Stupidity: A powerful force in human history
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Published 2024-05-29
Big or small, every detail in our behavior can be explained by looking at the past, from dietary choices to how we've used stories to advance. But if progress is narrative-driven, what comes next?
In Yuval's extended Brief But Spectacular take (@YuvalNoahHarari) he speaks on humanity's superpower, the paradox of wisdom and the relationship between government and war.
00:00 Intro
00:26 Common behaviors explained
02:05 Writing for children
03:44 Humanity's superpower
06:55 The paradox of wisdom
08:00 Artificial intelligence
09:37 World War III
(This episode was filmed in March 2024)
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All Comments (21)
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“There’s simply no polite way to tell people they’ve dedicated their lives to an illusion.” ~ RIP Daniel Dennett
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Please dear God stop putting marimba background music in these videos.
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I am reminded of the opening of Jim Henson's "The Storyteller" "When people shared their past through stories, explained their present through stories, foretold the future through stories...the best place by the fire was kept for....the storyteller!"
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Good people know that people are stupid and self-destructive, and are profoundly disgusted by that, but do not capitalize on that vulnerability or put what they know about human weakness in the hands of those who will capitalize on human weakness for payment.
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Wisdom is the product of your Heart, while knowledge is the product of your mind. Wisdom is incapable of producing destructive outcomes such as nuclear weapons and devisive corporations. A Heart only knows humanity (unity) while a mind only knows individualism (separation). Humanity needs way less mind (knowledge) and way more Heart (Wisdom).
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'Stupidity; a powerful force in human history.' Where do I buy the t-shirt ?
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From my African highveld I was just contemplating the sheer incomprehensible stupidity of humanity. Neither foresight nor insight. Blind in fact.
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A sharp intelect is not an indication of wisdom.
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excellent and thought provoking; the background music is wholy unnecessary
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This message brought you to by the WEF.
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What it means to be human, obviously my take, is to use our power for the wellbeing of ALL.
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Why the distracting music? The producer’s stupidity?
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If you ask a Chinese, Korean, or Japanese person when World War Two began, their lived history of that war begins with the 7 July 1937 incident at the Marco Polo bridge. Or even earlier.
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Hey, some of us still live under the African savanna. Maybe you’ll be more sympathetic when judging us
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You are a voice among billions. I hear the logic. I feel good because finally, I hear the voice of reason. I dispair because I know that a reasonable voice is no longer popular. We are doomed through our perpetual inability to agree about the correct route. God help us all.
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A propos : Who told the story that youtube videos need background music ? Without the annoying music we wouldn't need the subtitles. Best example for Harari's point.
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I hope he gave a better presentation at the club of Claus Schwab
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"... we open the refrigerator and there's this huge chocolate cake, and we can wait." How to tell us that you've never had roommates, w/o saying that you never had roommates.
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This man makes me so depressed... he's spitting facts that control my life when I have no control over them.
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I bought “Unstoppable Us” because of his video on Brief But Spectacular. The book is absolutely marvelous. I cannot recommend it enough.
