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In the Indonesian Pop culture stage, Reza Arap is an anomaly. His public image for the past decade has been colored by many controversies. Starting from his blunt communication style, using harsh language, numerous conflicts and dramas arising from his past, to his ups and downs personal life which is almost always a hot topic in the media. Reza Arap is indeed not a figure we would immediately associate with the words philosopher or wise words. But if we try to peel back the outer layers of his persona, which some people might view negatively, and if we truly listen to his podcasts, look at his works, it turns out we can find a series of life principles that are interesting and good for us to emulate. I am quite amazed by Reza Arap's principles, especially lately. Because in fact, Reza Arap's life philosophy can not only be dissected using ancient philosophical teachings from thousands of years ago, but also as a lesson and antithesis to modern capitalism which highly glorifies achievement, branding, and bank account numbers. In this video, I will dissect Reza Arap's life philosophy and what we can learn from Arap. And hopefully, we can take the good lessons and of course, leave the bad ones. Because behind his rather complex figure, in my opinion, there are always interesting life lessons for us to analyze. So, welcome to the life class segment. This also seems to be combined with the philosophy learning and personality analysis segment. This segment is interesting because here we combine three segments at once, and this is also the first time. Second, actually, because we have talked about Dedy Corbuzier last year. So, if you like this segment, you can express it in the comments section. 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And the coolest thing is, if you don't understand or have questions, you can get further insights through consultations with experts from 1% directly based on your test results. Just visit 1.bio/psicotespremium for more information. Arap's first life philosophy, and in my opinion, perhaps the most radical. And this seems quite extreme from Arap's life philosophy. It is his rejection of money as the primary motivator. Now, this is something Arap often mentions in various podcasts. One of them is in a conversation on Raditya Dika's podcast where he emphasizes his principle that Arap doesn't know how much money he has, he doesn't have mobile banking, doesn't carry a debit card, doesn't know how much balance he has left. Now, this life philosophy, in my opinion, is very interesting because in this day and age, there are so many people who embrace hustle culture, who force themselves to work, which is not wrong either, in this capitalism, many individuals are demanded to work continuously, which basically is for what? To chase profit or money, even if it's something they don't enjoy and don't want to do. Now, in a capitalist system, the value of a work is often reduced through its financial potential. So, how much money comes in, how many views are achieved, and so on. Now, if we look at Arap's life philosophy, the logic is reversed. So, he chooses to create not because money is the primary motivation, but precisely from the drive of innovation and his own enjoyment. He wants to express what he is doing. So, the important thing is that it's popular first, the important thing is that what he does is fun first. Profit and numbers come later. Now, this is interesting because from such motivation, in my opinion, it is precisely what gives him fantastic numbers. So, for example, we can see from the case of marapton, which can be said to be one of the most popular streams in the world, Argio Bli with tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of concurrent views. So, hundreds of thousands of people are watching simultaneously. That's crazy, in my opinion. And from his music works, like his songs, which I think is most interesting is Lati, for example. That is also a song that we Indonesians can be very proud of, and it can also be considered an innovation in the IDM world where there are Javanese lyrics with an Indonesian music touch. Added to that is his IDM style which is quite innovative if we compare it with various DJs or producers around the world. And Arap's works can eventually relate to millions of people because initially he enjoyed it himself, others joined in the fun, and eventually it generated money and produced many projects in the future. This principle, in my opinion, if we connect it with philosophy, might resemble stoicism. So, perhaps you have also watched my video about stoics, where stoics teach us to focus only on things we can control, like our actions, our virtues, our works. And if it's something we can't control, then we just remain indifferent to it, like wealth, fame, people's opinions. So, for Stoics, true happiness comes from the process of doing something. So, not from the result of that thing. Now, when Arap enjoys the process, he will do it. But if he doesn't enjoy it, he has also said in several podcasts that he might just quit or not do it at all. Now, this is honestly what amazes me and I still can't do it. I still sometimes do things because, well, I feel awkward, or because maybe I do things for projects or money, from material rewards. Now, in Stoicism, virtue, or the process of doing something well, is more important than external impacts. And that is perhaps one of the things I admire about this person, and perhaps if Arap is quite extreme to the point of not wanting to look at his bank account. But I can also admit that it is fitting for him, because if he were to be dropped anywhere, suddenly losing all his possessions, suddenly being in one area, I am sure with his reputation, with the way he does things, he will be able to get the money back into his account. So, the numbers in the bank account become unimportant for people like this. The second thing I see from Reza Arap that is interesting and can be made a life philosophy is that it doesn't stop at the individual level. There is one interesting thing about Reza Arap, which is his desire for his friends to also succeed, for his friends to also get a stage. In many podcasts, Arap and many members of the Triple A Clan have said that his goal in creating the Triple A Clan was to succeed with his friends, or in other words, to give a stage to other friends. And it turns out this is not just talk, it's true that Triple A has been very popular on YouTube until now. If we look at the outlier scores from views and others, it's very popular, has many fans, and entertains many people. And we can also see that suddenly I also know about Arap's friends, like Aloy, Gary, who I don't follow entertainment every day. I can see like, oh, these people can finally get bigger jobs, projects, and stages. And Arap's care can also be seen from his other behaviors, which he doesn't mention or even mentions. For example, when Pit came to Indonesia, in the process, Arap didn't try to appear, to be seen, to take advantage. And this is also the same in his other behaviors that you might not know about, like from him helping honorary teachers to when there was an accident, someone fell off a motorcycle in Solo, it seems without any expectation of reward, if I see it here. In fact, in certain contexts, it can be said that it was not publicized at all. So, people just write thank you, Arap, and so on. From there, I see that many things he does are more focused on friendship and community. This kind of behavior is very rare these days, at least in my opinion. Because many people, when they have a good intention, for example, want to create something or want to do something good, in the end, it's publicized from the beginning. And maybe people will say, wow, cool, you want to make this, want to make that. But Arap seems not like that in many things he does. Although there are also things he publicizes, but I salute that there are also many that are not publicized, and suddenly people just know. This attitude, again, in capitalism, life is now valued more by how wide your publicity is, how good your branding is, life is a continuous competition, which is true. But the game Arap plays in many of his actions is not a zero-sum game. Where attention is constantly sought, you have to compete with others, and so on. But what he plays is a positive-sum game, where success can be achieved with friends. So, it's not always that you will compete with friends. Now, according to a modern thinker named Naval Ravikan. If you don't know, he is a pretty cool person in the self-development world. Naval Ravikan says that there are two games in this world. There are short-term games, and there are also long-term games. Now, in short-term games, many people think that in this world, the game is zero-sum. So, when you become rich, when you become famous, it is a loss for others. So, others become poorer or less famous. But in Arap's context, I see him practicing what is called a long-term game. Where Arap invests in relationships and friendships that sometimes don't need to be publicized, and don't always have to have profit. If there is someone he can help, he helps. Now, interestingly, from there, benefits also arise for him. So, first, the benefit is reputation, his reputation becomes very good. And the second is trust, which eventually becomes positive and has been proven in the long term. He has been in this industry for over a decade, and these assets are what will bring success. Besides that, from a philosophical perspective, talking about friendship, I see this as resembling the view of Epicurean philosophy or from the philosopher named Epicurus. So, Epicurus said that when you live to achieve the highest happiness, it's not really about money, but friendship or community is one of the highest sources of happiness. So, it's like it's okay not to have money, live simply, as long as you can hang out, you're happy. That's what I see in marapton and in various occasions. By the way, I discussed this in a video about Epicureanism. So, if you want to watch the video, please search for it after this. Where Epicurus believed that a good life is lived with friends in a supportive community. A simple life, far from the hustle and bustle of public ambition, which can be quite tiring. So, that's what we can emulate from Reza Arap's life, two of them. The third thing that I think is interesting is that Arap is quite honest about his shortcomings and mistakes. If we look back, there have been many dramas over the years. Arap is not hesitant to be open, to admit his failures, to admit his negligence. Well, perhaps one of them is in terms of marriage. Including his dramas with some influencers who were his enemies in the past. Now, this admission does not automatically erase the mistakes. But here lies the lesson, that every human, whether it's Reza Arap or anyone else, with all their flaws, humans are indeed not perfect. And from here, we can also learn to apply the same filter in viewing all influencers, all public figures, that you must emphasize this: take the good, discard the bad, and realize that everyone has their own struggles, their own mistakes too. So, what does it mean for us? What can we learn? What's the conclusion? Well, the lesson is actually not to imitate the lifestyle or personality found on the internet, especially Reza Arap's, wholesale. Especially if you only imitate the bad parts. For example, imitating his drinking, his smoking, his harsh language, perhaps those can be minimized or discarded. The conclusion is that from the life principles we are learning now, we can draw three main lessons. First is about wealth and happiness. So, true happiness and wealth do not lie in the numbers in the bank account, but precisely in satisfaction when creating and in reputation. Because if you have these two things, no matter where you are thrown or exiled, money will most likely continue to come to you if you have those two things. And the second is about zero-sum games and caring for friends and caring for the community. So, life in this capitalist era is indeed a competition, we compete with everyone, but it turns out that from this we can see that helping friends, helping the community, without expecting anything in return, like just helping to have a better life and career, can also be satisfying, and at the end of the day, it can even become a source of profit for us when our friends succeed, their projects succeed, we can also be brought up, our friends can also be brought up, so it's fun together. The third is about imperfection. In fact, perhaps what we should be wary of are people with perfect images. Because every human must have mistakes, must have weaknesses. I would greatly respect people who dare to admit and learn from their shortcomings and past failures. And even apologize for their mistakes. We can really respect people like that. Ultimately, the life philosophy we can learn today is a reminder that in this noisy world, this world full of competition, economic indiscretions, lessons can be found anywhere, even in entertainment content that some people might consider unimportant, considered negative. Surprisingly, I myself can take life lessons from there, and yes, I also seem to have learned a lot from watching movies, playing games, things that many people might consider unimportant, and it turns out I can also connect those lessons with some philosophical knowledge that I have learned before. What do you think about this video, and are there any other things we can learn from this figure, or perhaps other things you have learned from other figures? You can write it in the comments section to be an inspiration for our next discussion. I'm FN. Well, thanks. [Music]