Yuval Noah Harari on the myths we need to survive

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  @havenbastion · 5 years ago

  If people are switching stories so easily, they are not relying on truth, but on feelings.

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  @SchlimmShadySmash · 5 years ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTchioiHM0U&amp;t=855">14:15</a> When he talks about German history, as a German myself I have to comment on this. The point made here is that people are able to live under different myths and quickly exchange them basically without major difficulties, and.. it seems true, but something that is presupposed here is that stories and myths are sort of the driving elements of society when in fact you can argue against this confidently and instead point towards other human pressures being the real force and stories only a circumstantial thing on top of it all, an average German in the nazi regime may not have even bought into the nazi story but remains part of the system because of his more prevalent desire to fulfill human needs such as food, security and community. The story is almost secondary.

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• CI

  @cindymaceda2999 · 1 year ago

  “Worker bees of the world unite!” made me LOL. 😂

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  @Foxtrotwilconiner1969 · 5 years ago

  Two favourite quotes from him ignorance was the greatest scientific discovery ,<br>Gossip is what hold &nbsp;some myths and stories together.

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  @ArtLight72 · 5 months ago

  Appreciate the candid acceptance by Harari that his publishers nudged him to talk about happiness as they felt nobody would like to buy the book if it is just about suffering. It was topmost moment in evoking a hearty laugh. There were several other moments of humor, laced in the middle of a detailed analysis of worldly illusions.

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• DI

  @dinismantas7265 · 8 years ago

  Got some &quot;Brave New World&quot; vibes from this talk.

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• TU

  @tudorstubei4349 · 6 years ago

  Exceptional moderator!

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  @markmartens · 6 years ago

  &quot;My son turned six yesterday. What advice would you give him as he prepares for a world of robotics and artificial intelligence?&quot; <br>&quot;That nothing they teach him in the educational system today is really relevant to the world in which he will actually live. The most important capacity he will need to have is to, throughout life, learn. There will be no ending to learning and to reinventing ourselves again, and again, and again...The pace of change is so fast, that you&apos;ll have to learn all your life.&quot; Yuval Noah Harari on the myths we need to survive.

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  @NoemiStern-v9z · 1 year ago

  Love Yuval. Knowledge, creativity and care combined. 👌

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• JO

  @joelkavanagh1464 · 5 years ago

  ... so, massive thanx Sir Harari ...

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• BR

  @briananderson8428 · 7 years ago (edited)

  Who&apos;s the interviewer? &nbsp;He&apos;s excellent. &nbsp;And so are the questions of the audience. &nbsp;I love a smart audience.

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  @kraigward · 10 years ago

  This is quite possibly my favorite video I&apos;ve ever watched on the Internet.

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