Apr 19 2011: Some of the ideas about becoming more creative probably work for those people that wrote them, but, I find that daydreaming and using my imagination about what I want to create works best for me. You might find that another idea, or combination of ideas works best for you. The best thing I could tell you is to try all of the suggestions and see what's right for you.
Apr 19 2011: In answer to your question, "Why seperate teen/children from the adult?" The answer to that is simple; they aren't adults. If you have talks that are simplified for the younger generations, you run the risk of losing the adult audience. If the talks are too deep, you'll lose the young ones.
I don't know about you, but I'm a parent and a grandparent and my wife and I had always encouraged our kids to think for themselves. But, the bottom line is that they were kids then, and as such, they could only comprehend things from a childs perspective. If a child or teen is mature enough to carry themselves in a deep talk, then I would welcome them. Unfortunately, I think those kinds of kids are too few and too far between, so the best thing to do would be to give them a place they can call their own for their talks on what they believe is important to their generation and, possibly, to the world.
Apr 14 2011: Since this and other formats were created for adults on TED, why couldn't a seperate Conversations room be created for the children and teens. I would suggest parental/guardian oversight to make sure the kids are alright. It might be, not only interesting, but eye opening as well to read what the kids think about the issues of the day. You know what they say, "Out of the mouths of babes...."
Apr 13 2011: It doesn't matter if everyone had access to the same books, movies or music. Not everyone would read them, watch them or listen to them all. That would be impossible. There would still be enough differences in our personal tastes to ensure that there would still be cultural diversity in the world. True, there would be more and more similarities in our cultures, but I think that this would lead to a better understanding of people that we've never met and may never meet except in an online relationship. Can that be a bad thing? I don't think so. Unfortunately, there are countries in the world that try to limit access to the global internet.
Apr 13 2011: As I understand the question, You're asking about the WORLD and how to make it smaller whereas, most of the comments posted deal with mostly local issues.
There are several things that must be done first. A free exchange of ideas and education should be a worldwide priority. Next, politics and religion should be done away with. More people have died for those two things than any other in history. Medical care should be readily available to everyone, no matter where you're from or if you have insurance or not. All national borders should be eliminated. Every household should be energy self-sufficient, whether it's from solar panels or wind turbines or any other source of non-poluting energy. Cars, trucks and busses should be converted from fossil fuels to hydrogen for long distance or electric power for local commuting.
When I said to do away with politics, I don't mean to do away with government. We'll still need laws for a while yet. When I said do away with religion, I don't mean you should stop your worship services. There are those that need the support of their god.
This is only the shadow of my vision of "Utopia". Maybe someday portions of this will become a reality and bring to fruition the topics of conversations that were held in basements and bedrooms four decades and more ago. John Lennon had it right in his song, "Imagine".
Apr 13 2011: If you have the space available, you could do as my grandparents did. They grew their own fruits and vegatables from the time they were children. When you grow your own, you know what goes into your food because you're the one that put it there. Don't forget to rotate your annuals every planting to resupply the soil with nutrients. The parts of the plants not used for food should be composted. On top of that, pulling weeds is good exersize and the fresh air won't hurt either.
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I don't know about you, but I'm a parent and a grandparent and my wife and I had always encouraged our kids to think for themselves. But, the bottom line is that they were kids then, and as such, they could only comprehend things from a childs perspective. If a child or teen is mature enough to carry themselves in a deep talk, then I would welcome them. Unfortunately, I think those kinds of kids are too few and too far between, so the best thing to do would be to give them a place they can call their own for their talks on what they believe is important to their generation and, possibly, to the world.
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There are several things that must be done first. A free exchange of ideas and education should be a worldwide priority. Next, politics and religion should be done away with. More people have died for those two things than any other in history. Medical care should be readily available to everyone, no matter where you're from or if you have insurance or not. All national borders should be eliminated. Every household should be energy self-sufficient, whether it's from solar panels or wind turbines or any other source of non-poluting energy. Cars, trucks and busses should be converted from fossil fuels to hydrogen for long distance or electric power for local commuting.
When I said to do away with politics, I don't mean to do away with government. We'll still need laws for a while yet. When I said do away with religion, I don't mean you should stop your worship services. There are those that need the support of their god.
This is only the shadow of my vision of "Utopia". Maybe someday portions of this will become a reality and bring to fruition the topics of conversations that were held in basements and bedrooms four decades and more ago. John Lennon had it right in his song, "Imagine".
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