How events shape lives and how traditional storytelling falls short
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Brooks Brown |
TEDxVeniceBeach
• October 2017
In a profoundly shocking and thought-provoking talk, Brooks takes us through his life story. He started out unremarkably in Columbine, Colorado having typical boyhood adventures with his buddy Dylan. Until one day as a teenager, in the blink of an eye, his life story was completely transformed. Brooks was surrounded by world wide news story and was forced to make sense out of this nonsensical tragedy. From this, he drew profound insights about how humans find meaning in the symbols and events of their lives. Ultimately, he learned what traditional storytelling techniques can’t tell us about life, and eventually realized what new technologies, such as virtual reality, can now give us. Brooks’ wide-ranging intellect allows regular viewers exciting ideas drawn from Slavoj ZIzek to Jacques Lecomte — all the way through to popular movies including those by his former boss, James Cameron. Finally, Brooks is thrilled to share his latest life event, which he must now integrate into his own story. Which provides a glorious, happy ending to his life’s symbolic order. Brooks’ intelligence shines throughout this unique and unforgettable talk.