#473 - Tom Van Der Linden - Finding Heroic Meaning In Modern Life

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2022

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Tom Van Der Linden is a YouTuber, video essayist and Creator of Like Stories of Old.

Finding meaning in modern life is hard. What glory is there to achieve when all of your existence has already been made totally convenient by technology? Heroic narratives still exist in movies and books, but can we apply these lessons to the real world?

Expect to learn how to tell the difference between serving ourselves and serving others, why watching a heroic movie can skew our expectations of life, why it's difficult to ever truly know another person, what Albert Camus can teach us about enduring suffering, why David Foster-Wallace called adult life "the day to day trenches" and much more...

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0:00.0	Ulla friends, welcome back to the show.
0:03.7	My guest today is Tom Vandalindan.
0:05.7	He's a YouTuber, video essayist and creator of like stories of old.
0:10.7	Finding meaning in modern life is hard.
0:13.0	What glory is there to achieve when all of your existence has already been made totally
0:17.4	convenient by technology?
0:19.2	Heroic narratives still exist in movies and books, but can we apply these lessons to the
0:23.8	real world?
0:24.8	Expect to learn how to tell the difference between serving ourselves and serving others,
0:29.3	by watching a heroic movie can skew our expectations of life, why it's difficult to
0:33.8	ever truly know another person.
0:36.1	What Albert Camus can teach us about enduring suffering?
0:39.1	Why David Foster Wallace called adult life the day-to-day trenches and much more?
0:45.9	Tom's YouTube channel is absolutely fantastic and he's got this sort of real calm, existential
0:52.9	insight thing going on and he knows far more about philosophy than me.
0:57.7	So there's lots to take away from today.
1:00.0	Also personal update, I am still currently in Guatemala, long story, came out here to
1:05.7	get my visa for the US trip.
1:08.4	I'm on and it's taken a little bit longer than anticipated so I am bodging together a hotel
1:14.4	room set up at the moment.
1:16.6	I will be here for, I'm not sure how much longer, but a little while at least.
1:21.5	However, do not worry, the show is going to continue, the internet connection is fast
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