How to understand power - Eric Liu

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  • Опубликовано: 22 ноя 2024

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  • @chilliard120
    @chilliard120 8 лет назад +4165

    "Power is a curious thing. Power resides where men believe it resides. It's a trick, a shadow on the wall. And, a very small man can cast a very large shadow."

    • @magnus4346
      @magnus4346 8 лет назад +148

      -the eunuch, game of thrones

    • @ammarsaifuddin4935
      @ammarsaifuddin4935 8 лет назад +3

      +Chilliard2000 like your profile picture LEL

    • @bloodsucker1186
      @bloodsucker1186 8 лет назад +16

      +salizar slitheren lord Varys

    • @JonEsnob
      @JonEsnob 8 лет назад +5

      +Chilliard2000 T Varys en diálogo con Tyrion Lannister!

    • @magnus4346
      @magnus4346 8 лет назад +4

      +bloodsucker1186 Wait, is Varys not the eunuch?

  • @thomasmichaelshelbywilliam1554
    @thomasmichaelshelbywilliam1554 4 года назад +2578

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

    • @peterpansplayground
      @peterpansplayground 4 года назад +59

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

    • @DanielAlmeida72
      @DanielAlmeida72 4 года назад +2

      2 Nephi, chapter 2 😁👍🏼

    • @renukapallege5970
      @renukapallege5970 4 года назад +2

      most iconic line in the video

    • @anarcho-communist11
      @anarcho-communist11 3 года назад +9

      Not all countries are like that. The United States has a predatory system that forces people to compete, and makes a lot of people abusive.

    • @bubblegumgun3292
      @bubblegumgun3292 3 года назад +2

      BASED

  • @kevinslater4126
    @kevinslater4126 8 лет назад +4921

    Psh, power is force times distance over time.

    • @rahulbhatia1313
      @rahulbhatia1313 8 лет назад +198

      I respect you. Science is power too.

    • @sgiffindor6962
      @sgiffindor6962 8 лет назад +7

      why

    • @ninjablade46
      @ninjablade46 8 лет назад +19

      invented is not the right word because social power was not invented it has to do with how our minds work. Because it is more instinct than creation it was not invented, but the word was.

    • @michaelearl7769
      @michaelearl7769 7 лет назад +56

      No, power is ( ∫ F·dx ) / t

    • @mikegerfen85
      @mikegerfen85 7 лет назад +19

      NEEERRRDDDD
      seriously though, nice math man

  • @Djarnor
    @Djarnor 2 года назад +308

    I wish I had these videos when I was younger. They truly paint a picture of how society can be built and how the world works, and it teaches you about what you dont know yet, and how to learn about it

    • @ZiCK_616
      @ZiCK_616 2 года назад +14

      Never too late to learn about these topics. I'll use the internet as much as i can. It's too powerful of a resource to just waste away.

    • @mahimjr1971
      @mahimjr1971 2 года назад +5

      Every year millions of books are sold on how to become rich, millions of views on this kind of video but those who read this kind of books and watch video, 99% of them can't become rich.

    • @viktorresen4611
      @viktorresen4611 2 года назад +1

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

    • @user-pakshibhithi10
      @user-pakshibhithi10 2 года назад +5

      Tbh, the people who are capable of accumulating a lot of power, wouldn't have a need to watch these types of videos. They can figure it out by themselves, through experiences or through their interest in subjects like politics, business etc.

    • @vichitra-yt
      @vichitra-yt Год назад +1

      You are never too old Brother.

  • @blaisemomin1106
    @blaisemomin1106 4 года назад +135

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

  • @goldbristow7239
    @goldbristow7239 8 лет назад +474

    A lot of people can complain about having nothing to do with politics, but still seeing the world as a dirty, messy place. Well. You're being acted upon.

    • @sorg3ns
      @sorg3ns 8 лет назад +9

      Exactly! I'm saving this haha 😂

    • @vicky4alldons
      @vicky4alldons 4 года назад +5

      😂

  • @AshishGupta-ql9lq
    @AshishGupta-ql9lq 8 лет назад +3832

    now I am ready to start my own dictatorial regime

  • @ShawnRavenfire
    @ShawnRavenfire 9 лет назад +1425

    Of the six forms of power, there are two more that weren't mentioned: psychological manipulation (i.e. salesmanship), and information control (i.e. media).

    • @xytoplazm
      @xytoplazm 9 лет назад +45

      Shawn Ravenfire If you're talking about French and Raven's six forms of power, then "psychological manipulation" isn't part of their model. What you call "psychological manipulation" is often fooling a person into thinking he will be rewarded or punished by undertaking a specific action.

    • @cloe412
      @cloe412 9 лет назад +7

      +Shawn Ravenfire You have a lot of interesting comments!

    • @parthBhattdoeswhateverhelikes
      @parthBhattdoeswhateverhelikes 9 лет назад +11

      +Shawn Ravenfire can be bought by power of wealth

    • @parthBhattdoeswhateverhelikes
      @parthBhattdoeswhateverhelikes 9 лет назад +17

      +Shawn Ravenfire and manipulation is an idea.

    • @SamuelDurkin
      @SamuelDurkin 7 лет назад +49

      Those two are probably the most powerful tools used by those with power to gain and consolidate their power.. however I feel they are the tools of power, rather than the base of it. But I do feel they should have been mentioned in this, as they are so very important.

  • @suryamdg
    @suryamdg 2 года назад +85

    This is definitely one of the best TED-Ed videos I have seen. The music, art and narration was perfectly combined and kept me interested throughout the video.

  • @dreamcanvas5321
    @dreamcanvas5321 4 года назад +61

    I've lost count how many times over the past 4 years I've come here for encouragement and insight. I've spent that time, like you suggested, learning how to read power, and am just now really starting to learn how to write power.
    And don't worry, my goals are pro-social, not anti-social, I have the power to be a great citizen.

    • @anirbanpatra3017
      @anirbanpatra3017 2 года назад

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

    • @emaye9799
      @emaye9799 2 года назад

      Please suggest me good books you read to read power

  • @butimsharon4439
    @butimsharon4439 8 лет назад +1900

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

  • @lexissssx
    @lexissssx 4 года назад +699

    Power definiton 1:14
    Physical Force 1:36
    Wealth 1:47
    State Action 1:54
    Social Norms 2:18
    Ideas 2:37
    Numbers 2:50
    THANK ME LATER! 2020 wya.

  • @artema.
    @artema. 7 лет назад +1861

    This is how my history teacher explained what power is: "Power is like a pizza. If one gets more, the other gets less."
    He's a wise man.

    • @tgf652
      @tgf652 3 года назад +29

      facts

    • @sheilakijawani2526
      @sheilakijawani2526 3 года назад +51

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

    • @ernimuja6991
      @ernimuja6991 3 года назад +61

      That definition is not wrong, however the implication is. Using your analogy, you can always make another pizza.
      For example, economic power is that you have a set amount of money, therefore whatever money you give one group, is money the other groups do not get. The definition you have works like that.
      However it is possible for groups to create their own independent economy. As long as there are able bodied individuals they can always create more power.
      My problem with your concept of power is people seek to level the playing field not by creating power on the side of the disadvantaged but by taking power and redistributing it.

    • @lilycat2080
      @lilycat2080 2 года назад +3

      Certainly in capitalism

    • @Ms_Fate
      @Ms_Fate 2 года назад +2

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

  • @papermoney3573
    @papermoney3573 4 года назад +1140

    *Instructions unclear, accidentally became kim jong un.*

  • @adelaova9868
    @adelaova9868 2 года назад +8

    This needs to be seen by every teen person struggling to understand the society we live in! Any school teachers here? You have the power to help your students with the ability to think critically, make good use of it.

  • @unrapto3075
    @unrapto3075 8 лет назад +4149

    did i just learn how to become a politician?

    • @kellyhe3012
      @kellyhe3012 8 лет назад +57

      Yes lol

    • @spacecorpse3212
      @spacecorpse3212 8 лет назад +234

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

    • @mohamedelhaddade6371
      @mohamedelhaddade6371 8 лет назад +62

      you learn how to became a leader

    • @karapapaxatzidimitrakopoulos
      @karapapaxatzidimitrakopoulos 8 лет назад +36

      You learned on how to learn to become a politician.

    • @vincentlagliva2291
      @vincentlagliva2291 8 лет назад +33

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

  • @hamidcoolboy
    @hamidcoolboy 9 лет назад +160

    The quality of these videos are great.

  • @iamachinesepetwholies5476
    @iamachinesepetwholies5476 6 лет назад +59

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

    • @tayar3797
      @tayar3797 2 года назад +5

      Do you still have these lessons in mind?

  • @FireCrauter
    @FireCrauter 3 года назад +353

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

    • @kimdem7255
      @kimdem7255 3 года назад +1

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

    • @bloodcarnage8285
      @bloodcarnage8285 3 года назад +7

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

    • @HiddenWen
      @HiddenWen 2 года назад

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

    • @bloodcarnage8285
      @bloodcarnage8285 2 года назад +1

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

    • @HiddenWen
      @HiddenWen 2 года назад +1

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

  • @berenyiandre2040
    @berenyiandre2040 10 месяцев назад +3

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

  • @borhex
    @borhex 9 лет назад +284

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

  • @nodinitiative
    @nodinitiative 10 лет назад +339

    “Power resides where men believe it resides. No more no less.'
    "So power is a mummer's trick?"
    "A shadow on the wall,... yet shadows can kill. And ofttimes a very small man can cast a very large shadow.”
    :)

  • @justthinking650
    @justthinking650 3 года назад +195

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

  • @alishapranju863
    @alishapranju863 5 лет назад +15

    One of the best Ted ed I have ever seen. Extremely useful. I'm quite impressed by the content. Even the visuals were not very fuzzy or confusing, neat and clear. That's what I define perfection. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @hazelyue
    @hazelyue 6 месяцев назад

    the music, the scene designing, the narrative are all so good. this is more than a little lecture, this is a piece of art!!!!!! like this very much !!!!!!!!! one of the best ted videos i have seen

  • @RicardoPereira-rx2dt
    @RicardoPereira-rx2dt 7 лет назад +13

    It is amazing the ability to present a difficult subject like this in a such light and dynamic way as you did here. It turns boring into pleasant. The Midas touch. I can see the passion of teaching here.

  • @saadarmouti1670
    @saadarmouti1670 9 лет назад +363

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

    • @BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers
      @BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers 9 лет назад +17

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

    • @Lemonducky86
      @Lemonducky86 8 лет назад +8

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

    • @fatboyRAY24
      @fatboyRAY24 8 лет назад

      me like

    • @Pasta_Pirate
      @Pasta_Pirate 8 лет назад +3

      +Saad Armouti powerlessness is a sin committed by those around them with power so that they don't allow them to have any and whatever way you put it being just and enforcing justice is showing strength p.s Code Geass and Lelouch is awesome

    • @felix2341
      @felix2341 8 лет назад +28

      +Saad Armouti You have it backwards bro. he said,
      " If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime?" ~Lelouch
      The sequence is important. Powerlessness as crime is the IMPLICATION not the MESSAGE. People purport strength as justice which THEN IMPLIES that powerlessness must be a crime. Not to mention in was in response to the doctrine Charles was preaching at the time.

  •  10 лет назад +81

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

    • @richardtaylor3331
      @richardtaylor3331 10 лет назад +15

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

    • @S1baar
      @S1baar 9 лет назад

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

    • @subh1
      @subh1 9 лет назад +2

      GamerABC exactly my thoughts before being disappointed by the video.

    • @fun-with-purpose1436
      @fun-with-purpose1436 6 лет назад

      Richard Taylor thank you. This is propaganda

  • @AbbieBrockhurst
    @AbbieBrockhurst 2 года назад +12

    I wish this was referenced somewhere. I'm doing an academic paper on systems of power and critical theory at the moment and this was so well made.

  • @ESCL2004
    @ESCL2004 3 года назад +1

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

  • @Airbiscuitmaker
    @Airbiscuitmaker 7 лет назад +12

    This is a clear and decent summary on how power operates in a nutshell and how to deal with it. Pretty useful, more people should definitely watch this.

  • @emagdali
    @emagdali 9 лет назад +475

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

  • @MrAnybody
    @MrAnybody 8 лет назад +84

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

    • @Nalminji
      @Nalminji 8 лет назад +13

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

    • @___...___---___
      @___...___---___ 8 лет назад +2

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

  • @chukwunta
    @chukwunta Год назад +1

    The most powerful Ted-Ed. I really love this video. Every Citizen of the world needs this information. This is especially true for citizens in Africa and other developing countries.

  • @nabbie2821
    @nabbie2821 7 лет назад +3

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

  • @nikolatasev4948
    @nikolatasev4948 8 лет назад +356

    I love this kind of videos.
    This one is not as good as CGP Grey. It is far too idealistic. Plus, it oversimplifies things, complicates things, and gets things wrong.
    Numbers are not as important - how those numbers are organized is. A vocal and dedicated block of voters can hold much greater power than a big group who are less likely to vote, or simply do not organize well.
    And most importantly, physical power is mentioned, money is mentioned, but information is nowhere to be found. This is posted on RUclips!! This is the Information Age!! The people holding information, obtaining (digging up, stealing, hacking, buying) information, exposing information (wikileaks!), showing information (media!), connecting information creators to information users (google, facebook) have more power than the people wielding physical or financial power.
    And an extension of information - credibility, is not mentioned. In these post-truth years credibility is arguably the most important power.

    • @Lifebforeafter
      @Lifebforeafter 8 лет назад +20

      Nikola Tasev Knowledge (idea) has been mentioned.

    • @jk7074
      @jk7074 5 лет назад +29

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

    • @tamilmanidigital
      @tamilmanidigital 4 года назад +2

      True man

    • @AxellWietzsche
      @AxellWietzsche 4 года назад +10

      Dont u get the idea when it says numbers? It of course talking bout numbers have the same idea in mind. Btw i don't think media is more powerfull than physical power. If u r powerfull enough in physical media isnt that much problem. (look at china, n.korea, turkey, azerbaijan, iran)

    • @upvotecomment2110
      @upvotecomment2110 4 года назад +4

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

  • @Chemson1989
    @Chemson1989 8 лет назад +233

    "Power is Power."
    -Cersei Lannister

  • @hanchengwu6062
    @hanchengwu6062 10 лет назад +15

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

    • @Gruncival
      @Gruncival 10 лет назад +3

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

    • @SoulSoldSeparately
      @SoulSoldSeparately 10 лет назад +1

      same here!
      was going to write a comment myself, but you put it in better words
      I actually stopped the video in the beginning to see if there are any music references in the info thingy

    • @carolyndilella8659
      @carolyndilella8659 10 лет назад

      I love the archetypical figures and I hardly ever read the comics. Great graphics. I thought the sound design could have used more gun fire and artillery shelling: am I a product of Hollywood or what?

    • @bammbammwolfgang2335
      @bammbammwolfgang2335 9 лет назад

      ***** Thanks, Andre!

  • @alwinantony9878
    @alwinantony9878 4 года назад +3

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

  • @SwarumtheForum
    @SwarumtheForum 3 года назад +125

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

  • @AlbertGuilmont
    @AlbertGuilmont 9 лет назад +46

    I like the subliminal message used in animation of the fonts... the rapid movement of the _red, white and blue_ ... Whenever the fonts are spinning, I _see_ the American flag.

    • @jamedits6572
      @jamedits6572 9 лет назад +2

      +Albert Guilmont I thought that was a stylized choice? It was clever but not really subliminal the videos topic was about civics so the choice makes sense.

    • @AlbertGuilmont
      @AlbertGuilmont 9 лет назад +9

      Word Painter
      As far as I know, a subliminal message is something like a particular noise produced in key moments, like a phone ring and the word "win" in expression "we will win" in a presidential speech, so for the next days, whenever the public hears their phone ringing, the word "win" pops out into memory and a positive reaction is triggered.
      Same with the American flag and high civic values. I don't say whether is good or bad. I just see it.

    • @ja12s
      @ja12s 8 лет назад +2

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

    • @AlbertGuilmont
      @AlbertGuilmont 8 лет назад +1

      Daniel Harding
      Or, maybe, I see what was intended to be seen...
      American flag is an iconic image, it is loaded with a lot of background mental information accumulated in time.
      I didn't "see" it at first, only from the second half onward, after some cumulative visual input.

    • @AlbertGuilmont
      @AlbertGuilmont 8 лет назад +1

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

  • @andremodesto
    @andremodesto 4 года назад +5

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

  • @patrickjohansson2800
    @patrickjohansson2800 8 лет назад +241

    This music fits just perfectly.

    • @victorchen5663
      @victorchen5663 8 лет назад +11

      Go Water tribe!

    • @patrickjohansson2800
      @patrickjohansson2800 8 лет назад +7

      Yeaah! Avatar

    • @Ni.61
      @Ni.61 3 года назад

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

    • @Ni.61
      @Ni.61 3 года назад

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

    • @patrickjohansson2800
      @patrickjohansson2800 3 года назад

      @@Ni.61 YEAAAAAAAH

  • @niarudle
    @niarudle 2 года назад +1

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

  • @bithijitesh
    @bithijitesh 6 лет назад +2

    I think I have watched one of the most powerful videoes. I can see the clarity in the analysis. I was wondering and waiting to watch about the WHY while watching this video. I hope this video will empower many of us the way it put the realization of power in me as a human. Thank you.

  • @Ludicas_
    @Ludicas_ 5 лет назад +3

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

  • @boyfanplaceswift1886
    @boyfanplaceswift1886 3 года назад +3

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

  • @kateo7565
    @kateo7565 4 года назад +220

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

    • @hazelfenske-newbart441
      @hazelfenske-newbart441 4 года назад +1

      same

    • @Kainite_
      @Kainite_ 4 года назад +1

      Same

    • @kateo7565
      @kateo7565 4 года назад

      Rocco Mannott yes 😪

    • @joseylastborn8790
      @joseylastborn8790 4 года назад +2

      @@kateo7565 Kate your comment is the third and final and I don't believe that the three of you have read the thousands of comments that were likely here three weeks ago and definitely here a week ago right for you? If you reply I'm more likely to read a fourth or even more comments here but my RUclips premium membership is ending in minutes and I'm trying to watch other videos that I've downloaded before my access to those files at the highest resolution even at Double speed e n d s

    • @kateo7565
      @kateo7565 4 года назад +2

      @@joseylastborn8790 bruh

  • @Semelem
    @Semelem 2 года назад +1

    My gradual learning of power dynamics, primarily through politics, has been critical in shaping my perspective of the world and my beliefs and it’s crazy to imagine a version of me without that level of consciousness

  • @luqmanloeq
    @luqmanloeq 4 года назад +1

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

  • @i_am_powerballinrich1119
    @i_am_powerballinrich1119 3 года назад +4

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

  • @del0ryan88
    @del0ryan88 4 года назад +31

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

  • @danillo.eu.rodrigues
    @danillo.eu.rodrigues 8 лет назад +18

    HOLY SHIT!
    This video is not about simply how to understand power, this video is suppose to awake every leader that may exists inside our hearts, this video its about how to care about other people, this video is about the only use of politics, the good to us all, sorry for bad english, not my mother tongue...

    • @counterstrifekid
      @counterstrifekid 8 лет назад

      +Danillo Rodrigues good enough english. Yeah, I want to learn law and become a straight (not crooked) leader in politics. I want the power back in the voting majority.

    • @andresdejesusperezmartinez
      @andresdejesusperezmartinez 8 лет назад

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

    • @smh9902
      @smh9902 8 лет назад

      +Jackson Fortune Good luck. Thats really an impossibility, and even if you do get power to a voting majority, remember the Tyranny of the Majority is just as bad as any dictatorship.

    • @boafrmus5949
      @boafrmus5949 Год назад

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

  • @PrimaDewi
    @PrimaDewi 2 года назад

    Wow, these video not only teach us how to make a power or being great citizen but as an examples how powerful videos to change audience

  • @NKW-y4c
    @NKW-y4c 3 года назад +2

    Amazingly explained with perfect graphics and sound

  • @jamez5712
    @jamez5712 4 года назад +13

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

  • @itishreerana1375
    @itishreerana1375 7 лет назад +3

    In simple term,power is said to be the ability of a person to influence others.It is defined as the ability to influence others people or things usually obtain through the control of important resources.

  • @ochennaosa6749
    @ochennaosa6749 5 лет назад +3

    I am using this for schooling myself. Thanks! This helps because I write them in my note book so I can look back for the future

  • @ryanjeanes5253
    @ryanjeanes5253 3 года назад +1

    This might be the greatest video ever created.

  • @squishy7384
    @squishy7384 3 года назад +10

    Power definition 1:14
    6 sources of power 3:07
    1st law of power 3:15
    2nd law of power 3:31
    3rd law of power 3:49
    What you can do: 4:49
    You’re welcome ✨

  • @LittleSolarSystemOfficial
    @LittleSolarSystemOfficial 10 лет назад +12

    It's really interesting to look at power as a flowing object. It helps better understand the role of politics, not to create power, but to organize it and direct it, whether it be in the for of legislation or funding.

  • @NikhilAngadBakshi
    @NikhilAngadBakshi 8 лет назад +92

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

    • @rahmatsumantri6577
      @rahmatsumantri6577 4 года назад

      Spiderman xD

    • @jayjoshi64
      @jayjoshi64 3 года назад

      This was good

    • @aleckbo
      @aleckbo 3 года назад +2

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

  • @irhumshafkat389
    @irhumshafkat389 10 лет назад +5

    Fantastic Video. Absolutely stunning. The video is just as good as the explanation itself. I'm so happy to see such grand use of modern design.

  • @killer-ic2pw
    @killer-ic2pw Год назад

    wow honestly preplexed on how well you explained this, left me in awe.

  • @motebangdisene681
    @motebangdisene681 Год назад +1

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

  • @amcghie7
    @amcghie7 9 лет назад +14

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

  • @merzz5085
    @merzz5085 4 года назад +6

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

  • @WarrenMingrajal
    @WarrenMingrajal 8 лет назад +8

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

  • @ShadraqsVids16
    @ShadraqsVids16 4 года назад

    Such a powerful video. Im going to make changes around my city!
    On hold for 3 hours to report abandon vehicles on my street.

  • @mackhunt7038
    @mackhunt7038 8 месяцев назад

    “Power is the ability to make others do what you would have them do.”
    Civic power
    1. Physical Force
    2. Wealth
    3. State Action
    4. Social Norms
    5. Ideas
    6. Numbers
    Of people
    How does it operate?
    Laws
    1. Power is never static
    “So if you aren’t taking action, you’re being acted upon.”
    2. Power is like water
    Flow how you prefer
    3. Power compounds
    How do we apply one and two laws?
    Rules we set up?
    What can I do?
    Read and write power
    Who has the power? Why is it this way? Study strategy others have used
    “Organize your ideas, then organize other people.”
    Why power?
    Pro social or anti social
    “Power plus character equals a great citizen”

  • @wilsonong2898
    @wilsonong2898 8 лет назад +247

    Power = Work/Time

    • @NZCrypT
      @NZCrypT 8 лет назад +13

      nailed it

    • @kevindoring2008
      @kevindoring2008 8 лет назад

      Devotion | Hingabe

    • @octane2344
      @octane2344 8 лет назад +7

      Wilson Ong what if you get arrested and labeled a felon. then u can't vote? so u r silenced politically. then u have a hard time finding a hard place to live. then u can't get financial aid for school. and u can't find a job due to political stigmas against felons. i know u might not care about people in that position, but all it takes is getting caught doing a felony and ur life will be extremely difficult from that point on. don't drink and drive.

    • @wilsonong2898
      @wilsonong2898 8 лет назад +21

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

    • @zes3813
      @zes3813 8 лет назад +4

      wrong

  • @dweliq2993
    @dweliq2993 8 лет назад +16

    State action (3) is identical to physical power (1) because the state will use 1 to enforce 3. And the power of ideas (5) is nonexistant unless its backed up by numbers (6) so might as well merge the two together too.

    • @christopherendswell
      @christopherendswell 8 лет назад

      Dweliq Agreed

    • @הדרהלוי-ב1ה
      @הדרהלוי-ב1ה 8 лет назад

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

    • @dweliq2993
      @dweliq2993 8 лет назад +3

      הדר הלוי Both of them dont apply at the same time but one of them always does. For example behaving according to social norms often has no threat of violence attached, but people do it anyway cuz others will like them a lot more if they do.
      Power is viewed as evil because of this, as there is always bribery or violence behind it.

    • @ninjablade46
      @ninjablade46 8 лет назад

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

    • @jamesbuchanan1913
      @jamesbuchanan1913 7 лет назад

      I think all the sources of power he distinguished are often interrelated. For another example, numbers also often mean wealth like Bernie's 22$ campaign. It's just useful to think of the different aspects of power. I'm sure you could make the list longer or shorter based on how detailed you want to be.

  • @splat1911
    @splat1911 2 года назад +3

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

  • @PeterParker-cv6ux
    @PeterParker-cv6ux 2 года назад +1

    The best video on the internet period

  • @williemccraw4979
    @williemccraw4979 3 года назад

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

  • @sabr3cat188
    @sabr3cat188 8 лет назад +101

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

    • @thecreativecurator7829
      @thecreativecurator7829 8 лет назад +14

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

    • @sabr3cat188
      @sabr3cat188 8 лет назад +1

      Would you ask for death then?

    • @thecreativecurator7829
      @thecreativecurator7829 8 лет назад +10

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

    • @sabr3cat188
      @sabr3cat188 8 лет назад

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

    • @niveshproag8660
      @niveshproag8660 8 лет назад +5

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

  • @bushido2899
    @bushido2899 8 лет назад +64

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

    • @SebAnders
      @SebAnders 8 лет назад +2

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

    • @jaimepelaez-piedra715
      @jaimepelaez-piedra715 7 лет назад +2

      i think the same power over yourself is alot better than power over others because if i want to do something, i will do it. Plus i would be satisfied with what i have and everyone else is satisfied with what they have. In other words everybody cancel each other and becomes an automatic neutrality. We have power but we dont realize it because when we are born somebody older than us say that power is owned by a group or a government and we have to earn it. But we all know thats not true because power is not visible, its in our mind and makes part of us. In other words its a human responsibility just like spiderman famous quote " with great power lies great responsibility". And our conscious is like a measure to balance our power.

    • @bushido2899
      @bushido2899 7 лет назад +4

      Power over my weaknesses, power over my own fallibility, power to form my own beliefs, power to form my own conclusion on matters that interests and affects me, power to reject outside influence and not blindly follow any group/person, power to always recognize my bias and assumptions and the power to keep it in check. If I can't do this then I am merely a puppet for others to use.

    • @celenorma2
      @celenorma2 6 лет назад

      Absolutely!

    • @briseboy
      @briseboy 4 года назад +1

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

  • @chrisms6446
    @chrisms6446 7 лет назад +7

    The animation makes the knowledge more transferable

  • @keshavagrawal2847
    @keshavagrawal2847 3 года назад +1

    Hats off for Eric Liu and TedEd.

  • @treylevi220
    @treylevi220 2 года назад +1

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

  • @martisendrell9305
    @martisendrell9305 8 лет назад +97

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

    • @benitasulaiman
      @benitasulaiman 4 года назад

      Nice one

    • @martisendrell9305
      @martisendrell9305 4 года назад +5

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

    • @jefferblue
      @jefferblue 4 года назад

      @@martisendrell9305 good quote

    • @martisendrell9305
      @martisendrell9305 4 года назад +3

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

    • @martisendrell9305
      @martisendrell9305 4 года назад +4

      @Adrian Lățcan Its a sci-fi, little more towards sci-fantasy. Simple explanation: It's about a ship called the Jericho and her crew who end up finding out about a plot to start a genocidal war and try to get the information to those who'd be on the receiving end. (plot reasons they have to deliver it in person basically) They're being chased the whole time, and there's a traitor in their midst who'll nearly kill them all. It's really hard to give a quick explanation since it's barely out of the bare-bones stage. I write for fun, not like my job.

  • @khadij7152
    @khadij7152 2 года назад +3

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

  • @KeeganIdler
    @KeeganIdler 8 лет назад +10

    Most of the terrible things that have been done were done by people that considered themselves good citizens. Bad ideas are more destructive than bad people. The best of all worlds would be one where people are not certain they do have the right to exercise power over others. I get that sometimes it is necessary, but I wish people weren't so eager.

    • @ConnorSpeers
      @ConnorSpeers 8 лет назад +1

      Such a system could be gamed by any individual who recognizes that other people aren't certain about their own abilities. Kind of like that movie where lies don't exist yet and one man becomes the first to discover them. He realizes he has significant power over other people, and struggles with understanding how to use that power. It could easily have been used to do evil things.
      Edit: The Invention of Lying - www.imdb.com/title/tt1058017/

  • @abhijitborah
    @abhijitborah 5 лет назад

    Besides the excellent narration, script and animation, the music is equally outstanding.

  • @studiovicarious
    @studiovicarious 4 года назад

    this is one of those things that needs to be seen right now and all the time

  • @kr1sna867
    @kr1sna867 4 года назад +4

    His voice is so fitting for a video like this

  • @imperialwarhawk123abc5
    @imperialwarhawk123abc5 8 лет назад +51

    Frank Underwood already teaches us what power is.

  • @samlubbers9034
    @samlubbers9034 8 лет назад +4

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

  • @mechetech2311
    @mechetech2311 3 года назад +1

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

  • @malaksafa4074
    @malaksafa4074 4 года назад +1

    honesty I think this is ted eds best. ever. video.

  • @1luvxSummer
    @1luvxSummer 5 месяцев назад +3

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

  • @TurboXtr3me
    @TurboXtr3me 8 лет назад +59

    Power resides where people think it resides.

    • @josephzanes7334
      @josephzanes7334 4 года назад

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

    • @briseboy
      @briseboy 4 года назад

      @@josephzanes7334 Stick your fingers , wet, into a broken electrical socket.
      Fondle a sphere of plutonium.
      Grab some of that kinetic power off the semi truk on the freewy.
      Mouth a small metal projectile after placing the source barrel and applying some minor finger pressure.
      Enjoy the feeling of power.

    • @mrthaw6020
      @mrthaw6020 4 года назад

      .lord varys

    • @cherryleung9236
      @cherryleung9236 4 года назад

      i thought this was common sense. Like if we all suddenly thought Trump shouldn't be president, and have the courage to act on it, he would go from 100 to 0 in a second.

  • @MrQwerty2524
    @MrQwerty2524 10 лет назад +5

    I really like the animation. Good job!

  • @quahntasy
    @quahntasy 6 лет назад +1

    I love this weird outburst of musics throughout this video.This is art! I couldn't even concentrate wheat the narrator was saying!

  • @haniihsanuddin9585
    @haniihsanuddin9585 6 лет назад +1

    [POWER]
    Definition: the ability to make others do what you want them to do.
    In civic arena, to make a society make the choices you want them to.
    Sources of power:
    1. Physical Source
    2. Wealth
    3. State power (in democracy-> given by people)
    4. Social Norms
    5. Ideas
    6. Numbers
    ***
    How Power Operates:
    1. Power is never Static
    2. Power flows. Politic: to control the flow direction.
    3. Power compounds.
    ***
    How?
    Observe society. Watch the pattern.
    Read, so you may write.
    Why?
    Power + character = a great citizen.

  •  8 лет назад +115

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

    • @f.santyabudi
      @f.santyabudi 5 лет назад +4

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

    • @aidanmccormack5443
      @aidanmccormack5443 4 года назад +1

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

    • @morgiewthelord8648
      @morgiewthelord8648 4 года назад +1

      Muzik yup

    • @zacharyschwab400
      @zacharyschwab400 4 года назад +1

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

    • @lordwacko958
      @lordwacko958 4 года назад

      i'm sure donald trump existed in 2014

  • @LorysMcfly
    @LorysMcfly 6 лет назад +4

    My God, this lesson is incredible!! Thanks a lot!!

  • @omermaimon1490
    @omermaimon1490 8 лет назад +15

    The dancing light bulb is so adorable lol

  • @rachitgupta1022
    @rachitgupta1022 3 года назад +1

    Really a powerful video to enlightening myself towards the power.

  • @neonbunnies9596
    @neonbunnies9596 3 года назад +2

    Was looking for an electrical educational video, but this will do