time drink a beer and have a bag of chips. I was preparing my green tea and thought the world is a strange thing when philosophy and religion is just another item on your to do list. Better be a nihilist and question everything. This life is about suffering teaches the Buddha. All we try it seems is to reduce the pain by consumerism. You're right to point out that it's like a pact with the devil. He always comes back for more....
Stop it. Break through through the constructed perception of humans of the current limited state. You will be alive, see clearly. Einzelgänger didn't get it this time.
Reflection is key. How one lives, exists, and d13s all need to be addressed. Sadly, few will ever do the work necessary in order to understand what about those are important and what aspects aren't. 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ "Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind's journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul's fate revealed. In time, all points converge; hope's strength resteeled. But to earn final peace at the Universe's endless refrain, we must see all in nothingness... before we start again." 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ -- Diamond Dragons (series)
The philosophy of Fight Club is the philosophy of Gen X. The book and movie were a critique and indictment of the society and world our Boomer/Silent Gen. parents left us.
You are not your job. You're not how much money you have in the bank. You're not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You're not your f*cking khakis. You're the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world.
*Memories* are everything. Whatever you did and whomever left long lasting impacts upon your mind... those memories comprise who and what you "are". Without those data points, you'd be nothing. A blank slate. A no one. Reflection is key. 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ "Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind's journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul's fate revealed. In time, all points converge; hope's strength resteeled. But to earn final peace at the Universe's endless refrain, we must see all in nothingness... before we start again." 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ -- Diamond Dragons (series)
The simpler life is the better humans we are the less investments in life insurance in commodities in wall street the more third countries have their wealth protected from American corps we work for the most vicious wealth countries invaders in earth
"He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how" So strong and true. And yet so difficult to find a "why" for me. Im on the lookout for some time now.
I remember being genuinely happy when i was young, spending all my money on my tape/cd collection, magazine collection, video game collection, anime vhs/dvd/figurine collection, game consoles, new clothes, a pc, etc. I loved these things and they bought me joy and i had so much sentimental attachment to them. Now they all mean almost nothing to me. But even just hanging with friends doing nothing was so fun. Whether just listening to music, gaming, talking, watching movies, smoking pot, drinking, parties, whatever. I think many of us expect/expected all of these things to stay fun as they are/were forever? Older in life, i managed to buy a house (still paying it off) , it feels like a great accomplishment and i am proud and thankful i am not stuck renting, but it also feels empty. Probably because i have no family of my own? Life is just not fun like it was. Having a job gives life purpose. But being a wage slave/slave to debt is a weight and a weight that makes it all feel at times pointless. Perhaps i am a victim of my own actions? or lack there of? I don't know? but mid life crisis is real.
should look for some land, build a tiny home or property and live/rent or something crazy imo to get a home without a family but guess its nice to have that for the future even though that's never promised. I never collected anything that died after pokemon cards. also get a dog bro if you don't plan on moving or changing anything or maybe a goldfish
Reflection is truly both key and lock. Unfortunately, I can't say that I've met even ONE person over the past 30+ years who was capable of that technique (Reflection). This is, of course, unfortunate. 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨
@@dictionplacement5467 I was planning to get a fish tank years ago. I probably will/should. I've been hanging out with family members and friends or if not hanging, calling or texting, going for walks a lot, reading and etc, hoping to start a new job soon. After trying a couple that i hated. Laying off the alcohol. It's more boring but gives you more time to get things some and yeah, no hangovers, lose some weight, etc. Maybe at some point i will sell the house or move somewhere else and rent it? I am trying to re train my brain to enjoy and appreciate things.
I find doing something you studied in college and you also like is very self fulfilling. You always are interested in what's new in your field of study. Also your ability to help your coworkers is tremendous. This is more satisfying than doing your own work. The relieved look on someone's face after you help them generates positive emotions. This is what the Buddha teaches. Thanks for your video 😊
Excellent philosophical breakdown of my favorite movie of all time. You could also go freudian here, with Tyler representing the id and the narrator representing the ego and superego
Reflection is key, indeed. In my opinion, you have the right outlook. But most humans aren't capable of accepting the fact that their actions define their reality. This is unfortunate yet common. 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ "Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind's journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul's fate revealed. In time, all points converge; hope's strength resteeled. But to earn final peace at the Universe's endless refrain, we must see all in nothingness... before we start again." 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ -- Diamond Dragons (series)
'we have no Great War, no Great Depression.' For people who feel like that, no worries. The way things are going, that could change in the fairly near future.
@@d.nakamura9579 WWIII won't be called a great war because there will be nothing great about it. There may not even be anyone left if these delusions of grandeur get to continue, as the psychopaths marching towards it are armed to the teeth with nukes. And it's my "great" nation who seems to want this most, pushing it on multiple fronts as we speak
@LeahMT. There’s a massive Civil War in Yemen that has killed millions. There was a war for 23 years in Afghanistan. There’s a war between Russia and Ukraine that has likewise killed hundreds of thousands of people in just 2 1/2 years. Meanwhile, you’re sitting on your computer watching videos a relatively comfortable life by comparison yet you’re still whining. If you want depression and war, go join the foreign Legion.
My defiance of the system was to build a home on a truck, all the comforts, no rent and I regained a huge amount of freedom and peace of mind in my life, when I decided to put an ad up to help others do the same I was surpised at how little interest there was. People would rather rent a house they are never at because they are at work all the time to pay for it instead, plenty were intersted in renting it even though the ad was clear that it wasnt for rent or sale because reading a few lines of text is to much for your average pleb nowadays as is the effort of building something you own to live in apparently. It blows my mind to this very day how far away my thoughts are from the average person out there.
Reflection is key. It's not always easy nor fun nor even crystal clear... but it's the most important thing anyone can do. Something which should occur weekly if not daily. Not that anyone would listen to *MY* dumb arse about such things. 😂 After all, you gotta be wealthy, famous, popular, influential, and well-marketed for anyone to listen. Be rich and you'll be heard. 💪😎✌️ And clearly, THAT is what is most important, right? Being heard. 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ "Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind's journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul's fate revealed. In time, all points converge; hope's strength resteeled. But to earn final peace at the Universe's endless refrain, we must see all in nothingness... before we start again." 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ -- Diamond Dragons (series)
Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.
Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source here in Australia. Really need!
Yes, dr.sporees I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
I feel you. Have you tried any creative pursuits? Painting, photography, music? Even making RUclips videos might help, just to know you're talking about it
@@MattAngiono Thank you for the comment. Im a musician and Im writing songs currently. I have considered a youtube channel for fun but Im not sure what I would do to be honest. I play music for a living (bars, weddings, corporate) but It feels meaningless to me after so many years. Part of me would like to make some kind of change but Im feeling its too late at my age. Im at least going to continue writing my own music for now (which is something I had ignored in the past) and see what happens but I dont know what I would even do with it.
@@Durmomo0 that's great! Yeah who knows with the music industry in the dumps now. I've spent years trying to get better at guitar and drums and even trying to sing, only to watch AI demolish the whole artistic side of the economy. I mean, it's not gone yet, but things really are falling apart pretty hard. But I know for a fact everyone in my life still loves music and still likes to see att made by humans. That isn't changing. I'm spending a lot of time trying to re-imagine a new system (not by myself) that could change the whole paradigm. I think most humans could happily follow their interests and passion and be taken care of in such a system. No one had built it yet, but we all know it's possible. AI and robotics can already replace almost all tedious labor. We just have to make a collective decision to ditch capitalism, tell the rich to f off to their islands or whatever, and cease back the power to control our own lives. Don't get me wrong, this will be difficult lol. But it's possible. The technology is already there. The will is getting there. The coordination is difficult but doable. We just have to break the resistance. If I were you, or quite specifically, what I want to write songs about, is this more beautiful future and mode of being we can create. I intend to use my talents to try to spread the awareness about these new things, while also relating to the emptiness we all feel in this current culture. My music skills are still a little lacking, as i keep trying to learn everything lol, but my visual art has always been strong. The other cool thing about art is that it can also just be for you. You can share it, or not, but either way it carries meaning. But I would lean to the sharing side, if I'm speaking from my higher self. I would encourage you to do that too. Don't wait until you're "ready" as that can always be further down the road. Just start putting some things out there to get the flow going. Things can always be improved on, too (i am speaking to myself here too). Anyway, cheers. Hope that helps! I'm not than happy to give more feedback too, if you like. Plenty of ideas where you could reach out with some of these things, or where people are thinking about the future world we're trying to create
Please upload all your audio/video in your spotify channel. There are only a very few that has been uploaded. I have already listened to all those a lot of times. I am someone who listens to you when am alone and driving. It feels more like a meditation for me. Thanks a lot for all your effort ❤ Keep doing it !!
Nice! When society gets me down, I watch fight club and V is for Vendetta. Those 2 films get me back on my feet. Unemployment is a blessing in disguise, an opportunity to live closer to your truth.
Reflection is key. The true answers lie beyond the veil. But fear and false ego almost always block the signals. That's just how the majority of people are wired. Or... rather, how they've been programmed. 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ "Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind's journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul's fate revealed. In time, all points converge; hope's strength resteeled. But to earn final peace at the Universe's endless refrain, we must see all in nothingness... before we start again." 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ -- Diamond Dragons (series)
Fight club is my favourite movie of all time It has decoded the meaninglessness of our lives and explained absurdity in being rich and famous and it also has criticised the the system and the rat race
100%. I’m 45 years old and I first saw it shortly after it hit DVD. I think the point of the movie is not that Tyler Durden, fight club and project mayhem got it right or had the right solution. They certainly took things to self-destructive extremes; but the way it addresses consumerism, purpose, masculinity and those other themes is timeless and brilliant
Reflection is truly key. Unfortunately, very few people are capable of such impactful insights. That's just reality, baby! 💪😎✌️ 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ "Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind's journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul's fate revealed. In time, all points converge; hope's strength resteeled. But to earn final peace at the Universe's endless refrain, we must see all in nothingness... before we start again." 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ -- Diamond Dragons (series)
I contend with Nietche on his take of the last man. Sure, a man with no faith and no community will devolve into this husk of a creature. But these are boys among men who actually develop their conscience to enter with, embrace, and support a community with ferocity. It doesn't matter his rank or status, only that he serves to better the lives and conditions for his fellow man. During the building of the transcontinental railroad an industrious man invested in buying livestock for the farms along the route of his railroad, improving their capacity and thus improving the prosperity of his own railroad enterprise. This is wisdom. Serve your community and defend them against those who would make them mere slaves. Even if it's just the warehouse that you maintain for a corporate manufacturing company, serve the lowest rank of workers who trudge through the excessive expectations set upon them while they attend church once a week. They are your foundation. Care for them as much as a pastor would care for his congregation. This lets you serve your purpose as an agent of life's progress. What little you may be able to do might serve better for your fellow man. Look out for one another and as a team you might well sail your ship into calmer waters.
This movie is ahead of its time, its a timeless masterpiece for us humans to realize that for us to make our lives free of debt and suffering, we must act and do the things we dream of that propers our soul and inner peace.
I found Tyler Dutyler durden and similar to Larry Darrell from the Razor's Edge. Both seek freedom from material possessions by taking 2 different paths with the same destination.
I watched this movie for the first time in 15 years two days ago. It was my favorite movie as an angsty teenager and upon my rewatch I remembered how it resonated in me on a deep level. The messages Fight Club delivers are more relevant today than ever.
@eizelganger can you please tell us why we can't find the transcripts of your latest videos on your website, I have been reading your transcripts and I have finished every one of them. However, I'd appreciate if you uploaded the latest ones. You're a diamond in a society that is surrounded by coals. keep the great work 👏
I feel we live in a kind of new Biedermeyer. People live withdrawn from each other, worshipping their living rooms, especially since the pandemic. Furthermore, it became a more doggy world when we look at the so-called job market.
What do you guys think David Fincher, means when he said: "'Fight Club' is about moving through a modern disconnected society. It's a satire. Many don't get that. [...] My daughter had a friend named Max. She told me 'Fight Club' is his favorite movie. [...] I told her never to talk to Max again."
Gratitude and the realisation that even the poor in our society are richer than 99% of all the humans who have ever existed is the antidote to this kind of thinking. Even today half the world would do anything to have a job a cosy flat and everything in the ikea catalogue. What is missing in most people's lives is a sense of meaning and belonging. Material things are not a substitute for a family and human connection...
Eating well enough to make sure I get a good poop in the morning makes my life worth living. Whatever madness is going through my mind and heart, if my colon is happy I am reasonably happy. The problem is expanding our expectations outside of the mundane. If we can just enjoy a damn sandwich and dropping a fat shit, life ain't so bad.
I think the main problem is just the way our brain works. it actually doesn't want us to relax. im speaking from my own experience, but our brain just cannot give us a cool down litteraly once. Cause its our brain in the end which controls how we feel. Our brain doesnt nagotiate with out rational thoughts. Its only driven by primal fear and reward. If we fit the image our brain wants us to be we feel happy, if not then we don't. its our own brain which is making us depressed, anxious and sad and he doesn't negotiate, he rules and he shows the way, no way round it. I think this is what jordan peterson also means when he talks about god and this is the way to him, that its not something primal but something devine that leads us. its this path. But we're not in control of our reward and punishment, even though its our brain. funny huh?
I get blank stares at work, parties, and church when the icebreaker question is “what is your favorite movie” and I respond “Fight Club”. What can I say? It’s true. It’s a masterpiece that explains modern day society better than any non-sociological text can detail. While also looking stunning and catching 3 actors in their prime.
Neitzche did not go as far as one can, yes he was awakened, but not enlightened, at least it does not show from his work. His line “are we not perfectly happy” spoken to his sister while in the mental institution was the words of an enlightened man, so post publication perhaps he was. There is further than the will to power a man can go, that is to absolute perfection. Ramana Maharshi, Meister Eckhart, Martin Bauber, Eckhart Tolle lived there. That Kingdom is Within. The outer form means less than the internal landscape.
This video is about the ego's fear of insignificance. Get beyond the illusion of somebody/a self that has a purpose and a plan to fulfill. Reflection, adaption and creativity don't need it. In fact, they're far more likely to happen without the burden of identity. I'm looking forward to a mankind that has gotten rid of all the emotional drama.
Ever since I managed to escape my extremely corrupted and poor hometown, I’ve been living freely and not conforming anything of the consumerism and fame. A few times I gave up everything and move to another country. But now I’m working for money, in the most superficial and luxury place. I’m miserable. but after Covid, I struggled 2 years for visa, money and realistic things. Now I’m scared and old, I don’t know if I can do it again to risk all again
Terrestrial existence is rough no matter what anyone says or does. But what is most important lies beyond the veil. Preparing for it via Reflection is key, but billions of people are simply incapable; their egos and false bravado block all proper progress. This is unfortunate but predictable. 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨
yazzzz...omg this is so tru! the world can seem so overwhelming i mean i get stressed out as soon as i wake up tryin to see how i feel everyday. sometimes i can't tell if i feel like a cat or a dog and just know somebody is going to mislabel me as soon as i step outside! its so hard to jus let go and be yourself but you have to do it if you want to live your best life!
I felt like this was a great example of the rare instance when the movie was actually better than the book. I really liked the book, and it had a far different ending, but the movie just seemed to work better at delivering its message. Yet another great video 🤘
First, you’re categorized. That’s what the measurements of “achievements”, like grades and testing begin. Then, once the “appropriate” label has been applied, you’re compartmentalized, separated into specific groups. Then, you’re forced into competition, one group versus another, divide and conquer. Then, you’re isolated, stripped of meaning, of purpose. Pacified in your isolation with comforts and convenience to remain compliant. It’s a process, the system. And, all the while you’re expected to smile, say thank you, be good, be compliant. And, maybe you stay that way. Life doesn’t throw a curve ball. You move from one day to the next without considering any of it. Without needing or wanting to. Or, maybe life does throw a curve ball. Or, you see something, hear something, maybe dream something. You get a sense, however fleeting, that not all is what it is or should be. Maybe something is missing. Maybe something shouldn’t be. You question. Be careful when you start to question. It’s a foreboding path, questioning. And, the questions. Does it matter? Is it worth it? Who am I? What is happening? Is there a purpose? And, then there’s why, probably the most difficult of them all. Why is really difficult. Why varies and morphs. It’s like a phantom. One moment you see it, grasp it. You think you understand, have the answer. The next moment, it’s gone. You didn’t have it. You were wrong, or maybe just not right, incomplete perhaps. So, what’s the alternative? What’s the solution? Maybe ignorance is bliss and questions better left to others. Maybe there is no issue, just a search to ensure one doesn’t exist. But, that’s not true. Everyone has issues. Be careful when questioning. Be especially careful when asking why. Answers aren’t for everyone. The road less-traveled is that way for a reason. Be careful when asking why it’s so. And, good luck with that.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t this a white nationalist view that promotes racial homogeneity and disavows diversity? If so, yikes. If I’m thinking of something else, my mistake and I’m willing to be humbly corrected
@@pensivepenguin3000It isn't exclusively about Whites. China for the Chinese. India for the Indians. Africa for the Africans. It is about a homeland and society for each individual people to nurture and support the biodiversity of humanity. It is fundamentally anti-globalism.
OK so it does mean the thing I thought. Guys, a classic tool of autocrats, dictators, fascists and authoritarians is scapegoating: to convince people that all of their problems are because of the other, whether that other is somebody of a different race, nationality, ethnicity or what have you. It’s important to recognize that you are being played. Our struggles are not the fault of these others. The very people peddling these ideas, like Trump, do so while they court billionaires like Elon Musk and, when president, pass laws that benefit that billionaire class. Meanwhile, they keep us divided by stupid identity labels and arguing over dumb culture war shit so we can’t unite together and fight back. Just something to think about, trusting that this channel is a space where we can respect a free exchange of ideas. Cheers
What a coincidence... right when this video released, I had a language class where I had to write a review of my favorite film and I choose this movie and also added the association with Nietzche in it!
@Einzelgänger You speak raw facts , you should introduce some solutions as well, No women will marry a anti materialist , the end of the story is depressing , lonelyness , resourcelessnes, uncontentment
I agree but also this entire video completely misunderstand the movie fight club fight club was a movie about violent aggressive angry antisocial psychopaths who formed a illegal criminal game called fight club and then committed all kinds of acts of criminality and violence in their everyday lives is that the kind of guy you want to hook up with and Mary lol
@@nathanbond8165 no he means a person who have buddha and lao tzu (founder of taoism philosophy ) mentality. but one truthful thing is they can love not attract to the person.
@@orthodoxindian9442 is not a much by nature as nurture. This culture and system brainwashed it into us from day one. Women are naturally nurturing. They hold that life giving instinct that means a huge painful sacrifice to endure. But we live in a culture where money is equated to survival potential. There desire to provide for a child becomes intertwined with financial stability. Our culture doesn't have to be this way, though we can't just change it overnight. I do her what your saying though, and feel it too. I'm not a rich man and don't even work at the moment which basically gives me zero hopes of a serious relationship. I feel the selection process you describe without even talking to them. Just saying, we are the byproduct of toxic values. I'm sure there are plenty of men and women who want to change this. If we had a culture where we could feel secure, then this wouldn't be an issue. It's just not easy to build
If you liked this video, feel free to check my other Fight Club piece: ruclips.net/video/Q03frcLDXWk/видео.html
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I ❤ you and your wonderful content! The synchronicity is crazy!
everyone gets to create their own meaning
have you watched the documentary Dominion? man, this is one HELL ofa war to fight against everybody who has been indoctrinatedto believe this is ok
Thanks 4 this video, I'm so aligned with every single sentence of it. 🙏🏼
And remember Fight club is 25 years old and more relevant than ever!!
Yes and Nietzsche ~150 years
Technology has only made us orders of magnitude more entrenched in the consumerism mindset.
We just consume pixels instead of furniture
It’s broader themes are timeless for sure, but that movie came out at the end of a decade that was known for middle-class prosperity. Compared to now, young people like the narrator, who is supposed to be in his 30s, had way more disposable income, housing was more affordable, and the American dream (whatever the hell that really is) was more attainable. It would be interesting to see how The fight club story would be approached if it was written today, against the backdrop of the increased wealth inequality, insane cost-of-living and housing crisis
@@pensivepenguin3000 facts.
Would be interesting to hear for sure.
Gen Z is opting out HARD.
The videos are everywhere.
They don't give a fuuuuuuuuuuck any more
So you could say it influenced nothing then.....just like music.
Your videos have gotten me through some really hard times. I have evolved so much. Thanks a lot 🙏 for these videos. Please never stop.
That's really nice to hear. Thank you and all the best. :)
@@Einzelgänger I love Einzelganger too, but he's gonna evolve beyond this some day. The videos will stop and God will still be dead.
We're both hypocrites, consuming media about what impotent consumers we've become. Fuck you!. Come fight me behind a Walmart parking lot Einzelganger, I challenge thee! : )
That’s wonderful.
@@EinzelgängerI live the only healthy, peaceful life
Same here
Our Great Depression is to believe the system wants the best for us.
or is it to believe in the system itself?
@@MJA5 That too.
Nobody believes that bruh
@@krees895many people do and it's sad
Any system is made up of people.
Much thanks for everything Einzelgänger. Been listening for over 4 years and you’ve gotten me through some very tough times
It’s telling that we often refer to jobs as “occupations,” a word that suggests something one does simply to pass the time. I think it highlights the triviality of most of our working lives. Just as adults keep babies occupied with pacifiers, the ruling class keeps the rest of us occupied with meaningless, empty work
And material things
Only if you choose to waste money and not find your way out instead
You need to find a new line of work. I’ve found work to be productive, meaningful, and sustaining. Without work, you’d all be a bunch of lazy bums lying around all day. It’s not reasonable for any adult to expect to not have to work.
@@d.nakamura9579 i’m actually fine thanks. Software developer of eight years making around $110,000 a year. Modest in my industry but perfectly good for me. You don’t seem to understand the idea that people can make broader social commentaries without necessarily speaking autobiographically
@@d.nakamura9579 don't think they ment that we have to be bums. we need purpose and drive. doing the same boring ass mundane shit every day is the killer of creativity and can make those who are go insane. then again some people get highly offended because they work that braindead looping task like yourself might.
ur channel is a goldmine of philosophy and wisdom, i appreciate ur videos sm man
I found myself at 21 all alone, depressed and heartbroken in my new Mercedes, and at that moment I realized that the stupid car had nothing to do with happiness, it was the people in my life and only the people, and yet we have no value for relationships but will enslave ourselves to 980$ a month car loans. Your material possessions add so little value to your life, and you become a slave to them, I sold my car, most of my things, and cancelled my credit cards, I live modestly now, it has not at all effected my happiness. I am free.
I’ll take SHIT THAT NEVER ACTUALLY HAPPENED, for $1000 Ken!
Agreed, I am 19 had my first breakup 2 weeks ago, I love her more than she can imagine, my first love and it lasted 8 months, 1000s of hours of texting calls video calls and met her once (long distance ) , and I found myself alone I don't care about my iPhone, laptop, sneakers can't really eat nothing tastes better. Sick heart broken lonely, it's worst and no amount of money can fix me, but time will it is now that I realize people matter I never actually cared or realised the true value of peoples around me, my family friends and partner, I do now and this comment of yours I agree with , I'm not alone, and this video was kind of helpful.
GOOD. YOU MUST HAS SOMETHING TO EAT, SOMEWHERE TO LIVE AND BE HAPPY. Sex is normal. Find women for sex.. Good luck man.
Your videos are an eye opener. If this does not wake us up to wasteful consumeristic life nothing else will. Amazing narrative! Deeply grateful Einzelganger!
If the film itself (which was released 25 years ago) or the thousands of videos similar to this one haven't changed anything, I doubt this video will.
I feel the same way about RUclips much of the time...
I constantly am searching the feed to find the perfect videos to fit my mood and fill the hole this culture has created. Each click or view is like another little patch to the lack of life the digital world provides.
I know i can go outside and hike this very moment, but i feel the pull back here into this realm of the imaginary anyway.
Don't get me wrong, i love the wisdom i gain from videos like this one, but it does come at an expense.
Even if I were to see the perfect piece of content right now, it could never satisfy that hole.
I know this and yet here I am, telling myself just one more....
Safe to say, it's an addiction, I guess... and I'm not even on social media!
Anyone else find themselves struggle with this?
1000 percent. My backpack is rotting on the floor. Can't seem to make it out the door. Wanna go for a hike? Maybe even a kayak camping trip? Let's go. EDIT: I've decided to go by myself....and MAN! what trips I've had! Look. You've just got to get out the door! It's amazing.
We’re like hamsters in a cage, just waiting for that dopamine hit when our handlers throw us a scrap. This shit is as addictive as any drug out there, that’s for sure
@@pensivepenguin3000 There's a big difference between addiction and habit, in my opinion. Habits can be changed, nobody can seriously say they are addicted to the internet, can they?. Also, we are really not like hamsters, we have choices they couldn't possibly conceive. It's an insult as much to the hamster as it is to the human.
I found jesus and the john birch society. Thats what got me through 6 decades so far.
@@BBlooger oh brother. 🙄 Talk about taking everything way too literally/seriously. It was a casual observation, not an academic dissertation to be dissected
I loved this partnership of Einzelganger and pop culture. I used to love the movie, and I listened to the audiobook, but I had forgotten how brilliant this work was. I enjoyed this deep dive. Thank you.
Fight Club is a must watch for young adults. In a hyper individualistic neo-liberal capitalist society where consumerism, materialism and absolute 'freedom' and 'power' without any sense of responsibility defines our lives and every aspect of it, where men are told to 'man up' while also being warned about toxic masculinity, a movie like this serves as a general reminder of why skepticism, non-conformity and non-submission are absolute necessities to realize our true potential.
It's too bad that most of us millennials watched it as entertainment and missed the deeper meaning..
We didn't realize just how much it was about us even if our consumer lifestyles took on a different flavor.
Many of my peers, even if not attacked to the things in this way, did the same thing with experiences.
We move from one fun activity to the next, and I know so many people who can't do these things without drinking beers or getting blazed.
I'm there with them half the time, but also do my own thing.
I'm not trying to judge either, but it seems like we all lack a true collective will to analyze the system and fight back against our enslavement.
I hope younger generations can resist better, though I'm not sure how that's working out, when I look at mental health rates or try to understand what effects the helicopter parenting and coddling has had.
They should definitely see this movie though.
It's weird and dark but the message is on point
Well, now that we’ve heard from ChatGPT…
@@MattAngionoim praying to get to teach permaculture and aquaponics to the young people here. Please pray for me to find a wah
lol the movie is literally a criticism of toxic masculinity
@@momscastle i think you have missed the meaning or perhaps i have??i feel young men in our culture have been battered with the toxic masculinity label...and that makes me sad. You may look at it differently in 20 years. Good luck and God Bless
"Rich is the new holy." Well said.
God money, I’ll do anything for you. Just tell me what you want me to do
@@pensivepenguin3000lots of us are starting to emerge from this hellishness. Its exhilarating which isnt always seen as positive at the time u are going through it.
I did quit my job. Im embarking on a new adventure
@@pensivepenguin3000 NiN
@EchoMountain47
I want you to quit whining. 🤣
Wow! Such a deep and profound video essay, as usual. Excellent work einzelganger! Love your videos! Keep it up 💯💯💯
I watched Fight Club back when I was a teen and didn’t had much to do or had much money to spent, I liked the movie but never felt so much connected as I am feeling now after working in a corporate job. Fight Club is really a gem. ❤
Amazing video!!! Thanks Einzelgänger!! I have been working on a plan for a year now. Life as mission!!!
This movie will always be relevant whilst its critics will fade in time.
like tears in the rain
I just came back from thailand and had to smile about the backpackers. I saw a young woman in a backpackers hostel talk about a buddhist course and it's teachings and at the same time drink a beer and have a bag of chips. I was preparing my green tea and thought the world is a strange thing when philosophy and religion is just another item on your to do list. Better be a nihilist and question everything. This life is about suffering teaches the Buddha. All we try it seems is to reduce the pain by consumerism. You're right to point out that it's like a pact with the devil. He always comes back for more....
"Better to be a nihilist and question everything."
Hell. No. Nihilism is pure cancer.
Maybe thats why she needs the course, to discipline her mind not to desire chips and beer😂
We live a dystopian nightmare. At least I do....
The whole world has become a dystopian mess-we all live in it. Still, it's nothing to be proud of, a rather depressing realisation.
Sucks to be ewe two 🐑
Stop it. Break through through the constructed perception of humans of the current limited state. You will be alive, see clearly.
Einzelgänger didn't get it this time.
Reflection is key. How one lives, exists, and d13s all need to be addressed. Sadly, few will ever do the work necessary in order to understand what about those are important and what aspects aren't.
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"Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind's journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul's fate revealed. In time, all points converge; hope's strength resteeled. But to earn final peace at the Universe's endless refrain, we must see all in nothingness... before we start again."
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-- Diamond Dragons (series)
@@Novastar.SaberCombat beautiful
The philosophy of Fight Club is the philosophy of Gen X. The book and movie were a critique and indictment of the society and world our Boomer/Silent Gen. parents left us.
BRAVO. One of your most brilliant videos. The shallow and superficial state of the modern day human psyche is truly pathetic.
You are not your job. You're not how much money you have in the bank. You're not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You're not your f*cking khakis. You're the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world.
Love this quote!
*Memories* are everything. Whatever you did and whomever left long lasting impacts upon your mind... those memories comprise who and what you "are". Without those data points, you'd be nothing. A blank slate. A no one. Reflection is key.
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"Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind's journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul's fate revealed. In time, all points converge; hope's strength resteeled. But to earn final peace at the Universe's endless refrain, we must see all in nothingness... before we start again."
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-- Diamond Dragons (series)
The simpler life is the better humans we are the less investments in life insurance in commodities in wall street the more third countries have their wealth protected from American corps we work for the most vicious wealth countries invaders in earth
"He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how" So strong and true. And yet so difficult to find a "why" for me. Im on the lookout for some time now.
Same, I'm thinking it's in helping others somehow
@@Mannsy83 Yes, I think so too. Detach your focus from yourself might be it. Contrary to what society teaches us mostly.
I remember being genuinely happy when i was young, spending all my money on my tape/cd collection, magazine collection, video game collection, anime vhs/dvd/figurine collection, game consoles, new clothes, a pc, etc.
I loved these things and they bought me joy and i had so much sentimental attachment to them. Now they all mean almost nothing to me.
But even just hanging with friends doing nothing was so fun. Whether just listening to music, gaming, talking, watching movies, smoking pot, drinking, parties, whatever.
I think many of us expect/expected all of these things to stay fun as they are/were forever?
Older in life, i managed to buy a house (still paying it off) , it feels like a great accomplishment and i am proud and thankful i am not stuck renting, but it also feels empty.
Probably because i have no family of my own?
Life is just not fun like it was.
Having a job gives life purpose. But being a wage slave/slave to debt is a weight and a weight that makes it all feel at times pointless.
Perhaps i am a victim of my own actions? or lack there of?
I don't know? but mid life crisis is real.
should look for some land, build a tiny home or property and live/rent or something crazy imo to get a home without a family but guess its nice to have that for the future even though that's never promised. I never collected anything that died after pokemon cards. also get a dog bro if you don't plan on moving or changing anything or maybe a goldfish
Reflection is truly both key and lock. Unfortunately, I can't say that I've met even ONE person over the past 30+ years who was capable of that technique (Reflection). This is, of course, unfortunate.
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@@dictionplacement5467 I was planning to get a fish tank years ago. I probably will/should. I've been hanging out with family members and friends or if not hanging, calling or texting, going for walks a lot, reading and etc, hoping to start a new job soon. After trying a couple that i hated. Laying off the alcohol. It's more boring but gives you more time to get things some and yeah, no hangovers, lose some weight, etc.
Maybe at some point i will sell the house or move somewhere else and rent it?
I am trying to re train my brain to enjoy and appreciate things.
I find doing something you studied in college and you also like is very self fulfilling. You always are interested in what's new in your field of study. Also your ability to help your coworkers is tremendous. This is more satisfying than doing your own work. The relieved look on someone's face after you help them generates positive emotions.
This is what the Buddha teaches.
Thanks for your video 😊
I bugged out 10 years ago and built a shack in the bush. This movie inspired me a lot.
Excellent philosophical breakdown of my favorite movie of all time. You could also go freudian here, with Tyler representing the id and the narrator representing the ego and superego
A great breakdown of a great movie. Thank you for this masterpiece.
Thank you! Needed this. Hadn't read the book and now I have.
I like how you explain things so clearly. This was super helpful. thanks video!
i got into lifes low in my teens and always reflecting. got into my drive that "life's meaning is what you decide it"
Reflection is key, indeed. In my opinion, you have the right outlook. But most humans aren't capable of accepting the fact that their actions define their reality. This is unfortunate yet common.
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"Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind's journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul's fate revealed. In time, all points converge; hope's strength resteeled. But to earn final peace at the Universe's endless refrain, we must see all in nothingness... before we start again."
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-- Diamond Dragons (series)
There is never good vs. bad in wars. That makes every war meaningless to begin with.
Yes, remember the quote "the first casualty in war is the truth".
No one wins in war. We all lose with every new conflict
'we have no Great War, no Great Depression.' For people who feel like that, no worries. The way things are going, that could change in the fairly near future.
Yeah, they are basically already going full tilt at the same time
@@MattAngiononot even. The last Great Depression was the Great Depression, and the last Great War was WWII
@@d.nakamura9579 WWIII won't be called a great war because there will be nothing great about it. There may not even be anyone left if these delusions of grandeur get to continue, as the psychopaths marching towards it are armed to the teeth with nukes.
And it's my "great" nation who seems to want this most, pushing it on multiple fronts as we speak
Thank god
@LeahMT.
There’s a massive Civil War in Yemen that has killed millions. There was a war for 23 years in Afghanistan. There’s a war between Russia and Ukraine that has likewise killed hundreds of thousands of people in just 2 1/2 years. Meanwhile, you’re sitting on your computer watching videos a relatively comfortable life by comparison yet you’re still whining. If you want depression and war, go join the foreign Legion.
My defiance of the system was to build a home on a truck, all the comforts, no rent and I regained a huge amount of freedom and peace of mind in my life, when I decided to put an ad up to help others do the same I was surpised at how little interest there was. People would rather rent a house they are never at because they are at work all the time to pay for it instead, plenty were intersted in renting it even though the ad was clear that it wasnt for rent or sale because reading a few lines of text is to much for your average pleb nowadays as is the effort of building something you own to live in apparently. It blows my mind to this very day how far away my thoughts are from the average person out there.
@jedics1 it has always been a dream of mine,actually. However, I'm not shocked that ppl didn't take your offer. Sorryass times
thanks for the reminder about what I am going through...
Reflection is key. It's not always easy nor fun nor even crystal clear... but it's the most important thing anyone can do. Something which should occur weekly if not daily.
Not that anyone would listen to *MY* dumb arse about such things. 😂 After all, you gotta be wealthy, famous, popular, influential, and well-marketed for anyone to listen. Be rich and you'll be heard. 💪😎✌️ And clearly, THAT is what is most important, right? Being heard.
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"Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind's journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul's fate revealed. In time, all points converge; hope's strength resteeled. But to earn final peace at the Universe's endless refrain, we must see all in nothingness... before we start again."
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-- Diamond Dragons (series)
Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.
Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source here in Australia. Really need!
Yes, dr.sporees I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
Anxiety happens when you think you have to figure out everything all at once.
Breathe. You're strong. You got this Take it day by
day.
Is he on instagram?
Yes he is. dr.sporees
That classic line feels way more relevant now than it did back when the book/film released. And that's saying something!
Its difficult when you cannot find, or create, meaning and you feel like there isnt hope for a better future.
I feel you.
Have you tried any creative pursuits?
Painting, photography, music?
Even making RUclips videos might help, just to know you're talking about it
@@MattAngiono Thank you for the comment. Im a musician and Im writing songs currently. I have considered a youtube channel for fun but Im not sure what I would do to be honest.
I play music for a living (bars, weddings, corporate) but It feels meaningless to me after so many years. Part of me would like to make some kind of change but Im feeling its too late at my age.
Im at least going to continue writing my own music for now (which is something I had ignored in the past) and see what happens but I dont know what I would even do with it.
@@Durmomo0 that's great!
Yeah who knows with the music industry in the dumps now.
I've spent years trying to get better at guitar and drums and even trying to sing, only to watch AI demolish the whole artistic side of the economy.
I mean, it's not gone yet, but things really are falling apart pretty hard.
But I know for a fact everyone in my life still loves music and still likes to see att made by humans.
That isn't changing.
I'm spending a lot of time trying to re-imagine a new system (not by myself) that could change the whole paradigm.
I think most humans could happily follow their interests and passion and be taken care of in such a system.
No one had built it yet, but we all know it's possible.
AI and robotics can already replace almost all tedious labor.
We just have to make a collective decision to ditch capitalism, tell the rich to f off to their islands or whatever, and cease back the power to control our own lives.
Don't get me wrong, this will be difficult lol.
But it's possible.
The technology is already there.
The will is getting there.
The coordination is difficult but doable.
We just have to break the resistance.
If I were you, or quite specifically, what I want to write songs about, is this more beautiful future and mode of being we can create.
I intend to use my talents to try to spread the awareness about these new things, while also relating to the emptiness we all feel in this current culture.
My music skills are still a little lacking, as i keep trying to learn everything lol, but my visual art has always been strong.
The other cool thing about art is that it can also just be for you.
You can share it, or not, but either way it carries meaning.
But I would lean to the sharing side, if I'm speaking from my higher self.
I would encourage you to do that too.
Don't wait until you're "ready" as that can always be further down the road.
Just start putting some things out there to get the flow going. Things can always be improved on, too (i am speaking to myself here too).
Anyway, cheers.
Hope that helps!
I'm not than happy to give more feedback too, if you like.
Plenty of ideas where you could reach out with some of these things, or where people are thinking about the future world we're trying to create
@@Durmomo0..your comment hit hard my friend. big love. I got you.
Great video as always🙏🏽
Please upload all your audio/video in your spotify channel. There are only a very few that has been uploaded. I have already listened to all those a lot of times. I am someone who listens to you when am alone and driving. It feels more like a meditation for me. Thanks a lot for all your effort ❤ Keep doing it !!
I will be watching this tonight. With my wife who just lost her job and has likely never seen FC.
Nice! When society gets me down, I watch fight club and V is for Vendetta. Those 2 films get me back on my feet. Unemployment is a blessing in disguise, an opportunity to live closer to your truth.
Reflection is key. The true answers lie beyond the veil. But fear and false ego almost always block the signals. That's just how the majority of people are wired. Or... rather, how they've been programmed.
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"Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind's journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul's fate revealed. In time, all points converge; hope's strength resteeled. But to earn final peace at the Universe's endless refrain, we must see all in nothingness... before we start again."
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-- Diamond Dragons (series)
@@Novastar.SaberCombat Brilliant!
I love you man, thank you for everything
Fight club is my favourite movie of all time
It has decoded the meaninglessness of our lives
and explained absurdity in being rich and famous
and it also has criticised the the system and the rat race
I wish it actually inspired more of us to do something about it...
We get the meaning, but the solutions still seem hard to reach
100%. I’m 45 years old and I first saw it shortly after it hit DVD. I think the point of the movie is not that Tyler Durden, fight club and project mayhem got it right or had the right solution. They certainly took things to self-destructive extremes; but the way it addresses consumerism, purpose, masculinity and those other themes is timeless and brilliant
Reflection is truly key. Unfortunately, very few people are capable of such impactful insights. That's just reality, baby! 💪😎✌️
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"Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind's journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul's fate revealed. In time, all points converge; hope's strength resteeled. But to earn final peace at the Universe's endless refrain, we must see all in nothingness... before we start again."
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-- Diamond Dragons (series)
That movie made me who I am. I'll forever be thankful to the writer of the book and Mr. Spielberg.
Another great video, I enjoyed the analysis of Fight Club and Nietzsche. I will have to watch this again, I always look forward to your videos!
Tyler Durden: “we all want to be movie stars and rock gods”…Brad Pitt is that. The irony.
Thanks at a time I needed a video like this 👍🍀
Love all your videos man! A review of “Seven” would be interesting.
04:38 We work jobs we hate, to buy shit we don't need, to impress people we don't like.
Something to remember.
Thanks again for all your videos
The last few minutes of the video are amazing!
Thank you so much for creating such insightful and thought provoking philosophy content! But back packing here in Thailand still fun 🥺🤣 ❤
I contend with Nietche on his take of the last man. Sure, a man with no faith and no community will devolve into this husk of a creature. But these are boys among men who actually develop their conscience to enter with, embrace, and support a community with ferocity. It doesn't matter his rank or status, only that he serves to better the lives and conditions for his fellow man.
During the building of the transcontinental railroad an industrious man invested in buying livestock for the farms along the route of his railroad, improving their capacity and thus improving the prosperity of his own railroad enterprise. This is wisdom.
Serve your community and defend them against those who would make them mere slaves.
Even if it's just the warehouse that you maintain for a corporate manufacturing company, serve the lowest rank of workers who trudge through the excessive expectations set upon them while they attend church once a week. They are your foundation. Care for them as much as a pastor would care for his congregation. This lets you serve your purpose as an agent of life's progress. What little you may be able to do might serve better for your fellow man. Look out for one another and as a team you might well sail your ship into calmer waters.
Informative as always.
The best fight club video I've ever heard
This movie is ahead of its time, its a timeless masterpiece for us humans to realize that for us to make our lives free of debt and suffering, we must act and do the things we dream of that propers our soul and inner peace.
This movie changed my life.
'Notes form the underground' by Dostoyevsky. "Man is not a piano key "
I found Tyler Dutyler durden and similar to Larry Darrell from the Razor's Edge. Both seek freedom from material possessions by taking 2 different paths with the same destination.
@17:07 hey that chill mode dude looks familiar 😅
Just got your book in the mail today looking forward to reading thanks Einzelganger ✌️
Fight club did bring sadness and insecurity in my life.
Then i started studying it and it changed me...i love my life just as it is.
Love your videos! Have you consider also to have this content in a podcast format?
Another EXCELLENT video! Thank you!
thank you for your videos, its very helpful and informative.
wish you the best🙏🏻🌷
I watched this movie for the first time in 15 years two days ago. It was my favorite movie as an angsty teenager and upon my rewatch I remembered how it resonated in me on a deep level. The messages Fight Club delivers are more relevant today than ever.
"I'm not a consumerist because I'm aware and poor.". Thanks for making and reading.
@eizelganger can you please tell us why we can't find the transcripts of your latest videos on your website, I have been reading your transcripts and I have finished every one of them. However, I'd appreciate if you uploaded the latest ones.
You're a diamond in a society that is surrounded by coals.
keep the great work 👏
I feel we live in a kind of new Biedermeyer. People live withdrawn from each other, worshipping their living rooms, especially since the pandemic. Furthermore, it became a more doggy world when we look at the so-called job market.
Very sad times indeed.
We need a change.
And a change is coming.
Question is if it will be for the better or not
That was beautiful, thank you. Exactly my frustration nowadays
What do you guys think David Fincher, means when he said:
"'Fight Club' is about moving through a modern disconnected society. It's a satire. Many don't get that. [...] My daughter had a friend named Max. She told me 'Fight Club' is his favorite movie. [...] I told her never to talk to Max again."
Dont care about his opinion. Even if he created it.
Gratitude and the realisation that even the poor in our society are richer than 99% of all the humans who have ever existed is the antidote to this kind of thinking. Even today half the world would do anything to have a job a cosy flat and everything in the ikea catalogue. What is missing in most people's lives is a sense of meaning and belonging. Material things are not a substitute for a family and human connection...
Maybe one day we will live in a world where we have both.....material wealth and human connections.
Eating well enough to make sure I get a good poop in the morning makes my life worth living. Whatever madness is going through my mind and heart, if my colon is happy I am reasonably happy. The problem is expanding our expectations outside of the mundane. If we can just enjoy a damn sandwich and dropping a fat shit, life ain't so bad.
Completely agree.The swelling went down, the transmission didn't fail and my daughter called.
A superior day.
@@danfunk5505 Hells yeah dude, a fine day indeed :)
And a fat LOL to that!
@@sazajac77z :)
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Most bread is garbage, dude.
I think the main problem is just the way our brain works. it actually doesn't want us to relax. im speaking from my own experience, but our brain just cannot give us a cool down litteraly once. Cause its our brain in the end which controls how we feel. Our brain doesnt nagotiate with out rational thoughts. Its only driven by primal fear and reward. If we fit the image our brain wants us to be we feel happy, if not then we don't. its our own brain which is making us depressed, anxious and sad and he doesn't negotiate, he rules and he shows the way, no way round it. I think this is what jordan peterson also means when he talks about god and this is the way to him, that its not something primal but something devine that leads us. its this path. But we're not in control of our reward and punishment, even though its our brain. funny huh?
Listen to any Robert Sapolsky?
He's far more interesting than Peterson.
So is professor Sam Vaknin.
Check them out
I get blank stares at work, parties, and church when the icebreaker question is “what is your favorite movie” and I respond “Fight Club”.
What can I say? It’s true. It’s a masterpiece that explains modern day society better than any non-sociological text can detail. While also looking stunning and catching 3 actors in their prime.
Great video! Thank you ❤!
Can you imagine the impact on all corporations if everyone was debt free. The monster would starve and we would be free at last.
Neitzche did not go as far as one can, yes he was awakened, but not enlightened, at least it does not show from his work. His line “are we not perfectly happy” spoken to his sister while in the mental institution was the words of an enlightened man, so post publication perhaps he was. There is further than the will to power a man can go, that is to absolute perfection. Ramana Maharshi, Meister Eckhart, Martin Bauber, Eckhart Tolle lived there. That Kingdom is Within. The outer form means less than the internal landscape.
This video is about the ego's fear of insignificance. Get beyond the illusion of somebody/a self that has a purpose and a plan to fulfill. Reflection, adaption and creativity don't need it. In fact, they're far more likely to happen without the burden of identity. I'm looking forward to a mankind that has gotten rid of all the emotional drama.
Some coincidences are not coincidences at all.
Synchronous serendipity
Reject, say no, leave it, move on , let it go, don't care, ignore, fight back, Repeat
Really meaningful video, thanks bro :)
Perhaps " Nihil unbound" may be the necessity " dark night of the soul" we have to go through before redemtion
Great comment
Ah yes, Einzelgänger reviews film again ❤❤.
Best movie ever and even greater book. Just reread it and rewatched the movie again
Trauma from the mundane is the only thing that will wake society up at this point..
Life basically don't have a meaning except for the meaning that we give individually
“Some guys name on my underwear” is giving The Virgin Suicides then I realized he meant like Calvin Kline lol
That opening quote by chuck is just dead on
Hi Einzelgänger , please do make a video on comparing ourselves with others . Is it bad ?
Ever since I managed to escape my extremely corrupted and poor hometown, I’ve been living freely and not conforming anything of the consumerism and fame. A few times I gave up everything and move to another country. But now I’m working for money, in the most superficial and luxury place. I’m miserable. but after Covid, I struggled 2 years for visa, money and realistic things. Now I’m scared and old, I don’t know if I can do it again to risk all again
Terrestrial existence is rough no matter what anyone says or does. But what is most important lies beyond the veil. Preparing for it via Reflection is key, but billions of people are simply incapable; their egos and false bravado block all proper progress. This is unfortunate but predictable.
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yazzzz...omg this is so tru! the world can seem so overwhelming i mean i get stressed out as soon as i wake up tryin to see how i feel everyday. sometimes i can't tell if i feel like a cat or a dog and just know somebody is going to mislabel me as soon as i step outside!
its so hard to jus let go and be yourself but you have to do it if you want to live your best life!
If you felt like a dog 🐕 you’d then be happy
I felt like this was a great example of the rare instance when the movie was actually better than the book. I really liked the book, and it had a far different ending, but the movie just seemed to work better at delivering its message. Yet another great video 🤘
First, you’re categorized. That’s what the measurements of “achievements”, like grades and testing begin. Then, once the “appropriate” label has been applied, you’re compartmentalized, separated into specific groups. Then, you’re forced into competition, one group versus another, divide and conquer. Then, you’re isolated, stripped of meaning, of purpose. Pacified in your isolation with comforts and convenience to remain compliant. It’s a process, the system. And, all the while you’re expected to smile, say thank you, be good, be compliant. And, maybe you stay that way. Life doesn’t throw a curve ball. You move from one day to the next without considering any of it. Without needing or wanting to. Or, maybe life does throw a curve ball. Or, you see something, hear something, maybe dream something. You get a sense, however fleeting, that not all is what it is or should be. Maybe something is missing. Maybe something shouldn’t be. You question. Be careful when you start to question. It’s a foreboding path, questioning. And, the questions. Does it matter? Is it worth it? Who am I? What is happening? Is there a purpose? And, then there’s why, probably the most difficult of them all. Why is really difficult. Why varies and morphs. It’s like a phantom. One moment you see it, grasp it. You think you understand, have the answer. The next moment, it’s gone. You didn’t have it. You were wrong, or maybe just not right, incomplete perhaps. So, what’s the alternative? What’s the solution? Maybe ignorance is bliss and questions better left to others. Maybe there is no issue, just a search to ensure one doesn’t exist. But, that’s not true. Everyone has issues. Be careful when questioning. Be especially careful when asking why. Answers aren’t for everyone. The road less-traveled is that way for a reason. Be careful when asking why it’s so. And, good luck with that.
Ethnonationalism gives meaning to life
Very nice how our leaders are chosing to the everything that leads to exactly the oppesite of that
Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t this a white nationalist view that promotes racial homogeneity and disavows diversity? If so, yikes. If I’m thinking of something else, my mistake and I’m willing to be humbly corrected
@@pensivepenguin3000why yikes?
@@pensivepenguin3000It isn't exclusively about Whites. China for the Chinese. India for the Indians. Africa for the Africans. It is about a homeland and society for each individual people to nurture and support the biodiversity of humanity. It is fundamentally anti-globalism.
OK so it does mean the thing I thought. Guys, a classic tool of autocrats, dictators, fascists and authoritarians is scapegoating: to convince people that all of their problems are because of the other, whether that other is somebody of a different race, nationality, ethnicity or what have you. It’s important to recognize that you are being played. Our struggles are not the fault of these others. The very people peddling these ideas, like Trump, do so while they court billionaires like Elon Musk and, when president, pass laws that benefit that billionaire class. Meanwhile, they keep us divided by stupid identity labels and arguing over dumb culture war shit so we can’t unite together and fight back. Just something to think about, trusting that this channel is a space where we can respect a free exchange of ideas. Cheers
When i read the title I would say, yes, of course, you have to fill in YOUR life and at the end you will see this.
What a coincidence... right when this video released, I had a language class where I had to write a review of my favorite film and I choose this movie and also added the association with Nietzche in it!
The first rule of fight club
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Would love a similar video on Taxi Driver and Travis.
@Einzelgänger You speak raw facts , you should introduce some solutions as well, No women will marry a anti materialist , the end of the story is depressing , lonelyness , resourcelessnes, uncontentment
I agree but also this entire video completely misunderstand the movie fight club fight club was a movie about violent aggressive angry antisocial psychopaths who formed a illegal criminal game called fight club and then committed all kinds of acts of criminality and violence in their everyday lives is that the kind of guy you want to hook up with and Mary lol
@@nathanbond8165 no he means a person who have buddha and lao tzu (founder of taoism philosophy ) mentality. but one truthful thing is they can love not attract to the person.
It's a material world and they are material girls....
Or they go off the deep end into religion and spirituality.
Hard to find the ones with balance
@@MattAngiono Women are primal & materialistic by nature , its impossible to get a high value girl without physical possessions
@@orthodoxindian9442 is not a much by nature as nurture.
This culture and system brainwashed it into us from day one.
Women are naturally nurturing.
They hold that life giving instinct that means a huge painful sacrifice to endure.
But we live in a culture where money is equated to survival potential.
There desire to provide for a child becomes intertwined with financial stability.
Our culture doesn't have to be this way, though we can't just change it overnight.
I do her what your saying though, and feel it too.
I'm not a rich man and don't even work at the moment which basically gives me zero hopes of a serious relationship.
I feel the selection process you describe without even talking to them.
Just saying, we are the byproduct of toxic values.
I'm sure there are plenty of men and women who want to change this.
If we had a culture where we could feel secure, then this wouldn't be an issue.
It's just not easy to build
which way do you see life?
by it being empty or full?
The cup is always half full, unless it's a really disgusting drink.
If I had the power to make everyone in the whole world understand only one thing....I would make them understand that BALANCE is key to life.