This video is popularly considered a piece of thought leadership simply because it is able to not only simplify, but also blend humor into an understandable narrative for the layman who have no knowledge in the field to understand a complicated situation. Personally, I thought it was a fantastic video. Firstly, the speaker was creative in his use of implicit jokes which required a level of understanding – which he has given – to understand the humor. The laughter amongst the crowd not only humored them, but also gave them a level of satisfaction and pride whereby they were able to acknowledge and be acknowledged to have a level of intellectual capacity. This was him putting into action the manipulation he was sharing about. Him cracking the joke to make the crowd laugh was similar to be a parasite, he was controlling the minds of the audience.
Ed Yong, was able to blend the examples of living organisms to drive points across, albeit subtly, in order to convey powerful messages without being too direct. This whole video was an example of an example he raised, whereby many things are easy to overlook, which does not mean it isn’t important. It invokes a self-reflection upon watching the video, whereby manipulation is common around us, and we know it. We tend to overlook unfavorable things in our lives, even though they aren’t unimportant. Sometimes, we, like the roach, are injected with venom to uncheck the escape from danger box. However, the venom we are injected with, varies between person to person. Are you being manipulated? Maybe, probably, likely. Can you, however, control your behavior and suppress unwanted consequences from eventually happening? Yes, you definitely can. Open your eyes, focus on the end goal, be the tape worm, not the Artemia.
Creative Thinking 