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How come so many bad guys get to the top in our institutions?
We set it up that way.
New YouTube series by Nicholas Gruen with original music by Brian Eno
https://www.thesharedcentre.com
/...If soldiers could do that in war, we can do it too in building better institutions and a healthier democracy.
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What WWI Soldiers Teach Us About Working Together
YouTube video by Nicholas Gruen
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October 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
In The Shared Centre video series Nicholas explores communication and cooperation further to listen to more on this, click on the link in the bio.
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October 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
It’s what makes conversation, teaching, and cooperation possible. Our “theory of mind” is our real superpower, not brute intelligence.
October 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
They’re pseudo-conversations, orchestrated by paid entertainers & advocates with fixed positions, playing to the gallery, harvesting attention, & selling it to advertisers.
To find out more, watch video 4 of The Shared Centre series here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLAv...
4. We can’t talk it through any more: why?
YouTube video by Nicholas Gruen
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October 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
.../Conversations shape our relationships, our politics, our culture & even our sense of self. Unfortunately, most public “conversations” aren’t conversations at all.
October 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The same is true of democracy. When shared rules break down, competition stops creating progress and starts creating chaos. In The Shared Centre series, Nicholas Gruen explores how our institutions can be repaired so that fairness, cooperation and democracy can thrive again.
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October 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
.../ This fragile fabric of communication is what makes us a truly remarkable species and allows us to achieve things no other species can.
To find out more, visit The Shared Centre video series by clicking the link in the bio or watch the reel in full here:
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The Miracle of Human Communication Explained
YouTube video by Nicholas Gruen
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October 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This ability to share intentions, cooperate, and solve problems in groups is what distinguishes us from our primate cousins like gorillas, chimps & orangutans. It’s our superpower.
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October 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
That same balance of competition & collaboration is at the heart of how society functions. When we forget that our institutions start to break down.

To find out more, watch The Shared Centre video “How Insiders are Sabotaging our Institutions” by clicking the link in the bio.
October 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM