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Opinion Zuby's "20 Things I've Learned About Humanity During The Pandemic"

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Zuby is a UK independent rapper, author, life & fitness coach, public speaker, and host of the 'Real Talk With Zuby' podcast. He has 439,000 twitter followers and has appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast. The list below is a thread he posted on twitter.

"@ZubyMusic
20 Things I've Learned (Or Had Confirmed) About Humanity During The 'Pandemic' :

1/
Most people would rather be in the majority, than be right.

2/ At least 20% of the population has strong authoritarian tendencies, which will emerge under the right conditions.

3/ Fear of death is only rivalled by the fear of social disapproval. The latter could be stronger.

4/ Propaganda is just as effective in the modern day as it was 100 years ago. Access to limitless information has not made the average person any wiser.

5/ Anything and everything can and will be politicised by the media, government, and those who trust them.

6/ Many politicians and large corporations will gladly sacrifice human lives if it is conducive to their political and financial aspirations.

7/ Most people believe the government acts in the best interests of the people. Even many who are vocal critics of the government.

8/ Once they have made up their mind, most people would rather to commit to being wrong, than admit they were wrong.

9/ Humans can be trained and conditioned quickly and relatively easily to significantly alter their behaviours - for better or worse.

10/ When sufficiently frightened, most people will not only accept authoritarianism, but demand it.

11/ People who are dismissed as 'conspiracy theorists' are often well researched and simply ahead of the mainstream narrative.

12/ Most people value safety and security more than freedom and liberty, even if said 'safety' is merely an illusion.

13/ Hedonic adaptation occurs in both directions, and once inertia sets in, it is difficult to get people back to 'normal'.

14/ A significant % of people thoroughly enjoy being subjugated.

15/ 'The Science' has evolved into a secular pseudo-religion for millions of people in the West. This religion has little to do with science itself.

16/ Most people care more about looking like they are doing the right thing, rather than actually doing the right thing.

17/ Politics, the media, science, and the healthcare industries are all corrupt, to varying degrees. Scientists and doctors can be bought as easily as politicians.

18/ If you make people comfortable enough, they will not revolt. You can keep millions docile as you strip their rights, by giving them money, food, and entertainment.

19/ Modern people are overly complacent and lack vigilance when it comes to defending their own freedoms from government overreach.

20/ It's easier to fool a person than to convince them that they have been fooled.

Bonus thought: 21/ Most people are fairly compassionate and have good intentions (this is good)
As a result, most people deeply struggle to understand that some people, including our 'leaders', CAN have malicious or perverse intentions (this is bad)."


Agree/Disagree? Why?
 
<Dany07>LMFAO @ this dude just figuring this out.....He has never read history?
 
Another random idiot that people follow for some reason.
Sounds like it hit a little too close to home.

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3 reminds me of a joke from Seinfeld, where public speaking was listed as a greater fear than death, meaning if you went to a funeral you'd rather be in the casket than the person giving the eulogy haha.

Anyway, most are really obvious, some are pretty stupid. Like 11.
 
Zuby is a UK independent rapper, author, life & fitness coach, public speaker, and host of the 'Real Talk With Zuby' podcast. He has 439,000 twitter followers and has appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast. The list below is a thread he posted on twitter.

"@ZubyMusic
20 Things I've Learned (Or Had Confirmed) About Humanity During The 'Pandemic' :

1/
Most people would rather be in the majority, than be right.

2/ At least 20% of the population has strong authoritarian tendencies, which will emerge under the right conditions.

3/ Fear of death is only rivalled by the fear of social disapproval. The latter could be stronger.

4/ Propaganda is just as effective in the modern day as it was 100 years ago. Access to limitless information has not made the average person any wiser.

5/ Anything and everything can and will be politicised by the media, government, and those who trust them.

6/ Many politicians and large corporations will gladly sacrifice human lives if it is conducive to their political and financial aspirations.

7/ Most people believe the government acts in the best interests of the people. Even many who are vocal critics of the government.

8/ Once they have made up their mind, most people would rather to commit to being wrong, than admit they were wrong.

9/ Humans can be trained and conditioned quickly and relatively easily to significantly alter their behaviours - for better or worse.

10/ When sufficiently frightened, most people will not only accept authoritarianism, but demand it.

11/ People who are dismissed as 'conspiracy theorists' are often well researched and simply ahead of the mainstream narrative.

12/ Most people value safety and security more than freedom and liberty, even if said 'safety' is merely an illusion.

13/ Hedonic adaptation occurs in both directions, and once inertia sets in, it is difficult to get people back to 'normal'.

14/ A significant % of people thoroughly enjoy being subjugated.

15/ 'The Science' has evolved into a secular pseudo-religion for millions of people in the West. This religion has little to do with science itself.

16/ Most people care more about looking like they are doing the right thing, rather than actually doing the right thing.

17/ Politics, the media, science, and the healthcare industries are all corrupt, to varying degrees. Scientists and doctors can be bought as easily as politicians.

18/ If you make people comfortable enough, they will not revolt. You can keep millions docile as you strip their rights, by giving them money, food, and entertainment.

19/ Modern people are overly complacent and lack vigilance when it comes to defending their own freedoms from government overreach.

20/ It's easier to fool a person than to convince them that they have been fooled.

Bonus thought: 21/ Most people are fairly compassionate and have good intentions (this is good)
As a result, most people deeply struggle to understand that some people, including our 'leaders', CAN have malicious or perverse intentions (this is bad)."


Agree/Disagree? Why?
I think he's right.
 
Zuby is a UK independent rapper, author, life & fitness coach, public speaker, and host of the 'Real Talk With Zuby' podcast. He has 439,000 twitter followers and has appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast. The list below is a thread he posted on twitter.

"@ZubyMusic
20 Things I've Learned (Or Had Confirmed) About Humanity During The 'Pandemic' :

1/
Most people would rather be in the majority, than be right.

2/ At least 20% of the population has strong authoritarian tendencies, which will emerge under the right conditions.

3/ Fear of death is only rivalled by the fear of social disapproval. The latter could be stronger.

4/ Propaganda is just as effective in the modern day as it was 100 years ago. Access to limitless information has not made the average person any wiser.

5/ Anything and everything can and will be politicised by the media, government, and those who trust them.

6/ Many politicians and large corporations will gladly sacrifice human lives if it is conducive to their political and financial aspirations.

7/ Most people believe the government acts in the best interests of the people. Even many who are vocal critics of the government.

8/ Once they have made up their mind, most people would rather to commit to being wrong, than admit they were wrong.

9/ Humans can be trained and conditioned quickly and relatively easily to significantly alter their behaviours - for better or worse.

10/ When sufficiently frightened, most people will not only accept authoritarianism, but demand it.

11/ People who are dismissed as 'conspiracy theorists' are often well researched and simply ahead of the mainstream narrative.

12/ Most people value safety and security more than freedom and liberty, even if said 'safety' is merely an illusion.

13/ Hedonic adaptation occurs in both directions, and once inertia sets in, it is difficult to get people back to 'normal'.

14/ A significant % of people thoroughly enjoy being subjugated.

15/ 'The Science' has evolved into a secular pseudo-religion for millions of people in the West. This religion has little to do with science itself.

16/ Most people care more about looking like they are doing the right thing, rather than actually doing the right thing.

17/ Politics, the media, science, and the healthcare industries are all corrupt, to varying degrees. Scientists and doctors can be bought as easily as politicians.

18/ If you make people comfortable enough, they will not revolt. You can keep millions docile as you strip their rights, by giving them money, food, and entertainment.

19/ Modern people are overly complacent and lack vigilance when it comes to defending their own freedoms from government overreach.

20/ It's easier to fool a person than to convince them that they have been fooled.

Bonus thought: 21/ Most people are fairly compassionate and have good intentions (this is good)
As a result, most people deeply struggle to understand that some people, including our 'leaders', CAN have malicious or perverse intentions (this is bad)."


Agree/Disagree? Why?
"(this is good)"

"(this is bad)"

22/ Zuby is convinced his twatter followers are mentally deficient
 
A lot of this is correct, it is a question about whether people on this forum have enough self reflection to see it in themselves. When a Trumpster is cheering on this list it shows they don't.
 
Zuby is a UK independent rapper, author, life & fitness coach, public speaker, and host of the 'Real Talk With Zuby' podcast. He has 439,000 twitter followers and has appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast. The list below is a thread he posted on twitter.

"@ZubyMusic
20 Things I've Learned (Or Had Confirmed) About Humanity During The 'Pandemic' :

1/
Most people would rather be in the majority, than be right.

2/ At least 20% of the population has strong authoritarian tendencies, which will emerge under the right conditions.

3/ Fear of death is only rivalled by the fear of social disapproval. The latter could be stronger.

4/ Propaganda is just as effective in the modern day as it was 100 years ago. Access to limitless information has not made the average person any wiser.

5/ Anything and everything can and will be politicised by the media, government, and those who trust them.

6/ Many politicians and large corporations will gladly sacrifice human lives if it is conducive to their political and financial aspirations.

7/ Most people believe the government acts in the best interests of the people. Even many who are vocal critics of the government.

8/ Once they have made up their mind, most people would rather to commit to being wrong, than admit they were wrong.

9/ Humans can be trained and conditioned quickly and relatively easily to significantly alter their behaviours - for better or worse.

10/ When sufficiently frightened, most people will not only accept authoritarianism, but demand it.

11/ People who are dismissed as 'conspiracy theorists' are often well researched and simply ahead of the mainstream narrative.

12/ Most people value safety and security more than freedom and liberty, even if said 'safety' is merely an illusion.

13/ Hedonic adaptation occurs in both directions, and once inertia sets in, it is difficult to get people back to 'normal'.

14/ A significant % of people thoroughly enjoy being subjugated.

15/ 'The Science' has evolved into a secular pseudo-religion for millions of people in the West. This religion has little to do with science itself.

16/ Most people care more about looking like they are doing the right thing, rather than actually doing the right thing.

17/ Politics, the media, science, and the healthcare industries are all corrupt, to varying degrees. Scientists and doctors can be bought as easily as politicians.

18/ If you make people comfortable enough, they will not revolt. You can keep millions docile as you strip their rights, by giving them money, food, and entertainment.

19/ Modern people are overly complacent and lack vigilance when it comes to defending their own freedoms from government overreach.

20/ It's easier to fool a person than to convince them that they have been fooled.

Bonus thought: 21/ Most people are fairly compassionate and have good intentions (this is good)
As a result, most people deeply struggle to understand that some people, including our 'leaders', CAN have malicious or perverse intentions (this is bad)."


Agree/Disagree? Why?
Smart dude but 2 is a hellofalot more than 20% - most ppl are fascists'.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment

Which brings me to why pandemic had no effect on me. I already worked from home and stayed away from large crowds. Ideal weekend for me is crappie fishing alone or riding my dirt bike in wilderness alone. There's a reason I became an accountant - don't like people in general.

#18 is classic Huxley's brave new world.

Again smart dude. Took me years to realize this stuff.
 
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A random UK rapper with less than 500k followers?
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There are internet thots with more followers than him, perhaps we should get their opinions too.
 
I have no idea who that guy is but not seeing anything I disagree with

edit nevermind. 11 is def wrong.
 
I posted this in another forum.

The common response from people who take issue with it is:

"Well duh these aren't some big revelations. Anyone who studies basic history and psychology knows this"

Most people don't study history and psychology. People have proven this as time has gone on. The current generation knows jack shit about psychology and history.

And to those who think this is all "duh everyone knows this stuff"

- Haven't we all ran into those people who claim "Everyone does what they think is the right thing to do". These people can't grasp that evil and corruption exist. This goes against number 1.

- On his podcast with Dave Smith - Zuby said many people who seemed to be all about "live and let live" actually had an authoritarian tendency that lay dormant all these years only to be activated during covid. My brother, a doctor who treated covid patients, falls under this category. He kept going on about how he values freedom over money and safety and that he would retire soon to travel all over the world like I did. Well turns out he had an authoritarian side that were switched on after covid hit.

That's just a couple. You guys are really giving the average joe too much credit.....at least amongst my generation (millennials) and Gen Z.
 

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