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why are people so stubborn and set in their ways?

our opinions, beliefs and are heavily influenced by our experiences and what we are taught growing up

Plato’s allegory shows that there is more than one way to perceive reality and with an open mind anybody can change this perception

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What Was Plato's Original Intention For The Allegory?

What If The Other Prisoners Were Let Out Without Being Told About It By The Other Prisoner?

Why Were Prisoners Taken At Birth?

What If The First Prisoner Hadn't Come Back?

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-  I think there would be at least a few people who want to follow him in real life

- I think Plato seems egotistical inferring that everyone is a prisoner and that philosophers are more qualified to rule

- This isn't a scientifically proven experiment.

- Maybe being a prisoner isn't the worst thing.

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I found the video confusing as to whether or not this could actually be tested; like a experiment that was exactly like the Allegory of the Cave.
The theory of ignorance is bliss applies to many humans
Plato seems very arrogant
I found the story kind of confusing; there might have been a better theory to show his ideas.

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Why wouldn't the prisoners wanted to have escaped even if they didn't believe the one that was freed?
Was the truth more crazy to the prisoners because they had believed they were the ones to come across the concept that it doesn't exist outside of where they are?
I agree that ignorance has caused a lot of problems in society and that the idea we are too stubborn and ignorant to self rule is mostly true.

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It could be interpreted as many things. One may say that society is a lie, that our creations of math and science are attempts to discern something that is not real like the shadows,  and we have to expunge our ignorance by removing our chains and  stepping into the light of reality.

Another interpretation could be theological. The one that escapes the chains and reaches the light could be reaching God and learning of the right path seeing that ignorance and sin is a shallow way to live. It is now incumbent  on the one who has seen the light to tell the sinners there is a better way to live.

It can also be interpreted as freeing oneself from a form of authoritarian government where the public masses are incognizant of the what is being hidden from them. Many countries especially communist countries hold their people in chains and the people do not know of the evil. When one does realize the corruption will they be able to show the others the truth.

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-If the other two prisoners were forced out of the cave, how would they react? Would they come to learn the truth like the other or still deny the facts because they go against everything they know?
-It really isn't the other prisoners' fault that they don't believe the first prisoner. Everything he said went against what they've known their entire lives. Is our ignorance always our fault?
-If the first prisoner had reacted differently, I wonder how it would impact the other prisoners' thoughts on the outside world. The first prisoner's experience can really influence the others' opinions.
-What if the prisoner had just left out that part about not being able to see the shadows? Would the others react differently to the other knowledge he gave them?
-How would the first prisoner react to going outside if he had been completely alone? Would he still cling to what he knew about the shadows? He only learned the truth because other people had told him.

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Wow
- I really like the animation it gave viewers great virtualization.
- This video has a connection to the first video. Sometimes everything we know is just a smidge of truth and reality.
- This video for me explains why the teacher in the first video does were a mask. Teenagers like us live in a world that is controlled and structure through school and social media. But once we graduate and continue through life we will find a completely new world that exists a pond-us.

Wonder
- How does the philosopher manage to take care of the 3 prisoners from a kid to a full-grown adult?

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1. It was interesting how the reality of the 2 people still being chained up not knowing about how the different effects of light on ones eyes makes you think about how that isn't a common topic that you learn.

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The cartoon style of art was a good way to draw in the viewers attention

Once the prisoner returned to the cave and told the other prisoners what he’d seen they thought he was crazy. If I were one of the prisoners would I also think he was crazy because he spoke against everything I ever knew to be true, or would I be open to other possibilities?

Socrates was killed for having different views and beliefs, which makes me think is that all so different from todays current society?

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1. What made the people who made the shadows want to do this? Was it to prove a point to other people?
2. Do you think that these people who had been there since they were young thought that this was the only way people live or were they taught that others don't live the way they do?

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- The video as a whole is a helpful visual to many things that are hard to put into words. For example, the use of the shadows and how it was difficult for the man to adjust.
- The ending of the video genuinely made me question how I would react if someone told me that everything I believe is wrong and tried to convince me otherwise.
- By including Socrates death, helped me realize how warped the world can be, killing someone based on their views and or race.
-  I wonder all the time about things like colors and the names of objects, we know their names based on what someone said they are? But what if there is more to it or that isn't what it really is?
- In the video, when it says "the theory illustrates the problem of grouping concrete things under abstract terms" I think there is some real truth and depth to that statement.

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-Did they make the illustrations in the simple style of cartooning in order to direct our attention towards the principle of the video?
-If someone was held in a cave till they were like 5 and they were taught that for example orange is called yellow, and then they were let out, would they believe that it's actually called orange or would they stand by what they think becaww that's the only way they know it?
-What if we only think things are a certain way because a higher power wants us to believe it's a certain way in order to control us.

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conforming to society makes people miserable

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-It's hard to conceptualize an ideal society because literally every person on the planet has a different idea of what theirs would be.
-The prisoners in the cave can be compared to kids. When kids grow up, whatever they are told, see and are surrounded by, will undoubtedly be what they will believe when they grow up.
-The end of the video can be compared to the Identity video. It discusses how if you ever disagree with the "norm" will people believe you and accept you.

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the ending would have been better if after she took off her mask everyone did and the ones that did not should have been shunned.

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Today we are told whata we should do in a way by our peers and no one is comfortable with being themselves

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it is a great metaphor about conforming to society

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What did the chess analogy have to do with the overall message

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The masks would make it very easy to hide emotions

I enjoyed how it started with the end of the story in the beginning and then going back and showing the progression of how it happened

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-How do they eat?

-It's probably nice to change your identity so quickly.

-Is her mask breaking symbolic of her leaving Plato's cave?

-Are masks free?

- Isn't her mask already an identifier of her individuality because she can paint it?

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Wonder
I don't know how chess bonds to this video?

Why don't all people take out their masks at the same time in the ending of the video? I think it shows a more powerful meaning.

Does the mask colors identifies people personalities?

Wows
I did not realized how much connection this video gives us the real perspective of our society.

I did not realized until now that we were told how things should look like.

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1. I realized that people who are hard of hearing or deaf probably wouldn't be able to live in this society very easily if they can't read lips
2 . People would never be able to show their friends their true emotions

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The mask is a metaphor of people that don’t show their real self to others in fear of being judged
Very sad reflection of a high school experience
Is this political ?
Pawns and a chess game is a reference to AMERICAN society and our toxic individualism and competition.
Creepy masks.

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-I find the video kind of creepy since it really represents our situation today.
-It seems like no one gets to be themselves anymore now that their true emotions are concealed by a mask.
-The mask is now your new personality.
-was this video meant to show the significance of showing your real side and not put out a fake facade to represent you.
-The make defines you and you won't fit in if you wear the wrong mask.

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how does wearing a mask affect your self esteem
How does it filter your emotions
Why is not common to take off your mask
Being compared to a pawn

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- I don't think it would be super hard to express ourselves even in a mask. There are so many more things that define us other than our face.
- Chess being compared to society is a strong and very accurate analogy.
- Everyone in masks is Creepy
-Why wasn't the teacher wearing a mask?
-If everyone wore a mask, maybe it would be harder to express ourselves then I think.

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-Did the decoration of the mask match their 'identity'?

-Has no one ever taken their mask off before?

-Was there a significance to the teachers not wearing masks?

-Why did some people have the same mask and some have their own?

-Do the drawings reflect whats beneath the mask?

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-Are the masks a concept created by the people or is it a law created by a government? Is this societal pressure or government enforcement?
-Do the different colors or markings have significant meaning? Do the masks also divide people into categories?
-Are the people required to wear a specific mask based on their identity or are they at least allowed to choose the kind they wear?
-Is their identity already chosen for them through the different kinds of masks or were the masks created to hide identity all together?

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Does each mask represent something?

Do people change masks like changing personalities?

Is she the only one with that mask?

Why aren’t the teachers wearing masks?

Did her taking off the mask mean she accepted and found her true self?

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Why Wasn't The Teacher Wearing A Mask?

Are They Allowed To Take Off The Masks In Their Own Homes?

Can Certain Masks Indicate Certain Social Status?

Are There Masks On Sculptures And Statues?

What Happens If You Lose Your Mask?

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1) I liked how the film started at the climax and then showed background and ends going back to the first scene.
2) I was wondering why the teacher wasn't wearing a mask, when all the students were, was it symbolic or unintentional?
3) The scene when it shows a poster saying that "this is what beauty looks like" is significant to me because of how relevant that is to daily life and the beauty standards society puts out.
4) I was thinking about how the different cliques wear the same masks and how that is true to many people and how most times we gravitate towards people with the same "masks" as us.
5) I was wondering what the impact she made on the other students, when she took off her mask. Do they eventually do the same or stay comfortable behind a mask?

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1. Why do they wear the masks
2. Are the masks for hiding who they really are
3. why was it so surprising that she didn't have one on