Abraham Lincoln said, "If you want to test a man's character, give him power."
@waypasthadenough
9 жыл бұрын
+Shawn Ravenfire He should know. Read "The Real Lincoln."
@011azr
8 жыл бұрын
I think it's more like, "the real character of a man is shown by how he treat his inferiors."
@VasilyKiryanov
7 жыл бұрын
Indeed, SOME people are more liable to corruption than others, but no one can escape it. Some are just smart enough to NOT ASSUME power.
@thatfellowii7o123
5 жыл бұрын
“The real test of a man is not how he handles failure, but how he handles success”
@ravenone6255
4 жыл бұрын
Judge people not by the color of their skin but by their character
@zero1188
9 жыл бұрын
power doesn't corrupt. people were already the way they are before they gain power. power only gives them the opportunity to do so
@creativohugo
9 жыл бұрын
+zero This is the way I feel about power.
@logictruth1
9 жыл бұрын
+zero eh, lack of empathy could go a long way regardless of how "good" of a person you are. Think of it this way. You could have a really sweet person who always treats everyone around him really nice but doesn't hesitate to kill insects if he sees any. Whatever your stance is on this. This is a demonstration of lacking empathy for a less powerful being. Simply putting yourself in a more powerful position can cost you your awareness of how cruel you can be. Especially when you isolate yourself from less powerful/wealthy people you will lose the ability to relate to them properly. You may think of them as savages or morons because you don't understand what it means to have an education of less quality. And just because you weren't born as powerful as you are today doesn't mean you can't forget what it was like 10-20 years ago when you weren't. Then there is the I don't see it so it's not there mentality when you can ruin someones life without ever knowing what exactly happened to him. Then there is the fact that the more pride and status you have the easier it is to offend you, or for you to get mad at someone being the slightest bit disrespectful to you since you gain this "he's so beneath me" mentality that makes everything one "beneath you" says even more offensive. Imagine you having someone talk smack about you that really hurt your feelings or just makes you mad as a weak person vs,. when you are strong enough to add his face to the floor with out getting a scratch, 7-8/10 would totally do it regardless what they tell you in there own experience. Temptation is big the easier it is... Then there is the "us vs them"- group mentality that makes everyone not within that group unrelatable and worse than you by default. Like someone from youtube saying "let's bomb every Muslim" without knowing how muslims are actually like...
@fahadAKAme
9 жыл бұрын
+zero empirical evidence for that?
@zero1188
9 жыл бұрын
evidence for an opinion lol
@brianshea2515
9 жыл бұрын
+zero This video gives evidence against your opinion. Do you have any thing to back yourself up? Nothing funny about that.
@EugeneKhutoryansky
9 жыл бұрын
Power doesn't necessarily corrupt. Like everything else, it depends on the individual. The corrupt individuals are just more likely to be the ones that make the news and the ones that we remember. People behaving in an honest and decent manner is not considered newsworthy.
@applepie55555
9 жыл бұрын
Someone smart^
@Britishbjornis
9 жыл бұрын
To be a powerful parsons you can't be nice at all all of the most powerful people in the world play dirty.
@GT6SuzukaTimeTrials
9 жыл бұрын
Only naive idiots would crave any significant power over large groups of people.
@realkhumanbean
9 жыл бұрын
+Eugene Khutoryansky lol you're THAT guy who always says the unoriginal, unintelligently obvious shit like "well, it depends on the individual," when presented with a general study of human social science. Power does corrupt most people, so it's a safe bet to say power does corrupt. What's the point of you pointing out the obvious out-liars that don't follow this trend? You know you're not original with this right?
@EugeneKhutoryansky
9 жыл бұрын
+dLight, my point is that it is not just the outliers that remain honest and decent. In fact, it might be that it is only the outliers that become corrupt.
@blaiavia
9 жыл бұрын
"Power doesn't make people corrupt, it just shows how they really are." ~ José Mujica
@beiyongzui
2 жыл бұрын
But what if most of us are inherently "corrupt"? Then the statement stands true.
@maxkerr7752
2 жыл бұрын
There was a study done that shows when given power, the place in your brain that controls empathy basically just breaks
@marianistor8163
2 жыл бұрын
@@maxkerr7752 I saw that study too. But I forget the name. Can you send me the link please?
@sharptoothtrex4486
2 жыл бұрын
Be truthful, loyal and honest as if George Washington cannot tell a lie.
@sheilastutz6436
Жыл бұрын
Better❤
@BigBossMan538
9 жыл бұрын
I think that police officers, people meant to protect the community, express this
@mutilatedhatred4868
9 жыл бұрын
+BigBossMan538 Well you must be a criminal apologist :v
@blackham7
9 жыл бұрын
I think we need new founding fathers!
@flameshadow117
9 жыл бұрын
+ForrestSCS I think the world needs more "criminal apologists." Does anyone actually think treating criminals like they're animals actually helps *anything*? No, it just indulges your primate desire to be violent, and makes it impossible for criminals to actually reform.
@mutilatedhatred4868
9 жыл бұрын
flameshadow117 You must be libtard :v
@LeonardGreenpaw
9 жыл бұрын
***** Oh look a conservative I can agree with. How do you feel about gay marriage? Tax loopholes for giant companies? and the pipeline and tpp things?
@DY0Y0
9 жыл бұрын
All power corrupts, but we need the electricity.
@RetroActiveGM
9 жыл бұрын
It's true. People who were bullied at school tend to become Police officers so they can feel powerful. Personally I'm an INTP, so I have no desire to control people. I do like to control computers though.
@guyshepard9658
9 жыл бұрын
+The Cypher Uhh no, ever heard of military families. It's the same with Cops. If your forefathers did something for generations for a living his boys are likely to do the same.
@qqq1701
9 жыл бұрын
I would crush my enemies and rule the people through fear.
@schuylerpablico8300
9 жыл бұрын
I would do it with love
@qqq1701
9 жыл бұрын
Schuyler Pablico Crush your enemies with love and rule the people through fear of your love? That could work.
@deadcell1
8 жыл бұрын
I am the rocks on the eternal shore, crash against me and be broken!
@edupesattention5539
8 жыл бұрын
I agree...If the world was in an apocalyptic time though
@hornypervert3781
7 жыл бұрын
qqq1701 I would vote for you. Give the cops gunships m8.
@lemonchaos4785
6 жыл бұрын
I don't care what anyone says in the comments that girl is cute.
@musicbox5108
6 жыл бұрын
I mean think about it... How many times you wanted to hurt your friend so bad because he did something so wrong to you? How many times you wanted to hurt one of your family becasue of a reason? How many times you wanted to hurt a stranger (weather it's trump, a police man, or your school principle) becasue they lied, or didn't treat you the way at least you wish? We all have dark side inside us, no matter who you are, and we want to hurt others, but we just don't have the enough power to do it. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying we are fully evil, but I'm saying that every person have the bad and the good in us, but we need the right power to accomplish it.
@rachelmatthew6771
4 жыл бұрын
But isn't that the point? People in power position tend to be corrupt most of the time. My prof made an announcement about a lab being postponed and my ta refused to accept my assignment stating "shuld have submitted online " even though prof made the announcement himself. Even if I contact prof, he will Leave it up to the ta to solve the matter as profs r busy with other work and research. I have faced many teaching assistants using their power against fellow students without understanding their situation.
@onegerard1
4 жыл бұрын
@@rachelmatthew6771 is is it solved amicably? :) i bet not
@JonABaptist
9 жыл бұрын
Explains why there is no such thing as a good politician
@カラスKarasu
9 жыл бұрын
I don't think power corrupts individuals in any way, but instead it gives them the ability to be themselves without persecution from others. In other words, it draws out one's true personality which would otherwise be kept hidden from others.
@Boomhauersdad
Жыл бұрын
Yea that’s just another way to say “Power doesn’t always corrupt. Power always reveals.”
@Amy_Dunn
9 жыл бұрын
To me, corruption from power is the same as someone who has been poor their whole lives and are suddenly gifted with a windfall. Both are going to go crazy with it unless they have something within them to curb that impulse. (Another way to think of it is if someone who had been bullied their whole lives, suddenly becomes popular and becomes a bully themselves.) I think if someone is going to be given a position of power, they need to have a strong sense of empathy. If you know that something you're going to do will hurt other people a strong sense of empathy will make you reconsider. (Empathy = "How would I feel if someone did that to me?" )
@TarriPup
9 жыл бұрын
+AmyD It is also probably best that they actually have experienced the hardships themselves without being handed that windfall so quickly - as long as that same person also recognises the struggles they experienced. It also comes from upbringing as well - perhaps if they carried any negative traits from their time of hardship, it could manifest itself into the new situation once that position of power comes along. I like to believe I would never be corrupt if I got such power, but I do stop and question that judgement. There must have been plenty of people who never believed they were capable of being corrupt because they believed they knew their nature, but then they fall to that corruption anyway. Perhaps one key thing to remember that no one is perfect, not even yourself, so if you are aware that you may not be impervious at all to corruption, perhaps you stand a better chance of not being corrupted.
@danieltabin6470
9 жыл бұрын
+AmyD I agree, long time power holders "old money" so to speak, seams less corrupt than "new money"
@danieltabin6470
9 жыл бұрын
***** maybe, I still think a rise in power makes people more crazy (like lottery winners, who have huge rates of homicide and suicide).
@danieltabin6470
9 жыл бұрын
***** There is a huge difference mentally. Look up murder rates and suicide rates in lottery winners. I don't know why, but gaining money over night screws with your head.
@danieltabin6470
9 жыл бұрын
***** I could be wrong, but I believe studies have shown the paranoia is self induced, and that there are few death threats, but many people are paranoid.
@ravenlorans
9 жыл бұрын
This is why Roller Coaster Tycoon 1&2 are so Awesome! Nothing makes you feel more powerful than Killing your Guests in So many different ways XD XD XD
@sidimightbe
9 жыл бұрын
That fucked me up as a kid but I could feel the power
@lamarjamar9351
9 жыл бұрын
I wish I got more than six hours of sleep.
@sunjayroy312
9 жыл бұрын
You can't please everyone and those you don't please will inevitably call you corrupt.
@roelin360
9 жыл бұрын
+Sun Jay What if you are killing people to hush them. Sure it doesn't please us, but that doesn't take away from the validity of their corruption.
@sandreid87
9 жыл бұрын
+Sun Jay Either you are corrupt, or you're not. What you are being called is in the end, irrelevant. It's the truth of the claim that matters, not the claim itself.
@sunjayroy312
9 жыл бұрын
Razid M.S. What do you class as corruption?
@heirembae4389
9 жыл бұрын
As they get more power, they get more spoiled and greedy. They want more and more money/power. This is why citizens should have more say and power than government and DEEZ NUTZ
@heirembae4389
9 жыл бұрын
+Ace132 || religious leader probably have some minor exception. Corruption happens mainly for system which does not acknoledge or fully respect higher power (God).
@quantumaxe6468
9 жыл бұрын
+Ace132 well, it's not like the pope owned the throne or could do whatever pleased him.
@VasilyKiryanov
6 жыл бұрын
Pope is so nice nowadays, for every misstep he takes will be yet another nail into church's coffin. Just look at the popes 'back then', when their power was, generally, undisputed.
@maniam5460
9 жыл бұрын
As a great man once said "Nearly all men can stand adversity, if you want to test a man's character give him power."
@ArgoFowl
9 жыл бұрын
I just want Donald Trump to make me breakfast every morning with bacon looking like an immigrant wall
@wildescience
9 жыл бұрын
+Artur K Same.
@mcpartridgeboy
6 жыл бұрын
Best yt comment ever
@mariasolo5
5 жыл бұрын
I am doing a meta-analysis regarding power. Your video is amazing and I will definitely include several results from the studies that you presented in my thesis! Great video, thank you!!
@218scotty
9 жыл бұрын
well theres only one way to find out give me money and power
@BangMaster96
3 жыл бұрын
Hence why Marxist/Socialist/Communist ideologies fail. These 3 ideologies require power to be in the hands of central planners. And with the power to plan distribution of resources and the Economy, they make terrible decisions, leading to a decline in living standards for all. This is why Free Markets with minimal Government regulations are the best.
@iammyself4216
5 жыл бұрын
No matter how good you are power always corrupts you. Corruption with power is inevevitable just like death
@illyillyill
9 жыл бұрын
Well, it's pretty easy to fake empathy to obtain power. That happens ...........all of the time, i'm sure. It's not that some people "lose" their empathy once they gain power, it's that they never really had it in the first place.
@VasilyKiryanov
6 жыл бұрын
Listen carefully. Research covers this issue.
@limitless1692
6 жыл бұрын
It is one thing to get power It is totaly another to keep power ..
@zukodude487987
9 жыл бұрын
If only i had power over Julia >:)
@JayXIsSad
9 жыл бұрын
That's creepy.
@Udhwjzjsnxjs
9 жыл бұрын
I wonder if she'll read this weird message
@millerrepin4452
9 жыл бұрын
+zukodude487987 dominatrix much
@jbandersonftw336
9 жыл бұрын
Well that escalated quickly Jesus Christ...
@hornypervert3781
7 жыл бұрын
zukodude487987 corrupt people want power but power does not mske you corrupt. I have no power and feel pretty evil.
@DaveH82
9 жыл бұрын
With great power comes great responsibility.
@riiddisbuk2496
Жыл бұрын
😎😎👍👍
@Azurren
9 жыл бұрын
I've seen it happen first hand.. Honestly I'm quite proud to say that power did not corrupt me as it did some of my closest friends :( Becoming an Administrator / Game master of a large online game that you live and breath is akin to ascending to God status. It's about as close to "Absolute power" as you can get.
@victuz
3 жыл бұрын
Or you know, becoming admin of a group on the internet.
@scahsaint6249
9 жыл бұрын
Actually, it's both and neither. People are claiming that power doesn't corrupt and people are also claiming that power does corrupt. However, it's not the case that it has to be one extreme or another. There is a middle ground and heterogeneous mixture of the two, that ultimately leads to corruption. Power, gives people the opportunity to express their very deepest desire without much repercussion. Individuals whom were already corrupt seem to seek power in order to further their motives. Subsequently, the attainment of power can push those who otherwise wouldn't have been corrupt to corruption. Therefore, power is a powerful influence over those who lack the willpower to resist abusing it. It's like a creeping death, slowly but surely it will be exert influence over your choices, given you lack conviction and perseverance.
@MatthewBissonnette88
6 жыл бұрын
Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely; that is why power should only be given to men and women who are incorruptible. That power is the ability to accomplish great works; that power should be guarded and only given to those who seek power to achieve great deeds; not given to those who lust for power for the sake of power.
@kunalshrivastava1703
9 жыл бұрын
power is better than money.
@yansakuya1
6 жыл бұрын
But power can take your money by force.
@alexbeerune
5 жыл бұрын
Colonel Radec when a powerful politician takes office and wants to get rid of the rich people, that money ends up being useless is what the other comment is saying. Power > money
@alexbeerune
4 жыл бұрын
Vito government can arrest a rich person if it feels like the rich person isn’t paying enough for protection
@JlkKlj321
6 жыл бұрын
I am not god, but I am Good. And I have all the power now, just as you do. The power of manipulation is a curse not to be dealt with... But it will or it's will, will all come out and the 9🌌wash🌌9... Within the hopes this helps... 🧙🏽♂️♓ 321OUT♈ 💥💨⁉
@justintrovrt494
9 жыл бұрын
This really makes me remember my old job... ...I still hit the like button though.
@benitoabreu4785
9 жыл бұрын
100% fact; power DOES corrupt, as does absolute power DOES corrupt absolutely!
@tonypringles2285
7 жыл бұрын
I am a cis white male who suffers from white guilt and privilege XD
@sizzla123
9 жыл бұрын
Luke 8:17 “For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, neither hidden that will not be made known and come into the open.” Luke 12:2 “For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, neither anything secret that will not be known.” Mark 4:22 “For there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed, and nothing secret that will not be discovered.”
@wood-eye
9 жыл бұрын
People in the comments don't seem to accept studies that contradict their beliefs.
@JesusPedroza
9 жыл бұрын
That's why humility is one of the best virtues for any leadership position.
@tankweeb9425
9 жыл бұрын
And to think DNews just accidently stumbled upon one of the best augments in the support of Anarchism without even realizing it, well done DNews, well done. 'slow clap' You will get there eventually ;)
@4WARD5
9 жыл бұрын
Power increases the chances of getting away with something, and everyone is an opportunistic piece of shit. It can also be difficult to get power/money without being corrupt; since everyone else is being corrupt, getting away with it, and getting ahead, the only way to compete is to do the same.
@Mared83
9 жыл бұрын
as i have the power to comment, I want to say you speak ridiculously fast... slow down a little :x
@contohasmr5876
9 жыл бұрын
In the words of Drew McFarlane " Power is like a drink. The more you have, the more you want. And there's few men who can handle it."
@TinRapper
9 жыл бұрын
In opinion, it's how the person is raised. You don't blame the power for corrupting people, just like you don't blame guns for killing people. I was born and raised in a country where I experience very bad corruption of power. Therefore I promise myself to never go down that path, if I get any power.
@VasilyKiryanov
6 жыл бұрын
Many 'promise' to never go down that path, before they get any power. Few keep their promises. If any at all.
@SalvatoreEscoti
6 жыл бұрын
Humans are not made for havinbg Powers over others! Everyone takes advantes if he/she is in power!!
@jd1700
9 жыл бұрын
I like how this video provides substantial evidence to back up its claims then there's just random people in the comments disagree saying it the individual...
@JerusalemIfi4getU
9 жыл бұрын
Power doesn't change people. It just reveals who they are
@Bram06
9 жыл бұрын
Power = Greed = Corruption
@logictruth1
9 жыл бұрын
+Bram06 Power = Power. Greed = Greed. Corruption = Corruption. You can't just equate all of them. If anything Greed + Power (in a sense of ability/capacity only) = Corruption (depending on how greedy or how "powerful" you are, which would range from anything like disregarding the laws/rules like steeling some chewing gum to - well, fucking up the whole system for whatever reason and in whatever way you think works for you...)
@Bram06
9 жыл бұрын
John Smith The things is, I didn't want to spend an entire day writing a 100 letter comment
@logictruth1
9 жыл бұрын
Bram06 I'm just saying. If you don't feel like writing something meaningful why bother at all...
@Propsm8
9 жыл бұрын
It doesn't take that long to write an 100 letter paragraph. Probably 2-3 minutes.
@Bram06
9 жыл бұрын
John Smith I don't think its completely meaningless, It's gets you thinking.
@OmarDrake
9 жыл бұрын
This has just become one of my favorite videos, of any videos, of all time. Excellent work here.
@lastrose5334
9 жыл бұрын
This video basically said vote for Donald Trump because he is the best candidate in terms of power.
@naveenraj7871
9 жыл бұрын
Thank u for making such informative videos!!! If u could slow down ur speech a little bit then DNews will be the best ever
@nicholasheimann4629
9 жыл бұрын
The key preventing this is to have a unchanging bedrock to build your morality on. I hold myself accountable for my actions and I know that God will hold me accountable for my actions. No matter how much power I get I will only use it for good because God holding me accountable is not going to change based on the amount of status/power/wealth I achieve.
@SafetySheepRnD
9 жыл бұрын
I have to wonder how often honest and sound decision making is perceived as corruption by others. For example, a high level executive could make some budget cuts or make some decision that seems to those below him, or directly impacted by his decision to be corrupt in motive, yet he might have been just doing what he thought was best for the company as a whole. Technically speaking, the wellbeing of an executive has direct impact on his direct reports since the loss of his job probably means the loss of his reports as well... I wonder how much corruption is just... a misunderstanding.
@cx3268
9 жыл бұрын
Wanting power/authority/control over others is too often a major trait of a narcissistic person.
@nowankersallowed2115
4 жыл бұрын
Yes it can. If a person becomes inflated within their own ego and don't have a strong moral balance on truth and possibilities. Those who can't weigh up a circumstance with a balanced approach or perspective. People crave position and wealth too much. They love to have the upper hand.
@knegdfvihash7902
9 жыл бұрын
I think one must have a constitution both mind and body that mirrors or is greater than his visions to actually achieve a powerful position yet staying pure(with a society that is practically living in an ideal Utopia) at the same time. At often times the energy and quality thoughts required to handle situations that require great responsibility falls short with what actual need that arises with it. Corruption is a result of unfair and unscrupulous behavior, mostly relative to a person's brains reward circuit and it's states under the state of stress. Once you hit a point of stress, your body compells you to alleviate that. Which is probably the case. Highly stressful situations I think tend to equate propotionately to that...
@mjkrh
4 жыл бұрын
Roll of a dice isn't random.. I can roll a dice in a specific way to get 6 or 1 most of the time... Of course it depends on luck... But it's not random....
@Hazor69
9 жыл бұрын
can you do a video on tardiness/people who are late all the time?
@Soul12000
9 жыл бұрын
No one man should have all that power.
@limitless1692
6 жыл бұрын
who says that , based on what morality is that claim ?
@ahuman291
5 жыл бұрын
Clocks ticking just count the hours
@jaybig360
9 жыл бұрын
Here we go again d news trying to shit on trump lol geez
@Ryu-Dreyer.
9 жыл бұрын
personally I have no idea what would happen to me in this case. Every one that I have met has said I'm a caring, honest, and respectful guy. Every time I say that I'm evil or hatred incarnate they would burst out laughing and say it's impossible. Yet sometimes I feel as if I deserve power. Or at least have some sort of control. I tend to stay away from areas of power unless no else is able to take it. But it would be interesting to see how power would affect me.
@nightravin
9 жыл бұрын
Not sure i'd use the Stanford Prison experiment as an example. The SPE involved power AND authority. They are not the same thing.
@TheyCallMeNewb
9 жыл бұрын
It is not lost on your audience Dnews, that this particular elucidation was most studiously researched; certainly we all appreciate your continued assiduity. !
@Brownyman
8 жыл бұрын
"My political opinions lean more and more to anarchy (philosophically understood, meaning abolition of control not whiskered men with bombs)" -J.R.R. Tolkien
@GT6SuzukaTimeTrials
9 жыл бұрын
"It is not that power corrupts, but that it is magnetic to the corruptible."
@bazrazin1
9 жыл бұрын
any1 who has power will misuse it at some point!
@logictruth1
9 жыл бұрын
+bazrazin1 never write any1 ever again.
@chuzzytalks6075
9 жыл бұрын
Can't you just write anyone?
@catsexual3412
9 жыл бұрын
+John Smith never write wright ever again
@logictruth1
9 жыл бұрын
Sir Cat II Colonel of the 4th Grammar Nazi Division I am very sorry sir i will change my behavior at once. :D
@BenReillySpydr1962
9 жыл бұрын
So, is that why really smart people are insufferable bc knowledge is power?
@justanotherutuber3
9 жыл бұрын
+Ben Riley they're insufferable cause you're jeleous?
@fen4554
9 жыл бұрын
+Ben Riley Sounds more like your raging insecurities, but who knows right?
@sumsar01
9 жыл бұрын
+Ben Riley They are insufferable because they think your stupid.
@connor119988
9 жыл бұрын
"Power is power."
@BenReillySpydr1962
9 жыл бұрын
+justanotherutuber3 Jealously or being jealous (I believe that's what you're trying to spell) is the unpleasant emotion caused by the anticipation of losing something or someone to someone else (ex: She was jealous that her boyfriend was hanging out with another girl she didn't realize was his cousin ) vs Envy (What is what I think you actually mean) is coveting something that someone else has. (ex: He was envious of Bill Gates money) And ... No....no I'm not.
@hisroyalfatness8430
6 жыл бұрын
I would like to believe, that if I was giving a large amount of power, I would use that as a force for good and for the betterment of those under my control. However, the power would likely get to my head eventually.
@sb2017.
8 жыл бұрын
Please do a video about certain things parents do and don't do that can affect children's academic intelligence and social intelligence
@crisisofdemocracy8940
9 жыл бұрын
Which is why anarchism is a much more viable option to all other political systems.
@crisisofdemocracy8940
9 жыл бұрын
+thegreeenbeast I doubt you know what *Anarchism* is. For one, you refer to it as _anarchy_. For a second, your outrageous statement. If anything, modern society _needs_ anarchism.
@nomdreg
9 жыл бұрын
+Crisis of Democracy That sentence is why you should never be allowed to father children.
@crisisofdemocracy8940
9 жыл бұрын
+nomdreg Let me guess ... "anarchy is chaos"
@crisisofdemocracy8940
9 жыл бұрын
+thegreeenbeast A federation of worker assemblies and unions, operating on principles of participatory consensus decision-making, horizontalism, worker self-management and free association, with a tendency towards secularism and humanism.
@MrSciencetalk
9 жыл бұрын
Can you mention a single functioning anarchist society?
@thatfellowii7o123
5 жыл бұрын
I’ve had highs and lows in my life. I will freely admit that I become more self-serving and less empathetic when I am doing well. When I’m depressed, I become a more demure, agreeable, ‘nicer’ version of myself. Noticed the same change in my dad and his partner when they started their own company and became bosses themselves. Totally agree with all the points in this video. I think men are cursed to always seek power when they don’t have it, and then once they have it be paranoid to maintain it. The only thing that transcends that existence is music and the teachings of jesus christ. Everything that Jesus taught rejects our darwinian nature.. maybe the bible was onto something after all
@sheilastutz6436
Жыл бұрын
Trusting psychiatry is the first mistake!
@Macsk8ing
9 жыл бұрын
I would be a total asshat, thank god I'm not rich or powerful. I would be like Donald Trump to the 10th power.
@godonlyknows13
6 жыл бұрын
So power corrupts would-be kind, empathetic humans... I'm going to propose a Controversial idea here. Society lead by an A.I. program/computer. I'm not saying it's not without it's kinks to be worked out, but perhaps it could be better than human leaders. Namely an AI program would be vastly superior to any human being with respect to intelligence and foresight, but as well as things like empathy. Thoughts?
@PlusBones
9 жыл бұрын
I don't think power corrupts. I think powerful people are more exposed and more susceptible to succumbing to compromises by others; either peer pressure, influence or they may have something to sway them. Money makes you corrupt. Those who control the money, control the populous. Political leaders are also bought and paid for, including CEO's and POTUS.
@richardtaylor3331
9 жыл бұрын
Yeah... I mean, look at Putin.
@kaczor_pl8207
4 жыл бұрын
putin ain't that bad compared to your typical african dictator
@taschke1221
8 жыл бұрын
if I might add... the more you know yourself, physically, mentally and spiritually (like morals and values; what you stand for), the more you can do to avoid these pitfalls. if you learned here or in life experience, or a class or book about how power can alter the human psyche and what the warning signs are, you can rage against it yourself. ignorance, a lack of empathy and a lack of humility are what truly corrupt.
@dimesworth8148
9 жыл бұрын
YES YES YES IT WILL. She has power over me. I can not look away as the video plays. I can not blink , I might miss some thing.
@flameshadow117
9 жыл бұрын
Worrying about my perfect beautiful snowflake of an un-corrupt politician, Bernie Sanders. What happens if he actually becomes president? O.o nah.... I think Berns would be ok...
@ushakirancharming7427
Жыл бұрын
Power does not corrupt people ,people corrupt Power
@powck
9 жыл бұрын
I call bullshit on that dice study, throwing a dice is also fun so many could've simply done it for that reason. I also think the results would even out a lot with a large enough sample size. You try to be science news but you didn´t even mention the sample size? The single most important fact and you left it out. I even went to the link and it doesn't mention it either. Also that study is from March 4, 2009. It says it right there in the link. Its a reeeal stretch to call that new.
@XLRBoss
9 жыл бұрын
Meh, studies like this is are always subjective, maybe most people in power are like that, but not all.
@WinterCrafter
9 жыл бұрын
nononononononono, you got it all wrong, money causes corruption not power, there is no point having power without something in it for you.
@justinmills1805
9 жыл бұрын
Yo I am the opposite I always picture myself shorter than anyone else but I am above average height. Is that a sign of self-esteem issues??? Hmmm...
@justinmills1805
9 жыл бұрын
Yo I am the opposite I always picture myself shorter than anyone else but I am above average height. Is that a sign of self-esteem issues??? Hmmm...
@Smallenface
7 жыл бұрын
Read Machiavelli's The Prince, it explains everything
@SeanQuinn-IrishMarxist
9 жыл бұрын
Very interest. Just look at Stalin. He was a man of pure intent and liberation, but as soon as he rose to power, he exiled his opposition and killed anyone who stood in his way.
@TengkuRezki
9 жыл бұрын
Hey, power don't corrupt. Mahatma Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King did the opposite
@divoulos5758
Ай бұрын
Power doesn't corrupt. The notion that it does mainly exists due to the fact that many corrupt people get power
@khoirulanam9141
3 жыл бұрын
this is easy if you have absolute power you will just say what you want and all your pawns will try their best but if your power is divided it takes permission for everything
@gr8life12
9 жыл бұрын
Oh please we humans are inherently nasty well atlease if you are being honest and only nice because we need each other's help but when you're at top and loaded you don't need anyone because everyone else needs you and you can show your true identity we don't need some lousy research to prove it!
@keifer7813
4 ай бұрын
It's true. I've tasted a little power and I let it get to my head. I truly believe this would be the case for almost everybody
@waypasthadenough
9 жыл бұрын
The most important thing to understand is that 'they' consider us to be livestock. 'They' don't call us 'human resources' or 'human capital' or 'consumers' or constituents because they respect us as individual human beings. See reply for the rest since google has forbidden me from pasting into original comments:
@waypasthadenough
9 жыл бұрын
+waypasthadenough What they say during a campaign means nothing. Their records and affiliations, past and present, are all that matter. Questions for your candidate: www.freekentucky.com/barry-bright-questions-for-your-candidate Our Liberty is dying because of our failure to hunt the "Liberal"(commie) and globalist trash to extinction. Free Kentucky Column: What must be done - A manifesto of the 'isms.' www.freekentucky.com/barry-bright-what-must-be-done/ Don't understand my bad attitude? Start here: www.freekentucky.com/the-must-readwatch-page/ Governments will always be able to get guns so we must always be better armed than them. Act politically but prep for what history shows will have to be done. It's way past time to prep for what will be required: www.freekentucky.com/what-will-be-required/
@andrewlankford9634
6 жыл бұрын
This has nothing to do with science, but power does tend to corrupt. Rolling of dice is not necessarily always random.
@TheAamott12
Жыл бұрын
We need only to look at most American Politicians and police. Power un checked will almost always become corrupt
@B-rice28
9 жыл бұрын
anyone else notice her long neck?
@Sudstah
9 жыл бұрын
corruption differs, some people are better then others in power, and people that have had nothing lost it and had it again they never forget were they are come from.
@thefurrybastard1964
9 жыл бұрын
I've had power before, albeit only middle management power. Judging from what people under me said, and by the party thrown for me when I left my job, I think I did reasonably well. But then again, people do tend to say one thing and think the opposite, especially in a work/political arena.
@AlgoSurfer
9 жыл бұрын
Because Discovery Chanel cares. Where does your money come from? This is propaganda at its finest.
@AlgoSurfer
9 жыл бұрын
Who pays your wages? Is this not the most corrupt form of truth? This is the most dismal form of education that the 21st century has to offer?
@JynxSp0ck
9 жыл бұрын
This video misses the point completely. Power doesn't corrupt and the corrupt aren't drawn to power. Power is corruption.
@leinadddd
9 жыл бұрын
her face movements distracted me from the topic.... :( but power absolutely corrupts! a fact!
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