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Ask Slashdot: What Would Your TED Talk Be About? (ted.com)
Slashdot reader shanen poses the question: if you had to give a TED Talk, what would you talk about? They write: Mostly based on my experiences at TEDx events, though of course I've seen a lot of TED videos. Nick Hanauer's censored TED Talk is still my all-time favorite, though you couldn't see it on the TED website. Proximate trigger for this question was actually looking at the coming TEDx events in the neighborhood... In my own case, I think you'd need to put a gun to my head as motivation, but maybe my sig would be worth a laugh or two? What would your TED Talk be about? How does this idea resonate with you? Feel free to explain in as little as one sentence...
For example: "The inequality of opportunity and how the stereotypical success is a function of where one is born."
For example: "The inequality of opportunity and how the stereotypical success is a function of where one is born."
My talk about be about how we're all pretty much screwed and humanity is on the path of extinction, so may as well go full anarchy now.
I never had an offer for any job I interviewed for before I turned 50. At 53 I decided to join a startup. Which went sneakers up in 2 years.
Guess what? I can't even get an interview now. I even shaved the first 10 years of my career off my resume. I've been living off savings for my highest earning years, and I'm not happy about it.
Have TED Talks Jumped the Shark? The growing irrelevancy of TED Talks.
Main points:
1) Andy Warhol was more right than he knew - "15 minutes of fame" isn't just for individuals, it's for everything
2) How a good idea can be driven into the ground by mediocre people jumping onto the bandwagon
3) There is no Point 3, please move on with your lives
I'd like to thank you all for attending - be sure to buy my book!
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