The Deep Desire to LEAVE Everything Behind | Rousseau

What if the strange feeling that tells you to leave everything behind and start over is not madness… but a natural human instinct?

In this video, we explore the powerful philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who argued that human beings were actually happier before civilization. According to Rousseau, early humans lived in a peaceful “state of nature,” guided by simple needs, self-preservation (amour de soi), and natural compassion (pitié). But everything changed when private property appeared and society began comparing, ranking, and competing.