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The coronavirus pandemic is a global crisis, but it is also a moment that unites us, that reveals the strength of our community, the human capacity to be compassionate to each other and to work hard in the face of danger. In this video I describe what, to me, might be 7 levels of attack on our society and how we can fight back. For each level, I describe our pain, our challenge, and our hope for a positive future on the other side. Slides: https://bit.ly/2JdLQIs References: https://bit.ly/coronavirus-levels OUTLINE: 0:00 - Overview 4:00 - Level 1: Biological (Life & Death) 8:22 - Level 2: Psychological 10:44 - Level 3: Social (Collective Cognition) 14:06 - Level 4: Economic 17:53 - Level 5: Political 22:56 - Level 6: Existential 26:39 - Level 7: Philosophical CONNECT: - Subscribe to this YouTube channel - 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
"- The coronavirus pandemic is a global crisis, but I think it's also a moment that unites us, that gives us an opportunity to show the strength of our community, to be compassionate to our fellow huma..."
"So looking at level one first, at the biological and the medical, the direct attack of the virus on the human body. It's very difficult to make projections about the number of cases that we're likely ..."
"The second level at which the virus is attacking our society is the individual human emotion. Fear is real, fear of losing your job, fear of losing your health or the health of the loved ones, fear of..."
"Level three is social. Social distancing, really should be called physical distancing, that we're all practicing, has led us to lean in, to rely on social media for connection, for basic human connect..."
"Now level four is economic, and this could be the most painful of the impacts of the virus. Day by day, the projections are getting worse and worse from the economists. Some economists, more and more,..."
"Level five is political. I think it's not an exaggeration to say we're living in one of the most divided times, politically, in the history of the United States, of our country, and especially on the ..."
"Level six is existential. You can say evolutionary even. The human species has not always existed, and there's no guarantee we'll always exist. Perhaps this is not the right time to be deeply thinking..."
"And finally, level seven, philosophical, really taking a step back. It's much more difficult to be eloquent about this, so I'll mention a book that had a big impact in my life, and rings true in many ..."