I don't believe most people realize the utter cognitive courage it takes to inquire deeply into questions like this as Daniel does...

“The depression is recognizing the destruction of the sacred” 😢

"What does it take for any of this knowledge to matter?" I feel like I have been asking a version of this question my entire life.

In awe of this mans straightforward, pragmatic and sober intellectual reasoning.

I found myself sobbing. Daniel, I hear a tremor in your voice, I see the sorrow in your face. I paused the video like a million times to take notes, not realizing there was a transcript. I know you were talking to the Impact Week attendees, but for those of us who only get to watch the video, it's often hard to find anybody else aware of Moloch. I am working on cultivating that awareness among those around me who may be receptive. It's hard work, both emotionally and kinetically. The hardest thing is to invite others to tread through the dark tunnel I have been in, to ask them to do the emotional work that I am compelled to do. Thank you for the encouragement to do this, and your framing of the necessary grief.

“It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” Thank you for the call to action at the end.

not sure if it was just me, but the laughter and applause from the publicum after Schmachtenbergers initial statement "...that what I've been reflecting on" felt highly dissonant from a proper reaction. Maybe I'm in a state already where i just can't squeeze out any positive emotion when it comes to our current state of civilization

I just appreciate this man so much. This and his 3-hour conversation with Nate back in May were almost a spiritual experience for me. 🔥 Daniel gives words to truths I only half-understood before, or just sensed. I find him intellectually rigorous, expansive in his thinking (he throws in so many tidbits from multiple fields that are easily missed), effectively articulate, and brilliant. His humility *and* candor are breathtaking to me. His willingness to speak the horrible truth without shaming people -- and say the f-word in a room like that! -- gets my vote. Toward the end, I was struck by the look in his eyes this time: like love, grief, and deep knowing. I got a flash of the future where humans (maybe) watch this talk -- on some old analog device lol -- and feel so much gratitude for this prophet, and so much compassion and grief that more of us didn't understand him or heed his words. 💔 Speaking of which, was anyone else amused by Niklas Adalberth's face during the "interview"? He seems like a nice man, but he was SO out of his depth sharing the stage with Daniel, and a couple of his questions were absurd given what Daniel had just said. What was especially painful to me was how typical this scenario is: smart, caring people like Daniel telling the truth, and powerful folks like Adalberth just not getting it -- nor seemingly willing or able to pause long enough to understand. Finally, I really appreciated Daniel not taking the bait about telling people to not get depressed. Finally, no bullshit or saving people from themselves! He says we *should* get depressed -- and have all kinds of other feelings -- because those are entirely appropriate given the situation, and these feelings mean we have a heart/soul/humanity. (Yes!) THEN we figure out an action. And then when that doesn't work, figure out another one. It's not for us to blame others or focus on what *other people* need to do, but to take more responsibility for how we live and what we expose ourselves to, acting from a love of the sacred. 🌟 Isabel Wilkerson calls herself "the building inspector" when it comes to the US caste system (racism). It's not for her to rebuild the dilapidated house or direct the remodel, just report on its state. I see Daniel the same way -- he is the "building inspector" of civilization, and it's up to us to figure out what to do next. 🌱

Kind of going through a rough spot in my own life. Popped this on before bed, 10 min in felt like that was a massive mistake and I was heading for a panic attack. Glad I sat down with the whole thing. Thank you for your talk. I hope we can all get through this together. Here’s to hoping we can awaken that which is inside us so that we can be great 🙏

I will forever on drop whatever I'm doing to listen to this man speak about ANYTHING

You can literally see the apprehension in Daniel's eyes here, he's nearly in tears. So should we all be. That look in his eye reminds me of Yudkowsky's desperate pleas regarding artificial intelligence. There is a part of me that's rooting for the end, rooting for these self-destructive 'human' creatures who have fucked up the world and all life on it to be gone, yes? You had your shot, humans, and you totally fucked it up and now you're history. Seeya. And rightfully so. Rightfully so. Then I think of 'Ode to Joy' or the Pyramids of Giza or Van Gogh's Starry Night or the Apollo 11 mission or the taste of a Loire Cabernet Franc with Marcella Hazan's tomato sauce over homemade spaghetti and I wonder, should I be so quick to judge? Why not try to save the good? Isn't that worth fighting for? Can't we create something better together? What if we're truly just in our crazy adolescent stage? Our species's teenage years? Perhaps this is just a phase? Can I forgive the genocide, the rape, the species extinction, the slavery, the willful destruction of environment for money and strip-malls etc., etc., ad infinitum? Can we ever be forgiven for these sins? Can we forgive ourselves? Can we go on knowing what we have done to each other and to our planet, to our home? I don't know.

Thank you. Mr. Schmachtenberger: your profound words have not fallen on deaf ears.

Thank you, @DanielSchmactenberger for bearing with your discomfort for public speaking and blinding lights to wake us the f*** up. We are fellow travelers in this regard. Appreciate you and your message.

Let's celebrate a beautiful mind and really learn to listen again. We evolved this skill to survive, and it's needed more than ever now. Namaste 🙏

I think this is the most powerful conversation I have heard from Daniel. Deep, rich, wise, and urgent. A pity about the appalling lack of intimacy on the stage, and the inanity of some of questions from Niklas. I’m glad Daniel pushed back on the question of depression, which is a hideously inadequate term: diagnostic, overgeneralised, imprecise, and a misdirection. What we face is not a malady or psychopathology that we need to identify, root out and “deal with”. What is required of us at this point of planetary crisis (apocalypse, in the proper sense of the word) is more like a skill or human capacity: to grieve, to sorrow, to engage in katabasis. To look squarely at our limitations, our vulnerabilities, our transgressions - all those things our culture denies and refuses - and not to turn away until we have acknowledged and ingested them, until there is a door open to repentance.

This needs to be on television

This guy knows what he's talking about. We need more people like him.

Come back Daniel. We need you.

Ooft. Big, sobering dose of well-documented, impeccably presented reality. Not encouraging to hear but a critical message that needs more air time.

This was one of the most powerful things I've ever heard

Daniel hits the nail on the head again. It's difficult for me to not become discouraged by the depravity and thoughtlessness of humans sometimes but hearing bright minds and hearts like his helps to keep going on this path less travelled. So, thank you to Daniel and thank you for posting!

"Make sure the Truest thing you know is getting your attention the most." ⚡🌹

As always a mind-expanding perspective from Daniel - our issues are so fundamental.

At the heart of it, angst and apathy are equivalent to narcissism or ignorance - they're self-indulgent behaviours that get in the way of self-disciplined, meaningful action. So don't despair. There isn't time. Be the change you want to see. Support small business. Reject and boycott massive corporations at every possible opportunity. Skill up. Ditch unnecessary distractions. Read. Train yourself, family (and friends that can take it) over time to be content with less material comfort and convenience. Evolve. The Titanic might be going down but if you keep your head you might be able to Noah a lifeboat or two for others, and maybe even yourself, to fight another day to help to be part of a part of a solution (or the series of necessary trade-offs), rather than exacerbating the problems. Yes, it means sacrifice, but nothing truly worthwhile is easy. Thanks once again Dan the man.

43:33 “digesting this, how can you not become depressed?” Daniel’s answer blows my mind and touches my heart.

Well done Daniel, you said it. Your words need to resolutely around the planet and action taken NOW!!!

Finally!!!!!!!!!! Someone said it!!!! Why is anyone focusing on anything other than this? The feeling of something is not right is so visceral for me …yet it’s like no one but the animals feel it.. it blows my mind!!! Thank you Daniel!!! I’ve been following you for a few years now and most days I did could not comprehend what you were saying but I also knew intuitively that one day it would matter …. Today was that day… this helped connect my thoughts with reality without conspiracies ooowhile providing a sense of peace in my soul realizing I’m not going crazy….. your appreciated!!

I found in this talk most profound questions ever asked on the issue of having real, actual clarity of what we are facing now collectively! I think it really matters to have a genuine conversation on this!

Finally, Daniel Schmachtenberger expresses his thoughts much more clearly and understandably. Thank you.

Thank you, thank you, Daniel. I always feel like I'm the only zealot I know. People don't want bad news, but we have to pull our heads out of the sand. 💙

I appreciate the David Graeber shout out at about 34:30. Rest in Power. I highly recommend reading Debt the first 5000 years and the Dawn of Everything.

I play this again, and again. Such new and important thinking. Thank you.

One of the hardest parts of being a visionary is recognizing that other people don't see what you see and often, think you're nuts. As Daniel mentions, others are looking at what is or what was and not what can be. Visionaries tend to start out speaking as if others do see what they see and people are confused and don't understand what that person is talking about. It is the role of a visionary to present the vision in a way that everyone can understand so they can see it too. I think Daniel struggled with this quite a bit when he was younger but now seems to be learning how to present the vision so that it can be seen and understood by others.

Thank you Norssken foundation for hosting Daniel. We would not have heard about him and learnt from his wisdom if you didn't host him and share his words with us. Much gratitude to you all!

"Recognizing the destruction of the sacred" - feel it, then move to triage, transition work or actions to create the new system. Finding your part in the repair, the true change and transformation, and change the feed of your awareness and focus on being of service to the new reality.

This makes me inspired, terrified and pissed off. More people should be paying attention to Daniel's work.

Great talk. I've lived with an acceptance of the likelihood of collapse since about 2007 (although then it was just peak oil, now I have a deeper understanding of the metacrisis of which Daniel speaks. I live between bouts of gloom when I am more in the Deep Adaptation community, to more uplifted moments, through Solarpunk and Permaculture. I think its good that people are starting to talk about this in the mainstream, and I really hope we can effect change together.

Daniel is a brave man I enjoy listening to him.

What a truth explosion! Holy Christ on a bike, what a description of our collective reality.... ❤️

“It is easier to imagine the end of the world than it is to imagine the end of capitalism “

Ahhhhhh just finished listening to this talk. Thank you so much. The finishline, the advice for going forward, perfect. So gratefull.

Wow…so devastating and brilliant…

A comment is needed, so I'll say that this was like watching my own words being filtered through someone else's body. This problem is not being addressed by any entity, and the vast majority of people don't even acknowledge it in their daily lives, yet it is THE Only Thing That Matters. Fail this Now, and we get no other chance at anything.

Love Daniel. Love that groovy beard too! We’re listening and changing, brother. I listen to you every day and make real efforts to change every day. We are the wave.

Fuck (sorry) This hits home: "Either we are at the end of our species, OR we are at the end of our species being defined by those parameters." ... parameters being those which were used to build the structures of the majority of our current world societies (long breath in, long breath out), sooooooooo, I'm in for redefining being human. Many of us are here are standing on the leading edge of the creation of this new sense of identity as humans. Awareness is key (and Daniel, you make this so painfully obvious. thank you. you are just hmmm, rocking it), and the croud effect is compounding. To co-create faster, uniting is also key. I've observed that it's when we unite that we really witness ourselves evolving, and that's exhilirating. This increases both desire to change and belief that it is not only possible, but also happening right here, right now. High frequency spreads wider and affects deeper. Those standing on this leading edge dare to flirt with the notion of what beautiful future is possible. Those who dare stand on this edge bring into focus an expectation, a birthing, a complete and total belief and readiness for this beautiful future. I say bring it on beautiful humans! Thx for sharing this talk btw Norrsken!

what a wonderful human being Daniel is, a true gift to this broken and beautiful world

I love how you told the story this time @danielschmachtenberger, it really hits home and points possible ways forward too. Thank you.

This video gives me hope and fuels me to be better everyday.

Daaaamn Daniel. Letting it all hang out in an attempt to generate some actionable steps. 👏 ❤

GOAT material for sure 🥋 Let's get it fam. 💗

So much gratitude. Thanks for the talk!

Thank you Daniel. What you said is profound. Appreciate you sharing

I felt like I was hearing myself. I am not alone then.

absolutely epic and revealing talk. Sobering to say the least. Really appreciate the call to action as well. Seems like we need to reclaim pre- industrial ways of living on a global scale. Back to the roots. Natural ways. Sustainable low impact and simple living. Bring gardens into the cities and suburbs.

Damn he really got the philosopher look down these days. Love the guy.

This is really eye opening for sure. Stuff ive tried to sort out in my head but never been able to - well here it is.

Daniel, you are such a badass! Keep going my friend.

So well articulated and thought provoking. Thank you Daniel for bringing us the heavy but much needed wake up.

From my understanding Daniel Schmachtenberger's theory of the metacrisis perfectly explains Bhuddas teachings' essence why there is nothing fundamental we can rely on in the materialistic world. Thanks for that update and your effort to present that old wisdom with the contemporary perspective to it, Daniel! Namaste 🙏❤

I must have listened to this speech a hundred times over the last month or so now but there is one part that spooks me everytime, 32:07, where Daniel says that this omnicidal thing, Moloch, the Superorganism or the Megamachine has to DIE and at that precise moment, as if Moloch was listening, you hear a baby cry out in the background. Coincidence? Makes me wonder.

Having vision that clear must be painful a lot of the time

Thank you Daniel for your eloquence on being real, vulnerable, confounded.

Amazing talk! Will be listening to more of Daniel since this is the first I’ve heard of him

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, your thoughts, your concerns 🙏🏻

Thank you for this great deeply motivating conversation. Greeting from Uruguay!

A thought leader to stand behind.

I love the message Daniel gives to everyone. I hope more people see this.

I'm in a funk no doubt. This year has been an exhaustive time both on the front lines and in the back room. Soooo we are creating through indigenous arts bringing stories to life, a rememberance, a presence for now and the next 7 generations. Not always kittens and puppies ❤❤❤ not a simple task. Daniel thanks for the update and brilliance that you bring to the table.

Wow that was such a great and important talk, so well articulated by Daniel. I’ve shared this across social as I think it’s critical.

I am lifted, grateful and moved to hope by this brilliant man who expresses with such a broad body of knowledge, the things so Many of us feel and know is happening- is where we are. I have felt this since I was a teen in the 70s. This blind March of human folly that now could end us. I’ve been fighting and will continue until my last breath. As he said - nothing else matters. NO complacency.

Maybe the most important video you have ever seen. Please endeavor to understand and memorize all the details of this argument and pursue action in the direction of the omni-solution.

This is vital

Compelling. I discovered this philosopher last week and have been trying to grok his message through several podcasts, talks, and interviews. This is a good one. How does a high school science teacher respond to these clarifications of the adumbrations and lengthening shadows of realities cropping up all around. I’m watching “leave the world behind” just now and it’s just one of many psychological horror movies these days that spins grim tales of catastrophic collapse ala moloch and the meta crisis. It’s a chilling zeitgeist. But the reality is worse… because it’s real…

A down to earth highly intelligent man with commonsense,basic logic along side morals & th courage to speak th truth,Educate, discuss,problem solve…💜💚💙Listen & learn, research & be informed ,knowledge is wisdom & awareness is consciousness.#1 Law of nature DO NO HARM

We need more and more people like Daniel or else we lose the sacred.

I keep coming across videos that make me think "this is the only video you need to watch today". But finally I've found the "only video you should watch". Fullstop. Daniel has literally covered everything I believe but of course much more articulately.

So powerful!

This moved me

Excellent, comprehensive analysis! Civilization gone berserk, refusing to even consider justice and the moderation that implies. The deeper analysis of what is driving humanity towards self-annihilation is our collective refusal to recognize and understand that we are one humanity intricately entwined with with the natural world and all that implies about moral and ethical responsibilities to each other and to the systems that sustain life on this one world that sustains us all, i. e., our collective stubborn refusal to see reality, our spiritual vacuum.

That Man. What a Man.

43:54 100% agree about this, I get into this rabbit hole early in my 20s, experience depression early as a natural result of this awareness that others hasn't caught up yet, so I gave myself a room and time to recover and grow from that earlier than if I keep avoiding the truth of the matter and continue being living blissfully ignorant.

Consider me a disciple. I wish it were possible to directly thank Daniel. This might just be the thing to save what's left of my soul. I have been on a long, dark, and profound journey for the past few years. COVID opened my eyes to the full spectrum and truth about how the world and humanity works, and Daniel has masterfully synthesized that experience in every facet of that speech. The cynic in me shrunk a few sizes today, and I can only hope to continue that process as I surround myself with folks who can see the sliver of light in the darkness like this. I sincerely hope this changes the trajectory of my own life. I'll be watching the rest of this series and reading/listening to more of his and everyone's work. Thank you for not giving up like the power hungry monsters that be. The good fight is the only one worth fighting.

It is uplifting to see others who agree with David's thoughts. Can we create something together here and now, in this thread? I am happy to put in a penny if financing is required. As I understand it, David gives a very good picture of the state of affairs. However, it remains to formulate ways to organize ourselves and act. For example, we can start a discussion group with the aim of understanding how this can happen. Some initial thoughts: > Knowledge of the acute condition we are in needs to reach more people. We can contribute to that. > It is also important that all the justice and rights movements and climate and environmental organizations etc. - which today already organize people - join together. Separated into different single-issue movements, we are doomed to fail on the issue we are working on, but also fail to address the larger systemic issues. A movement that raises this need and builds bridges between different existing movements seems important. What do you think? Do we exchange contact details right here in the thread and start the work?

Daniel is sooooooo brilliant. Makes my brain hurt listening to him at times.

Yes, this sentient being heard the words that I half expected from Daniel, as one longs to join a massive current into the Oceans of Abundant Compassion.

The first thing to do is make everyone realize that we are all on the crew of the same spaceship.

Wow i thought i'm the only one talking about this🙏

This is the smartest video i have seen on YT, maybe ever.

Wow that was deep and very real. Time to move!

So grateful for this talk

I miss the mention of another challenge, the biggest almost no one seems to talk about: how to spread a culture of emotional self responsibility in the world. It seems that in order to be an activist and do "good things" for the world you need to be "terrified" or "enraged", because "how not, you are justified". Every adult knows that thinking and taking decisions in that state is not the wisest way of living, but then every ideology, media, organization and brand is compiting to keep us the most emotionally unstable as possible, because the more emotional you are, the more controllable you are. If you try to think in spite of the emotion, you are thinking what the emotion allows, and what the ones manipulationg your emotions want. The biggest revolution we are not starting is to take responsibility of your emotions first, because while you are in emotional distress there is something important that you are missing. Yes, sometimes you need to act quick and imperfect, but ask your self, is it really now, can't I spare 30 minutes of meditation and emotional processing first, try to ask for the perspective of emotional equanimity, compasion and a wider perspective who we really are, to help us think with more precission on the roots of the problems and the best ways of action?

absolute legend

Brilliant talk as usual!

😌 This is so validating to witness. Seed this everywhere you possibly can. ✌️

Thank you.

A siren is sounding with wildfires while I hear this conversation. Cordoba, Argentina. Fuck. This is so important.

Let’s share with each other what we can and should add to our feeds to be more aware and not distracted! Peace, love and strengths to all of you, fellow humans! We’ll find a way! ❤

The term "metacrisis" refers to the complex, interconnected web of global challenges and existential risks facing humanity. It encompasses a broad range of issues, from environmental degradation and climate change to technological advancements and their societal impacts, such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and information technology. The concept underscores how these crises are not isolated but are deeply interrelated and mutually reinforcing.

really aware, conscious and real Daniel Schmachtsnberger 👌🏼

The formation of parallel societies is in full progress. The coming age is already showing it's features: Collaborative humanity, nature integrated technosphere and freedom for creativity. Capitalism, Materialism, Patriarchy are dying. Let them go ...YOU SHOULD LIVE AND LOVE AND LAUGH TO YOUR FULLEST!!!