Update
Added 2022-11-01 15:41:44 +0000 UTCHey everyone, I have a couple updates.
My last post floated a few subject ideas and asked for feedback. Pretty much everyone responded that they wanted me to cover America and the culture war, so that turned into my next project. I'm planning to title the next video 'Why Americans Fight Over Identity,' and to combine the top few theories into something satisfying. I'm currently reading a Samuel Huntington book on it, and plan to start writing a script once I'm done with it.
The second update is that Patreon released a feature that allows me to upload video directly to this page. That got me thinking; I'm thinking and taking notes on all these smaller subjects that I think are interesting and worth covering, but they end up not fitting into the larger, more ambitious videos that I end up uploading to my channel. I thought it would be fun to experiment with uploading little casual lectures to Patreon page covering single issues in a few minutes like 'What Is Existentialism?' or 'What Is Rational Ignorance?'
I'd just film them in an hour or two each and upload them in a much more raw format than you'd see on my channel. I'm planning on trying one out this week, and we can see how it goes. If you guys like it, I'll post an update to my channel saying you can find them here.
Cheers, and thanks as always for your support.
- Ryan
Comments
... promising suggestive leads I've found have been in animal-behavior (especially the differences in the behaviors -- and neuroanatomy -- of 'common chimpanzees' vs. bonobos). But I did come on a fascinating Wikipedia article that gives an idea of how long this question has been the subject of (Western) philosophical thought. That Wikipedia article is titled "Eudaemonia."
Michael Mason
2022-11-20 23:49:25 +0000 UTCI'm very interested in the subject of your post. So far, the most promisi
Michael Mason
2022-11-20 23:40:36 +0000 UTCRyan, You do a fantastic job of explaining the meanings and implications of political physiologies. The next question might be: what were the intentions and the assumptions behind these apparently opposite ideas. As far as I have been able to decipher motivations, at its core there is a desire to make the world a “better” place which means a place where the royal I can meet my needs and we will expand that in concentric circles of people, animals, plants, planet who are farther away from me to the extent practical. Superimposed on that are beliefs as to what works. Is human nature fundamentally evil and tough love an imperative or are we all full of potential and cooperative by nature and just need some nurturing. As you have pointed out, many of the philosophies came about due to the outcomes of previous philosophies. My suggestion is that a deep dive to understand the larger ideas might be informed by the understanding of how people work and what motivates us. I think that a fatal flaw in most of these political philosophies is a hubris that man is intelligent (capable of full understanding) and that emotions can be set aside. In my own observations, there is no behavior without emotion and we cannot fully understand anything. This may be too far off your path, but with you knowledge, you would be in a good place to uncover the nexus and the commonality of these philosophies.
Didier de Gery
2022-11-05 16:55:35 +0000 UTCThumbs up to the smaller lectures
Bill Lanza
2022-11-05 13:20:37 +0000 UTCAnother idea; The change in the messaging from 1947 onward. External enemies and communism. McCarthy as political theater. Kennedy and turning against he external enemies’ narrative at the cost of his life, as he ushered in the domestic civil rights narrative which had been gowning in the background during the fifties. A young college educated generation rejecting the external enemies messaging and refusing to support an imperial war. Nixon adrift and Agnew on his way to prison. The right crafting a new message for the Silent Majority by renaming it the Moral Majority. Media moving from 3, generally calm, self-censored, Fairness Doctrine propaganda message outlets to one sided hate radio. The last of the WW2 politicians. Anti-government presidents (Reagan). Iraq won’t buy a second term and Gingrich brings populism out of the nursery. The internet, and media by ideology (more populism but now from lots of homegrown media outlets). Romney; last of the polite authoritarians. Full on populism, attacks on the nation’s capital and rejecting that voting decides who wins. Violence in the unwashed masses, as the elite watch behind bullet-proof glass. A new leader is fashioned from the common mind. Well that’s the general idea.
Paul Favour
2022-11-02 20:55:14 +0000 UTCOk, that last post was a little frivilous. I am concerned that despite so much analysis of global and community issues, there seems to be a huge lack of ideas on how to fix the problem. Bill Bryson's felt that one of the reasons that America did so well in the 50s and 60s was that all the kids in an area belonged to a club, or committee - even if the organisation was model trains. This first hand experience in making change meant that many could and did make the effort to change their world. Today if you stand for something, you very often do it alone; with a predictable result. Jordan Peterson calls folk to make a stand, but it is a bit theoretical, and many loose their (metaphorical) kneecaps. Ryan, I wonder if there might be a series that finds communities from the present or past that solved issues that we face today. It seems like tangible, doeable solutions might give inspiration. By the way, loving what you do. Thanks for all the effort you make for your topics.
bryan bell
2022-11-02 02:57:20 +0000 UTCMy feed states you released "Socialism" at 2.26am, and "Why the government wastes so much money" at 7.19am (Late-late nighter?). Wondering if that is the US time, or has it been localised for me. If it is US time I am in awe - releasing something to the public at 2.26am. :-D
bryan bell
2022-11-02 02:43:04 +0000 UTCI wonder if perhaps you'd do a screening of your culture wars videos for your patrons (the people who really like your stuff and care about the success of your channel) before going wide release.
Shelden
2022-11-02 01:45:43 +0000 UTCOh man- super excited about these more short hand videos!
Craig Albert
2022-11-02 00:03:06 +0000 UTCSounds great! Especially looking forward to the casual lectures. If they turn out well it would increase the incentives to become a patreon.
Anton Berg
2022-11-01 20:49:06 +0000 UTCVery awesome plan with the small lectures, I'd watch those and I'm sure others would like that information broken down a bit as well.
Jason Flohe
2022-11-01 16:57:13 +0000 UTCPerhaps a look at Populism and how it is working in America. Also, how the internet is affecting the growth of populism. Will democracy work without a common narrative?
Paul Favour
2022-11-01 16:35:55 +0000 UTC
