hello everybody I’m sorry my commiserations to everyone who lost
commiserations to everyone who lost
commiserations to everyone who lost friends and family in the Black Friday
friends and family in the Black Friday
friends and family in the Black Friday sale all right does anybody know what
sale all right does anybody know what
sale all right does anybody know what this is it’s a drone right you know what
this is it’s a drone right you know what
this is it’s a drone right you know what they do with these you know how they
they do with these you know how they
they do with these you know how they work
work
work that’s probably one flying over us now
that’s probably one flying over us now
that’s probably one flying over us now these are the most dangerous killing
these are the most dangerous killing
these are the most dangerous killing machines in modern human warfare they’re
machines in modern human warfare they’re
machines in modern human warfare they’re operated by usually one or two guys who
operated by usually one or two guys who
operated by usually one or two guys who are set up in a container in Texas a
are set up in a container in Texas a
are set up in a container in Texas a bunch of screens like they’re playing a
bunch of screens like they’re playing a
bunch of screens like they’re playing a video game and they’ll fly that
video game and they’ll fly that
video game and they’ll fly that thousands of kilometres away into
thousands of kilometres away into
thousands of kilometres away into Afghanistan and they will bomb a target
Afghanistan and they will bomb a target
Afghanistan and they will bomb a target and nobody will see the drone because
and nobody will see the drone because
and nobody will see the drone because it’s so high up and it’s small by
it’s so high up and it’s small by
it’s so high up and it’s small by comparison to an aircraft
comparison to an aircraft
comparison to an aircraft they’ll just suddenly hear the explosion
they’ll just suddenly hear the explosion
they’ll just suddenly hear the explosion and it’ll all be over do you know that
and it’ll all be over do you know that
and it’ll all be over do you know that nearly 90% of the people killed in drone
nearly 90% of the people killed in drone
nearly 90% of the people killed in drone attacks are not the target now that’s a
attacks are not the target now that’s a
attacks are not the target now that’s a pretty horrific figure and this anyone
pretty horrific figure and this anyone
pretty horrific figure and this anyone know what this is
know what this is
know what this is that’s Julius Caesar being killed on the
that’s Julius Caesar being killed on the
that’s Julius Caesar being killed on the Ides of March in the year 44 BC so
Ides of March in the year 44 BC so
Ides of March in the year 44 BC so that’s over 2,000 years ago we know the
that’s over 2,000 years ago we know the
that’s over 2,000 years ago we know the names of every single person who stabbed
names of every single person who stabbed
names of every single person who stabbed him how many times he was stabbed what
him how many times he was stabbed what
him how many times he was stabbed what was said plays have been written about
was said plays have been written about
was said plays have been written about it everybody who studied history at any
it everybody who studied history at any
it everybody who studied history at any point knows the story and the difference
point knows the story and the difference
point knows the story and the difference here is that that victim that one man in
here is that that victim that one man in
here is that that victim that one man in 44 BC and these victims in the present
44 BC and these victims in the present
44 BC and these victims in the present we don’t know their names
we don’t know their names
we don’t know their names we’re not sure which village they came
we’re not sure which village they came
we’re not sure which village they came from we don’t know anything about them
from we don’t know anything about them
from we don’t know anything about them and this only happened a few months ago
and this only happened a few months ago
and this only happened a few months ago the difference between these two and
the difference between these two and
the difference between these two and military historians have have postulated
military historians have have postulated
military historians have have postulated this for some time is that the further
this for some time is that the further
this for some time is that the further you are from
you are from
you are from someone you perpetrate violence against
someone you perpetrate violence against
someone you perpetrate violence against the less you actually care
the less you actually care
the less you actually care the less it feels bad the less
the less it feels bad the less
the less it feels bad the less post-traumatic stress disorder you’ll
post-traumatic stress disorder you’ll
post-traumatic stress disorder you’ll have the more easy it would be for you
have the more easy it would be for you
have the more easy it would be for you to heal and psychologically repair
to heal and psychologically repair
to heal and psychologically repair yourself after doing the most horrible
yourself after doing the most horrible
yourself after doing the most horrible thing in other words proximal close to
thing in other words proximal close to
thing in other words proximal close to you there’s a lot more trauma stabbing
you there’s a lot more trauma stabbing
you there’s a lot more trauma stabbing Caesar human memory holds that for
Caesar human memory holds that for
Caesar human memory holds that for thousands of years
thousands of years
thousands of years distel faraway suddenly you don’t care
distel faraway suddenly you don’t care
distel faraway suddenly you don’t care anymore
anymore
anymore and the reason I decided to tell you
and the reason I decided to tell you
and the reason I decided to tell you about these gory things is because
about these gory things is because
about these gory things is because social media is exactly the same I think
social media is exactly the same I think
social media is exactly the same I think that social media is very analogous to
that social media is very analogous to
that social media is very analogous to this because for many people in social
this because for many people in social
this because for many people in social media it would be out of character for
media it would be out of character for
media it would be out of character for them to say some of the things that they
them to say some of the things that they
them to say some of the things that they say and to do some of the things that
say and to do some of the things that
say and to do some of the things that they do terrible things sometimes
they do terrible things sometimes
they do terrible things sometimes because there’s anonymity and there’s
because there’s anonymity and there’s
because there’s anonymity and there’s distance and that creates the
distance and that creates the
distance and that creates the opportunity for people to behave like
opportunity for people to behave like
opportunity for people to behave like they normally wouldn’t in person and
they normally wouldn’t in person and
they normally wouldn’t in person and what I’m getting at is obviously that in
what I’m getting at is obviously that in
what I’m getting at is obviously that in many ways social media is exactly the
many ways social media is exactly the
many ways social media is exactly the same as drone warfare people don’t have
same as drone warfare people don’t have
same as drone warfare people don’t have to be near to see or hear or feel the
to be near to see or hear or feel the
to be near to see or hear or feel the damage that they do everything is far
damage that they do everything is far
damage that they do everything is far away and in some ways it’s
away and in some ways it’s
away and in some ways it’s inconsequential we have incredible tools
inconsequential we have incredible tools
inconsequential we have incredible tools these days the ability to connect with
these days the ability to connect with
these days the ability to connect with each other like we never have before
each other like we never have before
each other like we never have before and we don’t yet know how to use them do
and we don’t yet know how to use them do
and we don’t yet know how to use them do you know what that is that’s called the
you know what that is that’s called the
you know what that is that’s called the Rosetta Stone it was it was dug out of
Rosetta Stone it was it was dug out of
Rosetta Stone it was it was dug out of the ground about two or three hundred
the ground about two or three hundred
the ground about two or three hundred years ago but it was actually invented
years ago but it was actually invented
years ago but it was actually invented created made in ancient Egypt in about
created made in ancient Egypt in about
created made in ancient Egypt in about 196 BC under the Ptolemaic dynasty the
196 BC under the Ptolemaic dynasty the
196 BC under the Ptolemaic dynasty the tough part is hieroglyphic the middle
tough part is hieroglyphic the middle
tough part is hieroglyphic the middle part is something that we called demotic
part is something that we called demotic
part is something that we called demotic it’s sort of a kind of hieroglyphic sort
it’s sort of a kind of hieroglyphic sort
it’s sort of a kind of hieroglyphic sort of modern hieroglyph a colloquial
of modern hieroglyph a colloquial
of modern hieroglyph a colloquial version and at the bottom is ancient
version and at the bottom is ancient
version and at the bottom is ancient Greek and until they discovered the
Greek and until they discovered the
Greek and until they discovered the stone they didn’t know how to interpret
stone they didn’t know how to interpret
stone they didn’t know how to interpret hieroglyphics hieroglyphics were an
hieroglyphics hieroglyphics were an
hieroglyphics hieroglyphics were an absolute mystery it was a lost language
absolute mystery it was a lost language
absolute mystery it was a lost language there’s no way for us to figure
there’s no way for us to figure
there’s no way for us to figure what anything from ancient Egypt meant
what anything from ancient Egypt meant
what anything from ancient Egypt meant only because those three parts of the
only because those three parts of the
only because those three parts of the stone are saying exactly the same thing
stone are saying exactly the same thing
stone are saying exactly the same thing so that people of the time if they were
so that people of the time if they were
so that people of the time if they were speaking Greek or ancient hieroglyphic
speaking Greek or ancient hieroglyphic
speaking Greek or ancient hieroglyphic Egyptian or demotic Egyptian could
Egyptian or demotic Egyptian could
Egyptian or demotic Egyptian could understand what the king of the time
understand what the king of the time
understand what the king of the time wanted them to understand now I think
wanted them to understand now I think
wanted them to understand now I think we’re at a rosetta stone moment in
we’re at a rosetta stone moment in
we’re at a rosetta stone moment in social media and in in language and in
social media and in in language and in
social media and in in language and in communication why say that is that
communication why say that is that
communication why say that is that social media is sort of adolescent form
social media is sort of adolescent form
social media is sort of adolescent form of communication at the moment it’s
of communication at the moment it’s
of communication at the moment it’s about 140 characters on Twitter it’s a
about 140 characters on Twitter it’s a
about 140 characters on Twitter it’s a picture and Instagram you could put some
picture and Instagram you could put some
picture and Instagram you could put some captions in there and some tags you can
captions in there and some tags you can
captions in there and some tags you can use snapchat and you can populate that
use snapchat and you can populate that
use snapchat and you can populate that with all kinds of stickers gifts live
with all kinds of stickers gifts live
with all kinds of stickers gifts live feeds labels tags emojis all of that
feeds labels tags emojis all of that
feeds labels tags emojis all of that kind of thing but you can’t really
kind of thing but you can’t really
kind of thing but you can’t really articulate a good argument or present an
articulate a good argument or present an
articulate a good argument or present an idea very well do you know what I mean
idea very well do you know what I mean
idea very well do you know what I mean it’s very very difficult to get
it’s very very difficult to get
it’s very very difficult to get something across that’s meaningful and
something across that’s meaningful and
something across that’s meaningful and powerful and important and that has any
powerful and important and that has any
powerful and important and that has any gravity you know people can say things
gravity you know people can say things
gravity you know people can say things like I’m this one thing you’re this
like I’m this one thing you’re this
like I’m this one thing you’re this thing you’re an idiot I’m right you’re
thing you’re an idiot I’m right you’re
thing you’re an idiot I’m right you’re wrong
wrong
wrong that’s fake news she’s the smartest
that’s fake news she’s the smartest
that’s fake news she’s the smartest you’re not that’s the kind of
you’re not that’s the kind of
you’re not that’s the kind of conversation that goes on largely on
conversation that goes on largely on
conversation that goes on largely on these platforms and we all need to
these platforms and we all need to
these platforms and we all need to develop the language a little bit I
develop the language a little bit I
develop the language a little bit I think we will and that’s the good news
think we will and that’s the good news
think we will and that’s the good news and we’ll do it much much faster than
and we’ll do it much much faster than
and we’ll do it much much faster than the guys who made the rosetta stone I’m
the guys who made the rosetta stone I’m
the guys who made the rosetta stone I’m happy to say but the ability to
happy to say but the ability to
happy to say but the ability to communicate from the safety of one of
communicate from the safety of one of
communicate from the safety of one of these devices has improved it’s become
these devices has improved it’s become
these devices has improved it’s become more interesting we connect to people
more interesting we connect to people
more interesting we connect to people all over the world and we can do it
all over the world and we can do it
all over the world and we can do it instantly we can tell stories and share
instantly we can tell stories and share
instantly we can tell stories and share stories we can make memes we can make
stories we can make memes we can make
stories we can make memes we can make fun of important people in society which
fun of important people in society which
fun of important people in society which i think is very important and necessary
i think is very important and necessary
i think is very important and necessary for us to do but we’ve kind of lost the
for us to do but we’ve kind of lost the
for us to do but we’ve kind of lost the ability to communicate properly in
ability to communicate properly in
ability to communicate properly in person and what I mean by that is that
person and what I mean by that is that
person and what I mean by that is that we we’re not really presenting an honest
we we’re not really presenting an honest
we we’re not really presenting an honest version of ourselves all the time we’re
version of ourselves all the time we’re
version of ourselves all the time we’re letting people know what we want them to
letting people know what we want them to
letting people know what we want them to know and then occasionally we’ll slip up
know and then occasionally we’ll slip up
know and then occasionally we’ll slip up and
and
and like drunk tweet or you know take a
like drunk tweet or you know take a
like drunk tweet or you know take a selfie and forget there’s a mirror
selfie and forget there’s a mirror
selfie and forget there’s a mirror behind us and our asses in it or
behind us and our asses in it or
behind us and our asses in it or something but have you ever really hit
something but have you ever really hit
something but have you ever really hit it off well with somebody on your
it off well with somebody on your
it off well with somebody on your Instagram DMS and then when you sit down
Instagram DMS and then when you sit down
Instagram DMS and then when you sit down and talk to them you like I can’t
and talk to them you like I can’t
and talk to them you like I can’t connect with this person at all it’s
connect with this person at all it’s
connect with this person at all it’s awkward it’s weird it’s messed up and
awkward it’s weird it’s messed up and
awkward it’s weird it’s messed up and when you meet someone sometimes you look
when you meet someone sometimes you look
when you meet someone sometimes you look at them and you go
at them and you go
at them and you go you’re not as hot as you were in that
you’re not as hot as you were in that
you’re not as hot as you were in that duckface selfie that you presented
duckface selfie that you presented
duckface selfie that you presented yourself to be in earlier our ancestors
yourself to be in earlier our ancestors
yourself to be in earlier our ancestors had a lot of time to get to know each
had a lot of time to get to know each
had a lot of time to get to know each other they also got to know a real
other they also got to know a real
other they also got to know a real version of each other so they spent
version of each other so they spent
version of each other so they spent hours and hours sitting in the cave
hours and hours sitting in the cave
hours and hours sitting in the cave grunting at each other so the language
grunting at each other so the language
grunting at each other so the language is very basic and obviously it wasn’t
is very basic and obviously it wasn’t
is very basic and obviously it wasn’t considered very effective communication
considered very effective communication
considered very effective communication but it was the beginning of language and
but it was the beginning of language and
but it was the beginning of language and beginning of understanding each other
beginning of understanding each other
beginning of understanding each other and so much of what we hear on social
and so much of what we hear on social
and so much of what we hear on social media at the moment is just like those
media at the moment is just like those
media at the moment is just like those cavemen grunting at each other
cavemen grunting at each other
cavemen grunting at each other do you agree we also present a version
do you agree we also present a version
do you agree we also present a version of ourselves that doesn’t kind of fit
of ourselves that doesn’t kind of fit
of ourselves that doesn’t kind of fit with what the modern world expects of us
with what the modern world expects of us
with what the modern world expects of us a lot of the time other people manage to
a lot of the time other people manage to
a lot of the time other people manage to share like the most mundane and asinine
share like the most mundane and asinine
share like the most mundane and asinine and boring parts of their lives because
and boring parts of their lives because
and boring parts of their lives because they feel pressure to constantly upload
they feel pressure to constantly upload
they feel pressure to constantly upload content and because they fear becoming
content and because they fear becoming
content and because they fear becoming irrelevant we’re not having deep and
irrelevant we’re not having deep and
irrelevant we’re not having deep and meaningful philosophical conversations
meaningful philosophical conversations
meaningful philosophical conversations on social media anymore a page of text
on social media anymore a page of text
on social media anymore a page of text frightens a lot of people it’s too much
frightens a lot of people it’s too much
frightens a lot of people it’s too much work
work
work why should I investigate this
why should I investigate this
why should I investigate this complicated phenomenon when I can read
complicated phenomenon when I can read
complicated phenomenon when I can read 140 characters and jump to a conclusion
140 characters and jump to a conclusion
140 characters and jump to a conclusion and have a very quickly readily made-up
and have a very quickly readily made-up
and have a very quickly readily made-up like a cup of soup opinion and then
like a cup of soup opinion and then
like a cup of soup opinion and then throw it in the face of someone who I
throw it in the face of someone who I
throw it in the face of someone who I don’t particularly like that’s kind of
don’t particularly like that’s kind of
don’t particularly like that’s kind of where it’s going and that’s why what
where it’s going and that’s why what
where it’s going and that’s why what we’re doing here today matters so much
we’re doing here today matters so much
we’re doing here today matters so much because people are setting aside an
because people are setting aside an
because people are setting aside an entire day of their lives
entire day of their lives
entire day of their lives to come here to share ideas to apply our
to come here to share ideas to apply our
to come here to share ideas to apply our minds to learn from each other and
minds to learn from each other and
minds to learn from each other and that’s actually what we’re programmed
that’s actually what we’re programmed
that’s actually what we’re programmed for as human beings
for as human beings
for as human beings that’s what our DNA wants us to do we
that’s what our DNA wants us to do we
that’s what our DNA wants us to do we don’t have time to be bored anymore and
don’t have time to be bored anymore and
don’t have time to be bored anymore and that’s a bad thing you actually have to
that’s a bad thing you actually have to
that’s a bad thing you actually have to make time to be bored
make time to be bored
make time to be bored that sounds insane but boy didn’t
that sounds insane but boy didn’t
that sounds insane but boy didn’t boredom is really really important when
boredom is really really important when
boredom is really really important when you’re on your device the whole time
you’re on your device the whole time
you’re on your device the whole time when you’re scrolling you’re frightened
when you’re scrolling you’re frightened
when you’re scrolling you’re frightened you’re anxious you’re gonna miss out on
you’re anxious you’re gonna miss out on
you’re anxious you’re gonna miss out on something that’s going on you not gonna
something that’s going on you not gonna
something that’s going on you not gonna see every aspect of your friends lives
see every aspect of your friends lives
see every aspect of your friends lives you’re not gonna be able to post every
you’re not gonna be able to post every
you’re not gonna be able to post every amazing Instagram experience when you’re
amazing Instagram experience when you’re
amazing Instagram experience when you’re actually missing out on the real life
actually missing out on the real life
actually missing out on the real life experience and we’re bombarded with so
experience and we’re bombarded with so
experience and we’re bombarded with so much information I mean if you think
much information I mean if you think
much information I mean if you think about it if there was an earthquake in
about it if there was an earthquake in
about it if there was an earthquake in Bangladesh it would always have been a
Bangladesh it would always have been a
Bangladesh it would always have been a horrible thing but 200 years ago there’s
horrible thing but 200 years ago there’s
horrible thing but 200 years ago there’s absolutely no way anyone in South Africa
absolutely no way anyone in South Africa
absolutely no way anyone in South Africa would have heard about that now
would have heard about that now
would have heard about that now it’s breaking news on every national and
it’s breaking news on every national and
it’s breaking news on every national and international channel station everywhere
international channel station everywhere
international channel station everywhere you look you’re being sent horrific
you look you’re being sent horrific
you look you’re being sent horrific pictures of people in the rubble and
pictures of people in the rubble and
pictures of people in the rubble and it’s very very disconcerting like you
it’s very very disconcerting like you
it’s very very disconcerting like you feel you’re constantly in a bad news
feel you’re constantly in a bad news
feel you’re constantly in a bad news cycle none of our ancestors had to worry
cycle none of our ancestors had to worry
cycle none of our ancestors had to worry about that stuff they didn’t know what
about that stuff they didn’t know what
about that stuff they didn’t know what was happening a village away would take
was happening a village away would take
was happening a village away would take a day for someone from that village to
a day for someone from that village to
a day for someone from that village to come over to yours and say you know do
come over to yours and say you know do
come over to yours and say you know do you remember that numbers I’m ashamed
you remember that numbers I’m ashamed
you remember that numbers I’m ashamed she was stabbed at the river you’re like
she was stabbed at the river you’re like
she was stabbed at the river you’re like what when about three days ago oh that’s
what when about three days ago oh that’s
what when about three days ago oh that’s terrible but it was three days ago and
terrible but it was three days ago and
terrible but it was three days ago and it’s the village next door and actually
it’s the village next door and actually
it’s the village next door and actually I didn’t know numbers I’m uh that well
I didn’t know numbers I’m uh that well
I didn’t know numbers I’m uh that well so is all of this good or bad this
so is all of this good or bad this
so is all of this good or bad this boredom thing not being able to find
boredom thing not being able to find
boredom thing not being able to find time to be bored well it’s a bit of both
time to be bored well it’s a bit of both
time to be bored well it’s a bit of both really the optimistic view is that we
really the optimistic view is that we
really the optimistic view is that we have thanks to the Internet the ability
have thanks to the Internet the ability
have thanks to the Internet the ability to be free to connect to share to have
to be free to connect to share to have
to be free to connect to share to have community and there’s also the the
community and there’s also the the
community and there’s also the the negative the pessimistic side of this
negative the pessimistic side of this
negative the pessimistic side of this which worries me a little bit that we
which worries me a little bit that we
which worries me a little bit that we are primal that we are cruel that we’re
are primal that we are cruel that we’re
are primal that we are cruel that we’re destructive that we evil that someone
destructive that we evil that someone
destructive that we evil that someone had a rough Monday it’s not great and I
had a rough Monday it’s not great and I
had a rough Monday it’s not great and I sometimes think when I see things like
sometimes think when I see things like
sometimes think when I see things like this that social media gives us an
this that social media gives us an
this that social media gives us an opportunity to also have a sense of
opportunity to also have a sense of
opportunity to also have a sense of humor
humor
humor to not take everything seriously so poor
to not take everything seriously so poor
to not take everything seriously so poor old Kylie Jenner someone said Kylie
old Kylie Jenner someone said Kylie
old Kylie Jenner someone said Kylie Jenner looks like a 14 year old
Jenner looks like a 14 year old
Jenner looks like a 14 year old prostitute and she replied I don’t know
prostitute and she replied I don’t know
prostitute and she replied I don’t know I feel I look like a 19 year old
I feel I look like a 19 year old
I feel I look like a 19 year old prostitute you can use humor and you can
prostitute you can use humor and you can
prostitute you can use humor and you can do things that will make people laugh
do things that will make people laugh
do things that will make people laugh make them smile and improve their day
make them smile and improve their day
make them smile and improve their day rather than spoil it and using that
rather than spoil it and using that
rather than spoil it and using that humor is something that a lot of people
humor is something that a lot of people
humor is something that a lot of people especially when they’re having argument
especially when they’re having argument
especially when they’re having argument so they’re getting righteous and
so they’re getting righteous and
so they’re getting righteous and indignant and angry and all of that
indignant and angry and all of that
indignant and angry and all of that stuff
stuff
stuff forget humor always wins by the way the
forget humor always wins by the way the
forget humor always wins by the way the upside is that when people get cruel
upside is that when people get cruel
upside is that when people get cruel this will help you to find a way to deal
this will help you to find a way to deal
this will help you to find a way to deal with the trolls is to make it funny to
with the trolls is to make it funny to
with the trolls is to make it funny to entertain yourself to entertain the
entertain yourself to entertain the
entertain yourself to entertain the people you know have a sense of human
people you know have a sense of human
people you know have a sense of human will appreciate it and smart funny
will appreciate it and smart funny
will appreciate it and smart funny people will always triumph over bigots
people will always triumph over bigots
people will always triumph over bigots and losers like James Blunt is
and losers like James Blunt is
and losers like James Blunt is hysterical someone system are you gay
hysterical someone system are you gay
hysterical someone system are you gay just curious he replies the latter and
just curious he replies the latter and
just curious he replies the latter and sometimes the bigots and the losers will
sometimes the bigots and the losers will
sometimes the bigots and the losers will even throw shade at each other and we
even throw shade at each other and we
even throw shade at each other and we can just be entertained like when Hilary
can just be entertained like when Hilary
can just be entertained like when Hilary said to Donald Trump delete your account
said to Donald Trump delete your account
said to Donald Trump delete your account and he replied how long did it take your
and he replied how long did it take your
and he replied how long did it take your staff of 823 people to think that up and
staff of 823 people to think that up and
staff of 823 people to think that up and where are the 33,000 emails you deleted
do you know what the fastest-growing
do you know what the fastest-growing medium in the world is right now in the
medium in the world is right now in the
medium in the world is right now in the US sorry not in the world the
US sorry not in the world the
US sorry not in the world the fastest-growing medium in the world is
fastest-growing medium in the world is
fastest-growing medium in the world is podcasting it’s growing 70 percent
podcasting it’s growing 70 percent
podcasting it’s growing 70 percent year-on-year and I think there’s a
year-on-year and I think there’s a
year-on-year and I think there’s a reason for that
reason for that
reason for that do you know what a podcast is by the way
do you know what a podcast is by the way
do you know what a podcast is by the way is everybody here familiar by show of
is everybody here familiar by show of
is everybody here familiar by show of hands who’s listen to a podcast oh thank
hands who’s listen to a podcast oh thank
hands who’s listen to a podcast oh thank goodness we’re in smart company so I
goodness we’re in smart company so I
goodness we’re in smart company so I don’t need to explain it to you but
don’t need to explain it to you but
don’t need to explain it to you but basically for those who might not know
basically for those who might not know
basically for those who might not know and ashamed and put their hand up anyway
and ashamed and put their hand up anyway
and ashamed and put their hand up anyway podcast is just either a conversation
podcast is just either a conversation
podcast is just either a conversation between two people an interview a
between two people an interview a
between two people an interview a discussion a presentation a series of
discussion a presentation a series of
discussion a presentation a series of ideas a topic it’s all recorded in audio
ideas a topic it’s all recorded in audio
ideas a topic it’s all recorded in audio it’s packaged very beautifully and you
it’s packaged very beautifully and you
it’s packaged very beautifully and you can get precisely the stuff that you’re
can get precisely the stuff that you’re
can get precisely the stuff that you’re interested in and podcasting gives us a
interested in and podcasting gives us a
interested in and podcasting gives us a platform to go a little bit deeper to
platform to go a little bit deeper to
platform to go a little bit deeper to connect on subjects or with people that
connect on subjects or with people that
connect on subjects or with people that we really are interested in care about
we really are interested in care about
we really are interested in care about we can explore ideas we can hear tone of
we can explore ideas we can hear tone of
we can explore ideas we can hear tone of voice
voice
voice we can appreciate things like irony and
we can appreciate things like irony and
we can appreciate things like irony and sarcasm you can hear the emotion in
sarcasm you can hear the emotion in
sarcasm you can hear the emotion in someone’s voice in a podcast that’ll let
someone’s voice in a podcast that’ll let
someone’s voice in a podcast that’ll let you know that they’re actually really
you know that they’re actually really
you know that they’re actually really broken up about something or that
broken up about something or that
broken up about something or that they’re angry or that they’re deep in
they’re angry or that they’re deep in
they’re angry or that they’re deep in thought you can hear all of those things
thought you can hear all of those things
thought you can hear all of those things and because remember as humans we’ve
and because remember as humans we’ve
and because remember as humans we’ve spent most of the last hundred thousand
spent most of the last hundred thousand
spent most of the last hundred thousand odd years learning everything by
odd years learning everything by
odd years learning everything by listening we only learned to read in the
listening we only learned to read in the
listening we only learned to read in the last 500 even 200 for some of us 100 for
last 500 even 200 for some of us 100 for
last 500 even 200 for some of us 100 for some of us five years ago so listening
some of us five years ago so listening
some of us five years ago so listening is kind of the number one way for us to
is kind of the number one way for us to
is kind of the number one way for us to get information into our brains and
get information into our brains and
get information into our brains and that’s powerful it’s very handy it’s our
that’s powerful it’s very handy it’s our
that’s powerful it’s very handy it’s our default position you can’t do that with
default position you can’t do that with
default position you can’t do that with snapchat and Twitter and Instagram and
snapchat and Twitter and Instagram and
snapchat and Twitter and Instagram and Facebook and it’s entertaining it’s
Facebook and it’s entertaining it’s
Facebook and it’s entertaining it’s informative it’s sometimes so niched
informative it’s sometimes so niched
informative it’s sometimes so niched there are podcasts about making a
there are podcasts about making a
there are podcasts about making a perfect cappuccino there are podcasts
perfect cappuccino there are podcasts
perfect cappuccino there are podcasts about how to hide your affair from your
about how to hide your affair from your
about how to hide your affair from your wife there are podcasts about
wife there are podcasts about
wife there are podcasts about fertilizers for pot plants and where did
fertilizers for pot plants and where did
fertilizers for pot plants and where did those people who liked fertilizers for
those people who liked fertilizers for
those people who liked fertilizers for pot plants go before they had no one to
pot plants go before they had no one to
pot plants go before they had no one to talk to and if they lived in some
talk to and if they lived in some
talk to and if they lived in some village in the middle of nowhere there
village in the middle of nowhere there
village in the middle of nowhere there were no other pot plant lovers who were
were no other pot plant lovers who were
were no other pot plant lovers who were interested in fertilizer they were on
interested in fertilizer they were on
interested in fertilizer they were on their own now you can belong to a
their own now you can belong to a
their own now you can belong to a community no matter where you are in the
community no matter where you are in the
community no matter where you are in the world and so finally after thousands of
world and so finally after thousands of
world and so finally after thousands of years of human history everyone can be
years of human history everyone can be
years of human history everyone can be heard no matter how crazy your idea is
heard no matter how crazy your idea is
heard no matter how crazy your idea is no matter how minut and arcane your area
no matter how minut and arcane your area
no matter how minut and arcane your area of interest is you can develop content
of interest is you can develop content
of interest is you can develop content that matters for you and possibly
that matters for you and possibly
that matters for you and possibly hundreds perhaps thousands maybe even
hundreds perhaps thousands maybe even
hundreds perhaps thousands maybe even millions of people who like the same
millions of people who like the same
millions of people who like the same thing and for those of us who are
thing and for those of us who are
thing and for those of us who are interested in the marketplace of ideas
interested in the marketplace of ideas
interested in the marketplace of ideas in freedom of expression and in telling
in freedom of expression and in telling
in freedom of expression and in telling the truth this really is the best time
the truth this really is the best time
the truth this really is the best time to be alive I know when you look at
to be alive I know when you look at
to be alive I know when you look at Donald Trump you don’t think so
Donald Trump you don’t think so
Donald Trump you don’t think so but it’s a terrific time for us to be
but it’s a terrific time for us to be
but it’s a terrific time for us to be able to get into this conversation and
able to get into this conversation and
able to get into this conversation and get into it properly and to combine the
get into it properly and to combine the
get into it properly and to combine the skill we have as creatures that have
skill we have as creatures that have
skill we have as creatures that have developed great ways of communicating
developed great ways of communicating
developed great ways of communicating intimate personal ways of communicating
intimate personal ways of communicating
intimate personal ways of communicating and sending 140
and sending 140
and sending 140 characters to each other there is a
characters to each other there is a
characters to each other there is a beautiful middle ground and I think
beautiful middle ground and I think
beautiful middle ground and I think we’re just starting to move into that
we’re just starting to move into that
we’re just starting to move into that the Rosetta Stone is becoming translated
the Rosetta Stone is becoming translated
the Rosetta Stone is becoming translated before our very eyes so thank you
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