Dark "Truths" From The School Of Life

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2 жыл бұрын

I like dark truths as much as the next person, but The School of Life's new video 'Dark Truths To Cheer Us Up' is biased, inaccurate, and unhelpful. Let's get critical about this channel's mass-production of reactionary misanthropic bitterness.
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Oh and also at 29:10 there's a bad cut lol, I messed that one up, that's a big L for me as an editor. I just cut out the part where I invite people to give me money on Patreon, woops. Anyway you get the point.

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@Kitty-the-Bunny 2 жыл бұрын

There's a middle ground between toxic positivity and relentless negativity and School of Life clearly does not understand that.

@jamhermann 2 жыл бұрын

I used to like their videos (hadn't seen the more problematic ones) until I saw the one on why some countries are poor. I think they've taken it down but it was absolutely disgusting.

@Bless3757 Жыл бұрын

oh god, what'd they said in that one?

@taylor22222222 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad I happened to be such a fan of a certain TV show that you've been covering lately because it led me to some of these other videos that are completely way off from TV character studies--which were great on their own. Quite shocked to find out how small of an audience there is here at the moment. This is fascinating stuff to spend some time on. I hope you keep posting these thought-provoking topics; you're very good at presenting them and I can definitely see you as a great therapist.

@Jacob-lb2ww 2 жыл бұрын

School of Life is such an awful channel, and Alain de Botton is such an awful person. We had to read one of his books in high school (The Art of Travel) and it was the stupidest, most vapid book I've ever read. I disliked some other books we studied, but I could at least see the appeal they just weren't my cup of tea. His book, I couldn't possibly understand the appeal.

@BrookeK92 Жыл бұрын

This video being covered just makes me sad. The "hard truths" being spewed by "School of Life" are the exact thoughts and negative feelings that have held me down in life. They are my enemy and I fight them every day. Seeing that millions of people are heavily buying into this crap is horrible.

@HotelMari0Maker Жыл бұрын

I remember when I first came across School of Life’s videos several years back. At first I liked how they embraced the darker more pessimistic side of philosophy, but the more I watched the more their videos didn’t sit right with me but I couldn’t quite articulate why. You’ve done a great job in that articulation :)

@linseyspolidoro5122 2 жыл бұрын

[16:16] TFW you don’t know if it’s a hypomanic episode or you are actually feeling true joy. I think this guy might need to see someone.

@WoohooliganComedy 2 жыл бұрын

Like that Persistence of Memory shirt. :D Thanks, WT.

@sarah_cook Жыл бұрын

You've got such a gentle presence affirming when you talk about this bizarre video.

@WhatsTherapy Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Sarah I love your work, it's some of the most special art and most powerful argument on the ol 'Tube :)

@Barneto 2 жыл бұрын

You really remind me of Big Joel which is a compliment :)

@bigboydancannon4325 2 жыл бұрын

Lol What a backhanded compliment

@Barneto 2 жыл бұрын

@@bigboydancannon4325 They are similar (at least in this vid) but that doesn't mean that anyone ripped someone off or one of them is better.

@frenchguitarguy1091 Жыл бұрын

@@bigboydancannon4325 in terms of his speech pattern very much, and very much not an insult, different content....

@souio Жыл бұрын

"We are all going to die *camera pans to piano* So what's the point of living"

@johnmongolianon4892 2 жыл бұрын

Good video and good channel. You feel authentic, there are some channels that feel inauthentic (like school of life).

@sophiesspaceship 2 жыл бұрын

That sweater is sick

@PirateOfTheWastes Жыл бұрын

You should do more videos like this! Maybe some stuff breaking down Jordan Petersons style of …internet psychology.

@grrr1125 Жыл бұрын

“mass-production of reactionary misanthropic bitterness” bars.

@gavinmatts 7 ай бұрын

this is the 5th video I have watched since subbing

@WhatsTherapy 7 ай бұрын

Let's goooo

@joestack1921 7 ай бұрын

I felt the parasocial power when you said you liked us. It genuinely felt nice lol Thanks man I like you too.

@molom1741 Жыл бұрын

I really like your videos, and this shirt is simply AWESOME!

@ThinFady Жыл бұрын

I would say "just be yourself" is truly a terrible advice for most of the times it is used. In my opinion, if a person is for example nervous before their first date or something, yeah you can tell them to be just themselves to reduce their anxiety , but making "just be yourself" a life motto is just a terrible terrible way of life. I believe, one must always try and strive to becoming a lil bit better version of themselves than they were a day before. this is the way of chainlike progress which plays out a decent level of endgame for individuals, societies and ultimately for civilizations.

@maam-yj8ph Жыл бұрын

Would it be better to advise someone to understand what you appreciate, desire, lack and why? Then be willing to understand why others disagree with you?

@bdstudios6088 2 жыл бұрын

What microphone do you use?

@WhatsTherapy 2 жыл бұрын

AKG C214

@renaigh Жыл бұрын

why does everyone need to be a complete friend? Mutual friends exist and are perfectly happy not knowing about their friends friends. Friendship is more complex than people think.

@philipbarry9209 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, superficial love only exists cause no one in the history of mankind has ever fully vetted another human being. Bottom line.

@Jay-oz5zo Жыл бұрын

Never saw a school of life video but the guy is not well adjusted and 99% of his "facts" seem like projections of his own issues and insecurities. Most people have more than 3 friends during their life. Most people can feel happiness without an accompanying sense of 'the other boot dropping' immanently.

@SamGBSR 2 жыл бұрын

This guy is literally the meme with a bunch of girls looking grossed out at the camera lmao. “You’re a broken person and everyone knows it” is basically the meme their pushing.

@johannvonbabylon Жыл бұрын

Of course 3 is a completely arbitrary number, but I think there is a nugget of truth to the 3 friends thing if we think of friendship in the most serious sense of the word. I can think of a couple of dozen people I enjoy hanging out with and have fun with but of all the friends I've had in my life, there are only 3 who I would take a bullet for.

@buldermatts2968 Жыл бұрын

underrated video

@jillianmurphy2604 Жыл бұрын

"...I don't know you, so I don't really like you. But in my day to day life, well I do kinda like you honestly. If you're watching this far into the video I like you a little bit." :)

@dumbloser666 3 ай бұрын

bros hair looks like a helmet (i liked the video its was nice)

@SaturdayMorning8 5 ай бұрын

The Warriors played Phoenix last night. 12/13/2023

@WhatsTherapy 5 ай бұрын

Trueeee

@porc1429 Жыл бұрын

Is this small Joel?

@jurassic420 Жыл бұрын

I like that shirt

@BlueGamingRage Жыл бұрын

6:24 What? 8:26 What? again

@capachieve 3 ай бұрын

I think it really depends on culture. I think if the competition is too high, like rat race, people will be under enormous pressure. People under enormous pressure will tend to view world more negatively. On the other hand, if people are happy about their situation, the they are likely to view world more positively. This is what I see from US and UK. Any way, It is really hard for a content creator to master the art of balance the negativity and therapy. So they may get a bit extreme. However, in extreme of positivity and negativity, I would choose the later. That is why I prefer school of life over North Korea.

@zacharywash5156 Жыл бұрын

Man I wish u were my therapist

@WhatsTherapy 11 ай бұрын

Thanks that's very kind, hope you can find a therapist near you, sometimes it takes a few tries

@taylor22222222 Жыл бұрын

(just spit-balling thoughts, why not..) "truths" from this angle that School of Life is coming from just seems so forcefully subjective--but indirectly, though; not directly... I don't think it's intended to be bad advice for a malicious purpose. I think for one to get to a lot of these principles and generalizations about life is probably just so pushed and disillusioned that they feel very compelled to consider of them as simple facts, as simple observations. I think it's far too difficult to not let our emotional reactions take over and most people can regulate them to a healthy extent. I guess this is their subjective truth. If they hoped to achieve anything with this video, maybe it isn't along the same path as most creators... like it's content 'to' some audience, not necessarily 'for' them.. if that makes any sense, anyways.

@BrianBrecker 11 ай бұрын

I used to watch School of Life but then actually got into philosophy and psychology, and in retrospect a lot of their stuff is reductionist self help with a shallow understanding of the topics they talk about

@rustyjames6131 2 жыл бұрын

I just wanted to point something out about the music. Not only is it very manipulative, but it was likely written in the 20th century and passed off as an 18th century baroque piece. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adagio_in_G_minor Were I a more learned man I'd see some irony in there.

@WhatsTherapy 2 жыл бұрын

Yea that's really interesting, and something I think I forgot to mention in the video is there were like 50+ comments in the first few days on the video asking what the name of the song was, because people liked it and SOL for some reason didn't give it credit. My bad to not give it credit again!