Making this video caused me to need a new office… and to terrorize my neighbor: kzbin.info/www/bejne/emOkfnWXm7ylZpo
@louischo27018 жыл бұрын
1. Be straight. 2. Mark centimetres and millimetres on yourself. 3. Be short and light enough to be able to be used as a ruler.
@milosminion8 жыл бұрын
Louis Cho you lost me at "be straight"
@Coyoteari8 жыл бұрын
Louis Cho I failed step 1
@scorpionmccormack20938 жыл бұрын
Louis Cho so don't be gay, American or fat
@alwinpriven24008 жыл бұрын
pretty good rules for being a ruler.
@PatrickAllenNL8 жыл бұрын
Whats a centimeter???
@fruity48202 жыл бұрын
"Democracies are better places to live than dictatorships not because representatives are better people, but because their needs happen to be aligned with a large portion of the population". This might be the most optimistic sentence in this video, in a weird way
@knightshousegames2 жыл бұрын
It just goes to show the democracies of today are slipping further away from democracy.
@Loromir172 жыл бұрын
Think of it like of a beekeeper and his bees, or of a farmer and his cattle. Their livelihood depends on their property's productivity, which happens to correlate with the latter's well-being a lot - but that doesn't mean they're friends or equals.
@jiangciyang38602 жыл бұрын
more aligned than dictatorship, but still not enough
@angelcakes51512 жыл бұрын
Maybe this is why America is getting worse to live in? Automation is making citizens less necessary to production, so our rulers can start to ignore social issues and inequalities again
@knightshousegames2 жыл бұрын
@@angelcakes5151 So this is how Humans Need Not Apply comes to pass.......in a more dystopian way than we even imagined initially.
@bakedbeans21633 жыл бұрын
Grey, you've inspired me to become a dictator. Thank you.
@brendansunra3 жыл бұрын
Can I be one of your keys? I'm a polisci grad with a knack for electoral strategy and coup-proofing. My services would be quite beneficial to your new regime.
@bakedbeans21633 жыл бұрын
@@brendansunra Absolutely. But before I appoint you, how can I be certain that you won’t topple me if times get rough?
@brendansunra3 жыл бұрын
@@bakedbeans2163 Well, if times get tough because you're making bonehead decisions you can't be certain I won't.
@rifz423 жыл бұрын
@@brendansunra Can I be one of your keys, if BakedBeans screws up?
@brendansunra3 жыл бұрын
@@rifz42 Yes, on 3 conditions: 1. Keep this whole "plotting against BakedBeans" thing on the DL 2. Have a relevant skillset for running our empire 3. Be a fan of late 2000s pop
@mohammadkhazaee98182 жыл бұрын
Rule 0 : Without power you can affect nothing Rule 1 : Keep the key supporters on your side Rule 2 : Control the treasure Rule 3 :Minimize key supporters
@dendrogenhs2 жыл бұрын
Rule 1, Corollary: if vying for power, over-promise since you will not need everyone later. Isolate key supporters, especially before consolidating power... Be it so that they cannot cooperate to de-thrown you or through facebook groups so that they do not know what you over-promised e.g. pieces from the same budget...
@nothing92602 жыл бұрын
Rule -1: Keep the Army happy
@SirNobleIZH2 жыл бұрын
Rule 34: do not search for porn of yourself once you gain power
@mohammadkhazaee98182 жыл бұрын
@@SirNobleIZH 🤣
@kevinsabellico76082 жыл бұрын
I thought Rule 0 was keep the army happy
@BRUN1SOUL3 жыл бұрын
Best quote i've ever heard "The throne may look omnipotent from afar, but take the throne to act, and the throne acts upon you." I don't know why it sticks to well to me.
@tegan18023 жыл бұрын
Don't get me wrong, I love the quote alone, but spinning it to sound like a warning just gives it that little extra tingle in the spine that really sets you on edge. In my opinion at least. "That throne may look omnipotent from afar, but trust me when I tell you that all is not as it would first appear; you may take the throne to act, but only when it is too late will you realise that it is the throne that has acted upon you."
@adhithyap.94413 жыл бұрын
@@tegan1802 ooh dramatic. this should be in a novel
@LK_tutturu3 жыл бұрын
@@tegan1802 the original is already a clear warning, dense, short and sweet. You make it longer with unnecessary words.
@tegan18023 жыл бұрын
@@LK_tutturu Sure - the extra words are unnecessary to get the point across, but which is more dramatic?
@LK_tutturu3 жыл бұрын
@@tegan1802 certainly the former. If you want, you can just deliver it with dramatic pauses. There are reasons why quotes are so quotable, as I mentioned. It is, however, still a subjective matter.
@NathanS__3 жыл бұрын
A perfect example and warning is Emperor Pedro II of Brazil. He was a magnificent ruler who industrialized and educated Brazil, raised the quality of life for the whole nation in a nice long reign. But ultimately was overthrown by industrialists and other elites because he didn't reward them enough. His extreme popularity with the people wasn't enough, he lost the Keys. He probably could have regained the Crown through civil war but he was exhausted after a long, laborious reign.
@vaclavjebavy51183 жыл бұрын
He said he didn't want to spill Brazilian blood. It likely would have succeeded quickly.
@usetheexplosives2 жыл бұрын
All I hear in your comment is that they successfully ruled for a long time before they were deposed. I think it's that, and other examples, that water down what this video is teaching to an extent. You can rule, and you can make great benevolent change. It means you won't rule forever, but is that actually what you want? If you simply want to enact particular change, enact it, and retire.
@alzhanvoid2 жыл бұрын
@@usetheexplosives But when you leave, what's to stop the next from changing it back? You have to rule for long enough for your citizens to get used to the change, where its absence will be noticed enough to risk great protest/revolution. If you enact a change and leave before it settles, the next ruler won't have any trouble modifying it to fit his needs. And until then... well, you have to survive somehow right? Keep your keys happy.
@stansman54612 жыл бұрын
@@usetheexplosives You're right that the rules for these are to stay in power, but remember a coup means the keys were promised more. And since the vault hasn't increased, the treasure which was being spent on the citizens is now going to go to the keys. Hence, even when you make positive change, it's going to suffer if you're overthrown by someone via a coup (since a dictator has less keys)
@josevitorag2 жыл бұрын
Sim mano, aí foi ladeira à baixo
@STUV1015 жыл бұрын
In all honesty I just use these rules to make good rulers and villains for Dungeons and Dragons.
@kingslushie10185 жыл бұрын
I am gonna probably use these rules in making my novel.
@zzzzaaaa99665 жыл бұрын
STUV101 I do the exact same
@anh-san5 жыл бұрын
STUV101 why did I not think of this, thanks man.
@i-love-comountains38505 жыл бұрын
solid!!
@makse105 жыл бұрын
Killer idea. I'll have to try it out. Cheers.
@fulluf Жыл бұрын
watching it again 6 years later and it still is the best explanation of politic rules ever.
@SuHwak Жыл бұрын
Not just that, but its been true throughout age of time, even right now. Case-in-point, The president of Peru chose the path of Revolt->Fail->To Jail (see 15:40).
@robertruschak7083 Жыл бұрын
👑 of everything 👑
@jamaalfridge Жыл бұрын
So you got the book the video is based on, right?
@sirrebelpaulc3439 Жыл бұрын
@@SuHwak Apparently we lived for thousands of years in a different system that broke these rules and everyone was happy and sustainable. They're not here anymore, of course. Ask any leftist anthropologist and they'll say that without giving any proof or examples.
@geluk_4254 жыл бұрын
“When approval ratings couldn’t be lower, yet re-election rates couldn’t be higher, youll know you’ve succeeded” yikes
@masac28534 жыл бұрын
Cough putin cough
@JoelLundqvist984 жыл бұрын
@@masac2853 Cough, Cough, US Politics.
@aturchomicz8214 жыл бұрын
@@JoelLundqvist98 ok?
@JoelLundqvist984 жыл бұрын
@@aturchomicz821 Approval for congress is 20% but reelection rates are around 80-90%. Politicians on both sides (more republicans though) draw congressional districts in ways that will put certain voting blocks into certain districts making it incredibly easy for them to win.
@TechnoMinarchist4 жыл бұрын
@@JoelLundqvist98 This is because a large number of people believe the presidency is the only vote that matters. They're fools.
@hkayakh5 жыл бұрын
Rules for being a ruler 1) be made out of wood 2) have tick marks every inch/centimeter 3)be used for measuring
@hkayakh5 жыл бұрын
4)be rectangle
@royisdabest4 жыл бұрын
rules for being a ruler 2.0 1) metal, wood, plastic, I dont give a shit 2) metric only, no hamburger eagle gun marks per centimeter 3) be made to measure penis and penis only
@shikderarfan65964 жыл бұрын
you IMBECILE. Stainless steel, cork backed, 18 in rulers are far superior, and can be used to whack people as well as measure things incredibly accurately
@hkayakh4 жыл бұрын
*_-5) get broken-_*
@XCHDragox1154 жыл бұрын
If created in Asia: 6) used by parents to lecture their kids
@TheFarCobra3 жыл бұрын
4 years later and still the most important video on the internet.
@murilo23303 жыл бұрын
power is eternal, therefore, stuff explaining about power is also eternal.
@reeeeeeeeeeeeeeman67573 жыл бұрын
Wait this was 4 years ago
@TheFarCobra3 жыл бұрын
@@murilo2330 Well put.
@drabberfrog3 жыл бұрын
I agree
@JalalShahoud3 жыл бұрын
I mean really can this ever go irrelevant? Please?
@acolotlgames2 жыл бұрын
Im Austrian and failed art school but this inspired me to pursue politics in Germany
@inanis67072 жыл бұрын
lmfao
@aureovedma2 жыл бұрын
Hitler is Austrian
@kalanitovela14682 жыл бұрын
Uh oh
@kalanitovela14682 жыл бұрын
Aw sh*t. Here we go again
@spooky41242 жыл бұрын
lmao
@Chyrosran224 жыл бұрын
Still your best video to date.
@frantiseknovotny93154 жыл бұрын
Yes. After years of political science classes, and watching this for like the tenth time, I still find myself astonished with the clarity of the analysis.
@Lavi-Aemilia-Astori4 жыл бұрын
Time to clean my alps switches
@ahoymateeez3 жыл бұрын
Pretty much shows how the world works.
@MrSirKirby3 жыл бұрын
Indeed!
@julolidine3 жыл бұрын
I still come back to this, and has really altered my perception about the problems in government and how insurmountable some of them are.
@some1337dude13 жыл бұрын
This feels like a tyrant who's been overthrown giving advice and turn-over to the rebel commander.
@tlhm71022 жыл бұрын
ESPECIALLY the ending bit "Better you on the throne than someone else...Then maybe you'll be different *fades into literal obscurity*." it seems so much like something out of a book or something
@edwinhuang92442 жыл бұрын
@@tlhm7102 You forgot the "ruler's hat morphs into dictator's hat"
@element11922 жыл бұрын
Or rather, his son, as in the case of Prince Souphanouvong
@_ee752 жыл бұрын
@@tlhm7102 that's why we love grey, he can be so ominous and mysterious at times
@medical-cyanide15262 жыл бұрын
Definitely feels like a story, as others have suggested maybe a king to his son, a dictator to his child, the glorious leader to his son.
@ti22183 жыл бұрын
They'd never show us this in school yet this is one of the most important things a student could learn about the balance of power on Earth.
@alzhanvoid3 жыл бұрын
You can always make this a presentation.
@ti22183 жыл бұрын
@@alzhanvoid that's a genius idea. Maybe I'll get an opportunity,but I'm on my last months of senior year so I don't know.
@amiable973 жыл бұрын
over here we had discussions like these in high school politics classes dont know why they wouldnt do so in other places. Sometimes even done in a class roleplay scenario where we chose our dictator and leaders etc. even in History classes. maybe i just got lucky with teachers who knows.
@ralphscopo7383 жыл бұрын
I actually did watch this video in one of my classes
@adhithyap.94413 жыл бұрын
@@ti2218 same. I really wish they showed this to everyone, including me in my earlier schooling years.
@leesnotbritish53862 жыл бұрын
This video has legitimately had a huge impact on how I view politics and government. If I could make everyone in the US watch a single video, it would be this
@urbanfrog2 жыл бұрын
Same, view this video when it came out, and it really shaped who i am today
@Hohhot2 жыл бұрын
Screw only the US, make the whole world watch this
@missously20882 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the ongoing protests in Iran right now.
@Stierenkloot2 жыл бұрын
It is in my top three videos on KZbin and I can’t think of what the other two are right now. I always think of this one though.
@andrewconti29932 жыл бұрын
If I could force everyone to watch one, it would be the ranked choice voting one.
@SpicyChickenGodAJ8 жыл бұрын
This is the best Tropico tutorial I've ever watched.
@comeonandslamandwelcometot24188 жыл бұрын
Spicy pls
@SilverWave648 жыл бұрын
Hahaha :D Grey just posted your comment on Twitter! :D
@AzraelNewtype00798 жыл бұрын
I don't know about all that. Part 1 sounded like a CK2 desmesne management tutorial to me.
@redswift318 жыл бұрын
I fucking love Tropico
@dawidkiller8 жыл бұрын
Reminds me I got it on steam for free.
@EdgyShooter5 жыл бұрын
I know the banana represents food, but I like the idea that all dictators have one key guy who demands bananas
@beausheffield18955 жыл бұрын
EdgyShooter Ba-nan-a
@blade0xb5 жыл бұрын
I think its a nod to the banana republic
@sercan72725 жыл бұрын
Fucking Chiquita
@thegamingnerd75265 жыл бұрын
4:38 Your welcome
@johnnyprencipe6965 жыл бұрын
also to represent a banana republic
@Nugcon4 жыл бұрын
I successfully started a coup and became a dictator after running for school president. Great video.
@talsubach59794 жыл бұрын
Do elaborate. I am deeply curious now.
@scottishbananaclan4 жыл бұрын
We ned a full story. This sounds interesting.
@thiviyansaravanamuthu43954 жыл бұрын
This really sounds interesting
@conception.53174 жыл бұрын
School Dictator.
@ashfromheaven_4 жыл бұрын
I must say, congratulations
@bquimby52232 жыл бұрын
"These rules apply to all, and explain their actions. From the CEO of the largest global conglomerate, who must keep his board happy, to the chair of the smallest homeowners' association, managing votes and spending membership fees. You cannot escape structures of power. You can only turn a blind eye to understanding them."
@LeBonkJordan2 жыл бұрын
What they don't want us to realize is that structures of power, whether hierarchical or not, are artificial. Neither hierarchy nor egalitarianism are natural for humans; they are choices that we can make. When they say we can't escape hierarchies, the truth is that we can't escape them _without demolishing them._
@dinamosflams Жыл бұрын
"you can ignore reality, but you never be able to ignore the effects of you ignoring reality"
@kasamigi8031 Жыл бұрын
"Blinding yourself doesn't make the sun go away"
@thedocblock64215 жыл бұрын
Instructions unclear, became a key smith
@DreadBirate5 жыл бұрын
Same
@maulwurf94145 жыл бұрын
Same
@brickbybrick74325 жыл бұрын
The Doc Block LockPickingLawyer would be proud
@vladdigby1655 жыл бұрын
LOL
@asfrmaster20115 жыл бұрын
LOL damn that's a funny reply
@randomstuffc.j.o14084 жыл бұрын
In the future Dictator : I would like to thank this youtube channel called cgp Grey for teaching me how to win power Edit: Wow 6k likes.... I'm famous, also thank you to Rise of Kingdoms for teaching me very important things about military doctrine such as a 5% buff at attack for [insert civilization here] which helped me in my conquests
@Hell_O74 жыл бұрын
CGP Grey: *gets promoted under them* Just as planned.....
@muhammedmansoor34064 жыл бұрын
@@Hell_O7 you see this goes against the cgp video . They might hepl them take power but are no longer necessary so no reward and they go to gulag beacuse they are no longer useful to the dictator
@ltpetrenko4 жыл бұрын
@@muhammedmansoor3406 This is just a preview of a full online dictator course.
@magatism4 жыл бұрын
This is probably the Key he will remove.
@kevinslattery57483 жыл бұрын
I would like to thank CGP Grey for teaching me how to win power.
@AmrSaleh5 жыл бұрын
I have lived through 2 Military Coups, 2 Revolutions and 1 democracy. After watching this video, now IT ALL MAKES SENSE..
@YungBoiEscobar5 жыл бұрын
Where do you live big fella
@antonyandrewson58035 жыл бұрын
egypt im guessing?
@AmrSaleh5 жыл бұрын
Egypt yeah
@antonyandrewson58035 жыл бұрын
things getting better?
@ROTALOT5 жыл бұрын
@@antonyandrewson5803 apparently not :(
@shigotaichikuchi59242 жыл бұрын
"When approval ratings couldn't be lower, yet re-election rates couldn't be higher, you'll know you've succeeded"...MOST PROFOUND STATEMENT EVER
@13lackout3603 жыл бұрын
This gets scarier when you consider the rise of automation. Our democracy is fueled by the productivity of our citizens, but what if the citizens are no longer needed?
@ypsawbones36463 жыл бұрын
Well better you on the throne than someone else
@animax24223 жыл бұрын
Companies are still productive automated or not, and they still need the citizens to buy their products. If the citizens still have power (money) being productive in other areas, they still fuel democracy.
@cakeisyummy57553 жыл бұрын
Anarchism.
@GarrettRen3 жыл бұрын
By that time citizens are nolonger citizens anymore, we are about going enter a world exactly like cyber-punk2077. Try join those big tech Corps, or killed by gangsters and die on the streets.
@octavianjoseph86333 жыл бұрын
Well, then, common citizens get to live their lives without the looming anxieties of needing to subject yourself to long work weeks because you feel you aren't doing enough. (It really is not as healthy as you think it is.) Maybe developing hobbies, they can then develop into a career they actually enjoy, they can potentially earn money from. People aren't lazy, they just don't want to work for big bad corporations. And everything else such as making products will probably be taking care of by automation.
@sarahgraves67594 жыл бұрын
"... And who knows, maybe you'll be different." Good last line, mate.
@TrollSlayerLogan4 жыл бұрын
Adolf and Pinochet's worst crime was being different
@notsojharedtroll234 жыл бұрын
@@TrollSlayerLogan xd
@Karl_der_Genosse4 жыл бұрын
@@TrollSlayerLogan I'd rather say the holocaust and throwing people out of helicopters were their crimes mate
@Karl_der_Genosse4 жыл бұрын
@@TrollSlayerLogan In the bombings of dresden didn't die serbs. How could these bombings kill 17 Millions? God, you will never be part of our society. Come to germany and we show you what we think of Nazis like you, you won't last a second
@TrollSlayerLogan4 жыл бұрын
@@Karl_der_Genosse Is it the same Germany under Merkel? Place looks more divided than Bosnia
@lred13834 жыл бұрын
As a Russian, this was very educational. The "Democracy that relies on natural resources" model was scarily accurate in every aspect of it. What this means is that Russia is too rich to be rich, you know? Because there's so much oil, diamonds and metals here the government will never care about us as much as we would prefer it to. We'll always stay on the lowest living standards that a democracy can keep without breaking.
@8panthermodern24 жыл бұрын
Are you referring to Russia as a democracy?
@lred13834 жыл бұрын
@@8panthermodern2 It is. It's not a flawless one, in fact it is pretty corrupt, but it is a democracy. Regional leaders are actually elected, and i suspect that there is actually a lot of support for the current ruling party among the people, considering they've pulled the country out of a horrible crisis back in the day.
@happyfacefries4 жыл бұрын
Hate to break it to you, but you're under a dictatorship, not a democracy.
@happyfacefries4 жыл бұрын
@i hate anime I guess you don't know what a dictatorship is
@harrisonbarrett26354 жыл бұрын
@i hate anime if you think that you can easily say that we all live under a democracy
@paulaneary78772 жыл бұрын
WOW, this is the BEST explaination of how politics and a few other things work in this crazy world. Far Better explaination than I have gotten from ANY teacher ANYWHERE in my life. Thank You so much!
@remembergandhi55832 жыл бұрын
The best video i have ever seen on youtube!
@DarkSalt-663 жыл бұрын
Rule 0 gives me chills. "Without power you can affect nothing"
@evannibbe93753 жыл бұрын
It lead me on the rabbit hole to pursue magic.
@Deepak-cu1mr3 жыл бұрын
Rule infinity.... With great power comes the great responsibility
@Cybernaut5513 жыл бұрын
@@Deepak-cu1mr Facts.
@minorcomet2823 жыл бұрын
Rule 34: don't ask
@Georges_IV3 жыл бұрын
@@Deepak-cu1mr with great power comes a great power bill
@endothegreatthief44324 жыл бұрын
This really never stops being relevant, does it?
@littlewhizard7234 жыл бұрын
It won't ever not be
@Doctor-Infinite4 жыл бұрын
Ah a fellow Celeste fan. You're a woman of culture Especially if you watch videos like this
@user-bg6xh7vv7t4 жыл бұрын
maddy pfp huh? 194 golden strawbs here, how about you
@NeostormXLMAX4 жыл бұрын
until the end of humanity
@matthewnewhouse46344 жыл бұрын
It's scary how many people now a days don't realize this is how governments works. People always think that governments have the peoples bests interest in mind until they are well bad off that they can't ignore it.
@tendergnat3 жыл бұрын
"Corruption is not some kind of petty crime" Me who lives in Brazil: True, its a kind of big crime that ruined my entire country
@horpuscorpus82992 жыл бұрын
as is the main attraction
@icyify2 жыл бұрын
corruption is simply a tool to keep power
@ironcito11012 жыл бұрын
Pfft! You guys are amateurs at corruption. Regards, Argentina
@javieralejandrotrianapaz63432 жыл бұрын
@@ironcito1101 Venezuela: pathetic
@samilkafa37632 жыл бұрын
Hey there! We're also amateurs but we'll soon be there with you. Greetings from Turkey.
@andywest6768 Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I bought the Dictator's Handbook after watching this, and found it instructive.
@CGPGrey Жыл бұрын
Instructive? 😬
@alrick30005 жыл бұрын
Having read the book on which this is based, I must say that this video, in terms of clarity of information, far exceeds the actual text. The way the information is presented here is truly remarkable since it was able to extract the most meaningful ideas from the text and was able to clarify certain ambiguities in the book. Great job CGP Grey
@cr0n0slxiii544 жыл бұрын
Which book? 48 rules of power perhaps?
@sdriggers24 жыл бұрын
@@cr0n0slxiii54 Almost certainly the "Dictators Handbook" by Bueno de Mesquita et al. It's academic.
@cautarepvp20794 жыл бұрын
so what was the book?
@alrick30004 жыл бұрын
sdriggers2 is correct. The Dictators Handbook by Bueno de Mesquita. An Amazon link to the book is in the video description.
@lcrn62884 жыл бұрын
People: Yay we are free New Dictator: More like, “Under new management”
@shosty5754 жыл бұрын
Megamind?
@jothamstephens1044 жыл бұрын
AH YAH
@PatricioHondagneuRoig4 жыл бұрын
Oh Titan
@gusking39284 жыл бұрын
The cruelty of the old dictator is no more! Now, let a whole new wave of cruelty wash over this lazy land!!!
@caldwell9-04 жыл бұрын
Gus King. Not lazy, just unable
@PhysiOSQuantum7 жыл бұрын
Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made. - Otto Von Bismark
@Fuchsia_tude7 жыл бұрын
He didn't say that, but it's better not to see quote attributions being made.
@gayvideos38087 жыл бұрын
Fuchsia 'tude Who didn't what?
@Fuchsia_tude7 жыл бұрын
say that thing POSQ said he did
@chrisschoenthaler51847 жыл бұрын
Fuchsia 'tude Good to see you giving legitimate backing for what you say. However, while the quote did not originate with Bismarck, that does not mean he never said it. It is entirely plausible that Bismarck used an obscure older quote, and people who had never heard it before just assumed he said it first. You should probably edit your original comment.
@takref17 жыл бұрын
PhysiOSQuantum I
@kroegerfamily83712 жыл бұрын
CGP Grey is putting me down the path to either becoming a cruel dicator or a violent ararchist
@su1t0n112 жыл бұрын
Depending on the country you live in, I don't give hope to any. The army won't just let an anarchist movement spike up, that is not how you make money
@benitofranco3726 жыл бұрын
“You cannot escape structures of power, you can only turn a blind eye to understanding them.” “Take the throne to act, and the throne acts upon you.” Damn, that gave me some serious goosebumps Grey...
@YoshiTheyosh1236 жыл бұрын
"Maybe you'll be different..."
@someguy99866 жыл бұрын
CGP Grey: master of pacing, connoisseur of the dramatic pause
@cksoup4 жыл бұрын
my rules for rulers: -must have increments of measurment -must be accurate -must be practically sized
@charlesfraunhofer78934 жыл бұрын
Rules for rulers: make a set of rules, that's it.
@itssillysam264 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile in America: The car is about 8 fridges away from our house.
@Number1tnfan6834 жыл бұрын
Enclave Soldier all measurement is arbitrary
@adferxis4 жыл бұрын
@@Number1tnfan683 Someone who gets it
@chinezerebel94434 жыл бұрын
-must be sturdy enough to whack your dying gold mine slaves
@sl33pw17h4ng3l5 Жыл бұрын
Your tone of voice for this video is what I can only describe as Neutrally Evil; you calmly lay out the reasoning and motives for political (in?)action with a benevolent maliciousness. Which is, almost more than the content itself, terrifying. Excellent use of music to underscore it all.
@CA-bw9vw3 жыл бұрын
I learned more about politics and history in this video than my first 11 years in school. Masses who know just enough knowledge to be productive professionals, but not enough to understand how society works. That's the sweet spot I guess.
@navilluscire25673 жыл бұрын
Exactly, keeping the productivity of the citizens high which keeps the wealth generated that keeps society running while aslo keeping them ignorant about how power systems really work so as to be less able to effect meaningful changes to it for their benefit and much less able to hold their leaders and representatives accountable for their actions. It also helps if you keep the majority of the populace divided on stupid, miniscule things (like red vs blue but are basically the same) which diverts attention away from major problems that the leadership or representatives benefit from either not fixing or even making such issues worse for the citizenry.
@stillwatersrundeep0013 жыл бұрын
That's giving WAY too much credit to the intelligence of the politicians. This video is a darkly beautiful fantasy for certain types of cynics, but don't treat it as the invariable truth.
@actuallyjustanapple3 жыл бұрын
@@stillwatersrundeep001 your giving too little credit to the people who control those politicians. Have you not watched the video? The politicians are not in control, they are constantly giving to the people around them, be it the many people in a democracy, or the few in a dictatorship.
@thedeviantguy3 жыл бұрын
@@stillwatersrundeep001 whether they are aware of it or not, the web that holds the flies still holds them in place. It doesn’t matter if they know about the rules, they play by them or get replaced.
@magniwalterbutnotwaltermag14793 жыл бұрын
@@navilluscire2567 yeah, that's wjy it's a school and not a college, they're there to give you a job not get involved in politics, that's wehere universities and actually searching for doccuments in libraties are for
@realfangplays3 жыл бұрын
Looking at Afghanistan through this lens produces a very different view from the common media narrative. Once America left Ghani couldn't fund his key supporters and so they let the Taliban replace him. Some key supporters don't believe the Taliban can pay them enough either so they would back the northern alliance.
@mrcat64333 жыл бұрын
Furthermore, the moment the Taliban came to power, they culled most key supporters- particularly the police, law, transportation, healthcare, etc. Everything is now in the control of the Afghan army, whose members have either lost/died or joined the Taliban. This is why the Taliban took over the country with nearly no opposition.
@ursusarctos03 жыл бұрын
The key resource in this case was American largesse. (Does anyone think those billions of dollars in military aid were actually going to the Afghan soldiers?) But when the US pulled out, Ghani's days were numbered. Meanwhile, the Taliban are taking their cut of Afghanistan's opium trade, while making seductive eyes at Chinese mining interests.....
@CodaMission3 жыл бұрын
I love when people casually do what teachers beg of their students: apply the lesson outside of the classroom
@loturzelrestaurant3 жыл бұрын
@@CodaMission Then you will surely like some channels i could maybe recommend. Interested? ?
@agent_sus32733 жыл бұрын
@@CodaMission Yeah. I saw this video and instantly started thinking about the Russian Revolution.
@alexia35523 жыл бұрын
"Maybe, you'll be different" As the hat morphs to a dictator's hat.. message well sent
@williamfarley37942 жыл бұрын
I always get a little chill at that part
@jeremyjackson88622 жыл бұрын
And the cycle continues.
@georgeevans90442 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite moments in the video
@chee.rah.monurB2 жыл бұрын
@@jeremyjackson8862 Right,because every revolunionary says that to themselves. Remember when Lenin wanted to be better than those "capitalist pigs" but ended up creating the TROPE CODIFIER for dictatorships?
@Randoman5902 жыл бұрын
Grey mentions how taking the Moral High Road makes the game more difficult by giving leverage over your Keys to your rivals. That got me thinking. Is there any amount of sheer charisma or moral inspiration in your supporters that can overcome that temptation to backstab the ruler? Are there any notable historical examples of Key Supporters rejecting a better offer from a rival out of sheer loyalty to their current ruler or their cause?
@Mark_badas2 жыл бұрын
It's a rule not a law.
@lilyabatliwala67892 жыл бұрын
Like he said, "Even if you have gathered the most loyal, angelic supporters, they have the same problem as you, just one level down." "They too must watch out for rivals from below or above: thus the treasure they get must also be spent to maintain their position."
@anatar25182 жыл бұрын
There is one. Maybe the only one Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. But it comes from pure loyalty from military and people to a war hero . So it is a bit cheating.
@joshskier2 жыл бұрын
@@anatar2518 I don't think it's cheating at all; it is a valid criteria. If becoming a war hero is what it takes to max out your charisma stat then so be it.
@Aaronlune2 жыл бұрын
Spend enough treasure on the ruled (or simply convince enough of the population that you are) and you can make the ruled unruly if you are deposed. What I think the video gets 'wrong' that even in dictatorships you still need enough support from the populous. To a degree the ruled population is still a key. Guns, armor, fortification, organization and stuff are all force multipliers and a military utterly divorced from the populous is hard to foster even with a caste system, at some point a population willing to potentially die for freedom can overcome a military. JC got stabbed to death because (and other reasons) he was trying to use this fact to get around needing the keys of the senate.
@nsk3705 жыл бұрын
This video is, to this day, one of the best videos ever made. Brilliant and eye-opening.
@alizo35 жыл бұрын
Ns K so true!
@chipskylark55005 жыл бұрын
Fucking fantastic video. This is what KZbin was made for
@holisticpsychologybyobrien5 жыл бұрын
You know it, buddy. Go watch House of Cards.
@obradinn74915 жыл бұрын
It's not as all-encompassing as he makes it out to be. The French Revolution was a glorious clusterfuck because it failed to consolidate power effectively. The army wasn't ineffectual at stopping the revolution and the deposition of King Louis because the powerful deemed it so. The powerful simply didn't have the raw "treasure" to sustain their society. So those suffering under the society crushed it. From it rose a messed up idealistic hodge-podge of conflicting narratives that resulted in so much death, despair and destruction that the events of it are being felt today in 2019. Although this theory does predict one thing though; the rise of Napoleon Boneparte who would be the man who formulated modern France.
@selfissimo5 жыл бұрын
If you believe what he says then you are stupid.. should read more books.
@gmitchellfamily4 жыл бұрын
Love how the full-out dictators have AK-47s but the "middling" dictator is stuck with the cheaper SKS.
@kennedytheretard9754 жыл бұрын
Cyka blyat comrade full-out dictators had extra support from glorious union middling dictators could get the cheaper lower quality surplus from WWII *sorry im trying to be a trashy tankie or something*
@Cybernaut5514 жыл бұрын
Haha, the 'middling dictator' may be a cheapskate.
@kurtsell83764 жыл бұрын
@@Cybernaut551 that's why he's a middling dictator
@KingOfMilfgaard4 жыл бұрын
"And Angels who build good works will always lose to Devils who don't" Damn bro..
@kolkoki4 жыл бұрын
Because there will always be an asshole who wants money for himself and not the greater good. Someone who value individual over society. Kinda like anti-masks "i dont care if i kill people by not wearing a mask, MY comfort is more important than THEIR lives ! "
@alfredorotondo4 жыл бұрын
@@kolkoki *pinochet noises*
@kolkoki4 жыл бұрын
@@alfredorotondo I am sorry as i do not know enough about him to understand what you are meaning
@graveyardshift66914 жыл бұрын
@@kolkoki As you are reading this comment, you are inhaling god only knows how many different viruses, bacteria, germs, infections, and god knows what else. Perhaps you are even inhaling Covid-19 right this very second. While most of these are fairly harmless and in certain cases even beneficial, your body is under attack 24/7. The only way for you to stop these attacks outright is to live in a completely sealed and scrubbed environment. The masks being forced on everyone at large to 'protect the citizens' don't even qualify as such. Biological sciences have proven that your immune system is very much like your muscles. If you fail to exercise them properly and also allow them adequate rest at times, they will fail you. The consequence of such failure of an immune system is your death. Living in a 'clean' environment is just as deadly as living in filth. If you live in filth, your immune system is overtaxed and cannot keep up. If you live in a 'clean' environment, your immune system will atrophy and when the time comes, it will fail you. Masks do nothing to help this process. At most they will help contain/prevent the spread depending on the state of the person on them. To a healthy person, they will contain nothing and they will prevent the immune system from learning how to fight an infection. Masks kill healthy populations. However the result is far different for those who are at-risk as it prevents a full on outbreak that a weakened immune system can't handle right away and contains those who ARE sick. Your best defense against disease is your own build in biological defenses. If that fails, medicines are designed to bolster or otherwise assist this process until your body can adapt. Those that fail die. That's life. You can't save everyone. We are well beyond the point where masks do anybody good and it's time to let biology take over. Help those who are at-risk but at this point, it's up to those murder death machines the White Blood Cells.
@TheRealColBosch4 жыл бұрын
@@graveyardshift6691 I've got something you can breathe, asshole.
@cyberlord64 Жыл бұрын
Every once in a while, I see something that makes the lightbulb above my head light up. Suddenly a concept not only makes sense, but becomes a link to other concepts, like a jigsaw puzzle that fits in the middle of a picture bringing it all together. Thank you for this
@thomasrobinson56793 жыл бұрын
"The people only storm the palace when the soldiers let them.." That... aged well...
@Joerje3 жыл бұрын
@@ShiningTitan ur not a chad...
@blackgemstone8013 жыл бұрын
@@ShiningTitan ah great. Someone comparing one jackass dying to the hundreds of unarmed people shot by police for peacefully marching.
@maximocaseres25263 жыл бұрын
So, what happened now? I dont watch news very often.
@AlphaGarg3 жыл бұрын
@@maximocaseres2526 Probably in reference to the capitol building thing that happened in the states at the start of the year.
@VenikHue3 жыл бұрын
I think he meant that the people storming a palace and succeeding only happens if the soldiers let them.
@knerf9998 жыл бұрын
this made me hate politics even more. But i am a more informed citizen now which is more valuable.
@Sickboyfriend8 жыл бұрын
Yeah, politics is not a likable subject, yet it affects your life, and you should care.
@obviouslyniceduh55218 жыл бұрын
knerf999 one video doesn't make you an informed citizen actually do some more research on political science and reading history and current events and such is a way of becoming a informed citizen, while watching a well produced video is a good way of starting your research it is in no way comprehensive or complete. tldr: read non-fiction books
@knerf9998 жыл бұрын
it doesn't make me an informed citizen, but no matter how much i read about it i would never be an absolutely informed citizen. But i am a marginally more informed citizen then i used to be. Got some recommendations then?
@artski098 жыл бұрын
no it pays to be uninformed
@Arlesmon8 жыл бұрын
It is not a pleasant thing to know, but definitely a necessary one to understand why they rarely help people or do it if it's within the interest of the group.
@tdimensional67334 жыл бұрын
To quote the Donkey Kong Country cartoon: "He who holds the coconut, rules."
@ethangoldsmith93324 жыл бұрын
Hol nut, rule
@thetayterminator14364 жыл бұрын
The "Golden Rule", he who holds the Gold Rules.
@novkorova27744 жыл бұрын
The problem is that what people decide has some power over other, in democracy violenece through the state is validated, so if 90% of people want to make it legal to kill the other 10%, when someone else likes shitty music, or a shitty film or shitty shoes you don't care because they are free to like that and you are not affected by that, democracy is the mass apressing the rest, forcing them to follow their beliefs.
@krishivagarwal51894 жыл бұрын
The coconut being the said nation's resources.
@baranxlr4 жыл бұрын
So it is written.
@theofender55232 жыл бұрын
A fantastic summary of such a complicated problem. I was also dumbfounded by how accurate the structure of power is in everyone's life no matter what
@basilisk58554 жыл бұрын
There are only two constants I see here: Death and taxes
@UrWifiIsSlow4 жыл бұрын
Monaco joined the chat
@nurlindafsihotang494 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@TheSkullConfernece4 жыл бұрын
Taxes are not constant. They're not a guarantee if we realize the illegitimacy of them and the opportunity of voluntary cooperation.
@goldengaruda89354 жыл бұрын
Taxes exist only so long as people, death as long as there is life
@Mernom4 жыл бұрын
@@TheSkullConfernece voluntary cooperation... Among humans... So, never right?
@ReliquaryPrime3 жыл бұрын
Well, THAT was depressing...
@woofiegoofie3 жыл бұрын
@Matthew Morycinski you cannot use the word compromise in Dictatorship system.
@wtfbros51103 жыл бұрын
@@woofiegoofie tell that to Beria
@woofiegoofie3 жыл бұрын
@@wtfbros5110 At first I don't know him but ugh he's awful.
@wtfbros51103 жыл бұрын
@@woofiegoofieyeah he's almost as bad as Himmler, which is ironic since he wants detente with the west and a united neutral germany
@elitemook42343 жыл бұрын
It get's worse. What happens when human labor is made obsolete by AI and robots? The elites purge the plebs to protect their position of power in accrodence with the second law.
@petersmythe64625 жыл бұрын
"You can't eliminate those who don't vote for you." *Challenge Accepted*
@leannemo73825 жыл бұрын
Hillary, is that you? ;)
@cult_of_odin5 жыл бұрын
@AJ Kelly dude you have a lot to learn about reading comprehension since I was agreeing with you.
@dorkmax70735 жыл бұрын
Cough cough voter ID laws cough cough
@Mr.Havoc42125 жыл бұрын
Good luck
@JessSimpson13135 жыл бұрын
@AJ Kelly nothing like some casual anti-Semitism in KZbin comments amirite?
@benh7152 жыл бұрын
This video should be part of every school curriculum. It’s a great way to understand the world.
@devon301f2 жыл бұрын
But remember, democracy’s are still a for-profit business and therefore education and community are a danger to it. Proper US history and education on its structure are not a part of curriculum for a reason.
@dorkmax70733 жыл бұрын
This is literally darker and more devious than even Machiavelli. In the Prince, Machiavelli talks about ruling with the lightest touch and avoiding bloodshed. This is straight up darker
@I_AM_HYDRAA3 жыл бұрын
Machiavelli advice is just commons sense
@I_AM_HYDRAA3 жыл бұрын
@@karlklaus2736 i am reading the prince and it says to rule a place it is better to be feared than loved which makes sense they are not a grandma the ruler needs to get things done
@mobeenkhan8243 жыл бұрын
Karl Klaus Not everything is common sense in the Prince, the chapters on how to hold a state you have gained by luck is not common sense, the chapter on mercenaries and auxiliaries is not common sense. What to do in conquered territory is not common sense.
@mobeenkhan8243 жыл бұрын
i_am_hydraa Not everything is common sense in the Prince, the chapters on how to hold a state you have gained by luck is not common sense, the chapter on mercenaries and auxiliaries is not common sense. What to do in conquered territory is not common sense.
@mobeenkhan8243 жыл бұрын
Karl Klaus I suggest you also read his book, discourses on Livy. It is basically the Prince, but made towards a politician in a republic not a king.
@minervablake75737 жыл бұрын
Damn, I never realized that stick figures could be so expressive...
@justincronkright50257 жыл бұрын
Watch some other videoes on the mind and all that stuff will start showing you that... Maybe, it's just our brains doing most of the work. We're making a nice story up for the flashing of stick figures coming and going one by one.
@arulmalhotra85877 жыл бұрын
same
@TRG_real7 жыл бұрын
When you have 2k likes and 3 comments....
@feynstein10047 жыл бұрын
Check out Historia civilis. You'll marvel at how you come to care for a collection of squares and boxes.
@Wilker_uwu6 жыл бұрын
ever heard of Animator vs. Animation by Alan Becker?
@MachineMan-mj4gj3 жыл бұрын
This isn’t dark, it’s just honest.
@treeamble5853 жыл бұрын
The two aren't opposites, it can be honest and dark at the same time
@HeidenLam3 жыл бұрын
Being honest is dark, we live in a society
@MachineMan-mj4gj3 жыл бұрын
@@HeidenLam Go I'm so sick of this society around me.
@MachineMan-mj4gj3 жыл бұрын
@Je720 Republics fail because the people become lazy.
@stillwatersrundeep0013 жыл бұрын
It isn't the whole truth. It's being relentlessly cynical for the sake of crafting a simple theoretical model, but it isn't backed up by a large chunk of history. The transition from dictatorships to democracies, for example.
@kevingubernatis3324 Жыл бұрын
That last bit was absolutely true. Some of the most insidious kinds of corruption perhaps not the worst, but the most common place are in municipal, and local politics. Somebody who gets elected mayor, and institutes a project that repairs the roads, who conveniently has that project start on their Street, it's far too commonplace, and far too accepted.
@smalltiny8 жыл бұрын
1. Measure in cm and inches 2. Be transparent. 3. Be portable and safe to use
@kcechoxzar8 жыл бұрын
then: 1. Measure in bananas
@fattshea63128 жыл бұрын
Top meme m9
@Infernape78908 жыл бұрын
Beautiful!
@kalvincastro90428 жыл бұрын
Discriminating against wooden and metal rulers :(
@jaschabull23658 жыл бұрын
People always say they want the second rule to apply to the other kind of rulers - but what possible pitfalls could there be to the people getting their wish? I wonder.
@oswald75973 жыл бұрын
"The people only storm the palace when the army let's them" Funny that
@DrOfficedog3 жыл бұрын
A it was totally a coup when they didn’t try to hold it or make demands.
@bradenallen12413 жыл бұрын
@@DrOfficedog Doesn't matter what it was, they're terrorists either way.
@DrOfficedog3 жыл бұрын
@@bradenallen1241 they’re only terrorists because they entered government property/Support the President. In the 60s an armed radical terrorist group stormed the capital, made demands and nothing happened to them. Those terrorists were Black Panthers.
@flexingfletchyt47563 жыл бұрын
V for vendetta: Yep ima write that down
@d.m.collins15013 жыл бұрын
@@DrOfficedog what day was that? I'll look that up in my history books oh wait it's a lie.
@matril3284 жыл бұрын
I just realized that an election is a gentle coup And that the sentence « the keys needed to gain power aren’t the same as those needed to keep it. » is still relevant
@pietristephane35373 жыл бұрын
The real reason of democracy is that it assures a bloodless transition of power. So yes. The founding fathers and the enlighten area philosophers were not hippies dreaming of rainbow and unicorns, but people who proposed ways of governing that were the best for most people despite greed and corruption of the average human.
@bca_43213 жыл бұрын
@@pietristephane3537 I hate to break it to you, but nothing **assures** a bloodless transition of power. If enough shitty stuff happens in a row it doesn't matter what system you live under, you're gonna have problems.
@pietristephane35373 жыл бұрын
@@bca_4321 I "hate to break it to you" but in most democracies most of the time the transition of power is bloodless, even between different factions.... just look at an history book. Which other system of government allows a departing faction to handle the power to their opposition without violence or threat of? I "hate to break it to you" that being pedantic makes you sound ignorant more than anything. And I "hate to break it to you" that in general we speak in normal circumstance, you know cause I could go to make the statement to someone who says "water makes wet" : "I hate to break it to you but if enough work is made on the surface, water does not make wet"..... I would propose a new pseudo for you: mister pedantic a... ha....
@PitLord7773 жыл бұрын
Not exactly the real reason for democracy, but a very convincing argument for it. In a monarchy or similar hierarchies, you need to actually battle the government in order to replace it. Wars are destructive and risks destroying the infrastructure that are sources of revenue for the country. Not so in democracies where the government can be replaced in an election. Sure, the incumbents may be tempted to suspend the laws to keep themselves in power but that risks destroying the very lucrative infrastructures in a democracy and so are discouraged from initiating a civil war. Besides, they can just try again in the next election. Of course, an idiot who initiates a civil war in a democracy anyway will soon find his/her coffers empty and his key supporters giving him the cold shoulder.
@cosmicspacething34743 жыл бұрын
*Is there no winning for the lower classes, will the higher classes always be scummy? It’s actually not as hopeless as people are saying it is. Like the video mentioned the system is like a house of cards. If the people want to overthrow all the bad people, and get decent treatment from the new higher ups, we have to start at the bottom and replace the lowest keys with a lot more moral people that won’t support the bad guys. It’s an uphill battle but it’s entirely possible! Everyone just needs to be aware of this fact.*
@GraysonStealth Жыл бұрын
I'd have to say... this is the best informative video on the internet
@JoeSmith-qy6qo Жыл бұрын
Yes
@raifwinn24755 жыл бұрын
8.2 million views. I didn’t know there were gonna be that many future dictators
@BrodyMulligan5 жыл бұрын
I’m just running for state legislature in the US. I don’t really seek anything beyond state senator. It’s pretty good information.
@antonyandrewson58035 жыл бұрын
@@BrodyMulligan whens the election?
@jeric_synergy85815 жыл бұрын
Dude, it's happening right in front of you.
@csaros5 жыл бұрын
I watched it seven times already
@danese16365 жыл бұрын
Considering how many "seats of power" there are in Microsoft or Google or Amazon alone... you should have known.
@alecxander95733 жыл бұрын
0th Rule: Without power, you can affect nothing. 1st Rule: Keep the key supporters on your side. 2nd Rule: Control the treasure. 3rd Rule: Minimize key supporters.
@eclecticsoffy3 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@onlinealiasuk3 жыл бұрын
4: don't fight a land war is Asia
@Leonlion03053 жыл бұрын
@@onlinealiasuk except, if you are,...The Mongols
@orangelake22683 жыл бұрын
@@Leonlion0305 New 4th: Don't Fight a sea war in Asia
@bishopadhemaroflepuy83773 жыл бұрын
@@onlinealiasuk 5: Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line.
@Spailon3 жыл бұрын
18:03 The ruler turns into a dictator as the screen fades to black, beautiful.
@NAME-yg8sl3 жыл бұрын
Didn't even catch that...
@GeorgeDCowley2 жыл бұрын
And winks.
@user-xy5yg6se1k2 жыл бұрын
ikr? looking for this comment
@alandeutsch77692 жыл бұрын
and also the music turns from a major into a minor key. great catch
@xpendabull2 жыл бұрын
Because everyone always says, "when I'm in charge, I'll be different!" When in reality you'll be just as corrupt and amoral as every ruler before you. There are very few exceptions in history.
@cattoleonce40662 жыл бұрын
that one dictator that spent everything on the citizens until he got killed by the military leader : 👁👄👁
@moiquiregardevideo7 жыл бұрын
This video is flowing so smoothly. It is a well design, logical explanation on the generic way any power structure exist. It apply to countries, companies and families. You want to be promoted to manager? Learn the politic of your environment.
@namingisdifficult4086 жыл бұрын
Christian Gingras agreed
@CodaMission3 жыл бұрын
In my international relations class, in a section on how power is maintained, I quoted your video and referred to Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, and, lo amd behold, in the lectures, the professor in a video said "for this section, we'll be discussing the work of Bruce Bueno de Mesquita". I love when my passions line up like that
@slevinchannel75893 жыл бұрын
This channel reminds me of 'Oversimplified' and 'Hbomberguy'': Very educational BUT Fun.
@HiHello-jo8tp3 жыл бұрын
"No man rules alone." One of the sharpest double-edged swords ever.
@adamrodaway91162 жыл бұрын
Rule 5. When you’ve spent all the treasure and the people start getting restive, start a war. Either on an internal group (Jews, Kulaks….etc.) or a neighbour (Poland, Falklands, Ukraine…)
@RinInABin8 жыл бұрын
1. Be completely straight 2. Make sure the increments are of equal length 3. Make sure there is space between the ruler's edge and the zero mark
@AlexPope16688 жыл бұрын
You'd make a fine ruler, I imagine. :)
@JoeMansley8 жыл бұрын
I'm not sold on Rule 3. I once had a ruler that started at 0. I liked it.
@RinInABin8 жыл бұрын
Joe Mansley Wear and tear may have eaten at that edge. Zero error could have been introduced.
@brishtisengupta71808 жыл бұрын
That's called a rule, not a ruler.
@wanderingrandomer8 жыл бұрын
Depends where you live. It's called a ruler in the UK.
@federativemapperholiday15803 жыл бұрын
Started a coup in a server, became vice dictator then went and assasinated the main dictator
@daseapickleofjustice72313 жыл бұрын
How does one access these discord servers of such interesting politics?
@daseapickleofjustice72313 жыл бұрын
@@thedirector9871 yes but how can I find a server to spread my political agenda in?
@daseapickleofjustice72313 жыл бұрын
@@thedirector9871 cool I will use the ghost of comrade Stalin to make a better society
@kopi68503 жыл бұрын
@@daseapickleofjustice7231 potato
@felipeaugusto26003 жыл бұрын
@@thedirector9871 That sounds epic
@CarlosRios18 жыл бұрын
I thought that Rule 0 was: "Keep the army happy.""
@techdroid20008 жыл бұрын
Carlos Rios Military Industrial Complex, always worth learning about.
@512TheWolf5128 жыл бұрын
that's the main rule - have the power
@omegasrevenge8 жыл бұрын
The army is merely another Key supporter. A very important one, sure, but nothing more.
@512TheWolf5128 жыл бұрын
abschussrampe no, it is the key key supporter
@carsonchiu60698 жыл бұрын
can't pay the army without the bureaucrats
@lordsiomai2 жыл бұрын
This is so well made. It touches on so many topics without being drowned in so much detail about single one of them
@anachronity90024 жыл бұрын
Very helpful for planning D&D campaigns, making villains and unpleasant-but-necessary allies feel more nuanced and natural rather than just being there because your story needs a bad guy. also, like, understanding politics or something.
@Hell_O74 жыл бұрын
Good for you, I probably never actually use it for anything lol. Bit unrelated but how does D&D works? I guess... where do I need to go for both learning the lore and play the game
@grizzlyb99844 жыл бұрын
You should also check out mathew colville's politics series. They go hand in hand. Dael Kingsmill also has a video about politics and settlements.
@grizzlyb99844 жыл бұрын
@@Hell_O7 D&D is an TTRPG. Table top role playing game. You play pretend in a world already published or in one made by you. There's a game master that works as referee and narator and around 4-5 other players that explore the world, fight things or just talk to people. You should really look it up online.
@Hell_O74 жыл бұрын
@@grizzlyb9984 I get that part, I'm talking about the detail like how is the story created, the GM react to dice rolls (did they make the branching paths before that, or is it something the book made), how to make characters, etc. I've been to DnD Beyond site before to look up about the character one, but I come out with more question honestly (especially level and what is the limit of freedom you have, which probably decided beforehand) It's probably easier to show in practice, but I'm not even sure if I have the attention span for playing that to begin with. Sorry for the long comment lol
@grizzlyb99844 жыл бұрын
@@Hell_O7 it's alot of making stuff up on the fly for the things you didn't account for, refering to how the dm reacts to the unforseen. He thinks what they might do, or just asks them and then, plan accordingly. Say they want to infiltrate a castle. He makes a castle as he sees fit, and then the players decide how they approach. One trick is to put a delayer in between the players and their destination. They want to go to the sewers? A small number thugs attack them. They defeat the thugs and reach the sewer as the session ends. They are hiped for the next time because they reached their destination, and the gm gets one more week or so to plan the sewers. Being the gm mostly encompases knowing how some stuff works, such as rules or real life, and then do something that fits the bill for what they need. I am no fan of dnd Beyond. My all time favorites are "Never stop thinking" 's how to play guide, and "Mathew Collvile" 's running the game series for when you have a grasp of the rules. The running the game series is geared towards making people run dnd as a GM.
@AtrumDelorox8 жыл бұрын
I know it's suppose to be educational, but this felt dark as fuck. Soul crushingly hopeless. Yet some part of me liked it.
@SolarScion8 жыл бұрын
Indeed. None of these systems work at scale to allow for a fair society. Once a system becomes large enough that any one person is not accountable to any other, the power structure begins to supersede humanity.
@farmerboy9168 жыл бұрын
Which is why you simply eliminate non-voluntary power structures.
@512TheWolf5128 жыл бұрын
that's a simple confirmationof the statement, that whoever has the power has anything
@esbenandersen57068 жыл бұрын
Americapox and The Trouble with Transporters were very much in the same tone. It's very different, if you compare to say, the Zebra vs Horses video (Which came after Americapox, IIRC, and on a related note) or even his Why the UK Elections were the Worst in History (Also on a fairly depressing subject). I don't know why, but it seems Mr. Grey is trying (And achieving) vastly different moods with educational videos. Like you, I like the variety... but I also like H.P. Lovecrafts work on the abject insignificance of humanity, and how all our dreams will eventually be wrought to naught by a being so far beyond our understanding that it's not even monstrous; it just never realised we were there to be ruined.
@autolykos98228 жыл бұрын
Yup. The saddest part is that there is no evil conspiracy. It's simply a result of game theory (i.e. mathematics), and just as unavoidable as water flowing downhill. And it's not just in politics - coordination problems are almost always the reason we can't have nice things. A (very long, slightly rambly) article that discusses this kind of problem in more detail would be Scott Alexander's "Meditations on Moloch": slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/ TL;DR: Almost no one is evil. Almost everything is broken.
@judewakefield72136 жыл бұрын
Don’t take this video as an indication that it’s impossible to help people. Take it as what the obstacles are to helping people. You have to get past both your own naïveté and cynicism to see hope in this. If your takeaway is you can’t help people, you’ve missed the point. You just can’t help people in simple ways. But by creating blocks of voters who will push for education funding and if you’re willing to accept the complicated legal structure of a mature democracy then you can find ways to help. It isn’t by destroying the system, it’s by manipulating it.
@christopherrichey91376 жыл бұрын
Which is why almost NO politician actually does what they promise they will do once in office for the first time and why almost all become corrupt to stay there. It's a shame but it is human nature. The founders knew this and did a pretty good job of setting us up right.
@_FFFFFF_6 жыл бұрын
There is zero hope in it. Most of the readers and watchers do not have the social influence or money to "be" key or create a block The socio political landscape is putty to those with money. Be prepared for serious repercussions to both you and your family if you plan to change that, even in a democracy.
@judewakefield72136 жыл бұрын
Wade Mealing Hi, thank you for taking time to comment! This isn’t meant as an attack but I feel you are wrong and your appraisal of the powers that be are more akin to an ancient philosopher’s understanding of nature in that it sounds reasonable enough but lacks understanding. By spreading our understanding of selectorate theory and pushing for having as many voters as possible the political landscape changes, politicians are incentivized to aid more and more citizens and over long periods of time positive changes occur. Use America as an example: our human rights have increased in correlation with the number of voters that are franchised. Despite the fact that enfranchisement disadvantaged powerful people it advantaged other powerful people, and thus it was eventually brought about. The black vote, the female vote, both of these hurt some powerful people but aided others and eventually became the law. The hope lies in realism. People are so mad finding out politicians are playing chess instead of checkers that they ignore the rules for chess and waste their time bemoaning the state of things.
@_FFFFFF_6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to respond, My view is simplistic, my background is not in politics. I can only take the observations that I see in my life and not from the ideal world. I do realise this means it's anecdotal evidence, I do not have the time or the inclination to delve into US political manipulation (as I am not in the USA) and learning it has no next to zero utility in my life. I agree that knowing the rules of the game helps us understand it, but I honestly do not think that there is any serious chance of an individual not born into wealth or power having an influence. The minority group voting ( Race and Gender) just created yet another key to pander to and garner more influence. In this case it's a large and powerful key that even today creates overly simplistic talking points that are wielded by the political powers which are fawned over by these groups. The sad part is that these groups are frequently created by the political divisions that they support, further entrenching the most pandering political party. I would not believe for a moment that these groups becoming a new key was a problem for politicians or powerful people. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss, new palms to grease. I also agree there is no point complaining about it, this problem can't be fixed, and I also happen to think its the best solution we have right now. I just think that it is insincere to suggest that we can have any influence on the outcome when we have no control over the rules, the game and the scoreboard, and all we do is fund the machine with our income. I don't have a better solution, we introduce more rules we corrupt intentions, we release the rules we allow abuse. Its a bad place to be in if you're at the bottom of the ladder and many of us are going to be there for our entire lives.
@seroccoprime27746 жыл бұрын
Destroy the system anyway.
@bluehatbrit2 жыл бұрын
Don't mind me, just re-watching to refresh my memory due to current events.
@AllenQuid8 жыл бұрын
This is one of the most insightful, depressing, and motivating videos I've seen in some time.
@RGC_animation2 жыл бұрын
You know the phrase: "You either die as a hero or live long enough to watch yourself become a villain."? This video fits perfectly.
@archravenineteenseventeen2 жыл бұрын
Maximilian Robespierre and those kings in the bible
@Hr1s7i2 жыл бұрын
Or you can be merciless and destroy every single opponent who is in it for their own profit. Then you, albeit being a villain from purely moral perspective, still remain a hero, the common interest remaining as foundation of your rule.
@Destroyer1202962 жыл бұрын
@@Hr1s7i and who is going to do the destroying for you? You cant do it on your own. Nobody rules alone. No matter your goal or what you do you need others to accomplish stuff. Your keys. There is no escape
@Hr1s7i2 жыл бұрын
@@Destroyer120296 Choose keys who are not greedy ass hats. It's that easy, and that hard at the same time.
@thunderboltjavelinxiii72192 жыл бұрын
@@Hr1s7i and those keys have to manage their own keys lest they get kicked out themselves. The chain of power goes all the way down, and it’s impossible to get non-greedy or at least not self interested people for every position every step of the way.
@funwiththoughts6 жыл бұрын
Lol at all the idiots in the comments going "THIS PERFECTLY DESCRIBES WHY MY POLITICAL OPPONENTS ARE SO EVIL", not realizing the whole point of the video is that it applies to every leader regardless of their ideology.
@Conman93106 жыл бұрын
This guy gets it
@PitLord7776 жыл бұрын
*THE THRONE ACTS UPON YOU! DAMMIT!*
@YukonHexsun6 жыл бұрын
To be fair, there are some asshats more willing to hold power using this system than most. Yes the throne acts on you, but you can't deny a lot of people spend way more time helping their keys and donors than the people, despite other people in their exact same position doing more for the people while remaining in office just as long. There's a certain willingness to side with bastards over the people that certain people have. Nice thing about a democracy is, you can theoretically focus on making sure as many people under your "rule" are happy as you can. Yet a lot of politicians seem to run to big oil, pharma, private prisons, military contractors, foreign governments, etc. So, I can't totally blame people for missing the point since this structure did help them understand better why people give money and power to special interest groups, but yeah, they missed the point. If the system were making everyone as bad as their political opponents, assuming they truly are that bad, then democracy is inherently going to fuck them. I don't believe that's true, electoral college notwithstanding. They're bastards because they ran towards power in the way this video described, rather than trying to maintain enough power to get elected, and then do the right thing. And because, their special interest groups don't care about most people. Or at least that's how I view things, and my view of this is colored. Doesn't take a doctorate to know what political leaning I'm coming at this from.
@subscribetomefornoreason72945 жыл бұрын
What if you outlaw paying keys to power though so flat taxes no lobbying no subsidies ect in this case the only voting block that would be able to be influenced would be the general public because it would be illegal to reward any specific voting block or key to power
@_modernmage5 жыл бұрын
@@subscribetomefornoreason7294 how would people catch a dictator rewarding keys? Not all actions happen out where people can see, you know.
@Spiers.272 жыл бұрын
This aged well.
@mr._seal11038 жыл бұрын
when you realize there are no such things as corrupt politicians, but they are just politicians
@Alexaflohr8 жыл бұрын
Makes you think, doesn't it?
@Aikman948 жыл бұрын
Open to question, but it is a fair point... :/
@Sammysapphira8 жыл бұрын
That's not even remotely true at all.
@Ianx508 жыл бұрын
+benblue3 You're right, there are non-corrupt politicians. They just don't stick around for very long because of the points presented here.
@DarkSTKx8 жыл бұрын
benblue3 what's not remotely true?
@doa_form8 жыл бұрын
Consider the "Rules for Rulers" dynamics with the impending "Humans need not apply". Suddenly the majority of the population is no longer capable of producing wealth and dictatorships start to emerge everywhere.
@FortuitusVideo8 жыл бұрын
Which is why universal gun ownership is important. Owning a military weapon is the individual's "key".
@doa_form8 жыл бұрын
Now that's interesting. Under this context, the individual loses all power unless he/she owns a weapon.
@Unassuming_Gay8 жыл бұрын
And that's why that part of the US is great. But only that part.
@HekkVerk8 жыл бұрын
Irvel N this implies people wants power above all, which under the current zeitgeist certainly seems to be the case. Therefore, if we can shift from this zeitgeist to a new one, more aligned to the technological developments we have before us, then maybe we can do without those 'keys' in our society.
@FortuitusVideo8 жыл бұрын
HekkVerk The new Zeitgeist being consume. The ideal citizen would thus be a heroine addict.
@matthiasnagorski84114 жыл бұрын
You're the only channel I've clicked the bell for. I appreciate the careful, objective way you go through these topics. You never go after any political affiliation, or any specific figurehead. You simply state facts and allow us to cone to our own conclusion. It's phenomenal in this day and age. I appreciate it. Thank you for all your hard work.
@beneditobraz71792 жыл бұрын
This is probably the best overview of basic politics video ever made. Excelent work.
@quinnp84933 жыл бұрын
From the perspective of keys to power it can be interesting to observe Costa Rica, which abolished it's military following a series of coups. This effectively eliminated a key to power and saw a subsequent shift of resources towards the general public. Subsequently it's been the most economically and socially successful Central American country, with an unblemished record of continuous democracy in a neighborhood prone to strongmen.
@georgiaoni61013 жыл бұрын
finally something that doesn't sound all doom and gloom
@StevXtreme3 жыл бұрын
That''s because it affords to have no military as it's protected directly by the US army. But I do live in CR and I definitely agree that the lack of an army is beneficial.
@jakubkahoun83833 жыл бұрын
@@StevXtreme We have the army, the size is just so small, that it would not matter if Russia decides to invade us.
@alexassassy58553 жыл бұрын
@@jakubkahoun8383 even with all the citizens enrolled in the army I don't think costa rica could even scratch the russian army
@user-mr2cx8yd7v3 жыл бұрын
Yeah it's probably the best place to live in Central America
@nikolaslijepcevic53514 жыл бұрын
"Take the throne to act and the throne acts upon you", couldn't be more true
@frankdelgrosso82978 жыл бұрын
“but surely you on the throne will be better than someone else; and who knows maybe you will be different” (image changes from benevolent representative to dictator who winks at you). Awesome ending couldn’t have been more perfect.
@mm-if8mq7 жыл бұрын
Frank Delgrosso totally true!!!
@nurlindafsihotang495 жыл бұрын
"To know what is man true nature, dont see him in his suffering. See him when he holds power"- Abraham Lincoln
@Revenkin2 жыл бұрын
That's why in Australia voting is mandatory. If everyone votes, everyone is a keyblock demographic that can't be overlooked or taken advantage of... Or at least that is the optimal health for Australia. Unfortunately we have extremely biased privatised news outlets so a lot of the plans and funding for lower keys and entire keyblocks are hidden or taken advantage of anyway
@zibix45622 жыл бұрын
I actually agree that it should be mandatory in the us. Vote or be fined 1% of your income (or 100 USD), whichever is greater. Throw your vote away by voting for a third party or put in the write in part "I am doing this under duress" and just do your damn civic duty. Also all businesses have to give people time to go vote. Write in ballets is acceptable.
@oz_jones2 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, lets take notes from a prison colony :D You literally live in a dictatorship.
@ManoredRed Жыл бұрын
Doesn't work in practice. Mandatory voting is populist and corruption fodder. Poor ignorant people who normally wouldn't vote vote and get their vote purchased by some corrupt guy, or are brainwashed by a populist. Also happens in Brazil. In some places its still common for politicians to literally give people fuel, or farm animals, or whatever for their vote, often having entire networks of people to do this in a large scale.
@jsquared1013 Жыл бұрын
Better to have varied biases in the privatized media than have a singular, government-controlled bias (see: Russia, China, etc).
@cheydinal54015 жыл бұрын
I remember when I first watched this video and it created a real "Aha moment", while today that's just become so obvious to me that I'm almost genuinely surprised I didn't always know it. That's the brilliance of genuine insights: once you know them, it just becomes "duh"
@novkorova27744 жыл бұрын
The problem is that what people decide has some power over other, in democracy violenece through the state is validated, so if 90% of people want to make it legal to kill the other 10%, when someone else likes shitty music, or a shitty film or shitty shoes you don't care because they are free to like that and you are not affected by that, democracy is the mass apressing the rest, forcing them to follow their beliefs.
@marknaughton4 жыл бұрын
@@novkorova2774 Well, yes that's why we don't let people vote on those things. We have autocratic human rights committees e.t.c that everyone just agrees on being necessary. Not to mention you have political representives and not actual direct democracy.
@novkorova27744 жыл бұрын
@@marknaughton "Everyone just agrees on being necessary, and if you don't agree, then we agree you"
@thats_a_human_person14784 жыл бұрын
@@novkorova2774 my dad always said "democracy is a glorified lynch mob"
@kevinp10464 жыл бұрын
@@novkorova2774 I've heard it called "Tyranny of the Majority." Depending on the system, 51% of the people can make decisions/laws that hurt the other 49%.
8 жыл бұрын
is this a tropico play guide?
@openproducer1458 жыл бұрын
EL Presidente 101
@Nosirrbro8 жыл бұрын
Nah man its CK2
@boxylemons79618 жыл бұрын
The video made me think of the game a lot actually
@ElCampeador998 жыл бұрын
Its TheoTown.
@JoseHernandez-zq6rt8 жыл бұрын
Where is my island!!!!
@justapotota43307 жыл бұрын
"Take the throne to act, and the throne acts upon you."
@revan11397 жыл бұрын
just like the apprentice of obi-wan
@mrnobuddy35497 жыл бұрын
"where you stand depends on where you sit. where you sit depends on where you stand. "
@fiftysquiggly7 жыл бұрын
@gespilk The fuck are you talking about. First of all, this video in no way makes an attempt to relate the information to trickle down economics - its discussion of economic systems is even minimal. It discusses political systems more than it does economic systems for christ's sake. The video was made using the "Dictator's Handbook" as a reference and attempts to explain how power is obtained, maintained, and distributed amongst ruling parties. Second of all - key supporters and rulers ARE present at the same time. I am not even sure I understand what the hell you were attempting to convey here. The concept that is being conveyed is that a ruler without key supporters is not a ruler. That key supporters are necessary for any ruling party to enact change.
@fiftysquiggly7 жыл бұрын
No, as a matter of fact - I don't. And the reason I don't is because it isn't the same. The "idea of paying your key supporters" utilizes only one mechanic of Trickle Down Economics and, frankly, it utilizes that mechanic because that particular mechanic is inherent in ANY system of employment. Let's first establish a full understanding of Trickle Down Economics. Trickle Down Economics is the concept or idea that increased benefits for employers and businesses will result in increased benefits for society as a whole - increased wages, more jobs, etc. In short, it suggests that increasing the benefits for employers and businesses will directly influence and result in a net positive influence on the economy and people. Now let's return to your point. The idea of paying your key supporters is, indeed, a SINGLE MECHANIC present in Trickle Down Economics, sure. After all, in any system of employment, there needs to be incentive. But this mechanic is present in ANY system of employment and is not limited to, or originated from, trickle down economics. It is, actually, more comparable to employment in general. An employee who works for X company might leave X company for Y company if they feel that X company pays them less than what they are worth, and Y company will pay them more. It's a basic foundation to a working relationship - any working relationship. Similarly, a leader must pay their keys. This is a working relationship and, if the keys are not provided sufficient incentive and assess that they are more likely to be better rewarded by a competitor, they will switch sides. Aside from this mechanic, which is inherent in ALL working relationship, there is no further connection to Trickle Down Economics. CGP Grey in NO WAY attempts to state that this system increases benefits for the citizens. As a matter of fact, he states THE OPPOSITE - he states that the leaders who pay their keys more, on average, have to pay their citizens less, and he makes no attempt to suggest that increasing the amount you pay a key will increase the benefits to the citizens. So no, this video is not an attempt to justify Trickle Down Economics. If anything, it demonstrates AGAINST the concept of Trickle Down Economics. It's, rather, an attempt to explain how ruling parties obtain and maintain power.
@TheBearJew13097 жыл бұрын
"All power corrupts, but absolute power is kinda neat"
@michaelrissik48172 ай бұрын
I have only recently come across this channel and I want to commend CGP Grey. This is some of the most interesting, sometimes completely left field (Tiffany) content I have seen. He has devoted many hours of thorough research into each subject and it is presented with such intelligent humour. Well done.
@1KevinsFamousChili18 жыл бұрын
CGP Grey is the epitome of quality over quantity.
@erikjohansson42758 жыл бұрын
Quantity has a quality of its own.
@ilkeryoldas8 жыл бұрын
Yes: Diminishing Marginal Utility Returns
@lovelyperson98 жыл бұрын
+
@low99758 жыл бұрын
Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ............. Vsauce.
@low99758 жыл бұрын
Howso might I ask?
@Centurion978 жыл бұрын
HI BILLY MAYS HERE TO TELL YOU THAT WITH JUST THREE EASY STEPS, YOU CAN BE A DICTATOR TOO!
@somecuriosities8 жыл бұрын
rofwl :-D
@mrsmiley7078 жыл бұрын
HistoryBuff97 hahaha
@tonytime87098 жыл бұрын
This makes me... Happy: Beutiful Meme Bro. Sad: I miss Billy...
@mNag8 жыл бұрын
This video would have been better if he was shouting at me the whole time instead of talking monotone.
@MoreAnonymous8 жыл бұрын
shutup and take my money
@baxterrhodes75424 жыл бұрын
While many may see this and take it as a very negative outlook. I believe it is merely a very flat and practical view of power and how power works in these small dictatorships and in other political systems. Essentially it details how people, even with good intentions, submit to the fact that in order to gain power you must be constantly worried about the power you already have being taken. In essence, the ruler ends up having no actual power. Proximity to power, creates the illusion of power. Essentially, the average person who becomes a dictator or king or president. Will fall victim to (or already be complicit to) the corrupt system around them as they attempt to gain more power to achieve their goals. It becomes a self feeding cycle of using power to keep power. They go in wanting to be benevolent, and either refuse to play the game and wear their emotions on their sleeves (becoming useless since few will treat with him). Or they attempt to play the game, and lose their sense of morality as they try and not lose the power they have gained. Keep in mind, I say the average person. A person who is wise, intelligent and just can certainly use this system to his benefit and make it work for him. He may not need to bend to the will of his key supporters, he may not need to be entirely dependent on his wealth (or votes and laws) to placate and support those wishing to take from him his power. This is because you are also important in these scenarios (if you realize it), and the ruler as well can remove and replace various officials if he plans correctly. He can shape his government into one that will suit his needs using this system just as easily as the system can shape him. The ruler need only understand how his power works, understand the players around him, and be creative in overcoming the challenges that the key supporters give him. Primarily the corrupt ones, who if you wish to rule benevolently, must be eventually removed in their own "coups". The issue presented in this video is that too many rulers become figureheads, because they are too stupid or too scared. He is a glorified tax collector who takes the money from those below and funnels it into the real rulers, his "subordinates". When the tax collector gets uppity, he is replaced by another by the key supporters. In these situations it is better to be a key than a king, since you are not the focal point. However, a wise ruler need not fall victim to this system. He need not be, as it was said "ruled by the throne". He can rule his throne and employ people who will support him, listen to him and be loyal. All the while ensuring your subordinates protection. What is needed, is the knowledge and know how to work through this system. To play the supporters against themselves without their knowledge of your interference. Those who you dislike, you can abandon. Those you abandon, must not become a threat. Those you support, you must protect. As the tax collector you have the money and resources to decide this. You need only play the game intelligently, wisely and most of all discreetly. Or you will fall victim to an all too convenient "coup". In a corrupt government as a benevolent ruler, you must first play the game against the corrupt. You must first beat them, and put in charge those you view as not corrupt. Only then can you delegate the tasks of benevolence to your subordinates and see them bring about the prosperity you desire. Otherwise you will die stupid, or live stupid. All I am saying is do not despair, just be wise.
@AegixDrakan4 жыл бұрын
Takin' notes, takin' notes, *takin' notes*
@cylemons80994 жыл бұрын
This comment should have more likes
@petermartinez43994 жыл бұрын
@@cylemons8099 Agreed
@irvs59224 жыл бұрын
So we have a man that starved himself to death, a man that is too gullible to see the evil he has in front of him, and a man that thinks winning and ruling are the same thing. What do all of these men lack? Wisdom. Wisdom is what makes a good king.
@realdaggerman1054 жыл бұрын
Kessler Any man who must say I am the king, is no true king. I’ll see that you understand that when ive won your war for you.