How to understand power - Eric Liu

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  • @chilliard120
    @chilliard120 9 років тому +4173

    "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."

    • @magnus4346
      @magnus4346 8 років тому +149

      -the eunuch, game of thrones

    • @ammarsaifuddin4935
      @ammarsaifuddin4935 8 років тому +3

      +Chilliard2000 like your profile picture LEL

    • @bloodsucker1186
      @bloodsucker1186 8 років тому +16

      +salizar slitheren lord Varys

    • @JonEsnob
      @JonEsnob 8 років тому +5

      +Chilliard2000 T Varys en diálogo con Tyrion Lannister!

    • @magnus4346
      @magnus4346 8 років тому +4

      +bloodsucker1186 Wait, is Varys not the eunuch?

  • @thomasmichaelshelbywilliam1554
    @thomasmichaelshelbywilliam1554 4 роки тому +2583

    "If you are not taking action you are being acted upon"

    • @peterpansplayground
      @peterpansplayground 4 роки тому +59

      that always gave me chills because I keep realising it's true.

    • @DanielAlmeida72
      @DanielAlmeida72 4 роки тому +2

      2 Nephi, chapter 2 😁👍🏼

    • @renukapallege5970
      @renukapallege5970 4 роки тому +2

      most iconic line in the video

    • @anarcho-communist11
      @anarcho-communist11 3 роки тому +9

      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.

    • @bubblegumgun3292
      @bubblegumgun3292 3 роки тому +2

      BASED

  • @ShawnRavenfire
    @ShawnRavenfire 9 років тому +1427

    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).

    • @xytoplazm
      @xytoplazm 9 років тому +45

      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.

    • @cloe412
      @cloe412 9 років тому +7

      +Shawn Ravenfire You have a lot of interesting comments!

    • @parthBhattdoeswhateverhelikes
      @parthBhattdoeswhateverhelikes 9 років тому +11

      +Shawn Ravenfire can be bought by power of wealth

    • @parthBhattdoeswhateverhelikes
      @parthBhattdoeswhateverhelikes 9 років тому +17

      +Shawn Ravenfire and manipulation is an idea.

    • @SamuelDurkin
      @SamuelDurkin 7 років тому +49

      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.

  • @papermoney3573
    @papermoney3573 4 роки тому +1144

    *Instructions unclear, accidentally became kim jong un.*

  • @Djarnor
    @Djarnor 2 роки тому +311

    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

    • @ZiCK_616
      @ZiCK_616 2 роки тому +14

      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.

    • @mahimjr1971
      @mahimjr1971 2 роки тому +6

      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.

    • @viktorresen4611
      @viktorresen4611 2 роки тому +1

      You could also just sit Down and read a book about the many faces of power. Weber, B&B og Lukes

    • @user-pakshibhithi10
      @user-pakshibhithi10 2 роки тому +5

      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.

    • @vichitra-yt
      @vichitra-yt Рік тому +1

      You are never too old Brother.

  • @kevinslater4126
    @kevinslater4126 8 років тому +4929

    Psh, power is force times distance over time.

    • @rahulbhatia1313
      @rahulbhatia1313 8 років тому +199

      I respect you. Science is power too.

    • @sgiffindor6962
      @sgiffindor6962 8 років тому +7

      why

    • @ninjablade46
      @ninjablade46 8 років тому +20

      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.

    • @michaelearl7769
      @michaelearl7769 8 років тому +56

      No, power is ( ∫ F·dx ) / t

    • @mikegerfen85
      @mikegerfen85 7 років тому +19

      NEEERRRDDDD
      seriously though, nice math man

  • @goldbristow7239
    @goldbristow7239 9 років тому +475

    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.

    • @sorg3ns
      @sorg3ns 8 років тому +9

      Exactly! I'm saving this haha 😂

    • @vicky4alldons
      @vicky4alldons 4 роки тому +5

      😂

  • @artema.
    @artema. 7 років тому +1862

    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.

    • @tgf652
      @tgf652 3 роки тому +29

      facts

    • @sheilakijawani2526
      @sheilakijawani2526 3 роки тому +51

      He's saying that power is a zero sum game.

    • @ernimuja6991
      @ernimuja6991 3 роки тому +61

      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.

    • @lilycat2080
      @lilycat2080 2 роки тому +3

      Certainly in capitalism

    • @Ms_Fate
      @Ms_Fate 2 роки тому +2

      You know my history teacher also teaches this type of stuff, he's a wise man too. Maybe all history teachers are 💁

  • @suryamdg
    @suryamdg 2 роки тому +86

    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.

  • @blaisemomin1106
    @blaisemomin1106 4 роки тому +136

    This has got to be the most badass Ted-ed lesson

  • @dreamcanvas5321
    @dreamcanvas5321 4 роки тому +62

    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.

    • @anirbanpatra3017
      @anirbanpatra3017 2 роки тому

      Hey.. Do you want to collaborate??...Let Me know what You Have Learned

    • @emaye9799
      @emaye9799 2 роки тому

      Please suggest me good books you read to read power

  • @butimsharon4439
    @butimsharon4439 8 років тому +1901

    am I the only one who has chills because of the music

  • @unrapto3075
    @unrapto3075 8 років тому +4156

    did i just learn how to become a politician?

    • @kellyhe3012
      @kellyhe3012 8 років тому +57

      Yes lol

    • @spacecorpse3212
      @spacecorpse3212 8 років тому +236

      no you learned how to change the world for the better or to unite the world or enslave it or whatever

    • @mohamedelhaddade6371
      @mohamedelhaddade6371 8 років тому +62

      you learn how to became a leader

    • @karapapaxatzidimitrakopoulos
      @karapapaxatzidimitrakopoulos 8 років тому +36

      You learned on how to learn to become a politician.

    • @vincentlagliva2291
      @vincentlagliva2291 8 років тому +33

      You've only learned on how to be a leader. Sometimes politicians take power for granted.

  • @lexissssx
    @lexissssx 4 роки тому +701

    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.

  • @FireCrauter
    @FireCrauter 3 роки тому +354

    "Justice without power is powerless; power without justice is tyrannical"

    • @kimdem7255
      @kimdem7255 3 роки тому +1

      Your profile says a lot u must be intelligent no game no life”.

    • @bloodcarnage8285
      @bloodcarnage8285 3 роки тому +7

      Justice is a form of moral power. What happens if you erode morality in the world. There is only power.

    • @HiddenWen
      @HiddenWen 2 роки тому

      @@bloodcarnage8285 Absolute power absolutely corrupts. Scary world to live in.

    • @bloodcarnage8285
      @bloodcarnage8285 2 роки тому +1

      @@HiddenWen not everyone.. Elon Musk has more power than any human in history.

    • @HiddenWen
      @HiddenWen 2 роки тому +1

      @@bloodcarnage8285 Let's wait till all is said and done before we pass judgment on Elon.

  • @AshishGupta-ql9lq
    @AshishGupta-ql9lq 8 років тому +3832

    now I am ready to start my own dictatorial regime

    • @justynwang9469
      @justynwang9469 8 років тому +33

      What's the music for the first 2 sources of power?

    • @adamweinberg2532
      @adamweinberg2532 7 років тому +84

      Make sure you watch CGP Grey's video first!

    • @AshishGupta-ql9lq
      @AshishGupta-ql9lq 7 років тому +21

      one of the best cgp video ever

    • @peterknutsen3070
      @peterknutsen3070 7 років тому +1

      Adam Weinberg Which video is that?

    • @william41017
      @william41017 7 років тому +7

      Peter Knutsen rules for rulers

  • @iamachinesepetwholies5476
    @iamachinesepetwholies5476 6 років тому +59

    This probably is the most influencial video I've ever seen in my entire life, ill always keep these lessons in mind

    • @tayar3797
      @tayar3797 2 роки тому +5

      Do you still have these lessons in mind?

  • @borhex
    @borhex 9 років тому +285

    It is one of lifes' sad truths: "The men who crave power are best-fitted to acquire it and least-fitted to exercise it."

    • @kristinemedina2839
      @kristinemedina2839 5 років тому

      T

    • @anonimo5912
      @anonimo5912 5 років тому +2

      Nice, who said that?

    • @aldanaplecel7961
      @aldanaplecel7961 5 років тому +3

      Dumbledore to Harry? In HP 7

    • @ranguy1379
      @ranguy1379 2 роки тому +2

      I'm sure everyone wants power, it's just that some people don't think they can acquire it.

  • @justthinking650
    @justthinking650 3 роки тому +196

    Me: I don't want a big wedding, just family and friends.
    Mom's guests: 2:52

  • @adelaova9868
    @adelaova9868 2 роки тому +8

    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.

  • @hamidcoolboy
    @hamidcoolboy 9 років тому +160

    The quality of these videos are great.

  • @emagdali
    @emagdali 9 років тому +476

    Yes. Time to demolish my procrastination. Time to be powerful and corrupted with power. Oh look, a new cat video...

  • @saadarmouti1670
    @saadarmouti1670 9 років тому +363

    If powerlessness is a sin, then is justice strength?
    ~Lelouch Vi Britannia

    • @BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers
      @BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers 9 років тому +17

      +Saad Armouti There are no sins, but the strong determine what is just.

    • @Lemonducky86
      @Lemonducky86 9 років тому +8

      +Saad Armouti
      "Is it good to be strong?"
      "Is it bad to be weak?"

    • @fatboyRAY24
      @fatboyRAY24 8 років тому

      me like

    • @Pasta_Pirate
      @Pasta_Pirate 8 років тому +3

      +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

    • @felix2341
      @felix2341 8 років тому +28

      +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.

  • @alishapranju863
    @alishapranju863 5 років тому +15

    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. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @berenyiandre2040
    @berenyiandre2040 10 місяців тому +3

    Sir, I am an English teacher based in France. This video is brilliant. Thanks a lot. Warm regards. Andre BERENYI

  • @nodinitiative
    @nodinitiative 10 років тому +339

    “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.”
    :)

  •  10 років тому +82

    Power= Current x Voltage
    or
    Power(W)=Energy used (J)/Time taken (s)

    • @richardtaylor3331
      @richardtaylor3331 10 років тому +15

      Lol that is what I thought this would be about when I clicked.

    • @S1baar
      @S1baar 9 років тому

      GamerABC We've got power. And we're applying it. My subject is non-conductive. What's yours?

    • @subh1
      @subh1 9 років тому +2

      GamerABC exactly my thoughts before being disappointed by the video.

    • @fun-with-purpose1436
      @fun-with-purpose1436 6 років тому

      Richard Taylor thank you. This is propaganda

  • @Chemson1989
    @Chemson1989 8 років тому +233

    "Power is Power."
    -Cersei Lannister

  • @kateo7565
    @kateo7565 4 роки тому +220

    came here for school, and some how ended up reading every comment

    • @hazelfenske-newbart441
      @hazelfenske-newbart441 4 роки тому +1

      same

    • @Kainite_
      @Kainite_ 4 роки тому +1

      Same

    • @kateo7565
      @kateo7565 4 роки тому

      Rocco Mannott yes 😪

    • @joseylastborn8790
      @joseylastborn8790 4 роки тому +2

      @@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

    • @kateo7565
      @kateo7565 4 роки тому +2

      @@joseylastborn8790 bruh

  • @AbbieBrockhurst
    @AbbieBrockhurst 2 роки тому +12

    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.

  • @RicardoPereira-rx2dt
    @RicardoPereira-rx2dt 7 років тому +13

    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.

  • @Airbiscuitmaker
    @Airbiscuitmaker 7 років тому +12

    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.

  • @MrAnybody
    @MrAnybody 8 років тому +84

    Power is less about what's given to you, it's what you take.

    • @Nalminji
      @Nalminji 8 років тому +13

      Well said. In some countries, what you need to take, you have to fight for it.

    • @___...___---___
      @___...___---___ 8 років тому +2

      what you take is your goal, your desir, power is the means you have to reach that goal

  • @SwarumtheForum
    @SwarumtheForum 3 роки тому +125

    Watching this video makes me feel like I'm being trained to be a war general.

  • @hazelyue
    @hazelyue 6 місяців тому

    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

  • @AlbertGuilmont
    @AlbertGuilmont 9 років тому +46

    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.

    • @jamedits6572
      @jamedits6572 9 років тому +2

      +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.

    • @AlbertGuilmont
      @AlbertGuilmont 9 років тому +9

      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.

    • @ja12s
      @ja12s 9 років тому +2

      +Albert Guilmont Maybe your seeing what you want to see.

    • @AlbertGuilmont
      @AlbertGuilmont 9 років тому +1

      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.

    • @AlbertGuilmont
      @AlbertGuilmont 9 років тому +1

      *****
      Postmodernism can be, sometimes, just kitsch. Like the excessive use of red, white and blue.

  • @nikolatasev4948
    @nikolatasev4948 8 років тому +356

    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.

    • @Lifebforeafter
      @Lifebforeafter 8 років тому +20

      Nikola Tasev Knowledge (idea) has been mentioned.

    • @jk7074
      @jk7074 5 років тому +29

      But this isn't just about political power, it is about power itself: in a household, in a colective and others.

    • @tamilmanidigital
      @tamilmanidigital 4 роки тому +2

      True man

    • @AxellWietzsche
      @AxellWietzsche 4 роки тому +10

      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)

    • @upvotecomment2110
      @upvotecomment2110 4 роки тому +4

      trolling? playing a devils advocate? or blinded by ignorance or Ego
      either way your not doing to good.

  • @patrickjohansson2800
    @patrickjohansson2800 8 років тому +241

    This music fits just perfectly.

    • @victorchen5663
      @victorchen5663 8 років тому +11

      Go Water tribe!

    • @patrickjohansson2800
      @patrickjohansson2800 8 років тому +7

      Yeaah! Avatar

    • @Ni.61
      @Ni.61 3 роки тому

      4 years later... YEAH AVATARRRR WITH THE AVATAR STUDIOS JUST BEING ANOUNCED!

    • @Ni.61
      @Ni.61 3 роки тому

      4 years later... YEAH AVATARRRR WITH THE AVATAR STUDIOS JUST BEING ANOUNCED!

    • @patrickjohansson2800
      @patrickjohansson2800 3 роки тому

      @@Ni.61 YEAAAAAAAH

  • @chukwunta
    @chukwunta Рік тому +1

    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.

  • @nabbie2821
    @nabbie2821 7 років тому +3

    Everything in this video was awesome! The narrator, the lesson, the art and animation, the music! It's so intense.

  • @NikhilAngadBakshi
    @NikhilAngadBakshi 8 років тому +92

    When he said "But remember" at the end, I was so sure he was gonna say "With great power comes great responsibility" :p

    • @rahmatsumantri6577
      @rahmatsumantri6577 4 роки тому

      Spiderman xD

    • @jayjoshi64
      @jayjoshi64 3 роки тому

      This was good

    • @aleckbo
      @aleckbo 3 роки тому +2

      @@rahmatsumantri6577 That’s Spider-Man to you! Respect the hyphen!

  • @del0ryan88
    @del0ryan88 4 роки тому +31

    So let me tell you about powe- *insanely insane music starts going insanely insane*

  • @LittleSolarSystemOfficial
    @LittleSolarSystemOfficial 10 років тому +12

    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.

  • @jamez5712
    @jamez5712 4 роки тому +13

    Was really hoping for Platos' quote-"The measure of a man is what he does with power" as I started the video!!!

  • @ESCL2004
    @ESCL2004 3 роки тому +1

    Whoever's the soundboard artist, you are a mastermind. The music gives me goosebumps

  • @martisendrell9305
    @martisendrell9305 8 років тому +97

    "Power is like a flame, it can do no evil unless someone ignites it for evil." - Me.

    • @benitasulaiman
      @benitasulaiman 4 роки тому

      Nice one

    • @martisendrell9305
      @martisendrell9305 4 роки тому +5

      @@benitasulaiman I forgot I said this, thanks for bringing it back up.

    • @jefferblue
      @jefferblue 4 роки тому

      @@martisendrell9305 good quote

    • @martisendrell9305
      @martisendrell9305 4 роки тому +3

      @@jefferblue Thanks, I'm glad this was bought back to my attention, I'm putting it in the book I'm writing.

    • @martisendrell9305
      @martisendrell9305 4 роки тому +4

      @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.

  • @bushido2899
    @bushido2899 8 років тому +64

    I just want power over myself. It starts there for a better world.

    • @SebAnders
      @SebAnders 8 років тому +2

      +BuShi Do But only by being at the top of the pile will nobody else have power over you.

    • @jaimepelaez-piedra715
      @jaimepelaez-piedra715 7 років тому +2

      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.

    • @bushido2899
      @bushido2899 7 років тому +4

      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.

    • @celenorma2
      @celenorma2 6 років тому

      Absolutely!

    • @briseboy
      @briseboy 4 роки тому +1

      Release some of your potential power and energy, then, light your hair on fire, and you will HAVE power over yourself!

  • @sabr3cat188
    @sabr3cat188 8 років тому +101

    The most powerful man is the one who has no need for it.

    • @thecreativecurator7829
      @thecreativecurator7829 8 років тому +14

      Dead men have no need for power, it has been taken from them......along with everything else

    • @sabr3cat188
      @sabr3cat188 8 років тому +1

      Would you ask for death then?

    • @thecreativecurator7829
      @thecreativecurator7829 8 років тому +10

      +Sabre Cat No.... that does not logically follow my statement.

    • @sabr3cat188
      @sabr3cat188 8 років тому

      But surely you'd wish to be the most powerful?

    • @niveshproag8660
      @niveshproag8660 8 років тому +5

      +Sabre Cat Someone who has no need for power would lack motivation.

  • @bithijitesh
    @bithijitesh 6 років тому +2

    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.

  • @Ludicas_
    @Ludicas_ 5 років тому +3

    Honestly one of the best videos I've watched. I truly believe it's going to push me even further.

  • @imperialwarhawk123abc5
    @imperialwarhawk123abc5 8 років тому +51

    Frank Underwood already teaches us what power is.

  • @hanchengwu6062
    @hanchengwu6062 10 років тому +15

    The excellent soundtrack is only surpassed by the information I've learnt from this.

    • @Gruncival
      @Gruncival 10 років тому +3

      Right? I was really impressed with the sound design for this video, as well as the graphics.

    • @SoulSoldSeparately
      @SoulSoldSeparately 10 років тому +1

      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

    • @carolyndilella8659
      @carolyndilella8659 10 років тому

      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?

    • @bammbammwolfgang2335
      @bammbammwolfgang2335 10 років тому

      ***** Thanks, Andre!

  • @amcghie7
    @amcghie7 9 років тому +14

    I love how the symbol of ideas were just a dancing light-bulb, it literally made my day.

  • @squishy7384
    @squishy7384 3 роки тому +10

    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 ✨

  • @andremodesto
    @andremodesto 4 роки тому +5

    1. Phisical force
    2. Wealth
    3. State action
    4. Social norms
    5. Ideas
    6. Numbers

  • @danillo.eu.rodrigues
    @danillo.eu.rodrigues 8 років тому +18

    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...

    • @counterstrifekid
      @counterstrifekid 8 років тому

      +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.

    • @andresdejesusperezmartinez
      @andresdejesusperezmartinez 8 років тому

      danilo rodríguez 100% de acuerdo con tú punto de vista.

    • @smh9902
      @smh9902 8 років тому

      +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.

    • @boafrmus5949
      @boafrmus5949 Рік тому

      Don’t say the name of the Lord in vain, Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand

  • @dweliq2993
    @dweliq2993 8 років тому +16

    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.

    • @christopherendswell
      @christopherendswell 8 років тому

      Dweliq Agreed

    • @הדרהלוי-ב1ה
      @הדרהלוי-ב1ה 8 років тому

      All power works on the threat of physical power and the promise of benefits.

    • @dweliq2993
      @dweliq2993 8 років тому +3

      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.

    • @ninjablade46
      @ninjablade46 8 років тому

      well but #6 can also be backed by state action #3

    • @jamesbuchanan1913
      @jamesbuchanan1913 7 років тому

      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.

  • @i_am_powerballinrich1119
    @i_am_powerballinrich1119 3 роки тому +4

    Thank you for the exceptional experience... your insight into the sheer privilege of power is truly compelling and thought provokingly astonishing

  • @itishreerana1375
    @itishreerana1375 7 років тому +3

    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.

  • @Semelem
    @Semelem 2 роки тому +1

    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

  • @irhumshafkat389
    @irhumshafkat389 10 років тому +5

    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.

  • @ochennaosa6749
    @ochennaosa6749 5 років тому +3

    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

  • @wilsonong2898
    @wilsonong2898 8 років тому +247

    Power = Work/Time

    • @NZCrypT
      @NZCrypT 8 років тому +13

      nailed it

    • @kevindoring2008
      @kevindoring2008 8 років тому

      Devotion | Hingabe

    • @octane2344
      @octane2344 8 років тому +7

      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.

    • @wilsonong2898
      @wilsonong2898 8 років тому +21

      Eddie Allen
      Sorry, but I only named a physic equation?

    • @zes3813
      @zes3813 8 років тому +4

      wrong

  • @boyfanplaceswift1886
    @boyfanplaceswift1886 3 роки тому +3

    Power is just power
    Power like fire, gravity, wind,
    Definition power is the ability to make others do what you would have them do
    Power ini civic arena.
    1. Physical Force (Kekuatan Fisik)
    2. Wealth (kekayaan)
    3. State Power (Pemerintahan)
    4. Social Norms (Norma Masyarakat)
    5. Ideas (Ide, Pemikiran)
    6. Numbers (Jumlah Manusia, Populasi)
    How Power operate:
    1. Power is never static (Change)
    2. Power is like water (Flow)
    3. Power Compunds
    Read Power and Write Power
    Frontal Attack or Indirection
    Coalitions

  • @alwinantony9878
    @alwinantony9878 4 роки тому +3

    Why do have goosebumps...
    Every time I hear this and i keep coming here always

  • @TurboXtr3me
    @TurboXtr3me 8 років тому +59

    Power resides where people think it resides.

    • @josephzanes7334
      @josephzanes7334 4 роки тому

      False - power resides where a person has found the Source of Power

    • @briseboy
      @briseboy 4 роки тому

      @@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.

    • @mrthaw6020
      @mrthaw6020 4 роки тому

      .lord varys

    • @cherryleung9236
      @cherryleung9236 4 роки тому

      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.

  • @1luvxSummer
    @1luvxSummer 5 місяців тому +3

    Narrator: "The right to write"
    My tounge: "the wright to right"
    My brain: Now that right there is a mini tongue twister

  • @merzz5085
    @merzz5085 4 роки тому +6

    The explanation of “power” in this video was complexly simple

  • @PeterParker-cv6ux
    @PeterParker-cv6ux 2 роки тому +1

    The best video on the internet period

  • @motebangdisene681
    @motebangdisene681 Рік тому +1

    To think I have been thinking about this for a couple of days, then I happen to come across this video. It is insane. I agree, power it is never static. It is like a ball. If you don't have it, someone has it.

  • @KeeganIdler
    @KeeganIdler 8 років тому +10

    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.

    • @ConnorSpeers
      @ConnorSpeers 8 років тому +1

      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/

  • @WarrenMingrajal
    @WarrenMingrajal 8 років тому +8

    This video got me inspired more than everything I have read in the past few months.

  • @splat1911
    @splat1911 2 роки тому +3

    Power is never static: If you aren't actively searching, you are being acted upon by the algorithm.
    Power is like water: Voting is the work of harnessing the algorithm to direct it to your preferences.
    Policy is power frozen: UA-cam takes away the downvote button.
    Power compounds: UA-cam becomes dominated by influencer reaction videos.

  • @0901강민재
    @0901강민재 4 роки тому

    권력에 대하여 이해해 보는 시간이 되었습니다. 권력의 중요요소 6가지를 배워보며 권력이 무었인지 배웠습니다. 권력이 어떻게 작동되는 지도 배웠습니다. 많은 것들을 배우는 뜻 깊은 시간이되었습니다. 감사합니다.

  • @ryanjeanes5253
    @ryanjeanes5253 3 роки тому +1

    This might be the greatest video ever created.

  • @thearchitect27
    @thearchitect27 9 років тому +19

    Imagine if Americans actually learned from this simple video and applied its ideas...

    • @boyfanplaceswift1886
      @boyfanplaceswift1886 8 років тому +1

      +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)

    • @smh9902
      @smh9902 8 років тому +2

      +thearchitect27 If that happened there would be a Second American Revolution.

    • @TheSilentdarkmuse
      @TheSilentdarkmuse 8 років тому +3

      +thearchitect27 why only americans, all of us has the responsiblity

    • @LilMafs
      @LilMafs 8 років тому

      +Boyfanplace Swift do you even censor bro?

  • @khadij7152
    @khadij7152 2 роки тому +3

    1:34 I laughed so hard- the running was hilarious

  • @TheGrootmeesterjan
    @TheGrootmeesterjan 8 років тому +23

    "I got the power" -Snap

  • @niarudle
    @niarudle 2 роки тому +1

    I've rarely seen such a complex topic broken down so compelling and easy to understand.

  • @mechetech2311
    @mechetech2311 3 роки тому +1

    Music was dope and rightly placed. The content was awesome off course

  • @omermaimon1490
    @omermaimon1490 8 років тому +15

    The dancing light bulb is so adorable lol

  • @samlubbers9034
    @samlubbers9034 9 років тому +4

    Amazing video. The animation is brilliant as always. And the explanation is really clear, interesting and concise. Thank you for making these videos.

  • @p0rt3r
    @p0rt3r 9 років тому +27

    "Power is power." --Cersei Lannister

    • @jlupus8804
      @jlupus8804 5 років тому

      “Shut up, Mom!”
      -Joffrey

  • @williemccraw4979
    @williemccraw4979 3 роки тому

    This is starting to become my favorite chanel they drop some real game i wish i had thus when i was younger

  • @NKW-y4c
    @NKW-y4c 3 роки тому +2

    Amazingly explained with perfect graphics and sound

  • @nikhilwardrobe
    @nikhilwardrobe 8 років тому +73

    power resides where men believe it is

    • @nikhilwardrobe
      @nikhilwardrobe 8 років тому

      shouldn't say this to a mathematician !

    • @nikhilwardrobe
      @nikhilwardrobe 8 років тому

      +Ali Can Metan there's a mathematical proof that says sum of all the natural numbers is -1/12... of all the fucking multiverse could this be reality but it is

    • @nikhilwardrobe
      @nikhilwardrobe 8 років тому

      no shit there's video on numberphile check it out and the result is being used in quantum physics as in string theory

    • @nivolord
      @nivolord 8 років тому

      Did all the reactions get deleted? Anyway, I'd like to respond by saying that the sum is -1/12 depending on the framework you work in, depending on the axioms you take to be true. Hence, power resides where men believe it resides. It's a trick. And the smallest axiom can cast the largest mathematical framework.

    • @nikhilwardrobe
      @nikhilwardrobe 8 років тому

      Toufiq Aziz you betcha

  • @kr1sna867
    @kr1sna867 4 роки тому +4

    His voice is so fitting for a video like this

  •  8 років тому +115

    Ironic how this was made back in 2014 but at 1:45 that screams Trump

    • @f.santyabudi
      @f.santyabudi 5 років тому +4

      I saw sadam hussein, Putin, and trump in this video

    • @aidanmccormack5443
      @aidanmccormack5443 4 роки тому +1

      RedShadow Most politicians have enough wealth to influence decisions and garner power, both Democrats and Republicans

    • @morgiewthelord8648
      @morgiewthelord8648 4 роки тому +1

      Muzik yup

    • @zacharyschwab400
      @zacharyschwab400 4 роки тому +1

      Only one explanation
      TIME TRAVEL
      THEY FIGURED IT OUT BUT WONT SHARE IT

    • @lordwacko958
      @lordwacko958 4 роки тому

      i'm sure donald trump existed in 2014

  • @DeepakKumar-vd9tr
    @DeepakKumar-vd9tr 6 років тому +2

    Wow! Amazing insight video. I always had a misconception that Power is to constrain the degree of freedom. But this video has given me a new dimensions. And the most important Power + Character = Great Citizen! this math has given me what I was searching for!!

  • @jmanj3917
    @jmanj3917 Рік тому +2

    Power is the ability to get others to do what you want them to do. Persuasion is the ability to get them to believe it is their idea.

  • @jasonbrown4526
    @jasonbrown4526 9 років тому +50

    What does the scouter say about his power level?
    It's OVER 9,000

    • @MaxPSVR
      @MaxPSVR 8 років тому

      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.

    • @MaxPSVR
      @MaxPSVR 8 років тому

      +Luk Skywalker yes sorry I mean thousand. Not million

  • @nimalijayawardana2691
    @nimalijayawardana2691 3 роки тому +8

    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.

  • @mehdimoussaoui1712
    @mehdimoussaoui1712 9 років тому +12

    NUMBERS is just a combination of PHYSICAL FORCE and WEALTH right ?

    • @SillyIdea
      @SillyIdea 9 років тому +10

      +Mehdi Moussaoui The power of numbers is in redirecting the current of power. Any single person is too powerless to demand higher wages from their boss. They can be fired and replaced. But if every worker of a factory demands higher wages at the same time, what can the boss do? If they say no, the sheer number of people who would go on strike would decay the power of the boss's wealth.

    • @thecobracommander169
      @thecobracommander169 9 років тому +1

      Yeah it is

    • @kamalocoz
      @kamalocoz 9 років тому

      +MO VONO Nope. Numbers is ideas+social norms+wealth. As the video say physical force is power at most primal. Means it biggest power of all coz of its ability to protect or attack. In order to get force u need numbers 1st who believed and willing to follow u which is require idea and social norms. But to gain these 2 u need wealth coz mass numbers wont listen to the poor leader except those who already following you at the start. These early follower is your die-hard loyal. Keep in mind that cash money is not the true wealth. Your time and knowledge is your true wealth.

  • @katherineknapp4370
    @katherineknapp4370 Рік тому +2

    I'll use power to ask GOD for more peace not only here in the USA, but all over the world. And equality for all for everyone around the world. I know that it's a lot, but I have faith that it'll happen because He has the power to make it happen. 🙏🙌

  • @PrimaDewi
    @PrimaDewi 2 роки тому

    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

  • @MrQwerty2524
    @MrQwerty2524 10 років тому +5

    I really like the animation. Good job!

  • @chrisms6446
    @chrisms6446 7 років тому +7

    The animation makes the knowledge more transferable

  • @feargripper
    @feargripper 9 років тому +13

    This music is so amazing send link plz! :)

    • @yesamd3169
      @yesamd3169 9 років тому +3

      Feargripper puff especaily from 5:45, very grand

  • @treylevi220
    @treylevi220 2 роки тому +1

    1. Physical Force
    2. Wealth
    3. State Action
    4. Social Norms
    5. Ideas
    6. Numbers

  • @luqmanloeq
    @luqmanloeq 4 роки тому +1

    1. Physical force
    2. Wealth
    3. State action (govt)
    4. Social norms (what ppl think it's okay)
    5. Ideas
    6. Numbers (a lot of humans)
    Power is never static
    Power is like water
    Power compounds