How to understand power - Eric Liu
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- Опубліковано 7 чер 2024
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Every day, we move and operate within systems of power that other people have constructed. But we’re often uncomfortable talking about power. Why? Eric Liu describes the six sources of power and explains how understanding them is key to being an effective citizen.
Lesson by Eric Liu, animation by KAPWA Studioworks.
"Power is a curious thing. Power resides where men believe it resides. It's a trick, a shadow on the wall. And, a very small man can cast a very large shadow."
-the eunuch, game of thrones
+Chilliard2000 like your profile picture LEL
+salizar slitheren lord Varys
+Chilliard2000 T Varys en diálogo con Tyrion Lannister!
+bloodsucker1186 Wait, is Varys not the eunuch?
"If you are not taking action you are being acted upon"
that always gave me chills because I keep realising it's true.
2 Nephi, chapter 2 😁👍🏼
most iconic line in the video
Not all countries are like that. The United States has a predatory system that forces people to compete, and makes a lot of people abusive.
BASED
*Instructions unclear, accidentally became kim jong un.*
Paper Money HAHA
@SomeDude this is so underrated XD
@SomeDude nice one dude
Sounds like they were pretty clear
Omg this made my day 😂
This has got to be the most badass Ted-ed lesson
did i just learn how to become a politician?
Yes lol
no you learned how to change the world for the better or to unite the world or enslave it or whatever
you learn how to became a leader
You learned on how to learn to become a politician.
You've only learned on how to be a leader. Sometimes politicians take power for granted.
now I am ready to start my own dictatorial regime
What's the music for the first 2 sources of power?
Make sure you watch CGP Grey's video first!
one of the best cgp video ever
Adam Weinberg Which video is that?
Peter Knutsen rules for rulers
I wish I had these videos when I was younger. They truly paint a picture of how society can be built and how the world works, and it teaches you about what you dont know yet, and how to learn about it
Never too late to learn about these topics. I'll use the internet as much as i can. It's too powerful of a resource to just waste away.
Every year millions of books are sold on how to become rich, millions of views on this kind of video but those who read this kind of books and watch video, 99% of them can't become rich.
You could also just sit Down and read a book about the many faces of power. Weber, B&B og Lukes
Tbh, the people who are capable of accumulating a lot of power, wouldn't have a need to watch these types of videos. They can figure it out by themselves, through experiences or through their interest in subjects like politics, business etc.
You are never too old Brother.
"Justice without power is powerless; power without justice is tyrannical"
Your profile says a lot u must be intelligent no game no life”.
Justice is a form of moral power. What happens if you erode morality in the world. There is only power.
@@bloodcarnage8285 Absolute power absolutely corrupts. Scary world to live in.
@@HiddenWen not everyone.. Elon Musk has more power than any human in history.
@@bloodcarnage8285 Let's wait till all is said and done before we pass judgment on Elon.
This is how my history teacher explained what power is: "Power is like a pizza. If one gets more, the other gets less."
He's a wise man.
facts
He's saying that power is a zero sum game.
That definition is not wrong, however the implication is. Using your analogy, you can always make another pizza.
For example, economic power is that you have a set amount of money, therefore whatever money you give one group, is money the other groups do not get. The definition you have works like that.
However it is possible for groups to create their own independent economy. As long as there are able bodied individuals they can always create more power.
My problem with your concept of power is people seek to level the playing field not by creating power on the side of the disadvantaged but by taking power and redistributing it.
Certainly in capitalism
You know my history teacher also teaches this type of stuff, he's a wise man too. Maybe all history teachers are 💁
Psh, power is force times distance over time.
I respect you. Science is power too.
why
invented is not the right word because social power was not invented it has to do with how our minds work. Because it is more instinct than creation it was not invented, but the word was.
No, power is ( ∫ F·dx ) / t
NEEERRRDDDD
seriously though, nice math man
This is definitely one of the best TED-Ed videos I have seen. The music, art and narration was perfectly combined and kept me interested throughout the video.
Power definiton 1:14
Physical Force 1:36
Wealth 1:47
State Action 1:54
Social Norms 2:18
Ideas 2:37
Numbers 2:50
THANK ME LATER! 2020 wya.
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@@jygllic5197 ?
hero :0👍
Ayooo thank you!
Thanks king or queen
am I the only one who has chills because of the music
I third this
I fourth this
i fifth this
I sixth this
I seventh this
A lot of people can complain about having nothing to do with politics, but still seeing the world as a dirty, messy place. Well. You're being acted upon.
Exactly! I'm saving this haha 😂
😂
Me: I don't want a big wedding, just family and friends.
Mom's guests: 2:52
Your comment is so underrated
@@AleksisDorsey I agree
Literally situation when i debuted (18 years old)
This probably is the most influencial video I've ever seen in my entire life, ill always keep these lessons in mind
Do you still have these lessons in mind?
Of the six forms of power, there are two more that weren't mentioned: psychological manipulation (i.e. salesmanship), and information control (i.e. media).
Shawn Ravenfire If you're talking about French and Raven's six forms of power, then "psychological manipulation" isn't part of their model. What you call "psychological manipulation" is often fooling a person into thinking he will be rewarded or punished by undertaking a specific action.
+Shawn Ravenfire You have a lot of interesting comments!
+Shawn Ravenfire can be bought by power of wealth
+Shawn Ravenfire and manipulation is an idea.
Those two are probably the most powerful tools used by those with power to gain and consolidate their power.. however I feel they are the tools of power, rather than the base of it. But I do feel they should have been mentioned in this, as they are so very important.
It is one of lifes' sad truths: "The men who crave power are best-fitted to acquire it and least-fitted to exercise it."
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Nice, who said that?
Dumbledore to Harry? In HP 7
I'm sure everyone wants power, it's just that some people don't think they can acquire it.
I've lost count how many times over the past 4 years I've come here for encouragement and insight. I've spent that time, like you suggested, learning how to read power, and am just now really starting to learn how to write power.
And don't worry, my goals are pro-social, not anti-social, I have the power to be a great citizen.
Hey.. Do you want to collaborate??...Let Me know what You Have Learned
Please suggest me good books you read to read power
Watching this video makes me feel like I'm being trained to be a war general.
Yes. Time to demolish my procrastination. Time to be powerful and corrupted with power. Oh look, a new cat video...
The quality of these videos are great.
came here for school, and some how ended up reading every comment
same
Same
Rocco Mannott yes 😪
@@kateo7565 Kate your comment is the third and final and I don't believe that the three of you have read the thousands of comments that were likely here three weeks ago and definitely here a week ago right for you? If you reply I'm more likely to read a fourth or even more comments here but my UA-cam premium membership is ending in minutes and I'm trying to watch other videos that I've downloaded before my access to those files at the highest resolution even at Double speed e n d s
@@joseylastborn8790 bruh
This needs to be seen by every teen person struggling to understand the society we live in! Any school teachers here? You have the power to help your students with the ability to think critically, make good use of it.
Power= Current x Voltage
or
Power(W)=Energy used (J)/Time taken (s)
Lol that is what I thought this would be about when I clicked.
GamerABC We've got power. And we're applying it. My subject is non-conductive. What's yours?
GamerABC exactly my thoughts before being disappointed by the video.
Richard Taylor thank you. This is propaganda
If powerlessness is a sin, then is justice strength?
~Lelouch Vi Britannia
+Saad Armouti There are no sins, but the strong determine what is just.
+Saad Armouti
"Is it good to be strong?"
"Is it bad to be weak?"
me like
+Saad Armouti powerlessness is a sin committed by those around them with power so that they don't allow them to have any and whatever way you put it being just and enforcing justice is showing strength p.s Code Geass and Lelouch is awesome
+Saad Armouti You have it backwards bro. he said,
" If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime?" ~Lelouch
The sequence is important. Powerlessness as crime is the IMPLICATION not the MESSAGE. People purport strength as justice which THEN IMPLIES that powerlessness must be a crime. Not to mention in was in response to the doctrine Charles was preaching at the time.
Sir, I am an English teacher based in France. This video is brilliant. Thanks a lot. Warm regards. Andre BERENYI
So let me tell you about powe- *insanely insane music starts going insanely insane*
"Power is Power."
-Cersei Lannister
"Knowledge is power" "no power is power "
loved that one
Hail Queen Cersei Lannister! Long may she reign!
dafuq does that mean.
“Power resides where men believe it resides. No more no less.'
"So power is a mummer's trick?"
"A shadow on the wall,... yet shadows can kill. And ofttimes a very small man can cast a very large shadow.”
:)
lord varys knows the way
"Knowledge is power." - Petyr Baelish
"Power is power." Cersei
Varys the legend
Oh man this is GREAT!!!!
How do a shadow kill?
One of the best Ted ed I have ever seen. Extremely useful. I'm quite impressed by the content. Even the visuals were not very fuzzy or confusing, neat and clear. That's what I define perfection. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Was really hoping for Platos' quote-"The measure of a man is what he does with power" as I started the video!!!
I like the subliminal message used in animation of the fonts... the rapid movement of the _red, white and blue_ ... Whenever the fonts are spinning, I _see_ the American flag.
+Albert Guilmont I thought that was a stylized choice? It was clever but not really subliminal the videos topic was about civics so the choice makes sense.
Word Painter
As far as I know, a subliminal message is something like a particular noise produced in key moments, like a phone ring and the word "win" in expression "we will win" in a presidential speech, so for the next days, whenever the public hears their phone ringing, the word "win" pops out into memory and a positive reaction is triggered.
Same with the American flag and high civic values. I don't say whether is good or bad. I just see it.
+Albert Guilmont Maybe your seeing what you want to see.
Daniel Harding
Or, maybe, I see what was intended to be seen...
American flag is an iconic image, it is loaded with a lot of background mental information accumulated in time.
I didn't "see" it at first, only from the second half onward, after some cumulative visual input.
*****
Postmodernism can be, sometimes, just kitsch. Like the excessive use of red, white and blue.
This music fits just perfectly.
Go Water tribe!
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4 years later... YEAH AVATARRRR WITH THE AVATAR STUDIOS JUST BEING ANOUNCED!
4 years later... YEAH AVATARRRR WITH THE AVATAR STUDIOS JUST BEING ANOUNCED!
@@Ni.61 YEAAAAAAAH
I wish this was referenced somewhere. I'm doing an academic paper on systems of power and critical theory at the moment and this was so well made.
Everything in this video was awesome! The narrator, the lesson, the art and animation, the music! It's so intense.
Power is less about what's given to you, it's what you take.
Well said. In some countries, what you need to take, you have to fight for it.
what you take is your goal, your desir, power is the means you have to reach that goal
It is amazing the ability to present a difficult subject like this in a such light and dynamic way as you did here. It turns boring into pleasant. The Midas touch. I can see the passion of teaching here.
Honestly one of the best videos I've watched. I truly believe it's going to push me even further.
the music, the scene designing, the narrative are all so good. this is more than a little lecture, this is a piece of art!!!!!! like this very much !!!!!!!!! one of the best ted videos i have seen
This is a clear and decent summary on how power operates in a nutshell and how to deal with it. Pretty useful, more people should definitely watch this.
I love how the symbol of ideas were just a dancing light-bulb, it literally made my day.
Well, figuratively.
1:34 I laughed so hard- the running was hilarious
I've rarely seen such a complex topic broken down so compelling and easy to understand.
When he said "But remember" at the end, I was so sure he was gonna say "With great power comes great responsibility" :p
Spiderman xD
This was good
@@rahmatsumantri6577 That’s Spider-Man to you! Respect the hyphen!
HOLY SHIT!
This video is not about simply how to understand power, this video is suppose to awake every leader that may exists inside our hearts, this video its about how to care about other people, this video is about the only use of politics, the good to us all, sorry for bad english, not my mother tongue...
+Danillo Rodrigues good enough english. Yeah, I want to learn law and become a straight (not crooked) leader in politics. I want the power back in the voting majority.
danilo rodríguez 100% de acuerdo con tú punto de vista.
+Jackson Fortune Good luck. Thats really an impossibility, and even if you do get power to a voting majority, remember the Tyranny of the Majority is just as bad as any dictatorship.
Don’t say the name of the Lord in vain, Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand
Thank you for the exceptional experience... your insight into the sheer privilege of power is truly compelling and thought provokingly astonishing
Whoever's the soundboard artist, you are a mastermind. The music gives me goosebumps
Frank Underwood already teaches us what power is.
I love this kind of videos.
This one is not as good as CGP Grey. It is far too idealistic. Plus, it oversimplifies things, complicates things, and gets things wrong.
Numbers are not as important - how those numbers are organized is. A vocal and dedicated block of voters can hold much greater power than a big group who are less likely to vote, or simply do not organize well.
And most importantly, physical power is mentioned, money is mentioned, but information is nowhere to be found. This is posted on UA-cam!! This is the Information Age!! The people holding information, obtaining (digging up, stealing, hacking, buying) information, exposing information (wikileaks!), showing information (media!), connecting information creators to information users (google, facebook) have more power than the people wielding physical or financial power.
And an extension of information - credibility, is not mentioned. In these post-truth years credibility is arguably the most important power.
Nikola Tasev Knowledge (idea) has been mentioned.
But this isn't just about political power, it is about power itself: in a household, in a colective and others.
True man
Dont u get the idea when it says numbers? It of course talking bout numbers have the same idea in mind. Btw i don't think media is more powerfull than physical power. If u r powerfull enough in physical media isnt that much problem. (look at china, n.korea, turkey, azerbaijan, iran)
trolling? playing a devils advocate? or blinded by ignorance or Ego
either way your not doing to good.
Why do have goosebumps...
Every time I hear this and i keep coming here always
I think I have watched one of the most powerful videoes. I can see the clarity in the analysis. I was wondering and waiting to watch about the WHY while watching this video. I hope this video will empower many of us the way it put the realization of power in me as a human. Thank you.
I just want power over myself. It starts there for a better world.
+BuShi Do But only by being at the top of the pile will nobody else have power over you.
i think the same power over yourself is alot better than power over others because if i want to do something, i will do it. Plus i would be satisfied with what i have and everyone else is satisfied with what they have. In other words everybody cancel each other and becomes an automatic neutrality. We have power but we dont realize it because when we are born somebody older than us say that power is owned by a group or a government and we have to earn it. But we all know thats not true because power is not visible, its in our mind and makes part of us. In other words its a human responsibility just like spiderman famous quote " with great power lies great responsibility". And our conscious is like a measure to balance our power.
Power over my weaknesses, power over my own fallibility, power to form my own beliefs, power to form my own conclusion on matters that interests and affects me, power to reject outside influence and not blindly follow any group/person, power to always recognize my bias and assumptions and the power to keep it in check. If I can't do this then I am merely a puppet for others to use.
Absolutely!
Release some of your potential power and energy, then, light your hair on fire, and you will HAVE power over yourself!
The excellent soundtrack is only surpassed by the information I've learnt from this.
Right? I was really impressed with the sound design for this video, as well as the graphics.
same here!
was going to write a comment myself, but you put it in better words
I actually stopped the video in the beginning to see if there are any music references in the info thingy
I love the archetypical figures and I hardly ever read the comics. Great graphics. I thought the sound design could have used more gun fire and artillery shelling: am I a product of Hollywood or what?
***** Thanks, Andre!
My gradual learning of power dynamics, primarily through politics, has been critical in shaping my perspective of the world and my beliefs and it’s crazy to imagine a version of me without that level of consciousness
The best video on the internet period
"Power is like a flame, it can do no evil unless someone ignites it for evil." - Me.
Nice one
@@benitasulaiman I forgot I said this, thanks for bringing it back up.
@@martisendrell9305 good quote
@@jefferblue8617 Thanks, I'm glad this was bought back to my attention, I'm putting it in the book I'm writing.
@Adrian Lățcan Its a sci-fi, little more towards sci-fantasy. Simple explanation: It's about a ship called the Jericho and her crew who end up finding out about a plot to start a genocidal war and try to get the information to those who'd be on the receiving end. (plot reasons they have to deliver it in person basically) They're being chased the whole time, and there's a traitor in their midst who'll nearly kill them all. It's really hard to give a quick explanation since it's barely out of the bare-bones stage. I write for fun, not like my job.
It's really interesting to look at power as a flowing object. It helps better understand the role of politics, not to create power, but to organize it and direct it, whether it be in the for of legislation or funding.
The explanation of “power” in this video was complexly simple
I feel like I've learned a lot about an interesting topic I had never even thought about prior. Thanks Ted Ed!
State action (3) is identical to physical power (1) because the state will use 1 to enforce 3. And the power of ideas (5) is nonexistant unless its backed up by numbers (6) so might as well merge the two together too.
Dweliq Agreed
All power works on the threat of physical power and the promise of benefits.
הדר הלוי Both of them dont apply at the same time but one of them always does. For example behaving according to social norms often has no threat of violence attached, but people do it anyway cuz others will like them a lot more if they do.
Power is viewed as evil because of this, as there is always bribery or violence behind it.
well but #6 can also be backed by state action #3
I think all the sources of power he distinguished are often interrelated. For another example, numbers also often mean wealth like Bernie's 22$ campaign. It's just useful to think of the different aspects of power. I'm sure you could make the list longer or shorter based on how detailed you want to be.
Amazing video. The animation is brilliant as always. And the explanation is really clear, interesting and concise. Thank you for making these videos.
The most powerful Ted-Ed. I really love this video. Every Citizen of the world needs this information. This is especially true for citizens in Africa and other developing countries.
I am using this for schooling myself. Thanks! This helps because I write them in my note book so I can look back for the future
"I got the power" -Snap
The dancing light bulb is so adorable lol
Wow, these video not only teach us how to make a power or being great citizen but as an examples how powerful videos to change audience
wow honestly preplexed on how well you explained this, left me in awe.
Thank you for this excellent lesson. I believe the composition and content of this video set the standard for educational shorts.
Fantastic Video. Absolutely stunning. The video is just as good as the explanation itself. I'm so happy to see such grand use of modern design.
Hats off for Eric Liu and TedEd.
this is one of those things that needs to be seen right now and all the time
Power resides where people think it resides.
False - power resides where a person has found the Source of Power
@@josephzanes7334 Stick your fingers , wet, into a broken electrical socket.
Fondle a sphere of plutonium.
Grab some of that kinetic power off the semi truk on the freewy.
Mouth a small metal projectile after placing the source barrel and applying some minor finger pressure.
Enjoy the feeling of power.
.lord varys
i thought this was common sense. Like if we all suddenly thought Trump shouldn't be president, and have the courage to act on it, he would go from 100 to 0 in a second.
His voice is so fitting for a video like this
I love this weird outburst of musics throughout this video.This is art! I couldn't even concentrate wheat the narrator was saying!
1. Phisical force
2. Wealth
3. State action
4. Social norms
5. Ideas
6. Numbers
The most powerful man is the one who has no need for it.
Dead men have no need for power, it has been taken from them......along with everything else
Would you ask for death then?
+Sabre Cat No.... that does not logically follow my statement.
But surely you'd wish to be the most powerful?
+Sabre Cat Someone who has no need for power would lack motivation.
Power = Work/Time
nailed it
Devotion | Hingabe
Wilson Ong what if you get arrested and labeled a felon. then u can't vote? so u r silenced politically. then u have a hard time finding a hard place to live. then u can't get financial aid for school. and u can't find a job due to political stigmas against felons. i know u might not care about people in that position, but all it takes is getting caught doing a felony and ur life will be extremely difficult from that point on. don't drink and drive.
Eddie Allen
Sorry, but I only named a physic equation?
wrong
Amazingly explained with perfect graphics and sound
Power definition 1:14
6 sources of power 3:07
1st law of power 3:15
2nd law of power 3:31
3rd law of power 3:49
What you can do: 4:49
You’re welcome ✨
thanks very helpful!
This video got me inspired more than everything I have read in the past few months.
The paradox is that a power shared equally by everyone is no more a power. A power has to be exceptional to be influential.
but there are those (like Hannah Arednt) who would argue power can only be exercised in groups/collectives and is not an individual possession but stems from group action.
This video is the best that I have ever seen in animated Ted-Ed!
Really a powerful video to enlightening myself towards the power.
My God, this lesson is incredible!! Thanks a lot!!
Most of the terrible things that have been done were done by people that considered themselves good citizens. Bad ideas are more destructive than bad people. The best of all worlds would be one where people are not certain they do have the right to exercise power over others. I get that sometimes it is necessary, but I wish people weren't so eager.
Such a system could be gamed by any individual who recognizes that other people aren't certain about their own abilities. Kind of like that movie where lies don't exist yet and one man becomes the first to discover them. He realizes he has significant power over other people, and struggles with understanding how to use that power. It could easily have been used to do evil things.
Edit: The Invention of Lying - www.imdb.com/title/tt1058017/
such a powerful presentation! I’m impressed and inspired.
I felt powerful watching this.
The animation makes the knowledge more transferable
I'm a 1D genius
Agree
At 5:24 there is a metal gear solid thingy haha
+MajorShot !
hitman goo
snake? snake?! SNAAAKKKEEEE!!!!
+MajorShot I prefer MGS Revengeance theme song--RULES OF NATURE!
This is starting to become my favorite chanel they drop some real game i wish i had thus when i was younger
This is my favorite one in all Ted ed video.
Imagine if Americans actually learned from this simple video and applied its ideas...
+thearchitect27 if americans didnt learn from this vid, and the citizen was f323 up. Do you imagine how f123 up other country citizen condition ? (espesially in development country)
+thearchitect27 If that happened there would be a Second American Revolution.
+thearchitect27 why only americans, all of us has the responsiblity
+Boyfanplace Swift do you even censor bro?
What does the scouter say about his power level?
It's OVER 9,000
You know it's meant to be 6 million. Or some other number I can't quite remember. But the translation didn't work well so they changed it to 9 million.
+Luk Skywalker yes sorry I mean thousand. Not million
Music was dope and rightly placed. The content was awesome off course
Dear FBI, I’m here for educational purposes. And I’m definitely not to going to execute a coupe and start my own dictorial regime from the motivation I got from this Video.
In simple term,power is said to be the ability of a person to influence others.It is defined as the ability to influence others people or things usually obtain through the control of important resources.
Great... It is one of the best videos i watched in last few months on youtube.... Thanks for making and sharing it... It is excellent in many aspects... I wish the team behind all the best in life
Such a powerful video. Im going to make changes around my city!
On hold for 3 hours to report abandon vehicles on my street.
This music is so amazing send link plz! :)
Feargripper puff especaily from 5:45, very grand