Radical Acceptance

May 4, 2026 · 1h 30m

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0:00This is Hidden Brain.
0:01I'm Shankar Vedanta.
0:03In the 3rd century BC, China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, made a bold proclamation.
0:09His dynasty would last 10,000 generations.
0:17He launched an obsessive quest for immortality.
0:19He ordered expeditions to the Eastern Sea, demanded his subjects search for an elixir of life, and even welcomed mystics into his court.
0:29His obsession came at a cost, putting him at odds with Confucian scholars at the time.
0:38Historians have pieced together parts of Qin Shi Huang's story from thousands of wooden strips unearthed in Hunan province.
0:46The strips documented his correspondence.
0:50These writings included responses from the emperor's minions who were too afraid to tell their boss what they really thought.
0:56According to the BBC, the notes featured, quote, assorted awkward replies from regional governments who had failed to find the key to eternal life.
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