Lex Fridman Podcast
#482 โ Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature
They learn to see through this propaganda.
Lex Fridman Podcast
#482 โ Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature
They learn to be able to tell truth from lie.
Lex Fridman Podcast
#482 โ Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature
And in this time of war, it was particularly valuable for them to receive as much information as possible, because their relatives, their friends,
Lex Fridman Podcast
#482 โ Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature
who are getting affected and are still getting affected, they want to understand what's going on.
Lex Fridman Podcast
#482 โ Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature
At that moment, I realized people are smart.
Lex Fridman Podcast
#482 โ Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature
People get it.
Lex Fridman Podcast
#482 โ Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature
People can see through it.
Lex Fridman Podcast
#482 โ Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature
If you ask most people in any of these countries, do you agree that access to Telegram should be restricted for whatever reason, they would say no.
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#482 โ Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature
They need a voice and they need a place to share their opinion securely.
Lex Fridman Podcast
#482 โ Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature
I don't think there is such thing as a negative personal trait.
Lex Fridman Podcast
#482 โ Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature
In most cases, our bad traits and our good traits are the same trait, or at least have the same source.
Lex Fridman Podcast
#482 โ Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature
Of course, there are some extreme examples, but I'd say 99% of people, if you analyze their character, their bravery can be seen in recklessness in other situations.
Lex Fridman Podcast
#482 โ Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature
Like, depending on circumstances,
Lex Fridman Podcast
#482 โ Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature
you would see exactly the same personality trait, and it would be either a good thing or a bad thing.
Lex Fridman Podcast
#482 โ Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature
Because humanity is perfect as a whole, and each of us is different for a reason.
Lex Fridman Podcast
#482 โ Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature
We have evolved to be different, to complement each other's abilities, so that together we're invincible.
Lex Fridman Podcast
#482 โ Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature
And even if you take a person as complicated as Elon, I believe that certain traits that Elon demonstrates, that people criticize about him, are also the sources of his strength.
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#482 โ Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature
For example, his emotionality is derived from the fact that he cares about issues deeply.
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#482 โ Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature
And he's willing to start as many wars and as many fights as it takes to change the world in the direction that he thinks is right.
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#482 โ Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature
He also seems to be able to extract motivation from all these wars and personal conflicts, which is, again, not something to be underestimated.