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On November 5, 2025, the tranquility of our hypnosis office was broken by a clash between two student groups, Students Supporting Israel and Students for Justice in Palestine, from Toronto Metropolitan University. After a window was broken and the protesters were forced out, five arrests were made, and the police chief says that more charges are coming.
If you’ve seen the videos posted on social media, you might have seen our founder Luke Chao surveying the damage and making efforts to deescalate the situation. In this special episode of How to Be an Adult, Luke reflects on what we can learn about civil disobedience and how to protest effectively. This is not legal advice: it’s practical advice for what to think inside your head.
00:00 – The protest on November 5
01:39 – The purpose of civil disobedience
04:35 – #1: Remember the human
05:42 – #2: When fighting monsters, do not become one yourself
07:15 – #3: Do not reverse victim and perpetrator
08:04 – #4: Narrative is not everything
08:51 – #5: Avoid getting swept up in mobs
09:37 – #6: Be Socratic
10:23 – #7: Pick your battles
11:19 – Closing remarks
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Luke Chao is the host of the How to Be an Adult podcast. Possessing of a philosophical approach to life, he is keenly interested in improving the society they live in. In this podcast, he shares his thoughts freely in order to democratize high-quality living.