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#286 – Oliver Stone: Vladimir Putin and War in Ukraine

Lex Fridman Podcast

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What Advice Would You Give to Young People Today?

I'm often struck by when I talk to scientists and I've talked to a few at how arrogant they can be about. You can lose that when you focus on the facts, on empirical data, on the science of things. That arrogance is terrifying to me because it's next door neighbor to close mindedness which then can be used by charismatic leaders like in Nazi Germany. The scientists can be used as pawns in a very cruel game. If I was a teacher in a school and a teaching film, I'd say to the students, get an education. It's not just film, it's just you have to learn the world as much as you can when you're young. So

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