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Courtney E. Martin: The new American Dream
Courtney Martin: Novi američki san
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Po prvi put u povijesti, većina američkih roditelja ne misli kako će njihovoj djeci biti bolje nego što je bilo njima. To ne bi trebao biti razlog za uzbunu, tvrdi novinarka Courtney Martin. Umjesto toga, to je prilika da se definiraju novi pristupi radu i obitelji koji naglašavaju zajedništvo i kreativnost. "Najveća opasnost nije neostvarivanje američkog sna," kaže ona u razgovoru koji će rezonirati daleko izvan SAD-a. "Najveća opasnost je ostvarenje sna u koji zapravo ne vjerujete."
Courtney E. Martin - Journalist
Courtney E. Martin’s work has two obsessions at its core: storytelling and solutions. Full bio
Courtney E. Martin’s work has two obsessions at its core: storytelling and solutions. Full bio
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Ja sam novinarka,
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I'm a journalist,
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so I like to look for the untold stories,
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stoga volim neispričane priče,
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the lives that quietly play out
under the scream of headlines.
under the scream of headlines.
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živote koji se tiho odvijaju
pod vikom naslova.
pod vikom naslova.
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I've also been going about the business
of putting down roots,
of putting down roots,
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Također pratim stvari poput
puštanja korijena,
puštanja korijena,
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choosing a partner, making babies.
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odabira partnera,
pravljenja djece.
pravljenja djece.
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So for the last few years,
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Posljednjih nekoliko godina,
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I've been trying to understand
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pokušavam razumijeti
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what constitutes
the 21st-century good life,
the 21st-century good life,
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što to sačinjava
dobar život u 21. stoljeću,
dobar život u 21. stoljeću,
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both because I'm fascinated by the moral
and philosophical implications,
and philosophical implications,
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zato što sam sam opčinjena moralnim i
filozofskim posljedicama
filozofskim posljedicama
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but also because I'm in desperate
need of answers myself.
need of answers myself.
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ali i zato jer sam i sama u očajničkoj
potrebi za odgovorima.
potrebi za odgovorima.
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We live in tenuous times.
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Živimo u nesigurnim vremenima.
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In fact, for the first time
in American history,
in American history,
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Zapravo, po prvi puta u
američkoj povijesti
američkoj povijesti
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the majority of parents do not think
that their kids will be better off
that their kids will be better off
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većina roditelja ne smatra kako
će njihovoj djeci biti bolje
će njihovoj djeci biti bolje
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than they were.
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nego njima.
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This is true of rich and poor,
men and women.
men and women.
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To vrijedi za bogate i siromašne,
muškarce i žene.
muškarce i žene.
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Now, some of you
might hear this and feel sad.
might hear this and feel sad.
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Neki od vas će možda biti tužni
kada to čuju.
kada to čuju.
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After all, America is deeply invested
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Na kraju, Amerika je duboko
uključena u
uključena u
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in this idea of economic transcendence,
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ovu ideju ekonomske
transcedencije,
transcedencije,
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that every generation kind of
leapfrogs the one before it,
leapfrogs the one before it,
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da svaka generacija napreduje
u odnosu na prethodnu,
u odnosu na prethodnu,
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earning more, buying more, being more.
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zarađuje više, kupuje više,
je više.
je više.
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We've exported this dream
all over the world,
all over the world,
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Izvezli smo ovaj san diljem svijeta,
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so kids in Brazil and China and even Kenya
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tako da klinci u Brazilu i Kini
i čak Keniji
i čak Keniji
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inherit our insatiable expectation
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naslijeđuju naše nezasitno
očekivanje
očekivanje
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for more.
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prema nečemu više.
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But when I read this historic poll
for the first time,
for the first time,
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Ali kada sam čitala ovu povijesnu
anketu prvi puta,
anketu prvi puta,
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it didn't actually make me feel sad.
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nije me rastužila.
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It felt like a provocation.
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Činila se kao provokacija.
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"Better off" -- based on whose standards?
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"Biti bolje" -- na osnovu čijih standarda?
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Is "better off" finding a secure job
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Da li je "biti bolje" naći
siguran posao
siguran posao
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that you can count on
for the rest of your life?
for the rest of your life?
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na koji možeš računati
ostatak života?
ostatak života?
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Those are nearly extinct.
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Takvi su skoro izumrli.
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People move jobs, on average,
every 4.7 years,
every 4.7 years,
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Ljudi mijenjaju posao u prosjeku
svakih 4.7 godine,
svakih 4.7 godine,
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and it's estimated that by 2020,
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te je procijenjeno da će do 2020.,
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nearly half of Americans
will be freelancers.
will be freelancers.
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gotovo polovica Amerikanaca
raditi honorarno.
raditi honorarno.
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OK, so is better off just a number?
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U redu, da li je "biti bolje" samo broj?
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Is it about earning
as much as you possibly can?
as much as you possibly can?
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Da li se radi o tome da se
zaradi čim više?
zaradi čim više?
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By that singular measurement,
we are failing.
we are failing.
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Sa tom jednom mjerom,
mi gubimo.
mi gubimo.
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Median per capita income
has been flat since about 2000,
has been flat since about 2000,
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Medijan po glavi dohotka
stagnira od otprilike 2000.,
stagnira od otprilike 2000.,
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adjusted for inflation.
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prilagođeno inflaciji.
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All right, so is better off getting
a big house with a white picket fence?
a big house with a white picket fence?
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U redu, da li je "biti bolje"
velika kuća sa bijelom ogradom?
velika kuća sa bijelom ogradom?
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Less of us are doing that.
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Sve nas je manje
za to.
za to.
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Nearly five million people lost
their homes in the Great Recession,
their homes in the Great Recession,
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Skoro 5 milijuna ljudi izgubilo je
domove tijekom Velike recesije
domove tijekom Velike recesije
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and even more of us sobered up
about the lengths we were willing to go --
about the lengths we were willing to go --
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a još nas se više otrijeznilo u
pogledu dokle smo spremni ići
pogledu dokle smo spremni ići
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or be tricked into going,
in many predatory cases --
in many predatory cases --
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ili bivani prevareni kamo idemo,
u mnogim slučajevima
u mnogim slučajevima
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to hold that deed.
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kako bismo imali
tu ispravu.
tu ispravu.
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Home-ownership rates
are at their lowest since 1995.
are at their lowest since 1995.
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Razina posjedovanja nekretnine
je najniža od 1995.
je najniža od 1995.
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All right, so we're not
finding steady employment,
finding steady employment,
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U redu, nemamo
stalno zaposlenje,
stalno zaposlenje,
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we're not earning as much money,
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ne zarađujemo puno novca
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and we're not living in big fancy houses.
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i ne živimo u velikim,
lijepim kućama.
lijepim kućama.
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Toll the funeral bells
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Pogrebna zvona zvone
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for everything that made America great.
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za sve što je učinilo Ameriku velikom.
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But,
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Ali,
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are those the best measurements
of a country's greatness,
of a country's greatness,
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jesu li to najbolje mjere
veličine neke zemlje,
veličine neke zemlje,
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of a life well lived?
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dobro življenog života?
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What I think makes America great
is its spirit of reinvention.
is its spirit of reinvention.
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Smatram da je ono što čini Ameriku
velikom duh re-inovacije.
velikom duh re-inovacije.
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In the wake of the Great Recession,
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U osvit Velike recesije,
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more and more Americans are redefining
what "better off" really means.
what "better off" really means.
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sve više Amerikanaca redefiniraju
što znači "biti bolje.
što znači "biti bolje.
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Turns out, it has more to do
with community and creativity
with community and creativity
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Ispostavilo se da ima više veze sa
zajednicom i kreativnošću,
zajednicom i kreativnošću,
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than dollars and cents.
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nego sa dolarima i centima.
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Now, let me be very clear:
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Moram biti vrlo jasna:
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the 14.8 percent of Americans
living in poverty need money,
living in poverty need money,
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14.8 posto Amerikanaca koji žive u
siromaštvu trebaju novac,
siromaštvu trebaju novac,
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plain and simple.
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jasno i glasno.
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And all of us need policies
that protect us from exploitation
that protect us from exploitation
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Svi mi trebamo politiku
koja nas štiti od iskorištavanja
koja nas štiti od iskorištavanja
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by employers and financial institutions.
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od strane poslodavaca i
financijskih institucija.
financijskih institucija.
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Nothing that follows is meant to suggest
that the gap between rich and poor
that the gap between rich and poor
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Ništa što dolazi ne sugerira
da je jaz između bogatih i siromašnih
da je jaz između bogatih i siromašnih
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is anything but profoundly immoral.
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išta drugo nego
duboko nemoralan.
duboko nemoralan.
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But,
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Ali,
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too often we let
the conversation stop there.
the conversation stop there.
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prečesto dozvoljavamo
da razgovor stane na tome.
da razgovor stane na tome.
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We talk about poverty as if
it were a monolithic experience;
it were a monolithic experience;
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Pričamo o siromaštvu kao da je
monolitsko iskustvo;
monolitsko iskustvo;
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about the poor as if
they were solely victims.
they were solely victims.
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o siromašnima kao da su
isključivo žrtve.
isključivo žrtve.
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Part of what I've learned
in my research and reporting
in my research and reporting
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Dio onog što sam naučila
iz svojih istraživanja i izvještaja
iz svojih istraživanja i izvještaja
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is that the art of living well
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je da je umjetnost dobrog življenja
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is often practiced most masterfully
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često prakticirana do majstorstva
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by the most vulnerable.
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od strane najranjivijih.
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Now, if necessity
is the mother of invention,
is the mother of invention,
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Ako je nužda
majka izuma,
majka izuma,
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I've come to believe
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počela sam vjerovati
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that recession can be
the father of consciousness.
the father of consciousness.
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da je recesija
otac svjesnosti.
otac svjesnosti.
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It confronts us with profound questions,
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Suočava nas sa dubokim pitanjima,
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questions we might be too lazy
or distracted to ask
or distracted to ask
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pitanjima koja smo prelijeni
ili prezauzeti pitati
ili prezauzeti pitati
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in times of relative comfort.
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u vremenima
relativne udobnosti.
relativne udobnosti.
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How should we work?
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Kako bismo trebali raditi?
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How should we live?
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Kako bismo trebali živjeti?
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All of us, whether we realize it or not,
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Svi mi, shvaćali to ili ne,
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seek answers to these questions,
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tražimo odgovore na ova pitanja,
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with our ancestors
kind of whispering in our ears.
kind of whispering in our ears.
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dok nam naši preci šapuću u uho.
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My great-grandfather
was a drunk in Detroit,
was a drunk in Detroit,
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Moj pradjed je bio pijanac u Detroitu,
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who sometimes managed
to hold down a factory job.
to hold down a factory job.
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koji bi ponekad uspio
da zadrži posao u tvornici.
da zadrži posao u tvornici.
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He had, as unbelievable as it might sound,
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Imao je, koliko god to
nevjerojatno zvučalo,
nevjerojatno zvučalo,
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21 children,
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21 dijete,
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with one woman, my great-grandmother,
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sa jednom ženom, mojom prabakom,
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who died at 47 years old
of ovarian cancer.
of ovarian cancer.
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koja je umrla sa 47 godina
od raka jajnika.
od raka jajnika.
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Now, I'm pregnant with my second child,
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Sada, kada sam trudna sa
drugim djetetom
drugim djetetom
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and I cannot even fathom
what she must have gone through.
what she must have gone through.
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ne mogu niti zamisliti
kroz što je morala proći.
kroz što je morala proći.
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And if you're trying to do the math --
there were six sets of twins.
there were six sets of twins.
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Ako pokušavate izračunati --
radi se o 6 parova blizanaca.
radi se o 6 parova blizanaca.
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So my grandfather, their son,
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Moj djed, njihov sin,
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became a traveling salesman,
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postao je putujući prodavač,
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and he lived boom and bust.
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i preživio je i dobro i loše.
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So my dad grew up answering
the door for debt collectors
the door for debt collectors
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Moj tata je odrastao otvarajući
vrata utjerivačima duga
vrata utjerivačima duga
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and pretending his parents weren't home.
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i praveći se da mu roditelji nisu doma.
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He actually took his braces off himself
with pliers in the garage,
with pliers in the garage,
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Sam je skinuo zubnu protezu
kliještima u garaži,
kliještima u garaži,
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when his father admitted
he didn't have money
he didn't have money
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kada mu je otac priznao
da nema novaca
da nema novaca
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to go back to the orthodontist.
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da opet idu ortodontu.
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So my dad, unsurprisingly,
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Tako da je moj otac postao,
što ne iznenađuje,
što ne iznenađuje,
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became a bankruptcy lawyer.
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stečajni odvjetnik.
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Couldn't write this in a novel, right?
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Ovo nema niti u romanu, je li?
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He was obsessed with providing
a secure foundation
a secure foundation
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Bio je opsjednut pružanjem
sigurnog temelja
sigurnog temelja
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for my brother and I.
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mojem bratu i meni.
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So I ask these questions
by way of a few generations of struggle.
by way of a few generations of struggle.
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Stoga pitam ova pitanja
zbog nekoliko generacija borbe.
zbog nekoliko generacija borbe.
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My parents made sure that I grew up
on a kind of steady ground
on a kind of steady ground
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Moji roditelji su osigurali da
odrastem u sigurnosti
odrastem u sigurnosti
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that allows one to question
and risk and leap.
and risk and leap.
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koja omogućava propitivanje,
rizik i skok.
rizik i skok.
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And ironically, and probably
sometimes to their frustration,
sometimes to their frustration,
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Ironično, i vjerojatno ponekad
frustrirajuće za njih,
frustrirajuće za njih,
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it is their steadfast
commitment to security
commitment to security
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je da njihovo čvrsto stremljenje
ka sigurnosti
ka sigurnosti
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that allows me to question its value,
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meni omogućava propitivanje
njene vrijednosti,
njene vrijednosti,
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or at least its value
as we've historically defined it
as we've historically defined it
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ili barem povijesno definirane
vrijednosti
vrijednosti
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in the 21st century.
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u 21. stoljeću.
06:00
So let's dig into this first question:
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Krenimo sa prvim pitanjem:
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How should we work?
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Kako bismo trebali raditi?
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We should work like our mothers.
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Trebali bismo raditi kao naše majke.
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That's right -- we've spent decades
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Tako je -- proveli smo desetljeća
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trying to fit women into a work world
built for company men.
built for company men.
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pokušavajući uklopiti žene u svijet rada
namijenjenom muškarcima.
namijenjenom muškarcima.
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And many have done backbends to fit in,
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I mnoge su učinile puno da se uklope,
06:18
but others have carved
a more unconventional path,
a more unconventional path,
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ali druge su urezale puno
neuobičajeniju stazu,
neuobičajeniju stazu,
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creating a patchwork of meaning and money
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stvarajući kolaž značenja i novca
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with enough flexibility
to do what they need to do
to do what they need to do
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sa dovoljno fleksibilnosti da
naprave ono što moraju
naprave ono što moraju
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for those that they love.
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za one koje vole.
06:28
My mom called it "just making it work."
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Moja mama je to zvala:
"samo neka se radi."
"samo neka se radi."
06:31
Today I hear life coaches
call it "a portfolio career."
call it "a portfolio career."
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Danas to "životni treneri" zovu
"portfelj-karijerom."
"portfelj-karijerom."
06:35
Whatever you call it,
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Kako god to zvali,
06:37
more and more men are craving
these whole, if not harried, lives.
these whole, if not harried, lives.
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sve više muškaraca žudi za ovim
cjelovitim i ne ugnjetavanim životima.
cjelovitim i ne ugnjetavanim životima.
06:43
They're waking up to their desire
and duty to be present fathers and sons.
and duty to be present fathers and sons.
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Otvaraju se želji i dužnosti da budu
prisutni očevi i sinovi.
prisutni očevi i sinovi.
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Now, artist Ann Hamilton has said,
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Umjetnica Ann Hamilton je rekla,
06:51
"Labor is a way of knowing."
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"Rad je vrsta znanja."
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Labor is a way of knowing.
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Rad je vrsta znanja.
06:55
In other words, what we work on
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Drugim riječima, ono na čemu radimo
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is what we understand about the world.
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je ono što razumijemo o svijetu.
07:01
If this is true, and I think it is,
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Ako je to istina, a mislim da je,
07:03
then women who have disproportionately
cared for the little ones
cared for the little ones
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tada žene koje su relativno malo
brinule za malene
brinule za malene
07:06
and the sick ones and the aging ones,
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i bolesne i za stare,
07:08
have disproportionately benefited
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su se također relativno malo
okoristile
okoristile
07:11
from the most profound kind
of knowing there is:
of knowing there is:
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od najdublje vrste znanja
koje postoji:
koje postoji:
07:15
knowing the human condition.
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znanja ljudskog uvjetovanja.
07:18
By prioritizing care,
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Čineći skrb prvom,
07:20
men are, in a sense, staking their claim
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muškarci, u neki ruku, tvrde svoje pravo
07:23
to the full range of human existence.
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na puni opseg ljudskog postojanja.
07:27
Now, this means the nine-to-five
no longer works for anyone.
no longer works for anyone.
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To znači da 9-do-5 više
ne odgovara svakome.
ne odgovara svakome.
07:30
Punch clocks are becoming obsolete,
as are career ladders.
as are career ladders.
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Ukucavanje vremena dolaska je suvišno, a
ujedno i karijerni napredak.
ujedno i karijerni napredak.
07:33
Whole industries are being born
and dying every day.
and dying every day.
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Čitave industrije se rađaju
i nestaju svakoga dana.
i nestaju svakoga dana.
07:36
It's all nonlinear from here.
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Od sada nadalje sve je nelinearno.
07:39
So we need to stop asking kids,
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Stoga moramo prestati pitati djecu,
07:41
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
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"Što želiš biti kada odrasteš?"
07:43
and start asking them,
"How do you want to be when you grow up?"
"How do you want to be when you grow up?"
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i početi ih pitati, "Kako
želiš biti kad odrasteš?"
želiš biti kad odrasteš?"
07:47
Their work will constantly change.
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Njihov posao će biti neprestana promjena.
07:49
The common denominator is them.
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Zajednički nazivnik su oni.
07:51
So the more they understand their gifts
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Što više razumiju svoje darove
07:53
and create crews of ideal collaborators,
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i stvore timove idealnih suradnika,
07:55
the better off they will be.
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tim će im biti bolje.
07:58
The challenge ahead is to reinvent
the social safety net
the social safety net
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Izazov je ponovan izum mreže socijalne
sigurnosti
sigurnosti
08:01
to fit this increasingly
fragmented economy.
fragmented economy.
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koja će uklopiti ovo, sve više
podijeljeno društvo.
podijeljeno društvo.
08:04
We need portable health benefits.
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Trebamo prijenosne
zdravstvene povlastice.
zdravstvene povlastice.
08:06
We need policies that reflect
that everyone deserves to be vulnerable
that everyone deserves to be vulnerable
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Trebamo politike koje odražavaju
svačije pravo na ranjivost
svačije pravo na ranjivost
08:09
or care for vulnerable others,
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ili brigu za ranjivost drugih,
08:11
without becoming destitute.
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bez oskudnosti.
08:13
We need to seriously consider
a universal basic income.
a universal basic income.
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Moramo ozbiljno promisliti
univerzalni osnovni dohodak.
univerzalni osnovni dohodak.
08:15
We need to reinvent labor organizing.
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Moramo ponovno izumiti
organizaciju rada.
organizaciju rada.
08:18
The promise of a work world
that is structured to actually fit
that is structured to actually fit
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Obećanje svijeta rada koji
se može uklopiti
se može uklopiti
08:22
our 21st century values,
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u vrijednosti 21. stoljeća,
08:24
not some archaic idea
about bringing home the bacon,
about bringing home the bacon,
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ne neka arhaična ideja o
"donošenju slanine doma,"
"donošenju slanine doma,"
08:27
is long overdue --
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to već dosta kasni --
08:29
just ask your mother.
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samo pitajte svoju majku.
08:31
Now, how about the second question:
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Sada, što sa drugim pitanjem:
08:33
How should we live?
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Kako bismo trebali živjeti?
08:35
We should live
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Trebali bismo živjeti
08:37
like our immigrant ancestors.
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kao naši preci koji su imigrirali.
08:41
When they came to America,
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Kada su došli u Ameriku,
08:42
they often shared apartments,
survival tactics, child care --
survival tactics, child care --
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često su živjeli u zajedničkim stanovima,
preživljavanje, skrb o djeci --
preživljavanje, skrb o djeci --
08:46
always knew how to fill one more belly,
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uvijek su znali kako napuniti još
jedan trbuh,
jedan trbuh,
08:48
no matter how small the food available.
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bez obzira koliko malo hrane imali.
08:51
But they were told that success meant
leaving the village behind
leaving the village behind
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Ali rečeno im je da uspjeh znači
ostaviti selo iza
ostaviti selo iza
08:55
and pursuing that iconic symbol
of the American Dream,
of the American Dream,
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i tjerati onaj ikonični uspjeh
Američkog Sna,
Američkog Sna,
08:58
the white picket fence.
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bijelu ogradu.
09:00
And even today,
we see a white picket fence
we see a white picket fence
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Čak i danas, kada vidimo bijelu ogradu
09:02
and we think success, self-possession.
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pomislimo na uspjeh, samo-vlasništvo.
09:04
But when you strip away
the sentimentality,
the sentimentality,
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Ali kada ogulimo sentimentalnost,
09:07
what it really does is divides us.
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ono što zbilja čini je
da nas dijeli.
da nas dijeli.
09:10
Many Americans are rejecting
the white picket fence
the white picket fence
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Mnogi Amerikanci odbijaju
bijelu ogradu
bijelu ogradu
09:12
and the kind of highly privatized life
that happened within it,
that happened within it,
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i vrstu visoko privatiziranog
života koji dolazi s njom
života koji dolazi s njom
09:16
and reclaiming village life,
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i ponovno prihvaćaju
seoski život
seoski život
09:17
reclaiming interdependence instead.
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i uzajamnu ovisnost.
09:21
Fifty million of us, for example,
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50 milijuna nas, na primjer,
09:22
live in intergenerational households.
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živi u međugeneracijskim kućanstvima.
09:26
This number exploded
with the Great Recession,
with the Great Recession,
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Ovaj je broj eksplodirao
sa Velikom recesijom,
sa Velikom recesijom,
09:28
but it turns out people
actually like living this way.
actually like living this way.
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ali ispostavilo se da ljudi
zapravo vole živjeti ovako.
zapravo vole živjeti ovako.
09:31
Two-thirds of those who are living
with multiple generations under one roof
with multiple generations under one roof
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Dvije trećine onih koji su živjeli sa više
generacija pod jednim krovom
generacija pod jednim krovom
09:35
say it's improved their relationships.
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kažu da je to poboljšalo njihove odnose.
09:38
Some people are choosing
to share homes not with family,
to share homes not with family,
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Neki ljudi biraju dijeliti domove
ne sa obitelji,
ne sa obitelji,
09:40
but with other people who understand
the health and economic benefits
the health and economic benefits
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nego sa drugim ljudima koji razumiju
zdravstvene i ekonomske dobrobiti
zdravstvene i ekonomske dobrobiti
09:44
of daily community.
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dnevne zajednice.
09:46
CoAbode, an online platform
for single moms looking to share homes
for single moms looking to share homes
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CoAbode, online platforma za samohrane
majke koje žele dijeliti dom
majke koje žele dijeliti dom
09:49
with other single moms,
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sa drugim samohranim
majkama,
majkama,
09:51
has 50,000 users.
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ima 50.000 korisnika.
09:53
And people over 65 are especially prone
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Ljudi stariji od 65 su posebno skloni
09:56
to be looking for these alternative
living arrangements.
living arrangements.
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traženju tih alternativnih
životnih aranžmana.
životnih aranžmana.
10:00
They understand that their quality of life
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Oni razumiju da njihova kvaliteta života
10:02
depends on a mix
of solitude and solidarity.
of solitude and solidarity.
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ovisi o spoju samoće i solidarnosti.
10:07
Which is true of all of us
when you think about it,
when you think about it,
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Ako promislite, to važi za sve,
10:10
young and old alike.
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mlade i stare podjednako.
10:11
For too long, we've pretended
that happiness is a king in his castle.
that happiness is a king in his castle.
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Predugo smo se pravili da je sreća
biti kralj u dvorcu.
biti kralj u dvorcu.
10:16
But all the research proves otherwise.
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Sva istraživanja pokazuju upravo suprotno.
10:19
It shows that the healthiest,
happiest and even safest --
happiest and even safest --
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Pokazuju da su najzdraviji, najsretniji,
i čak najsigurniji
i čak najsigurniji
10:22
in terms of both climate change disaster,
in terms of crime, all of that --
in terms of crime, all of that --
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što se tiče katastrofa klimatskih
promjena, kriminala, svega toga
promjena, kriminala, svega toga
10:28
are Americans who live lives
intertwined with their neighbors.
intertwined with their neighbors.
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Amerikanci koji žive isprepleteni
sa svojim susjedima.
sa svojim susjedima.
10:32
Now, I've experienced this firsthand.
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Ja sam to iskusila iz prve ruke.
10:35
For the last few years, I've been living
in a cohousing community.
in a cohousing community.
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Zadnjih par godina živjela sam u
dijeljenoj zajednici.
dijeljenoj zajednici.
10:38
It's 1.5 acres of persimmon trees,
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1.5 jutara kaki voćaka,
10:41
this prolific blackberry bush
that snakes around a community garden,
that snakes around a community garden,
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plodno žbunje kupina koje se obavijaju
oko zajedničkog vrta, i
oko zajedničkog vrta, i
10:45
all smack-dab, by the way,
in the middle of urban Oakland.
in the middle of urban Oakland.
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sve to u centru urbanog Oaklanda.
10:49
The nine units are all built
to be different,
to be different,
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Devet jedinica stvoreno da budu
drugačije,
drugačije,
10:51
different sizes, different shapes,
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druge veličine,
drugačijih oblika,
drugačijih oblika,
10:53
but they're meant to be
as green as possible.
as green as possible.
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ali da budu zeleni koliko je to moguće.
10:55
So big, shiny black
solar cells on our roof
solar cells on our roof
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Velike, blistave solarne ćelije
na našem krovu
na našem krovu
10:57
mean our electricity bill rarely exceeds
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znače da naš račun za struju
rijetko prelazi
rijetko prelazi
10:59
more than five bucks in a month.
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pet dolara mjesečno.
11:01
The 25 of us who live there are all
different ages and political persuasions
different ages and political persuasions
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25 nas koji žive tamo je različitih dobi
i političkih uvjerenja
i političkih uvjerenja
11:05
and professions,
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i zanimanja,
11:06
and we live in homes that have everything
a typical home would have.
a typical home would have.
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i živimo u domovima koji imaju sve
što tipičan dom ima.
što tipičan dom ima.
11:10
But additionally,
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Ali dodatno,
11:11
we share an industrial-sized
kitchen and eating area,
kitchen and eating area,
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dijelimo kuhinju industrijske veličine
i blagavaonu
i blagavaonu
11:13
where we have common meals twice a week.
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gdje dva puta tjedno
zajedno jedemo.
zajedno jedemo.
11:15
Now, people, when I tell them
I live like this,
I live like this,
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Kada kažem ljudima da volim
ovako živjeti,
ovako živjeti,
11:18
often have one of two extreme reactions.
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često imaju jednu od dvije
reakcije.
reakcije.
11:20
Either they say, "Why doesn't
everyone live like this?"
everyone live like this?"
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Ili kažu: "Tko ne bi volio
živjeti tako?"
živjeti tako?"
11:22
Or they say, "That sounds
totally horrifying.
totally horrifying.
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Ili kažu: "To zvuči potpuno užasavajuće.
11:25
I would never want to do that."
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Ne bih to nikada željela uraditi."
11:27
So let me reassure you: there is
a sacred respect for privacy among us,
a sacred respect for privacy among us,
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Da vas razuvjerim: postoji sveto
poštovanje prema privatnosti među nama
poštovanje prema privatnosti među nama
11:32
but also a commitment to what we call
"radical hospitality" --
"radical hospitality" --
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ali i predanost onome što zovemo
"radikalna gostoljubivost" --
"radikalna gostoljubivost" --
11:37
not the kind advertised
by the Four Seasons,
by the Four Seasons,
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ne ona koju oglašavaju Four Seasons,
11:40
but the kind that says that every
single person is worthy of kindness,
single person is worthy of kindness,
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nego ona koja kaže da je svaka osoba
vrijedna ljubaznosti,
vrijedna ljubaznosti,
11:46
full stop, end of sentence.
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točka, kraj rečenice.
11:49
The biggest surprise for me
of living in a community like this?
of living in a community like this?
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Meni najveće iznenađenje u
zajednici poput ove?
zajednici poput ove?
11:53
You share all the domestic labor --
the repairing, the cooking, the weeding --
the repairing, the cooking, the weeding --
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Dijeljenje kućnog rada --
popravci, kuhanje, pljevljenje --
popravci, kuhanje, pljevljenje --
11:57
but you also share the emotional labor.
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ali i dijeljenje emocionalnog rada.
11:59
Rather than depending only
on the idealized family unit
on the idealized family unit
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Umjesto oslanjanja samo na idealiziranu
obiteljsku jedinicu
obiteljsku jedinicu
12:02
to get all of your emotional needs met,
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za brigu o svim emocionalnim
potrebama,
potrebama,
12:04
you have two dozen other people
that you can go to
that you can go to
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imate dva tuceta drugih ljudi
kojima možete ići
kojima možete ići
12:06
to talk about a hard day at work
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pričati o teškom danu na poslu
12:08
or troubleshoot how to handle
an abusive teacher.
an abusive teacher.
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ili riješiti problem učitelja
koji loše postupa.
koji loše postupa.
12:12
Teenagers in our community will often go
to an adult that is not their parent
to an adult that is not their parent
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Tinejdžeri u našoj zajednici često idu
odrasloj osobi koja im nije roditelj
odrasloj osobi koja im nije roditelj
12:17
to ask for advice.
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pitati za savjet.
12:19
It's what bell hooks
called "revolutionary parenting,"
called "revolutionary parenting,"
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Belle Hooks je to nazvala
"revolucionarnim roditeljstvom,"
"revolucionarnim roditeljstvom,"
12:22
this humble acknowledgment
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to skromno priznanje
12:24
that kids are healthier when they have
a wider range of adults
a wider range of adults
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da su djeca zdravija kada imaju
širi krug odraslih
širi krug odraslih
12:27
to emulate and count on.
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da emuliraju i računaju na njih.
12:30
Turns out, adults are healthier, too.
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Ispostavilo se da su i odrasli zdraviji.
12:33
It's a lot of pressure,
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Velik je to pritisak,
12:35
trying to be that perfect family
behind that white picket fence.
behind that white picket fence.
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pokušavati biti ta savršena obitelj
iza bijele ograde.
iza bijele ograde.
12:40
The "new better off,"
as I've come to call it,
as I've come to call it,
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"Novo bolje", kako sam to nazvala,
12:42
is less about investing
in the perfect family
in the perfect family
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je manje o ulaganju u savršenu obitelj
12:45
and more about investing
in the imperfect village,
in the imperfect village,
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a više o ulaganju u
nesavršeno selo,
nesavršeno selo,
12:49
whether that's relatives
living under one roof,
living under one roof,
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bilo da su to rođaci
pod jednim krovom,
pod jednim krovom,
12:51
a cohousing community like mine,
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zajednica su-kućanstava poput moje,
12:53
or just a bunch of neighbors
who pledge to really know
who pledge to really know
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ili samo zajednica susjeda koji su
odlučili zbilja znati
odlučili zbilja znati
12:56
and look out for one another.
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i brinuti jedni o drugima.
12:58
It's good common sense, right?
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To je dobar zdrav razum, zar ne?
13:00
And yet, money has often made us dumb
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A ipak, novac nas često čini glupima
13:03
about reaching out.
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kada treba dotaknuti druge.
13:05
The most reliable wealth
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Najpouzdanije bogatstvo
13:07
is found in relationship.
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je u odnosima.
13:11
The new better off is not
an individual prospect at all.
an individual prospect at all.
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"Nove bolje" uopće ne znači
pojedinačni uspjeh.
pojedinačni uspjeh.
13:15
In fact, if you're a failure
or you think you're a failure,
or you think you're a failure,
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Zapravo, ako ste gubitnik
ili mislite da ste gubitnik,
ili mislite da ste gubitnik,
13:18
I've got some good news for you:
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imam dobre vijest za vas:
13:20
you might be a success by standards
you have not yet honored.
you have not yet honored.
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mogli bi biti uspjeh po standardima
koje još ne poštujete.
koje još ne poštujete.
13:24
Maybe you're a mediocre earner
but a masterful father.
but a masterful father.
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Možda ste samo osrednji privređivač,
ali izvrstan otac.
ali izvrstan otac.
13:28
Maybe you can't afford your dream home,
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Možda si ne možete priuštiti kuću
iz snova,
iz snova,
13:30
but you throw legendary
neighborhood parties.
neighborhood parties.
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ali možete legendarne zabave u
susjedstvu.
susjedstvu.
13:34
If you're a textbook success,
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Ako ste tip uspjeha po udžbeniku,
13:36
the implications of what I'm saying
could be more grim for you.
could be more grim for you.
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implikacije ovoga bi mogle biti
sumorne po vas.
sumorne po vas.
13:40
You might be a failure
by standards you hold dear
by standards you hold dear
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Mogli biste biti gubitnik
po vama bitnim standardima,
po vama bitnim standardima,
13:43
but that the world doesn't reward.
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ali koje svijet ne nagrađuje.
13:46
Only you can know.
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To samo vi možete znati.
13:49
I know that I am not a tribute
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Znam da nisam na počast
13:52
to my great-grandmother,
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svojoj prabaki,
13:54
who lived such a short and brutish life,
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koja je živjela tako kratak
i surov život,
i surov život,
13:56
if I earn enough money to afford
every creature comfort.
every creature comfort.
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ako zaradim dosta da si priuštim
svaku moguću ugodu.
svaku moguću ugodu.
14:00
You can't buy your way
out of suffering or into meaning.
out of suffering or into meaning.
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Ne možete kupiti put iz patnje
ili prema značenju.
ili prema značenju.
14:03
There is no home big enough
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Ne postoji dom
dovoljno velik
dovoljno velik
14:05
to erase the pain
that she must have endured.
that she must have endured.
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da izbriše bol koju je ona
morala izdržati.
morala izdržati.
14:09
I am a tribute to her
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Ja joj odajem počast
14:10
if I live a life as connected
and courageous as possible.
and courageous as possible.
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ako živim povezan i hrabar život
koliko mogu.
koliko mogu.
14:16
In the midst of such
widespread uncertainty,
widespread uncertainty,
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Usred toliko rasprostranjene
nesigurnosti,
nesigurnosti,
14:19
we may, in fact, be insecure.
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mi zapravo možemo biti nesigurni.
14:22
But we can let that insecurity
make us brittle
make us brittle
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Ali nesigurnost nas može učiniti
krhkima
krhkima
14:25
or supple.
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ili gipkima.
14:26
We can turn inward, lose faith
in the power of institutions to change --
in the power of institutions to change --
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Možemo se introvertirati, izgubiti vjeru
u promjenu institucija --
u promjenu institucija --
14:31
even lose faith in ourselves.
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čak i izgubiti vjeru u same sebe.
14:34
Or we can turn outward,
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Ili se možemo okrenuti
na van,
na van,
14:36
cultivate faith in our ability
to reach out, to connect, to create.
to reach out, to connect, to create.
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gojiti vjeru u sposobnost da
posegnemo, da se povežemo, da stvaramo.
posegnemo, da se povežemo, da stvaramo.
14:43
Turns out, the biggest danger
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Ispada da najveća opasnost
14:46
is not failing to achieve
the American Dream.
the American Dream.
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nije neuspjeh u ostvarenju
Američkog Sna.
Američkog Sna.
14:49
The biggest danger is achieving a dream
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Najveća opasnost je u ostvarenju sna
14:52
that you don't actually believe in.
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u koji zapravo ne vjerujemo.
14:55
So don't do that.
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Nemojte to raditi.
14:57
Do the harder, more interesting thing,
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Napravite težu, zanimljiviju stvar,
14:59
which is to compose a life
where what you do every single day,
where what you do every single day,
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gdje stvarate život u kojem se ono što
radite svakoga dana,
radite svakoga dana,
15:03
the people you give your best love
and ingenuity and energy to,
and ingenuity and energy to,
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ljudi kojima dajete najbolju ljubav,
pronicljivost i energiju,
pronicljivost i energiju,
15:07
aligns as closely as possible
with what you believe.
with what you believe.
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poravnava najviše što je moguće
sa onim u što vjerujete.
sa onim u što vjerujete.
15:11
That, not something as mundane
as making money,
as making money,
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To, a ne nešto prizemno
poput zarađivanja,
poput zarađivanja,
15:14
is a tribute to your ancestors.
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je doprinos vašim precima.
15:16
That is the beautiful struggle.
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To je predivna borba.
15:20
Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
15:22
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Courtney E. Martin - JournalistCourtney E. Martin’s work has two obsessions at its core: storytelling and solutions.
Why you should listen
In her upcoming book, The New Better Off, Courtney E. Martin explores how people are redefining the American dream with an eye toward fulfillment. Martin is a columnist for On Being, and the cofounder of the Solutions Journalism Network, Valenti Martin Media, and FRESH Speakers, as well as a strategist for the TED Prize and an editor emeritus at Feministing.com.
In her previous book Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists, she profiled eight young people doing social justice work, a fascinating look at the generation of world-changers who are now stepping up to the plate.
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