@@AvangionQ Not at all. In fact, if you Google quotes you come across, you'll quickly find that a disturbing number of them tend to be misattributed, if not outright fraudulent.
This reminds me of my time in the U.S. Army. When I was in Basic Training, the drill sergeants always ate last in the dining facility. After Basic, when the unit ate together, higher-ranking Soldiers (NCOs and officers) always ate last. One of the seven Army Values is "Selfless Service" (to the nation and to others). The horribly written but well-meaning Creed of the Non-commissioned Officer has the following statements: "I will not use my grade or position to attain pleasure, profit, or personal safety." and "I know my Soldiers and I will always place their needs above my own." I think the Army has done a pretty good job of taking these values statements and transferring them into the actual culture of the Army. From what I experienced, that's really how Army leaders act (at least in the SGT to 1SG ranks).
Just use Julius Caesar's solution. In his triumphal parade upon returning to Rome, the story goes that he had a slave stand behind him, repeatedly whispering in his ear "You are just a man".
@@3nertia, it's not really ironic as it was an intentional device to encourage humility. A slave was the perfect choice as he was not deemed a man but property and thus was expected to have more humility. He wasn't really being bold by telling Caesar that because he was told to do so. The slave is merely obeying his master and thus is still being humble. He is repeating a message to remind Caesar that he is not a god who may abuse his power as he wishes but a man who may face consequences for his actions and cannot conquer all he desires.
I've noticed lately (over the last 10 years maybe) that those with a little power (assistant manager, pharmacy tech, security guard, etc.) are more likely to try to wield that power in ways that negatively impact others. Is it just me? I was thinking that it might be because the economy sucks for the working and lower middle class, and people feel helpless. So when they get a little power over others, they may be more likely to take advantage of the situation to feel like they have control over SOMETHING. But maybe I've just been unfortunate in my personal dealings with these people.
People who feel powerless can't directly attack their "oppressors." By definition, their oppressors are quite willing and able to destroy them physically, socially, and/or financially. The impotent anger and rage has to go somewhere, and -- too often -- that anger and rage are directed at people who are easier targets: disenfranchised minority groups, members of out-groups, and women. That's often why you see crime, domestic violence, and racial/cultural hate crimes increase in individuals and demographics where males feel they have been "emasculated." (In Western culture "emasculation" = "earning potential.") It doesn't matter whether the emasculation is real, illusory, or delusional.
@AreaLabMen: -People can also feel powerless without being oppressed by another person (feeling powerless is not the same as *being* powerless, and even though we are all powerless to do plenty of things, that's not usually because someone else is oppressing us - unless you wish to claim that the laws of nature are oppressing us). -Feeling powerless does not necessarily result in anger and rage (consider ignorance, acceptance, depression) -If the anger and rage were impotent, then it would by definition not do anything (impotent = powerless) -Why are you saying that women are, without qualification, easier targets than men? Sure women tend to be less strong than men, but there's plenty of crime that doesn't involve physically overpowering someone. -Why are you implying that only males commit crime? (I agree it's a tendency.)
@@chess123mate Howdy. First, thank you for responding. Also, I agree with your assessment with "feeling powerless" and "being powerless." That's why I stated that "It doesn't matter whether the emasculation is real, illusory, or delusional." Secondly, I was pointing out a few examples of how the feeling of powerlessness affects some people. My original post was five times as long, and it included examples of "mean girls" and powerlessness. But, I decided that it was TL; DR. Impotent rage: Impotent rage at a true oppressor is redirected at easier targets. Women: Yes, women (the elderly, children, and the disabled) -- for the most part -- are easier targets due to differences in physical strength. This does not mean that "women are helpless and need a man to protect them." It means that men (who beat women) need to keep their damned hands to themselves. Yes, there are women who are violent. C'mon...did I really have to state that explicitly. Already, this response is TL; DR. And, yes, there are many people out there who proactively deal with oppression in healthy ways. In fact, I would wager that the majority of people do, else we would have anarchy. I was simply pointing one way in which some people maladaptively deal with the feeling (real, imagined, or delusional) of being powerless. One thing about "generalizations" that I really can't stand is that others take generalizations as absolutes. And, I can't stand making initial disclamatory "remember, I am talking in generalizations" statement, as I often believe others are intelligent enough to know that I am not speaking in absolutes.
Yes, it's common wisdom that people which were powerless become awful when they start getting more power. On the contrary, people who are very powerful can learn to become emphatic and are less afraid to lose everything, so they can be more comprehensive, supportive and less competitive. Everything is relative.
I can't properly convey how much I respect people like you because TH-cam keeps filtering my comments XP Certainly it's something to be envious of to silly cowards like me lol COOCKIESZ 4EVARRRRR
Absolutely correct. Power (political, not energy) is a not a physical object, rather it is a concept in our heads, a concept of feeling of being able to do something. It's not like power is some kind of cancer that spreads over time. That feeling is independent of a given person's needs and wishes. Power can ENABLE those wishes to become reality, but the rot has had the potential to be there that whole time.
"i've fired them all and ate the last cookie" lol love it. Though i have to say that i don't think Hank would have fired me with the rest if i was lucky (and close) enough to work at SciShow. Though only because i am the one who brings cookies to the office. I love to bake (it is a hobby that makes me happy) but don't want dozens of cookies at my house, so i look at work as my "bakery disposal service" (a outlook my coworkers all love). so i bake, keep 6-8 cookies at home and dump the rest in the breakroom. :)
I've always felt that it's less that power corrupts and more that the corrupt are more likely to seek (and get) power. I think that genuinely good people usually don't want to be in positions of real power over others.And I'm talking about real life and death type power, not "I'm the chairman of my local bookclub" type power.
One of possible reasons is that good people understand the responsibility, and taking that amount of responsibility is an immense act. It reminds me of the Dunning-Kruger effect where very incompetent people are often very vocal, and when they start to realize the actual depth of the problem their confidence diminishes. That does not apply to all people, just a trend.
When you get too much power you end up burning a whole town with your dragon. Thankfully uncle Ben was very wise: "with great power comes great responsibility". Great Spiderman reference!
They should Lock Guards I Prision Cells once every 2 weeks for 24 hours to remind them that they should treat the prisoners the way they would want to be treated
I don't think all people with power become less empathetic. I think *bad* leaders become less emphatic. People who are more interested in stroking their own ego or feeling in control than helping organise others to get a task done as pleasantly as possible. I bet Hank's a good example of a boss self-reflective enough to show empathy for those who work for him.
@@AreaLabMen exactly, the stanford prison experiment showed lack of empathy in its oppressors because the study itself appealed to students that displayed personality traits that would be more responsive when given power. Check out Vsauce's mind field episode where he proves with experiment that random individuals scoring high in morality do not abuse power regardless of the situation and having an 'absence of responsibility'
Books are knowledge, knowledge is power, power is energy, energy is mass, mass distorts spacetime. Therefore, books distort spacetime. Weird things happen in large libraries. I heard a librarian was once turned into an orangutan.
I think it's one of those situations where someone who is trying to keep power from going to their head is already more likely to take these steps already. One of those "if you're worried about it, you're probably going to be okay" type situations.
Yup, definently noticed this with my school and highschool classmates, power, especially to a clueless person corrupts him like a faulty hard drive corrupting the files inside.
2:30 I don't care if I feel powerful or not, I will write the letter E for someone to read it correctly. Years of finger-writing on very cold or damp car windows taught me this.
"it doesnt matter because I've fired them all and eaten the last cookie" image your boss making a joke like that, and than coming in to work the next day to find he's got all new employees
"Did the staff put that in there for a reason? Doesn't matter, I fired them all and I ate the last cookie" I've never laughed so hard at a schishow exit before!
When it comes to having power, I think it only amplifies who you are. If you act without empathy when given power it simply means you were never very empathetic to begin with. But when you don't have power, you may act more empathetic due to the social structure forcing you to (if people have equal or greater power than you and you step on their toes it won't be good for you). Good leaders will show empathy and compassion when in a position of power, whereas bad leaders will think only of themselves. I also think that the group size plays a large part in how a leader acts. If the group is small then it's very easy for a leader to understand every member of the group. But if the group is much larger then the leader simply cannot get to know each individual member, which leads to the connections becoming less personal and the leader having a lesser understanding of each group member. That lesser understanding then leads to the leader simply not considering how their actions might affect individual members of the group as much, as they don't understand them so aren't in tune with what'll be an issue or not.
@@pranavlimaye seek out jobs and positions. Like politics. Business etc when you are a corrupt person. That bad peoplr choose those careers more often. And thus higher chanve of corrupt people gaining power.
How do we determine who gets power in society? Or at work? Or within a family structure? Are there people who are kept out of power that would be less abusive with it? Do we choose to put abusive personalities in power? The research on Psychopathy among CEO's seems to point to the decision making process for advancement in our world being at least partially to blame. Then again if you're going to give that much power to a single person, you can't be surprised when they use it for their own view of what is best.
Glad you mentioned how the guards in the Stanford experiment were explicitly told to be cruel. It's sad the lengths some people will go to manipulate others and confirm their own beliefs
My opinion is that a position of power can have a bigger output for people that are corrupt. When deciding on taking a government position an honest person will only win the pay check the feeling of accomplishment and helping others but a corrupt person can get all of this + more money on the side from bribe and an addiction to the feeling of power (because even if to us they are corrupt to them they think they do good to others and only win some extra on the side because they are smarter then the honest person) . So a corrupt person has more incentive to get positions of power and overall work harder to get it because of the added benefits a corrupt person can get over a honest one.
i think most people try to be good - and what that means depends on the context of your specific environment. i believe that is also true for people in power, may it be politicians, CEOs, departmentheads or communityleaders (there are countless examples). now, what is good for a president? what is good for a CEO? what is good for your professor as the head of a department? then comes the question of what kind of power do they have? i mean, a president as the commander in chief is the head of the armed forces and can literally make life and death decisions, directly and indirectly, both through warfare as well as through economics and laws. but his power is also more or less checked and balanced through all sorts of processes and institutions, like congress, the supreme court etc. still, the positions bears an immense power. what about a CEO of a big company? or a community leader, like a mayor or a religious or social institution. A CEO needs to think of the products, finances, customers, investors and his staff or employees. he has a board that checks and balances him. I think one of the most important things to keep in mind is, power always has its limits, may it be a tenure or a project or simply life. Therefore I would find particularly interesting in how power changes over time, when "a good leader turns bad" - or proverbially "when a revolutionary becomes a dictator" - when do they start thinking that they must not lose their power and start doing things to stay on top, so to speak.
Happy new year. By the volume of the content here you have the power to be a persons sole provider for online viewing without having any left over time for other opinions. You are aware of how many hours a day your platforms all add up to?
I'm in the Navy, most of my superiors have taken the " everything you do is wrong and you are a worthless human being" or they've taken the "I'm going to have you do all the work but I'm going to take the credit for it and call you useless" with few good superiors sprinkled amongst them... so now that I finally am in charge, I refuse to treat my subordinates unkindly (even when they screw up) because I know what it feels like to be told you're a waste of space, and refuse to have someone losing sleep because I would rather insult them, than teach them.
I feel like having kindness and empathy yes can get a job done in a better way or nicer but that connection in a workplace situation can be detrimental if you're in the position of power. Wouldn't it just be better tell the person what to do in a way that makes them feel good about it instead of forcing it upon them. I do this all the time and people usually put me in positions of power, most of the time I make sure the work load is either divided equally and suited to everyone's attributes. The main reason I say this because I have almost no empathy so yeah.
The cookie thing is instantly relateable; however, I "take the second cookie" anytime I perceive I've done a bit more than others. Cleaning the staff kitchen after a party? I'll take another sandwich. There's also a matter of need - I take more when I'm poor and less when I'm well off (I've spent good portions of my life in both states). That would likely be factored in by the random leader selection in this case though.
The thing about the "E" on the forehead is that most people are right-handed so it's just easier to pull the right hand to the right than to push it to the left to write the letter. What would happen if they tried to draw the number 7 or 9 because of the motions to the left the hand has to make?
Well the problem is when someone wants to be a leader they want to be the coolest and kindest person but don't see the reality in leadership of maintaining structure and foundation. Being an IT sysadmin gives you great power in the company and it's important to keeps things intact and have a good structural foundation.
Power doesn't corrupt, it reveals the corrupted I like that idea more tbh because even though having power made you less sensitive over the detail (since you're focused on the big picture) there's still a lot of great "benevolent dictator" out there, like hank
With greater power comes greater fear of losing power and becoming average again. Fear kills (allows us to mentally wall-off) our empathy. Fear is the problem.
This sounds like a case of reverse causation. Those who cheat and disregard others are more likely to be attracted to and achieve power in the first place.
@@poemrider they forgot to mention if the leader actually do more work or not and since only a cookie is at stake here, it is difficult to relate it to a bigger picture, it might be worse or the opposite could be true There's too many factors and more probably all of them do matter albeit at a different rates, I think in the real world reverse causation is also not out of question At the very least we know that being aware of something will reduce the chance of the effect of it so yea I think every people with power would be at least aware of this fact
2:06 "Researches also noticed that the leaders ate differently, tending to chew with their mouths open and getting more crumbs all over the place ...." hahaha!
This was a good video and I learned from it. The only thing I would say is that only 15 seconds was given for advice on how to not let it get to your head. I didn't find the advice to be that helpful. Either way it was informative.
It sounds like those most likely to seek and achieve power are the least likely to be good at it. Lower intelligence, more greedy and less empathetic/thoughtful....
+David Buschhorn I agree, was thinking the same, although I'm sure it does refer to all who have or desire power have these type of characteristics. (But truly, I don't think I agree with this study. It makes it sound like the person who took seconds and is a sloppy eater is most likely to be a leader.. Weird translation, I would conclude a completely different analysis using that type of data obtained.)
@@abonynge Interesting note. Now said, I think it has to do about how you seek power. If you see it as an achievement or if you see it as a tool for getting an achievement. As a tool, you stay more focused on your goal, as an achievement, you might just become stupidly drunk of that power. till, most of the time, people who seek power are the worst cause they look at it as an achievement while people who take it by necessity but hate it, see Power as a tool for reaching their goal, not as an achievement itself.
@@abonynge 2:54 this other set of studies referred to people who were in positions of power to begin with. His conclusions are correct, except intelligence part. Intelligence wasnt mentioned in the video. Mentioning intelligence in relation to gaining power would hurt someones feelings...
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. "
~Abraham Lincoln
Great quote, but Lincoln never said that ... no idea who did. quoteinvestigator.com/2016/04/14/adversity/
Never knew that, Thank you.
Nonetheless, it *is* a great quote despite its unclear authorship.
@@Commander6444 Oh yes, it's a great quote ... not that it really matters, but ... do you have any idea who actually said it?
@@AvangionQ Not at all. In fact, if you Google quotes you come across, you'll quickly find that a disturbing number of them tend to be misattributed, if not outright fraudulent.
"did the staff put that in there for a reason? doesnt matter, i fired them all and i ate the last cookie" oh i see
Now we see the real Hank.
+
Ouch, last day of year firing?! XD
Now he spends their salaries buying cookies for himself.
his daddy side came out... 😩
This reminds me of my time in the U.S. Army. When I was in Basic Training, the drill sergeants always ate last in the dining facility. After Basic, when the unit ate together, higher-ranking Soldiers (NCOs and officers) always ate last. One of the seven Army Values is "Selfless Service" (to the nation and to others). The horribly written but well-meaning Creed of the Non-commissioned Officer has the following statements: "I will not use my grade or position to attain pleasure, profit, or personal safety." and "I know my Soldiers and I will always place their needs above my own." I think the Army has done a pretty good job of taking these values statements and transferring them into the actual culture of the Army. From what I experienced, that's really how Army leaders act (at least in the SGT to 1SG ranks).
Just use Julius Caesar's solution. In his triumphal parade upon returning to Rome, the story goes that he had a slave stand behind him, repeatedly whispering in his ear "You are just a man".
Anyone else see the irony in that? xD
@@3nertia, it's not really ironic as it was an intentional device to encourage humility. A slave was the perfect choice as he was not deemed a man but property and thus was expected to have more humility. He wasn't really being bold by telling Caesar that because he was told to do so. The slave is merely obeying his master and thus is still being humble. He is repeating a message to remind Caesar that he is not a god who may abuse his power as he wishes but a man who may face consequences for his actions and cannot conquer all he desires.
@@sonniepronounceds-au-ni9287 And clearly, Caesar did ultimately face some consequences for his actions. (23 of them, to be precise.)
Isn't that kind of standard of triumphs during Caesar's time?
@@sonniepronounceds-au-ni9287 Intention and irony are not mutually exclusive lol
I've noticed lately (over the last 10 years maybe) that those with a little power (assistant manager, pharmacy tech, security guard, etc.) are more likely to try to wield that power in ways that negatively impact others. Is it just me? I was thinking that it might be because the economy sucks for the working and lower middle class, and people feel helpless. So when they get a little power over others, they may be more likely to take advantage of the situation to feel like they have control over SOMETHING. But maybe I've just been unfortunate in my personal dealings with these people.
People who feel powerless can't directly attack their "oppressors." By definition, their oppressors are quite willing and able to destroy them physically, socially, and/or financially. The impotent anger and rage has to go somewhere, and -- too often -- that anger and rage are directed at people who are easier targets: disenfranchised minority groups, members of out-groups, and women. That's often why you see crime, domestic violence, and racial/cultural hate crimes increase in individuals and demographics where males feel they have been "emasculated." (In Western culture "emasculation" = "earning potential.") It doesn't matter whether the emasculation is real, illusory, or delusional.
"Power should never be given to those who seek it"; you're not alone in this observation but I have to agree with AreaLabMen
@AreaLabMen:
-People can also feel powerless without being oppressed by another person (feeling powerless is not the same as *being* powerless, and even though we are all powerless to do plenty of things, that's not usually because someone else is oppressing us - unless you wish to claim that the laws of nature are oppressing us).
-Feeling powerless does not necessarily result in anger and rage (consider ignorance, acceptance, depression)
-If the anger and rage were impotent, then it would by definition not do anything (impotent = powerless)
-Why are you saying that women are, without qualification, easier targets than men? Sure women tend to be less strong than men, but there's plenty of crime that doesn't involve physically overpowering someone.
-Why are you implying that only males commit crime? (I agree it's a tendency.)
@@chess123mate Howdy. First, thank you for responding. Also, I agree with your assessment with "feeling powerless" and "being powerless." That's why I stated that "It doesn't matter whether the emasculation is real, illusory, or delusional."
Secondly, I was pointing out a few examples of how the feeling of powerlessness affects some people. My original post was five times as long, and it included examples of "mean girls" and powerlessness. But, I decided that it was TL; DR.
Impotent rage: Impotent rage at a true oppressor is redirected at easier targets.
Women: Yes, women (the elderly, children, and the disabled) -- for the most part -- are easier targets due to differences in physical strength. This does not mean that "women are helpless and need a man to protect them." It means that men (who beat women) need to keep their damned hands to themselves.
Yes, there are women who are violent. C'mon...did I really have to state that explicitly. Already, this response is TL; DR.
And, yes, there are many people out there who proactively deal with oppression in healthy ways. In fact, I would wager that the majority of people do, else we would have anarchy. I was simply pointing one way in which some people maladaptively deal with the feeling (real, imagined, or delusional) of being powerless.
One thing about "generalizations" that I really can't stand is that others take generalizations as absolutes. And, I can't stand making initial disclamatory "remember, I am talking in generalizations" statement, as I often believe others are intelligent enough to know that I am not speaking in absolutes.
Yes, it's common wisdom that people which were powerless become awful when they start getting more power.
On the contrary, people who are very powerful can learn to become emphatic and are less afraid to lose everything, so they can be more comprehensive, supportive and less competitive.
Everything is relative.
What Cookie Monster can tell us about political power...
"I fired them all and ate the last cookie." LOL.
I will always take the second cookie, even under an authoritarian. Nobody gets between me and cookies.
If you are the leader ,get more cookies for everyone and then take a larger sum while everyone also benefit
those who fight the cookie dictators live long enough to see themselves become one
I can't properly convey how much I respect people like you because TH-cam keeps filtering my comments XP
Certainly it's something to be envious of to silly cowards like me lol
COOCKIESZ 4EVARRRRR
POWAAAAAH! UUUUNLIMITEEEEED POWAAAAAH!
_And in the end, for what? A warm light for all of mankind to share...._
What’s the matter, McFly?
Minutes! Minutes! ... Hello?
You had a perfect opportunity to call this channel PsyShow and you missed it. 😭
IKR.
Power does not corrupt, it simply shows what you do with the power you have, show your true attitude and true intentions
Absolutely correct. Power (political, not energy) is a not a physical object, rather it is a concept in our heads, a concept of feeling of being able to do something. It's not like power is some kind of cancer that spreads over time. That feeling is independent of a given person's needs and wishes. Power can ENABLE those wishes to become reality, but the rot has had the potential to be there that whole time.
For a minute I thought this video was about electroconvulsive therapy.
"Power going to your head," literally.
given time, all of us have power despite not given the power for that which gives power is time and therefore is free from human intervention.
That would have been a very good segway though haha
"i've fired them all and ate the last cookie" lol love it.
Though i have to say that i don't think Hank would have fired me with the rest if i was lucky (and close) enough to work at SciShow.
Though only because i am the one who brings cookies to the office. I love to bake (it is a hobby that makes me happy) but don't want dozens of cookies at my house, so i look at work as my "bakery disposal service" (a outlook my coworkers all love). so i bake, keep 6-8 cookies at home and dump the rest in the breakroom. :)
I've always felt that it's less that power corrupts and more that the corrupt are more likely to seek (and get) power. I think that genuinely good people usually don't want to be in positions of real power over others.And I'm talking about real life and death type power, not "I'm the chairman of my local bookclub" type power.
Damn straight, Power REVEALS Corruption
One of possible reasons is that good people understand the responsibility, and taking that amount of responsibility is an immense act. It reminds me of the Dunning-Kruger effect where very incompetent people are often very vocal, and when they start to realize the actual depth of the problem their confidence diminishes. That does not apply to all people, just a trend.
When you get too much power you end up burning a whole town with your dragon.
Thankfully uncle Ben was very wise: "with great power comes great responsibility". Great Spiderman reference!
They should Lock Guards I Prision Cells once every 2 weeks for 24 hours to remind them that they should treat the prisoners the way they would want to be treated
I mean.... no?
Hard enough to find people to do the job as it is.
Don’t stick a battery up your nose
Duh
Of course. It won't work up there, normally.
lol xD
Your cute
I don't think all people with power become less empathetic. I think *bad* leaders become less emphatic. People who are more interested in stroking their own ego or feeling in control than helping organise others to get a task done as pleasantly as possible. I bet Hank's a good example of a boss self-reflective enough to show empathy for those who work for him.
Whoa! PhantomStrider! How you doing?
@@jamesrichardsoniii4801 howdy James :) I'm quite alright thanks. Just enjoying a slow start to the year.
Unfortunately, many of the skills necessary to attain power are the traits that you don't want in a leader.
@@AreaLabMen That's a function of how society works heh; greed/apathy are rewarded
@@AreaLabMen exactly, the stanford prison experiment showed lack of empathy in its oppressors because the study itself appealed to students that displayed personality traits that would be more responsive when given power. Check out Vsauce's mind field episode where he proves with experiment that random individuals scoring high in morality do not abuse power regardless of the situation and having an 'absence of responsibility'
Books are knowledge, knowledge is power, power is energy, energy is mass, mass distorts spacetime. Therefore, books distort spacetime. Weird things happen in large libraries. I heard a librarian was once turned into an orangutan.
Marco Meijer technically books do disturb spacetime. It's an unmeasurably small amount but it should be there.
Wtf lol
@@LulitaInPita It's a Discworld reference ;)
well books are also mass so you can skip a few steps there
Marco Meijer-Being THE Librarian, did a job on Noah Wyle.
I'd like to wish everyone here, a happy New Year. Now if I had POWER I'd order you to have a happy new year...
but not all people feel happy. I have depression.
@@6telephone -That's why I'm WISHING for you to be happy.
@mellow love -I never acquired the power. :-(
I think it's one of those situations where someone who is trying to keep power from going to their head is already more likely to take these steps already. One of those "if you're worried about it, you're probably going to be okay" type situations.
4:00. Best Scishow ending ever.
"I fired them all and ate the last cookie" I LOVE YOU HANK!
Happy new year to the fired staff of Sci Show!!..... Yaay...
Excellent. Especially the finish.
Yup, definently noticed this with my school and highschool classmates, power, especially to a clueless person corrupts him like a faulty hard drive corrupting the files inside.
Good luck for 2019 everyone!
4:05 "It doesn't matter, I've fired them all and ate the last cookie" xD
Thank you for a thoughtful 2018 and I am looking forward to what comes in the New Year!
fired them all and ate the last cookie!!! -his best joke yet, love it
2:30 I don't care if I feel powerful or not, I will write the letter E for someone to read it correctly. Years of finger-writing on very cold or damp car windows taught me this.
3:43 - 4:05 for the 22 seconds devoted to all of the content promised by the title.
HAPPY NEW YEARS!
"I fired them all and I ate the last cookie" power absolutely corrupts.
This is one reason I vow myself to the non-aggression-principle forever.
that last line was great hank.
THE LAST COOKIE?!? You monster!
[Still love you, Hank. Please don't execute me.]
Happy New Year Sir Hank Green!~
"it doesnt matter because I've fired them all and eaten the last cookie" image your boss making a joke like that, and than coming in to work the next day to find he's got all new employees
"Did the staff put that in there for a reason? Doesn't matter, I fired them all and I ate the last cookie"
I've never laughed so hard at a schishow exit before!
When it comes to having power, I think it only amplifies who you are. If you act without empathy when given power it simply means you were never very empathetic to begin with. But when you don't have power, you may act more empathetic due to the social structure forcing you to (if people have equal or greater power than you and you step on their toes it won't be good for you).
Good leaders will show empathy and compassion when in a position of power, whereas bad leaders will think only of themselves.
I also think that the group size plays a large part in how a leader acts. If the group is small then it's very easy for a leader to understand every member of the group. But if the group is much larger then the leader simply cannot get to know each individual member, which leads to the connections becoming less personal and the leader having a lesser understanding of each group member. That lesser understanding then leads to the leader simply not considering how their actions might affect individual members of the group as much, as they don't understand them so aren't in tune with what'll be an issue or not.
“I have fired them all and ate the last cookie “ Best quote of 2018
Power attracts the corruptible suspect all thoes who seek it.
Attract, how?
@@pranavlimaye seek out jobs and positions. Like politics. Business etc when you are a corrupt person. That bad peoplr choose those careers more often. And thus higher chanve of corrupt people gaining power.
@@dutchik5107
Could be true, I don't know much
@@dutchik5107 Not everyone gets into power through choice though
The good things is a very matching list.
😂😂 Thanks for making my quarantine fun!
How do we determine who gets power in society? Or at work? Or within a family structure? Are there people who are kept out of power that would be less abusive with it? Do we choose to put abusive personalities in power? The research on Psychopathy among CEO's seems to point to the decision making process for advancement in our world being at least partially to blame. Then again if you're going to give that much power to a single person, you can't be surprised when they use it for their own view of what is best.
On the Internet it’s jokes, not power that get to ones head. Or rather over it.
Glad you mentioned how the guards in the Stanford experiment were explicitly told to be cruel. It's sad the lengths some people will go to manipulate others and confirm their own beliefs
My opinion is that a position of power can have a bigger output for people that are corrupt. When deciding on taking a government position an honest person will only win the pay check the feeling of accomplishment and helping others but a corrupt person can get all of this + more money on the side from bribe and an addiction to the feeling of power (because even if to us they are corrupt to them they think they do good to others and only win some extra on the side because they are smarter then the honest person) . So a corrupt person has more incentive to get positions of power and overall work harder to get it because of the added benefits a corrupt person can get over a honest one.
I wish you were my teacher you are the best teacher in the world tbh thank you for everything❤❤❤
i think most people try to be good - and what that means depends on the context of your specific environment. i believe that is also true for people in power, may it be politicians, CEOs, departmentheads or communityleaders (there are countless examples). now, what is good for a president? what is good for a CEO? what is good for your professor as the head of a department?
then comes the question of what kind of power do they have? i mean, a president as the commander in chief is the head of the armed forces and can literally make life and death decisions, directly and indirectly, both through warfare as well as through economics and laws. but his power is also more or less checked and balanced through all sorts of processes and institutions, like congress, the supreme court etc. still, the positions bears an immense power. what about a CEO of a big company? or a community leader, like a mayor or a religious or social institution. A CEO needs to think of the products, finances, customers, investors and his staff or employees. he has a board that checks and balances him. I think one of the most important things to keep in mind is, power always has its limits, may it be a tenure or a project or simply life.
Therefore I would find particularly interesting in how power changes over time, when "a good leader turns bad" - or proverbially "when a revolutionary becomes a dictator" - when do they start thinking that they must not lose their power and start doing things to stay on top, so to speak.
That "I've fired them all and ate the last cookie" sounded more like a declaration than a hypothetical.
I thought the thumbnail said “The dark side of having powers” and I thought they were gonna do a theoretical super hero thing! Gave all my hopes up
Studied All these experiments in College, great Review. =)
Jokes aside, this four and a half minute video could be condensed to one word: humility.
This really opened my eyes to a lot of my own life.
Happy new year. By the volume of the content here you have the power to be a persons sole provider for online viewing without having any left over time for other opinions. You are aware of how many hours a day your platforms all add up to?
Interesting video! But leadership lead to corruption and selfishness or corruption and selfishness lead to leadership?
Y'all have really stepped up your joke game lately. Good job :D
"I'M THE SCIENCE-BOY! I'M THE ONE WHO GETS A SECOND COOKIE!!" -Hank Green, 2018
this happens to me, and as a result of it i lose all my power and relinquish my ego which in turn builds power and the cycle continues
Literally that whole video I was wondering if Hank got this script because he’s the leader/person in power 😂 Glad it was addressed hahahaha
keep grinding 💪💪💪
I'm in the Navy, most of my superiors have taken the " everything you do is wrong and you are a worthless human being" or they've taken the "I'm going to have you do all the work but I'm going to take the credit for it and call you useless" with few good superiors sprinkled amongst them... so now that I finally am in charge, I refuse to treat my subordinates unkindly (even when they screw up) because I know what it feels like to be told you're a waste of space, and refuse to have someone losing sleep because I would rather insult them, than teach them.
"It doesn't matter: I've fired them all, and eaten the last cookie."
I feel like having kindness and empathy yes can get a job done in a better way or nicer but that connection in a workplace situation can be detrimental if you're in the position of power. Wouldn't it just be better tell the person what to do in a way that makes them feel good about it instead of forcing it upon them. I do this all the time and people usually put me in positions of power, most of the time I make sure the work load is either divided equally and suited to everyone's attributes. The main reason I say this because I have almost no empathy so yeah.
Really interesting !
The cookie thing is instantly relateable; however, I "take the second cookie" anytime I perceive I've done a bit more than others. Cleaning the staff kitchen after a party? I'll take another sandwich.
There's also a matter of need - I take more when I'm poor and less when I'm well off (I've spent good portions of my life in both states). That would likely be factored in by the random leader selection in this case though.
The thing about the "E" on the forehead is that most people are right-handed so it's just easier to pull the right hand to the right than to push it to the left to write the letter. What would happen if they tried to draw the number 7 or 9 because of the motions to the left the hand has to make?
Well the problem is when someone wants to be a leader they want to be the coolest and kindest person but don't see the reality in leadership of maintaining structure and foundation. Being an IT sysadmin gives you great power in the company and it's important to keeps things intact and have a good structural foundation.
“With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility.”~Uncle Ben
Also the thing about positions of authority is they tend to attract those who would like to misuse that authority.
Thanks.
Hank cronched alllll the cookies, then went home to the real one in power... Katherine!
A friend just got a new job where they have power over others. SciShow must be stalking me.
Ground wire?
Too much empathy can actually drive you mad; not that that's a problem for most people.
Make sure to put "I fired them all and ate the last cookie" on my tombstone.
Happy New year
Oh, now _don't put cookies_ in front of _me._ _No one else_ is going to get one.
Power doesn't corrupt, it reveals the corrupted
I like that idea more tbh because even though having power made you less sensitive over the detail (since you're focused on the big picture) there's still a lot of great "benevolent dictator" out there, like hank
"It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible." - Frank Herbert (Chapterhouse: Dune)
"I fired them and ate the last cookie"....ouch. lol
With greater power comes greater fear of losing power and becoming average again. Fear kills (allows us to mentally wall-off) our empathy. Fear is the problem.
Still, a great video!
Was that a Tropico reference?
I've never seen this guy's eyes light up as much as when he talks about a cookie xD
"I fired them all and ate the last cookie"
Now let's hope the people in power actually watch this.
I'm in business School.
My economics professor told us dad money and power do not corrupt people.
Money and power review who they really are.
This sounds like a case of reverse causation. Those who cheat and disregard others are more likely to be attracted to and achieve power in the first place.
The people in these studies were assigned to their positions
Or maybe it's a combination
@@poemrider they forgot to mention if the leader actually do more work or not and since only a cookie is at stake here, it is difficult to relate it to a bigger picture, it might be worse or the opposite could be true
There's too many factors and more probably all of them do matter albeit at a different rates, I think in the real world reverse causation is also not out of question
At the very least we know that being aware of something will reduce the chance of the effect of it so yea I think every people with power would be at least aware of this fact
2:06 "Researches also noticed that the leaders ate differently, tending to chew with their mouths open and getting more crumbs all over the place ...." hahaha!
That joke at the end came out of nowhere and really made me laugh)
... I hope it was a joke
You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.
They also like to paint a huge bullseye on their face, their back and their groin. Settle down Queen of Hearts.
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
This was a good video and I learned from it. The only thing I would say is that only 15 seconds was given for advice on how to not let it get to your head. I didn't find the advice to be that helpful. Either way it was informative.
The E thing was pretty cool
It sounds like those most likely to seek and achieve power are the least likely to be good at it. Lower intelligence, more greedy and less empathetic/thoughtful....
Except in these studies people were randomly given the power, they didn't seek it. How did you come to these conclusions?
How on EARTH does lower intelligence mean you seek power?
+David Buschhorn I agree, was thinking the same, although I'm sure it does refer to all who have or desire power have these type of characteristics.
(But truly, I don't think I agree with this study. It makes it sound like the person who took seconds and is a sloppy eater is most likely to be a leader.. Weird translation, I would conclude a completely different analysis using that type of data obtained.)
@@abonynge Interesting note.
Now said, I think it has to do about how you seek power.
If you see it as an achievement or if you see it as a tool for getting an achievement.
As a tool, you stay more focused on your goal, as an achievement, you might just become stupidly drunk of that power.
till, most of the time, people who seek power are the worst cause they look at it as an achievement while people who take it by necessity but hate it, see Power as a tool for reaching their goal, not as an achievement itself.
@@abonynge 2:54 this other set of studies referred to people who were in positions of power to begin with. His conclusions are correct, except intelligence part. Intelligence wasnt mentioned in the video. Mentioning intelligence in relation to gaining power would hurt someones feelings...
Power does not corrupt. It merely brings forth the corruption within.
*Becomes class prefect once*
*Immediately starts watching this*