WhatifAltHist / Rudyard Lynch - History youtuber, galaxy brained, no credentials and no sex

[Frederick Weber]

For all the praise he gives to Plato, he completely misunderstands even basic concepts. Its truly impressive.

That could be explained by the fact that he's never actually read a single work of Plato, only a jokebook meant to explain philosophy which happens to mention Plato.

For all the discussion of how Rudy misunderstands history and fails as a historian, his failings as a philosopher often get overshadowed.

I definitely agree and I'm glad you brought it up. Since Rudyard loves to speak about philosophy, let's evaluate his expansive philosophic knowledge. For example, in this tweet he laments about how little we talk about philosophers like Aristotle, Spinoza, and Confucius. Rudyard has not read a single work from Spinoza or Confucius, and has read a single work by Aristotle (which he gave 3 stars).

In this tweet Rudyard shames 'wokes' for their lack of understanding of their own philosophy, bragging about even he has more knowledge about philosophers like Simone de Beauvoir (he got the name wrong), Marcuse, Derrida, and Foucault than they do, noting specifically that "I've studied their philosophy deeply". Now if when he says "studied deeply" he means never having read even a single work of a single one of the authors he listed, then he would be correct.

In this tweet, the brilliant philosopher Rudyard questions why Schopenhauer is considered a real philosopher and calls him a 'depressed incel'. Perhaps Rudyard could know more about this inquiry if he ever actually read a single work of Schopenhauer.

In another wise critique from the great philosopher Rudyard, he insults Montaigne for taking "10,000 pages to say nothing". I suppose it is true from his perspective, as having not read a single page of Montaigne, it would seem like he said nothing.

In this tweet, Rudyard argues that philosophers like Plato, Foucault, and Rousseau are 'completely wrong' with the 'science firmly against them'. As established above, he's never read Plato or Foucault, and just to finish it off he has never read Rousseau either.

In this tweet Rudyard draws comparisons of liberalism between Latins and Germanics, which may be difficult since he has read neither Rousseau nor Locke.

In this tweet Rudyard gives some opinions on the western tradition, including authors like Plato, Hegel, Marx, Hume (he got the name wrong), Pythagoras, Roger Bacon, and Montaigne. Unfortunately, he has not read a single work by Plato, Marx, Humes, Pythagoras, Roger Bacon, or Montaigne, and only made it about 1/5th through a work by Hegel before giving it a bad review and calling it "dishonest".

In a more recent tweet, Rudyard makes his case for why mysticism is not contradictory with Christianity, giving some Christian authors such as St. Augustine, St. Chrysostom, St. Loyola (he got the name wrong), Newton, Descartes, and Thielhard De Chardin as supportive examples. As you may have anticipated from the pattern above, Rudyard has not read a single work by a single one of these authors, and if I had to make a guess, the same applies to the unknown "50 others" he mentions.

 

[Computer God Autism]

That could be explained by the fact that he's never actually read a single work of Plato, only a jokebook meant to explain philosophy which happens to mention Plato.

To be fair that's still a better grounding in philosophy than the average philosophy major nowadays.

 

[FedraGlow]

You guys are overthinking psychedelic use; it is useful for introspection and looking at things in a new light. This can either be a very fun experience or very scary mostly depending on your head space going in. However if you use them too much/recklessly or if you are either unprepared or someone with a fragile psyche you will be unable to place your experience in the proper box. For someone who can handle it they will see it as an interesting trip that changed how they view themselves or the world as it is. For retards like Rudy it will be interpreted very literally and will reinforce the negative traits that the experience would otherwise help tear down in a normal person.

If you have schizophrenia in your family, you are more likely to experience psychosis from psychedelic substances like ayahuasca.

 

[AMHOLIO]

In this tweet, the brilliant philosopher Rudyard questions why Schopenhauer is considered a real philosopher and calls him a 'depressed incel'. Perhaps Rudyard could know more about this inquiry if he ever actually read a single work of Schopenhauer.

He probably just saw this post and dismissed him for getting no pussy and not winning.

Spoiler

Ironically, the letter Mrs. Schopenhauer wrote to her son reminds me very much of Rudy.

 

[One Winged Pear Farmer]

If you have schizophrenia in your family, you are more likely to experience psychosis from psychedelic substances like ayahuasca.

Ergo a weak psyche, it’s also impossible to know if those who trigger it after use was from the substance or if it was already there and just less noticeable. Lack of research is a big issue with any definitive statements on the potential danger of more experimental hallucinogens like ayhausca

 

[Maniacal Foreigner]

In another wise critique from the great philosopher Rudyard, he insults Montaigne for taking "10,000 pages to say nothing". I suppose it is true from his perspective, as having not read a single page of Montaigne, it would seem like he said nothing.

etc, etc, I can't quote the whole thing.
If I may play devil's advocate for a second, is it not possible that he has read some of these books since then, but just doesn't update his Goodreads anymore?

 

[Frederick Weber]

If I may play devil's advocate for a second, is it not possible that he has read some of these books since then, but just doesn't update his Goodreads anymore?

That's a fair point, but Rudyard just updated his Goodreads within the last day, even writing a review less than a day ago as of now. I also took those screenshots from his Goodreads today so it should be completely up to date.

 

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[Maniacal Foreigner]

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Three typos in one sentence.
Saviors of the West, everyone.

 

[Big Nasty]

Rudyard holds other people in very low regard, because he assumes that that is what intelligent men do.

 

[Nachos Bell Grande]

I'm glad some people with actual philosophy chops are able to come in an show how stupid Rudy is with Philosophy. I know enough to know his takes are wrong, but am too much of a filthy casual to really go in deep on Rudy's pop philosophy takes. I get the vibe he watches youtube overviews of most of these and only reads the books that actually peak his interest beyond the cliff notes.

Having seen a few very light videos on Schopenhauer and if your experience with his ideas is a 5-10 minute overview I could see how someone would he's just depressed (the incel part of the take is odd I feel like that's projection lol).

Of the few philosophers I have read their actual books instead of just learning from breakdowns and such is Montaigne and I really don't know where Rudy got that take from that he said nothing. Honestly since Rudy started with the idea of philosophy being stupid you think he'd appreciate Montaigne's assertion that Philosophers are kinda retarded.

Also, are we really supposed to believe that by age 23 Rudy has read all the necessary works and fully deboonked philosophies that have been around for centuries? Does this dude listen to himself sometimes? He could literally start blowing himself and be less masturbatory.

 

[C. G. B. Spender]

I know several people in grad school who utilize kratom as a tool in a way adjacent to how I abuse nicotine and caffeine during crunch periods. I collaborate with academics often while they're on low doses of kratom; without prior knowledge of their consumption, it would be impossible for me to sense their high. From Rudyard's own words, he's been utilizing it in the same manner--this being said, addicts don't tend to explain their drug use with the utmost honesty.

I dont believe he did small dozes, Rudy was chugging kratom from his gigantic octopus mug like a madman. That mug was almost the same size as his head, but i dont know enough about kratom to speculate that what kinda doze you could make in your holy relic of a mug.

I know one guy who managed to quit harder drugs and drinking with kratom and weed, he hasn't used kratom since he "got clean" but managed to replace previous addictions with weed.

 

[Nicholas Gur]

The tragedy of darth rudyard is that anyone truly interested in any topic he discusses will eventually look further into it and conclude rudy has a surface level understanding at best. He rapid fires so many different subjects into a video that you unwittingly just assume he knows whats hes talking about since you can't accurately disprove it yourself.

 

[Maniacal Foreigner]

The tragedy of darth rudyard is that anyone truly interested in any topic he discusses will eventually look further into it and conclude rudy has a surface level understanding at best. He rapid fires so many different subjects into a video that you unwittingly just assume he knows whats hes talking about since you can't accurately disprove it yourself.

Spite is a powerful thing. Channel it, use it as motivation to learn more.

 

[Computer God Autism]

He could literally start blowing himself and be less masturbatory.

Would he be able to reach over his own gunt?

 

[Toji Suzuhara]

Gambling making such a massive come back also blew my mind, even though that's more intergenerational, I'm just blown away by how many ads you see for gambling websites and apps and how I know more people that gamble than don't. Totally bizarre to me. It feels like life after 2020 is just escapism from reality that is too much ignore anymore.

Western Zoomers are in a weird position.

It partly has to do with the fact that the SC relaxed the regulations on gambling recently, and that gacha games, one of the most popular game genres in the present, are essentially gambling but with jpegs. The potential growth that online gambling has currently is simply unprecedented, and because of that everyone wants to invest in it before the market stabilizes

 

[EzRolling]

I dont believe he did small dozes, Rudy was chugging kratom from his gigantic octopus mug like a madman. That mug was almost the same size as his head, but i dont know enough about kratom to speculate that what kinda doze you could make in your holy relic of a mug.

I know one guy who managed to quit harder drugs and drinking with kratom and weed, he hasn't used kratom since he "got clean" but managed to replace previous addictions with weed.

Kratom in liquid form is usually similar to alcohol where 100ml (double shot) is considered a decent dose. Now this could have been kratom as a tea, pills dissolved into juice or other liquid adding to the volume but not the potency.

Honestly I very much doubt that mug was full of straight kratom. It is possible he has a tolerance due to the multiple withdrawals and relapses (he mentions 9) but I’m still very skeptical.

 

[Falcos_Commisar]

Never heard of this guy, but when I saw the name come up in new threads, I knew I had to check it, and all I gotta say after is "There but for the grace of God go I."
College and grad school can reinforce some people's egos, but for me it was a severe and necessary reality check.

For many autodidacts, it's their first contact with people who know a lot more than they do, and/or have more brain wattage, and it can be quite humiliating, especially when a professor pegs you as someone that needs to get taken down a few notches. I was lucky in that the few times it happened to me, it was by some venerable old hands who used the Socratic method that was more enlightening to my own flaws as a thinker and lacunae in my knowledge base rather than a public humiliation at the seminar table that some receive.

That this guy washed out as an undergrad means that he must have not only been an egotist, but somewhat disruptive to the general classes, as good profs and grad lecturers know that someone in love with your field should be treated with kids gloves unless they constantly interrupt the flow of class with endless questions, discussions and digressions that throw pacing and point of lectures off for everyone else.

In the end, I decided the whole deal was not for me. Not that I couldn't hack it (though my mediocre language skills meant that certain avenues were closed off), but more for personal and political reasons.

Rather sad when someone is a midwit who thinks midwittery is unrecognized brilliance when challenged.

Prophetic

Rudyard went INSANE off a mega drug trip.... I don't see him recovering from it.

He also gave off massive "I AM VERY SMART" energy and claimed to be a mega chad pussy smasher 3000 while looking like the guy who'd "ummm ACKSHUALLY" a MTG rule....

Because zoomers have been astroturfed by a gaggle of druggie niggerweed retards into thinking being hooked on stuff that alters your brain chemistry is not only a way to stick it to the old farts who came up with DARE, but is 100% guaranteed make you cooler, more intelligent, empathetic, spiritual and successful because everyone who is is totally doing it.

Being part of a generation of terminal depressives constantly chasing escapism probably doesn't help.

Yep, the Zoomers and Alphas are into insane amounts of drug abuse.

On the topic of zoomers lost in escapism. I will say, as a later millennial, it's been wild to see nicotine and gambling addiction come back in full force in zoomers. I remember being a casual smoker in the early 2010s and it was basically a pariah thing to do and seemed like smoking was on the way out, suddenly you make it watermelon vapor instead of smoke and the zoomies are geeking off the stuff. Zyn was the most surprising because I thought for sure dip and other spitting related nicotine wouldn't be popular, but same thing. Make it fruity and not actual tobacco and suddenly you got full on nicotine fiends in high school.

Gambling making such a massive come back also blew my mind, even though that's more intergenerational, I'm just blown away by how many ads you see for gambling websites and apps and how I know more people that gamble than don't. Totally bizarre to me. It feels like life after 2020 is just escapism from reality that is too much ignore anymore.

Western Zoomers are in a weird position.

The glorification of degenerate sports and Vidya gambling is insane.

 

[Nicholas Gur]

Too much Rudyposting has altered my recommendations

 

[Imam Shamil]

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