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Jiang argues that every understanding of history is really an analytical model with embedded values and assumptions.
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...understanding of how the world works. There are values, there are assumptions embedded in your model. And because it's an analytical model, it has..."
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"...understanding of how the world works. There are values, there are assumptions embedded in your model. And because it's an analytical model, it has..."
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"...when the energy will start flowing again, which is, well, an assumption, I guess, that the Americans want to be in control over the..."
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"...are a lot of strat age ms in there But the assumption is that these strat age ms work only if people share a..."
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"...this means is I will go places, I will make certain assumptions that other people don't do. Okay? That's why I think people find..."
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"But knowing that, we can also make the assumption that Virgil pursued Dido, fell in love with Dido, and Dido rejected him, probably because..."
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"Virgil knows, but knowing that, we can also make the assumption that Virgil pursued Dido, fell in love with Dido, and Dido rejected him,..."
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"...continues, the global economy could collapse. But again, we're making the assumption that Donald Trump is a genius and this is all part of..."
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"...I do. Based on my understanding of history, I make certain assumptions. I make certain assumptions about how things develop. And depending on my..."
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"...key players. You don't know how they're thinking. You just make assumptions. So you need other mechanisms in order to validate your theory. And..."
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"...invested in China for the longest time. And, you know, the assumption was always that, well, it's because these Yale families made their money..."
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"...know it, this is the way you perceive the world. The assumptions about the world, it's all been programmed to you and you're just..."
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"...agent and it's an Epson island. And that was the longest assumption, but when you actually read his emails and look at what he..."
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