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The '''will to live''' ([[German language|German]]: ''Wille zum Leben'') is a concept developed by the German philosopher [[Arthur Schopenhauer]], representing an irrational "blind incessant ''impulse'' without knowledge" that drives [[instinctive]] behaviors, causing an endless insatiable striving in human existence.
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'''Craig Joseph Thompson''' (born 7 January 1995), known by the online community as '''Mini Ladd''', is an Emirati-born British [[YouTuber]]. As of August 2019, he has accumulated over 10 million followers across all social platforms ([[YouTube]], [[Twitter]] and [[Instagram]]), over 1.4 billion views, and averaged roughly 50,000 concurrent viewers during his live-streams at peak.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mini Ladd's YouTube Stats |url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/miniladdd |access-date=12 August 2019 |website=Social Blade}}</ref> In September 2019, Thompson was named No. 3 out of the Top 100 Influencers in the UK by the ''[[The Sunday Times|Sunday Times]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Times |first=The Sunday |date=8 September 2019 |title=The Sunday Times Influencer List 2019: meet the UK's top 100 |newspaper=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-sunday-times-influencer-list-2019-meet-the-uks-top-100-hsmhv8dlp |url-access=subscription |access-date=18 September 2019 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref>


== Career and donations ==
This is contrasted with the concept of the will to survive under life threatening conditions used in psychology{{citation needed|date=September 2023}} since Schopenhauer’s notion of the will to live is more broadly understood as the “animal[istic] force to endure, reproduce and flourish.”<ref>{{Cite SEP|url-id=schopenhauer|title=Arthur Schopenhauer|first=Robert|last=Wicks|date=September 9, 2021|edition=Fall 2021}}</ref>
Thompson launched his first YouTube channel, "Mini Ladd", in May 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Mini Ladd |url=https://www.youtube.com/c/MiniLaddd/about?ucbcb=1 |access-date=2021-08-24 |website= |publisher=YouTube}}</ref> Additionally, he launched his second channel, "Craig Thompson" in 2018,<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Craig Thompson |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUfF2SXdGNXmi1XcZoqj8oQ/about?ucbcb=1 |access-date=2021-08-24 |website= |publisher=YouTube}}</ref> and in 2019, he launched his third YouTube channel, "Mini Ladd Vault".<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Mini Ladd Vault |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3YSK5WH8ZqimlIzc5iMc5Q/about?ucbcb=1 |access-date=2021-08-24 |website= |publisher=YouTube}}</ref>


In 2018, Thompson partnered with the [[Thirst Project]] and raised over $150,000 for relief.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Craig 'Mini Ladd' Thompson and Thirst Project |url=http://shortyawards.com/4th-socialgood/craig-mini-ladd-thompson-and-the-thirst-project |access-date=12 August 2019 |website=shortyawards.com}}</ref> In 2019, the Thirst Project listed him as one of their board members;<ref>{{Cite web |title=2019 Annual Report |url=https://www.thirstproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/TP-2019-Annual-Report.pdf |access-date=9 August 2023 |publisher=Thirst Project |format=PDF}}</ref> as of October 2022, he is no longer a board member.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Board |url=https://www.thirstproject.org/about/our-board/ |access-date=23 October 2022 |website= |publisher=Thirst Project}}</ref>
There are significant correlations between the will to live and existential, psychological, social, and physical sources of [[Distress (medicine)|distress]].<ref>"Understanding the Will to Live in Patients Nearing Death". The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine (2005)</ref> Many, who overcome [[near-death experience]]s with no explanation, have described the will to live as a direct component of their survival.<ref>No Author (2003). What is the Will to Live. Retrieved from http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-will-to-live.htm</ref> The difference between the wish to die versus the wish to live is also a unique risk factor for [[suicide]].<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Brown | first1 = Gregory K. | last2 = Steer | first2 = RA | last3 = Henriques | first3 = GR | last4 = Beck | first4 = AT | title = The Internal Struggle Between the Wish to Die and the Wish to Live: A Risk Factor for Suicide | journal = American Journal of Psychiatry | volume = 162 | issue = 10| pages = 1977–1979 | doi = 10.1176/appi.ajp.162.10.1977 | pmid = 16199851 | date = October 2005 }}</ref>


In 2019, Northern Irish Rugby club [[City of Derry R.F.C.]] renamed their stadium to the "[[Craig Thompson Stadium]]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ferry |first=Gary |date=14 November 2017 |title='Mini Ladd' becomes Mega City of Derry Rugby Club sponsor |url=https://www.derrynow.com/news/local-news/444790/mini-ladd-becomes-mega-city-of-derry-rugby-club-sponsor.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428180957/https://www.derrynow.com/sport/mini-ladd-becomes-mega-city-derry-rugby-club-sponsor/194412 |archive-date=28 April 2018 |access-date=12 August 2019 |website=Derry Now}}</ref> City of Derry ended their relationship with Thompson in July 2020; in a statement Thompson apologised for sending "inappropriate texts and messages".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Casey |first=Theresa |date=9 July 2020 |title=Local YouTube star apologises for sending 'inappropriate' messages |url=https://www.derryjournal.com/news/people/local-youtube-star-apologises-sending-inappropriate-messages-2908799 |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2020-10-17 |website=Derry Journal |language=en}}</ref>
==Concept==
In psychology, the will to live is the [[Drive theory|drive]] for [[self-preservation]], usually coupled with [[Expectation (epistemic)|expectations]] for future improvement in one's state in life.<ref>"Will to Live." McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. 2002. The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 28 Nov. 2017 https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/will+to+live</ref> The will to live is an important concept when attempting to understand and comprehend why we do what we do in order to stay alive, and for as long as we can. This can be related to either one's push for survival on the brink of death, or someone who is just trying to find a meaning to continuing their life. Some researchers say that people who have a reason or purpose in life during such dreadful and horrific experiences will often appear to fare better than those that may find such experiences overwhelming.<ref>Frankl, V. E. (1963). In Man's search for meaning. Boston: Beacon Press.</ref> Every day, people undergo countless types of negative experiences, some of which may be demoralizing, hurtful, or tragic. An ongoing question continues to be what keeps the will to live in these situations. People who claim to have had experiences involving the will to live have different explanations behind it.<ref>Grohol, J. (2009). The Power of the Will to Live. Psych Central. Retrieved on November 21, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/12/28/the-power-of-the-will-to-live</ref>


In September 2019 Thompson was named by ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' as one of Britain's top 100 influencers, behind only [[KSI (entertainer)|KSI]] and [[PewDiePie]].<ref name=":0" />
==Background==
The will to live is considered to be a very basic drive in humans; but not necessarily the main driving force. In [[psychotherapy]], [[Sigmund Freud]] termed the [[Pleasure principle (psychology)|pleasure principle]], which is the seeking of [[pleasure]] and avoiding of [[suffering|pain]].<ref>{{cite book
| last = Snyder
| first = C. R.
| author-link = C. R. Snyder
|author2=Lopez, Shane J.
| title = Positive Psychology
| publisher = Sage Publications, Inc.
| year = 2007
| pages = 147
| isbn = 978-0-7619-2633-7}}
</ref> [[Viktor Frankl]], who spent time in German concentration camps, developed psychotherapy called [[logotherapy]], which may be translated as the therapy focused on the "will to meaning". [[Maslow's hierarchy of needs]] highlights the innate appetite that people possess for love and belonging but before all this there is the very basic and powerful will to live.
Psychologists have established that human beings are a goal-oriented species. In assessing the will to live, it should be borne in mind that it could be augmented or diminished by the relative strength of other simultaneously existent drives. Psychologists generally agree{{weasel inline|date=August 2019}} that there is the will to live, the will to pleasure, the will to superiority and the will to connection. There are also usually varying degrees of curiosity with regard to what may be termed the will to identity or establishing meaningful personal responses. The will to live is a platform without which it would not be possible to satisfy the other drives. However, this overlooks the possibility that there is a commonality among all creatures that drives all other urges.

== Similarity to self-preservation ==

Self-preservation is a behavior that ensures the survival of an organism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/self-preservation|title=Self-preservation - definition of self-preservation by The Free Dictionary|work=TheFreeDictionary.com}}</ref> [[Pain]] and [[fear]] are integral parts of this mechanism. Pain motivates the individual to withdraw from damaging situations, to protect a damaged body part while it heals, and to avoid similar experiences in the future.<ref name= Lynn1984>{{cite book | author = Lynn B |editor=Winlow W |editor2=Holden AV | title = The neurobiology of pain: Symposium of the Northern Neurobiology Group, held at Leeds on 18 April 1983 | edition = | publisher = Manchester University Press | location = Manchester | year = 1984 | isbn = 0-7190-0996-0 | page = 106 | chapter = Cutaneous nociceptors | chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=S7rnAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA106 }}</ref> Most pain resolves promptly once the painful stimulus is removed and the body has healed, but sometimes pain persists despite removal of the stimulus and apparent healing of the body; and sometimes pain arises in the absence of any detectable stimulus, damage or disease.<ref name="Raj_2007">{{cite book | author = Raj PP |editor=Niv D |editor2=Kreitler S |editor3=Diego B |editor4=Lamberto A | title = The Handbook of Chronic Pain | edition = | publisher = Nova Biomedical Books | location = | year = 2007 | pages = | isbn = 978-1-60021-044-0 | oclc = | chapter = Taxonomy and classification of pain | chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ZG4Svh_UL3UC&pg=PA41 }}</ref> Fear causes the organism to seek safety and may cause a release of [[adrenaline]],<ref name=gleitman>{{Cite book|author= [[Henry Gleitman]], [[Alan J. Fridlund]] and [[Daniel Reisberg]] |title= Psychology |edition= 6 |year= 2004 |publisher= [[W. W. Norton & Company]] |isbn= 0-393-97767-6 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/psychology/fear.html | work=CBC News | title=Fear factors | date=31 October 2007}}</ref> which has the effect of increased strength and heightened senses such as hearing, smell, and sight. Self-preservation may also be interpreted figuratively, in regard to the coping mechanisms one needs to prevent emotional trauma from distorting the mind (see: [[defence mechanism]].)

Even the most simple of living organisms (for example, the single-celled bacteria) are typically under intense selective pressure to evolve a response that would help avoid a damaging environment, if such an environment exists. Organisms also evolve while adapting - even thriving - in a benign environment (for example, a marine sponge modifies its structure in response to current changes, in order to better absorb and process nutrients). Self-preservation is therefore an almost universal hallmark of life. However, when introduced to a novel threat, many species will have a self-preservation response either too specialised, or not specialised enough, to cope with that particular threat.{{Citation needed|date=December 2012}} An example is the [[dodo]], which evolved in the absence of natural predators and hence lacked an appropriate, general self-preservation response to heavy predation by humans and rats, showing no fear of them.

==Correlations==
“Existential, psychiatric, social, and, to a lesser degree, physical variables are highly correlated with the will to live”.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Chochinov | first1 = H. M. | last2 = Hack | first2 = T. | last3 = Hassard | first3 = T. | last4 = Kristjanson | first4 = L. J. | last5 = McClement | first5 = S. | last6 = Harlos | first6 = M. | year = 2005 | title = Understanding the Will to Live in Patients Nearing Death | journal = Psychosomatics | volume = 46 | issue = 1| pages = 7–10 | doi=10.1176/appi.psy.46.1.7| pmid = 15765815 }}</ref> Existential issues found to correlate significantly include hopelessness, the desire for death, sense of dignity, and burden to others. Psychiatric issues found to be strongly associated are such as depression, anxiety, and lack of concentration. Physical issues that showed the strongest associations were appetite and appearance which did not show the same consistent degree of correlation. The four main predictor variables of the will to live changing over time are anxiety, shortness of breath, depression, and sense of well-being<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Chochinov | first1 = H. M. | last2 = Tataryn | first2 = D. | last3 = Clinch | first3 = J. J. | last4 = Dudgeon | first4 = D. | year = 1999 | title = Will to Live in the Terminally Ill | journal = The Lancet | volume = 354 | issue = 9181| pages = 816–819 | doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(99)80011-7| pmid = 10485723 | s2cid = 44586921 }}</ref> which correlate with the other variable predictors as well. Social variables and quality of life measures are shown to correlate significantly with the will to live such as support and satisfaction with support from family, friends, and health care providers.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Chochinov | first1 = H. M. | last2 = Hack | first2 = T. | last3 = Hassard | first3 = T. | last4 = Kristjanson | first4 = L. J. | last5 = McClement | first5 = S. | last6 = Harlos | first6 = M. | year = 2005 | title = Understanding the Will to Live in Patients Nearing Death | journal = Psychosomatics | volume = 46 | issue = 1| pages = 7–10 | doi=10.1176/appi.psy.46.1.7| pmid = 15765815 }}</ref> Findings on the will to live have suggested that psychological variables are replaced by physical mediators of variation as death draws nearer. The will to live has also proven to be highly unstable.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Chochinov | first1 = H. M. | last2 = Tataryn | first2 = D. | last3 = Clinch | first3 = J. J. | last4 = Dudgeon | first4 = D. | year = 1999 | title = Will to Live in the Terminally Ill | journal = The Lancet | volume = 354 | issue = 9181| pages = 816–819 | doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(99)80011-7| pmid = 10485723 | s2cid = 44586921 }}</ref>

==Research==
Many studies have been conducted on the theory of the will to live. Among these studies are subject to the difference in gender and the elderly and also in the terminally ill. One study focused on a simple question that asked about rating one’s will to live and presented the findings that elderly participants reporting a stronger will to live and strengthened or stable will to live survived longer in comparison to those with a weak will to live. This study found that women were able to cope with life-threatening situations, but suggested that the participants could not have been stable and requires future replication.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Chochinov | first1 = H. M. | last2 = Hack | first2 = T. | last3 = Hassard | first3 = T. | last4 = Kristjanson | first4 = L. J. | last5 = McClement | first5 = S. | last6 = Harlos | first6 = M. | year = 2005 | title = Understanding the Will to Live in Patients Nearing Death | journal = Psychosomatics | volume = 46 | issue = 1| pages = 7–10 | doi=10.1176/appi.psy.46.1.7| pmid = 15765815 }}</ref> The second study presented the idea of the will to live in the terminally ill specifically cancer patients termed as older. In this study researchers were able to suggest that patients who had tested as having a low sustained will to live died soonest, as opposed to having a moderate level of the will to live, lived the longest while high will to live could affect individuals in any direction. This study needs future replication that can show the effects of will to live in the terminally ill from different diseases and age categories.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Tataryn | first1 = D. | last2 = Chochoniv | first2 = H. M. | year = 2002 | title = Predicting the trajectory of will to live in terminally ill patients | journal = Psychosomatics | volume = 43 | issue = 5| pages = 370–377 | doi=10.1176/appi.psy.43.5.370| pmid = 12297605 | doi-access = free }}</ref>

Other accounts of the will to live exist in many extreme medical cases, where patients have overcome extraordinary odds to survive. The Holocaust has provided many instances of this phenomenon, and is a good example of this as well.<ref>Goldenberg, J. Retrieved from http://www.councilforrelationships.org/resources/goldenberg-survival.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418051335/http://www.councilforrelationships.org/resources/goldenberg-survival.pdf |date=2012-04-18 }}</ref> A proposed mechanism for the will to live is the idea that positive mental thinking tends to lower one’s risk for disease and health complications. One study showed that women who thought positively were more likely to carry more antibodies against certain strains of the flu, thus having a stronger immune system than those who were told to think negative thoughts.<ref>Goode, E. (2003, September 02). Power of positive thinking may have a health benefit, study says. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/02/health/power-of-positive-thinking-may-have-a-health-benefit-study-says.html</ref>
Powerful examples of humans having a will to live can be seen in death records throughout history showing that people were more likely to die right after a major holiday, such as Christmas and Thanksgiving, and even birthdays, not actually on or before them, but passing shortly after.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Shimizu | first1 = M. | last2 = Pelham | first2 = B.W. | year = 2008 | title = Postponing a date with the Grim Reaper: Ceremonial events and mortality | journal = Basic and Applied Social Psychology | volume = 30 | issue = 1| pages = 36–45 | doi = 10.1080/01973530701866482 | s2cid = 143717879 }}</ref><ref>Grohol, J. (2009). The Power of the Will to Live. Psych Central. Retrieved on November 21, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/12/28/the-power-of-the-will-to-live</ref>

==See also==
* [[Antipredator adaptation]]
* [[Collective intelligence]]
* [[Conatus]]
* [[Dear enemy recognition]]
* [[Death drive]]
* ''[[Élan vital]]''
* [[Fight-or-flight response]]
* [[Learned helplessness]]
* [[Self-defense]]
* [[Will to power]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
{{Wiktionary|survivor}}
* [http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/attitude.html Attitude - The Will to Live], Ernest H. Rosenbaum, MD, and Isadora R. Rosenbaum, MA.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121106081436/http://www.benbest.com/lifeext/whylife.html Why life extension?]

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Mini Ladd
Thompson in 2018
Personal information
Born
Craig Joseph Thompson

(1995-01-07) 7 January 1995 (age 29)[1]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates[2]
NationalityBritish
OccupationYouTuber
YouTube information
Also known asMini Ladd
Channels
Years active2011–present
Genres
Subscribers
  • 4.53 million (Mini Ladd)
  • 1 million (Craig Thompson)
  • 155 thousand (Mini Ladd Vault)
  • 10.4 thousand (Craig Thompson Music)
  • 3.07 thousand (Good News Everyone)
Total views
  • 1.45 billion (Mini Ladd)
  • 129.04 million (Craig Thompson)
  • 1.62 million (Mini Ladd Vault)
  • 41.9 thousand (Good News Everyone)
Network
  • 3BLACKDOT (2013-2018)
  • Night Media (2019-2020)
100,000 subscribers
  • 2013 (Mini Ladd)
  • 2018 (Craig Thompson)
  • 2019 (Mini Ladd Vault)
1,000,000 subscribersa
  • 2014 (Mini Ladd)
  • 2019 (Craig Thompson)
Last updated: November 20th, 2023

Craig Joseph Thompson (born 7 January 1995), known by the online community as Mini Ladd, is an Emirati-born British YouTuber. As of August 2019, he has accumulated over 10 million followers across all social platforms (YouTube, Twitter and Instagram), over 1.4 billion views, and averaged roughly 50,000 concurrent viewers during his live-streams at peak.[3] In September 2019, Thompson was named No. 3 out of the Top 100 Influencers in the UK by the Sunday Times.[4]

Career and donations

Thompson launched his first YouTube channel, "Mini Ladd", in May 2011.[5] Additionally, he launched his second channel, "Craig Thompson" in 2018,[6] and in 2019, he launched his third YouTube channel, "Mini Ladd Vault".[7]

In 2018, Thompson partnered with the Thirst Project and raised over $150,000 for relief.[8] In 2019, the Thirst Project listed him as one of their board members;[9] as of October 2022, he is no longer a board member.[10]

In 2019, Northern Irish Rugby club City of Derry R.F.C. renamed their stadium to the "Craig Thompson Stadium".[11] City of Derry ended their relationship with Thompson in July 2020; in a statement Thompson apologised for sending "inappropriate texts and messages".[12]

In September 2019 Thompson was named by The Sunday Times as one of Britain's top 100 influencers, behind only KSI and PewDiePie.[4]

References

  1. ^ Thompson, Craig [@MiniLaddd] (7 January 2020). "26" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ @MiniLaddd (10 March 2016). "I was born in Dubai and lived the first 5 years of my life here :) Mind you, it was pretty much a desert when I lived here xD" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Mini Ladd's YouTube Stats". Social Blade. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b Times, The Sunday (8 September 2019). "The Sunday Times Influencer List 2019: meet the UK's top 100". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  5. ^ "About Mini Ladd". YouTube. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. ^ "About Craig Thompson". YouTube. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  7. ^ "About Mini Ladd Vault". YouTube. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Craig 'Mini Ladd' Thompson and Thirst Project". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  9. ^ "2019 Annual Report" (PDF). Thirst Project. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Our Board". Thirst Project. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  11. ^ Ferry, Gary (14 November 2017). "'Mini Ladd' becomes Mega City of Derry Rugby Club sponsor". Derry Now. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  12. ^ Casey, Theresa (9 July 2020). "Local YouTube star apologises for sending 'inappropriate' messages". Derry Journal. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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