Rethinking Friendship Criteria (the Coolness Factor)
Joao Desouza |
TEDxYouth@BSN
• November 2019
Are our criteria for friendship wrong? A 13-year-old student who used to value the ‘coolness factor’ above all else shouts “Yes!” In this age of social media and as we learn just how much loneliness and friendships affects our mental health, we need to ‘expand our minds and not factor our coolness alone’.
Step out of your comfort zone with João Desouza and expand your criteria of what makes a good friend in this lighthearted and rap worthy TEDxYouth@BSN talk.
Do you have an unlikely friend that you now treasure? Tag them in the comment section below.
João is a Year 8 student at The British School in the Netherlands. He has lived in five countries and is passionate about preventing discrimination and spreading awareness on immigration.
“Breaking the Mould” is the second TEDxYouth event organised by The British School in the Netherlands (BSN). Speakers explore ideas around ‘If I could lead for a day...’, ‘Tackling tough truths’ and ‘Invitations for Change’.
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