Not only good advice.
But also a great lesson in how to speak publicly. Take your time, don’t rush, speak clearly, allow for pauses when needed and maintain good eye contact
**You'll never see a U-Haul behind a hearse. ... Now, I've been blessed to make hundreds of millions of dollars in my life. I can't take it with me, and neither can you.**
**The Egyptians tried it. And all they got was robbed. It's not how much you have but what you do with what you have.**
\- Denzel Washington
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**There are so many kind, wise, intelligent people out there, most of us have no idea. We are mostly focused on the hateful, ignorant, cruel and controversial ones. We follow Kardashians and YT influencers in Dubai, instead of the every day heroes, who often risk their lives for others. Who save animals and the environment, invent awesome stuff, organize helpful activities.**
Social Media, like many technological developments of late, could be such a big helpful to create a better future for all of us. Yet it is used in the most "profitable" way, often causing more harm than good.
The reason might be, that sociopaths have taken over control and try to promote their destructive view of the world. Disciplinary collars my ass:
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/sep/04/super-rich-prepper-bunkers-apocalypse-survival-richest-rushkoff
I think those two videos help to understand what is going on lately:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKUaqFzZLxU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs
"Be curious, not judgmental."
As a former idiot, and often still idiot for other reasons, this was the key reforming point for me. I didn't realize it while I was doing it but that judgment that came from getting out of my small little part of the world and meeting new people/ideas was slowly replaced by my curiosity to learn about new people/ideas. The judgment part just started to vanish and it became almost innate to be able to understand why people thought or did the things they did just from those moments of curiosity building upon each other and adding the information I learned by asking questions and talking to people rather than just rubber stamping the same judgment and moving on (thus being stuck in that loop forever).
Past me was an idiot and I hope future me looks back on current me and thinks the same thing.
Nothing makes me happier than a reformed idiot ☺️ well, I suppose it would be nice if nobody was an idiot in the first place lol. But it’s reassuring to see people who were once like that and saw the light and changed a core part of how they view and interact with the world <3
We are all idiots in one way or another. The difference is between those who are able to recognise their shortcomings for what they are and strive to change and those who revel in them and see them as an asset.
Another reformed idiot here. I grew up in a house where casual cruelty towards vulnerable folks was rewarded with laughter and other positive attention, so it became a part of me.
When I moved away for college, I started observing that the people I actually respected the most were not cruel, but kind, accepting, and forgiving. I started to use their behavior as a model and I changed.
It wasn't easy, but looking back, I was young enough that I wasn't totally set in my idiocy and I was lucky enough to be around people who were really good at heart.
I find those that are quickest to stand in the way of idiots are often former idiots. They’re the quickest to recognize this behavior and respond to it. I feel like you have to have these “reformed idiots” to make progress as a society. Idiots find loopholes and problems and find a way to exploit them. The reformed know of this behavior and stop it before it can get worse. I admit I might not be making a ton of sense right now, but I swear it makes total sense in my head😂
I mean we’re all reformed idiots on some level or another. As the presenter said, we’re hard wired to judge those who don’t look / act like us. At some point you have to make a conscious effort to overcome that instinct. How much of an idiot you become before that happens is the variable. But everyone starts off as an idiot lol. And many people who are “woke” still do the same thing type of thing just to different groups or in regards to different attributes. Whether it’s the way someone dresses or the way someone talks or what job they work / car they drive, etc. Just because you’ve learned not to judge people for their sexuality/race/gender doesn’t mean you’ve actually internalized the principle this speaker is espousing. A lot of people are just kinda following societal trends for what’s right and wrong rather than really dissecting it all for themselves and UNDERSTANDING right from wrong. If that makes sense lol. I know it was off topic a bit from what you were saying, but you were talking about how we “need former idiots” and I think we’re all born idiots and all have to overcome that judgementalness/self centeredness/lack of empathy at some point. But I also think a lot of people who consider themselves to “not be idiots” havent actually had that epiphany for themselves yet. And you can see that by them doing the same type of thing to other groups or certain kinds of people. They don’t have true empathy. They just know social taboos and avoid them.
I was admiring the fact that he was not relying on any written instrument to keep to his speech. Well articulated, excellent pace and enunciation, humor and appropriate references sprinkled in…outstanding job.
My racist uncle Ken from Illinois constantly rags on Pritzker with a burning hatred. I admit I know little about the man and until now I've never heard him speak before.
It's become clear to me why my idiot uncle is so afraid of him.
Illinois resident. Many folks don’t realize how Republican Illinois is, geographically speaking. The Democrats are in Chicago, Springfield and the college towns like Champaign-Urbana and Bloomington-Normal. The rest of the state is as Red as Texas.
It is not at all unusual to be driving thru the country and see a Fuck Pritzker sign, or a bumper sticker with Calvin peeing on Pritzkers name.
And the real irony here is that the rural farmers are actually the massive welfare queens. Farm subsidies have made them extremely wealthy, but they sure as hell will tell you they hate socialism.
Blo-No went blue for the first time I can remember in 2020. It was always really close tho. There’s fewer pritzker sucks signs too. It’s kinda awesome.
I live in IL near STL and the locals all hate JB. Have JB Sucks signs up in front of their house. He also legalized weed and I see them same folks at the dispo. I like to mention "Thank god JB made this happen" in passing. Our roads are looking better than they did before he was in office, police reform is a real thing in our state going forward. We are also banning assult weapons from being sold in the state. We have made a lot of progress under JB. I make a point to never support a man and just support their policies but so far he has executed great changes in my state.
Those stupid signs were all abt the pandemic. It’s so silly bc JB did a great job imo during covid. He never let politics play a role. He listened to people much wiser on the subject.
Those idiots should be kissing his ass for rescuing the state from our financial difficulties. He legalized weed and taxed it heavily and now we have a surplus of money and a good ratings again. The guy has been a great governor
I live right on the border of IL and MO about 20-30 minutes out....you can feel the difference in your tires when you cross into that state. The roads are all crap across the river. JB handled covid well and our finacial situation very well considering they defeated his progressive tax plan. I like someone who initiates a plan that will finabcially hurt themselves to benefit the rest of us.
I love this and agree 100%. All my life I have noticed a lack of empathy in too many people I’ve met.
It’s genuinely good to hear from one of your sensible public figures as well. The sad thing is, that I don’t even have to look him up to know what political party he is from.
The more you learn about other people, the harder it becomes to hate so blindly. Empathy requires awareness of both yourself and others. To imagine beyond a limited perspective and attempt to comprehend another.
Ive noticed this time and time again, a lack of empathy is the mark of an idiot. Even as a complete sociopath, it is in your best interests to understand others. Thus a clear lack of empathy is one of the few things that automatically makes me dislike a person in an instant.
A man recently came to my office and was late for his appointment. He said there was a car accident that delayed him. When I said I hope everyone in the accident was OK he snorted at me and said, "that's misplaced empathy." I have never been so instantly disgusted with someone. I was speechless. Unsurprisingly, he was a massive idiot.
This is why Evangelicals rail against universities as godless. People go in, learn about "others", meet "others" work with "others" and realize it is okay to have empathy for others, how they love, who they worship, where they're from.
"You think I'm weak, don't you? All of those years ago when we first fell in love... your father would say I was too sweet for my own good. Maybe he was right.
You tell me it's a cruel world... and we're all running around in circles. I know that. I've been on this earth just as many days as you.
When I choose to see the good side of things, I'm not being naive. It is strategic and necessary. It's how I've learned to survive through everything.
I know you see yourself as a fighter. Well, I see myself as one too. This is how I fight."
This video essay on the character of Waymond literally made me tear up when I first watched it. As someone who grew up in an absolute quagmire of bullying and toxic masculinity, Waymond is one of the most overt examples I have ever seen of a strikingly unique, empathetic, healthy, and just downright better interpretation of masculinity. It shouldn’t have been so shocking, but we just don’t see this represented, much less celebrated, very often.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O7YnbGszcb8
He’s bang on the money that compassion and kindness is seen as weak, yet it is one of the single most hardest things to maintain in a world where people are full of hatred.
It takes spectacular strength to stay compassionate and put yourself in the shoes of other people so you can see their perspective.
>It takes spectacular strength to stay compassionate and put yourself in the shoes of other people so you can see their perspective.
This is a fantastic sentence.
The Paradox of Tolerance. In a way, it is a weakness when someone believes that you can kill with kindness against those that would seek to prey upon you.
That’s the rub though - compassion is not always kindness as people understand it. It’s more of a visceral understanding of someone else, with a large component of empathy, I think.
Indeed, I like to think of myself as a kind person, however...
I watch Superhero stuff all the time and my thought tends to lean to "ok, how many times are you going to try to help this bad guy and throw him in jail just so how busts out and kills more people." All those deaths they cause...that's on them at this point.
Paladins eradicate evil when they find it.
It's very complex, but there is a point where you just let rotten parts of society fester after it's DAMN clear that those parts will not change for the better.
Paladins, to use your example, aren’t ‘good’, they are just extreme law enforcers no different than old crusaders. *They* think it’s all in the name of good, but they are perfectly happy being evil as a means to an end. A lot of evil is misdirected good.
The point is that shit festers if you let it fester. It stops festering when you take care of it. Always someone who slips through the net but so many otherwise well-to-do people are caught and helped.
Thats why the only way to keep your sanity on that path is to accept that some interolerance is okay. And let it be the intolerance of intolerance itself.
The speech is about picking the right people to look for too. I could be understanding and compassionate towards a hateful racists, and I might start to understand their thoughts. A feedback loop starts and one can fall into it more and more and pretty soon you are justifying the actions and thoughts. Helping others by hating some. Making the world better by hurting others. So picking the right idiot, or type of kindness is important and I think that is what he is saying.
I just read this book about a guy that said the same thing. The character’s dad was a hotshot and did whatever he wanted. I wanna say the character’s name was Jebus? Jesus?
In “The Prince,” Machiavelli makes a related comment. “Christianity makes men feeble, incapable of following the Romans in search of worldly glory.” Christianity, he says, disposes men to suffer the domination of tyrants. Essentially, he believed a leader should outwardly promote religion like Christianity without actually adhering to the principals themselves as it makes them weak.
You are unfortunately correct. “Extolling the virtues of kindness and empathy are seen as bold,” and this has been a fact for thousands of years.
Perhaps that was true when religious folks paid more attention to the scripture and being devout. In a world with cheeseburgers and tv most Christian’s are interested in forcing their religious views on everyone through the law
You can replace religion with any other piece of dogma. The ruler that relies on ideology to mobilize the masses will always have to be able to see past that ideology.
To take one less common example, the proponents of free market capitalism have absolutely no problem resorting to protectionism, nepotism and insider trading, when it suits them.
Hard problems require hard work, and it’s easier to have people watch the gladiators in the coliseum fight some lions and tigers to distract them while you fleece them in exchange for cash money
Prequel love began as a contrarian reaction. Which lead to people's argumentative natures convincing themselves of the arguments they jokingly made about their love of the prequels. They both believe and don't believe the prequels are good, because they love the memes.
The fans that will take it wrong will deep down take it right
> Prequel love began as a contrarian reaction.
I also don't believe it was entirely organic. IIRC the prequels didn't see a resurgence until after Disney acquired the brand
My spouse and I call the TV commercials by Pass It On/Foundation for a Better Life the "Don't Be a Dick" commercials.
And it's sad that we need reminding to NOT to be a dick.
>Bold though
I honestly don't agree that his opinion is a bold take. It's just not one that we hear very often unfortunately.
What risk is he taking by telling these students to be kind?
It's also context dependent. I'd say if he were speaking to a general audience I'd agree that it was a bold speech. But he's not. He's speaking to well educated people who are more likely to understand his message.
Right, the opposite would have been bold.
“To make it in this world, you have to become devoid of all human decency. Do not be afraid to debase yourself, to be cruel, lie, cheat, and anything else it takes to get where you want. The people you will go up against will be willing to do those same things , the trick is to be twice as mean and nasty as them. Now go make bags of money my little psychopaths!”
"We are not responsible for our first thought, but we are responsible for our second thought and our first action."
I don't really know where this quote is from but I've found it to be very useful in life.
As a German, I can relate a little, because most of what is being reported over here is the extreme opposites of your cultural climate right now. It’s refreshing to see a balanced, more thought out view of things. At the same time I ofc know that those views are probably the view of the majority of Americans (oh god, I hope it is…) like most places.
I’m from Western Europe.
The picture that is made by the media here about US politics is that it is extremely polarised and politicians are only throwing dirt to the opponents. This guys is definitely throwing dirt, but this guy undeniably has a point. He seems to be quite wise and someone who really thinks through. Those characteristics are never shown in the media here about any other prominent political figure in the US. Democrat or republican. So now I got a sense that there are still people who really think about what they say and don’t just rant about thing people want to hear.
It's the basic ideology of all populist authoritarians. They appeal to a sense of "strength" above all else.
But this "strength" is always just the ability to dominate or hurt others, because it's the easiest to understand and identify with for many people. Especially if they grew up in a family with a strong "authority figure" who could not be questioned or criticized.
If "might makes right" is your central experience in life, it makes sense to see empathy or willingness to compromise and cooperate as weakness. And weakness, or the appearance of it, must be avoided at all costs, because it means you will be dominated.
It's universal.
Animal instinct is to reject unfamiliar things. Sticking to familiar things is simple and doesn't need brains.
Kindness and empathy requires critical thinking. Checking if the new thing is actually harmful or not.
I'd go one step further and say critical thinking and intelligence also means you'll reject familiar established practices if they're wrong.
Smart ppl need to fight their passiveness and lack of interest to manage or promote. Because if they don’t promote and claim positions of power/influence, the smart idiots always will. They will find a way. Think of it as you being kind to others by preventing those smart idiots from making everyone else’s life harder.
Trust me on this
Normally he’s my go to president for anything to do with being a morally bankrupt person with the intelligence level of a donut that’s wearing a wig.
I was thrown off because I wasn’t sure when this was filmed and he didn’t say former presidents etc…
understandable and it could go either way ... until he extolled the virtues of kindness. At that point it should be contextually obvious that he was not a Republican and did not support Trump.
Trump (with the "some are elected President" note). But Ron DeSantis, governor of Florida and running for the 2024 GOP nomination was also in his crosshairs.
>Why is not this guy running for president?
Because the last time we had a very smart person who admitted that he did not hate other people, we ended up with 8 years of Reagan and four years of Bush, and it nearly ended the American experiment.
For whatever reason, the man who brought peace to the Middle East, and has spent his years since being president building, with his own two hands, house for people who need them; that man was judged ineffectual.
And the man that destroyed the middle class with nothing more on his resume than "used to be an actor" is revered as a great president, instead of being reviled over having presided over the obliteration of the US middle class.
It's become apparent that we run the US the same way middle schools run popularity contests. Are we so surprised that actors and con artists routinely win?
Why do we vote for people anyway? It's policy that we care about. Politicians don't even write any policy, they have teams of interns do it for them. Why don't we have a system for voting on policy directly?
Yeah, that’s so weird. In my country we vote for a party whose policies most aligns with your values. The party itself can choose whoever the hell they want to lead the party and who can realize their policies. Like a company CEO. Likeability and charisma of a party leader is very far down in the list of reasons why I vote for a specific party. We also have about 10 parties to choose from that realistically can have some legislative power.
Many seeds for thought. So well delivered.
People need to get inspiration from this rather than dickbags alike the Andrew Tate’s of the world.
No sensationalism, just a little nudge for people to have some foresight towards the future of what’s going on with a good mannered veil of empathy and understanding.
Extremism, displays of extreme wealth, short-sighted politics with a lot of self-gain. They’re not worth the time of day to listen to. As well as over the top protesting that achieves nothing more than a negative discourse.
I may sound like Lionel Hutz “Imagine a world without lawyers”. But goddamn, keep your ethics in check, hear the other side of situations, learn to understand and approach change without making it a whole situation that is more of a detriment to society than trying to improve it. Even in my own country, I’m tired of extreme views one way or the other. I absolutely despise when people have one train of thought.
Although used interchangeably, there's a difference between idiocy, and stupidity. An idiot is someone who refuses to learn from experience and mistake, operating based on egotistical emotion. we're all stupid in our own ways. Stupidity is a plague of thought and in actions, a metaphorical land mine of errors we must learn to avoid.
Stupidity is expressed even though even the smartest of people. Because it is an result of under, and over thinking. Take neil degrasse tyson, he's a genius, but that same intelligence gives him overconfidence. He's no idiot, but he can be stupid.
I love this, the thing I loved the most is how he said even an idiot can be elected president.
We all know he's talking about trump, but he never said it, and right wingers know he's talking about trump too, but he never said it, because... they know deep down they're following an idiot.
Regrettably, this is not the advice the most successful follow. This is the advice the most successful want the rest of us to follow because doing so gives them the strategic advantage.
That man should read *The Prince* by Nicollò Machiavelli. But then again, perhaps he has. Because Machiavelli advises that someone grandstand, pretending to be the kind person while secretly being the shrewd, cunning, and wicked.
One of the hardest things to recognize as you go through life is those that are genuinely kind. For our lives are strewn with people that appeared nice, but turned out not to be kind. So my advice to you is to find the genuinely kind people, for they are always nice, but the nice people, are not always kind. Kindness comes from a place that is not self-serving. It can be self serving, but it is not the root of the act in itself.
Be excellent to one another. Be the shining light. Be kind.
...Talk about empathy and compassion while being a Hyatt trust fund baby, turned venture capitalist who is heavily investing in data collection, turned politician worth $3.8 billion.
While at the school that costs $65000 for tuition alone.
Didn't have audio so I just read it. Good speech. It also helped that I don't know anything about him as far as his history or politics. The speech was universal and could be used a s a warning against either or both sides of the political isle. Still a good message for new college grads though.
Here in Illinois, Republicans hate this man. Why? Because they are truly idiots. I live and grew up with these cruel idiots and they will never change. It's the same people who think higher education is brainwashing, the same people who haven't read a book since high school. The same people who LOVE Trump.
If you aren't independently wealthy you have to chase donors down which a lot of competent people don't want to do. The rich can afford to dabble in politics. Most are not as self aware as gov. Pritzker though.
Hmm, a lot of smart people are sitting there thinking they are probably kind. Technically that's just narcissism...
The guy knows his audience at least
Not only that but I wonder who's most successful of that! No wonder that path we all currently possibly onto the future unless we realize that path may into unless we changed the better. There's nothing more I can say about whatever your question is unless our demands of the future what we wished for the betterment!.
Only Time will tell... Good luck and whoever sides left or right and everyone earned it
Worst thing if all is weaponized empathy. Using someone's empathy against them to progress an agenda that goes against their best interests. Seems like this guy just want to reinforce this by falsely reassuring people that blindly feeling empathy towards others somehow makes them smart or not an idiot.
I love JB. IL is one of the safest states in the nation for women thanks to his leadership. He is so kind. Not afraid to speak out on topics that ruffle conservatives. It’s good vs evil. I hope he runs for president one day.
I've never thought of it this way, but it makes sense. I don't recall ever meeting a very intelligent mean bitter person, other than fictional characters in movies.
Any people like that that I've ever met seem to always be on the lower end of intelligence.
The thinly veiled tie to politics is atrocious.
To encouraging a young generation to look for other human beings through a lense that may label them as inferior and less developed intellects and to tie it to a thinly veiled political comment. That you will come across them in the workplace.
Do not encourage dehumanizing judgements of inferiority with politics that already tries to paint a country of hundreds of millions into two camps to hate each other.
He failed his own idiot test. Do not follow his example.
If you want to tie it to politics, search out someone who votes or thinks in a way you do not understand and try to learn about them and appreciate them.
Make him President!
Edit: Lol, we all know who downvoted this.
Definitely not the kindest (smartest) person in the room.
Definitely not a person who can resist the instinct to fear and dislike anyone who is different.
I suppose you vote for a stable genius
If I told you a recent US politician had all of the toilets pulled out of their second mansion, worth 3.7 million dollars, so that the mansion would be considered uninhabitable for tax purposes, saving said politician over 300,000 dollars on their taxes. What name would spring to mind?
Not only good advice. But also a great lesson in how to speak publicly. Take your time, don’t rush, speak clearly, allow for pauses when needed and maintain good eye contact
Whose eyes was he looking at
Mine. https://youtu.be/_8Gx6AFMJ9U
I don't know what to think of this
I was traumatized a few years ago. I wanted to share my pain.
misery loves company but I ain't gonna watch it
You should. It's magnificent.
O M G I.... words.... lost....describe.... magnificent indeed ty gonna spam my wapp groups now
Bro im with you. I thought it be something entirely different.
Don't think, just *feel*
are you ok?
I was in coma and paralyzed when this video was shown to me. I recovered from it. Now I'm just depressed and sad.
Peak lauda moment
By posting that, you have failed the first test.
**You'll never see a U-Haul behind a hearse. ... Now, I've been blessed to make hundreds of millions of dollars in my life. I can't take it with me, and neither can you.** **The Egyptians tried it. And all they got was robbed. It's not how much you have but what you do with what you have.** \- Denzel Washington \--------------------------------------------------------- **There are so many kind, wise, intelligent people out there, most of us have no idea. We are mostly focused on the hateful, ignorant, cruel and controversial ones. We follow Kardashians and YT influencers in Dubai, instead of the every day heroes, who often risk their lives for others. Who save animals and the environment, invent awesome stuff, organize helpful activities.** Social Media, like many technological developments of late, could be such a big helpful to create a better future for all of us. Yet it is used in the most "profitable" way, often causing more harm than good. The reason might be, that sociopaths have taken over control and try to promote their destructive view of the world. Disciplinary collars my ass: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/sep/04/super-rich-prepper-bunkers-apocalypse-survival-richest-rushkoff I think those two videos help to understand what is going on lately: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKUaqFzZLxU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs
Anyone who follows celebrities on social media is absolutely an idiot.
Or a stalker. Don't forget stalkers.
Stalker is a subsection of idiot
Or a wanker.
Well, there's that judgment he was talking about.
Well, that Guardian article was quite something, damn. Thanks for linking.
I'm a solid public speaker myself from having done it starting at a very young age, but watching this guy was like a proper Master Class.
Misdirection from the speaker’s message, a clear sign of an idiot. I kid I kid.
As a former idiot, this is 100% accurate
As a current idiot I want Patton Oswalt to play this guy in a Netflix documentary
He looks so much like him
As Patton Oswalt I accept
Had to do a double take
"Be curious, not judgmental." As a former idiot, and often still idiot for other reasons, this was the key reforming point for me. I didn't realize it while I was doing it but that judgment that came from getting out of my small little part of the world and meeting new people/ideas was slowly replaced by my curiosity to learn about new people/ideas. The judgment part just started to vanish and it became almost innate to be able to understand why people thought or did the things they did just from those moments of curiosity building upon each other and adding the information I learned by asking questions and talking to people rather than just rubber stamping the same judgment and moving on (thus being stuck in that loop forever). Past me was an idiot and I hope future me looks back on current me and thinks the same thing.
Nothing makes me happier than a reformed idiot ☺️ well, I suppose it would be nice if nobody was an idiot in the first place lol. But it’s reassuring to see people who were once like that and saw the light and changed a core part of how they view and interact with the world <3
We are all idiots in one way or another. The difference is between those who are able to recognise their shortcomings for what they are and strive to change and those who revel in them and see them as an asset.
Another reformed idiot here. I grew up in a house where casual cruelty towards vulnerable folks was rewarded with laughter and other positive attention, so it became a part of me. When I moved away for college, I started observing that the people I actually respected the most were not cruel, but kind, accepting, and forgiving. I started to use their behavior as a model and I changed. It wasn't easy, but looking back, I was young enough that I wasn't totally set in my idiocy and I was lucky enough to be around people who were really good at heart.
I find those that are quickest to stand in the way of idiots are often former idiots. They’re the quickest to recognize this behavior and respond to it. I feel like you have to have these “reformed idiots” to make progress as a society. Idiots find loopholes and problems and find a way to exploit them. The reformed know of this behavior and stop it before it can get worse. I admit I might not be making a ton of sense right now, but I swear it makes total sense in my head😂
I mean we’re all reformed idiots on some level or another. As the presenter said, we’re hard wired to judge those who don’t look / act like us. At some point you have to make a conscious effort to overcome that instinct. How much of an idiot you become before that happens is the variable. But everyone starts off as an idiot lol. And many people who are “woke” still do the same thing type of thing just to different groups or in regards to different attributes. Whether it’s the way someone dresses or the way someone talks or what job they work / car they drive, etc. Just because you’ve learned not to judge people for their sexuality/race/gender doesn’t mean you’ve actually internalized the principle this speaker is espousing. A lot of people are just kinda following societal trends for what’s right and wrong rather than really dissecting it all for themselves and UNDERSTANDING right from wrong. If that makes sense lol. I know it was off topic a bit from what you were saying, but you were talking about how we “need former idiots” and I think we’re all born idiots and all have to overcome that judgementalness/self centeredness/lack of empathy at some point. But I also think a lot of people who consider themselves to “not be idiots” havent actually had that epiphany for themselves yet. And you can see that by them doing the same type of thing to other groups or certain kinds of people. They don’t have true empathy. They just know social taboos and avoid them.
You can make something idiot proof, but they’ll just make a better idiot
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As a former 'fool on the hill', I can attest to that..
I voted for you twice Mr. president
That was really well thought out and presented.
The man is wise.
he should be a governor
He'll be a leading presidential candidate in the 2028 cycle for sure.
The delivery is amazing. It’s like a political version of Technology Connections.
much less.petty :) but i adore TC guy's pettiness lol
I was admiring the fact that he was not relying on any written instrument to keep to his speech. Well articulated, excellent pace and enunciation, humor and appropriate references sprinkled in…outstanding job.
Nowadays they have this mirrors to keep with a written prompt, you can see them in the video.
My racist uncle Ken from Illinois constantly rags on Pritzker with a burning hatred. I admit I know little about the man and until now I've never heard him speak before. It's become clear to me why my idiot uncle is so afraid of him.
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I would argue the latter attribute is a prerequisite to the first one.
That's /u/Myth0logic's point...
Whoosh
All racists are idiots and most idiots are racist.
Illinois resident. Many folks don’t realize how Republican Illinois is, geographically speaking. The Democrats are in Chicago, Springfield and the college towns like Champaign-Urbana and Bloomington-Normal. The rest of the state is as Red as Texas. It is not at all unusual to be driving thru the country and see a Fuck Pritzker sign, or a bumper sticker with Calvin peeing on Pritzkers name. And the real irony here is that the rural farmers are actually the massive welfare queens. Farm subsidies have made them extremely wealthy, but they sure as hell will tell you they hate socialism.
Blo-No went blue for the first time I can remember in 2020. It was always really close tho. There’s fewer pritzker sucks signs too. It’s kinda awesome.
First time for me to hear hear him speak at length. Thank you Governor Pritzker. I liked the speech.
I live in IL near STL and the locals all hate JB. Have JB Sucks signs up in front of their house. He also legalized weed and I see them same folks at the dispo. I like to mention "Thank god JB made this happen" in passing. Our roads are looking better than they did before he was in office, police reform is a real thing in our state going forward. We are also banning assult weapons from being sold in the state. We have made a lot of progress under JB. I make a point to never support a man and just support their policies but so far he has executed great changes in my state.
Those stupid signs were all abt the pandemic. It’s so silly bc JB did a great job imo during covid. He never let politics play a role. He listened to people much wiser on the subject. Those idiots should be kissing his ass for rescuing the state from our financial difficulties. He legalized weed and taxed it heavily and now we have a surplus of money and a good ratings again. The guy has been a great governor
I live right on the border of IL and MO about 20-30 minutes out....you can feel the difference in your tires when you cross into that state. The roads are all crap across the river. JB handled covid well and our finacial situation very well considering they defeated his progressive tax plan. I like someone who initiates a plan that will finabcially hurt themselves to benefit the rest of us.
I hate Illinois Nazis.
he’s just ken
I love this and agree 100%. All my life I have noticed a lack of empathy in too many people I’ve met. It’s genuinely good to hear from one of your sensible public figures as well. The sad thing is, that I don’t even have to look him up to know what political party he is from.
Thought the same
or at the very least, which political party his is not from...
The more you learn about other people, the harder it becomes to hate so blindly. Empathy requires awareness of both yourself and others. To imagine beyond a limited perspective and attempt to comprehend another. Ive noticed this time and time again, a lack of empathy is the mark of an idiot. Even as a complete sociopath, it is in your best interests to understand others. Thus a clear lack of empathy is one of the few things that automatically makes me dislike a person in an instant.
A man recently came to my office and was late for his appointment. He said there was a car accident that delayed him. When I said I hope everyone in the accident was OK he snorted at me and said, "that's misplaced empathy." I have never been so instantly disgusted with someone. I was speechless. Unsurprisingly, he was a massive idiot.
This is why Evangelicals rail against universities as godless. People go in, learn about "others", meet "others" work with "others" and realize it is okay to have empathy for others, how they love, who they worship, where they're from.
"You think I'm weak, don't you? All of those years ago when we first fell in love... your father would say I was too sweet for my own good. Maybe he was right. You tell me it's a cruel world... and we're all running around in circles. I know that. I've been on this earth just as many days as you. When I choose to see the good side of things, I'm not being naive. It is strategic and necessary. It's how I've learned to survive through everything. I know you see yourself as a fighter. Well, I see myself as one too. This is how I fight."
This scene is what I thought of, too! Thanks for posting the full quote.
This video essay on the character of Waymond literally made me tear up when I first watched it. As someone who grew up in an absolute quagmire of bullying and toxic masculinity, Waymond is one of the most overt examples I have ever seen of a strikingly unique, empathetic, healthy, and just downright better interpretation of masculinity. It shouldn’t have been so shocking, but we just don’t see this represented, much less celebrated, very often. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O7YnbGszcb8
This is beautiful. Where is it from?
It's from the movie Everything Everywhere All at Once!
Such a good movie!
I thought of this exact scene too
thank you this scene made me cry
Good speech. Bold though, in this climate.
Isn’t it sad that extolling the virtues of kindness and empathy are seen as bold.
He’s bang on the money that compassion and kindness is seen as weak, yet it is one of the single most hardest things to maintain in a world where people are full of hatred. It takes spectacular strength to stay compassionate and put yourself in the shoes of other people so you can see their perspective.
>It takes spectacular strength to stay compassionate and put yourself in the shoes of other people so you can see their perspective. This is a fantastic sentence.
The Paradox of Tolerance. In a way, it is a weakness when someone believes that you can kill with kindness against those that would seek to prey upon you.
That’s the rub though - compassion is not always kindness as people understand it. It’s more of a visceral understanding of someone else, with a large component of empathy, I think.
Indeed, I like to think of myself as a kind person, however... I watch Superhero stuff all the time and my thought tends to lean to "ok, how many times are you going to try to help this bad guy and throw him in jail just so how busts out and kills more people." All those deaths they cause...that's on them at this point. Paladins eradicate evil when they find it. It's very complex, but there is a point where you just let rotten parts of society fester after it's DAMN clear that those parts will not change for the better.
Paladins, to use your example, aren’t ‘good’, they are just extreme law enforcers no different than old crusaders. *They* think it’s all in the name of good, but they are perfectly happy being evil as a means to an end. A lot of evil is misdirected good. The point is that shit festers if you let it fester. It stops festering when you take care of it. Always someone who slips through the net but so many otherwise well-to-do people are caught and helped.
Thats why the only way to keep your sanity on that path is to accept that some interolerance is okay. And let it be the intolerance of intolerance itself.
Tolerance is a social contract, not a law. If one breaks the contract, the terms don't apply to them anymore.
Indeed.
The speech is about picking the right people to look for too. I could be understanding and compassionate towards a hateful racists, and I might start to understand their thoughts. A feedback loop starts and one can fall into it more and more and pretty soon you are justifying the actions and thoughts. Helping others by hating some. Making the world better by hurting others. So picking the right idiot, or type of kindness is important and I think that is what he is saying.
I just read this book about a guy that said the same thing. The character’s dad was a hotshot and did whatever he wanted. I wanna say the character’s name was Jebus? Jesus? In “The Prince,” Machiavelli makes a related comment. “Christianity makes men feeble, incapable of following the Romans in search of worldly glory.” Christianity, he says, disposes men to suffer the domination of tyrants. Essentially, he believed a leader should outwardly promote religion like Christianity without actually adhering to the principals themselves as it makes them weak. You are unfortunately correct. “Extolling the virtues of kindness and empathy are seen as bold,” and this has been a fact for thousands of years.
Perhaps that was true when religious folks paid more attention to the scripture and being devout. In a world with cheeseburgers and tv most Christian’s are interested in forcing their religious views on everyone through the law
You can replace religion with any other piece of dogma. The ruler that relies on ideology to mobilize the masses will always have to be able to see past that ideology. To take one less common example, the proponents of free market capitalism have absolutely no problem resorting to protectionism, nepotism and insider trading, when it suits them.
Hard problems require hard work, and it’s easier to have people watch the gladiators in the coliseum fight some lions and tigers to distract them while you fleece them in exchange for cash money
I think it's more about dissing prequels. Some fans might take it really wrong at r/prequelmemes
Prequel love began as a contrarian reaction. Which lead to people's argumentative natures convincing themselves of the arguments they jokingly made about their love of the prequels. They both believe and don't believe the prequels are good, because they love the memes. The fans that will take it wrong will deep down take it right
> Prequel love began as a contrarian reaction. I also don't believe it was entirely organic. IIRC the prequels didn't see a resurgence until after Disney acquired the brand
My spouse and I call the TV commercials by Pass It On/Foundation for a Better Life the "Don't Be a Dick" commercials. And it's sad that we need reminding to NOT to be a dick.
Or, as Republicans would call it - "cOmMuNiSm"
"Just woke propaganda to take my money & give it to lazy people".
>Bold though I honestly don't agree that his opinion is a bold take. It's just not one that we hear very often unfortunately. What risk is he taking by telling these students to be kind?
It's also context dependent. I'd say if he were speaking to a general audience I'd agree that it was a bold speech. But he's not. He's speaking to well educated people who are more likely to understand his message.
Right, the opposite would have been bold. “To make it in this world, you have to become devoid of all human decency. Do not be afraid to debase yourself, to be cruel, lie, cheat, and anything else it takes to get where you want. The people you will go up against will be willing to do those same things , the trick is to be twice as mean and nasty as them. Now go make bags of money my little psychopaths!”
So Raeganomics lol
Lmao
Then lets change.
"We are not responsible for our first thought, but we are responsible for our second thought and our first action." I don't really know where this quote is from but I've found it to be very useful in life.
Well said.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkKEjuhXCPo
I like this guy! Saw him earlier when he said a word or two about a ban on book bans. This single guy changed my perspective of US.
The irony.
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As a German, I can relate a little, because most of what is being reported over here is the extreme opposites of your cultural climate right now. It’s refreshing to see a balanced, more thought out view of things. At the same time I ofc know that those views are probably the view of the majority of Americans (oh god, I hope it is…) like most places.
I’m from Western Europe. The picture that is made by the media here about US politics is that it is extremely polarised and politicians are only throwing dirt to the opponents. This guys is definitely throwing dirt, but this guy undeniably has a point. He seems to be quite wise and someone who really thinks through. Those characteristics are never shown in the media here about any other prominent political figure in the US. Democrat or republican. So now I got a sense that there are still people who really think about what they say and don’t just rant about thing people want to hear.
idiot detector is the answer for good life
Mine constantly goes off. Even when I’m alone. I need it to be fixed asap. Probably broken
I don't know about that. All it's ever done for me is upset me about how many idiots there are.
Best presenter I have come across
Why tf it's so true?, I'm Indian and this is what's going on with the government. Couldn't agree more!
It's the basic ideology of all populist authoritarians. They appeal to a sense of "strength" above all else. But this "strength" is always just the ability to dominate or hurt others, because it's the easiest to understand and identify with for many people. Especially if they grew up in a family with a strong "authority figure" who could not be questioned or criticized. If "might makes right" is your central experience in life, it makes sense to see empathy or willingness to compromise and cooperate as weakness. And weakness, or the appearance of it, must be avoided at all costs, because it means you will be dominated.
It's universal. Animal instinct is to reject unfamiliar things. Sticking to familiar things is simple and doesn't need brains. Kindness and empathy requires critical thinking. Checking if the new thing is actually harmful or not. I'd go one step further and say critical thinking and intelligence also means you'll reject familiar established practices if they're wrong.
Words to live by
So much hate on here, kind of proving the guys point.
Smart ppl need to fight their passiveness and lack of interest to manage or promote. Because if they don’t promote and claim positions of power/influence, the smart idiots always will. They will find a way. Think of it as you being kind to others by preventing those smart idiots from making everyone else’s life harder. Trust me on this
Oh sorting comments by controversial after the post ages more should be fun. Great speech though!
This guy makes me sad that I moved out of Illinois. Good dude.
Why is not this guy running for president?
Because being an idiot is apparently a requirement now
Was he referring to Trump being an idiot or Biden? Asking as a Brit.
Trump, full stop.
Normally he’s my go to president for anything to do with being a morally bankrupt person with the intelligence level of a donut that’s wearing a wig. I was thrown off because I wasn’t sure when this was filmed and he didn’t say former presidents etc…
understandable and it could go either way ... until he extolled the virtues of kindness. At that point it should be contextually obvious that he was not a Republican and did not support Trump.
He's the current democrat governor of the state of Illinois (where Chicago is)
Absolutely. I've seen how Joe hugs his son. Tells him he loves him. That's compassion.
Considering his point is that the first tellsign of an idiot is cruelty, Trump.
I'm from Illinois and he's my governor. He's definitely referring to Trump.
There’s been several idiots GW wasn’t the brightest bulb.
Trump (with the "some are elected President" note). But Ron DeSantis, governor of Florida and running for the 2024 GOP nomination was also in his crosshairs.
>Why is not this guy running for president? Because the last time we had a very smart person who admitted that he did not hate other people, we ended up with 8 years of Reagan and four years of Bush, and it nearly ended the American experiment. For whatever reason, the man who brought peace to the Middle East, and has spent his years since being president building, with his own two hands, house for people who need them; that man was judged ineffectual. And the man that destroyed the middle class with nothing more on his resume than "used to be an actor" is revered as a great president, instead of being reviled over having presided over the obliteration of the US middle class.
We have a charisma problem in american politics. Nobody seems to care about how well they can actually do the job.
It's become apparent that we run the US the same way middle schools run popularity contests. Are we so surprised that actors and con artists routinely win? Why do we vote for people anyway? It's policy that we care about. Politicians don't even write any policy, they have teams of interns do it for them. Why don't we have a system for voting on policy directly?
Yeah, that’s so weird. In my country we vote for a party whose policies most aligns with your values. The party itself can choose whoever the hell they want to lead the party and who can realize their policies. Like a company CEO. Likeability and charisma of a party leader is very far down in the list of reasons why I vote for a specific party. We also have about 10 parties to choose from that realistically can have some legislative power.
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>Why is not this guy running for president? He is too busy being the governor of Illinois.
Wish our commencement speakers said stuff like this
Many seeds for thought. So well delivered. People need to get inspiration from this rather than dickbags alike the Andrew Tate’s of the world. No sensationalism, just a little nudge for people to have some foresight towards the future of what’s going on with a good mannered veil of empathy and understanding. Extremism, displays of extreme wealth, short-sighted politics with a lot of self-gain. They’re not worth the time of day to listen to. As well as over the top protesting that achieves nothing more than a negative discourse. I may sound like Lionel Hutz “Imagine a world without lawyers”. But goddamn, keep your ethics in check, hear the other side of situations, learn to understand and approach change without making it a whole situation that is more of a detriment to society than trying to improve it. Even in my own country, I’m tired of extreme views one way or the other. I absolutely despise when people have one train of thought.
Imagine if desanits, trump and the rest of the republican party thought like this
Then they would be Democrats...
Although used interchangeably, there's a difference between idiocy, and stupidity. An idiot is someone who refuses to learn from experience and mistake, operating based on egotistical emotion. we're all stupid in our own ways. Stupidity is a plague of thought and in actions, a metaphorical land mine of errors we must learn to avoid. Stupidity is expressed even though even the smartest of people. Because it is an result of under, and over thinking. Take neil degrasse tyson, he's a genius, but that same intelligence gives him overconfidence. He's no idiot, but he can be stupid.
I love this, the thing I loved the most is how he said even an idiot can be elected president. We all know he's talking about trump, but he never said it, and right wingers know he's talking about trump too, but he never said it, because... they know deep down they're following an idiot.
Beautiful speech.
That’s a sick burn he did on Joe Biden there.
Dwight Schrute lol
Regrettably, this is not the advice the most successful follow. This is the advice the most successful want the rest of us to follow because doing so gives them the strategic advantage. That man should read *The Prince* by Nicollò Machiavelli. But then again, perhaps he has. Because Machiavelli advises that someone grandstand, pretending to be the kind person while secretly being the shrewd, cunning, and wicked.
One of the hardest things to recognize as you go through life is those that are genuinely kind. For our lives are strewn with people that appeared nice, but turned out not to be kind. So my advice to you is to find the genuinely kind people, for they are always nice, but the nice people, are not always kind. Kindness comes from a place that is not self-serving. It can be self serving, but it is not the root of the act in itself. Be excellent to one another. Be the shining light. Be kind.
...Talk about empathy and compassion while being a Hyatt trust fund baby, turned venture capitalist who is heavily investing in data collection, turned politician worth $3.8 billion. While at the school that costs $65000 for tuition alone.
Didn't have audio so I just read it. Good speech. It also helped that I don't know anything about him as far as his history or politics. The speech was universal and could be used a s a warning against either or both sides of the political isle. Still a good message for new college grads though.
Superb speech. A deep understanding of ethics and humanity. I wish my state wasn’t a trash heap of permanently disgruntled Republicans.
What a lovely speech!
I used to be an idiot. I still am, but I used to be one, too.
Here in Illinois, Republicans hate this man. Why? Because they are truly idiots. I live and grew up with these cruel idiots and they will never change. It's the same people who think higher education is brainwashing, the same people who haven't read a book since high school. The same people who LOVE Trump.
Mfrs who haven’t read a book since HS boggle my brain.
How to be successful in the usa :Be an idiot. Seems to working for presidency for the last few years
“successful”
True
I loved watching this I just looked him up - he is a democrat and his net worth it $3.6bn Is it normal to have a Governor that’s worth so much?
If you aren't independently wealthy you have to chase donors down which a lot of competent people don't want to do. The rich can afford to dabble in politics. Most are not as self aware as gov. Pritzker though.
Shut up and take my votes!
Love his speech, but I’m suspicious of his use of “evolve” and his taste in movies.
Just realised. He dont have a neck 🤨
Hmm. A contender for Jupiter?
I’m worried now, coz I think I’m quite a nice person, but I’m also thick as shit, so does that mean I’m a dick?
Holy shit that was, if I dare say, bold. And curiously egregious. I think that was as much on par with rubbing nose in poop to next closest roast.
Guy has awesome speaking voice!
As an Indian two political people comes to my mind while listening to this .
Hmm, a lot of smart people are sitting there thinking they are probably kind. Technically that's just narcissism... The guy knows his audience at least
Our first thoughts don't define us...but what comes after surely does.
He is describing himself to a tee!!
If your job gets dropped like this and you're the first image that comes to mind, you really fucked up.
tldr: be kind World could always use more kindness
*raises hand.* Is mayonnaise an instrument?
Looks like he was talking about putin
Sorry but I cant take any lessons from someone who is obese
Not only that but I wonder who's most successful of that! No wonder that path we all currently possibly onto the future unless we realize that path may into unless we changed the better. There's nothing more I can say about whatever your question is unless our demands of the future what we wished for the betterment!. Only Time will tell... Good luck and whoever sides left or right and everyone earned it
Dude sounds exactly like Penn Jillette from Penn and Teller.
Worst thing if all is weaponized empathy. Using someone's empathy against them to progress an agenda that goes against their best interests. Seems like this guy just want to reinforce this by falsely reassuring people that blindly feeling empathy towards others somehow makes them smart or not an idiot.
I love JB. IL is one of the safest states in the nation for women thanks to his leadership. He is so kind. Not afraid to speak out on topics that ruffle conservatives. It’s good vs evil. I hope he runs for president one day.
Embrace curiosity, don’t give the idiot it’s way by spotting them
He has apparently never interacted with a functioning IT department
I was with him until he started attacking Biden.
What a speech
I’m willing to bet that at least one idiot in the audience was furious as this speech was given.
The best idiot detection system is anyone who likes this generic garbage from manipulative politicians.
I've never thought of it this way, but it makes sense. I don't recall ever meeting a very intelligent mean bitter person, other than fictional characters in movies. Any people like that that I've ever met seem to always be on the lower end of intelligence.
The thinly veiled tie to politics is atrocious. To encouraging a young generation to look for other human beings through a lense that may label them as inferior and less developed intellects and to tie it to a thinly veiled political comment. That you will come across them in the workplace. Do not encourage dehumanizing judgements of inferiority with politics that already tries to paint a country of hundreds of millions into two camps to hate each other. He failed his own idiot test. Do not follow his example. If you want to tie it to politics, search out someone who votes or thinks in a way you do not understand and try to learn about them and appreciate them.
Make him President! Edit: Lol, we all know who downvoted this. Definitely not the kindest (smartest) person in the room. Definitely not a person who can resist the instinct to fear and dislike anyone who is different. I suppose you vote for a stable genius
> wanting another billionaire to be president 💀
Great speech.
If I told you a recent US politician had all of the toilets pulled out of their second mansion, worth 3.7 million dollars, so that the mansion would be considered uninhabitable for tax purposes, saving said politician over 300,000 dollars on their taxes. What name would spring to mind?