this is why nothing ever happens

Join my Patreon community for my reading group, early access to videos, and exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/MichaelBurns420 Use my affiliate link to buy The Present Age from an independent bookseller: https://bookshop.org/a/116177/9780061990038 in 1846, Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard wrote a book that seems oddly suited for 2025 and beyond. It's called 'The Present Age', and in this video I talk about how this book changed my life, and how we can use it to help fight back against the disease of "internet brain." This video was edited by Henry Arrambide follow Henry at @TechnoPoverty Thanks to Michael Luxemburg and David Mesing for their help on this. Huge thanks to all of my patrons and ESPECIALLY all of my BIGGEST DAWGS. You are truly the wind beneath my wings. written/hosted/produced by Michael Burns 0:00 intro 1:20 my first encounter with The Present Age 5:15 Passion vs Reflection 9:26 Kierkegaard's Critique of Capitalism 12:28 let's all go and do our things #philosophy #kierkegaard #internet