# Self-destructive? It could be your death drive… | Einzelgänger

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Published: 2026-09-12T02:49:05+00:00
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Selfdestructive? It could be your death drive… Why would living entities harbor a wish for selfdestruction or even death? And if we look closer at the sufferings of existence, isn’t this longing to revert to an inorganic state quite understandable? This video explores selfdestructive tendencies in light of Freud’s death drive and death itself.Video: Selfdestructive? It could be your death drive…Creative Commons:Žižek:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Lacan#/media/File:Lacan2.jpg WWI footage: https://archive.org/details/youtubeLJ20568KVmk Buddha painting: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BUDDHA__HOLY_THREAD,_OIL_PAINTING_BY_RAJASEKHARAN.jpg Emil Cioran: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cioran_in_Romania.jpg Emil Cioran (2): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emil_Cioran,_fil%C3%B3sofo_y_escritor.jpg Mental hospital: https://archive.org/details/rpmentalhospital001 Hit Scene footage: https://archive.org/details/HitSceneclips/2nd+episode.mpgSupport the channel: ✔️ PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/einzelgangerco ✔️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/einzelgangster ✔️ Bitcoin: 3HQnEz1LQ4G6dqN2LdZgzc7qoJjJCyWjTC (Donated BTC and want in the credits? Send me an email with the amount/address)🎞️ Animations and thumbnail art by Munkaa: https://www.youtube.com/user/jus7y📘 Books (affiliate links):Stoicism for Inner Strength: https://amzn.to/3rZU0xL Loose: https://amzn.to/3QVfrqM Stoicism for Inner Peace: https://amzn.to/3wB9iHb Unoffendable: https://amzn.to/2RJYftiMerchandise: 🛍️ Shop: teespring.com/stores/einzelgangerstore 🛍️ Merchandise design by Punksthetic Art: https://www.youtube.com/user/JRStoneart00:00 Intro 03:12 Historical context 05:02 A philosophy of death 11:17 Freud's death drive 17:17 Beyond Freud#deathdrive #freud #sigmundfreud Turn on notifications…

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