I'm having lots of thoughts and feeling vaguely non-confrontational which means ixnay to the acebookfay.
So I now know at least three people that have given TEDx talks. More power to them. Really - I'm quite happy for them.
On the other hand they all seem to come from fairly privileged backgrounds, where there is a pretty massive familial safety net. I'm really curious about the demographics of the average TEDx speaker. Yes - it is really cool to see folks breaking the mould and scratching their itches and generally inspiring people to do/make/say/think interesting things. But it is much easier to go out and do these things when the price of failure is pretty low. When the worst that can happen is that you end up doing something else.
I'm really curious about what the numbers say. A TEDx talk on the demographics of TEDx mayhaps?
So I now know at least three people that have given TEDx talks. More power to them. Really - I'm quite happy for them.
On the other hand they all seem to come from fairly privileged backgrounds, where there is a pretty massive familial safety net. I'm really curious about the demographics of the average TEDx speaker. Yes - it is really cool to see folks breaking the mould and scratching their itches and generally inspiring people to do/make/say/think interesting things. But it is much easier to go out and do these things when the price of failure is pretty low. When the worst that can happen is that you end up doing something else.
I'm really curious about what the numbers say. A TEDx talk on the demographics of TEDx mayhaps?
