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The Final Speech from The Great Dictator (1940)

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Re: The Final Speech from The Great Dictator (1940)

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Post by VinLucero »

questinthrow wrote: post #2

I'd wager it's more like we don't think at all and feel only anger. At least online that is.

I feel in my heart a deep sense of empathy after watching that. Like the quote from National Treasure, “People don’t talk like that anymore.” But the response from Nicolas Cage is, “But they feel it”.

As I understand it, Hitler used an economic narrative to build his team of supporters and eventually, desperate times cause people to vote with their wallets.

Does anyone else feel like the advent of modern online interactions is different from the early web? And maybe, just maybe… the economic incentives of the web shifting are what caused us to begin feeling angry and desperate?

Why not rebuild a better web, based on old principles of feeling? Web3 is really just about trust and decentralization of it, so why not rebuild the entire economic stack?

AI is great at many things, but great at feeling it is not.

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Post by virtue3 »

I know a lot of people here are missing the mark - the issue here is EMPATHY not -feelings-.

"We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness - not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. "

"We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery we need humanity. More than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness."

Please take in the WHOLE message before dissecting a single sentence.

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Post by fjallstrom »

flashback2199 wrote: post #17

I find it ironic that "We think too much and feel to little" appears to contradict the conclusion at the end "Let us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men’s happiness."

Paradoxes are beautiful!

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virtue3 wrote: post #22

I know a lot of people here are missing the mark - the issue here is EMPATHY not -feelings-. "We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness - not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. " "We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery we need humanity. More than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness." Please take…

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Post by Der_Einzige »

flashback2199 wrote: post #17

I find it ironic that "We think too much and feel to little" appears to contradict the conclusion at the end "Let us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men’s happiness."

Reminds me of Zizek's video "Don't act, just think"[1]

And yes, Zizek is a charlatan[2].

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgR6uaVqWsQ [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5yoqjABeBM

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Post by aprdm »

fumar wrote: post #18
przem8k wrote: post #10

"Don't let your mind speak louder than your heart". In tech we value data and being right so much, we may be too often missing the important part of being a decent human being.

This could help balance Amazon’s leadership principles.

Yet Jeff Bezos in his podcast appearance yesterday which was a 2h talk said that when data and anecdote disagree to trust the anecdote and gut feeling

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Post by Zetobal »

virtue3 wrote: post #22

I know a lot of people here are missing the mark - the issue here is EMPATHY not -feelings-. "We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness - not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. " "We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery we need humanity. More than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness." Please take…

Empathy is not the problem everyone has empathy for their own social groups. The problem is the division between these social groups. There is no grey anymore just black and white. You either hate me or love me.

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Post by oeta »

flashback2199 wrote: post #17

I find it ironic that "We think too much and feel to little" appears to contradict the conclusion at the end "Let us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men’s happiness."

It's interesting how statements can sometimes seem contradictory on their own. The first statement may highlight the importance of emotions, while the concluding one emphasizes reason and progress.

Together they might suggest a balance between thoughtful reflection and the hope of a rational and progressive world.

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Post by reqo »

flashback2199 wrote: post #17

I find it ironic that "We think too much and feel to little" appears to contradict the conclusion at the end "Let us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men’s happiness."

I don’t see the contradiction. Humans can be emotional and at the same use science to make all humans life better! In fact why would we ever develop any technology that makes life better for others if we don’t have any feelings for them?
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