Actually, the author of each lesson is usually in the video title. Astrid J. Hsu wrote this. Authors are subject matter experts and are often researchers, such as this author.
@@Phaeton667 depends, not every version of the myth is a tale of coercion and given how in many modern interpretations try to vilify Hades to make him "Greek Satan" it may be a modern tale.
Long term though. The people making these decisions know they won't be there for a long time and also know they will be sheltered from their decisions, so they only care about short-term gains.
Long term and also the money would belong to different industries. Fishing industry make less but tourism makes more. Oil makes less but electric makes more. It is often apparent which industry big wigs get to call the shots because as a autocratic government, you would pick the long term investment over the whims of the current industry big wigs.
It is worth mentioning that in Greek Mythology, Hades wasnt really all that bad in most stories. He was occasionally a bad guy, but mostly just a dude with a job that he took seriously. It is a christian thing to equate Hades with Satan.
@@morgothable Hades was one of the few (if not the only) Olympians that pretty much always acted fairly and reasonably. Even the goddess of wisdom was often depicted to be vain and petty at heart. This is actually a common trait for deities associated with death. I guess no one wants a belief system, where everyone is inevitably doomed to mistreatment.
@My_pfp_beats_all_dog_breeds. appart from the debate on how exactly his marriage to persephone started hades mostly just kept to himself, followed rules, never messed with anyone that didn't mess with the gods first and the closest to being malicious i can think of is when he didn't allow heracles to save pirithous from tartarus but the jackass tried to kidnap hades wife. He had it comming
This was absolutely beautiful. I love how they manage to reduce the general monetary value of the world's oceans while also speaking to its unparalleled beauty and true existential value to all life on earth. Well done.
In some of the earliest Greek text, it appears that Hades and Poseidon were the same god at one point, but may have gotten split into two as the stories got passed down over several generations.
It's more accurate to say that Hades is possibly a deviation of Poseidon which was a god of the earthquakes and vaguely linked to the underworld. he was also the Big boss of the time before Zeus took this role. That's also why he's linked to horse, probably a remnant of that pre hellenistic time before he was demoted to god of the seas.
The ocean is just water, the chemicals of water is H2O. You should instead own the water and legally control it. They’ll have to pay royalties and the money you’ll generate will be that beyond the Stock Market or Dark Money within the single day.
The quick solution would have been abdicating to let his eldest legitimate son, Triton, to inherit the throne. If not, even a flying horse and a one-eyed brute would claim ownership of the ocean.
0:01 "The ocean doesn't need us, but we absolutely need the ocean." - Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson Fun fact: The ocean would actually do a whole lot better WITHOUT Humans.
El video más bonito que he visto de TED-Ed. These videos are raising awareness, I hope this one get to many eyes as possible! Earth and ocean are incredible
This must be the first time Ted Ed has used a myth to frame a science lesson :0 usually they play it straight or use a science fiction question instead
He was nearly as bad as Zeus in that, but it mostly didnt end tragically, cause you know, no Hera, heck he would even give favors to some of the people. Hades was pretty chill tho@@EeveeShadowBacon
I love how things like the coastline ecosystem's only listed benefit as keeping the shoreline from eroding is somehow a net bonus for the value of all the oceans I also love how something that doesn't even need to be in the ocean, like wind turbines is listed as a net benefit as well
This is a lovely story of the environmental issues plaguing our oceans today and a lovely solution to our roblems I hoe to see us take on these challenges and make our oceans as invaluable as they are
Hey better quality some thing is when it dies or more value it has accumulated, the more Hades gains when it joins his kingdom. And everyone and everything eventually joins it naturally. He can wait. (He is a cool older brother though.) Cool video.
Price of an object/product has nothing to do with how much wealth it can generate. If a seller has decided to sell something no matter what, he will sell it to highest bidder, whatever that highest bid may be. In this instance, there is only one single buyer, which is Hades. Hades could offer him a penny for it, and Poseidon would hand over the ocean in exchange. Assuming Poseidon has made up his mind to retire. The only thing to note though, for something as valuable as the ocean, there would be a lot more buyers than just one single buyer in real life.
It absolutely has something to do with how much wealth it can generate. With your logic, I could go buy tesla for one dollar when elon retires, despite the company producing millions of dollars a year.
@@zakrydavis994 Explain to me how you will manage to buy Tesla for one dollar? Are you the only person in this world with a dollar to offer Elon? I have two dollars to offer. Why would he take your offer of one dollar?
@@zakrydavis994 You obviously didn't get my point. Price of a thing is determined by the market. If there are no buyers for a thing, the price of that thing is Zero. So if you were the only person willing to buy Tesla from Elon, you could offer him a dollar and he'd sell it to you. But obviously you're not the only buyer in the market.
@ elon musk, despite being the only person who offered to buy twitter, bought it for more than one dollar. This immediately invalidates your point in any realistic scenario.
OMG I wrote a paper like this for my UCWR class in December!!! Haha wouldve been great to have this then, but truly . let's protect our ocean like it protects us
Posideon was the god of the underworld and earthquakes in Mycanean Greece. Being the god of the ocean was a minor part of his domain and characterization. He was also in charge, not Zeus (who was a much smaller god), and Hades didn't exist.
We need to help the world, we need to work together regardless of identity, looks, etc. What truly matters is to work towards a safe world, ocean acidification is worsening and is likely to destroy many species that we need to survive. Global warming is not doing great either. We must work together in order to create a more peaceful world.
I was about to say that in order for something like the ocean to be "Sold" it needs to be "Owned" by someone who sells it. Countries have "Sea space", sure, but that's more of a legal concept for the sake of removing border disputes. The ocean doesn't really "Belong" to anyone, like the moon. But in this example, Poseidon is the one who owns the entire ocean space, so... no problem. The issue THEN is that humanity's trade and mining operations are not Posidon's property. He is the owner of the space that is the ocean, that humans are using and exploiting for their benefit (Though I presume that this is allowed and humans are Poseidon's "Customers" in a way) Edit: Also there's the little thing that the ocean is way to big and important to be a bought and sold commodity. There are things like this, like the planet itself, the moon, sun, etc. that nobody has enough money to buy, and nobody can reasonably sell to anyone else. Thus, if anyone WERE to own the ocean, like, say, the god of the seas, he would most likely appoint a successor... Like Triton
Fun Fact: Hades is not only the God of the Underworld, but he is also the god of everything underground as well, including precious gemstones and minerals. This gives him the additional domain of “God of Riches” in addition to his death duties. In fact, Pluto, his Roman equivalent, literally means “The Rich One”. Thus, it is perfectly within reason that he’s friends with the accountant and fully capable of paying several Trillions in dollars.
From what I remember hades was the god of all riches beneath the earths soil, pretty sure buying the ocean is minuscule in comparison and is just him giving his little brother an early retirement
2:00 If coastal ecosystems buffer waves and prevent erosion, that's not a positive for the ocean, that's a positive for the landmass for mitigating the ocean's damage. Big mistake from the writers there.
And, alas, mangroves grow off the shore. If the ocean were gone, all mangroves would perish relatively instantly. I think thats what they meant when they brought up mangroves.
The problem with an analysis of this is that the ocean really only has that value because it isn't owned. Ownership implies (or more specifically is defined as) the ability to exclude others from using it. As soon as you start charging reasonable amounts for shipping, the shipping will go down. And so on.
@@valentinmitterbauer4196 A canal is not an ocean. Yes, you can monetize parts of it that are particularly useful, like harbors. But why would "this is what the ocean is worth" be any more rational than saying "this is what the atmosphere is worth"? All you can do is analyze how much money people make by using the ocean, which isn't anything at all the same as "this is how much the ocean is worth."
Dear Poseidon. When you're immortal, you do not sell your possessions. You delegate your responsibilities if you want to take a break. You hire managers ☺️
Hades literally did not do anything except coming to the valuation meeting and smiling, yet claim 50% of his brother intervention effort. My dude is living the easy way.
I saw the thumbnail that said Poseidon’s dilemma and assumed it was a riddle. I sat through the whole video waiting for the riddle to start. Still a fun video though.
SEE?! Even in stories made up about Poseidon wanting to sell the oceans Hades isn't a bad guy! Hades is easily the most misunderstood god in the Greek mythos.
Whoever writes these series really needs a raise! So far the best entertaining way I've been taught about preserving the oceans 🌊
The credits are listed at the end of each video. If you want to know who wrote it, look there.
Actually, the author of each lesson is usually in the video title. Astrid J. Hsu wrote this. Authors are subject matter experts and are often researchers, such as this author.
Soon to be a sophisticated GPT
@@darioadrianz "sophisticated GPT" is an oxymoron.
I concur
So refreshing to see a positive depiction of Hades, as far as Greek Gods go he really was a chill dude.
Persephone would wholeheartedly disagree...
Just Hades being a bro
@@Phaeton667 except that
@@Phaeton667 depends, not every version of the myth is a tale of coercion and given how in many modern interpretations try to vilify Hades to make him "Greek Satan" it may be a modern tale.
@@Phaeton667or agree considering she chose it in some versions.
This is actually really entertaining to watch. Whoever does the animation for these should get a raise.
And the narration! And ESPECIALLY the writing
The animator is Astrid J. Hsu
@@EbrimaGaye-qj2znI’m pretty sure that’s not true
@@EbrimaGaye-qj2znhe is the narrator
I AM NOT THE NARRATOR!! I’m just a kid who likes Ted-Ed
One of the most important, yet least talked about, arguments for conservation is that in many cases it is the better option financially speaking.
Long term though. The people making these decisions know they won't be there for a long time and also know they will be sheltered from their decisions, so they only care about short-term gains.
Long term and also the money would belong to different industries. Fishing industry make less but tourism makes more. Oil makes less but electric makes more. It is often apparent which industry big wigs get to call the shots because as a autocratic government, you would pick the long term investment over the whims of the current industry big wigs.
Twilight sparkle!
@@Euphrasie_Meredith Yes?
@@Rainbow_Sish_Kabob I like mlp
I love that Hades and the accountant were just chill people trying to help Posidon out
Since King Triton is Poseidon son's
It's 100% possible this accountant is Sebastian or a relative.
New headcanon adopted
80th like
It is worth mentioning that in Greek Mythology, Hades wasnt really all that bad in most stories. He was occasionally a bad guy, but mostly just a dude with a job that he took seriously.
It is a christian thing to equate Hades with Satan.
@@morgothable Hades was one of the few (if not the only) Olympians that pretty much always acted fairly and reasonably. Even the goddess of wisdom was often depicted to be vain and petty at heart. This is actually a common trait for deities associated with death. I guess no one wants a belief system, where everyone is inevitably doomed to mistreatment.
Perseus Jackson
More proof that Hades is the best god of the group.
True, and Hades is also the god of wealth so he can afford the ocean no matter what.
Hestia has entered the chat
but yeah one of those 2
this instance of Hades absolutely tracks
Accountant: hold my c4 bomb
@My_pfp_beats_all_dog_breeds. appart from the debate on how exactly his marriage to persephone started hades mostly just kept to himself, followed rules, never messed with anyone that didn't mess with the gods first and the closest to being malicious i can think of is when he didn't allow heracles to save pirithous from tartarus but the jackass tried to kidnap hades wife. He had it comming
I love how Hades stands, unmoving, as the crab explains everything
Was just about to say how no one else was mentioning it. He's just chilling there, smile on his face and mind in the stratosphere
This was absolutely beautiful. I love how they manage to reduce the general monetary value of the world's oceans while also speaking to its unparalleled beauty and true existential value to all life on earth. Well done.
Poseidon: I'm getting tired of ruling the ocean. I want someone to take my place for me.
Triton: Hello, Father-
Poseidon: Hades, my bro!
i mean, to be fair, he's known hades for longer than any of his offspring, and when you're a god, i would think that is valued a lot
sabastian the Crab, divine accountant and assistant : Let's seal the deal, i don't want to be under Triton order.
we all know it didn't worked
This is so sweet but heartbreaking. I wish more could be aware of what our ocean really needs.
If Poseidon needs someone to tell his best squid story to, I'll lend an ear. He looked so eager to share it 😆 Cool video!
In some of the earliest Greek text, it appears that Hades and Poseidon were the same god at one point, but may have gotten split into two as the stories got passed down over several generations.
It's more accurate to say that Hades is possibly a deviation of Poseidon
which was a god of the earthquakes and vaguely linked to the underworld. he was also the Big boss of the time before Zeus took this role.
That's also why he's linked to horse, probably a remnant of that pre hellenistic time before he was demoted to god of the seas.
Nico and Percy: uHuMMMMMM
How to be a supervillian? Buy the ocean.
🧐
Better yet, steal the ocean.
Don’t give Elon any ideas
The ocean is just water, the chemicals of water is H2O. You should instead own the water and legally control it. They’ll have to pay royalties and the money you’ll generate will be that beyond the Stock Market or Dark Money within the single day.
@@thelocalshoopSo when you mine the ocean or have fishing fleets or collect diamonds of the coast do you consider that stealing the ocean
the wholesome plot twist at the end was nice :)
Yes ! Surprise good Hades is always my favorite!
Womp womp
Really is refreshing to see a positive depiction of Hades, at least as far as Greek gods go he was a very chill dude.
Hades is generally never in the wrong though
The quick solution would have been abdicating to let his eldest legitimate son, Triton, to inherit the throne. If not, even a flying horse and a one-eyed brute would claim ownership of the ocean.
Nah should give it to his favorite son; Percy Jackson
@@MateusChristopherhe wouldn’t want that
Oceanus owns the ocean he just lets Poseidon manage it
@@vladtheconnop, Poseidon owns all the water, even fresh water. Oceanus is subservient to both Zeus and Poseidon.
Interesting way to explain why the ocean is so important.👍
What a smart way to talk about the importance of the ocean.
Ted is tricking us into learning things again
0:01 "The ocean doesn't need us, but we absolutely need the ocean." - Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Fun fact: The ocean would actually do a whole lot better WITHOUT Humans.
yeah, we're like the toxic partner whose life would absolutely fall apart without them
Addison Anderson you have the voice of a God and everyone involved in this video including the educator are very much the same. Loved it
I thought it was in bad taste to actually say there name of the Ted Ed narrators
Legends say this is a better story than Auquaman 2
El video más bonito que he visto de TED-Ed. These videos are raising awareness, I hope this one get to many eyes as possible! Earth and ocean are incredible
I am an ocean, I am the sea, there is a world inside of me!
Astrid always makes me so happy and calm and intellectual, I love him
Poseidon just needs to pass his trident to Percy Jackson. 🔱🌊
Very cool video! I like the idea of god’s having massive companies, I also wish utilizing tidal energy was more widespread
Tidal energy harvesting is a good idea, but it's relatively new and not the most reliable. I would say it's better than hydroelectric energy, though.
Wonderful narration.
And thank you for bringing this voiceover artist.
So glad that you actually characterized Hades the way he is in Greek mythology
I absolutely love this channel how creatively they give information
The ocean doesn't need us, but we absolutely need the ocean.
This is so sweet! I love seeing accurate depictions of Hades, he's a good person and I can totally see him doing something like this!!
This must be the first time Ted Ed has used a myth to frame a science lesson :0 usually they play it straight or use a science fiction question instead
No
We all know what Poseidon would actually do with even more free time
chase after even more mortals lol
Nah, that's Zeus. Poseidon was actually pretty faithful as far as Greek Gods go.
@@EeveeShadowBaconcough cough, Demeter
@@EeveeShadowBacon you're thinking of Hades, Poseidon was equal, if not worse than Zeus in numbers.
He was nearly as bad as Zeus in that, but it mostly didnt end tragically, cause you know, no Hera, heck he would even give favors to some of the people.
Hades was pretty chill tho@@EeveeShadowBacon
@@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369 Medusa would like a word.
This is such an amazing video!! WOW!!
I love how things like the coastline ecosystem's only listed benefit as keeping the shoreline from eroding is somehow a net bonus for the value of all the oceans
I also love how something that doesn't even need to be in the ocean, like wind turbines is listed as a net benefit as well
Great work, Hades and Mr.Crabs
This is a lovely story of the environmental issues plaguing our oceans today and a lovely solution to our roblems I hoe to see us take on these challenges and make our oceans as invaluable as they are
This reminds me of the story Kafka tells about Poseidon who can't go anywhere because he's busy doing paperwork
You know it’s a good day when they post a new riddle
This put tears on my eyes 😢
Wonderful explainer
Wasn’t expecting it, but this was an amazing analysis of what that much water really means 😊
Hey better quality some thing is when it dies or more value it has accumulated, the more Hades gains when it joins his kingdom. And everyone and everything eventually joins it naturally. He can wait. (He is a cool older brother though.) Cool video.
Price of an object/product has nothing to do with how much wealth it can generate. If a seller has decided to sell something no matter what, he will sell it to highest bidder, whatever that highest bid may be. In this instance, there is only one single buyer, which is Hades. Hades could offer him a penny for it, and Poseidon would hand over the ocean in exchange. Assuming Poseidon has made up his mind to retire. The only thing to note though, for something as valuable as the ocean, there would be a lot more buyers than just one single buyer in real life.
It absolutely has something to do with how much wealth it can generate. With your logic, I could go buy tesla for one dollar when elon retires, despite the company producing millions of dollars a year.
@@zakrydavis994 Explain to me how you will manage to buy Tesla for one dollar? Are you the only person in this world with a dollar to offer Elon? I have two dollars to offer. Why would he take your offer of one dollar?
@ I dont know how so little people know what a hyperbole is on the internet. Its an exaggeration to support my point.
@@zakrydavis994 You obviously didn't get my point. Price of a thing is determined by the market. If there are no buyers for a thing, the price of that thing is Zero. So if you were the only person willing to buy Tesla from Elon, you could offer him a dollar and he'd sell it to you. But obviously you're not the only buyer in the market.
@ elon musk, despite being the only person who offered to buy twitter, bought it for more than one dollar. This immediately invalidates your point in any realistic scenario.
I'm an enrolled agent, and I love the accountant character!
I thought this was a riddle video and was like, "Wow, this is a long one!"
I really loved how you make Hades a good guy like he is.
At least when you see the other Gods doing their "thinks" with the humans.
This might be my favorite Ted Ed video
Ted Ed is one of the best story tellers in the world 🎉❤
I have watched so many videos here, well this one stands out ❤❤❤
I honeslty thought it was about to turn into a riddle until the very end.
OMG I wrote a paper like this for my UCWR class in December!!! Haha wouldve been great to have this then, but truly . let's protect our ocean like it protects us
OMG this is the most creative way to deliver a message 😂 I am so inspired
Posideon was the god of the underworld and earthquakes in Mycanean Greece. Being the god of the ocean was a minor part of his domain and characterization. He was also in charge, not Zeus (who was a much smaller god), and Hades didn't exist.
i morally disagree with tedtalk on many things, but i have to give it to you, this was a really cool analogy.
Oceans are Invaluable!
We need to help the world, we need to work together regardless of identity, looks, etc. What truly matters is to work towards a safe world, ocean acidification is worsening and is likely to destroy many species that we need to survive. Global warming is not doing great either. We must work together in order to create a more peaceful world.
Nice reveal, Hades is such a bro for real.
DAAAMMMNNNN THE END LEFT ME TEARS OF JOY!!!!!!!!
Accountant is a smart crab. 😊 And hades is not so bad after all
Kudos to the scriptwriter 😊
Yes, the invisible person is often the scriptwriter
Pretty crazy that the projected cost of the ocean is comparable to that of Central Park.
I was about to say that in order for something like the ocean to be "Sold" it needs to be "Owned" by someone who sells it. Countries have "Sea space", sure, but that's more of a legal concept for the sake of removing border disputes. The ocean doesn't really "Belong" to anyone, like the moon.
But in this example, Poseidon is the one who owns the entire ocean space, so... no problem. The issue THEN is that humanity's trade and mining operations are not Posidon's property. He is the owner of the space that is the ocean, that humans are using and exploiting for their benefit (Though I presume that this is allowed and humans are Poseidon's "Customers" in a way)
Edit: Also there's the little thing that the ocean is way to big and important to be a bought and sold commodity. There are things like this, like the planet itself, the moon, sun, etc. that nobody has enough money to buy, and nobody can reasonably sell to anyone else. Thus, if anyone WERE to own the ocean, like, say, the god of the seas, he would most likely appoint a successor... Like Triton
Amazing talks❤ I love it
0:55 Domain Expansion
Please could you do more History vs. I am always impressed with your work.
Wow this riddle has a lot of setup.
Fun Fact: Hades is not only the God of the Underworld, but he is also the god of everything underground as well, including precious gemstones and minerals. This gives him the additional domain of “God of Riches” in addition to his death duties. In fact, Pluto, his Roman equivalent, literally means “The Rich One”. Thus, it is perfectly within reason that he’s friends with the accountant and fully capable of paying several Trillions in dollars.
This was really neat! Well written and animated.
most creative environmental activism video iv seen
Poseidon: "Only a quarter of the earth's annual revenue? I'm taking my ocean to another planet, until you guys stop trying to lowball me!!"
That was a roller coaster of facts and emotions
What an amazing and eye-opening video!
This episode is next fricking level
From what I remember hades was the god of all riches beneath the earths soil, pretty sure buying the ocean is minuscule in comparison and is just him giving his little brother an early retirement
we are all Poseidons' in ourselves.. and its our duty to take care of our oceans
What a beautiful video!
I like the way Hades try to help Poseidon:3
Awesome as always thanks
I want to join this team and just be in the same room as the people who make these videos. This was beautiful ❤️
2:00 If coastal ecosystems buffer waves and prevent erosion, that's not a positive for the ocean, that's a positive for the landmass for mitigating the ocean's damage. Big mistake from the writers there.
And, alas, mangroves grow off the shore. If the ocean were gone, all mangroves would perish relatively instantly. I think thats what they meant when they brought up mangroves.
Love how hades isn’t the villain in this and was kinda the good guy very mythologically accurate
"Tell em to bring out the whole ocean!"
-DJ Khaled
The problem with an analysis of this is that the ocean really only has that value because it isn't owned. Ownership implies (or more specifically is defined as) the ability to exclude others from using it. As soon as you start charging reasonable amounts for shipping, the shipping will go down. And so on.
Odd, you just described the suez and panama canals. Have you informed them yet, that they are actually of no value?
@@valentinmitterbauer4196 A canal is not an ocean. Yes, you can monetize parts of it that are particularly useful, like harbors. But why would "this is what the ocean is worth" be any more rational than saying "this is what the atmosphere is worth"? All you can do is analyze how much money people make by using the ocean, which isn't anything at all the same as "this is how much the ocean is worth."
I'm a simple man. I see a positive depiction of Hades, I like, Comment and share.
wholesome ending ngl
Fun fact it would cost roughly 5 quadrillion or 5.000.000.000.000.000 dollars
Poseidon, The Earthshaker is definitely the strongest yet the most underrated god in the Greek pantheon.
percy jackson shows that
Dear Poseidon. When you're immortal, you do not sell your possessions. You delegate your responsibilities if you want to take a break. You hire managers ☺️
Always had this question myself
Phenomenal work as always. I would like to hear that squid story.
Hades literally did not do anything except coming to the valuation meeting and smiling, yet claim 50% of his brother intervention effort. My dude is living the easy way.
Great video!
what’s the quadratic formula
X = (-b±sqrt(b² - 4ac))/2a
this here is more about the aquatic formula🤷♂
Yep. That’s hades for ya. The one true good guy in the Greek pantheon.
I saw the thumbnail that said Poseidon’s dilemma and assumed it was a riddle. I sat through the whole video waiting for the riddle to start. Still a fun video though.
Respect on my boy Hades. Love it
SEE?! Even in stories made up about Poseidon wanting to sell the oceans Hades isn't a bad guy! Hades is easily the most misunderstood god in the Greek mythos.
amazing video. I'm a big fan of you＋👍🔔