THE VIDEO SHELF · agency and changing the world
Steve Jobs Secrets of Life
A short excerpt from a 1994 interview of Steve Jobs in which he says everything around us was made up by people no smarter than you, and that you can change and shape the world.
Why HN readers recommended it
Quoted in threads on motivation, agency and regret as an encouraging reminder that the world can be changed.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Silicon Valley Historical Association
- Topic
- agency and changing the world
- Format
- interview
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 6
- HN mentions in dataset
- 12
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2012–2024
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Steve Job's book was very inspiring and motivational for me. The way he saw the world was very enlightening. Here's a video of what I thought was really profound for me: [VIDEO]
dmak on Hacker News · 2014-01
In Ask HN: Which books changed your life?This reminds me of an old video of Steve Jobs. His idea is simple, but it's really powerful. In short: the world is something you can change, not merely participate in. When you grow up, you tend to get told that the world is the …
keiferski on Hacker News · 2020-12
In Things You're Allowed to DoI think by foolish he implies that all of us in this world were born naked. None of us are omniscient or above the other. Here's a 1-minute interview which embodies the same message [VIDEO]
denzil_correa on Hacker News · 2012-01
In Ask HN: “Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.”
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