Comments by "André de Lacerda Santos" (@andredelacerdasantos4439) on "Fear Psychosis and the Cult of Safety - Why are People so Afraid?" video.

  1. The very idea that society is split into two is what keeps it separated in the first place. Everybody is driven by love and yerns to be free. The way I see it, there has really only one way in which society is split into two: the sociopaths and the rest of us. The problem with modern society is that we allowed the sociopaths to have waaay more power than they should have, even though we are in the majority. I'm looking at you, zucs.
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  2. I am yet to meet a human that isn't neurotic.
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  3. The answer, once again, lies in moderation. That and the friends we made along the way.
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  4. Guys, just wear a mask. Depending on the mask, it can actually prevent lives from being lost. Actually, don't wear them anymore, since the pandemic is slowing down. I guess the time for wearing maks has already passed. You can walk freely on the streets and when you need to enter a store, you put your mask on. When you leave, you take it off, it's no big deal. The whole "I need to show everyone I'm not a sheep" is clearly some kind of psychological compensation. If you're no sheep, you don't need to prove others you're not a sheep. To paraphrase Robert Greene, "Think as you like, but speak like others". It's wise to do so, it saves you from engaging in pointless battles that drain your energy. You are always safe with your private thoughts, even if you wear a mask just to save your peace of mind. Ok, you could argue that that would be cowerdice and that it would infringe on your individuality, and sure, that would be reasonable, but a wise man picks his battles carefully. He doesnt run away from them, but simply doesn't engage if he sees his peace of mind is not worth the effort. Japan already had a strong mask culture for when they were sick and it was no big deal for them. Please, if you're having symptoms, stay at home until you are better and if you absolutely have to go out, just a wear a mask until you're better.
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  5. God is dead and we have killed him.
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  6. I don't agree that there is very little to be afraid of. We didn't transcend nature, we are still very much immersed in it. Most of our fears these days come from within as a product of human nature, which we endelessly underestimate. Rapid Climate Change and nuclear annihilation are very real, very possible outcomes. We have been forced to deal with these threats for decades now. Just because they are used as fuel for the fear mongering doesn't mean that it's not real. There is a plethora of scientific material that supports that RCG is real and that should be our reference going forward. We should be afraid of RCG because it is almost certainly real, but that is precisely what we need to effect change. Fear isn't a problem in itself, only its excess. "How can a man he brave when he is afraid? _ That's the only time a man can be brave." Ned Stark
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