EPTNominate Day[9] for TED Talk Speaker - Page 12
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sethr0
Canada20 Posts
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naveedx983
United States58 Posts
Not about how awesome SC2 is. | ||
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HEROwithNOlegacy
United States850 Posts
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Nontrivial
United States56 Posts
It seems to me that it is up to TED and Day9 to decide if a potential talk has enough subsistence to keep it up to the standards of TED and Day9. They are the only two partners in the relationship. If you or anyone else feels that the talk wouldn't be good enough then don't send in a nomination and if it happens then don't watch it. Also I think people should keep in mind that what seems normal to us might not seem normal to everyone else. While people playing a video game for 100k seems normal to us it might not seem normal to everyone. | ||
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farvacola
United States18826 Posts
This is why Day9 ought not to speak in a TED talk, the idea that TED talks are some sort of high-level discussion platform for philosophy, technology, and the like is ludicrous. TED talks are merely another manner in which our digital culture manifests its obsession with celebrity, the talks end up being nothing more than opportunities for people whom society deems smart or notable to exercise their intelligence or notoriety in a public way. Anyone who thinks that TED talks are too "academic" for Day9 or the likes of Sc2 is straight up delusional. | ||
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Erik.TheRed
United States1655 Posts
On August 03 2011 05:35 farvacola wrote: http://gawker.com/362800/why-ted-sucks This is why Day9 ought not to speak in a TED talk, the idea that TED talks are some sort of high-level discussion platform for philosophy, technology, and the like is ludicrous. TED talks are merely another manner in which our digital culture manifests its obsession with celebrity, the talks end up being nothing more than opportunities for people whom society deems smart or notable to exercise their intelligence or notoriety in a public way. Anyone who thinks that TED talks are too "academic" for Day9 or the likes of Sc2 is straight up delusional. There have been a ton of TED talks. Some good, others not as much. Of course there have been silly sensationalized panels, but there are also some really interesting ones that have inspired a lot of people. Check out some of Hans Rosling's talks if you don't believe me. http://www.ted.com/speakers/hans_rosling.html Just because Gawker found a few examples of over-hyped bullshit, TED is by and large a reputable organization that produces quality content (keep in mind that Gawker is a web rumor-mill, not an academic journal). | ||
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Kazeyonoma
United States2912 Posts
So TED e-mailed me and is getting flooded with requests. If you'd be so kind as to halt ze e-mailing, I don't want anyone to drown <3. | ||
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FlamingTurd
United States1059 Posts
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polaris415
United States158 Posts
well done all | ||
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Kazeyonoma
United States2912 Posts
On August 03 2011 05:53 polaris415 wrote: ninja'd by kazeyonoma. well done all Well, , to be fair, well done for getting him noticed, but there's a fine line between support and annoyance. We don't want the TED guys to keep getting bombarded and make it seem like day9 isn't reputable because his fanbase is driving the TED people crazy. | ||
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Slakkoo
Sweden1119 Posts
:D:D! | ||
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Deleuze
United Kingdom2102 Posts
On August 03 2011 05:52 Kazeyonoma wrote: Day9 just tweeted this: https://twitter.com/#!/day9tv/status/98496000867577856 I think possibly this thread should be closed..... | ||
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genius_man16
United States749 Posts
On August 03 2011 03:30 hmunkey wrote: Once again, the basis for your reasoning is to use TED as nothing more than an advertising tool. That's not what TED is about. And that aside, plenty of people are passionate about things. What matters is the impact those things have on society. I think you should go to Korea to see the kind of impact a game and E-sports can have on society then. | ||
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PhiliBiRD
United States2643 Posts
On August 03 2011 05:57 Deleuze wrote: I think possibly this thread should be closed..... lol well people are kinda being ridiculous and are being a bit naive... | ||
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Mouth
United States122 Posts
On August 03 2011 05:57 Deleuze wrote: I think possibly this thread should be closed..... or seans tweet needs to be added to the OP so people stop spamming them. | ||
p4NDemik
United States13896 Posts
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