I don't like TED, but I like information. Don't get me wrong, there is spectacular information being distributed by TED, but I almost feel tricked into obtaini

I don't like TED, but I like information. Don't get me wrong, there is spectacular information being distributed by TED, but I almost feel tricked into obtaining it. The conference is so heavily designed around status, and ego that it seems like more of a marketing tool for the intellectual elite to boost their personal brand than a platform to share ideas. It's inefficient, and deceptive. What I'd like to see instead of 5-20min presentations is one html webpage with bits of text and perhaps a few high quality images, or at least the option to access the information in this format. To me, everything else is fluff. I just want the information, not the ego, not the voice, not the brands, not the emotion, not the cheering. Just the information. I know I might be coming across as snarky, or counter-elitist, but it really isn't my intention. I love quality information, and TED confuses me. I often want to idolize and praise these wonderful people that give wonderful speeches more than their ideas, and I'm saddened. Would the information be any less profound written on a bathroom wall? I'm definitely torn, but I'm beginning to think it doesn't matter...