self-centredness is NOT “self-care“: losing the human face online

gen z seems to have two opposing attitudes: 1) on a macro scale, we should make the world a better place; 2) on an individual scale, my needs come first before everyone else. why is that? how should we treat people in our individual interactions? let’s explore a history of western philosophy and see how that influenced self-centred attitudes of today. Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: LegalEagle’s class on how to sue like a lawyer: ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* i’d love to hear what you all have to say *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 why is being nice a problem? 2:37 michelle’s tiktoks 4:34 background on western philosophy 5:50 hegel’s subject-object relation 8:41 emmanuel levinas: everything begins with ethics 15:30 isn’t levinas overdramatic? 15:55 an important side-note! 17:29 clarifying phenomenology 19:34 individualism & virtue-signaling 21:06 gen z’s macro vs. micro attitudes 24:38 gift economy vs. private property economy 28:04 online intensifies individualism 29:30 “i’m just brutally honest“ 31:42 the nice woman 34:03 wanting validation is A-OK ★・・・・・★・・・・・★ If you want extra ways to support my channel and get more content, check out my PATREON: socials: ,, instagram: @olisunvia ,, tiktok: @olisunvia (v lame pls don’t judge) ,, spotify: liv sun FOR BUSINESS INQUIRIES: olisunvia@ ★・・・・・★・・・・・★ SOURCES: Emmanuel Levinas. (1984). Ethics as First Philosophy. Emmanuel Levinas. (1982). Ethics and Infinity. Jean-Paul Sartre. (1938). Nausea. Katouche Goll’s video: @ Kimmerer, Robin Wall. (2013). Braiding Sweetgrass. Michelle’s videos: @michelleskidelsky/video/7222817627742260486?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7047337325438076422 @michelleskidelsky/video/7223053491630001414?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7047337325438076422 MUSIC: Chopin - Nocturne Op. 37 No. 1 in G minor Dmitri Shostakovich - Elegy from Ballet Suite No. 3 Modest Mussorgsky - Une Larme (A Tear) tags: emmanuel levinas, jean paul sartre, existentialism, hegel, immanuel kant, self-care, self-help, that girl, it girl, gen z, women stop being nice, stop being people pleaser, detachment, detach yourself, digital age, chronically online, social media, thewizardliz, confidence, white lotus, feminism, feminist, patriarchy, oppression, feminist philosophy, gender norms, misogyny, girlboss, social commentary, neoliberal feminism, breaking bad, walter white, jesse pinkman, internet analysis, video essay, analysis video, philosophy, tiktok, shanspeare, jordan theresa, vox, vice, cj the x, tiffany ferg, alice cappelle, contrapoints, philosophy tube, madisyn brown, chad chad, sisyphus 55, tara mooknee, beauty standards, choice feminism