You’re Wasting Your Life (and you don’t even know it) | Dostoevsky’s Notes from Underground

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Go to https://ground.news/unsolicited to understand how different perspectives shape our worldview. Save 40% on the Ground News unlimited access Vantage plan with my link. There are few books more terrifying than Notes from Underground. This is Dostoevsky's frightening masterpiece. It was the overture to existential philosophy, a sharp social critique, and helped Dostoevsky go down in history as the philosophical and psychological genius we recognise him as today. So today I am going on a deep dive into Notes from The Underground, to see exactly why this story is so terrifying, and what it can teach us about our own lives. Support me on Patreon here (you lovely person): https://patreon.com/UnsolicitedAdvice701?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Subscribe to my Substack here for more of my writings (and my scripts): https://josephfolley.substack.com/ 0:00:00 Notes from Underground 0:03:27 A Brief Recap 0:12:42 Hyperconsciousness 0:21:50 Authenticity and the Ego 0:31:52 Power and Dominance 0:42:24 Shame, Dignity, and Cruelty 0:53:31 Nihilism and Disenchantment 1:05:13 Superiority and Pride 1:13:37 What's the point of Notes from Underground