Glossary
Not yet named here, but prepared as the non-reward mode of connection, reflection, and creativity. A connection-oriented mode associated with family, friendship, creativity, passion, and love.
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altruistic mode
A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "So you need to recognize this, be truthful to yourself and focus on real learning. Okay? So what do I mean by that? Okay...."
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "So you need to recognize this, be truthful to yourself and focus on real learning. Okay? So what do I mean by that? Okay...."
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Altruistic and utilitarian modes are mutually exclusive in Jiang’s model: altruistic connection supports creativity, passion, and love, while utilitarian reward-focus pursues grades and cannot simultaneously help the world.
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"So you need to recognize this, be truthful to yourself and focus on real learning. Okay? So what do I mean by that? Okay...."
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"Okay? The meritocracy has destroyed this system. Why? because now we just want you to focus on grades, okay? And to get good grades,..."
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"Well, can we do both, like open -minded and get the grades and being rich? Okay. Is it a possible thing?"
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"...discovered that we have two modes of being, okay? There's the altruistic mode. There's the altruistic mode. And there's the utilitarian mode, okay? Okay,..."
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"But you said that all the psychology is just rain -washing."
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"Okay. Yes, psychology is not all brain -washing. There's some validity to it, okay? And so I'm not saying this is something like fact...."
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The lecture turns meritocracy from a school virtue into a trauma machine: Harvard invents selection as power preservation, Yale trains insecurity as ambition, and the winners become actors who can promise goodness while serving...
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