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As far as I know, the paintings in the klima protests was covered in glas an did therefore not take ANY damage. I am not saying that it makes it okay, but it is a relevant fact I got from the Danish news at the time. It certainly takes a lot of the drama out of it. Thank you for sharing your clear thoughts with Us. It is a immensley big help to me.
@@kirstinevad347No it doesn't. These stupid f*** should be productive, working creating businesses which reduce oil consumption instead of being idiots. In Germany they have already created a lot of real damage.
Chris Rubin, that's exactly what he is doing! Engaging by commenting and editorializing! Claiming your "objectivity" in opinion does not negate your actions. I'm new to his channel. Meh
@@intractablemaskvpmGy ... I'm also new and have the same reaction as you. This guy is disingenuous and argues in the worst kind of bad faith. He needs just 5 seconds to understand the whole consensus of Douglas Murray. What a trash take.
Vlad you NEED to keep doing these. Seeing your insightful and educated response to whatever happens to be trending in the news has been a really helpful counterbalance to the rationalizing voice that comments on the news in my head.
I've been watching UA-cam since the beginning, I switched from television to UA-cam since I entered college in 2008. The energy has changed a lot over the years, in the beginning nothing was monetized, it was a hobby, a way to connect with strangers. Then, with monetization, the platform became a job, which helped increase the quality of the content. Short videos go in the opposite direction, I've never seen so much low quality content on UA-cam. I can't stand this format, I worry about future generations' ability to maintain focus. I can't imagine how a generation that somehow gets used to a bombardment of superficial information can slow down and read a book or delve deeper into something.
I have thought that exact same thing...I was in college in the late '90s ...when chat rooms were a total novelty...it was just fun being able to communicate with people far away....TikToc is the worst offender....it will dissolve brain cells....actually I heard once that one should read at least 30 minutes a day at their appropriate reading level...it improves neuro connections in the brain, also reading improves ones' vocabulary tremendously. Can you image our politicians in 50 years? If we have low quality now....🤪
I think monetisation increased production quality but not necessarily discourse quality. It attracted grifters. And as such I don't think Shorts are doing anything to that either. You just use them as a living moving talking thumbnail. Some people only want the thumbnail, others need actual thought behind it and they'll find it.
I rarely watch short videos. I struggle with ones that are too long too. 15 to 30 minutes is ideal for me, I can play at 1.5 or 2x, if I haven't got much time. Short video contain too little information, long ones can lead to information overload.
I don't watch shorts but I disagree that they are popular just because of young people's inability to hold attention. I work at a university and see loads of young people sit in lectures that are an hour and half long and ask insightful questions at the end. These same young people consume shorts. I asked one of the students at my lab why this is and said it was more of a timesaving measure for him. He wants to be informed but can't find the time to do so. He watches long form content on issues he really cares about but others he just watches shorts. For him, it was just like reading the headlines and seeing if the topic interests him.
@@ajinkyakamat7053 That's good to hear ☺ Probably the younger generation that grew up with more technology also have adapted to being able to take in more info at a faster rate....I prefer watching one longer show...not the real quick clips🤣 it kinda gives me a headache seeing one quick video after another.....it feels overwhelming...but I grew up with just TV 😀Not in the age of Internet
Oh my God finally listening to someone and deepening understanding and not needing to be hyperaware of bias or something. I'm so glad this channel exists
Thanks for what you said about us nerodivergent folks having disabilities matched with special abilities and can be a great benefit to work places in the right situations. Also Ryan Mcbeth and yourself are 2 of my favorite youtubers.
Thank you! Yes, I am am passionate about the rights of neuro divergent folks - some of the best people we have are neuro divergent. But I am also not sentimental about the huge challenges neuro divergence often brings to people who have it.
While there may indeed be positives that come from autism or ADD/ADHD they result from abnormally developed brains and usually carry some cost. I tend to think that the minus side predominates and is most important to emphasise, mostly because of the persistent belief that ADHD is the pathologising of exuberance and the lesser known manifestations are discounted and ascribed to lack of will power etc. I'm sure that for every hyperfocused ADHD genius there are multiple poor sods out there failing miserably in life because of ADHD, often undiagnosed. Autism in particular can be debilitating and I find the word "neurodiverse" almost offensively discounting of that. As for Mr "made up problems", his attitude is all too common. I recall having a discussion with a "voice of reason" type on a forum who was insistent that constantly losing track of keys and tools etc was just a matter of lack of discipline. There is no convincing some people that will power can't overcome any problem.
@@VladVexlerChat Like me. I'm unable to consistently arrive on time, weather for social occasions or work. That of course causes friction with friends, family, colleagues and so forth. On the other hand, I have no problem staying on a task until it is done, even if it requires staying awake for a day or two. Swings and carousels in essence.
@@VladVexlerChatdo you know of the channel sarcasmotron? He’s done a number of in-depth pieces on Ukraine, and it’d be interesting to know your opinion of them.
Keffiyeh is a practical piece of headwear in ME, and so I don't know why you'd put so much weight on the humble arafatka that's way past its' hype phase.
@@kogorun And the trucker hat is a practical piece of headware in the US. It's just that a red one with some text on the front tends to say a lot about the person who wears it.
The thoughtfulness of Vlad's commentary is so refreshing. When we present our judgement on a subject we in the end have to pick a lens and most of us fall into the habit of just using the same lens all the time. I appreciate very much Vlad's ability to pick an appropriate lens for each subject he choses. There is an art of being open enough to choose the lens only after you engage seriously with the subject.
Thank you for getting time blindness right. It took me decades to find out about it and understand it in myself, and the self-loathing was painful. Hearing words like yours in the wild is rare and that much more precious for it.
People may be better or worse estimating how much time has passed, but we all do have clocks and agendas with alerts for a reason. Humans are not sufficiently good at it, and this mitigates the issue. And you can estimate how much time something takes by past experience. Just do it and measure the time past on the clock. Again, if someone's brain is halfway functioning, it's not a complex task. And, through the internet, we can also rely on other people's experience.
@@WarttHog I see it more as being pointless rather than harmful. Almost everyone is time-blind, by definition. I don't really encounter people who don't use watches or set alarms and still manage to be on time. But if someone is mentally unable to operate a watch, an alarm or an electronic agenda, then not being able to keep track of time is the least of their worries. The root cause lies somewhere else.
@@svr5423 You bring valid points and I would have engaged with you if you hadn't chosen to insult us when you expressed them. Instead, I suggest you re-watch Vlad's reaction and ask yourself how it may apply to your reasoning here.
Great video! Brings me back to 1990’s-2000’s. I was alone in my atheism and didn’t even know it had a name. Then I read Hitchens and Dawkins and I was alone no more. Funny story…I lived in a subdivision (Rome, ga) and someone had burned The God Delusion in the community fire pit but only the spine burned…all of the pages were set loose on a windy day and covered the entire neighborhood. Everyone read a little. Gave me that warm fuzzy feeling…
Hitchens was one of the first public intellectuals I got into when I was young and he definitely had an impact on my thinking. Glad to see you reacting to him, Vlad! Hope you’re well!
@@TheExard3k Agreed. I’ve even used it myself a few times if people have used a similar argument to me. I always remember those cities with the letter B
If I remember correctly, this wasn't just a try at a laugh. This question was an actual question posed to Hitch when he was on a show hosted by Dennis Prager. In fact, I think when he returned to his show, Dennis returned to the question and expanded upon it.
Fantastic Vlad please keep these coming! Nice to hear you reflecting perspective directly like this. The bite sized chunking makes it accessible within the longer format
One point about Mr Vexler's "One more point about hypocrisy" (4:20). I suspect the brass-knuckled chutzpah of the Syrian dictator's recent pious condemnation of Israel's conflict with Hamas (in comments to a summit of the Arab League and OIC) prompted Mr Murray's point about the hypocrisy of Western protesters making trouble over Israel and Gaza more than the much more deadly abuses of Bashar al-Assad. As the Economist remarks [in 'Many Arab governments would like to see Hamas gone'], "Several leaders denounced the West’s double standards when it comes to Palestinians. Fair enough. Yet they did so at a summit where Bashar al-Assad, one of this century’s worst war criminals, was invited to pontificate about Israeli war crimes: their own bit of hypocrisy." In particular, their ceasefire appeal "implored member-states to “break the siege on Gaza” and urged an arms embargo on Israel. But Egypt, for example, is fully on-board with such a siege; no-one in the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation sells weapons to Israel (though many do buy them from Israel!); and they all want Hamas gone, partly because it's an Iranian proxy. Finally the Economist also observes: "The plight of the Palestinians captures Arab attention and inflames emotion in a way that the plight of Sudanese or Yemenis or Syrians does not."
A point about Murray that was only touched on tangentially: I've listened to him extensively over the years and engaged with what he was saying. I think he's less talking about the western left protesting in support of Gaza, rather than the Muslims taking to the streets and there his point is absolutely valid, while Vlad's counterpoint loses a lot of it's strength, because the protesters are not motivated by civic duty, but religious outrage. Second point, I'm not surprised Vlad likes McBeth. He's awesome!
And you would be correct in that. I listened to the whole video a couple days ago and Vlad dropped the ball on that one. Don't know, if there's much point in critiquing just a couple sentences, taken out of context, in general.
@@jamesmccaul2945 when the war started, a lot of protestors where in fact Muslim (this has since changed). It is also a reoccurring theme, that Muslims protest perceived violence from Israel, while completely disregarding violence from Muslim potentates like Asad and Murray was pretty focused on issues concerning Muslims last year (he talked about this extensively). Without that background information, your point about my twisting reality would be valid. With it, it's not quite as clear cut as you seem to think...
@@jamesmccaul2945 there are a lot of reasons Murray is focused on Muslims. Their tendency to form intolerant subcultures is a danger to our liberal democracies. While every religion has committed horrible crimes in the name of faith, in many cases such as Buddhism or Christianity, the words of the founders had to be twisted into unrecognizable pretzels. You don't need to do so with the Quran. The justification for unspeakable atrocities is right there, which can be seen when you look at the actions of Mohammed's generals (enslaving all women of a city, killing all the men, and then staking their heads along the road to the next city, for the offense of not surrendering/converting was barbaric even back then). If you've got a strong stomach, look into UK grooming gangs. As individuals, I know and respect many Muslims. I would also never dare to question or criticize their faith, as that is private on an individual level. As a religion and cultural group, there's so much to criticize and few people are talking about it. As for what Murray's plan of action is? Exactly what he's doing. Talking about the issues. Raising awareness. There's not much more an individual can do.
Thank you Vlad for demonstrating how one might consider “reacting” to short videos with touchy or confusing subjects. As a musician and lover of fine arts, I felt visceral disgust to the fanatical defacement of art but was also perplexed by my instant emotional response. I felt similarly with the Taliban demolition of the Buddhas and the Russian targeting of museums in Ukraine. Your measured explanations helped soothe how I feel. I think I need to return to watching this video from time to time as a therapy.
You make me wonder about the destruction, defacement and loss of plastic art (paintings), monumental architecture and history with your statement. I too feel a visceral disgust when someone defaces a historical monument, especially one that is of a very great age. The lines blur when speaking of statues on this point. I feel no disgust when Confederate statues are toppled, or when the statues of dictators are decapitated. It reminds me of the decapitated statues of monarchs from the French revolution for example, the defacement itself is part of the history. If someone were today to deface the decapitated statues however, that would cause me great distress. I think, to me at least, it is the historical significance of the thing being defaced or destroyed and the nature of the defacing that are the variables of interest, along with my own personal connection with the thing. If a drawing my brother made as a child for me as a gift were ripped up by someone, I would be very upset, but arguably it is of no historical consequence. When the proverbial western soldier (not even sure if this is factual, but the point stands) blew the nose off of the great Sphinx with a canon, it was terrible at the time and still bothers me to some degree, but the defacement itself has become a historical event shrouded in myth and now adds to the story of the monument itself. In the same way, the minor permanent damage to the painting seen in this video upsets me. I suspect though, that the fact that it was defaced, will add to its legend, and make the painting more famous in the future. Something to consider when trying to reconcile your feelings of disgust with regards to this particular painting, which I suspect will survive in much better condition than the Buddhist monuments so tragically destroyed by the Taliban.
@@christophesiewecke9208 Very good point. Thank you for sharing your views. I now see there was definitely a false equivalency on my view of comparing paintings to historical monuments that truly stood the test of time. Perhaps my feelings were more towards objects that have no way of protecting itself when facing harm. But, a museum usually has guards in place, so I have no idea what happened there. I know thousand year-old wooden temple structures in Japan have been doused with oil-based liquid in the past by people, whether they were political operatives or sympathizers disguised as tourists. It's so difficult to separate emotion from logical thinking sometimes... Dialogue is really the best solution. So, thank you again.
Regarding the Hitchens clip, the fact that most people would feel safer knowing the approaching strangers were coming from a prayer meeting has more to do with where they’re NOT coming from (bar, gambling establishment, rowdy sporting event, drug binge, plotting in a back alley, etc.) If it was known that they were all coming from a computer class, I’m sure most people would also feel pretty safe.
it has nothing to do with what they are NOT doing and everything to do with what the people have chosen to be like in character. People gravitate to those of like character and behavior.
@@nco_gets_itYour assertion is not true at all. Groups of people can engage in horrific behaviors that as individuals they would never ever consider. I think stoning and lynchings are good examples of mob behaviors.
It mostly depends on what kind of prayer meeting they were coming from. If it was a Methodist, Catholic or Mormon prayer meeting then you would likely feel much safer. If it was a Christian Identity, Nation of Islam or other radical or fringe religion then you would likely feel threatened.
9:49 I think that with the time-blindness clip you kind of missed the point. I think the woman in the clip was more of a symbol for what people like this UA-camr object to rather than the denial of the existence of the condition itself. The conservative circles in the us don’t lack compassion for people who are sick or disabled. They object (on a subjective level) a perceived laziness by progressive circles who find more and more seeming obscure reasons why society at large should adapt to their needs rather than trying their best to be part of the community. This goes against the value system of conservatives for a couple of reasons but I think first and foremost they object the idea that people get the special treatment without having proven themselves in the workspace or played their part in the community.
@@Woanaz People ignore Hitchens because of his stance on Iraq. Which was the political issue in the west for a whole decade. Hitchens sailed too close to the ''liberal democracy is the end of history'' narrative.
Hey Vlad. Very much appreciated this video. I, like all of us, find myself taking in snippets of information throughout the day that I try to digest and reason with in my own head. I enjoyed being able to see what and where you chose to tackle the information in each video in an organic fashion. It is truly a gift to be able to step out of my own thought patterns and get a glimpse into another's. As always, much love.
I greatly enjoy your insights and objective viewpoint - it takes a lot of skill and experience to have such clear and succinct responses to these topics while still containing the depth required to cover them appropriately.
Wow, that was fascinating Thank you so so much for all the time and energy put into this, especially with your issues regarding health Greatly appreciated Vlad
Fantastic video Vlad! Very entertaining while also being wildly educational. I have a deep respect for how well you think about issues and you content is a real gem to me
I actually knew Extinction rebellion also, I nearly did some work with some them. They were not exactly environmental experts, maybe most activists didn't need to be but the leadership should have been. Seemed like it was not actually about finding solutions for them... They didn't know the areas where CO2 could be cut most easily for example. So they were usually unfocused. Most environmental solutions are quite technical and economic as much as societal, cultural. One needs to understand both really. They never seemed to understand (or even consider in detail)the likely outcomes of their actions. They just wanted carry out fun and satisfying actions.. Just stop oil seem even less useful tbh and actually could be a net detractor from environmental progress. It's a shame, so much wasted energy.
93 independent NASA and atmospheric researchers have thoroughly debunked human-caused climate change. The "science" behind global proposals for reducing mankind's contributions to essential, life-supporting CO2, remind me of the "science" behind flat earth theories.
So the question becomes, when does emotion-based activism or activism that seems divorced of thinking begin to be associated as all activism? (The same could be said of violent activism, but that is another discussion.) My impression of Just Stop Oil is the protest against the vegetable oil truck (whether that is true or just comedy). They are offering, no, demanding a particular solution, without even contemplating the amount of death and suffering their solution would create. It makes me think of them as both stupid and unethical.
@@brendanh8193 Useful idiots. Part of the format from Marxism-Leninism making the long march through the universities, where entitled mental midgets are ready to destroy art, set car dealerships on fire, shut down intersections, blockade traffic, throw fake blood on people, monkey-wrench logging operations, with no solutions and a fundamentally-flawed set of emotionally-charged premises.
For activists, it is never about finding solutions. It's about being angry and hurting other people. And this is a political problem, since the right to self defense in Europe is not as prominent as in the US, and now we have to vote for parties that deal with this, even though we might want to emphasize other priorities (including climate change).
Oh! Please do this again! I love seeing how you sidestep or resist getting sucked into an immediate emotional reaction to these things that are designed to by-pass our intellectual selves.
Vlad, I was struck by the affection in your voice when Ryan Mcbeth came on. I’m impressed by the care and thought he puts into his analysis. I had some trepidation when I saw that he was going to be assessed, but the moment you said “Ryan” I smiled a big smile. Feel better. You and he are among the treasures of UA-cam.
17:45 I originally agreed with this scenario about being in an “imaginary city where a dozen men coming towards you were coming from a prayer meeting” Yes I would feel safer knowing but that’s because I don’t belong to a competitor religion. Now imagine your wearing the trappings of a competitor religion that those dozen men don’t agree with and it’s a different story.
Thank you Vlad for continuing to make such intellectually honest and thoughtful videos that engender rational and sane conversation about important current events, as well as bringing a historical context to them. It seemed you were struggling towards the end of the video, your community truly appreciates the effort you make to continue the discussions. Wishing you the best health possible.
I followed Zeihan for about a week before I got the feeling that he was drawing bold but unsupported conclusions about various geopolitical topics. His confidence and eloquence give the appearance of substance without actually having much of it.
Sadly, he is often factually wromg about the renewables. Most claims can be disproven wirh minimal facts and pocket calculator. Physics has infinitesimally little to do with opinion :)
Despite being all ‘global geopolitics’ he has a distinct US centric view of the world. Definitely comes out when he talks about us energy and as it relates to renewables. He gave EVs a real slating recently. I think he’ll find himself on the wrong side of history on that one based in the sales figures.
@@AndreasDelleske often when i hear something like this, its from someone that doesn't understand the issue at hand, or physics, or maths, or all of the above. I'm not making a claim about zeihan being right or wrong, but most of the time, disproving something with minimal facts is just flat out not the way to go. Sometimes it works out, but consider that if you claim everything is wrong, odds are you'll be correct at least some of the time but the path you took to get to the right answer may still be complete nonsense.
@@ianlighting100 Yeah what we clued me into that----in the context of talking about Israel, he talked about how the U.S. will go to exceptional lengths to get American hostages back and implied that Israel was not like that. And obviously that couldn't be farther from the truth in Israel: One of the internal points of great contention in Israel is the willingness to exchange up to thousands of prisoners, including militant soliders/leaders, for a single Israeli hostage. And that has to do with both the Jewish belief (and post-Holocaust sentiment) about the preservation of life + the small size and close-knitness of the Israeli populace. And historically, the IDF has arguably the most competent and celebrated hostage-rescue special forces units in the world (Operation Entebbe), largely because of how often their opponents exploit this tactic. So anyway I realized that if Peter was that misinformed about Israel then it's very possible he's been guiding me astray about other countries I have very little familiarity with.
@@ianlighting100His view of EVs is with existing technology. He seems to be correct in his assessment. I also recommend reading his books to get a better understanding of his positions.
Happy to see you also watch Ryan McBeth, Vlad! 😊 Embarrassing, I have ADD, and didn’t know about time blindness:) Only when you explained it did the words… and state of being fit together as a whole:)
So I know a lot of people with ADD who don't have it, and a lot who have it really really significantly - in a way that genuinely makes them incompatible with certain professional environments.
@@VladVexlerChat Yes... I can say, my perception of time is different... but, speaking just for myself...I don't personally call it 'time blindness' ... though it causes me similar problems, as people who have 'time blindness' have. I cannot say that I am blind to the passage of time. (I am not claiming others are, or are not... or that such a literal context is how 'time blindness' is taken to be.) Blind is a polysemous term... within the term 'time blindness'... and might generate conflations, which people might not easily make distinctions between. (I am not claiming there is 'better' term... or more explicative term... than 'time blindness.' ) Finally, I will say.. IME.. the term "time blindness" doesn't put others on the right side of the distinctions about it.... where they are able to occupy enough common ground with me. And, I want common ground.
I thank you very much, Vlad, for reacting that seriously on the (absolutely not funny phenomenon) of timeblindness. I suffer from very serious ADHD and have been punished for half of my life for things I did not do or forget intentionally. I work as an artist, where I discover the opposite phenomenon, "hyperfocus." I constantly need someone who looks after me every few hours cause I lose all sense of time when I am engaged in artistic work and even forget to drink up to the point where I get a big headache and severe physical problems
TIME BLINDNESS is real struggle (let me speak about it a bit), I realized that is to be the name of one of my life struggles, when I was diagnosed with ADHD/ADD several Years back. (I struggled with timelines from different points of angles my whole life up until that point, desperate how do others manage and I don’t) But I don’t feel any entitlement to any concessions or accommodations (I would burn with shame to ask for it). The most important relief is the very knowledge itself, to know that I really have tried, when others have thought and gas-lighted me, that I am not trying, that I disrespect myself or them… Knowing I did and do try, I instead have invisible handicap. In the end, I still HAVE to do my best to not be disruptive to a bigger picture, due to that handicap. I don’t see any entitlement to different expectations, entitlement to be allowed to disrupt any coordination between people due to my own problems … I don’t see that as just (to defend myself with “I have a condition X) … it’s just I go now differently about it. (There are multiple ways, how my time perception is disruptive. Mostly just being late, root of it is a) wrong way of guessing how much time will be needed for what schedule precedes a agreed upon time b) lack of understanding of how much time I am spending right now on whatever I am doing - no alarm in the background of my head: “You are here for so and so minutes - it’s time to go.” Sometimes I perceive time flowing slower, sometimes faster. Once in hypefocus - I swear , at that time, studying chemistry in the train, I looked from the window and everything looked like in very slow motion … while my thinking was racing fast. Sometimes, more often - the opposite.. I am the slow one) Knowing that, knowing I am not going from the same starting position as anyone else, who just didn’t try enough - that usually means - instead of to just trying hard where I can’t, to succeed on autopilot and determination - where others can - I have to be smart and design system for myself, through alarms, notifications and other means. The only people I care, that they would know I do really have something named “time blindness” are my most , closest friends and family - who I hope to understand me and my circumstances better. Knowing my flaws … and knowing some problems didn’t have roots in disrespect or lack of trying. (And typical advices of trying harder won’t have, couldn’t have helped me).
Fascinating tangents Vlad and how to approach them whether for or against + the neurodiversity/adhd part was so true. Thank you and best wishes as always🥰
@@falsemcnuggethope Just saying that they're eugenicists doesn't help at all. It's just polarizing. There's many reasons for the misunderstanding and having an ongoing fight with identity politics clearly makes it far easier to miscategorize.
Don't make something part of your identity and you will not get mad when it's attacked. It's your choice to be mad or not. I know it from my own experience - I'm getting mad all the time.
@@ugiswrong But you don't need to make it your core and live on it. It's your choice to identify with the worst parts of you and not with the better ones.
I absolutely despise Just Stop Oil, and it's precisely because I care about climate change - they irritate people so much that their existence is entirely counterproductive. Not all publicity is good publicity if you're actively souring people on a cause.
Why can’t Vlad just say that the problem is jihadism? It’s not at all as complicated as he’s trying to make it. His reaction to the Ben Shapiro clip really sent me over the edge. I used to watch his channel because as a conservative myself I like to challenge my views by hearing intelligent voices from liberals whom I respect. This is such a worn out and clearly broken narrative though. It’s so tiresome. I’m not saying that a two state solution would be bad or couldn’t happen eventually but clearly the people are too radicalized to be allowed to self govern. Literally just look at any poll of residents in Gaza or the West Bank on any issue having to do with whether or not Jews are allowed to exist.
If the problem is jihadism, what then is the solution? Is there a limit what Israel can do to combat Hamas-beyond which comes self defeat? Does the USA's relationship to Saudi Arabia have anything to do with jihadism? To what degree is the US policy toward Israel/the Mideast simply a product of our military industrial complex ?
@@motherlesschild102 The problem is the the stated goal of the Palestinians to eradicate Israel. In Gaza, this is state policy. The realistic solution would be to convince them to favour their own wellbeing over their holy war against the jews and let them have their own state. Egypt, for example, got the message. However, this is easier said than done. Otherwise, logically, this conflict can only be resolved by either jews or palestinian muslims to be displaced. But, neither has a realistic place to go. Keep in mind that the Muslim world does not like the Palestinians, they had issues when Egypt was in charge of Gaza and they have issues in Lebanon until this day. Western and Eastern (Hashemite) Palestinians also don't get along and can't be mixed. And even I, as a half white/half latino Atheist have an easier time getting into emigration friendly muslim countries such as the UAE then them. Muslim countries expelled or killed jews within their population and Christian countries also don't get along well with Jews. Of course, ideally people would just get rid of their archaic religions and just live together with modern values.
I have terrible time blindness, but in the workplace, i build data analysis tools that improve my team's productivity to the tune of freeing up months of person time every year. I'm motivated to improve processes that i normally trip up on.
Yeah I just got diagnosed with ADHD at 58! ,lol, I'm learning about a lot of symptoms,that I wasn't aware of or had trouble articulating, ADHD has had a huge impact on my life, in hindsight, I have had a lot of trouble with motivation , remaining engaged, and similar symptoms but I'm now able to recognise other less well known symptoms, like seperation anxiety, which has affected me but I would not have really recognised that as a symptom of ADHD, I just would have seen it as a personal , negative trait. It's quite liberating to understand my condition better, and to know it is a condition, now I can make some sort of progress.
I knew there was something wrong with Douglas Murray's argument there, but couldn't quite figure out what. I'm so impressed at how you immediately put your finger on the problem and explained it clearly in a few sentences. It's things like that which make you a genuine public intellectual and not just some academic with a UA-cam channel. Bravo.
Your ability to express your self and avoid tangent traps is endlessly impressive vlad. Also thank you for just some calm and earnest analysis. As others have said breath of fresh air.
under-diagnosed ADD (ADHD-I) is a real thing tbh… suspected i had it for ages but only recently got on Ritalin and oh my god, the difference in my ability to focus is insane. still constantly exhausted but i’m so much more productive. imagine how much more we would get done as a society if we all had the right accommodations
Hell yes! I just got diagnosed at 46, & while I'm annoyed that it took 20 years for a psychiatrist to take my theory seriously, the meds have been amazing. Not ritalin; I can only have much milder stuff cos I also have bipolar, so it's definitely not the same "magical" effect my friend describes with ritalin, but I'm capable of a lot more. I'm still constantly exhausted too though- hilarious cos it's the exact opposite of hyperactivity, but ADHD often involves both extremes of the spectrum (like neurodivergence overall). Like how it's not a complete inability to focus- you also have times of hyperfocus. So maybe it's a general issue with energy levels, rather than just the hyperactive end of the spectrum? We won't get any accommodations til people understand that it's an actual medical condition rather than a moral failure though. Like, you're just being lazy, or you're not trying hard enough, & if you hold up others by being late, you're inconsiderate too- cos for neurotypical people it's all SO easy that it's inconceivable to them that an adult could genuinely try really hard but still totally lose track of time... Exactly what the guy in the video _didn't_ understand, & I'm glad Vlad explained it.
I would like to state for the record that I'm a massive fan of reaction videos in general. There's just something about them that I find very life-affirming. Perhaps it's because of the way it facilitates connection. One of my favourite ever YT videos was a reaction to the Tim Minchin song Prejudice done by a couple of guys in the US who seemed stoned at the time, and the way they responded was both hilarious and heartwarming. So yes, I love reaction videos. To my mind, it's one of the best formats to have emerged from modern video-sharing technology. So to tune in and see you trying out this format was wonderful! I particularly enjoyed seeing you try to respond to culture warriors without engaging in the same kind of rhetoric. That was great to watch. Your takes are always so nuanced anyway, and this kind of format is great for bite-sized wisdom, which is pretty tricky to pull off, but you seem to manage it very well. Of course, it shouldn't be the only thing you do - we all come here for deeper ideas, so I'd hope you'd always provide that kind of content too, but there's something very engaging about you reacting to short-form content like this. So thank you for trying this, and I hope you'll do more of it in the future. Just now and again, of course. 🙂
IF we who listen to you are beautiful community you are a beautiful man. I love the complexity of your analysis , you thread the needle on so many issues . Thank you, you make the world better.
I don't think this is just a reaction video, Vlad is not like that even by trying. It's more of a shorthand analysis or assessment of short thoughts. If he analyses baby donkeys, allright, there might be something to learn from them. Time is dear, but not worth spending it b all being dead serious..
So refreshing to hear someone refusing to counter culture wars. This is the ultimate diffusion the world needs right now. Thank you for flicking that switch I am determined to bring this into my life and those around me from now on.
@vladvexlerchat this format was super interesting and I hope you will do it more often. I would also like to hear much more from you about just stop oil. Your criticism was focused very narrowly on the fact that in this particular video that you talked about they glued themselves to a painting. I would love to hear from you about the same situation where they glue themselves to a street. Ty for your great content! ❤
11:34 “Ryan nailed it out of the park” it’s those little things that lifts the corner of my mouth and can warm my heart just little while Vlad tacles the heavy subject matters of our world. Thanks for what you bring to us, you throw a Hail Mary and make the par every time (lol). Take care
Yes. The thing is Vlad diverted the issue onto western nations stronger bonds with Israel when Douglas' point can only be understood if you factor in that the vast majority of participants in the most vociferous, emotionally charged demonstrations globally, but also in Europe (don't know about UK) are of Muslim background.
@@VladVexlerChat I didnt know that. Yet, I don't mind whether this is what he wanted to say here. The more interesting point of debate is whether Arab/Muslim rage (growing into global rage) that is so readily aveilable against Israel & scarcely ever against Arab rulers, is a hard reality that Israel must consider. It certainly should be..But at the same time it is such an absurd reality that I could understand if they at some point just ignore it and do what's necessary and worry about the constantly threatened apocalypse later.
@@Woanaz It's no hyperbole to say that it makes me sad. I was extatic to have finally found a commentator here who can regularly get me back to the ground, dealing with all the madness happening in the world. Ironically it's over Israel, a country that should be the topic over which we, as people with presumably both having family there, should bond most naturally, that I realize I have to be very alert and critical litstening to him, sometimes having to calm myself down not to get upset.
I find it extraordinary that I have seen every one of these commentators in my feed (with the one exception of Shapiro) in the last day or so. Instant sub. A pleasure to find this man.
You have my uttermost respect friend. What you do in spite of health is inspiring even above your much needed temperament and clarity. Best to you sir👍
You know you're going to get throughly debunked when vlad starts, to soften the blow, out with "this man could be really lovely and decent, and good luck to his UA-cam channel..." 😂
On destroying unique pieces of art: It is a good illustration of what human-caused extinction of a species actually is. I felt cultural pain as I watched that painting being ruined. We need to wake up and feel the pain of what we are doing to our descendants. Now that I think about it, it is a very fitting illustration of what climate change means. The means fit the cause - then it is perfectly reasonable.
Except there are direct illustrations of the political ecology of industrial landscape domination from cultures for whom artforms are still very much embedded in nature. Why focus media attention on yourself in that space as opposed to one where the metaphor is not even needed, due to the reality of the state's actions? "I had read that they were agreeing to allow a particular rock shelter [to be destroyed] which had some paintings in it. I don’t remember exactly what the paintings were [of] ... or maybe it was an engraving. [I had heard] they were allowing it to be destroyed because it was one of many representations of that style. I rang this person in [DECCW] and said to them, “Look, I think what you’ve said makes a lot of sense. I’m going into the Art Gallery of New South Wales, where I’m going to pull down several of the Van Goghs, because you don’t really need them, and they’re running out of space in there ... I mean, they’re just representative of Van Gogh. How many do we need? One or two, maybe. We don’t need three or four.” And the person said, “are you mad?” And I said, “Well, no, but you guys think that way about my art. Why shouldn’t I think that way about yours?” ". - Les Bursill - Dharawal elder and historical expert, (Bicego 2017, 'ReDreaming Dharawal: A transcultural and multi-disciplined approach to the Aboriginal art and landscapes of southern Sydney').
It is an open question for people whether such current acts of a few smo's are symbolic representations of 'what we are doing to ourselves', or a defacement of art that escalates from 'novel' protest to a spectacle devoid of political economic critique, which requires a spokesperson to outline the message - unlike the old forms of culture jamming and situationism. That it is debated means that the illustration fits your own perception without a sense of pluralism, as vlad noted, which is arguably a consideration of any NVDA-practicing activist. If it is merely an example of how movement organisations fail, and movements are divided and conquered by state and capital forces, then it is not simply unreasonable, but it is counter revolutionary - recuperated or reproduced by the status quo, if you will. Consider the impact of more draconian anti protest laws and mainstreaming of anti-activist politics for the rest of the movement - say, groups that had been using civil rights to peacefully blockade fossil fuel operations and financial centres, or around public institutions like parliaments. The choice of where and how to use your civil rights as protest power matters. That's just politics.
@@VladVexlerChat Thankyou. Especially for saying it's not just a more extreme version of what neurotypical people experience- it's qualitatively different, & there's no way they can understand what it's like. You get it. 💜 (And to be fair, I have no idea what a neurotypical brain feels like either).
This was quite an honest one, respect in keeping your opinion straight in the air. I wish you all the best, many good days. Thank you for your words on Time Blindness.
I found this an original and engaging way to illustrate political principles. Nicely done! This is a very interesting way for you to produce some engaging content if you aren't feeling up to a more formal presentation.
I also want to say that I love Christopher Hitchens for his debunking of Mother Teresa, even if he couldn't prevent her being made a saint. However I like him less for saying that Jane Austen isn't much good. And, of course, there's his stance on the Iraq War...
Am I telling on myself if I say this was more than semi-fun? More importantly, it's really illuminating to see your thoughts on what's floating through youtube. ps. sorry it's been a rougher day; things have been up and down for me too so solidarity there
Worth reading article by Yousef Munayyer “There Will Be a One-State Solution - But What Kind of State Will It Be?” in Foreign Affairs, 2019. His perspective is that we are past the point where a two state solution is a viable option. The question is whether we will have a single state where there are equal rights for citizens or if it will be an apartheid state.
In 2022 dollars, the United States purchased Alaska for about $120 million with an "m". Since 1947, the United States has delivered over $130 billion with a "b" to Egypt and Israel. Perhaps it's time to use future aid to buy land for a Palestinian state from those two countries as a condition of ongoing aid. Not that the Palestinians will ever be content with that, but at least the population density and its stresses are somewhat mitigated. A large block of Americans are weary of providing foreign aid.
Among other things, I was glad to hear your take on the destruction of art…. Appreciate your depth in general. Thank you for all your videos, especially in spite of health issues.
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As far as I know, the paintings in the klima protests was covered in glas an did therefore not take ANY damage. I am not saying that it makes it okay, but it is a relevant fact I got from the Danish news at the time. It certainly takes a lot of the drama out of it.
Thank you for sharing your clear thoughts with Us. It is a immensley big help to me.
@@kirstinevad347No it doesn't. These stupid f*** should be productive, working creating businesses which reduce oil consumption instead of being idiots. In Germany they have already created a lot of real damage.
@@daltoribeiro Si muy divertido 😅 ?Eres de Brasil? No hablo Portugues pero se parece mucho a Espanol 😉 Lo puedo entender el escrito mas o menos.
What make/model are those headphones? I got big ears and can't ever seem to find a pair that fit right.
Vlad your consistency in not engaging in unproductive culture war is endlessly refreshing
You gotta admit it would be interesting to see what his take would be (but ya, better that he doesn’t)
Chris Rubin, that's exactly what he is doing! Engaging by commenting and editorializing! Claiming your "objectivity" in opinion does not negate your actions. I'm new to his channel. Meh
@@intractablemaskvpmGy ... I'm also new and have the same reaction as you. This guy is disingenuous and argues in the worst kind of bad faith. He needs just 5 seconds to understand the whole consensus of Douglas Murray. What a trash take.
@@BradleyPaulValentine LOL...... Giving an opinion after only listening for a short time is EXACTLY what you just did in that comment. Hilarious.
Agree! It does me good. Becouse Im to often in my culture war stupid bobble.
Vlad you NEED to keep doing these. Seeing your insightful and educated response to whatever happens to be trending in the news has been a really helpful counterbalance to the rationalizing voice that comments on the news in my head.
So glad.
Agreed. Like the random nature.
So, as I commented directly as well, I DON'T think that you should keep doing these. Not the level you want to be at, Vlad.
I appreciate your voice and spirit. Guard your strength and share however you are able.
I second this motion!
I've been watching UA-cam since the beginning, I switched from television to UA-cam since I entered college in 2008. The energy has changed a lot over the years, in the beginning nothing was monetized, it was a hobby, a way to connect with strangers. Then, with monetization, the platform became a job, which helped increase the quality of the content. Short videos go in the opposite direction, I've never seen so much low quality content on UA-cam. I can't stand this format, I worry about future generations' ability to maintain focus. I can't imagine how a generation that somehow gets used to a bombardment of superficial information can slow down and read a book or delve deeper into something.
I have thought that exact same thing...I was in college in the late '90s ...when chat rooms were a total novelty...it was just fun being able to communicate with people far away....TikToc is the worst offender....it will dissolve brain cells....actually I heard once that one should read at least 30 minutes a day at their appropriate reading level...it improves neuro connections in the brain, also reading improves ones' vocabulary tremendously. Can you image our politicians in 50 years? If we have low quality now....🤪
I think monetisation increased production quality but not necessarily discourse quality. It attracted grifters.
And as such I don't think Shorts are doing anything to that either. You just use them as a living moving talking thumbnail. Some people only want the thumbnail, others need actual thought behind it and they'll find it.
I rarely watch short videos. I struggle with ones that are too long too. 15 to 30 minutes is ideal for me, I can play at 1.5 or 2x, if I haven't got much time. Short video contain too little information, long ones can lead to information overload.
I don't watch shorts but I disagree that they are popular just because of young people's inability to hold attention. I work at a university and see loads of young people sit in lectures that are an hour and half long and ask insightful questions at the end. These same young people consume shorts. I asked one of the students at my lab why this is and said it was more of a timesaving measure for him. He wants to be informed but can't find the time to do so. He watches long form content on issues he really cares about but others he just watches shorts. For him, it was just like reading the headlines and seeing if the topic interests him.
@@ajinkyakamat7053 That's good to hear ☺ Probably the younger generation that grew up with more technology also have adapted to being able to take in more info at a faster rate....I prefer watching one longer show...not the real quick clips🤣 it kinda gives me a headache seeing one quick video after another.....it feels overwhelming...but I grew up with just TV 😀Not in the age of Internet
Oh my God finally listening to someone and deepening understanding and not needing to be hyperaware of bias or something. I'm so glad this channel exists
Thank you.
Thanks!
Thank you!!
Thanks for what you said about us nerodivergent folks having disabilities matched with special abilities and can be a great benefit to work places in the right situations. Also Ryan Mcbeth and yourself are 2 of my favorite youtubers.
Thank you! Yes, I am am passionate about the rights of neuro divergent folks - some of the best people we have are neuro divergent. But I am also not sentimental about the huge challenges neuro divergence often brings to people who have it.
While there may indeed be positives that come from autism or ADD/ADHD they result from abnormally developed brains and usually carry some cost. I tend to think that the minus side predominates and is most important to emphasise, mostly because of the persistent belief that ADHD is the pathologising of exuberance and the lesser known manifestations are discounted and ascribed to lack of will power etc. I'm sure that for every hyperfocused ADHD genius there are multiple poor sods out there failing miserably in life because of ADHD, often undiagnosed. Autism in particular can be debilitating and I find the word "neurodiverse" almost offensively discounting of that.
As for Mr "made up problems", his attitude is all too common. I recall having a discussion with a "voice of reason" type on a forum who was insistent that constantly losing track of keys and tools etc was just a matter of lack of discipline. There is no convincing some people that will power can't overcome any problem.
@@VladVexlerChat Like me. I'm unable to consistently arrive on time, weather for social occasions or work. That of course causes friction with friends, family, colleagues and so forth. On the other hand, I have no problem staying on a task until it is done, even if it requires staying awake for a day or two.
Swings and carousels in essence.
Interesting to see Ryan McBeth here.
Edit nice to see you two agree. Both bringing some common sense
Yes I didn't put Ryan here it was the Chat channel algorithm! These are literally the first politics/society shorts which I got shown, in this order.
@@VladVexlerChatdo you know of the channel sarcasmotron? He’s done a number of in-depth pieces on Ukraine, and it’d be interesting to know your opinion of them.
Keffiyeh is a practical piece of headwear in ME, and so I don't know why you'd put so much weight on the humble arafatka that's way past its' hype phase.
Ryan is a good man. Not a wacko. He is a product of military Woke. LOL. Good on him
@@kogorun And the trucker hat is a practical piece of headware in the US. It's just that a red one with some text on the front tends to say a lot about the person who wears it.
Always good to hear from you Vlad.
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The thoughtfulness of Vlad's commentary is so refreshing. When we present our judgement on a subject we in the end have to pick a lens and most of us fall into the habit of just using the same lens all the time. I appreciate very much Vlad's ability to pick an appropriate lens for each subject he choses. There is an art of being open enough to choose the lens only after you engage seriously with the subject.
Thank you for getting time blindness right. It took me decades to find out about it and understand it in myself, and the self-loathing was painful.
Hearing words like yours in the wild is rare and that much more precious for it.
Same! Having Vlad understand the balance of ADHD and express it so well was very heartening!
Thanks Vlad!
People may be better or worse estimating how much time has passed, but we all do have clocks and agendas with alerts for a reason. Humans are not sufficiently good at it, and this mitigates the issue.
And you can estimate how much time something takes by past experience. Just do it and measure the time past on the clock. Again, if someone's brain is halfway functioning, it's not a complex task. And, through the internet, we can also rely on other people's experience.
@@svr5423 All true, but what's the harm in giving the problem a name?
@@WarttHog I see it more as being pointless rather than harmful.
Almost everyone is time-blind, by definition. I don't really encounter people who don't use watches or set alarms and still manage to be on time.
But if someone is mentally unable to operate a watch, an alarm or an electronic agenda, then not being able to keep track of time is the least of their worries. The root cause lies somewhere else.
@@svr5423 You bring valid points and I would have engaged with you if you hadn't chosen to insult us when you expressed them.
Instead, I suggest you re-watch Vlad's reaction and ask yourself how it may apply to your reasoning here.
Great video!
Brings me back to 1990’s-2000’s. I was alone in my atheism and didn’t even know it had a name. Then I read Hitchens and Dawkins and I was alone no more.
Funny story…I lived in a subdivision (Rome, ga) and someone had burned The God Delusion in the community fire pit but only the spine burned…all of the pages were set loose on a windy day and covered the entire neighborhood. Everyone read a little.
Gave me that warm fuzzy feeling…
That is 'memetic'😅
Hitchens was one of the first public intellectuals I got into when I was young and he definitely had an impact on my thinking. Glad to see you reacting to him, Vlad! Hope you’re well!
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Vlad cut the video before the good and funny part started. I remember this speech. He had a great influence on me as well.
Hitchens was one of the main ones that made me question my religious beliefs.
@@TheExard3k Agreed. I’ve even used it myself a few times if people have used a similar argument to me. I always remember those cities with the letter B
If I remember correctly, this wasn't just a try at a laugh. This question was an actual question posed to Hitch when he was on a show hosted by Dennis Prager. In fact, I think when he returned to his show, Dennis returned to the question and expanded upon it.
Fantastic Vlad please keep these coming! Nice to hear you reflecting perspective directly like this. The bite sized chunking makes it accessible within the longer format
Absolutely agree with you on the last point, about the common vectors of art and nature. Thank you for this wonderful discussion.
One point about Mr Vexler's "One more point about hypocrisy" (4:20). I suspect the brass-knuckled chutzpah of the Syrian dictator's recent pious condemnation of Israel's conflict with Hamas (in comments to a summit of the Arab League and OIC) prompted Mr Murray's point about the hypocrisy of Western protesters making trouble over Israel and Gaza more than the much more deadly abuses of Bashar al-Assad.
As the Economist remarks [in 'Many Arab governments would like to see Hamas gone'], "Several leaders denounced the West’s double standards when it comes to Palestinians. Fair enough. Yet they did so at a summit where Bashar al-Assad, one of this century’s worst war criminals, was invited to pontificate about Israeli war crimes: their own bit of hypocrisy."
In particular, their ceasefire appeal "implored member-states to “break the siege on Gaza” and urged an arms embargo on Israel. But Egypt, for example, is fully on-board with such a siege; no-one in the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation sells weapons to Israel (though many do buy them from Israel!); and they all want Hamas gone, partly because it's an Iranian proxy.
Finally the Economist also observes: "The plight of the Palestinians captures Arab attention and inflames emotion in a way that the plight of Sudanese or Yemenis or Syrians does not."
A point about Murray that was only touched on tangentially: I've listened to him extensively over the years and engaged with what he was saying. I think he's less talking about the western left protesting in support of Gaza, rather than the Muslims taking to the streets and there his point is absolutely valid, while Vlad's counterpoint loses a lot of it's strength, because the protesters are not motivated by civic duty, but religious outrage.
Second point, I'm not surprised Vlad likes McBeth. He's awesome!
I would love to see a longform discussion between Douglas and Vlad. I imagine that could be incredibly fruitful.
And you would be correct in that.
I listened to the whole video a couple days ago and Vlad dropped the ball on that one.
Don't know, if there's much point in critiquing just a couple sentences, taken out of context, in general.
@@jamesmccaul2945 when the war started, a lot of protestors where in fact Muslim (this has since changed). It is also a reoccurring theme, that Muslims protest perceived violence from Israel, while completely disregarding violence from Muslim potentates like Asad and Murray was pretty focused on issues concerning Muslims last year (he talked about this extensively). Without that background information, your point about my twisting reality would be valid. With it, it's not quite as clear cut as you seem to think...
@@jamesmccaul2945 there are a lot of reasons Murray is focused on Muslims.
Their tendency to form intolerant subcultures is a danger to our liberal democracies.
While every religion has committed horrible crimes in the name of faith, in many cases such as Buddhism or Christianity, the words of the founders had to be twisted into unrecognizable pretzels. You don't need to do so with the Quran. The justification for unspeakable atrocities is right there, which can be seen when you look at the actions of Mohammed's generals (enslaving all women of a city, killing all the men, and then staking their heads along the road to the next city, for the offense of not surrendering/converting was barbaric even back then).
If you've got a strong stomach, look into UK grooming gangs.
As individuals, I know and respect many Muslims. I would also never dare to question or criticize their faith, as that is private on an individual level. As a religion and cultural group, there's so much to criticize and few people are talking about it.
As for what Murray's plan of action is? Exactly what he's doing. Talking about the issues. Raising awareness. There's not much more an individual can do.
Thank you Vlad for demonstrating how one might consider “reacting” to short videos with touchy or confusing subjects. As a musician and lover of fine arts, I felt visceral disgust to the fanatical defacement of art but was also perplexed by my instant emotional response. I felt similarly with the Taliban demolition of the Buddhas and the Russian targeting of museums in Ukraine. Your measured explanations helped soothe how I feel. I think I need to return to watching this video from time to time as a therapy.
Want a conspiracy theory I just cooked up? They are unknowingly funded by big oil. :)
You make me wonder about the destruction, defacement and loss of plastic art (paintings), monumental architecture and history with your statement. I too feel a visceral disgust when someone defaces a historical monument, especially one that is of a very great age. The lines blur when speaking of statues on this point. I feel no disgust when Confederate statues are toppled, or when the statues of dictators are decapitated. It reminds me of the decapitated statues of monarchs from the French revolution for example, the defacement itself is part of the history. If someone were today to deface the decapitated statues however, that would cause me great distress. I think, to me at least, it is the historical significance of the thing being defaced or destroyed and the nature of the defacing that are the variables of interest, along with my own personal connection with the thing. If a drawing my brother made as a child for me as a gift were ripped up by someone, I would be very upset, but arguably it is of no historical consequence. When the proverbial western soldier (not even sure if this is factual, but the point stands) blew the nose off of the great Sphinx with a canon, it was terrible at the time and still bothers me to some degree, but the defacement itself has become a historical event shrouded in myth and now adds to the story of the monument itself. In the same way, the minor permanent damage to the painting seen in this video upsets me. I suspect though, that the fact that it was defaced, will add to its legend, and make the painting more famous in the future. Something to consider when trying to reconcile your feelings of disgust with regards to this particular painting, which I suspect will survive in much better condition than the Buddhist monuments so tragically destroyed by the Taliban.
@@christophesiewecke9208 Very good point. Thank you for sharing your views. I now see there was definitely a false equivalency on my view of comparing paintings to historical monuments that truly stood the test of time. Perhaps my feelings were more towards objects that have no way of protecting itself when facing harm. But, a museum usually has guards in place, so I have no idea what happened there. I know thousand year-old wooden temple structures in Japan have been doused with oil-based liquid in the past by people, whether they were political operatives or sympathizers disguised as tourists. It's so difficult to separate emotion from logical thinking sometimes... Dialogue is really the best solution. So, thank you again.
That was so interesting, Vlad.
Lots of love!
Regarding the Hitchens clip, the fact that most people would feel safer knowing the approaching strangers were coming from a prayer meeting has more to do with where they’re NOT coming from (bar, gambling establishment, rowdy sporting event, drug binge, plotting in a back alley, etc.) If it was known that they were all coming from a computer class, I’m sure most people would also feel pretty safe.
it has nothing to do with what they are NOT doing and everything to do with what the people have chosen to be like in character. People gravitate to those of like character and behavior.
@@nco_gets_itYour assertion is not true at all. Groups of people can engage in horrific behaviors that as individuals they would never ever consider. I think stoning and lynchings are good examples of mob behaviors.
It mostly depends on what kind of prayer meeting they were coming from. If it was a Methodist, Catholic or Mormon prayer meeting then you would likely feel much safer. If it was a Christian Identity, Nation of Islam or other radical or fringe religion then you would likely feel threatened.
9:49 I think that with the time-blindness clip you kind of missed the point. I think the woman in the clip was more of a symbol for what people like this UA-camr object to rather than the denial of the existence of the condition itself. The conservative circles in the us don’t lack compassion for people who are sick or disabled. They object (on a subjective level) a perceived laziness by progressive circles who find more and more seeming obscure reasons why society at large should adapt to their needs rather than trying their best to be part of the community. This goes against the value system of conservatives for a couple of reasons but I think first and foremost they object the idea that people get the special treatment without having proven themselves in the workspace or played their part in the community.
I miss Hitchens.
His hitchslaps were legendary…
Well, they still are. 😂
@@Woanaz Isn't it crazy how religion is divided by politics? The right back Israel, the left the Palestinians. I try and avoid both those traps.
@@Woanaz People ignore Hitchens because of his stance on Iraq. Which was the political issue in the west for a whole decade. Hitchens sailed too close to the ''liberal democracy is the end of history'' narrative.
I don't miss him. What a jerk.
It’s one thing to have time blindness, it’s another thing to use it as an excuse. I say that as someone with time blindness.
Good to see you again Vlad.
Sorry that it is so tough right now for you. Take care. 🙏🏻🥰🏴🇺🇦
Love this format Vlad. Most of those videos had crossed my feed as well and it is useful to have examples of critical engagement with them.
It was a bit of fun but I hope not entirely useless
Thank you Vlad. I love this format and try to appreciate the struggle you must go through to share the clarity of your thinking with us.
Hey Vlad. Very much appreciated this video. I, like all of us, find myself taking in snippets of information throughout the day that I try to digest and reason with in my own head. I enjoyed being able to see what and where you chose to tackle the information in each video in an organic fashion. It is truly a gift to be able to step out of my own thought patterns and get a glimpse into another's. As always, much love.
I greatly enjoy your insights and objective viewpoint - it takes a lot of skill and experience to have such clear and succinct responses to these topics while still containing the depth required to cover them appropriately.
Wow, that was fascinating
Thank you so so much for all the time and energy put into this, especially with your issues regarding health
Greatly appreciated Vlad
I'm a little late to the party, but really enjoyed this Vlad! Would love to see more
I treasure every video you make! So much gratitude 🙏 ❤
Much gratitude back!!
The motto of the Sierra club is "Take only pictures, leave only footprints.", so imagine that lot in an art gallery.
Fantastic video Vlad! Very entertaining while also being wildly educational. I have a deep respect for how well you think about issues and you content is a real gem to me
I actually knew Extinction rebellion also, I nearly did some work with some them. They were not exactly environmental experts, maybe most activists didn't need to be but the leadership should have been. Seemed like it was not actually about finding solutions for them... They didn't know the areas where CO2 could be cut most easily for example. So they were usually unfocused. Most environmental solutions are quite technical and economic as much as societal, cultural. One needs to understand both really. They never seemed to understand (or even consider in detail)the likely outcomes of their actions. They just wanted carry out fun and satisfying actions..
Just stop oil seem even less useful tbh and actually could be a net detractor from environmental progress. It's a shame, so much wasted energy.
93 independent NASA and atmospheric researchers have thoroughly debunked human-caused climate change. The "science" behind global proposals for reducing mankind's contributions to essential, life-supporting CO2, remind me of the "science" behind flat earth theories.
So the question becomes, when does emotion-based activism or activism that seems divorced of thinking begin to be associated as all activism? (The same could be said of violent activism, but that is another discussion.) My impression of Just Stop Oil is the protest against the vegetable oil truck (whether that is true or just comedy). They are offering, no, demanding a particular solution, without even contemplating the amount of death and suffering their solution would create. It makes me think of them as both stupid and unethical.
@@brendanh8193 Useful idiots. Part of the format from Marxism-Leninism making the long march through the universities, where entitled mental midgets are ready to destroy art, set car dealerships on fire, shut down intersections, blockade traffic, throw fake blood on people, monkey-wrench logging operations, with no solutions and a fundamentally-flawed set of emotionally-charged premises.
For activists, it is never about finding solutions.
It's about being angry and hurting other people.
And this is a political problem, since the right to self defense in Europe is not as prominent as in the US, and now we have to vote for parties that deal with this, even though we might want to emphasize other priorities (including climate change).
ER is a religious experiment, aided in part by chissers
Oh! Please do this again! I love seeing how you sidestep or resist getting sucked into an immediate emotional reaction to these things that are designed to by-pass our intellectual selves.
yes, please
Vlad, I was struck by the affection in your voice when Ryan Mcbeth came on. I’m impressed by the care and thought he puts into his analysis. I had some trepidation when I saw that he was going to be assessed, but the moment you said “Ryan” I smiled a big smile. Feel better. You and he are among the treasures of UA-cam.
I have time blindess.
"You are an idiot."
I have tempus caecitatis.
"Oh you poor child!"
Wouldn't it be caecitatem temporis?
This was really fun, I’d love to see more in the future
17:45 I originally agreed with this scenario about being in an “imaginary city where a dozen men coming towards you were coming from a prayer meeting” Yes I would feel safer knowing but that’s because I don’t belong to a competitor religion. Now imagine your wearing the trappings of a competitor religion that those dozen men don’t agree with and it’s a different story.
Fantastic video. Thanks Vlad. Hope you feel better quickly
Thank you for a great video! Very interesting to watch and very insightful. The time blindness piece was the most valuable thing to learn for me.
Thank you Vlad for continuing to make such intellectually honest and thoughtful videos that engender rational and sane conversation about important current events, as well as bringing a historical context to them. It seemed you were struggling towards the end of the video, your community truly appreciates the effort you make to continue the discussions. Wishing you the best health possible.
This was very fun!
I followed Zeihan for about a week before I got the feeling that he was drawing bold but unsupported conclusions about various geopolitical topics. His confidence and eloquence give the appearance of substance without actually having much of it.
Sadly, he is often factually wromg about the renewables. Most claims can be disproven wirh minimal facts and pocket calculator.
Physics has infinitesimally little to do with opinion :)
Despite being all ‘global geopolitics’ he has a distinct US centric view of the world.
Definitely comes out when he talks about us energy and as it relates to renewables. He gave EVs a real slating recently. I think he’ll find himself on the wrong side of history on that one based in the sales figures.
@@AndreasDelleske often when i hear something like this, its from someone that doesn't understand the issue at hand, or physics, or maths, or all of the above.
I'm not making a claim about zeihan being right or wrong, but most of the time, disproving something with minimal facts is just flat out not the way to go. Sometimes it works out, but consider that if you claim everything is wrong, odds are you'll be correct at least some of the time but the path you took to get to the right answer may still be complete nonsense.
@@ianlighting100 Yeah what we clued me into that----in the context of talking about Israel, he talked about how the U.S. will go to exceptional lengths to get American hostages back and implied that Israel was not like that. And obviously that couldn't be farther from the truth in Israel: One of the internal points of great contention in Israel is the willingness to exchange up to thousands of prisoners, including militant soliders/leaders, for a single Israeli hostage. And that has to do with both the Jewish belief (and post-Holocaust sentiment) about the preservation of life + the small size and close-knitness of the Israeli populace. And historically, the IDF has arguably the most competent and celebrated hostage-rescue special forces units in the world (Operation Entebbe), largely because of how often their opponents exploit this tactic.
So anyway I realized that if Peter was that misinformed about Israel then it's very possible he's been guiding me astray about other countries I have very little familiarity with.
@@ianlighting100His view of EVs is with existing technology. He seems to be correct in his assessment.
I also recommend reading his books to get a better understanding of his positions.
I love this video, Vlad! Please add this to your repertoire!
I love how calm, reasonable, thoughtful and empathetic you are Vlad! You are doing the Lord's work on the internet! Keep it up!
I had a very similar thought about the attack on the Velazquez by Just stop Oil. Thank you Vlad for putting it into words in a way that I never could.
Thanks for putting up the strengh to make these videos again and again. This one deeply moved me ❤
Happy to see you also watch Ryan McBeth, Vlad! 😊 Embarrassing, I have ADD, and didn’t know about time blindness:) Only when you explained it did the words… and state of being fit together as a whole:)
So I know a lot of people with ADD who don't have it, and a lot who have it really really significantly - in a way that genuinely makes them incompatible with certain professional environments.
@@VladVexlerChat Yes... I can say, my perception of time is different... but, speaking just for myself...I don't personally call it 'time blindness' ... though it causes me similar problems, as people who have 'time blindness' have. I cannot say that I am blind to the passage of time. (I am not claiming others are, or are not... or that such a literal context is how 'time blindness' is taken to be.) Blind is a polysemous term... within the term 'time blindness'... and might generate conflations, which people might not easily make distinctions between. (I am not claiming there is 'better' term... or more explicative term... than 'time blindness.' ) Finally, I will say.. IME.. the term "time blindness" doesn't put others on the right side of the distinctions about it.... where they are able to occupy enough common ground with me. And, I want common ground.
I thank you very much, Vlad, for reacting that seriously on the (absolutely not funny phenomenon) of timeblindness. I suffer from very serious ADHD and have been punished for half of my life for things I did not do or forget intentionally. I work as an artist, where I discover the opposite phenomenon, "hyperfocus." I constantly need someone who looks after me every few hours cause I lose all sense of time when I am engaged in artistic work and even forget to drink up to the point where I get a big headache and severe physical problems
TIME BLINDNESS is real struggle (let me speak about it a bit), I realized that is to be the name of one of my life struggles, when I was diagnosed with ADHD/ADD several Years back. (I struggled with timelines from different points of angles my whole life up until that point, desperate how do others manage and I don’t)
But I don’t feel any entitlement to any concessions or accommodations (I would burn with shame to ask for it).
The most important relief is the very knowledge itself, to know that I really have tried, when others have thought and gas-lighted me, that I am not trying, that I disrespect myself or them… Knowing I did and do try, I instead have invisible handicap.
In the end, I still HAVE to do my best to not be disruptive to a bigger picture, due to that handicap. I don’t see any entitlement to different expectations, entitlement to be allowed to disrupt any coordination between people due to my own problems … I don’t see that as just (to defend myself with “I have a condition X) … it’s just I go now differently about it.
(There are multiple ways, how my time perception is disruptive. Mostly just being late, root of it is a) wrong way of guessing how much time will be needed for what schedule precedes a agreed upon time b) lack of understanding of how much time I am spending right now on whatever I am doing - no alarm in the background of my head: “You are here for so and so minutes - it’s time to go.”
Sometimes I perceive time flowing slower, sometimes faster. Once in hypefocus - I swear , at that time, studying chemistry in the train, I looked from the window and everything looked like in very slow motion … while my thinking was racing fast. Sometimes, more often - the opposite.. I am the slow one)
Knowing that, knowing I am not going from the same starting position as anyone else, who just didn’t try enough - that usually means - instead of to just trying hard where I can’t, to succeed on autopilot and determination - where others can - I have to be smart and design system for myself, through alarms, notifications and other means.
The only people I care, that they would know I do really have something named “time blindness” are my most , closest friends and family - who I hope to understand me and my circumstances better. Knowing my flaws … and knowing some problems didn’t have roots in disrespect or lack of trying. (And typical advices of trying harder won’t have, couldn’t have helped me).
"These conditions are more real than your beard and muscles" Vlad, you didn't have to kill him like that in one sentence 😂
Fascinating tangents Vlad and how to approach them whether for or against + the neurodiversity/adhd part was so true. Thank you and best wishes as always🥰
Seeing people deny the existence of ADHD as some sort of liberal identity agenda thing makes me mad.
"Everyone is a republican white neurotypical male or they are a subhuman."
@@falsemcnuggethope
Just saying that they're eugenicists doesn't help at all. It's just polarizing. There's many reasons for the misunderstanding and having an ongoing fight with identity politics clearly makes it far easier to miscategorize.
Don't make something part of your identity and you will not get mad when it's attacked. It's your choice to be mad or not. I know it from my own experience - I'm getting mad all the time.
I am adhd and if I could make adhd not exist I would
@@ugiswrong But you don't need to make it your core and live on it. It's your choice to identify with the worst parts of you and not with the better ones.
I absolutely despise Just Stop Oil, and it's precisely because I care about climate change - they irritate people so much that their existence is entirely counterproductive. Not all publicity is good publicity if you're actively souring people on a cause.
please do more of these
I’m only 3/4 of the way through this, but I have to tell you Vlad , that I love this style of what you did. This was fascinating content, and insight.
Why can’t Vlad just say that the problem is jihadism? It’s not at all as complicated as he’s trying to make it. His reaction to the Ben Shapiro clip really sent me over the edge. I used to watch his channel because as a conservative myself I like to challenge my views by hearing intelligent voices from liberals whom I respect. This is such a worn out and clearly broken narrative though. It’s so tiresome. I’m not saying that a two state solution would be bad or couldn’t happen eventually but clearly the people are too radicalized to be allowed to self govern. Literally just look at any poll of residents in Gaza or the West Bank on any issue having to do with whether or not Jews are allowed to exist.
If the problem is jihadism, what then is the solution? Is there a limit what Israel can do to combat Hamas-beyond which comes self defeat? Does the USA's relationship to Saudi Arabia have anything to do with jihadism? To what degree is the US policy toward Israel/the Mideast simply a product of our military industrial complex ?
@@motherlesschild102 The problem is the the stated goal of the Palestinians to eradicate Israel. In Gaza, this is state policy.
The realistic solution would be to convince them to favour their own wellbeing over their holy war against the jews and let them have their own state. Egypt, for example, got the message. However, this is easier said than done.
Otherwise, logically, this conflict can only be resolved by either jews or palestinian muslims to be displaced. But, neither has a realistic place to go. Keep in mind that the Muslim world does not like the Palestinians, they had issues when Egypt was in charge of Gaza and they have issues in Lebanon until this day. Western and Eastern (Hashemite) Palestinians also don't get along and can't be mixed. And even I, as a half white/half latino Atheist have an easier time getting into emigration friendly muslim countries such as the UAE then them.
Muslim countries expelled or killed jews within their population and Christian countries also don't get along well with Jews.
Of course, ideally people would just get rid of their archaic religions and just live together with modern values.
Love love LOVE this - thanks Vlad, and please do more!
Thank you Vlad, that bucket analogy really was what was missing in my way of expressing my feelings on the topic. It's simple I know
I have terrible time blindness, but in the workplace, i build data analysis tools that improve my team's productivity to the tune of freeing up months of person time every year. I'm motivated to improve processes that i normally trip up on.
Great format. So many interesting thoughtpoints,Thank you.
Yeah I just got diagnosed with ADHD at 58! ,lol, I'm learning about a lot of symptoms,that I wasn't aware of or had trouble articulating, ADHD has had a huge impact on my life, in hindsight, I have had a lot of trouble with motivation , remaining engaged, and similar symptoms but I'm now able to recognise other less well known symptoms, like seperation anxiety, which has affected me but I would not have really recognised that as a symptom of ADHD, I just would have seen it as a personal , negative trait. It's quite liberating to understand my condition better, and to know it is a condition, now I can make some sort of progress.
I knew there was something wrong with Douglas Murray's argument there, but couldn't quite figure out what. I'm so impressed at how you immediately put your finger on the problem and explained it clearly in a few sentences. It's things like that which make you a genuine public intellectual and not just some academic with a UA-cam channel. Bravo.
Your ability to express your self and avoid tangent traps is endlessly impressive vlad. Also thank you for just some calm and earnest analysis. As others have said breath of fresh air.
Vlad, you are amazing ... I give "like" you at the very beginning just for this starting phrase "beautiful community" :)
Thank you so much.
under-diagnosed ADD (ADHD-I) is a real thing tbh… suspected i had it for ages but only recently got on Ritalin and oh my god, the difference in my ability to focus is insane. still constantly exhausted but i’m so much more productive. imagine how much more we would get done as a society if we all had the right accommodations
Hell yes! I just got diagnosed at 46, & while I'm annoyed that it took 20 years for a psychiatrist to take my theory seriously, the meds have been amazing. Not ritalin; I can only have much milder stuff cos I also have bipolar, so it's definitely not the same "magical" effect my friend describes with ritalin, but I'm capable of a lot more.
I'm still constantly exhausted too though- hilarious cos it's the exact opposite of hyperactivity, but ADHD often involves both extremes of the spectrum (like neurodivergence overall). Like how it's not a complete inability to focus- you also have times of hyperfocus. So maybe it's a general issue with energy levels, rather than just the hyperactive end of the spectrum?
We won't get any accommodations til people understand that it's an actual medical condition rather than a moral failure though. Like, you're just being lazy, or you're not trying hard enough, & if you hold up others by being late, you're inconsiderate too- cos for neurotypical people it's all SO easy that it's inconceivable to them that an adult could genuinely try really hard but still totally lose track of time... Exactly what the guy in the video _didn't_ understand, & I'm glad Vlad explained it.
Vlad sorry to hear the symptoms are hard today.
I am trying hard to be the best version of myself and enjoy things.
Thank you for trying hard. I hope you also remember not to try hard, in the positive sense of that.
I would like to state for the record that I'm a massive fan of reaction videos in general. There's just something about them that I find very life-affirming. Perhaps it's because of the way it facilitates connection. One of my favourite ever YT videos was a reaction to the Tim Minchin song Prejudice done by a couple of guys in the US who seemed stoned at the time, and the way they responded was both hilarious and heartwarming. So yes, I love reaction videos. To my mind, it's one of the best formats to have emerged from modern video-sharing technology.
So to tune in and see you trying out this format was wonderful! I particularly enjoyed seeing you try to respond to culture warriors without engaging in the same kind of rhetoric. That was great to watch. Your takes are always so nuanced anyway, and this kind of format is great for bite-sized wisdom, which is pretty tricky to pull off, but you seem to manage it very well. Of course, it shouldn't be the only thing you do - we all come here for deeper ideas, so I'd hope you'd always provide that kind of content too, but there's something very engaging about you reacting to short-form content like this. So thank you for trying this, and I hope you'll do more of it in the future. Just now and again, of course. 🙂
A voice of reason.. i must admit that when i see and hear some of these culture war articles, a little Vlad Voice goes off in the back of my head..
IF we who listen to you are beautiful community you are a beautiful man. I love the complexity of your analysis , you thread the needle on so many issues . Thank you, you make the world better.
It’s his job.
now we need to see you reacting to beautiful baby donkeys, Vlad
We really don't. As much as I love donkeys we don't need to stoop to that level here
Of course you have to stoop. How would you reach the baby donkeys otherwise?
Big wave surfing vids might be nice too.
I don't think this is just a reaction video, Vlad is not like that even by trying. It's more of a shorthand analysis or assessment of short thoughts. If he analyses baby donkeys, allright, there might be something to learn from them. Time is dear, but not worth spending it b all being dead serious..
Thank you as always and this was a really fun format. I hope to see more of it.
Another home, mind and heart enriched by the beautiful essence of your thoughts Vlad. Thank you!!
So refreshing to hear someone refusing to counter culture wars. This is the ultimate diffusion the world needs right now. Thank you for flicking that switch I am determined to bring this into my life and those around me from now on.
"Intoxicatingly gifted intellectual entertainer" is exactly how I'd describe you Vlad
Those look like Hifiman headphones. I sure love my Ananda`s :P All the best from Estonia!
@vladvexlerchat this format was super interesting and I hope you will do it more often. I would also like to hear much more from you about just stop oil. Your criticism was focused very narrowly on the fact that in this particular video that you talked about they glued themselves to a painting. I would love to hear from you about the same situation where they glue themselves to a street. Ty for your great content! ❤
11:34 “Ryan nailed it out of the park” it’s those little things that lifts the corner of my mouth and can warm my heart just little while Vlad tacles the heavy subject matters of our world. Thanks for what you bring to us, you throw a Hail Mary and make the par every time (lol). Take care
Douglas is right, no protests about the war in Burma, Sudan, Yemen, Syria, Russia, etc
Yes. The thing is Vlad diverted the issue onto western nations stronger bonds with Israel when Douglas' point can only be understood if you factor in that the vast majority of participants in the most vociferous, emotionally charged demonstrations globally, but also in Europe (don't know about UK) are of Muslim background.
@@timidtomDouglas was on Australia for that one - he was talking about a lack of protests in Australia as an example
@@VladVexlerChat I didnt know that. Yet, I don't mind whether this is what he wanted to say here. The more interesting point of debate is whether Arab/Muslim rage (growing into global rage) that is so readily aveilable against Israel & scarcely ever against Arab rulers, is a hard reality that Israel must consider. It certainly should be..But at the same time it is such an absurd reality that I could understand if they at some point just ignore it and do what's necessary and worry about the constantly threatened apocalypse later.
Correct- Vv is cherry picking as per usual to feed the pigeons a few crumbs
@@Woanaz It's no hyperbole to say that it makes me sad. I was extatic to have finally found a commentator here who can regularly get me back to the ground, dealing with all the madness happening in the world. Ironically it's over Israel, a country that should be the topic over which we, as people with presumably both having family there, should bond most naturally, that I realize I have to be very alert and critical litstening to him, sometimes having to calm myself down not to get upset.
I find it extraordinary that I have seen every one of these commentators in my feed (with the one exception of Shapiro) in the last day or so. Instant sub. A pleasure to find this man.
“Your beard and your muscles “ 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂…..🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You have my uttermost respect friend. What you do in spite of health is inspiring even above your much needed temperament and clarity. Best to you sir👍
You know you're going to get throughly debunked when vlad starts, to soften the blow, out with "this man could be really lovely and decent, and good luck to his UA-cam channel..." 😂
On destroying unique pieces of art: It is a good illustration of what human-caused extinction of a species actually is. I felt cultural pain as I watched that painting being ruined. We need to wake up and feel the pain of what we are doing to our descendants. Now that I think about it, it is a very fitting illustration of what climate change means. The means fit the cause - then it is perfectly reasonable.
Except there are direct illustrations of the political ecology of industrial landscape domination from cultures for whom artforms are still very much embedded in nature. Why focus media attention on yourself in that space as opposed to one where the metaphor is not even needed, due to the reality of the state's actions?
"I had read that they were agreeing to allow a particular rock shelter [to be destroyed] which had some paintings in it. I don’t remember exactly what the paintings were [of] ... or maybe it was an engraving. [I had heard] they were allowing it to be destroyed because it was one of many representations of that style. I rang this person in [DECCW] and said to them, “Look, I think what you’ve said makes a lot of sense. I’m going into the Art Gallery of New South Wales, where I’m going to pull down several of the Van Goghs, because you don’t really need them, and they’re running out of space in there ... I mean, they’re just representative of Van Gogh. How many do we need? One or two, maybe. We don’t need three or four.” And the person said, “are you mad?” And I said, “Well, no, but you guys think that way about my art. Why shouldn’t I think that way about yours?” ".
- Les Bursill - Dharawal elder and historical expert, (Bicego 2017, 'ReDreaming Dharawal: A transcultural and multi-disciplined approach to the Aboriginal art and landscapes of southern Sydney').
It is an open question for people whether such current acts of a few smo's are symbolic representations of 'what we are doing to ourselves', or a defacement of art that escalates from 'novel' protest to a spectacle devoid of political economic critique, which requires a spokesperson to outline the message - unlike the old forms of culture jamming and situationism. That it is debated means that the illustration fits your own perception without a sense of pluralism, as vlad noted, which is arguably a consideration of any NVDA-practicing activist.
If it is merely an example of how movement organisations fail, and movements are divided and conquered by state and capital forces, then it is not simply unreasonable, but it is counter revolutionary - recuperated or reproduced by the status quo, if you will. Consider the impact of more draconian anti protest laws and mainstreaming of anti-activist politics for the rest of the movement - say, groups that had been using civil rights to peacefully blockade fossil fuel operations and financial centres, or around public institutions like parliaments. The choice of where and how to use your civil rights as protest power matters. That's just politics.
Love your comments on autism. I taught these children and your observations are spot on.
Love your way. I am passionate about autism and ADHD. There are not enough people in the world WITHOUT these conditions who get them properly.
@@VladVexlerChat Thankyou. Especially for saying it's not just a more extreme version of what neurotypical people experience- it's qualitatively different, & there's no way they can understand what it's like. You get it. 💜 (And to be fair, I have no idea what a neurotypical brain feels like either).
This was quite an honest one, respect in keeping your opinion straight in the air.
I wish you all the best, many good days.
Thank you for your words on Time Blindness.
I found this an original and engaging way to illustrate political principles. Nicely done! This is a very interesting way for you to produce some engaging content if you aren't feeling up to a more formal presentation.
I also want to say that I love Christopher Hitchens for his debunking of Mother Teresa, even if he couldn't prevent her being made a saint. However I like him less for saying that Jane Austen isn't much good. And, of course, there's his stance on the Iraq War...
Am I telling on myself if I say this was more than semi-fun? More importantly, it's really illuminating to see your thoughts on what's floating through youtube.
ps. sorry it's been a rougher day; things have been up and down for me too so solidarity there
So sorry about up and down. Gentle wishes your way.
Hoping you feel better tomorrow 🙏🌻🌻
I have wanted something like this for a while!
Time blindness is such an aggravating experience.
@charismahornum-fries691 How does it manifest for you?
Worth reading article by Yousef Munayyer “There Will Be a One-State Solution - But What Kind of State Will It Be?” in Foreign Affairs, 2019. His perspective is that we are past the point where a two state solution is a viable option. The question is whether we will have a single state where there are equal rights for citizens or if it will be an apartheid state.
In 2022 dollars, the United States purchased Alaska for about $120 million with an "m". Since 1947, the United States has delivered over $130 billion with a "b" to Egypt and Israel. Perhaps it's time to use future aid to buy land for a Palestinian state from those two countries as a condition of ongoing aid. Not that the Palestinians will ever be content with that, but at least the population density and its stresses are somewhat mitigated. A large block of Americans are weary of providing foreign aid.
oooohhh Vlad a fellow audiophile here great pair of headphones, congratulations.
Not much of an audiophile! Only minimal gear - these Hifiman XS go into the Hifiman EF400 for most of my classical music listening. Not too fancy!
but fancy enough for you to feel you had to say something@@VladVexlerChat
Among other things, I was glad to hear your take on the destruction of art…. Appreciate your depth in general. Thank you for all your videos, especially in spite of health issues.
Would love more of this!
Love the format. Good health to you sir.
This has a lot of educational value for me. Thx.
Whoever designed those headphones is clearly a Star Wars fan...with a particular fondness for Princess Leia.