? why be you, when you can be new ... a classic question from the kids' movie Robots (2005) This video could also be called ... explaining why Tyler Durden does what he does, and why the Space Monkeys in Fight Club follow him so faithfully But I can't help but look at the words behind Tyler's monologue on advertising and entertainment: "We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't. And we're slowly learning that fact. And we're very, very pissed off.” And so with that, let's actually talk about advertising and the entertainment industry. Let's talk about all of the children's movies we were raised on, which pushed the idea of being special, unique, different, and most of all, capable of great things. Just as Tyler Durden says, "You are not special. You're not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else. We're all part of the same compost heap. We're all singing, all dancing crap of the world.” Well, which is it? The answer is that ... to Capitalism, we are nothing. We are the consumer and there will always be more. And we cannot stand for this. We have to punch up against the system and prove that we are the most necessary piece to the absolute puzzle that is capitalism. If the purpose of life is to create art – then we all need the freedom to do so. Or else, all of our suffering is pointless. QUOTE OF THE DAY: Tyler Durden in Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk [1:09:52] in Fight Club the film (1999) A variation in Ch. 19, Fight Club: A Novel (1996) “Man, I see in Fight Club the strongest and smartest men who've ever lived. I see all this potential, and I see squandering. God damn it, an entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables; slaves with white collars. Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need. “We're the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our Great War's a spiritual war... our Great Depression is our lives. We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't. And we're slowly learning that fact. And we're very, very pissed off.” CHAPTERS 00:00 Tyler Durden, Fight Club monologue 01:09 Let's talk about Capitalism 2:05 So you want to be a "content creator" (how to sell your soul 101) 04:30 "Snowflakes" in Fight Club, vs. in Capitalism 06:41 Feeding the Almighty Algorithm 07:32 #reduceyourexpecationstozero 11:09 Life is suffering 13:10 Nietzsche's Overman / Ubermensch / Superman 13:59 Heideggar's Authenticity / Authentic Choices 17:54 Government Regulations & Freedom as an issue 25:05 ART – freedom & position action 25:28 is oppression natural? ... spoilers, it is 26:56 Achieving the freedom we need to do art 28:07 How our social structure resists freedom 30:18 Representation in a Democracy 33:37 Reject Oppression 34:16 Nietzsche's Eternal Recurrence / Eternal Return 37:29 Copy Cats in Art – the good, the bad, and the inspiration 40:57 if art runs the world, why doesn't it pay well? 43:30 Until next time ... be Creative!! ? Please share your thoughts in the comments! ◾ Blog: https://artemalexandra.com ◾ FB page: https://www.facebook.com/dartemalexandra/ ◾ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artem.alexandra/ ◾ Twitter: https://twitter.com/artem_alexandra ◾ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=16537180 ? Outro Music: https://www.andrewapplepie.com/ - Outro: "The 1900s" by Andrew Applepie ? Burt's Bees Break song: Striped Blue Vinyl by Jahzzar https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/RawDub/Striped_blue_vinyl ? comedic relief song: Strangers by HoliznaCC0 https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/ ? Edited with DaVinci Resolve: FREE Download link - https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/ ? Gear used: Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4k Video Assist 5" HDR Olympus 12-100mm f4 ED PRO M. ZUIKO Samsung Portable SSD T5 K&F Concept Camera Tripod UBeesize 10" Selfie Ring Light with 50" Extendable Tripod MOUNTDOG 1350W Softbox Lighting Kit 20"X28" #philosophy #filmcommentary #capitalism ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVMer-vSq_E

?How to flourish as a human being 101: Living beyond good and evil and seeing past cultural norms that make up our moral values. Autonomy, Authenticity, and Affirmation are Nietzsche's three A's to human flourishing, his better side to ethics, virtue ethics! Friedrich Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" obviously has nothing to do with the store Bed Bath and Beyond, but I hope you like the thumbnail just the same ;) ? Please share your thoughts in the comments! 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Social norms shape opinions 04:14 Sharing our own opinions 05:51 Question everything 09:49 No-fuss ethics 12:19 How to Flourish 16:07 In conclusion 22:06 À Bientôt! ◾ Blog: https://artemalexandra.com ◾ FB page: https://www.facebook.com/dartemalexandra/ ◾ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artem.alexandra/ ◾ Twitter: https://twitter.com/artem_alexandra ◾ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=16537180 ? Music by Andrew Applepie https://www.andrewapplepie.com/ ? Edited with DaVinci Resolve: FREE Download link - https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/ ? Gear used: Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4k Video Assist 5" HDR Olympus 12-100mm f4 ED PRO M. ZUIKO Samsung Portable SSD T5 K&F Concept Camera Tripod UBeesize 10" Selfie Ring Light with 50" Extendable Tripod MOUNTDOG 1350W Softbox Lighting Kit 20"X28" Success Across Cultures, Cultural Norms: Folkways, Mores, Taboos, Laws https://successacrosscultures.com/tag/taboos/ Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Nietzsche’s Virtue Ethics and Gay Science quote https://iep.utm.edu/nietzsches-ethics/ Research Gate, Three Dimensions of Virtue Ethics: Human Flourishing, Character Traits, Knowledge https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Three-dimensions-of-virtue-ethics-Hursthouse-2007_fig3_267220449 Tiles photo by Andrew Ridley on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/jR4Zf-riEjI #philosophy #authentic #nietzsche ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9ESV8yjyIs