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The absurdity of TED is not its content, and I think any critique of its content is wildly misplaced. There's actually some OK stuff there if you ask me. Th
by justonepost 11y ago
The absurdity of TED is not its content, and I think any critique of its content is wildly misplaced. There's actually some OK stuff there if you ask me. The absurdity of TED is any claim that they're doing anything particularly innovative when it comes to curation. It just feels like your average medium impact journal using a video format and publishing to youtube.
- sp332 11y agoTED is a conference that produces videos as a side-effect. Well really the videos serve to increase the prestige of the conference so they can charge more money for tickets.
- the_af 11y agoI think the point of the article is precisely that it's not (only) about the content. For example, the author speaks about the uniformity of uninteresting pitch-like language in TED talks.