The Ted Cult
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Are you discussing TED Talks? (Technology, Entertainment and Design)? If you are attempting to present it as a cult you are nuts!
Like anything else some are great, some are middling, and some stink. That has nothing to do with being a cult.
Like anything else some are great, some are middling, and some stink. That has nothing to do with being a cult.
TED Fellow Eddie Huang was kicked out for not following their restrictive rules
What's wrong with cults, all religions are cults in some form. Uh oh, I used the word religion on a forum.
WIR
Now you went and done it it WIR,...
While they may have rules, they are not a cult. They are seminars. I found several of them to be quite interesting, a few not so.
But a wide variety of topics.
Um. This isn't them espouses one way of life. It's individuals discussing a variety of topics from all walks of life. Scientific, philosophical, anecdotal. There isn't a common theme, a request for money(i suppose beyond ticket price). They don't demand fielty, you abandon family and friends, work for them, obey them, or even believe what the speaker says.
I'm assuming they have certain criteria and a framework for the speakers to keep them from being too long, boring, or touch on some subjects they don't believe are within their parameters.
But any organization does that. The speakers who feel they are restricted can find other mediums to Espouse their views. Nothing is stopping them from that.
By which you mean he stopped showing up and they kicked him out. Because, you know, expecting people to show up when and where they are supposed to is really restrictive.
Almost nothing you post is honest.
Next up: CM stops going to work then accuses his employer of being a cult for firing him for absenteeism
U.S. National Public Radio, which broadcasts TED Talks every week, indeed does have a liberal bias, that doesn't mean that TED or NPR are cults.
Really, total crap!
Really, total crap!
I talked to someone from The Verge a few years back and he told me how weird they were with their rules and he said how it was almost cult like.
Personally, I love TED Talks and always enjoy watching their videos.
Personally, I love TED Talks and always enjoy watching their videos.
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