Birds Do Not Sing in Caves
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Video title: Thoreau
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Walden, by Henry David Thoreau
The Question Concerning Technology, by Martin Heidegger
Radical Minimalism: "Walden" in the Capitalocene
Author(s): Michelle C. Neely
Source: The Concord Saunterer , 2018, New Series, Vol. 26 (2018), pp. 144-150 Published by: The Thoreau Society, Inc.
Thoreau's "Walden" in the Twenty-first Century
Author(s): SueEllen Campbell, Bradley P. Dean, Bill McKibben, John Hanson Mitchell, Joel Myerson, Mary E. Pitts, Robert Sattelmeyer, Jay Vogelsong, Laura Dassow Walls and Edward O. Wilson
Source: The Concord Saunterer , 2004/2005, New Series, Vol. 12/13 (2004/2005), pp. 6-17 Published by: The Thoreau Society, Inc.
Chapter Title: Solitude & Thinking. Henry David Thoreau Chapter Author(s): Margot Wielgus
Book Title: Anthropologie der Theorie
Book Editor(s): Thomas Jürgasch and Tobias Keiling Published by: Mohr Siebeck GmbH and Co. KG
Five Ways of Looking at Walden Author(s): Walter Harding
Source: The Massachusetts Review , Autumn, 1962, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Autumn, 1962), pp. 149-162
Published by: The Massachusetts Review, Inc.
Understanding Heidegger on Technology
Author(s): Mark Blitz
Source: The New Atlantis , Winter 2014, No. 41 (Winter 2014), pp. 63-80 Published by: Center for the Study of Technology and Society
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Man, scrolling down from what I thought was quite a beautiful video and the first thing I see is that you're trying to sell me some logo ridden junk...
@@blindmanonacidhe’s selling a sword I’ve never appreciated logo ridden junk more
You did good
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Birds aren’t real
there is something cosmically, hilariously absurd having this video get interrupted by a loud burger king ad
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It is the irony of the world that such a video is not a video by itself, but a resource for companies to use to advertise itself. The topic spoken is proven right by it's own platform
You need Adblock!
@@michelelewin I don't think adblocks work on youtube anymore
@@TC181_ They do. I never, ever see ads.
I use uBlock Origin and Sponsorblock. Just dont use the App. I only use CZcams on Browser, even on my Handy.
To make a title and thumbnail so vague and interesting at the same time is an advanced form of art
hm, that impressed you?
If he said the topic or idea he'd be shoved down the algorithm. He's here to share information and I love it more than most channels.
It's a quote of Thoreau.
@@drtydshLmao what an energy
The way yours and Horses pfps are similar is a little funny
I've never met a horse that knew so much about philosophy, let alone horses. Nice work.
What's better than a horse? More than one horse!
Rehab was supposed to be a fresh start
@@ZethDeeLMAOO
This implies many horses would be worse than a single horse at talking about philosophy, which is funny
Bro what the fuck is your channel
Well, this wasn't about birds.
ik right and like where are the horses
My friend ended his life a few years ago. The last thing he put on Facebook was a quote from Thoreau about living deliberately, he read a lot of philosophy. He couldn’t reconcile his values and desire for meaningful life with the reality of modern living, just as this video explores. Miss u always Ben and thank you Horses x
God damn, man. I feel that. My condolences.
reads a philosophy book and then ends himself. what the heck,
@@Josh-tf9crIt's obviously more likely that his desire to study philosophy was an attempt to fill a void and upon failing he felt hopeless. Mentally healthy people don't just read a book and then decide to die, obviously
Do not recommend watching this, this was not an in depth, scientific breakdown of why birds do not sing in caves. 😔
Thanks man
Thanks man 😂
Ah sh!t, right 😕, ok 🫤, is it ever touched upon like at all?
1 this bird could be a budgie metaphor so does not sing in the cave of human progress.
2 If a bird sings in a cave, does anyone outside this cave notice when it stops ?
3 Definitely Birdsong, but do birds really sing?
I have no answers only more questions
As someone from the Appalachian mountains who now goes to uni in a city, it is horrendous. It truly feels like cities drain everyone of their humanity. We are all stuck in this check of materialism and consumerism and distraction. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this. You articulated that which I have had on my mind for a long time.
I spent a lot of time there, and lived i cities before and after. It's true that the city itself kind of kills you, but I've also come to love some aspects- the subcultures, the communities, the collaboration. It's really the human (well, and other animal) elements that make it worth it for me. Of course, the caveat, is that the people who work so hard to build and maintain these enclaves of humanity are often punished - by the economy and the state build to uphold it, the authorities given license to inflict violence, other people in their pursuit of material gain, etc. . I love both, quite frankly, but cities are hard, especially when you try to fight against the endless expansion of capitalists and technocrats- or even just fight to live outside of their authoritarianism.
literally same (from rural Appalachia to a big big city) and yes. i have seen so much casual daily inhumanity that it is damaging my mental health.
I haven’t even watched the video yet but I just want to say, I wish you the best. Most of my family is made up of hillbillies, I’m two generations removed from our long sold family farms. Grew up at the edge of a large metro area in the sticks, now living in a huge city and barely managing despite having been exposed to sprawling cities a lot as a kid. It’s downright expensive to move away from the city now, with most rental properties being in metro areas and their suburbs. I can’t move back home for complicated reasons, and it hurts. But things will get better. We have to believe they will.
@XAustria Where I live, it's cheaper to buy in a rural area than rent. I know that probably won't help you right now, but I thought I'd share. Keep your chin up and continue working hard. God loves you.
try going offgrid?@@XAustria
When I became unemployed I was cut off from the daily grind of progress. However, I have not gained any insight nor revelation from it: I am merely worried for my future. I would not recommend this to anyone.
One must remember that when Thoreau wrote Walden he was independently wealthy and did not need to worry supporting himself, nor a family. For the rest of us the life is not so simple.
Glad to see comments like this. Transcendentalist content always seems to make the same mistakes; they assume that the greatest challenge that stops us from self-isolation is some kind of “modern trap”, when in reality self-isolation is a genuinely terrible idea for all but the most mentally and financially sound individuals, unless of course you plan to never return.
My version of simple living involves growing and preserving produce and thrifting, sewing and recycling my clothes, going to the library or buying used books.
@@jturtle5318 Me too, I have an idea for self sustainability in that exact sense. For me in America though, I fear that if I'm aging and have no money the medical system will give me minimal care and something will kill me that would have been preventable had I made the money.
Thank you, it really bothers me how this video opens with everyone stepping over a dying rotting homeless man, yet goes on to ignore how much of Thoreaus 'insight' was only facilitated by his immense privileges of being rich and having the unpaid labor of women in his life to deliver all his meals? 🫠
@MrLugubrious I think this is the point made in the middle of the video. They talk about how Walden said his point is not that everyone should go live isolated from the cities, but spiritually isolated in the mind from the assumptions made by those that came before you. It is to say to yourself that everyone else is in such a hurry to catch the train, but if you ignore that pressure and are ok with being late for work for a day you can actually be the one to "wake up" and help the man with the rotted leg.
They make this point around the 11 - 12 minute mark, though not explicitly back to the rotted leg.
It is so comforting to know that I am not simply delusional, and that minds like these have existed for so long, and continue to believe and hold hope for that dawn, so to speak. I cannot explain the helplessness I feel in the presence of all those I love and who love me, as they tell me that the only path forward is "progress" while I try to explain to them that I suffer while contributing to a system that I do not believe in. People ask me "well how else are you to live?" and having no answer to such a question seems to instantly invalidate my struggle to be a part of a world that I find no joy in. Sometimes I really do wish I was ignorant of my ignorance; it would be easier to simply participate. But when they ask "how else are you going to live?" the only thing I can bring to mind is "this is not living for me." I do not understand the idea that I should conform to being miserable and unfulfilled just so that I can continue to be miserable and unfulfilled for the rest of my life. And I am continually asked "well what else are you going to do?" and I think this is the trap that captures so many of us into the belief that we must conform and contribute to what is generally accepted in life, or we simply die. No wonder so many of us when asked this question think "well, I could just stop living." This has been at the forefront of my mind for so long. I have already put forth my refusal to simply end my existence to escape this cycle because I know there is another choice out there for those of us who simply wish to know ourselves, to believe in something better, and have faith in ourselves as the arbiters of our own destinies. In this cycle we do not get a choice, it is always obey or die. At the same time, I must also assert my refusal to feed my time, energy, passion, etc. to a system that sees me as a resource and nothing more. I am not a piece of a machine and no one else should be forced to be so either. I am just sick of the illusion of choice and the idea that cogs which do not fit are no longer of use and do not deserve the same sort of dignity as those who don't question the purpose of it all and simply go along because they can, because they are still able, and still viable for use. I am just not sure as to how I will find my Walden Pond; how I will go about sustaining in a world that sees a choice for the betterment of self and individuality and hope as laziness, and an excuse for my current shortcomings. In this world that I am constantly told that my value lies in my use. I don't want to be valuable anyways. I just want to be alive and appreciate being so. But the general consensus seems to be that my ideology implies that I expect everything in this world to be handed to me and that I should never suffer or feel hardship. I want to feel real suffering and real hardship that actually engages my human mind and empathy. I want to live in a world where I consume the fruits of my labors. My problems stem from living as a square peg that is being insisted upon to cut myself down so that I fit in the round hole but I refuse to shear away what bits of me make me real, make me myself, make me love and appreciate and feel things instead of just blocking out the horrors of modernity and progress just so that I can make ends meet in my own continuous nightmare. I really needed this video right now because honestly, I feel like my flame has been going out, like I might simply delude myself into believing that if I follow all these instructions, do the work, make the money, rinse and repeat, that I would find happiness once achieved. The problem isn't the participation; it's the fallacy that giving in and doing what society prescribes is a simple route to happiness. And finding myself there, fully disillusioned, when I realize that I am still not fulfilled by what I've been told all of my life is the only true way to be, and that I cannot wish for more than that. I know that there is more.
hi olivia:
thanks for sharing, and I'm glad this video offered you some comfort. I think many people feel this way -- I don't know if that makes it worse or better. But I do also believe most of us have a good amount of time left to find our own personal waldens and perhaps realizing that you want to do so is both the hardest and most important step. Best of luck in everything and thanks again for sharing your thoughts here
Step one: leave the US and never look back.
I hear your profound dissatisfaction with the status quo and desire for a more meaningful life. The pain of feeling trapped in an inauthentic existence is real. However, there are paths forward other than despair.
Though the mainstream narrative calls for blind participation, you can walk your own road. It may not be clearly mapped, but have faith in your inner compass. Seek out those kindred spirits who also envision something truer. Together imagination and love can midwife the possible into being.
Heed that quiet voice urging you to know and be yourself. Its whisper guides towards wholeness. The containers this culture provides cannot hold your full humanity. Your overflowing spirit demands new forms.
Rather than sever your essence to fit the mold, boldly assert your personhood. Not dominate, but uplift. Your sensitivity to suffering is a gift; let it mature into wisdom. Keep shining. The light you shine on your path reveals the way for others.
Though the journey requires sacrifice, what you seek - authenticity, purpose, community - cannot be bought, only lived. The old myths spoke of death and rebirth. This is your threshold. May you pass through caterpillar to butterfly. The shell that once supported now confines. It feels like dying because parts of you must die. The rest will finally become free.
Have courage. The birth pangs of the new within you are the labor pains of a new world waiting to be born. You are not alone.
This comment was made by posting your comment, which really resonated with me, into Claude AI Chatbot. It made my existential crisis deepen.
@@MrEmafon4 its just a bunch of shallow bullshit man, nothing special about it.
I have watched my father grow old, I have watched his rage turn into sadness and self pity. My mind constantly plays out the fictional scenario where I will say goodbye to him one last time, as I live my life knowing that with each passing day that moment grows closer. Yet, I remain standing upon this earth knowing that the things that weigh down his heart are not my only inheritance. For I know that love and patience and compassion are the best I can do for a stranger that is someone else’s child, and perhaps it is the only thing we can give that truly matters.
Before my dad died, I often thought about how angry I would be if he did, how I would probably go out and get into a fight or something. But when the alcoholism took its toll it was all to quiet. His deathbed too sterile, the family room to cold and big and empty when I ran away from his bed. After he fell asleep for the last time I walked by his room, and just wished I could have said more while his throat wasn't swollen. The car ride home I wrote him a text, and ended it with the same words I said before fleeing like a coward: "I love you so much, goodbye". I had spent all my life not sure whether I loved him or hated him, and at that moment all I wanted was to sleep. Suffice it to say, my prediction was wrong. I became disenfranchised entirely with it all, and couldn't bring myself to care, lest I be burdened by it all.
Love and patience and compassion for others etcetc… becomes the exact same sadness and self pity in the end, because that is the end phase of living long enough to understand just how futile and insignificant your life was in the grand scheme of things… and how stupid your chosen focal points were.
i found my own solitude from may-october of this past year within a shack in the woods placed in the forests of british columbia. no power, no plumbing, no ease of access to food. similar to thoreau, i went to the nearest town for supplies and to visit a friend or two here and there. during this time i truly realized how meaningless and counterintuitive life in a city and the distractions we place value in truly are. after countless battles with myself over loneliness, frustration, and past regrets, i found what was most important to me. this was my loved ones and the freedom i have to live life and discover myself. i found beauty in the smallest of things: blades of grass, clouds, the air we breath, the smiles of strangers. this life we live is truly a miracle and i wish for everyone to have the chance to find that joy in this world
I am desperate to have an experience like this
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@ericcalkins- he said it was In British Columbia so as a Canadian I’ll let you know it’s either live away from town/a city abit , just enough you may need a truck & know bare minimum of how to deal with the elements or pay $4’000-8’000 a month to live in a town that’s probably getting rebranded for tourists and will rise prices again inevitably without notice
@@thekingoface8338 if u will it and take action, then there is a good chance that it may happen
@@ericcalkins- in desperation for escape from the city, i took a leap of faith into the uncertain, dropping everything in life to begin anew with a friend to begin logging. he knew an old man with a shack on his property, so i stayed there in exchange for firewood and for help with building his new home
You've become my favorite modern essay writer, this musing was as insightful as the biographies you do. I liked the section on Walden, reading Walden made an impression on me when I was working a miserable corporate job and it gave me the courage to leave it. It shocked me later to read some critics describe Walden as a satire; I believe Thoreau was being frank. "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately"
walden is actually hilarious ngl he’s so unserious
based solely on these 2 comments, it's clear the interpretation is nothing but subjective
@@curtisboyce3849 bro it reads like a hippie telling you modern society is doomed and we need to go back to the old ways. it’s like actually funny asf
Man, Horses is SO wrong. You can't blame one mentally ill man on the City of Chicago. Also, it's highly likely that the duty of care that caused that doctor to stop and do his best also caused him to ring for an ambulance. Which arrived after you'd gone past. Or maybe he realised the guy just wanted to die, in front of everyone as a final statement. The system to help this guy was there but he had the right to refuse it.
Don't talk to me about the evils of consumerism. What, do you wanna be Pol Pot and send everyone back to Year Zero on collectivist farms? Empty the cities and give the power of life and death to revolutionary peasants? What do you think their health system was like?
Here in the west we have democracy and the progress people have chosen; and it is real progress, we can constructively criticise and move forward. And along with all the crap we don't need comes the technology and infrastructure to build stuff that improves our lives, like double glasing, safer and healthier cars, heatpumps, medicines and the means to package and distrubute them, education, justice, the internet and wikipedia. Get you dreaming head out of your arse...sure its nice to go bush for a while, but sheeeesh man. Get out a bit, get a girlfriend, have some fun.
@@ThomasPCGuruENGINESbro did you watch the video?
I am from a small town. I went to SF when I was 16 and needed to find an ATM in. The atm was located on a 40 ft long, bald, wall - monochrome except for the bank logo and, about 15 ft in from the left, an atm. In front of this urban canvas were two things: A line of busy cityfolk with wrankled faces and, right near the blank wall itself, a dead homeless man.
The busy people were stepping around and over the body to get to their destinations, inches away from the decay. His organs had already expunged and his death fluids were running down the slight incline of the recently powerwashed sidewalk. It was a wide sidewalk and, avoiding the corpse entirely seemed a simple thing however, they were making a point to get as close as possible while denying his extinction- to make a grotesque point of ignoring him.
He was the first thing I noticed. I began shouting and gesturing that there was a dead man there. Dead! Another human dead on the ground, what is wrong with all of you? They seemed to wake up for a moment, sheepish at being caught in their little game of leap the corpse. Cities are true solitude, true disregard.
coming from a stranger it might not seem like much, but what you’re doing here is incredibly wonderful and you should be very proud of it
So many years of clickbait and obvious titles have gotten me used to it, but this video was the freshest breath of air that I've experienced on this site in a long time.
I once went up in the Appalachians on vacation. My wife and I stopped in a small shop selling hand made brooms. It was a small cabin off the beaten path on the way to our cabin we were staying in. The brooms there were beautiful. The quality was amazing. We bought one as decoration, in fact. But what stuck with me the most was the words of the father running the shop. "This buisness has been passed down to me by my father, his father, and the father before him. I want nothing more to pass it down to my only son, but he moved to the city, went to university, and took a wife. I'm still hopeful that someday he'll return home and continue out family history." I still think of this situation philosophically. The son can be seen as the farmer who receives the pressure of obligation, however I hope that one day the son sees his father's broom shop as his Walden.
I'm fairly certain this is the only essay channel on youtube that entices me so much that I go to the description to find sources, and am met with a pleasant new list of cited reading material.
On to the local book store.
Pretentious
@@cruisingscenesandtakingbea4197 Fanzanoon 👃🏽💨
@@cruisingscenesandtakingbea4197are you deliberately leaving hate comments on every thread
What a strange experience this was. Here I am, unable to sleep due to the stress of what I am doing with my life, doomscrolling youtube. The thumbnail caught me for a split second before I scrolled on, and then I paused. I felt intrigue. I had no idea what to expect, but I knew that phrase about birds singing in caves would stay in my head. So I went back, and clicked it, and it was exactly what I needed to hear. This perfectly sums up my internal conflict with a desire for connectivity while also a desire for solitude. This will probably be one of the most important videos I've seen. Thank you.
22:22 "it will be a great tragedy to work ones entire life for a better world, while ones own backyard remains a mess"
Dam..
That line hit me like a fuking freight train..
i feel that's more a meta take and is discussing humanity as a single person, as many artists and people who have created groundbreaking work or new ways of thinking, were in fact quite disorganized in their personal lives.
Yep if you can't fix yourself than how can you fix other people.
It's a great line. I interpreted it as meaning that it is sad to chase external achievements at the expense of your inner knowledge and integrity. It's sad how many people don't really know themselves or grapple with their demons.
@@urproblem because of the right-wing actively dismantling unions and collective bargaining, causing people to have to work more for less, leading to the destruction of the middle class?
I’ve been listened all of horses videos on repeat for the last week while at work. Excitement and joy filled my morning seeing I have a new video to listen and work to
Hi horses I recently found your channel and just wanted to say thanks for doing what you do. I know you mentioned you hadn’t made any impact on the world but for the little time I’ve followed your videos my life has changed for what I believe is to be the better. I’m less hard on myself, more subconsciously open to ideas that I didn’t know I was opposed to, and more intrigued at all facets of myself that I have deliberately and accidentally neglected. You’ve made an impact on me, and I’m certain many others share that sentiment. Thank you
I can't begin to describe how glad I am that I clicked on this video. I've been feeling the same way, but things are backwards for me. I feel like I was born at my Walden Pond, and every day that passes it seems the world gets closer and closer to pulling me away by force. I am in my mid 20s, I cannot drive, I do not have any insurance, and my teeth are beginning to rot. I am not ready to face this world, as I feel like I've barely had any chance to truly grow up, and I am becoming more and more aware of serious, deeply-rooted mental difficulties that will prevent me from surviving on my own. Without insurance to get a proper diagnosis, and without the funds to get such insurance, I'm not sure what I'm going to do. This video gave me a bit of peace, so thank you.
Hey. I had a moment reading your comment where I thought it might be a comment I left years ago.... I am about to turn 40, and I neglected my issues, physical and mental for most of my life. I wish I had known how to care about myself in my 20s, I wish I could drive, I wish I had been better to good people and less good to bad people, I wish I had gotten my teeth fixed when it was possible. Do it. Do it all now.
Babe wake up Horses made a new video
Literally me but no one I try to recommend the video to is interested
I'm up babe
Yet another video of yours that made me think, your essays are so thought provoking and insightful, amazing work.
Channels like this are the true value of CZcams: the free, unfettered access to reasoned thought, without the limitation of commerce. Thank you for this video; I'm now a new subscriber.
I’m so glad I found this channel, there is no other content that comes even close than the type of content you get here. Thanks for the perspective shift 💯
So glad I've stumbled upon your channel. You're blissful to listen to. Voive, tempo, scripts. Hits just the right notes for me. Keep up the solid work!
Wow this is honestly the most profound channel I’ve ever come across. I share many of the same sentiments towards society & the world, yet you articulate it in a poetic way I could never imagine ❤
What a great channel! A real gemstone in the sludge.
The title and thumbnail give off the vibes of one of those one in a billion books that are talked about to this day. With themes so deep and real they touch your heart and soul forever after you read them.
I have been on a journey of self discovery for a while, your videos have given me a lot to think and ponder on about myself and the world around us. Please keep them coming, keep us thinking, and help us remember that not all is lost, we can become more.
Kinda needed this today, found myself in one of those nameless dark corners of the internet today. Reduced to gawking at some of the horrific things we humans do to one another. Accompanied only by the guilt of knowing I can’t stop any of it, I can only choose to close the tab.
There’s a spark of light in what you’re creating here. I find a bit of solace in it. The description of the man at the start (and the situation as a whole) took me as close to that point in time without being there, vividly described and superbly written.
I know people say your channels one of their favourite new finds of the year quite often, but your videos (which I listen to regularly in my monotonous line of work) cover such a rich variety of topics and are so well presented that I simply CANNOT go another video without writing a simple (and BEYOND well-deserved)
thank you.
bruh how have you been pumping out so much stuff out this year already??? crazy shit
loved the Merlin video!
His output is insane for a research essay channel. Gotta love it
23:23 until the end made me cry because I don’t either but understood and related to all of it
I really enjoy your videos, especially the prose. You’ve gotten me to challenge the way I think and I really appreciate it. Also, I appreciate the 4:3 aspect ratio, as someone who grew up in the 80s and 90s, it feels comfortable.
This video might have radicalized me
Your approach has just given me an existential crisis and life enlightenment simultaneously. In other words: THANK YOU!
Fear gives way to pride as it is conquered you know... Fight for a future so the weak and future people don't have to. Get involved in politics, your community, and self-improve to live as yourself with burning sincerity. Your sincerity should be capable of igniting the hearts of wayward peers trapped by a demanding and inhuman system whose sole drive is profit. That, or immolating their minds unable to comprehend the breadth and depth of a human soul. Our indomitable spirit.
Politics and community outreach are far easier than you think! I have lived it! I AM living it!
You have no idea how much I needed to listen to this video today. Thank you so much.
Extremely thought provoking, thank you for making this video as with all of your videos. You have a talent and gift for this.
This video was life changing for me. Got me to read a bit of Walden. It’s beautiful. Thank you so much for making this wonderful piece of art.
The art is too good. I've gotta watch once to appreciate the art and again to pay attention to the content! Another excellent video. I'm so happy you covered Thoreau.
I was just watching a video about people not knowing you can eat fruits off of a tree.
There were workers eating apples off of a clients tree and client said "hey I don't want to alarm you but your workers are eating apples off of my tree."
Employee says "sorry they should have asked before doing that"
Client says "no I mean those are not eating apples because they were growing on a tree."
And the client didn't realize that's where fruit comes from. They thought it came from the store and those were eating apples.
I think you just fell for some rage bait. If you saw this on Facebook or instagram I wouldn’t be surprised.
this is a beautiful video man, excellent work. it’s about the simple things in life that truly make like worth living, and i really needed to hear this today. thank you for your invaluable words!
Thank you very much for your video essays. They are inspiring and always a joy to watch.
Watched your Q&A vid from a couple of months ago and like many others surprised to find a young man with no more education than my own. As a guy beyond 60 years of age I’m qualified to say , you are wise well beyond your years. Brilliant work, you have a bright present and future if you so desire.
Everytime I watch a video from horses, I'm completely blown away. As a youtuber and video essay writer myself, I try to learn from him and absorb as much as I can, then he blows me away again. This is probably my 2nd favourite video after the Marcus aurelius one
Yeah the stoicism video quiet literally changed my life.
What a deeply, profoundly moving piece of art. Every upload of yours is incredible.
Thank you. This channel, and this video in particular, is tremendous.
I love the VHS stock footage, so casual, transient. Neglected yet yearned ❤
Your writing always makes me want to write again desperately, but only after taking a long walk in my woods and reading some Camus.
Really makes me miss school, and reminds me I was creatively and intellectually ambitious once.
I'm so grateful for your entire channel.
This essay really changed and validated the way in which I already view the world. Thank you so much. Love this work!
Your work brings me a calm in a modern life of nonstop motion. Thanks, Horses.
The only channel I click on immediately when I see a new upload
the comment i was looking for
God you're such an an npc. Comments like yours are dime a dozen, almost every successful channel has a few people saying the exact same thing. Say something original at least.
Your videos have inspired me to start making my own. Love the aesthetics and the vibe - as well as the content of course!
i always get inspired in that way but i feel that the subtleness of these videos seem so simple but to create are so complex. wishing you the best of luck!
The thumbnails are spot on
Agreed! @@wardaddy944
The elegant simplicity does so much more than it being over edited. Thank you!@@homerpupgh243
Excellent video. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into your videos. This one really hit me.
Absolutely incredible video. Thank you for citing these sources and explaining them.
the 5 midroll ads really tie the whole video together
The title is fitting. It's not obvious at first, or even at all to probably some people. But it definitely works with what this video is about and who it is for.
Thank you. ❤
This channel has helped me through some hard times… love the content!
Michael, I just have to say man, you have a beautiful mind and your video essays have been a huge inspiration to me.
Thank you for doing the work you do ❤
0:00-0:30 made my ears perk up immediately as a Chicago south sider(currently) at work in the Loop
Yep!
I'd trade everything for a cabin in the woods. Unfortunately my everything is about $97,000 and the cabin in the woods is going for not less than $400,000. I can't afford to Walden.
Dawg you gotta build it yourself to be truely disconnected from society
@@derpnation7832 should i squat the land they want the $400,000 for?
The point of the video and of Walden was to not just go to a cabin. You made this comment without listening to the second half of the video.
@@crunchylettuce5446 why, is there $400k hidden somewhere in that video that i missed? I'd settle for 200!
@@crunchylettuce5446no matter your philosophy, you may just not have the funds required for your desired way of living. This commenter didn’t think it tells him to go get a cabin, thats just what they want. modern society does not allow this. we can be as mentally stable and self reliant as possible, if we are trapped physically we will never be fully happy
this is the content that makes me conscience of my blood flowing and excited for what’s to come from my actions! thank you
I am just blown away by this. This really hits home with the way i am feeling and where I am in my life just now. That closing statement is just beautiful. I am really hoping that the dawn will be waiting for me.
I love you with all my philosophical heart.
I love this channel so very much, thank you Michael
what a phenomenal video... its like an entire semester worth of class but in just 24 minutes. will def need to rewatch more not just for cemented understanding but the artful telling
i dont see many mentioning it but i love the 4:3 aspect ratio i honestly think its ideal for most modern devices
i genuinely appreciate your ability to create, very thoughtful and insightful
So happy to see this channel exponentially grow recently. More than well deserved.
If I could give you a Pulitzer, I would.
You are one amazing Artist.
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Chill
this channel is so special. the way you set up dominos then knock them down only to unveil a wonderous pattern is beyond captivating. I truly appreciate you and your videos.
I love your editing style and aesthetic. It makes me nostalgic for memories I'm not even sure exist.
Good little platform! Thank you for the thought provoking content!
There goes not a day by on which you can not wake up and choose what is right yet more demanding, as opposed to wallowing in own laziness
Damn a new one after 2 weeks? Woah
This is the only page that I accept notifications for. I wish I had a friend like you, I love discussing topics like this. Thanks, friend in my head :)
Wow never have I felt less free before. But this video is so perfect. From despair at the start to hope at the end. It’s really a spiritual journey through this video.
We buy and sell commodities for profits, ignoring the fact that we ourselves are the commodity. There is no dollar amount equal to any amount of time. One is fictitious and the other an inescapable reality of being mortal.
This idea expands into other comparisons, such as the intrinsic and ecological value of a tree does not equate to an abstract numerical value that some profiteer deems it worthy. The entire system is riddled with inadequacy and flawed logic, yet we cling to this sinking ship for fear that we have forgotten how to swim away.
I'm glad more and more of these types of videos are surfacing and that these concepts are being reborn into today's zeitgeist. There couldn't be a more appropriate time for this way of analyzing and critiquing the world as it is around us. An ideology we've all been spoon-fed from birth.
Nice work ✌️
Bravo. Another great video. I really like your style and topics that you pick interest me deeply.
My cousin showed me this YT channel and I immediately subscribed. This video went into my favorites.
The system is a mess. We are slaves to those who are themselves slaves. The blind leading the blind. Everyone at the top feasts while those at the bottom wonder how they'll ever have enough to afford a home. It's not sustainable, and it's not going to last.
Yea yea, I read Camus too
I do not posses the rhetoric to express how much this video has touched me. All I can do is say thank you. Thank you for making this.
Sometimes the only way to win a game is not play.
Unpopular opinion. Some people do not want help. I lived on the streets for a while. You would be surprised how many homeless people don’t care to live by society’s rules so they live on the streets. We pass people living on the streets and we create our own perception of what we think is happening but some people on the streets do not want help. I met a homeless man once and we were talking, he told me he would get arrested every winter just to get free meals and a place to sleep (his words, not mine). I asked why not go to a home. He said he wanted to live life his way without rules. He wanted to drink and smoke whenever he wanted to without people in his business. Despite what some might think, If you do a full research you’ll find that Americans are the most giving and charitable people to the less fortunate the world over.
that last sentence man but I gues thats what happens when you start school by swearing an oath to a flag of bloodshed
@@itshel2677 I doubt you’re referring to me because I didn’t go to school in America. Lmfao
By the way, majority of flags in the world has blood on them. America is not special
Homeless people just hate taxes. That's where it leads lol
@@itshel2677how else do you enforce a flag, btw?
One of the big myths in todays society is, imo, the myth that markets promote innovation and that improve the quality of life..
Thats not it, its been repeatedly shown through studies that innovation has nothing to do with markets..
And worse yet, its been proven repeatedly that markets kneecap both of these things instead..
I dunno why i felt compelled to write this, but i did..
Could you provide some literature for that? I'd like to read through it.
A very fine & existentially thoughtful video. Well done.Thank You
This is such a great meditation on what we are all doing here. Thank you so much for this video. ❤
Did... Did I just get a merch ad before the video? I already pay for YT Premium. This is new? Hmm... I dun like that too much. I pay to avoid that.
Additionally, I have two qualms with the video. I love your videos, and am new to them, and already learning specific things I want to adopt and integrate myself. Clearly, you are a deep and excellent thinker, and you do so with intuition and emotion as much as intellect, but I find this video has a significant blunder, imo.
It began with a harrowing, helpless tale about a man who suffers and is ignored. The consideration was that this was no on person's fault, but that of the system of society. I am with you here. But I think along with this realization, and the fact that you've produced a video, is the promise for some kind of resolve or potential solution, however loose or abstract. It would seem the end of this video encourages us to have hope. And I suppose in regards to this man, and people like him in the context of the crushing weight and troubles of society, this doesn't feel like it helps. It feels like a non-sequitur to his condition and those like him. If us having hope somehow helps him, I suppose I simply missed that connection. And I fully admit that I this is a flippant-enough comment, and I haven't deeply analyzed this video yet. But this is my impression. I still wish to know how we as collective individuals can actually change, from the bottom up, a society allowing people like him to not only be in his situation, but also to be ignored and dismissed as well. I want this in part because I have my own realizations along this line, and your description and the contrast you outline match my own somber acceptance as well. If this were simply a video about Heidegger and Thoroe, then I feel we were given the wrong expectations and framework for interpretation in the beginning. Food for thought.
Secondly, I don't recall anything about birds and caves. Evocative though the image and implications are, I wish this were addressed.
Its an "ad" by the creator of the video, not a sponcered/paid ad
@@DanielaMaria1998 Thanks for the comment. I did suppose that, but, that's a new feature, and the fact that I get it despite paying for YT Premium is a concern I hope the creator takes into account.
@@_Ben___Why you do dis? :(
and you're never getting that 7 seconds back hahahah! Eat it, Harvey!
My hobbies have never been dictated by the market. I do however like capitalism. The idea of milking my own cows makes me sad. I'd rather buy milk than milk a cow. I'd rather buy a shirt than try and sew my own. I'd rather buy a car than build my own. I am grateful to the people who do this and am happy to pay them for their work. They deserve it.
Most people feel that way.
That's not capitalism. Do you think every person milked their own cows, sewed their own shirts before the modern era? There was barter and exchange in all points of human history, commerce was not an invention of the East India company And you don't pay those people for their work, you pay the people who own the factory for the shirt and the factory owner then underpays the people who made the shirt. That's not a judgment of capitalism, that is how it works. If they didn't underpay, they wouldn't be able to operate as a business.
I knew exactly what you were going for when I saw the thumbnail and title, and I got giddy. This is such a needed discussion right now.
I also find it awesome that this came up right when I finished watching another video that... was discussing some eerily similar stuff, but was actually about autism and our disordered world.
I truly cannot overstate my appreciation of this channel.
Your voice, your visual style, and your writing are all phenomenal and simultaneously bring both peace and a quiet longing for more (both more out of life, and more of your work).
As a dissatisfied instrument of the system this video so sharply criticizes (I'm an investment banker), I increasingly find myself drawn to someplace quiet. I'm lonely but feel, maybe counterintuitively, that being alone would be an important first step to solving that problem.
As far as reconciling your criticisms with your position on the Internet, I think it's quite easy to do. Art for art's sake can and should exist in the system you've imagined. Much like the tree is more than green leaves and brown bark, the essence of the canvas where your art lives is more than the wires and signals that bring it to our eyes and ears.
Thank you for another powerful work of art.
We're communal animals that are extremely reliant on each other. Our society, culture, and values are a reflection of who we are in the present and past. We are intrinsically attached to our environments, as we are both are products of and the shapers of our environment. Humans are almost paradoxically impossibly complex beings who are very easy to lead or control. If you see a suffering homeless person and wonder why society did this, then you should ask why didn't you help. Did you consider that it might be hard to help the homeless? Did you consider that they might be violent, dangerous, or belligerent? I'm not implying that homeless people deserve the lives they lead, but you should consider that helping the homeless is not an easy or simple task.
As for society at large, did you not consider that the socially oppressed are also the oppressors? In modern society we're so incredibly connected that you can instantly create a new microcosm on social media where your ideas can be shared, heard, and appreciated by others with similar mind sets. Absolutely ironic that you label technology as a limiting factor of human expression, while expressing and teaching your philosophy through reach impossible without technology.
Ultimately I think this video presents an insanely self-centered view of life. The whole world doesn't revolve around you. Yes the train arrives at 8 AM, and you get to the train or suffer the consequences. Do you expect society to baby you and carry you through your entire life? You could die an in instant at no fault of your own through accident/tragedy, and your biggest concern is that you feel forced to live a life that you think you may not want.
You should be inspired by the fragility of life and the opportunities you have to do something with it. You don't have very much time and spending it feeling lost in a pointless existence is a wonderful opportunity that's afforded to you. Not long ago most humans suffered brutality at the hands of the system with no recourse. You live in a time where you have the ability to build something you can be proud of. You should be fighting every day for a beautiful dream. Whether the train is a prison bus or an opportunity is only down to your mentality. At the end of the day society only gets better when men and women can plant and nurture trees which will never offer them shade.
It doesn't matter how connected you are to nature spiritually, you'll still become a part of it one day. It doesn't matter how much life you lived only for yourself fostering human spirit. You are in your right to live as selfishly as you want, but I would encourage people to live for the future. Not their future.
What should we strive for? ,though? Is it Prosperty of humanity? Persuit of the Truth? Or is it success of one's? I wonder why you suggest an individual to be inspired by how precious life is and given oppertunities are, when you described how insignificant one's life is and that what you'll receive for living up to society's offerings is just a half grown, fruitless tree.
Your writing is beautiful and moving
Very beautiful and thought provoking essay Horsey!
I love your vids!! Thank you so much
I'm really thankful that you started uploading your videos in a 4:3 aspect ratio, makes it more enjoyable to consume on older displays.
The title n the thumbnail alone are works of art. This video essay came at such an important time...Thank you for creating this ♥️