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Ted talks as “middlebrow megachurch infotainment” (2014) (inc.com)
20 points by sherilm on Dec 16, 2022 | hide | past | favorite | 4 comments


The Onion talks were my favorite take down of ted talks: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4NL9i-Fu15hhYGB-d0hm...

And wow these videos are 10 years old. Does anyone care about Ted talks anymore?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZBKX-6Gz6A

Humble head nod. Humble head nod.


2070 PARADIGM SHIFT has to be the best Ted Talk takedown: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9cflCyyEA2I


Agreed. That is a superb piece of mockery and much of the audience seems not to realize it.




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