Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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According to Peter Wessel Zapffe, we humans have an overdeveloped consciousness. And this feature is more of a curse than a blessing, as it is the very reason we suffer so deeply and spend much of our lives running from pain; a cycle that seems impossible to break. This video explores Zapffe's work, The Last Messiah, its views on human suffering, how we cope, and an unsettling solution.

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00:00 Introduction
01:23 A rude awakening
04:23 The tragedy of human consciousness
09:25 Four modes of protection
15:37 An unsettling solution