- William Sanford
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Does TED now have a policy that they decide which talks are “good” and worth posting on the internet?
I thought the whole point of TED was that ideas come from all kinds of people and we are not the one's to decide who or what they believe... Oh and most importantly, debate provokes further ideas~
This talk is basically about how economic growth is driven to a large extent by consumer demand. But, its not on the TED site. Why? I watched it and found it thought provoking. However... TED has not posted Nick Hanauer's speech which can be found on Time's website http://business.time.com/2012/05/18/was-nick-hanauers-ted-talk-on-income-inequality-too-rich-for-rich-people/
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Mitch SMith 50+
Something like half of my discussion threads have been removed.
The discussions I post are usually well thought out questions on issues that I need to explore.
However, a lot of these are potentially confronting to some sectors of the community, and I expect the right of TED to protect itself and its mission by refraining from inviting attacks against it. This is a necessarily conservative function that will make error on the "false positive" side. It cannot be any other way.
Personally, I totally agree with the Hanauer statement on income disparity and the fallacious assumptions regarding the taxation of the rich. However, his talk is framed within other false assumptions that he does not challenge. e.g. the artificial definitions of jobs and employment, the desirability of growth in consumerism, and perhaps more if I look harder.
Hanauer is on a personal mission to promote his economic policy position. There is nothing wrong with that, but he would know very well, that external attacks on an organisation's policy cannot be accepted by that organisation. They are placed in a position that if they acceed to external pressures then they will lose governance of their own mission. Hanauer knows very well that TED cannot back down, but persists anyway. WHy?
My guess is that Hanauer is harnessing the flame war on this topic to gain better profile for his owm mission - he will be well aware of teh damage he is causing TED, and I, for one, will not support the underlying destructive cynicism of his manoeuvre. And neither should TED.
TED 10+
If you respect TED.com terms of use, your posts will not be deleted. https://www.ted.com/pages/conversations_terms
We welcome differing opinions as long as they are expressed in constructive and respectful manner.
Thanks!
Mitch SMith 50+
You give yourself a large margin of discression that results in a narrowness that I often find abrasive.
But this is TED you are what you are, you provide a brilliant service.
If the world were TED, it would be grey and oppressive place. A nice place to visit if you like rigid cleanliness.
You have your place.
Don Wesley 50+
Many many years ago while at dinner party, someone suggested ever so softly [in my ear] that my replies were quick and often "nasty." I immediately realized my ego was too involved. I wasn't "other" aware enough to see that I was disturbing a precious community gathering. One could say that my EQ-quotient was low.
That became a "too big" part of my "reputation" which thereafter preceded me.
I still have a pre-disposition to hear myself think as I talk.
A close friend years later suggested that I was a slow learner. I am old enough to confess this openly.
Mitch, your IQ is quite high, but me-thinks your EQ precedes you. Not one of us is so perfect as God.
Hanauer was at a TED party talking about wealthy people, one of whom was pictured in his lecture display; perhaps it could be said he was being a bit nasty.