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January 2018

JTOL0020 Why Are We Obsessed with Vicious Entertainment or On Game of Thrones

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00:00 Intro/ I don’t know what this video is. 01:19 Why are people watching this show? 02:00 Bringing Structure to Imagination 02:45 Our Reptilian Brain 03:30 Is there a link between the extremes of violent fiction, and less violence in the real world? 04:50 Living vicariously through character deve [...]

JTOL0016 Absolute Fiasco at Evergreen State College. A New Perspective

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f you like it, SHARE it, and SUBSCRIBE! I am disgusted. 01:19 Skip intro. REFERENCES: HBO/VICE video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cMYfxOFBBM Also see my video dismantling the idea that we currently live in a white supremacy if you think I’m full of crap: Originally Published on June 23, 2017 [...]

JTOL0015 The Importation of Culture, A Personal Story

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00:22 Not everybody is the same! 00:54 Drawing the distinction between cultures and the types of experiences that are normal, based on personal examples. 03:27 Scary story time (not to make light of the situation). Then more examples. 04:40 Who we are is instilled in us from a young age 05:24 People [...]

JTOL0013 Taking Bribes From Politicians Is Not the Answer

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Part 3! Visit my channel for parts 1 and 2. 00:38 If the data shows unequal outcomes, does that mean someone was being treated unfairly, independent of what happens between people? (00:50 I meant to say there are differences *within* groups right down to the individual) 02:06 The morality of this, “ [...]

JTOL0012 I Can’t Succeed Because I’m a Minority and Other Lies

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00:11 Intro/Why I think persons should be skeptical when hearing about inequality and the conclusions drawn from the information. 01:41 First Point. How data on income inequality often misses key components to the argument at hand. 02:25 How data tells a different story depending on how much groups [...]

December 2017

The Sanctity of Sex, Politics, and Culture

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The Sanctity of Sex, Politics, and Culture As a person speaking to another person, I want to start off saying that it is absolutely wrong to violate someone’s personal boundaries, particularly physical boundaries, and more particularly in a sexual way. This seems obvious, but it occurs very frequent [...]