RE: Where’s The Beef? : Sacha Baron Cohen On Authenticity
Nice piece. I had to quit my job because I didn't like who I was becoming. I've spent the last year or so asking myself tough questions to regain my values/identity and subsequently be able to act authentically. I'm very happy right now, especially with the progress made, but socially withdrawn. Mainstream just-about-anything seems phony other than the few examples you mentioned, so it's hard to relate to people or pretend to care. I suppose it's up to those who recognize the value in their truth to act accordingly, though I did lose many friends, I gained a couple that are very worth having. I think acting authentically is linked to courage, which the younger generations seem to have. They focus on individualism and empathy which define their social moral grounds. I'm hoping the next revolution we have will be one of ethics, built by those courageous enough to be themselves and do the right thing.
Yes, I definitely agree that authenticity requires courage. I to, being a Spinozist, hope for a revolution focused on ethics, rather than a morality. I believe, with my man Nietzsche, that morality has become untenable, at least on a public scale. Ethics has the advantage of not being about transcendent essences like "good" or "bad" but about creating a future that agrees with us, more in line with a utilitarianism.
I do believe platforms such as steemit are a great step forward. Decentralization is a path towards diffusing power amongst the masses.
Glad to hear you're happy! I too recently quit my job for much the same reasons. Yes you lose friends, but it matters more that the friends that you do have are similarly minded, as you hinted at.
Thanks for the comment!
No problem, what did you used to do, if you don't mind me asking.
I was a bartender, the lifestyle got to be a bit overwhelming. How about yourself? I just skimmed your blog, we have some similar interests, Anthony Bourdain and asses to name a few haha
Was a process/manufacturing engineer in med device, ended up burning myself out. Definitely an ass man :P I'm still finding my voice on steem, so for now I just write or share whatever comes to mind or what's going on in my life. I thought it was weird that people were that surprised Bourdain killed himself, as much character as he had, he was pretty fucked up in the head, many high level chefs are. You need a certain drive that transcends your own practical humanity. It pushes you to uncomfortable places in your mind. Hunter S. Thompson was another that had my fear and respect, but also kinda made sense that he had enough or chose not to participate any longer.
Well Hunter S. Thompson was just on another level. Here's a clip of Rogan detailing his daily routine. I'm super surprised he lived as long as he did!
Bourdain had turned his life around, famously by quitting drugs around the Kitchen Confidential years, but recently Rogan had gotten him addicted to BJJ. He got ripped! He had a six pack and even was able to go off the statins he had been taking. I don't usually see people with that kind of dedication to a healthy discipline commit suicide, so I was a bit surprised too.
When I watch No Reservations, and Parts Unkown, the show is so intimate I start to think I know the person, but I guess you never truly know what's going on with someone when you're getting a filtered view.
But Rogan was surprised by it, and he knew him pretty well...
Anyways, I'm sure with your engineering skills you'll do just fine with whatever future endeavor you choose!
Oh man, I've seen that clip a few times, it never gets old. But it speaks to who he was, I definitely could NOT handle that type of toxic load though he knew he could and that it was what he needed to do. There are various tribes around the world that use different drugs, including alcohol, to purposefully transcend consciousness to arrive at some truth. This guy knew his purpose was to push his mind and his body as far as they would go to discover something. I wonder if there was ever a time he was sober past a certain point in his life.
I doubt it, haha. After his regime, it would take quite some time of abstinence to be truly sober again. Brain fog can be a pretty deep hole to cllimb out of.
I agree... Honesty is the first step on any task you want to do, anything you plan in your life shoulud be based on it. No matter if you don't succeed at the beginning...You'll do it sooner or later, but to mke concessions is not an option. I refused many times to do things that were against my values...and I'm stubborn enough to keep on doing it. By the way....I'm just a simple techer...
I hope you're not teaching spelling!! haha jk. :) Glad to hear we still have honest citizens cultivating our biggest resource!