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If you want to spread spirit of TED in Poland. I've got some ideas (e.g. to organize big advertising campaign on Polish websites, or to set up something like blog), but what about yours?

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• A comment on Talk: Graham Hill: Less stuff, more happiness

  Oct 10 2011: At the end of this talk, I've asked myself: "Ok. Nice. But what is it for? In the name of what?". I cannot agree with him. Perhaps, his idea works if he is single without any children. It looks ok, if you put one single guy in 400 square feet apartament, but not so nice when you put there 4 members family.
  
  Just everybody needs space, because such is our nature. More space = more comfort. So, is there any particular reason to move to smaller apartaments? Lower CO2 emission does not convince me.
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  A comment on Talk: Emiliano Salinas: A civil response to violence

  Jun 29 2011: When I'm watching this talk, and reading comments many different thoughts cross my mind. I think:
  
  1) Many of us, focus too much on person of Emiliano Salinas, not on his words, and ideas
  
  2) I've read Roman Juarez's comment where he says, that TED should remove this talk. Simple question: Why? He isn't spreading inappropriate matters (as racial discrimination, vowing to hatred or something similar). He is just telling his vision of Mexico's repair. So, why should he be prohibited? In world history there was many attempts to do something like this, and we name this action as CENSORSHIP!
  
  3) Posting this talk -- the first TEDTalk in non-English language -- is a good step. I think, other languages (e.g. Spanish or Polish) are as valuable and has the same achievements as English. I hope, new better era started on TEDTalk.
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  A comment on Conversation: Do you have a suggestion for TED? Something we could do better?

  Jun 8 2011: I don't know, if this topic was discussed here earlier, but my suggestion for TED is to create a sections (I don't know how to name it) in other languages. You know, I've got friends, who are really intersted in TED, but it is problem to find interesting talks with subtitles -- for instance somebody who is looking for med-talks, with French subtitles, has a big problem. I think, that english version of TED should be still the most important, but the 'Choose your language' button, next to 'Sign in' would be pretty helpful.
  
  In my opinion for e.g. Polish section should consist of translated tags catalog (e.g. Biology, Politics, Inspiring, Technology, and so on, and so forth) and search engine using this language. That would be really short cut for many people, who are begginers in english, but who are interested in ideas worth spreading.
  
  What are your opinions? What can be added? Is it good idea?
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  A comment on Talk: Stefan Sagmeister: 7 rules for making more happiness

  Jun 4 2011: I don't understand what this guy is talking about. He talks only to a specific group of rich, succeed, and 'no-obligations' people. What about the remaining majority, which has no influence for project, they are working on (e.g. shop assistant), or cannot travel to other places due to financial status.
  
  Is the happiness reserved only for moneyed people? Or maybe all people, whose proffesion is plain (e.g. taxi driver) are obligatory happy? -- I don't think so! Want of universal advices.

• A reply on Talk: Patricia Ryan: Don't insist on English!

  Mar 28 2011: In fact, all USA citizens come from Europe, Africa or Asia. There are few native Americans living in national parks. US goverment has power to "buy" scientist/specialist from entire world. Albert Einstein, Enrico Fermi, Werner von Braun -- they all come from Europe. We can boldly say: "Europe is mother of USA"
  
  But here, we focus why English? Why we not teach Chineese even though the most people on the world speak this language?

• A comment on Talk: Patricia Ryan: Don't insist on English!

  Mar 28 2011: Every civilisation has its own language: Babylonia had Sumerian language, Roman Empire as well as Middle Ages had Latin. We are civilisation of the West, and USA is our Rome. So, everyone who want to have close relationship with our civilisation, must be fluent in English. That's the reason of Englishmania. Is it good or bad phenomenon? Difficult to say.
  
  But every civilisation some day fell... What about us?