TEDx Speaker Gives Priceless Talk About How TED Talks Are Worthless
▻http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/tedx-speaker-gives-priceless-talk-about-how-ted-talks-are-worthless
With all due respect to Lizzie Velasquez, the vast majority of TED and TEDx talks are complete bullshit, and it’s high time someone called them out on it.
Benjamin Bratton, Associate Professor of...
We need to talk about TED | Benjamin Bratton
►http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/30/we-need-to-talk-about-ted
At a societal level, the bottom line is if we invest in things that make us feel good but which don’t work, and don’t invest in things that don’t make us feel good but which may solve problems, then our fate is that it will just get harder to feel good about not solving problems.
In this case the placebo is worse than ineffective, it’s harmful. It’s diverts your interest, enthusiasm and outrage until it’s absorbed into this black hole of affectation.
Keep calm and carry on “innovating” ... is that the real message of TED? To me that’s not inspirational, it’s cynical.
In the US the rightwing has certain media channels that allow it to bracket reality ... other constituencies have TED.
Even though I agree with this curious case of Benjamin Bratton, I must say that I have discovered quite a few writers and speakers through TED.
So, don’t confuse
– what TED presents, and
– how TED presents it.
A Parody Of Every TED Talk Ever
▻https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZBKX-6Gz6A