Comments by "TheDionysianFields" (@TheDionysianFields) on "Academy of Ideas" channel.

  1. Seems like a conflation.
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  2. Only half a true world.
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  3. This is a great men's work channel, which is not to say women can't benefit.
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  4. ​ @Leonhart_93 He never said physically stronger.
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  5. I don't think these shadow videos should be so accessible. It would be easy for an impressionable person to misinterpret a lot of the information being presented. The shadow is a dangerous place and society may be better off with a limited number of people exploring such depths. I cringe when Jordan Peterson makes a correlation between destructive capacity and strength of character, however true it may be.
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  6. Certainly one of the most important videos ever to appear on YouTube.
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  7. So basically, we're in trouble.
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  8. When in doubt, slow down.
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  9. So what was it about your dad passing away that caused this new side of you to emerge?
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  10. Nice comment. I'm interested to hear more about the "beyond" that you envision.
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  11. Buddhism feels very Apollonian, and hence "Western" to me. I think Nietzsche embraced desire, if only in secret.
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  12.  @robinhazell6019  On the surface, no. But consider that they are both rooted in a notion of "enlightenment," meaning that life is a constant battle (light vs. dark) and the only means to transcend suffering is for light to defeat darkness...reason to subjugate emotion...will to overcome desire. This sort of thinking has been the plague of mankind, and is to me a sign of lesser intelligence. Only the Taoists got it right (and perhaps only in concept). Nietzsche was obviously "will heavy" but I think he believed in the power of desire and that light (or perhaps beauty) itself can spring from the deepest darkness. Thank you for your comment, it got me thinking about how much writing I have to do on this topic.
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  13. ​ @robinhazell6019  I don't mean to offend you or your religion. I apologize for that. One of my favorite books is Siddhartha and one of my favorite people is a Buddhist. If you're interested, the premise for my conclusion can be found in this quote: "The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function." -F. Scott Fitzgerald Religions like Christianity, Buddhism and scientific rationalism all seem to struggle with this. They might speak of order and chaos but one is always good and the other, bad. It's always about moving toward the light and away from the darkness. However, this doesn't mean there are no quality ideas to be found. The beauty of Buddhism lies in its process-orientation and the capacity to let go. Spending 10 days on a sand mandala and then watching it all blow away in the wind...what could be more beautiful than that? I've also enjoyed the Zen books I've read. Patience is a lost virtue in this world and Zen mindfulness is certainly an antidote. My apologies for any offense.
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  14. You don't have to worship your beliefs, but you have to actually believe them. People are more apt to become obsessed with something they WANT to believe (but really don't).
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  15. You pretty much said it all.
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  16.  @academyofideas  Buddhism is far too Apollonian (IMO) and I fail to understand why Nietzsche would prop it. Beyond the will (to power), it feels like desire is the next most prevalent theme in Nietzsche's work. Buddhism offers no place for such a chaos-generating concept.
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  17.  @FoursWithin  That sounds lovely but I'll take Taoism any day.
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  18. Quite possibly the video of the century.
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  19. I like what this channel's about but this is another risky video. It could easily be interpreted as a call to arms rather than just a call to (heightened) vigilance and readiness.
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  20. So what's the bright side at this point?
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  21. What we hate, we become.
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  22. "No one is coming."
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  23. Aggression and grace were listed as the two key attributes in the last video. I'm disappointed that you didn't even touch on grace in this follow-up.
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  24.  @JimKernix  I would say "in touch" involves more than that. It requires direct access to culture/society. But for me, all this goes even further...it's about being up for the challenge that's laid out.
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  25.  @ericwalker6546  And you're outside the cave, you fancy?
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  26.  @ericwalker6546  I don't think that, but I still feel it's important to express thoughts and ideas. Kind of like, "All is built on sand but we must build as if the sand were stone."
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  27. Major issues here. This video doesn't track for me because of a man named M. Scott Peck, upon whose work you (ironically) based your most recent video. Not only did Peck (a conservative mind) write The Road Less Traveled, but he went on to write a book called A World Waiting To Be Born. This book clearly posited an alternate reality that's within our access, and one that's radically different from the world we currently know (and are, perhaps, trapped in). My feeling is that you've over-simplified Nietzsche, whose own work often alluded to a "great beyond" IMO. If acceptance was the central theme for Nietzsche, there would be no Overman and no progress even. We would all lead simple lives and build meaningful relationships with each other that would suffice all of our needs. There would be no reaching for something more. Despite my own longings, I try to entertain this "simple life" as being an end in itself. But I can only entertain one or the other as the premise for life. Life is either about gentle acceptance or crashing through barriers...barriers that block us from a higher world or reality. You can argue that there's a gradual progression to that world, but I have my doubts and I don't believe such represents Nietzsche's work (not that I'm saying he had things figured out). As far as nihilism itself, that's certainly an issue. I just don't see a direct connection with positing "other worlds." In fact, I would be much more inclined to nihilism if I thought this crappy world was all there is.
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  28.  @halfyear2991  Why does it tend to distract us? To keep us in line and hide any alternate courses of thought or living. Are you saying that you really can't see the myriad distractions of the modern age?
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  29. ​ @lilpenguin092  Your hope was for 10% of humanity to die?
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  30. No, you were born a rebel, but hopefully at some point you CHOSE to be a non-conformist. Otherwise, it doesn't count.
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  31.  @iambutafish  I disagree with you. Being a nonconformist requires a conscious daily choice in the face of great temptation, and the default for nearly everyone is conformity (i.e. the path of least resistance). Being born a contrarian (i.e. low on agreeableness in the Big 5) is actually a curse because you have to rid yourself of that trait before you can embrace nonconformity proactively, or somehow make the switchover. I know this first-hand. The rebel is as readily manipulated as the conformist. The nonconformist has no problem going with the grain when it aligns with his own values and ethics.
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  32.  @Barklord  That's not their job.
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  33. It's also important to be able to NOT act when we're lacking sufficient composure.
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  34. What happened here? Only 87K
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  35. "One who obsessively seeks to increase his agency is just the mirror image of one who denies and projects his agency; neither strike this reader as types who are particularly secure in their power." I would switch the words 'agency' and 'power' in this statement. I agree that wholeness is a better focal point.
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  36. This is the best 13-minute investment that you will ever make.
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  37.  @TheDayDreamingOwl  You act like I was trying to hide my contempt. And it begins with the education system, which assimilates us and stifles so much of our creative energies and potential. Einstein was more attuned to that fact than Nietzsche. Conformity is a plague. Now what were you laughing about again?
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  38.  @AEO21Productions  I think that was the first wall of text I ever made it all the way through. Kudos to you, bro.
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  39. Well, he did clearly say it's about action, not reflection. But I tend to think one's no benefit without the other. In fact, I believe that's the very problem with society...we either have men who are all action and no reflection (who get all the women and then mistreat them)...or men who are all reflection and no action (who never get laid but are problematic in other ways).
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  40.  @moving.quotes  Seems obvious once you realize it, right? But remember that it's nothing personal.
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  41. Reminds me of Ayn Rand's Howard Roark.
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  42.  @GeminiTwinsofLove  I've watched a lot of McGilchrist videos. Notice that the OP edited that part out of the post.
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  43.  @cheesemuffin8129  If I was funding travel, something tells me it still wouldn't help in your case.
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  44.  @cheesemuffin8129  No, just a yawn.
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  45.  @Medietos  Really? Did you ask her?
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  46.  @kwnorton5834  It sounds like we're on the same page, but I can't remember the details here.
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  47. Someone (JBP?) must be promoting this video for it to have so many hits. Not that it's not well worth it!
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  48. These are extremely well-crafted videos (and I'm only listening to the audio).
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  49. I hear you. It seems to me that nihilism is more likely to result from believing this messed up world is all there is.
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  50. Now it's time to find a new source of anxiety.
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