Why Modern Humans Feel So Empty - Daniel Schmachtenberger 

I forgot to close the window so I awoke to the smell of a fresh rain and the sounds of birds. Kinda like magic.

Ever since the internet we have become more miserable, more alone and life feels more fake.

I was fortunate enough to have spent most of my childhood without technology, thank goodness!

Not many corporations profit from my meanderings in the wilderness... BUT I DO!

I have been poor all my life. But never felt any emptiness. You don't have to be rich and have a lot of money to feel good and have a good life. I have other things within me that are not seen, that are more exciting than money and precious things, they are only superficial and lifeless things. I have things inside me that allow me to tell if people are lying or telling the truth. I see both the past, present and future and I can see what people are doing, you see it like you are watching a video. Before I developed the "third eye", life felt like you lived in a *tight shoe box*. Now since it opened, the world has become so big that you think it's not true that you have the whole universe at your disposal. All people would open the third eye (the pineal gland) then they would have a better life. Then they can manifest whatever they want.

My happiest moments in life were in the mountains as a child at our family cabin. Running wild- I knew as a child how to act if I encountered a moose. I felt the cold water and slippery rocks beneath my feet. Plus that pure clean air. Thankful for that

It’s the Era of Indulgence. That’s why.

We work to barely live a life. Not normal.

I am truly blessed to live within the woods. I wake up everyday to the beautiful sounds and smells of nature. The first half of my life I lived in the city .... this is now the second half of my life can my true testament is that yes nature is the answer 💚🙏💚

“The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom...You never know what is enough until you know what is more than enough.” ― William Blake, Proverbs of Hell

Your heroin-hug drawing is too accurate. Brilliant.

Little makes me feel more at peace than walk on a nature trail on beautiful summer day. Really helps me cope with anxiety and stress.

Nature heals me. I feel so deely connected. I thank Mother Earth literally every day for her gifts. ❤🌎 ♻️ ✨

I will always remember watching video games go from where you could play shoulder to shoulder with your buddies, (fair still capitalism) to where they separated each of you physically and forced each kid to buy a game system and everybody play at their own home. What that got rid of was spending time at a freinds home, dinners at a friends place, knowing the family. It’s like capitalisms general direction is to extract as much energy out of each of us as possible while separating us from each other so we can’t push back and can produce in our own silos.

We are cut off from nature.

Absent from these types of discussions is always the "how." Sure, everyone can nature bathe daily and experience some moderate benefits, but it's not enough to offset the toll of living in an increasingly toxic and exhausting system. Ideally, we'd all have a little cabin in the woods and raise/forage our own food, etc, but it's very difficult to find affordable land of this sort to build on. Not to mention still needing to make a "system" income to afford the taxes, among other expenses. And what if you're taking care of sick parents who can't/won't move out into the wilderness? The list of complications and "strings" tying most people to modern society are the real issue. It's the "how" not the "why" that needs more attention.

I get down with a lot of these ideas. I think we should spend more time in nature, whether that's exercising, playing sports, gardening, etc. However, I can't escape the fact that apartments require a minimum salary on my W2 so that I can live there. It's just we shouldn't spend all our time indoors.

Brilliant insights and the truth most are unable to accept or see.

Incorporating regular, unplugged time in nature or engaging in deep personal interactions can be transformative for our mental health and overall well-being. 🌿

Fantastic knowledge and wisdom. Thank you.

I love Daniel Schmachtenberger ❤

Simply great, thank you very much for your work!

Truly exceptional..

5:30 wow that is quite a drawing, chilling.

Yup. Loves me some Daniel Schmactenberger. Good overview to surviving life in the world we have made. I suspect this thing we have made is crumbling so that we can make something else from it. Gonna be a weird transition.

This is brilliant and it comforts me to know I am not the only one who understands this. Thank you!

These videos are good, but we already know the why. It looks to me that the people talking the most about it are the ones that have the economy, knowledge or the right conditions to be able to pursue a free lifestyle in nature. That's not realistically possible for the bulk of the population. What can we do to fix it? How to fix it? That's the kind of videos we need now that we already have hundreds of them exposing the problem.

Clear as day yet a lot of us don’t see it

I love how you are now adding After Skool animations to your Before Skool podcasts! I love how your brand is evolving and think you are a fantastic podcaster!

I was watching One Piece and noticed a similar thing happening with Lilin Charlotte (Capt of Big Mom Pirates), since she was child, she had an addiction problem with sugary sweets. After hearing/imagining about new kind of sweets her baseline moved higher and she gets Hunger Pangs till she don't get to eat that sweet. I think Oda has told things very relevant to modern human life through One Piece.

Awesome video man!

Well done. Great artwork and message. Same makers as the After Skool channel?

The internet has made everyone the same and it’s very boring. We are all clones

Love Schmach talks!

Great and helpful video. 👏👏

Damn i never new there was before skool aswell

Fantastic video.

i prefer being mostly alone

You’re not supposed to be happy all the time

Very well said I agree with 97%

Love this! Let me know if you want some background music for these, I think I could help with that!

Schmacko ain't cutting that beard until the world is healed.

Wisdom might be the way, but no one shall force it to happen only if the people itself decide to be wiser in their ways.

I been wondering where Daniel was

Smart man

Living in a system that promotes and rewards exploitation and sociopathy.

Fingers crossed some day you draw/interview Daniel's friend, Jordan Hall!

Videos like this is why I haven't gotten rid of the internet from my life. It can be used for good, if you know what you need instead of what you want. I also watch police bodycam videos, which is on the opposite side of the spectrum.. I'm still very flawed

اللهم صل وسلم على نبينا محمد صدقة جارية بإذن الله

My life feels like some hell but i got everything i need..... I wish i could just go into a wilderness retreat to rehabilitate...but its not easy or possible. This is gonna be life for future humans and most will just be mentally broken...

Exploitation welcome to capitalism. No need to say more if you know what capitalism is how it works and what it's requirements and outcomes are. Breeding of wageslaves and consumers (learn history of consumer culture) doesn't leave any room for personality, identity, self-esteem... divide and conquer into each individuals deepest self. Eradication of everything for numbers on bank computers and colored paper.

Exactly!

This helps.

I recently cut all of my social media channels. The ties between Capitalism/ Chasing are “REAL” Although, I do believe Capitalism does in fact produce the best SOLUTIONS FOR PROBLEMS it may not produce the best OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE. My Mom talks a lot about the themes Daniel has mentioned here and she is into Buddhism and such… Very enlightening.

It’s not hard to monetize exercise, time in nature or connection with others. 24hr fitness, wilderness guides and professional match makers all do it.

There needs to be moderation in all things. Even water is toxic when too much is consumed. There's nothing wrong with playing video games or using social media, just as long as you balance your free time doing something productive. I personally don't like to go outside without some kind of purpose, so fishing has helped me to disconnect from tech. I also like to cook, which gives me even more incentive to fish. Cooking with something I caught is much more satisfying than buying something at the grocery store

It may be true that humans evolved with an expectation of living in the jungle. But that's not really a plus. It's more of an unfortunate curse for a *somewhat* sentient being to be afflicted with. It is not "good" to have to fall back towards the environment that our ancestors (whose lives pretty horrible in every meaningful sense), just so you can "feel" better. Our ancestors were afflicted with parasites, less than half reached adulthood, the level of violence was often insane compared to what we see. It was not uncommon to be malnourished, or for people to die from famines or random diseases. It was hell. That our brains are adapted to that hell, does not make it not hell. You could as well say that a cat, or an ant's life is meaningful because it is acting in accordance with its instincts. And the "pursuing" that he's complaining about... That is how you contribute to others and help build the foundations of better lives for everyone. That human instincts often can't understand that, is more a flaw in the instincts than in the work itself. There is a reason why human civilizations don't survive very long... Human instincts are inadequate and without external force, people often fall back into the behaviors that produced the hell of the past.

Having relationships takes EFFORD. You don't find friends by sitting at home. And Intimität relationships are unnecessary, but most people expect one person to be their all-in-one. And often Times relationships are a lot of Extra household work and emotional work and mental work you wouldn't have if you lived alone or with friends. I never dated, I second Hand experienced all the toxic Drama. Not worth it.

PEACE 🍁🍂 🌎✌🏾🐸

I never understood the concept of "i work for a company and i give all my money to another company". that image really says it all. if you can endure to live like how a rich person lived in the 1940's you can clearly endure not buying apple, tesla, microsoft, mcdonalds products which you never needed anyways.

It’s becoz they feel they are not needed by anyone, even if they vanish right now, nobody is going to care. It’s the emptiness inside them.

Before cities we once lived in the wilderness.

So true I have 10 acres built ponds 20 years ago ducks ducklings red wing black bird protecting his ladies and there babies wild life everywhere now I'm building a log cabin from the trees on property never been happier

Because they ARE empty. If everyone spent time in deep wilderness, there would be no deep wilderness left. They would destroy it.

In short: It's all capitalism, who didn't expect this...

epic guy

You don't need indigenous cultures to experience nature from a modern viewpoint

One word: simulacrum. We lack genuine connections: to other people, to nature, to the REAL world. And I don't mean by this it is technology's fault. Yes, social media and the internet play a role. But capitalism's logic of comodification of everything is a huge part of our social and spiritual lack. Look at transportation: all cars, compartimentalization instead of busses and subways. Look at work cubicles! Compare that to school classes; more people in the same space, makes opportunity to connect and share experiences with others. This logic is prevalent EVERYWHERE.

It should be common sense that we resist this, but the cultural trend isn’t optimally resistant to update the sellers with the true demand of buyers. Eventually, in time or with force this whole psychological game of turning pleasure into a reward will collapse. In bulks of change or completely otherwise a new system will emerge to replace this model…

gonna go touch grass now

Because they have the leisure time to think about their lives, over-think their lives, and compare what they see from a plural world to their own life. When you're busy LIVING your life, you have less time to ponder it unproductively.

I only need money to keep a roof over my head,everything else is a blessing

Paul CeZanne said, "In 100 years life won't be worth living." He said that over 100 years ago.

The holly and the ivy. Suffering and the struggle. When they are both full grown, of all the trees, in this fickle woods ,the holly bares the crown. Suffering. That is the master, the beast and the savior.

Mostly on the money

Damn. Daniel's beard got LONG

There are people who had a near death experience, who say that in the future humanity will divide into two camps. One camp will be more and more interlinked with technology and the other camp will live with out technology and will be happy. The technology side will also destroy itsself and live in the cities.

Sounds good on paper.

I don’t feel empty. Thanks anyway.

My life is amazing today, compared to the first 26 years of it. Wife, beautiful healthy children, prosperous career and investment portfolio. Home will always be alone, deep in a forest, fasted, talking with God.

#2024ishumanitysspirituallowpoint

He's the best king of Burger

"I.. have become..comfortably numb..." -Pink Floyd

I suppose...

The art and philosophy is similar to Dr Seuss.

Bipolar is a myth

Very true whats being said here. But at its core, nihilism is the biggest problem of our time. And the internet let it grow

Because most of already have woken up from this false reality.

geeze, didn't know Mark is such a snack.

I definitely believe his beard

Have to develop a relationship with Yeshau🙏🏾🙏🏾

I just watched a TicTok video, and this guy broke down the number and... calculated that if you average the income of 90% of US population excluding to top 10%... the average income is only 32 thousand dollars I have made around 25 thousand dollars working as a domino pizza delivery driver working about 40 hr per week in Dallas. that means.... we are all fucking broke lol lol we all broke man we all broke

Humans have no clue as to what we are.

humans can for the most part dont engage in productive solitude

Is this by the After Skool people?

can't fix it without fixing the currency start using Monero

Living with nature and eating hole foods is the only way to get true life satisfaction. Everything else is an addiction. The worst of them all is money followed by sugar and the internet.

This can all be summed up in two sentences. Destroy your tv and touch grass. Too many people live through their tv and social media. The only thing that has risen in the last 70 years is the invention of the tv and social media. Not a coincidence that depression has risen to the level it has in that same time span.

Did killing God and leaving Christianity have anything to do with the emptynes that people feel...

I’m a vegan and must admit that I’m not a foodie type and my idea of a healthy food is throwing some tofu in the pan and add some rice to it and eat it and hope that I’m not gonna develop micro nutrient deficiency And because my tastebuds are so badly served by me My only hope is to add as much salt as possible to my pathetic vegan diet And without salt I would starve to death Because I simply cannot cook a tasty meal Long live salt 🧂