Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Oct 22, 2022It’s becoming increasingly clear that for a fragile few years, the grand narrative of the world flowed through TED talks1329375
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Oct 22, 2022Do people still try to organize TEDx events? That was a very weird phase7250
Stewart Brand@stewartbrand·Oct 22, 2022Replying to @vgrMisplaced cynicism here. All the TEDx events I know of were excellent, including the “TEDx DeExtinction” I co-organized: https://reviverestore.org/events/tedxdeextinction/…13
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Oct 22, 2022Replying to @stewartbrandC’mon, if *you* were involved it was hardly a random sample.21
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @vgr and @stewartbrandAnd yes, my random sampling of TEDx talks that happened to cross my radar was remarkably bad4:40 PM · Oct 22, 20222 Likes
Stewart Brand@stewartbrand·Oct 22, 2022Replying to @vgrMy random sampling--20 or so--was remarkably good.13
Gordon Mohr | gojomo.eth ꧁ꙮꙮ꧂@gojomo·Oct 22, 2022Replying to @stewartbrand and @vgr02012's scifi moviemaking had high hopes for the TED talks of 02023: https://youtube.com/watch?v=lpYUW0ekPSA… (featuring a dark nod to @stewartbrand's 'We Are As Gods' theme)youtube.comPeter Weyland TED Talk 2023 (Prometheus Viral)Peter Weyland TED Talk 2023Starring Guy Pearce▸ More at https://www.facebook.com/Prometheus6812-Even more at http://www.PrometheusForum.netBlade Runner 2 htt...2