This video is making his channel starting to feel like a super underrated television series on those educational channels. It’s beautiful and kinda nostalgic for me.
I find it soothing and very inspiring. You read news and trends. Tomorrow, it's irrelevant. Building something there, you know it will still be there years to come. Even if it's just a row of rocks. Got his land, and ride the dirtbike around. He has his land for the rest of his life, beautiful.
this hit deeper than I initially thought it would after watching through the video. I was doing chores while listening an just decided to listen and then it hit me. Me taking care of my house and family is my boulder to bear.
Boredom is good. Sitting in it will guide you to new fun things. It's just up to you to project your enjoyment into the experience, not expect the joy to come from an outside novelty feed like with youtube. Imagination does kinda feel like it comes from outside me sometimes, but I trust it much more than the corps behind the algorithms. Birdwatching and breeze-feeling are both nice ways to pass the time with light stimulation.
More unhelpful generalisations. 'Boredom' is very different to different people and the good outcomes you hear about are skewed by 'survivor bias'. There have always been folks who thrive better in social interconnectedness. If it works for you, great
Thanks for sharing this! Best of luck to him. I hope he has something in place where if he should have a mishap out there someone knows ASAP and will help him and/or take care of his animals. They would be completely helpless and suffer.
Brent and Cerro Gordo really brought a sense of peace and optimism during that year of 2020. It was my oldest son’s last year of high school. We were all stuck together and as the adults in the house, had to act as if we knew everything would be ok not really knowing it spills me. Brent and his adventures where something me and my family looked forward to every week. Thanks for shining some light on a positive corner of our existence.
Great documentary Mark. It reminds me "Into the wild" movie. I found that ressonates with a lot of people but specially man. When i was young i was really shy, but fortunatly i mixed talking to more people and stay a lot of time alone and enjoying it. Once we can really enjoy being alone, being with others will finally become pleasurable
I watched his channel a lot during the first few yrs. I'll have to go catch up, thanks Mark! I have been more or less 'collecting' videos, blogs and documentaries on hermits and fringe loners of sorts for decades.
Loved this. Mark might have been bored there but I saw it as Brent breathing new air into that town's lungs and in turn, it revived him. He is keeping the history alive while making a new story for the area. If that isn't worth doing - what is?
"We are all rolling our proverbial boulders up meaningless hills. All human action is ultimately empty in the face of an indifferent universe. There is no predetermined point to existence...only what we make of it." I believe everybody needs to hear this to be courage enough to find what they love and feel great about and just do it. I genuinely recommend the book of Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck to anyone who has not yet read it. It's totally amazing. Good luck to you, everybody! And Thanks Mark Manson for your life-changing videos and awesome book.
"We are all confronted with a moment in our lives where we must give ourselves over completely to something" - Soren Kierkegaard, from the book Fear and Trembling
I can say that in my 48 years as a man I never had the thought to leave everything behind and go into the wilderness and survive only with my wit and my two hands.
I have found the boulder I love pushing. But I didn't start really pushing it until I accepted it was just a boulder. I love writing since elementary school. But fear of failure prevented me from writing often. Fear of writing something forgettable. A book that would disappear. However, once I focused on just doing it, for fun, I'm happier. I get cranky the days I don't get to write. I wasted twenty years afraid of my work being pointless. I was so lost. 😢
It was a shame that the hotel burnt down. Historically the electrification back in the 19th century was a bit dangerous because of the technology available back then and people that overloaded their homes with electrical lights and other electrical devices.
Nicely crafted video. Even though you admitted that you'd be bored living there you still portrayed the story in a respectful manner. I do think there's enough of a story for a few more videos. I personally found Brent's story brave and fascinating.
If he had gotten that hotel up and running, that would have been impressive. As it is he reminds me of that guy who froze to death alone in a bus in Alaska.
damn i was surprised yet paradoxically not on seeing the title as I'd expect something like this from you ... commenting before watching cause the title is really a grabbing title for us lifelong students... and yeah ik it'll teach me something. kudos
I really wish you didnt use ai man, I'll be watching it so impressed by its quality, and the second I start seeing those weirdly moving animations my mind just goes "oh. more slop" Im so sorry I love these videos dearly and they are so valuable but the AI puts a bad taste in my mouth m8 :[
GhostTownLiving is an investment banker. He burned down the original hotel on purpose because it was a historical landmark and he couldn't renovate it legally.
This video is making his channel starting to feel like a super underrated television series on those educational channels. It’s beautiful and kinda nostalgic for me.
100% agreed
Right??? The intro is crazy! That cinematography
“The freedom of commitment” is such a paradoxically liberating idea that I really needed to hear. Thank you Mark.
Brent’s YT channel, Ghost Town Living, is a must watch. Love it so much.
This is the most insightful video I've watched in a while, I loved it!
I find it soothing and very inspiring. You read news and trends. Tomorrow, it's irrelevant. Building something there, you know it will still be there years to come. Even if it's just a row of rocks.
Got his land, and ride the dirtbike around. He has his land for the rest of his life, beautiful.
He’s not living alone. Animals, purpose, dedication are very good company.
He’s not living alone. There are always people up at Cerro Gordo. Many famous people have visited as well.
I live a life similar to this in Portugal. Love it! but yeah, I can understand why people may find it boring but I don’t
Wow this is insanely well put together ❤
this hit deeper than I initially thought it would after watching through the video. I was doing chores while listening an just decided to listen and then it hit me. Me taking care of my house and family is my boulder to bear.
I envy your boulder, sir 😊
He seemed happy and content. I can see why he would be.
Boredom is good. Sitting in it will guide you to new fun things. It's just up to you to project your enjoyment into the experience, not expect the joy to come from an outside novelty feed like with youtube. Imagination does kinda feel like it comes from outside me sometimes, but I trust it much more than the corps behind the algorithms. Birdwatching and breeze-feeling are both nice ways to pass the time with light stimulation.
People have lost introspective and creativity (if they ever had it), the culture of modern life is not at all conducive with true self.
More unhelpful generalisations. 'Boredom' is very different to different people and the good outcomes you hear about are skewed by 'survivor bias'. There have always been folks who thrive better in social interconnectedness. If it works for you, great
Brent is amazing and so are you! Thanks.
Very interesting. The video production quality is off the charts too. Love this.
Thanks for sharing this! Best of luck to him. I hope he has something in place where if he should have a mishap out there someone knows ASAP and will help him and/or take care of his animals. They would be completely helpless and suffer.
Brent and Cerro Gordo really brought a sense of peace and optimism during that year of 2020. It was my oldest son’s last year of high school. We were all stuck together and as the adults in the house, had to act as if we knew everything would be ok not really knowing it spills me. Brent and his adventures where something me and my family looked forward to every week. Thanks for shining some light on a positive corner of our existence.
Great documentary Mark. It reminds me "Into the wild" movie. I found that ressonates with a lot of people but specially man.
When i was young i was really shy, but fortunatly i mixed talking to more people and stay a lot of time alone and enjoying it. Once we can really enjoy being alone, being with others will finally become pleasurable
Love it, great reflection.
Wow Mark you have gone next level
I watched his channel a lot during the first few yrs. I'll have to go catch up, thanks Mark! I have been more or less 'collecting' videos, blogs and documentaries on hermits and fringe loners of sorts for decades.
This is the type of content i wanted!
Two of my favorite people in one video!
This timeline just keeps delivering 😁
I Have watched brent since april 2020 You guys are the 2 youtubers.I've watched the most probably
Top quality content, as usual from MM
Thank you for that video.
It reminded me about something very important.
fuckin LOVE these style of videos Mark!
I was TDY in Dugway Utah for 2 months in the early 90s. I miss it.
As always… amazing content!!
The intro quote was 🔥
The visuals in this video is impressive. Thank you for sharing his pov, will be remembering him as the guy who lives alone in an abandoned town
Loved this. Mark might have been bored there but I saw it as Brent breathing new air into that town's lungs and in turn, it revived him. He is keeping the history alive while making a new story for the area. If that isn't worth doing - what is?
Love this 👍
Had just binged his whole channel a couple weeks ago. The world could use more like Mr. Underwood
The shot at 19:13... Wow
Golden documentary ❤
Great video! Loved it!
Wow thank you for making this
"We are all rolling our proverbial boulders up meaningless hills. All human action is ultimately empty in the face of an indifferent universe. There is no predetermined point to existence...only what we make of it." I believe everybody needs to hear this to be courage enough to find what they love and feel great about and just do it. I genuinely recommend the book of Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck to anyone who has not yet read it. It's totally amazing. Good luck to you, everybody! And Thanks Mark Manson for your life-changing videos and awesome book.
Beautiful video!
beautiful video and message :)
"We are all confronted with a moment in our lives where we must give ourselves over completely to something" - Soren Kierkegaard, from the book Fear and Trembling
I can say that in my 48 years as a man I never had the thought to leave everything behind and go into the wilderness and survive only with my wit and my two hands.
I have found the boulder I love pushing. But I didn't start really pushing it until I accepted it was just a boulder. I love writing since elementary school. But fear of failure prevented me from writing often. Fear of writing something forgettable. A book that would disappear. However, once I focused on just doing it, for fun, I'm happier. I get cranky the days I don't get to write. I wasted twenty years afraid of my work being pointless. I was so lost. 😢
Such cool story. Feels scary to live in such isolation
The subtle art of not giving a fuck ... still reading on: You are not special chapter😁
One must imagine Sisyphus happy.
LOVE the art work! More like this.
It was a shame that the hotel burnt down.
Historically the electrification back in the 19th century was a bit dangerous because of the technology available back then and people that overloaded their homes with electrical lights and other electrical devices.
That opening violin? cello? music. What is that please?
A truly great video
Has he found any gold or silver?
I think I remember seeing one video where he found a big chunk of silver ore and smelted it.
Best wishes 😮
Nicely crafted video. Even though you admitted that you'd be bored living there you still portrayed the story in a respectful manner. I do think there's enough of a story for a few more videos. I personally found Brent's story brave and fascinating.
Love this!
Been following Brent and also Shaun Overton dustups ranch for a while now. Very interesting human endeavours
Im alone in this world
Great video ❤
If he had gotten that hotel up and running, that would have been impressive.
As it is he reminds me of that guy who froze to death alone in a bus in Alaska.
Dude my first yt comment also my first , first comment in my life 😂❤
🤣🤣🤣 there's no prize!!🏆 🤣🤣🤣 🤷
Sorry to be the one to break it to you 😝
@@blackeagle6268bro there's no prize but you can remember it as a personal achievement
Welcome to the dark side. 🥷
Welcome to comments... We don't believe you.
You can NEVER go back...
Hi.
In which episode did Mark visited Budapest?
that one hasn't been released yet
This man really out there commiting his life to something that matters to him.
Goals... but with a girl.
"The freedom of giving up alternatives."
That was good timing in 2019, if I'd known what's coming up (pandemic, wars, tik toks on every corner, etc.) would do the same tbh
Mark you are nu*sss 😂😂❤
I dont know this man but he seems a very good person
Who can understand being alone better than a men.
damn i was surprised yet paradoxically not on seeing the title as I'd expect something like this from you ... commenting before watching cause the title is really a grabbing title for us lifelong students... and yeah ik it'll teach me something. kudos
HA. I watch the both of ya. Looks like the youtube algi is doing its job? And I love ya both
The bad news is, this guy's gonna be visited by thousands of people this year...
Maybe he could make a tourist destination? Like a new bussiness for him?
I have not found my boulder and not sure how Mark
cool
only men think this ? adore MM btw
The ad sounds good, goes to check it out... £289... I guess not :(
Love ur book the art of not g a f
That's one strange 🍪
Dude took his name Burrow seriously enough to hand dig a 38 year long tunnel project. Wholly Shmit!
I don't know what to say about Brent than to think of like someone who wants to commit suicide but is terribly afraid to do just that. He needs help!
Wow, this is uncomfortably timely for me. Thank you…I think .
I really wish you didnt use ai man, I'll be watching it so impressed by its quality, and the second I start seeing those weirdly moving animations my mind just goes "oh. more slop"
Im so sorry I love these videos dearly and they are so valuable but the AI puts a bad taste in my mouth m8 :[
When AI has taken over all our jobs we will all be forced to live like this
There. Now no one needs to watch the Minecraft movie.
😂😂
Why not get a dog?
GhostTownLiving is an investment banker. He burned down the original hotel on purpose because it was a historical landmark and he couldn't renovate it legally.
He worked at an investment bank for one month. That doesn’t make him an investment banker
The subtle art of not giving a fuck ... still reading on: You are not special chapter😁