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Yeonmi Park: North Korea | Lex Fridman Podcast #196

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Yeonmi Park is a North Korean defector, human rights activist, and author of the book In Order to Live. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Belcampo: https://belcampo.com/lex and use code LEX to get 20% off first order - Gala Games: https://gala.games/lex - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get special savings EPISODE LINKS: Yeonmi's Twitter: https://twitter.com/YeonmiParkNK Yeonmi's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialyeonmipark Yeonmi's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YeonmiParkOfficial In Order to Live (book): https://amzn.to/3wdtKfL PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 3:58 - Growing up in North Korea 9:22 - Animal Farm 15:37 - Search for meaning 20:25 - Love 22:42 - Language 27:06 - Yeonmi's dad 29:07 - Escaping North Korea 34:24 - The world is ignoring the genocide in North Korea 46:26 - Evil 49:17 - Nuclear war 50:07 - Marxist origins of North Korea 55:20 - Famine 1:00:07 - Kim Jong-un is pure evil 1:06:43 - Freedom 1:09:55 - Michael Malice 1:13:35 - Diversity 1:20:55 - Political correctness 1:30:27 - Jordan Peterson 1:34:39 - Michael Malice book on North Korea 1:40:08 - Advice for young people 1:43:10 - Facing assassination 1:53:25 - Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse 1:55:57 - Meaning of life SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

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{'title': 'Yeonmi Park: North Korea | Lex Fridman Podcast #196', 'heatmap': [], 'summary': "Yeonmi park shares her journey from escaping north korea during the tragic famine of 1994-1998, the impact of 'animal farm', her advocacy for the voiceless, and the potential solutions to the north korea crisis, shedding light on the challenges of freedom, governance, and diversity, reflecting on humanity's regression, and the profound impact of jordan peterson's teachings.", 'chapters': [{'end': 545.172, 'segs': [{'end': 21.878, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 0.109, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 9.473, 'text': 'The following is a conversation with Yeonmi Park, a North Korean defector, human rights activist, and author of the book, In Order to Live.', 'start': 0.109, 'duration': 9.364}, {'end': 15.875, 'text': 'Quick mention of our sponsors, Belcampo, Gala Games, BetterHelp, and Eight Sleep.', 'start': 10.593, 'duration': 5.282}, {'end': 19.116, 'text': 'Check them out in the description to support this podcast.', 'start': 16.355, 'duration': 2.761}, {'end': 21.878, 'text': 'Let me say a few words about North Korea.', 'start': 20.057, 'duration': 1.821}], 'summary': 'Conversation with north korean defector yeonmi park, author of in order to live.', 'duration': 21.769, 'max_score': 0.109, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA109.jpg'}, {'end': 320.326, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 260.861, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 262.002, 'text': 'I had one older sister.', 'start': 260.861, 'duration': 1.141}, {'end': 268.008, 'text': 'And I remember, born in that country, I never thought I was in an unusual country.', 'start': 262.967, 'duration': 5.041}, {'end': 272.11, 'text': "Now I'm thinking about it, it's literally called the Hermit Kingdom.", 'start': 268.028, 'duration': 4.082}, {'end': 277.291, 'text': 'But I thought, I believed that I was living in the best country on Earth.', 'start': 272.93, 'duration': 4.361}, {'end': 284.273, 'text': 'It was a socialist paradise, and everybody in the rest of the world worshipped my dear leader.', 'start': 277.931, 'duration': 6.342}, {'end': 287.694, 'text': 'And there was nothing to envy for me.', 'start': 285.393, 'duration': 2.301}, {'end': 291.395, 'text': 'So I had this enormous pride in my heart.', 'start': 288.634, 'duration': 2.761}, {'end': 294.037, 'text': 'and grateful to be in that country.', 'start': 292.255, 'duration': 1.782}, {'end': 299.401, 'text': 'So it was love for the leader, not fear? For me, at least, it was love.', 'start': 294.717, 'duration': 4.684}, {'end': 303.243, 'text': 'Yeah It was admiration and gratitude.', 'start': 300.101, 'duration': 3.142}, {'end': 308.307, 'text': 'It changed lately, but for me, it was pure, pure like love.', 'start': 304.104, 'duration': 4.203}, {'end': 320.326, 'text': 'Was there any like looking back with the perspective you have now, would you describe some of those moments growing up as full of happiness?', 'start': 309.022, 'duration': 11.304}], 'summary': 'Grew up believing in the socialist paradise, admiring the dear leader, and feeling enormous pride in the country.', 'duration': 59.465, 'max_score': 260.861, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA260861.jpg'}, {'end': 442.574, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 418.769, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 426.235, 'text': "What about fashion? I've noticed from sort of you now, you have quite an incredible sense of fashion.", 'start': 418.769, 'duration': 7.466}, {'end': 430.419, 'text': 'So contrast that with your time in North Korea.', 'start': 426.836, 'duration': 3.583}, {'end': 431.58, 'text': 'How do you remember fashion?', 'start': 430.439, 'duration': 1.141}, {'end': 434.443, 'text': 'Just ways that people could express themselves visually?', 'start': 431.7, 'duration': 2.743}, {'end': 435.864, 'text': 'Was it all bland??', 'start': 435.103, 'duration': 0.761}, {'end': 439.512, 'text': 'there was no word for fashion in North Korea.', 'start': 436.65, 'duration': 2.862}, {'end': 440.993, 'text': "We didn't even know.", 'start': 440.092, 'duration': 0.901}, {'end': 442.574, 'text': 'It was not even in our dictionary.', 'start': 441.213, 'duration': 1.361}], 'summary': 'In north korea, fashion was non-existent with no word for it in the dictionary.', 'duration': 23.805, 'max_score': 418.769, 'thumbnail': 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'content': [{'end': 549.755, 'text': 'And it was like different meaning, I mean, feeling of existence.', 'start': 545.392, 'duration': 4.363}, {'end': 553.077, 'text': "You know, it's not even like same life.", 'start': 550.615, 'duration': 2.462}, {'end': 556.138, 'text': 'I literally think that was almost like my past life.', 'start': 553.097, 'duration': 3.041}, {'end': 558.8, 'text': 'And this is like a new life that I began.', 'start': 557.019, 'duration': 1.781}, {'end': 561.061, 'text': "You're, you're almost like a different human being now.", 'start': 558.86, 'duration': 2.201}, {'end': 562.022, 'text': 'Oh, absolutely.', 'start': 561.301, 'duration': 0.721}, {'end': 570.693, 'text': "Yeah So you've, I have to say, I often say that my favorite book is Animal Farm by George Orwell.", 'start': 562.342, 'duration': 8.351}, {'end': 573.475, 'text': "I've read it, I don't know how many times.", 'start': 571.434, 'duration': 2.041}], 'summary': 'Reflecting on a new life and a 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I don't know.", 'start': 949.413, 'duration': 3.5}, {'end': 955.516, 'text': "It seems like you're almost at peace with the world.", 'start': 953.073, 'duration': 2.443}, {'end': 959.642, 'text': "Is there in private times when you're just angry??", 'start': 956.357, 'duration': 3.285}, {'end': 961.604, 'text': 'Do you feel fear??', 'start': 960.182, 'duration': 1.422}, {'end': 965.69, 'text': 'Do you go to dark places, depression, all those kinds of things?', 'start': 961.624, 'duration': 4.066}], 'summary': 'Interviewer admires calm demeanor, questions private emotions and experiences.', 'duration': 26.143, 'max_score': 939.547, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA939547.jpg'}, {'end': 1037.57, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1013.434, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 1020.017, 'text': 'I mean a good thing is also people say because nobody was falling when you were growing up, everybody was suffering.', 'start': 1013.434, 'duration': 6.583}, {'end': 1021.797, 'text': 'you should have been okay, right?', 'start': 1020.017, 'duration': 1.78}, {'end': 1030.284, 'text': "But no, like if you are suffering in that degree, No matter, even if there's no comparison, if you're in Nazi Germany, in the Holocaust,", 'start': 1022.178, 'duration': 8.106}, {'end': 1034.448, 'text': "in the concentration camp, I'm sure nobody was better than them.", 'start': 1030.284, 'duration': 4.164}, {'end': 1035.769, 'text': "I'm sure they were suffering.", 'start': 1034.508, 'duration': 1.261}, {'end': 1036.81, 'text': "It's the same thing.", 'start': 1035.789, 'duration': 1.021}, {'end': 1037.57, 'text': 'I suffered.', 'start': 1036.93, 'duration': 0.64}], 'summary': 'Suffering is universal, irrespective of the degree or comparison.', 'duration': 24.136, 'max_score': 1013.434, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA1013434.jpg'}], 'start': 545.392, 'title': 'The impact of animal farm', 'summary': "Delves into the profound impact of 'animal farm' on the speaker's awakening and understanding of oppression, drawing parallels to their experiences in north korea, and the lingering trauma of their past, shedding light on the complexities of human nature.", 'chapters': [{'end': 615.391, 'start': 545.392, 'title': 'Impact of animal farm', 'summary': "Discusses the impact of animal farm by george orwell, which led to a kind of awakening for the speaker after going through a transformation, with a mention of the speaker's favorite book, animal farm, and its impact on their life, as well as a revelation about the lies and propaganda in north korea upon arriving in south korea.", 'duration': 69.999, 'highlights': ["The speaker's favorite book is Animal Farm by George Orwell, which had a big impact on them.", 'Animal Farm led to a kind of awakening for the speaker after going through what they went through.', 'Upon arriving in South Korea, the speaker learned that the beliefs in North Korea were lies and propaganda.']}, {'end': 1081.905, 'start': 616.479, 'title': 'Reflections on animal farm and personal struggles', 'summary': "Discusses the impact of reading 'animal farm' on the speaker's understanding of oppression, drawing parallels to their experiences in north korea, and their ongoing emotional struggles, while also highlighting the complexities of human nature and the lingering trauma of their past.", 'duration': 465.426, 'highlights': ["The speaker reflects on the impact of reading 'Animal Farm' and how it helped them understand the chaos in their beliefs, drawing parallels to their experiences in North Korea. 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I mean, I'm fine, but somehow I'm depressed.", 'start': 1095.712, 'duration': 5.865}, {'end': 1105.521, 'text': "Sometimes if the talk was very intense, I'm like depressed for three weeks.", 'start': 1102.198, 'duration': 3.323}, {'end': 1112.566, 'text': "It takes a while for me to be recharged, but I don't know why it is, you know? 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Now, like later one word can represent 10 different things.', 'start': 1372.377, 'duration': 7.625}, {'end': 1386.266, 'text': 'And like what fascinates me is like how many vocabulary meaning people can have.', 'start': 1381.022, 'duration': 5.244}, {'end': 1393.788, 'text': 'And like when I literally came out, I remember I went to San Francisco and someone came to me and hugged me.', 'start': 1387.186, 'duration': 6.602}, {'end': 1397.169, 'text': "And then he was a guy, he's like, oh baby, don't worry, I'm gay.", 'start': 1394.288, 'duration': 2.881}], 'summary': 'The evolving language and diverse vocabulary of the lgbtq+ community is fascinating and impactful.', 'duration': 24.792, 'max_score': 1372.377, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA1372377.jpg'}, {'end': 1447.717, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1415.586, 'weight': 8, 'content': [{'end': 1418.047, 'text': 'And like that, they eliminate words.', 'start': 1415.586, 'duration': 2.461}, {'end': 1420.767, 'text': 'So the fact that you know the concept.', 'start': 1418.087, 'duration': 2.68}, {'end': 1425.308, 'text': "that is a stage much better than and that's the thing a lot of people like when you're born.", 'start': 1420.767, 'duration': 4.541}, {'end': 1429.689, 'text': "you somehow know what justice is, what liberty is, and it's all.", 'start': 1425.308, 'duration': 4.381}, {'end': 1430.949, 'text': 'somebody taught you that.', 'start': 1429.689, 'duration': 1.26}, {'end': 1432.39, 'text': 'And like.', 'start': 1431.99, 'duration': 0.4}, {'end': 1440.532, 'text': "that's the thing why people is like oh, humans inherently know what is right, what is wrong, what is oppression, and like no, that's like BS.", 'start': 1432.39, 'duration': 8.142}, {'end': 1441.652, 'text': 'You gotta learn.', 'start': 1441.012, 'duration': 0.64}, {'end': 1447.717, 'text': "That's fascinating that words give a rise to ideas.", 'start': 1442.435, 'duration': 5.282}], 'summary': 'Words shape concepts, challenging the belief in inherent knowledge of justice and oppression.', 'duration': 32.131, 'max_score': 1415.586, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA1415586.jpg'}, {'end': 1536.137, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1510.237, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 1516.282, 'text': "He wanted to go back before his death, right? And then I was like, dad, if you go back, you're gonna be executed.", 'start': 1510.237, 'duration': 6.045}, {'end': 1518.963, 'text': 'And I was like, I wanna be executed.', 'start': 1516.302, 'duration': 2.661}, {'end': 1520.685, 'text': 'He wanted to go back to North Korea.', 'start': 1518.983, 'duration': 1.702}, {'end': 1521.725, 'text': 'To be executed.', 'start': 1520.765, 'duration': 0.96}, {'end': 1525.408, 'text': 'So he can be buried in his own land.', 'start': 1522.526, 'duration': 2.882}, {'end': 1534.015, 'text': 'And then his last wish was, if I die, criminate me, and then bring my ashes back to my country.', 'start': 1526.73, 'duration': 7.285}, {'end': 1536.137, 'text': "When I'm dead, I still want to be in my country.", 'start': 1534.256, 'duration': 1.881}], 'summary': 'A man wishes to be executed and buried in north korea, and have his ashes brought back to his country after death.', 'duration': 25.9, 'max_score': 1510.237, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA1510237.jpg'}, {'end': 2150.941, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2119.731, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 2121.051, 'text': 'Why are these people crying?', 'start': 2119.731, 'duration': 1.32}, {'end': 2131.233, 'text': 'It was cheery like campaign and then later was showing that it was an animal rights campaign to helping out cats and puppies in the shelters.', 'start': 2122.165, 'duration': 9.068}, {'end': 2134.276, 'text': 'Yeah, Do you know?', 'start': 2131.814, 'duration': 2.462}, {'end': 2137.459, 'text': 'anybody shares their tears like that to another human being right now?', 'start': 2134.276, 'duration': 3.183}, {'end': 2139.621, 'text': 'Like no, right?', 'start': 2138.42, 'duration': 1.201}, {'end': 2146.607, 'text': 'People rather give millions of dollars to save some dolphins than saving these children right now being raped in China.', 'start': 2139.821, 'duration': 6.786}, {'end': 2150.941, 'text': 'And I think I love Elon Musk.', 'start': 2148.078, 'duration': 2.863}], 'summary': 'Campaign shifted to animal rights, highlighting preference for animal welfare over child welfare, while expressing admiration for elon musk.', 'duration': 31.21, 'max_score': 2119.731, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA2119731.jpg'}], 'start': 1081.925, 'title': "Reflecting on suffering and words' impact", 'summary': 'Delves into the impact of suffering on love and joy, the influence of words on identity and nationalism, the emotional journey of surviving north korea, and the harrowing experience of human trafficking, addressing the lack of love in north korea, the manipulation of emotions and language by the regime, the significance of language in shaping identity, and the need to address human suffering at scale in north korea and china.', 'chapters': [{'end': 1414.415, 'start': 1081.925, 'title': "Defector's reflections: love and suffering", 'summary': "Explores the impact of suffering on joy and love, the lack of love in north korea, and the regime's control over emotions and language, emphasizing the necessity of suffering for gratitude and joy, the deprivation of love in north korea, and the regime's manipulation of emotions and language.", 'duration': 332.49, 'highlights': ["Experiencing suffering allows for a deeper experience of joy and love, as well as the ability to empathize with others' suffering, reinforcing the necessity of suffering for gratitude and joy.", 'The deprivation of love in North Korea is extensive, including the banning of romantic love and the denial of love between family members and friends, highlighting the lack of love in various aspects of life in North Korea.', 'The North Korean regime manipulates emotions and language, channeling all deep aspects of the human spirit towards the leader, illustrating the control over emotions and language to restrict the expression of love and other emotions.', 'The impact of suffering on individuals is evident in the experiences of soldiers during World War II, where suffering led to the formation of close bonds and love, highlighting the paradoxical nature of suffering and its role in fostering love and connections.', "The defector's journey involves learning to survive and understanding the essence of being a human being, with suffering being a necessity for gratitude and joy, emphasizing the role of suffering in shaping the human experience."]}, {'end': 1677.873, 'start': 1415.586, 'title': 'Impact of words on identity and nationalism', 'summary': 'Explores the influence of words on shaping ideas of justice, freedom, and nationalism, as conveyed through personal experiences of longing for home and the impact of propaganda, shedding light on the significance of language in shaping individual identity.', 'duration': 262.287, 'highlights': ['The influence of words on shaping ideas of justice, freedom, and nationalism is explored through personal experiences, shedding light on the significance of language in shaping individual identity. ', 'The impact of propaganda on the perception of patriotism and nationalism is discussed, illustrating the complex influence of external factors on personal identity. ', 'The personal experience of longing for home and the profound impact of familial history on individual identity is shared, emphasizing the emotional and psychological significance of cultural belonging. ']}, {'end': 1978.318, 'start': 1678.233, 'title': 'Surviving north korea and finding hope', 'summary': "Highlights the author's emotional journey, including her escape from north korea at 13, the challenges she faced in china, and finding healing and hope through the birth of her son.", 'duration': 300.085, 'highlights': ["The author's escape from North Korea at 13 and the challenges faced in China The author's description of her escape from North Korea at 13, her experiences in China, where one day felt like living one year, and the overwhelming fear and uncertainty she endured.", "The author's emotional journey and finding healing through the birth of her son The author's revelation that the birth of her son was a miracle that saved her, and how it helped her start healing after enduring numbness and torture, emphasizing the impact of the emotional journey on her survival.", "The author's family connection and survival The author's strong connection with her family, particularly the warmth and survival she derived from her connection with her family, and how it kept her going through the challenges she faced."]}, {'end': 2352.572, 'start': 1978.498, 'title': 'Surviving human trafficking', 'summary': "Highlights a survivor's journey through human trafficking, including being sold as a sex slave to china and the need to address human suffering at scale, particularly in north korea and china, while also questioning the priorities of society and world leaders.", 'duration': 374.074, 'highlights': ["The survivor was sold as a sex slave to China and expresses gratitude for the experience, citing that if she wasn't sold, she would be dead. Survivor's experience of being sold as a sex slave to China | Expressing gratitude for the experience, stating that it saved her life.", 'The survivor highlights the urgency of addressing human suffering in North Korea and China, criticizing societal priorities, including the allocation of resources to animal rights over human rights. Urgency of addressing human suffering in North Korea and China | Criticizing societal priorities, including the allocation of resources to animal rights over human rights.', 'The survivor questions the inaction of world leaders in addressing atrocities in North Korea, emphasizing the need for change and the parallels with historical atrocities like the Holocaust. Questioning the inaction of world leaders in addressing atrocities in North Korea | Emphasizing the need for change and drawing parallels with historical atrocities like the Holocaust.', 'The survivor advocates for a shift in focus towards alleviating human suffering and addressing issues in Africa, highlighting the disparity in attention between disease-related suffering and non-disease-related torture. Advocating for a shift in focus towards alleviating human suffering | Highlighting the disparity in attention between disease-related suffering and non-disease-related torture.']}], 'duration': 1270.647, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA1081925.jpg', 'highlights': ['Experiencing suffering allows for a deeper experience of joy and love, reinforcing the necessity of suffering for gratitude and joy.', 'The deprivation of love in North Korea is extensive, highlighting the lack of love in various aspects of life in North Korea.', 'The impact of suffering on individuals is evident in the experiences of soldiers during World War II, highlighting the paradoxical nature of suffering and its role in fostering love and connections.', 'The influence of words on shaping ideas of justice, freedom, and nationalism is explored through personal experiences, shedding light on the significance of language in shaping individual identity.', "The author's escape from North Korea at 13 and the challenges faced in China, including the overwhelming fear and uncertainty she endured.", "The author's emotional journey and finding healing through the birth of her son, emphasizing the impact of the emotional journey on her survival.", "The survivor was sold as a sex slave to China and expresses gratitude for the experience, citing that if she wasn't sold, she would be dead.", 'The survivor highlights the urgency of addressing human suffering in North Korea and China, criticizing societal priorities, including the allocation of resources to animal rights over human rights.', 'The survivor questions the inaction of world leaders in addressing atrocities in North Korea, emphasizing the need for change and the parallels with historical atrocities like the Holocaust.', 'The survivor advocates for a shift in focus towards alleviating human suffering and addressing issues in Africa, highlighting the disparity in attention between disease-related suffering and non-disease-related torture.']}, {'end': 2877.538, 'segs': [{'end': 2527.648, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2499.72, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 2505.101, 'text': "And I think it's in a way North Korea is a lot easier to serve than even in the Middle East.", 'start': 2499.72, 'duration': 5.381}, {'end': 2508.402, 'text': "There's nothing conflict like between people.", 'start': 2505.841, 'duration': 2.561}, {'end': 2510.983, 'text': "There's no ideology, no religion, nothing.", 'start': 2508.462, 'duration': 2.521}, {'end': 2516.764, 'text': "People are peaceful, right? There's not even one civil, like any discontent among the people.", 'start': 2511.323, 'duration': 5.441}, {'end': 2521.785, 'text': "All problem is there's a dictator funded by the second economic power in the world.", 'start': 2517.644, 'duration': 4.141}, {'end': 2527.648, 'text': "And even any military, they know if they kill Kim Jong-un, they're going to get killed by Chinese.", 'start': 2523.147, 'duration': 4.501}], 'summary': 'North korea is easier to serve than the middle east, with no civil discontent, but a dictator supported by the second economic power in the world.', 'duration': 27.928, 'max_score': 2499.72, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA2499720.jpg'}, {'end': 2675.374, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2627.43, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 2633.214, 'text': "that's going to destroy the rest of the world, that's not going to help China reform themselves.", 'start': 2627.43, 'duration': 5.784}, {'end': 2634.575, 'text': "They're going to plant their feet.", 'start': 2633.254, 'duration': 1.321}, {'end': 2638.258, 'text': 'The dictators, the evil people will become more evil.', 'start': 2635.135, 'duration': 3.123}, {'end': 2642.681, 'text': 'The power hungry will become more, like they will centralize the power more.', 'start': 2638.418, 'duration': 4.263}, {'end': 2643.301, 'text': 'It feels like..', 'start': 2642.721, 'duration': 0.58}, {'end': 2653.448, 'text': 'maybe naive, but it feels like it should be like, again, love, not violence that solves this thing.', 'start': 2645.823, 'duration': 7.625}, {'end': 2657.83, 'text': "Now, of course, in North Korea, it's like long gone.", 'start': 2653.808, 'duration': 4.022}, {'end': 2661.512, 'text': '80 years, almost 80 years.', 'start': 2657.85, 'duration': 3.662}, {'end': 2663.774, 'text': "You can't, love is not going to solve that problem.", 'start': 2661.712, 'duration': 2.062}, {'end': 2665.855, 'text': "Or I mean, I don't, it's very difficult.", 'start': 2663.934, 'duration': 1.921}, {'end': 2675.374, 'text': "They have tried that because of the sunshine policy, which is there's two people walking down the street and the sun and the wind made a battle.", 'start': 2666.428, 'duration': 8.946}], 'summary': "Concerns about worsening global impact of china's actions, love over violence for solutions, challenges in north korea despite previous efforts.", 'duration': 47.944, 'max_score': 2627.43, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA2627430.jpg'}, {'end': 2801.624, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2771.411, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 2771.891, 'text': 'Asking for food.', 'start': 2771.411, 'duration': 0.48}, {'end': 2778.453, 'text': 'Do you know what humans demand when they die in North Korea? All they want is eating, right? Yeah.', 'start': 2772.231, 'duration': 6.222}, {'end': 2781.334, 'text': 'And people say, oh, nothing can be that bad.', 'start': 2778.853, 'duration': 2.481}, {'end': 2785.915, 'text': "But people just here haven't seen an actual true evil.", 'start': 2781.694, 'duration': 4.221}, {'end': 2794.338, 'text': 'Would you say that the evil comes from a tiny minority of people, or is it permeate much larger parts of the population? Like,', 'start': 2787.296, 'duration': 7.042}, {'end': 2801.624, 'text': 'if we look at sex trafficking, how many people like?', 'start': 2794.338, 'duration': 7.286}], 'summary': 'Inquiring about food demand in north korea, discussing true evil and its prevalence in society.', 'duration': 30.213, 'max_score': 2771.411, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA2771411.jpg'}], 'start': 2353.714, 'title': 'Advocacy for voiceless and north korea crisis', 'summary': 'Emphasizes the need for empathy and action in advocating for voiceless beings and highlights potential solutions to the north korea crisis, including the role of china, global activism, and the potential for direct communication.', 'chapters': [{'end': 2394.355, 'start': 2353.714, 'title': 'Caring for voiceless beings', 'summary': 'Highlights the importance of being the voice for voiceless beings, such as animals and marginalized individuals, emphasizing the need for empathy and action in a world with anti-human sentiment.', 'duration': 40.641, 'highlights': ['Caring for animals and marginalized individuals is a demonstration of empathy and a reflection of our pride as humans.', 'The need to be the voice for voiceless beings, who cannot speak for themselves, is emphasized.', 'Anti-human sentiment in the modern world is questioned, highlighting the importance of empathy and advocacy.']}, {'end': 2877.538, 'start': 2394.455, 'title': 'Addressing north korea crisis', 'summary': 'Discusses potential solutions to the north korea crisis, highlighting the role of china in sponsoring the dictatorship, the need for global activism, and the potential for direct communication with the chinese people. it also emphasizes the complexity of addressing the crisis and the potential for compassion and direct communication to bring about change.', 'duration': 483.083, 'highlights': ["China's role in sponsoring North Korea The transcript emphasizes the significant role of China in sponsoring the dictatorship in North Korea, with 99% accountability going to CCP and Kim Jong-un relying on Chinese help for survival.", 'Global activism and the need for intervention The chapter stresses the importance of global activism and intervention to address the North Korea crisis, including the involvement of countries beyond the United States and Europe, such as Russia and China, to build momentum for change.', "Challenges in addressing the North Korea crisis The transcript highlights the challenges in addressing the North Korea crisis, including the fear of making China an enemy and the complexity of the situation, as well as the difficulty in implementing traditional approaches such as the 'Sunshine Policy.'", 'The potential for compassion and direct communication The chapter discusses the potential for compassion and direct communication with the Chinese people as a means to bring about change, emphasizing the need to help the Chinese people become the best versions of themselves and avoid demonizing their leaders.']}], 'duration': 523.824, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA2353714.jpg', 'highlights': ['The need to be the voice for voiceless beings, who cannot speak for themselves, is emphasized.', 'The chapter stresses the importance of global activism and intervention to address the North Korea crisis.', 'The transcript emphasizes the significant role of China in sponsoring the dictatorship in North Korea, with 99% accountability going to CCP and Kim Jong-un relying on Chinese help for survival.', 'The potential for compassion and direct communication with the Chinese people as a means to bring about change is discussed.']}, {'end': 3946.51, 'segs': [{'end': 2929.723, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2902.266, 'weight': 6, 'content': [{'end': 2907.847, 'text': "We don't want to isolate 1.3 billion human beings on earth via Chinese.", 'start': 2902.266, 'duration': 5.581}, {'end': 2911.108, 'text': 'But the thing is, we are talking about this regime.', 'start': 2908.467, 'duration': 2.641}, {'end': 2912.308, 'text': 'not the people.', 'start': 2911.608, 'duration': 0.7}, {'end': 2913.409, 'text': 'I love Chinese people.', 'start': 2912.368, 'duration': 1.041}, {'end': 2914.129, 'text': 'I speak Chinese.', 'start': 2913.429, 'duration': 0.7}, {'end': 2919.272, 'text': 'I love like all about the country, but this system does promote evil.', 'start': 2914.189, 'duration': 5.083}, {'end': 2923.454, 'text': "Well, that's an optimistic view actually, because we can fix systems.", 'start': 2920.012, 'duration': 3.442}, {'end': 2926.339, 'text': "Yeah It's hard to fix people.", 'start': 2924.254, 'duration': 2.085}, {'end': 2929.723, 'text': 'So if we fix systems, then the people are adaptable, as you said.', 'start': 2926.559, 'duration': 3.164}], 'summary': 'Discussing the chinese regime and the potential for fixing systems to lead to positive change.', 'duration': 27.457, 'max_score': 2902.266, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA2902266.jpg'}, {'end': 3012.297, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2980.547, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 2987.309, 'text': 'That is 1.6 million of North Korea with a tiny country, the fourth largest armies in the world.', 'start': 2980.547, 'duration': 6.762}, {'end': 2992.71, 'text': 'So this country designed to fight with their own citizens.', 'start': 2989.249, 'duration': 3.461}, {'end': 3000.033, 'text': 'And the army, the fourth largest in the world, is designed to basically fight its own people.', 'start': 2992.99, 'duration': 7.043}, {'end': 3001.333, 'text': 'Oppress their own people.', 'start': 3000.413, 'duration': 0.92}, {'end': 3003.434, 'text': "That's what North Korean military is about.", 'start': 3001.353, 'duration': 2.081}, {'end': 3012.297, 'text': 'Okay, let me ask you some aspects about North Korean life.', 'start': 3007.135, 'duration': 5.162}], 'summary': 'North korea has the fourth largest army, 1.6 million strong, designed to oppress its own people.', 'duration': 31.75, 'max_score': 2980.547, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA2980547.jpg'}, {'end': 3161.181, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3137.793, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 3145.303, 'text': 'Is there some interesting similarities or differences that you can comment on between other implementations of communism throughout history?', 'start': 3137.793, 'duration': 7.51}, {'end': 3148.387, 'text': 'the Soviet Union, China elsewhere?', 'start': 3145.303, 'duration': 3.084}, {'end': 3150.817, 'text': 'So Juche is very unique.', 'start': 3149.156, 'duration': 1.661}, {'end': 3153.658, 'text': 'It came around the 90s after Soviet Union collapsed.', 'start': 3150.897, 'duration': 2.761}, {'end': 3161.181, 'text': 'So before then, North Korea was very still loyal to the Marxism and Leninism, which is, they takes care of you.', 'start': 3154.238, 'duration': 6.943}], 'summary': "Juche, a unique form of communism, emerged in the 90s after the collapse of the soviet union, contrasting with north korea's previous loyalty to marxism and leninism.", 'duration': 23.388, 'max_score': 3137.793, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA3137793.jpg'}, {'end': 3276.456, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3248.546, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 3250.888, 'text': "He doesn't want people to think other people giving him the thing.", 'start': 3248.546, 'duration': 2.342}, {'end': 3253.069, 'text': 'So on purpose, other people are starving.', 'start': 3251.488, 'duration': 1.581}, {'end': 3256.15, 'text': "And that Juche idea is that's where you're coming from.", 'start': 3253.649, 'duration': 2.501}, {'end': 3265.072, 'text': "So until that communism was about like, status being a father figure, takes care of all your needs, right? Give the power to us and you're all good.", 'start': 3256.55, 'duration': 8.522}, {'end': 3268.993, 'text': "But North Korea regime says, okay, now we cannot give people's rations.", 'start': 3265.512, 'duration': 3.481}, {'end': 3272.575, 'text': 'So which means, Juche means self-reliance.', 'start': 3269.013, 'duration': 3.562}, {'end': 3276.456, 'text': "You need to take care of yourself while you're giving every right to us.", 'start': 3273.275, 'duration': 3.181}], 'summary': "North korea's juche ideology promotes self-reliance, as regime stops providing rations.", 'duration': 27.91, 'max_score': 3248.546, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA3248546.jpg'}, {'end': 3489.131, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3455.56, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 3468.022, 'text': "And I think there's some way that in trying to build a better world in America, it has ripple effects elsewhere.", 'start': 3455.56, 'duration': 12.462}, {'end': 3473.425, 'text': "Sort of like, so I'm a fan of rockets in space.", 'start': 3468.042, 'duration': 5.383}, {'end': 3483.89, 'text': 'It sounds perhaps counterintuitive, but sending rockets to space will help solve the North Korea problem,', 'start': 3474.046, 'duration': 9.844}, {'end': 3489.131, 'text': 'because it lets people dream and build cool stuff.', 'start': 3483.89, 'duration': 5.241}], 'summary': 'Building a better world in america has ripple effects, like how rockets in space can help solve the north korea problem by inspiring people.', 'duration': 33.571, 'max_score': 3455.56, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA3455560.jpg'}], 'start': 2878.498, 'title': "North korea's regime and people", 'summary': "Delves into north korea's regime, discussing its adaptability, sangbun system, juche ideology, living conditions, and the potential impact of technology and cryptocurrencies on challenging power centers, shedding light on the oppressive nature of the regime and the potential for revolutionizing systems.", 'chapters': [{'end': 3012.297, 'start': 2878.498, 'title': 'North korea and chinese regime', 'summary': 'Discusses the adaptability of people under different systems, the need to fix systems rather than people, the potential for revolutionizing systems, and the oppressive nature of north korean military in preventing internal revolt and revolution.', 'duration': 133.799, 'highlights': ['The North Korean army, the fourth largest in the world, is designed to oppress its own people and prevent internal revolt and revolution.', 'The chapter emphasizes the need to fix systems rather than people, as people are adaptable under different systems.', 'The potential for revolutionizing systems is highlighted as essential, with the hope that it may lead to change at the highest levels of power.', 'The adaptability of individuals under different systems is discussed in the context of the Holocaust, emphasizing the potential for good if exposed to different systems.']}, {'end': 3317.671, 'start': 3012.797, 'title': "North korea's sangbun system", 'summary': "Explores north korea's sangbun system, a caste system with 50 different classes, determining individuals' lives from birth and the unique aspects of juche ideology, including a man-made famine and the transition to self-reliance, revealing the regime's manipulation and control over its people.", 'duration': 304.874, 'highlights': ["North Korea's Sangbun system is a family caste system consisting of three major categories with 50 different classes, determining individuals' lives from birth, contributing to the creation of the most unequal society in the face of humanity. The Sangbun system's 50 different classes and the determination of individuals' lives from birth resulted in the creation of the most unequal society in the face of humanity.", "The Juche ideology, emerging in the 90s after the Soviet Union's collapse, led to a man-made famine and a shift towards self-reliance, where the regime manipulated the population into being self-sufficient while depriving them of basic necessities. The Juche ideology led to a man-made famine and a shift towards self-reliance, where the regime manipulated the population into being self-sufficient while depriving them of basic necessities.", "North Korea's regime intentionally starved people in the countryside to prevent them from contemplating their existence or challenging the leadership, demonstrating the extreme control and manipulation exerted by the leadership. The intentional starvation of people in the countryside was aimed at preventing them from contemplating their existence or challenging the leadership, showcasing the extreme control and manipulation exerted by the regime."]}, {'end': 3946.51, 'start': 3318.451, 'title': 'North korea: evil and technology', 'summary': 'Discusses the inhumanity of famine, the living conditions in north korea, and the potential impact of technology and cryptocurrencies on challenging power centers. it also delves into the unique evil of kim jong-un and the potential consequences of his death.', 'duration': 628.059, 'highlights': ['The inhumanity of famine and living conditions in North Korea. The chapter discusses the inhumanity of famine and the living conditions in North Korea, highlighting the struggle of 25 million people living in primitive conditions in the 21st century.', 'The potential impact of technology and cryptocurrencies on challenging power centers. The potential of technology and cryptocurrencies to challenge power centers and redistribute wealth, particularly in countries like North Korea and African dictatorships, is explored.', "The unique evil of Kim Jong-un and the potential consequences of his death. The unique evil of Kim Jong-un is discussed, emphasizing his upbringing in Switzerland and the potential consequences of his death, including the challenges of finding a successor and the impact on North Korea's religious beliefs."]}], 'duration': 1068.012, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA2878498.jpg', 'highlights': ['The potential for revolutionizing systems is highlighted as essential, with the hope that it may lead to change at the highest levels of power.', 'The adaptability of individuals under different systems is discussed in the context of the Holocaust, emphasizing the potential for good if exposed to different systems.', 'The intentional starvation of people in the countryside was aimed at preventing them from contemplating their existence or challenging the leadership, showcasing the extreme control and manipulation exerted by the regime.', 'The Juche ideology led to a man-made famine and a shift towards self-reliance, where the regime manipulated the population into being self-sufficient while depriving them of basic necessities.', 'The North Korean army, the fourth largest in the world, is designed to oppress its own people and prevent internal revolt and revolution.', "The Sangbun system's 50 different classes and the determination of individuals' lives from birth resulted in the creation of the most unequal society in the face of humanity.", 'The potential impact of technology and cryptocurrencies on challenging power centers. The potential of technology and cryptocurrencies to challenge power centers and redistribute wealth, particularly in countries like North Korea and African dictatorships, is explored.', 'The inhumanity of famine and living conditions in North Korea. The chapter discusses the inhumanity of famine and the living conditions in North Korea, highlighting the struggle of 25 million people living in primitive conditions in the 21st century.', "The unique evil of Kim Jong-un is discussed, emphasizing his upbringing in Switzerland and the potential consequences of his death, including the challenges of finding a successor and the impact on North Korea's religious beliefs."]}, {'end': 4757.649, 'segs': [{'end': 4055.305, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4027.203, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 4031.585, 'text': 'having this relationship with being free and what it means to be free right?', 'start': 4027.203, 'duration': 4.382}, {'end': 4041.055, 'text': 'I think you definitely can live life without being free and also happy life too.', 'start': 4035.711, 'duration': 5.344}, {'end': 4047.88, 'text': "I saw a lot of North Korean elites who were fat and have power but didn't have freedom, were very happy,", 'start': 4041.515, 'duration': 6.365}, {'end': 4055.305, 'text': 'in a way happier than the people that I found in New York, were like investment bankers and consultants in Manhattan,', 'start': 4047.88, 'duration': 7.425}], 'summary': "Freedom doesn't guarantee happiness, as seen in north korean elites and new york professionals.", 'duration': 28.102, 'max_score': 4027.203, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA4027203.jpg'}, {'end': 4110.392, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4079.761, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 4081.762, 'text': "So they don't let you be knowing what that is.", 'start': 4079.761, 'duration': 2.001}, {'end': 4088.239, 'text': 'So, And then they were like, yeah, hearing people having problems, go talk to therapist.', 'start': 4082.702, 'duration': 5.537}, {'end': 4093.781, 'text': "And I was like, like, how much is that? I hear the $200 per hour and it's a discounted rate too.", 'start': 4088.499, 'duration': 5.282}, {'end': 4095.102, 'text': "It's like, no, thank you.", 'start': 4093.801, 'duration': 1.301}, {'end': 4104.685, 'text': 'You know, I was like, you know, and we know that freedom comes with responsibility and in a way.', 'start': 4097.462, 'duration': 7.223}, {'end': 4107.45, 'text': "It's not that easy to be free.", 'start': 4105.689, 'duration': 1.761}, {'end': 4110.392, 'text': 'Thinking for yourself constantly.', 'start': 4107.93, 'duration': 2.462}], 'summary': 'Challenges accessing therapy; cost concerns, $200 per hour.', 'duration': 30.631, 'max_score': 4079.761, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA4079761.jpg'}, {'end': 4606.413, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4578.263, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 4585.266, 'text': 'All that kind of stuff that I think spans or intersects in fascinating ways with these kinds of groups.', 'start': 4578.263, 'duration': 7.003}, {'end': 4586.546, 'text': "So that's diversity.", 'start': 4585.566, 'duration': 0.98}, {'end': 4588.327, 'text': 'And then meritocracy.', 'start': 4586.947, 'duration': 1.38}, {'end': 4594.649, 'text': "is this thing that probably the reason I wanted to move to Silicon Valley and the reason I didn't,", 'start': 4588.327, 'duration': 6.322}, {'end': 4598.231, 'text': 'is like having a fire to change the world within you.', 'start': 4594.649, 'duration': 3.582}, {'end': 4606.413, 'text': 'Like meritocracy is like I want to be the best in the world at this and I will strive and work hard, not stepping on others but,', 'start': 4598.291, 'duration': 8.122}], 'summary': 'Diversity and meritocracy intersect in silicon valley, driving individuals to strive for excellence without stepping on others.', 'duration': 28.15, 'max_score': 4578.263, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA4578263.jpg'}, {'end': 4666.191, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4624.745, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 4629.949, 'text': 'Working hard is a symbol of you coming from some established family.', 'start': 4624.745, 'duration': 5.204}, {'end': 4642.256, 'text': 'Yeah The fact that you celebrate accomplishment, hard work is a sign of your patriarchy or whatever thing they call, right? They wanna abolish that.', 'start': 4630.469, 'duration': 11.787}, {'end': 4645.058, 'text': 'They wanna like stop giving kids grades.', 'start': 4642.616, 'duration': 2.442}, {'end': 4648.06, 'text': "That's what they're already doing, right? They wanna stop.", 'start': 4645.818, 'duration': 2.242}, {'end': 4655.264, 'text': "They wanna like, we should abolish like SAT in America they take to go to college, right? They won't even abolish that school.", 'start': 4648.42, 'duration': 6.844}, {'end': 4658.226, 'text': 'Yeah, some kids have no ability to do math.', 'start': 4655.304, 'duration': 2.922}, {'end': 4664.01, 'text': "So why do we have to force him to learn math? And that's what comes with humans overcome challenges.", 'start': 4658.726, 'duration': 5.284}, {'end': 4666.191, 'text': "That's what makes us special.", 'start': 4664.53, 'duration': 1.661}], 'summary': 'Some advocate abolishing academic grading and standardized tests to accommodate diverse abilities.', 'duration': 41.446, 'max_score': 4624.745, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA4624745.jpg'}, {'end': 4766.615, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4734.896, 'weight': 6, 'content': [{'end': 4736.697, 'text': "Even saying he and she, I'm confused.", 'start': 4734.896, 'duration': 1.801}, {'end': 4738.818, 'text': 'This is pure mistake.', 'start': 4737.017, 'duration': 1.801}, {'end': 4742.12, 'text': "And they say, call me they, because I'm gender fluid.", 'start': 4739.218, 'duration': 2.902}, {'end': 4746.123, 'text': "Basically, I can be a girl, but next hour you talk to me, I'm a boy, right?", 'start': 4742.22, 'duration': 3.903}, {'end': 4750.705, 'text': "And if you don't do it right, they're like look at you, why are you bigot??", 'start': 4747.543, 'duration': 3.162}, {'end': 4753.227, 'text': 'Right?. It makes me so nervous.', 'start': 4751.105, 'duration': 2.122}, {'end': 4757.649, 'text': 'And this is where I come to, this is a regression of civilization.', 'start': 4753.867, 'duration': 3.782}, {'end': 4760.771, 'text': 'We are regressing as a humanity here.', 'start': 4758.61, 'duration': 2.161}, {'end': 4766.615, 'text': 'Like the enlightenment, all of those things made us so much brighter and looking forward.', 'start': 4760.791, 'duration': 5.824}], 'summary': 'Struggle with gender pronouns, feeling nervous, sees it as regression of civilization', 'duration': 31.719, 'max_score': 4734.896, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA4734896.jpg'}], 'start': 3946.951, 'title': 'Challenges of freedom and meritocracy', 'summary': 'Delves into the challenges of freedom, governance, and individual responsibility, emphasizing the risks of government overreach and inequality. it also explores the impact of meritocracy and diversity on incentives for hard work, and cultural shifts in america.', 'chapters': [{'end': 4428.02, 'start': 3946.951, 'title': "Freedom's burden: a north korean defector's perspective", 'summary': 'Discusses the challenges of freedom, the burden it carries, and the complexities of governance, highlighting the importance of individual responsibility and the risks of government overreach, with insights on inequality, government control, and the potential dangers of centralized power.', 'duration': 481.069, 'highlights': ['North Korean people have no option other than to maintain the status quo for the regime, emphasizing the lack of freedom and choices for the citizens.', "Freedom is a never-ending journey, and living with it comes a sense of responsibility and burden, with the individual fully experiencing life's suffering.", 'The discussion on the risks of government overreach and the imposition of equality, emphasizing the challenges and potential dangers of centralized power and the limitations of government in understanding individual needs and desires.', 'Insights on the complexities of governance and the potential dangers of centralized power, with a call for experimentation and competition of ideas within states, highlighting the risks of an expanding and homogenizing government.']}, {'end': 4757.649, 'start': 4428.9, 'title': 'Meritocracy and diversity in america', 'summary': 'Discusses the challenges of meritocracy and diversity in america, highlighting the impact on incentives for hard work, the relationship between diversity and meritocracy, and the cultural shifts in america regarding achievement and privilege.', 'duration': 328.749, 'highlights': ["The chapter emphasizes the diminishing incentives for hard work in the current system, comparing it to North Korea's lack of social mobility, and highlights the demonization of meritocracy in America. Diminishing incentives for hard work, comparison to North Korea's social mobility, demonization of meritocracy in America.", 'The discussion explores the tension between diversity and meritocracy, emphasizing the need for a broader definition of diversity beyond crude classes and the full spectrum of diversity, intersecting with various skills and abilities. Tension between diversity and meritocracy, need for broader definition of diversity, intersection of skills and abilities.', 'The speaker expresses concerns about the cultural shifts in America, including the impact on achievement, privilege, and the lack of forgiveness or moving forward in the current culture. Concerns about cultural shifts, impact on achievement and privilege, lack of forgiveness or moving forward.']}], 'duration': 810.698, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA3946951.jpg', 'highlights': ['The discussion on the risks of government overreach and the imposition of equality, emphasizing the challenges and potential dangers of centralized power and the limitations of government in understanding individual needs and desires.', 'Insights on the complexities of governance and the potential dangers of centralized power, with a call for experimentation and competition of ideas within states, highlighting the risks of an expanding and homogenizing government.', "The chapter emphasizes the diminishing incentives for hard work in the current system, comparing it to North Korea's lack of social mobility, and highlights the demonization of meritocracy in America.", 'The discussion explores the tension between diversity and meritocracy, emphasizing the need for a broader definition of diversity beyond crude classes and the full spectrum of diversity, intersecting with various skills and abilities.', 'The speaker expresses concerns about the cultural shifts in America, including the impact on achievement, privilege, and the lack of forgiveness or moving forward in the current culture.', 'North Korean people have no option other than to maintain the status quo for the regime, emphasizing the lack of freedom and choices for the citizens.', "Freedom is a never-ending journey, and living with it comes a sense of responsibility and burden, with the individual fully experiencing life's suffering."]}, {'end': 5408.444, 'segs': [{'end': 5031.715, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4998.331, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 5001.734, 'text': 'but you want to be the best version of yourself when you express stuff.', 'start': 4998.331, 'duration': 3.403}, {'end': 5012.419, 'text': "But there's some sense where, in the 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[{'end': 5156.855, 'text': 'okay, I push it last, like the semester, the core, like the art and music right?', 'start': 5152.854, 'duration': 4.001}, {'end': 5160.316, 'text': 'So I thought this is gonna be the least politically correct class I can take.', 'start': 5157.315, 'duration': 3.001}, {'end': 5168.021, 'text': 'And then it begins with who has problem with calling this course the Western civilization of art and music.', 'start': 5161.156, 'duration': 6.865}, {'end': 5170.262, 'text': 'And it was raising their hands.', 'start': 5168.721, 'duration': 1.541}, {'end': 5179.228, 'text': 'Cause like, why do you have to learning about this Beethoven, Mozart, the bigots and all the people like, you know, everything ruined by white men.', 'start': 5170.902, 'duration': 8.326}], 'summary': 'Students questioned learning western art and music due to its association with white men.', 'duration': 26.374, 'max_score': 5152.854, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA5152854.jpg'}, {'end': 5336.08, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5299.895, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 5302.518, 'text': 'So when they say you cannot talk means you cannot think.', 'start': 5299.895, 'duration': 2.623}, {'end': 5305.781, 'text': "And they don't know the consequences of that.", 'start': 5303.799, 'duration': 1.982}, {'end': 5308.763, 'text': 'And this is why I promote.', 'start': 5306.322, 'duration': 2.441}, {'end': 5318.249, 'text': 'I want the freedom of speech, even though it hurts, ridiculous, you know, sometimes it can be dangerous, but the price, the alternative,', 'start': 5308.763, 'duration': 9.486}, {'end': 5320.91, 'text': 'is so bad that we should take the.', 'start': 5318.249, 'duration': 2.661}, {'end': 5322.291, 'text': 'you know, make this trade off.', 'start': 5320.91, 'duration': 1.381}, {'end': 5326.634, 'text': 'Everything has a trade off in this world and it 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He wasn't like making any jokes.", 'start': 5538.413, 'duration': 5.904}, {'end': 5545.518, 'text': 'He had no slides.', 'start': 5544.357, 'duration': 1.161}, {'end': 5549.8, 'text': 'Just one simple person standing in the huge, giant theater talk.', 'start': 5546.038, 'duration': 3.762}, {'end': 5552.142, 'text': 'And long time too.', 'start': 5550.921, 'duration': 1.221}, {'end': 5553.543, 'text': 'And people cry.', 'start': 5552.722, 'duration': 0.821}, {'end': 5557.085, 'text': 'And I was like, wow, okay, whatever that is, I gotta check it out.', 'start': 5553.563, 'duration': 3.522}, {'end': 5563.79, 'text': 'And then I got home and then later, many years later, I got a book and I would start reading his book.', 'start': 5558.726, 'duration': 5.064}, {'end': 5572.616, 'text': 'And it talks about, it explains so much, right? Like now at Columbia, I learned like everything, gender is like made of concept, construct.', 'start': 5564.85, 'duration': 7.766}, {'end': 5576.999, 'text': "Like the hierarchy is white man's idea, making the hierarchy.", 'start': 5573.276, 'duration': 3.723}], 'summary': 'Impactful speech moved thousands to tears, led to further study and revelation of societal constructs.', 'duration': 52.515, 'max_score': 5524.484, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA5524484.jpg'}, {'end': 6017.772, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5987.691, 'weight': 8, 'content': [{'end': 5998.416, 'text': 'The systems matter, and they matter like way more than this individualistic society would like to imagine.', 'start': 5987.691, 'duration': 10.725}, {'end': 6005.199, 'text': 'It is the most important thing you can have in life, choosing the right system.', 'start': 6001.557, 'duration': 3.642}, {'end': 6017.772, 'text': "Do you have advice for young people today? You've lived an incredible life and you have, I hope, an incredible life ahead of you.", 'start': 6008.626, 'duration': 9.146}], 'summary': 'Choosing the right system is crucial for a successful life.', 'duration': 30.081, 'max_score': 5987.691, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA5987691.jpg'}, {'end': 6099.532, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 6073.458, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 6078.98, 'text': "Why would you do that to yourself? Especially as a woman, right? You don't want to do that to yourself.", 'start': 6073.458, 'duration': 5.522}, {'end': 6088.946, 'text': 'but think, think about like we are sitting here today, two of us in this amazing technology, this country, because somebody in savannah, hundreds,', 'start': 6079.6, 'duration': 9.346}, {'end': 6090.507, 'text': 'thousands of years ago.', 'start': 6088.946, 'duration': 1.561}, {'end': 6093.969, 'text': "they're hunting berries and surviving cold.", 'start': 6090.507, 'duration': 3.462}, {'end': 6097.091, 'text': 'every suffering they can imagine, they fall for us.', 'start': 6093.969, 'duration': 3.122}, {'end': 6099.532, 'text': "that's what we ended up here.", 'start': 6097.091, 'duration': 2.441}], 'summary': 'Survival through suffering led to present advancements in technology and society.', 'duration': 26.074, 'max_score': 6073.458, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA6073458.jpg'}, {'end': 6150.25, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 6121.633, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 6123.055, 'text': 'And for your life, literally.', 'start': 6121.633, 'duration': 1.422}, {'end': 6123.655, 'text': 'Like life.', 'start': 6123.195, 'duration': 0.46}, {'end': 6125.357, 'text': 'Like how my father, like..', 'start': 6123.675, 'duration': 1.682}, {'end': 6130.436, 'text': 'You know, working, dying is a lot easier than living.', 'start': 6127.113, 'duration': 3.323}, {'end': 6134.52, 'text': 'Dying takes like few minutes, right? Maximum.', 'start': 6131.637, 'duration': 2.883}, {'end': 6137.162, 'text': 'And living takes forever.', 'start': 6135.761, 'duration': 1.401}, {'end': 6144.849, 'text': 'So when I was facing this unbelievable challenge, I thought, okay, this most rational thing I can do is killing myself right now.', 'start': 6137.923, 'duration': 6.926}, {'end': 6147.852, 'text': 'But the hardest thing I can choose is choose to live.', 'start': 6145.29, 'duration': 2.562}, {'end': 6150.25, 'text': 'And my father did that.', 'start': 6149.17, 'duration': 1.08}], 'summary': 'Facing a challenge, choosing to live was the hardest, as death seemed easier. my father made that choice.', 'duration': 28.617, 'max_score': 6121.633, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/usDqSEKDVsA/pics/usDqSEKDVsA6121633.jpg'}, {'end': 6246.378, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 6223.452, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 6231.674, 'text': "But now I actually feel more because I don't know you follow Jamal Khashoggi's story, the Saudi journalist who got chopped off in Turkey embassy,", 'start': 6223.452, 'duration': 8.222}, {'end': 6237.013, 'text': 'right?. 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