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Jiang says the goal of the class is for students to become able to read the Divine Comedy independently rather than relying forever on guided explanation.
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Independence
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model
Jiang says the evolutionary picture under discussion treats the universe as independent of God, whereas Beatrice's account says God is always present through differentiated shining.
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He presents himself as a one-man analyst with no intelligence ties, no confidential sources, no institutional backing, and an intentionally lightweight media stack centered on Twitter, YouTube, and Google.
method
He says he does not pay attention to personal criticism because he wants to be an educator teaching people to think for themselves, not a social-media influencer arguing with other influencers.
method
He says the durable future skill is the ability to think critically, independently, and deeply, and that reading books cultivates this inner dialogue and resilience better than chasing technical hype.
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diagnosis
China's current strategy, in Jiang's answer, is to restructure the game so it is more independent while still operating from its assigned role of resources-to-manufacturing exports.
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He says money is how they control public teachers, and his refusal to monetize YouTube is a signal that he will not invite that control.
prediction
He treats COVID as a prior test of personal independence and predicts more tribulations ahead, arguing that resilient, independently minded people who reject safetyism will be more likely to survive and thrive.
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"to learn so that you can be fully independent right you are in this class in order to be able to read the line..."
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"own game uh it's it's a rough metaphor yes but but yeah the idea is that um in evolution what they're saying is that..."
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"First of all, guys, I hate to break this to you, but I am not a spy."
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"I do not work for government. I do not have these huge resources behind me. I am not CIA. I am not Chinese MSS,..."
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"been very principled in his viewpoint, and he's been fearless and courageous in fighting for what he believes in, including maintaining, American civilization, which..."
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"I want to teach people how to think for themselves. Okay, and that's why I don't involve myself in arguments with other people, okay?..."
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"go master AI to make it to become a billionaire you're you're gonna be disappointed if you really want to prepare for the future..."
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"tempting but when you get seduced by that money um you have to sell your soul i think i i i i think yeah..."
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"maintain perspective and but he was taking so much money from these people that he felt that okay they're my friends they're in trouble..."
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"invite the devil in and i'm not gonna let you guys in so don't bother right i don't care what you do to me..."
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"So we'll discuss this throughout the semester, okay? The relationship between China and the United States. So remember that the United States wants China..."
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"...test. I mean, like, if you were able to maintain your independence during COVID, then you'll be much more resilient for the tribulations coming..."
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