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rusty25 · 9 months

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I just finished his video In Search Of Healthy Masculinity, highly recommend

#masculinity #gender #philosophy #gender philosophy #sisyphus 55 #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtq+#trans #transgender #trans man #transgender man #transgender male #healthy masculinity #positive masculinity

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pumpacti0n · 4 months

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actual-nobody · 1 year

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#youtube #sisyphus 55 #chronically online #hyper reality #capitalism #for the love of god go outside #i am just as guilty

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catboy-hanniballecter · 5 months

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#sisyphus 55 #Youtube

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newpronounswhodis · 10 months

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sisyphus55 loves putting out videos to describe my life, huh

#sisyphus 55 #philosophy

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ratphilosophy · 1 year

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Established terms:

Eudaimonia - meaningful flourishing

Hedonic- subjective well being/pleasure (see hedonism)

Anhedonia (heard elsewhere, in William James's book) - something to do with depression, being unable to experience pleasure or joy

Sapiential - related to the cultivation of wisdom.

Significance - are our experiences real; not superficial

Mattering - connecting to something above our own experience. (What should exist even if I do not?)

Semantic meaning - meaning of our words (like vocab above). Meaning (of life, in life) uses that as a metaphor, implying that our life, like the words, has something bigger and more storied.

Meaning of life - answers the question of Destiny, what is the world for.

Meaning in life - the sense that we're flourishing in our lives, connected to others, ourselves, and the world.

Wisdom - the processes that make us intelligent need complex systems for making sure those processes are aiming us towards something of value. Wisdom is the system for checking those processes.

Muchness - inexhaustibility, we can't ever see All of a Thing, or all the ways we can interact with it or make it connect to other things. History of the thing, future of it, there's so much more to the thing.

Suchness - the individual interaction with a thing (like with a chair, as opposed to Santa). You can point at it and say "this thing" in a way you can't with like, the game of thrones story.

Realness - combination of Muchness and Suchness (i think)

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Further reading, polanyeu? Filanieu? Not sure how to spell it, but he did mention a thing there and i wanted to look further.

Vervaeke speaks much about relevance realization. Our brains astonishingly ignore the overwhelming majority of the infinite possibilities and instead zero in on things that are important (relevant) to our existence. Instead of thinking about all the walls in a room, we think about something else within the room (cat, child, personal thoughts, podcast, etc.) We've always done this, and we've always needed to be doing it, and we've always known we were running a risk by doing it, and now with civilization/the printing press/the internet, we have much more need to be even more precise about what is useful and what is not.

(thought - social media as having expanded the infinity of possibilities for thought and human behavior - before, we had town! Infinity, now we have world! Infinity. (factorial! Used btw))

Crisis of meaning reframed as a famine of wisdom - wisdom is the thing we use to see what is value and what is not.

Unfortunately, his answer (go cultivate for yourself some ecologies of practice) feels vague and has to me the aura of "just do what you think is best".

His answer feels like, at it's foundation, it's the same manmade-aura "the journey is the destination" answer- you do all this practice towards wisdom, but what is the point of doing that? "To enhance our connectedness to ourselves, each other, and the world" yeah but like why tho whats the point of that

"dialectic into diologos" (dialogos?) What is that, I missed that jump, need to dig

His point that humans' distributed cognition has an intelligence greater than we could reach on our own - parallels to The Whole is greater than the sum of its parts, and to, in marriage, the two have become one flesh, and to the idea of CS lewis's when my one friend died, i thought i'd have more of the other, but instead I had less, because my other friend brought out more of him than I could alone grief.

At minute 48 he says a bit of philosophy of why our society needs democracy to adopt better electoral practices and why those electoral practices are fundamentally better at the goals of social order and flourishing. (I liked that, but is that just because I agree with his end point?)

But oooh boy did he go on a political tangent there haha. It's a valuable one, but it did seem to be a bit "now" focused, and I don't know why it being "now" focused seems so shallow.

Question for myself, Why am I looking for more? (to that, I do not have an answer.)

#philosophy #John vervaeke #sisyphus 55 #meaning

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hushedattention · 1 year

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The desire to simply not exist

(Copied from Sisyphus 55's perfectly-worded and self-titled video on "that feeling" : a simple video with the sincerest of opinions)

It is hardly talked about but is often mentioned during times when life becomes difficult to cope with. This feeling of wanting non-existence is an individual experience that is generally regarded with varying degrees of silent acceptance. Not everyone may feel it but one can say with confidence that it is understood and sympathized by many.

Of course, there are many (myself included) who have confused it with wanting to die. Without the proper verbalization and simple insight, it would have been visualized as the exact same thing. Which is why it is important to spread this information to sprout any form of awareness and ideation of alignment with these feelings to its exact description.

Unfortunately there are times when not wanting to exist and wanting to die simply align with each other; this just leans towards the mental state that embraces a more violent form of non-existence. These do tend to pass (and goes with or without incident). However suicidal tendencies is a whole other discussion entirely. "This feeling/desire" generally focuses on a quick, quiet, and non-directive approach that embraces the non-consciousness aspect all throughout.

I also want to appreciate the realization after watching Sisyphus 55's take on the feeling. His word association with "that feeling" and "fetish" was an interesting take as he simply used the most objective of definitions for the latter, devoid of any common social context and/or implications (the general stigma). It embraces the main definition which encompasses the basis of "the feeling" which sometimes borders extreme obsession with insinuated shame; forcing us to hide it from people who do not exactly have the same feeling at the moment. Although we do not hide it as much as the typical "socially-acknowledged" fetish, it is still a fetish nonetheless.

Though Sisyphus 55 points out that non-existence contradicts the aim of its satisfaction. That succeeding denies the humane subtext of every goal: satisfaction/fulfilment. The irony is not lost on me but whenever such a feeling is desired, I believe it is assumed that the impulse or decision to not exist would force the rejection of being (alive/human) and therefore rejects any and all subtext of want or in this case: satisfaction. It strips one down to objectivity and takes such action at face value. Not to say that succeeding is a good thing. It is only a characteristic that is worth the discourse and steady debate.

Even if there is more to delve in to, there is only so much I can handle. As much as the autonomy it grants is fleeting, there is still so much more to discover. Having such feelings can only do so much but it is quite hard to shake it off when it has been my escape for most of my life. But never have I heard such sincerity on this feeling and this is nothing more than to show my appreciation for his opinion and the small community you can find in its comments.

#sisyphus 55 #sometimes people really know what to say and for that I am thankful #the desire to simply not exist #its just a random opinion

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kitsuq · 1 year

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sisyphus 55 is really doing gods work with his psychoanalyses. it feels transcending ong

#sisyphus 55 #psychology #self love #i hate freud #bell hooks #philosophy #aristotle #self esteem

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forgottenbones · 1 year

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#sisyphus 55 #yee-haw pardner!#''the usefulness of a cup is in its emptiness.''#genuine pretending #performing masculinity

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hereallbecauseofsoup · 1 year

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January 7, 2023

The 7th Day of 2023

-Dear God, dear God, dear God

I’m sat upon the kitchen bench with my back against the wall, I’m not a child anymore but there’s something comforting about sitting as if I am. This year hasn’t begun how I anticipated it would. I’m feeling a whole lot and very little at the same time. Today grocery shopping didn’t have its usual therapeutic appeal and even though I found peace in cooking I thought writing might help process things. So as “Soft Sounds from Another Planet” by Japanese Breakfast echoes through the kitchen I’ll reflect. Somehow lately every year has started the same, "Vulnicura" by Björk.

Love will keep us safe from death.

I saw Abby this week, we got all dressed up just to sit in a carpark and eat takeout. Typical. I’m worried about Taliah, like me she hurts herself in helping others. I’m trying my best to be here for her but a voice in my head assures me I’m not good enough at this. I showed her Sisyphus 55’s newest video “do you want to be loved or do you want to be yourself?” Based on the title, I wasn’t sure this video would mean a whole lot to me, but it really resonated. The parts on Gabor Maté’s take on Type C Personalities and how they’re fabricated in childhood especially stuck with me. I’ve been thinking about Harrison again, this isn’t inherently bad, but I had hoped my feelings for him would subside in the new year. I guess I should’ve known that wouldn’t be the case. Time isn’t real and I’m not capable of forgetting my feelings at the moment. I’m left hung up like my clothes in the wind that ended up in the dirt.

I also saw Eric this week. I find him sweet, intuitive and inquisitive. These are all traits I admire, and at any other point in my life, I’d be absolutely head over heels for him. I suppose taking things slow for once could be a positive thing. I really do like him but I hope to like him some more soon. Anyways, we got dinner and were interviewed on the street. We walked and we sat in a park too. Up until now, we’ve been fairly platonic though our closeness this time is memorable. At some point we swapped jackets and at another, we held each other in the middle of the square for the whole world to see. He keeps on telling me I have a humanitarian superpower within, I’m not quite sure what he means by this but so far he’s done well reading me. Speaking of guys I should be in love with by now, Julian texted me. He hadn’t replied to me because his Australian number is no longer in service. He says he has stories to tell me and that he’s not enjoying Indonesia too much at the moment. I weirdly, really look forward to seeing him again in February, I tend to listen to his stories like they’re a book. Also, I imagine solid company, sex and weed will do wonders for me.

I should really read a book this month. I’ve been listening to “BURN TO ASHES” by Backxwash at nauseam again. It’s really become one of my favourite songs of all time. Verse 2 always hits me like it’s a freight train. I had the honour of seeing Remi Wolf perform at The Forum, on the day of I hadn’t eaten so I was in pain but it all went away once she stepped on stage. She is very easily one of the most excitable and talented performers I’ve witnessed in person. At the show, I met a mysterious character whose name I can’t recall at the moment. She’s here from the Philippines, visiting her sister. I found her aura to be interesting. That night I got off the train and danced the whole way home. Mum was asleep but I kissed her on the forehead goodnight and continued dancing as I got ready for bed. Kobe watched on confused. I felt so happy in that moment. Afterwards, I didn’t sleep, Alex and I played PlayStation until 6 in the morning. Some things never change.

I also got to see Shygirl this week. It was fucking incredible. During “Coochie (a bedtime story)” the crowd transcended sound itself we were so loud. I really love music venues that are underground, there’s no reception so it allows everybody to be there and nowhere else. Despite how important this night was to me, it didn’t come without the lingering of darker feelings. I went alone but really wanted to make friends there. I know it’s trivial but as well as having the desire to meet people I felt superbly introverted too, I wanted to make friends but not to be the one to initiate it. I left without any new friends. Oh, to be approachable. In the midst of the show I was on top of the world but my surroundings soon got the best of me. Post gig I walked along the river solemnly as if I was in a shitty movie. Drunk people make me dearly uncomfortable. For me, queer-dominated spaces seem to only incite indescribable loneliness. I hate that this happens, I guess I feel as if amongst these people I should fit in but I always seem to be just as out of place as ever. If I don’t belong in the settings meant for me to belong where do I? I felt disillusioned but found peace and camaraderie in an unusual place: Skateboarders who were too young to be out that late. I’m not sure why they approached me or how meeting them in that brief moment has stuck with me but I’m glad it happened. To witness the innocence of youth, to see their rebellion, to understand that freedom, everyone else in our carriage seemed bothered by it but I just hope the kid was finally able to snap his board. Also, I may have somehow made a friend who attended Shygirl, just not how I thought I would. The guy who stood beside me at the show and in line has been messaging me. He seems interesting, I wonder where this will go.

#january #2023 #soft sounds from another planet #japanese breakfast #vulnicura #bjork #friends #sisyphus 55 #gabor maté #love #backxwash #live music #remi wolf #shygirl #introvert #stream of consciousness #journal entry

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savingskarabees · 1 year

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do you want to be loved or do you want to be yourself? by Sisyphus 55

#youtube #sisyphus 55 #philosophy #psychology

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siecobaina · 4 months

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saw a post that was like "nowadays its all red flags and did you go to therapy what about real love" and all the replies were like "terrible take" but i think the truth behind what they were saying is that love shouldn't be "the right person needs to find me and fight for me and fundamentally be without problem" but "how can i love others. how can i show affection. how can i solve problems with another person because i want to love them and i am choosing to love them." we focus so much on being desirable and being worthy of love. when did love become such a selfish act?

#sisyphus 55 and olisunvia have good videos about this on yt #but don’t stream on mon dec 11 bc of gaza strike #also id recommend simone de beauvoir for a fresh perspective on love and marriage #love #thoughts about love #philosophy #writing #relationships #relationship advice #mental health #therapy thoughts #dating #dating advice #thoughts about dating

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latenightbump · 2 years

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