hello everyone good evening I grew up without a cell phone
without a cell phone
without a cell phone who here grew up without a cell phone
who here grew up without a cell phone
who here grew up without a cell phone still growing up I remember a time when
still growing up I remember a time when
still growing up I remember a time when prank-calling using clips from friends
prank-calling using clips from friends
prank-calling using clips from friends episodes on my answering machine was the
episodes on my answering machine was the
episodes on my answering machine was the cool thing to do like if a boy had a
cool thing to do like if a boy had a
cool thing to do like if a boy had a crush on me he’d stick a recorder next
crush on me he’d stick a recorder next
crush on me he’d stick a recorder next to the television then they’d put that
to the television then they’d put that
to the television then they’d put that recorder onto the phone and then he’d
recorder onto the phone and then he’d
recorder onto the phone and then he’d call me and then my answering machine
call me and then my answering machine
call me and then my answering machine would pick it up because the character’s
would pick it up because the character’s
would pick it up because the character’s name was Monika and she was a really big
name was Monika and she was a really big
name was Monika and she was a really big nerd and I was a really big nerd so it
nerd and I was a really big nerd so it
nerd and I was a really big nerd so it was a very obvious choice
do you remember I don’t know if you
do you remember I don’t know if you would remember but I remember a time
would remember but I remember a time
would remember but I remember a time when there were beepers and there were
when there were beepers and there were
when there were beepers and there were codes that you would use to tell someone
codes that you would use to tell someone
codes that you would use to tell someone that you love them on a beeper anybody
that you love them on a beeper anybody
that you love them on a beeper anybody know that that anyway it was like a 1 2
know that that anyway it was like a 1 2
know that that anyway it was like a 1 2 3 something or the other anyway I
3 something or the other anyway I
3 something or the other anyway I remember a time when there was no
remember a time when there was no
remember a time when there was no Facebook I’m one of the last generations
Facebook I’m one of the last generations
Facebook I’m one of the last generations to know a world like that
to know a world like that
to know a world like that I don’t know much about technology I
I don’t know much about technology I
I don’t know much about technology I know a lot of you do so excuse me for
know a lot of you do so excuse me for
know a lot of you do so excuse me for not being as intelligent as all of you
not being as intelligent as all of you
not being as intelligent as all of you but I do know things about people about
but I do know things about people about
but I do know things about people about human interaction and about
human interaction and about
human interaction and about communication I lived in New York during
communication I lived in New York during
communication I lived in New York during a time when people needed to send text
a time when people needed to send text
a time when people needed to send text messages to their crushes or new
messages to their crushes or new
messages to their crushes or new boyfriends or that be ffff who messed up
boyfriends or that be ffff who messed up
boyfriends or that be ffff who messed up and so you’d send those long text
and so you’d send those long text
and so you’d send those long text messages you know tirades anybody send
messages you know tirades anybody send
messages you know tirades anybody send long text messages that resemble novels
long text messages that resemble novels
long text messages that resemble novels novellas and then you know you want to
novellas and then you know you want to
novellas and then you know you want to change your phone but you want to keep
change your phone but you want to keep
change your phone but you want to keep all the messages because that’s the
all the messages because that’s the
all the messages because that’s the beginning of your relationship and
beginning of your relationship and
beginning of your relationship and remember when and all that stuff but at
remember when and all that stuff but at
remember when and all that stuff but at that time we had no Kia phones and just
that time we had no Kia phones and just
that time we had no Kia phones and just to get to the letter C you’d have to
to get to the letter C you’d have to
to get to the letter C you’d have to push a button four times and then if you
push a button four times and then if you
push a button four times and then if you made a mistake you’d have to delete
made a mistake you’d have to delete
made a mistake you’d have to delete everything and it would take forever
everything and it would take forever
everything and it would take forever nevertheless the text messages the text
nevertheless the text messages the text
nevertheless the text messages the text message the invention of the text
message the invention of the text
message the invention of the text message was something that really
message was something that really
message was something that really revolutionized the way that we
revolutionized the way that we
revolutionized the way that we communicated it offered us a certain
communicated it offered us a certain
communicated it offered us a certain type of freedom
type of freedom
type of freedom it eliminated a certain kind of risk I
it eliminated a certain kind of risk I
it eliminated a certain kind of risk I was less intimate and therefore it was
was less intimate and therefore it was
was less intimate and therefore it was the preferred method of communication
the preferred method of communication
the preferred method of communication for those of us who were experienced
for those of us who were experienced
for those of us who were experienced experiencing this new form of technology
experiencing this new form of technology
experiencing this new form of technology at that time you know if one couldn’t
at that time you know if one couldn’t
at that time you know if one couldn’t Google the news while they were bored
Google the news while they were bored
Google the news while they were bored like if any of you are on your cell
like if any of you are on your cell
like if any of you are on your cell phones because you’re not feeling
phones because you’re not feeling
phones because you’re not feeling whatever’s happening on on stage you had
whatever’s happening on on stage you had
whatever’s happening on on stage you had to be present even when something was
to be present even when something was
to be present even when something was boring because you had nowhere to escape
boring because you had nowhere to escape
boring because you had nowhere to escape and now we can just pull something out
and now we can just pull something out
and now we can just pull something out of our pocket and escaped into the
of our pocket and escaped into the
of our pocket and escaped into the snapchats and the Facebook’s and the
snapchats and the Facebook’s and the
snapchats and the Facebook’s and the instagrams and the Reuters news and it’s
instagrams and the Reuters news and it’s
instagrams and the Reuters news and it’s a it’s a different it’s a different time
a it’s a different it’s a different time
a it’s a different it’s a different time people couldn’t open up apps you know
people couldn’t open up apps you know
people couldn’t open up apps you know now I have some friends in New York who
now I have some friends in New York who
now I have some friends in New York who have who have these and I think maybe
have who have these and I think maybe
have who have these and I think maybe you have these apps
you have these apps
you have these apps it’s called happen anybody heard of
it’s called happen anybody heard of
it’s called happen anybody heard of happen yeah are you one happen Monica
happen yeah are you one happen Monica
happen yeah are you one happen Monica Dogra is nearby within 10 meters anyway
Dogra is nearby within 10 meters anyway
Dogra is nearby within 10 meters anyway it’s really amazing actually that you
it’s really amazing actually that you
it’s really amazing actually that you can open up you can open up this app and
can open up you can open up this app and
can open up you can open up this app and it tells you it sends you a photo of who
it tells you it sends you a photo of who
it tells you it sends you a photo of who is close by and who is single and and
is close by and who is single and and
is close by and who is single and and then if I think the the girl has to
then if I think the the girl has to
then if I think the the girl has to accept the guy first and then the guy
accept the guy first and then the guy
accept the guy first and then the guy can say yes and then you know that
can say yes and then you know that
can say yes and then you know that someone’s close I mean we’re not looking
someone’s close I mean we’re not looking
someone’s close I mean we’re not looking up anymore to discover who’s around us
up anymore to discover who’s around us
up anymore to discover who’s around us we’re looking here um there used to be a
we’re looking here um there used to be a
we’re looking here um there used to be a time when we’d have to take an active
time when we’d have to take an active
time when we’d have to take an active step in order to write the story of our
step in order to write the story of our
step in order to write the story of our day as in physically take an active step
day as in physically take an active step
day as in physically take an active step to write the story of our day there was
to write the story of our day there was
to write the story of our day there was a time when we needed to walk up to a
a time when we needed to walk up to a
a time when we needed to walk up to a stranger and actually speak to them in
stranger and actually speak to them in
stranger and actually speak to them in order to uncover their story but that
order to uncover their story but that
order to uncover their story but that that time those times are starting to
that time those times are starting to
that time those times are starting to change now we can go to a site and I can
change now we can go to a site and I can
change now we can go to a site and I can search for a page and that page
search for a page and that page
search for a page and that page represents an entire person so we find
represents an entire person so we find
represents an entire person so we find that you need dimensional page that
that you need dimensional page that
that you need dimensional page that represents an entire being flesh soul
represents an entire being flesh soul
represents an entire being flesh soul beating heart history family struggle
beating heart history family struggle
beating heart history family struggle achievement
achievement
achievement failures and then I can place a judgment
failures and then I can place a judgment
failures and then I can place a judgment on that singular unit uni-dimensional
on that singular unit uni-dimensional
on that singular unit uni-dimensional page and I can decide whether I like the
page and I can decide whether I like the
page and I can decide whether I like the person whether I don’t like the person
person whether I don’t like the person
person whether I don’t like the person whether I approve of the way that
whether I approve of the way that
whether I approve of the way that they’re living their life and ultimately
they’re living their life and ultimately
they’re living their life and ultimately though I think we can all agree that
though I think we can all agree that
though I think we can all agree that that singular uni-dimensional page is an
that singular uni-dimensional page is an
that singular uni-dimensional page is an inaccurate description of the entire
inaccurate description of the entire
inaccurate description of the entire person that I’m sitting here judging as
person that I’m sitting here judging as
person that I’m sitting here judging as if I’m receiving the whole story correct
if I’m receiving the whole story correct
if I’m receiving the whole story correct incorrect correct so what I’m about to
incorrect correct so what I’m about to
incorrect correct so what I’m about to say is can you change to the next slide
say is can you change to the next slide
say is can you change to the next slide I totally forgot this is what the talk
I totally forgot this is what the talk
I totally forgot this is what the talk is about intimacy in the urban grid
is about intimacy in the urban grid
is about intimacy in the urban grid where technology represents limitless
where technology represents limitless
where technology represents limitless options like happen like tinder like
options like happen like tinder like
options like happen like tinder like Grindr like Facebook like Google in the
Grindr like Facebook like Google in the
Grindr like Facebook like Google in the guise of possibilities every person is a
guise of possibilities every person is a
guise of possibilities every person is a limitless story a limitless posit an
limitless story a limitless posit an
limitless story a limitless posit an infinite possibility but belittles the
infinite possibility but belittles the
infinite possibility but belittles the core the very nature of humans that our
core the very nature of humans that our
core the very nature of humans that our nature was actually to truly connect to
nature was actually to truly connect to
nature was actually to truly connect to grow to build to expand with one another
grow to build to expand with one another
grow to build to expand with one another can you take me to the next slide please
can you take me to the next slide please
can you take me to the next slide please so what’s happening is can you tell me
so what’s happening is can you tell me
so what’s happening is can you tell me what that says that’s right this guy do
what that says that’s right this guy do
what that says that’s right this guy do you make music yes I thought so this
you make music yes I thought so this
you make music yes I thought so this is dangerous so I say to myself as
is dangerous so I say to myself as
is dangerous so I say to myself as well as you and I’m telling myself this
well as you and I’m telling myself this
well as you and I’m telling myself this as well because everybody knows if you
as well because everybody knows if you
as well because everybody knows if you follow me on snapchat or Instagram I’m
follow me on snapchat or Instagram I’m
follow me on snapchat or Instagram I’m highly engaged in social media human
highly engaged in social media human
highly engaged in social media human beings are not uni-dimensional we are
beings are not uni-dimensional we are
beings are not uni-dimensional we are four-dimensional maybe even six
four-dimensional maybe even six
four-dimensional maybe even six dimensional beings depending on how far
dimensional beings depending on how far
dimensional beings depending on how far you are in your meditation practice or
you are in your meditation practice or
you are in your meditation practice or whatever if you line up all the people
whatever if you line up all the people
whatever if you line up all the people I’ve dated over the years they all look
I’ve dated over the years they all look
I’ve dated over the years they all look different they all come from different
different they all come from different
different they all come from different walks of life they’re all you know
walks of life they’re all you know
walks of life they’re all you know surprised why are you laughing huh I
surprised why are you laughing huh I
surprised why are you laughing huh I know Thanks not your show this is this
know Thanks not your show this is this
know Thanks not your show this is this show right now um and you’re distracting
show right now um and you’re distracting
show right now um and you’re distracting me making me shy
me making me shy
me making me shy um okay they all come from different
um okay they all come from different
um okay they all come from different walks of life like occasionally they
walks of life like occasionally they
walks of life like occasionally they were red suits and occasionally um but
were red suits and occasionally um but
were red suits and occasionally um but they all helped me uncover mysteries
they all helped me uncover mysteries
they all helped me uncover mysteries aspects of who I am that I would never
aspects of who I am that I would never
aspects of who I am that I would never have known before if I hadn’t have been
have known before if I hadn’t have been
have known before if I hadn’t have been open to discovering them and by virtue
open to discovering them and by virtue
open to discovering them and by virtue of discovering them discovering an
of discovering them discovering an
of discovering them discovering an aspect of myself
aspect of myself
aspect of myself which brings me to one of my favorite
which brings me to one of my favorite
which brings me to one of my favorite New York City stories next slide please
New York City stories next slide please
New York City stories next slide please so my boyfriend had dumped me right
so my boyfriend had dumped me right
so my boyfriend had dumped me right surprise surprise um and I was down and
surprise surprise um and I was down and
surprise surprise um and I was down and out so I decided to take myself out as
out so I decided to take myself out as
out so I decided to take myself out as girls often as people do so I took
girls often as people do so I took
girls often as people do so I took myself out alone I went to the nearest
myself out alone I went to the nearest
myself out alone I went to the nearest bar and I sat down alone at the bar and
bar and I sat down alone at the bar and
bar and I sat down alone at the bar and I just watched the beautiful bartender
I just watched the beautiful bartender
I just watched the beautiful bartender serving drinks while I served myself
serving drinks while I served myself
serving drinks while I served myself many drinks and suddenly she noticed me
many drinks and suddenly she noticed me
many drinks and suddenly she noticed me she was like hey are you okay and I was
she was like hey are you okay and I was
she was like hey are you okay and I was like hmm I hope so and I obviously you
like hmm I hope so and I obviously you
like hmm I hope so and I obviously you know did not look okay and she laughed
know did not look okay and she laughed
know did not look okay and she laughed and she said you know what nextslide
and she said you know what nextslide
and she said you know what nextslide hope is space crippled sister and I you
hope is space crippled sister and I you
hope is space crippled sister and I you know those moments when you look at a
know those moments when you look at a
know those moments when you look at a perfect stranger in the eye and it’s
perfect stranger in the eye and it’s
perfect stranger in the eye and it’s like laser beams entering into you she
like laser beams entering into you she
like laser beams entering into you she was entering into me and telling me
was entering into me and telling me
was entering into me and telling me something I really needed to hear if
something I really needed to hear if
something I really needed to hear if hope is kripp is hope is faiths crippled
hope is kripp is hope is faiths crippled
hope is kripp is hope is faiths crippled sister what does that mean that means
sister what does that mean that means
sister what does that mean that means that hope is uncertain faith is certain
that hope is uncertain faith is certain
that hope is uncertain faith is certain faith knows that you’ll be okay
faith knows that you’ll be okay
faith knows that you’ll be okay and then she grabbed me by my collar and
and then she grabbed me by my collar and
and then she grabbed me by my collar and she whispered into my ear and this
she whispered into my ear and this
she whispered into my ear and this really loud bar next next slide please
really loud bar next next slide please
really loud bar next next slide please I think you really need to hear this
I think you really need to hear this
I think you really need to hear this she said after a while you learn the
she said after a while you learn the
she said after a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand
subtle difference between holding a hand
subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul and you learn that
and chaining a soul and you learn that
and chaining a soul and you learn that love doesn’t mean leaning and company
love doesn’t mean leaning and company
love doesn’t mean leaning and company doesn’t always mean security and you
doesn’t always mean security and you
doesn’t always mean security and you begin to learn that kisses aren’t
begin to learn that kisses aren’t
begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts and presents aren’t promises
contracts and presents aren’t promises
contracts and presents aren’t promises and you begin to accept your defeats
and you begin to accept your defeats
and you begin to accept your defeats with your head
with your head
with your head up and your eyes ahead with the grace of
up and your eyes ahead with the grace of
up and your eyes ahead with the grace of a woman not the grief of a child and you
a woman not the grief of a child and you
a woman not the grief of a child and you learn to build your roads on today
learn to build your roads on today
learn to build your roads on today because tomorrow’s ground is too
because tomorrow’s ground is too
because tomorrow’s ground is too uncertain for plans and futures have a
uncertain for plans and futures have a
uncertain for plans and futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight after
way of falling down in mid-flight after
way of falling down in mid-flight after a while you learn that even sunshine
a while you learn that even sunshine
a while you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much so you plant
burns if you get too much so you plant
burns if you get too much so you plant your own garden and you decorate your
your own garden and you decorate your
your own garden and you decorate your own soul instead of waiting for someone
own soul instead of waiting for someone
own soul instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers and you learn that
to bring you flowers and you learn that
to bring you flowers and you learn that you really can endure that you really
you really can endure that you really
you really can endure that you really are strong that you really do have Worth
are strong that you really do have Worth
are strong that you really do have Worth and you learn and you learn and you
and you learn and you learn and you
and you learn and you learn and you learn with every goodbye you learn I
learn with every goodbye you learn I
learn with every goodbye you learn I didn’t write that
didn’t write that
didn’t write that Veronica Schaaf Stahl wrote that but it
Veronica Schaaf Stahl wrote that but it
Veronica Schaaf Stahl wrote that but it was said to me in the middle of the
was said to me in the middle of the
was said to me in the middle of the night while I was brokenhearted and this
night while I was brokenhearted and this
night while I was brokenhearted and this tiny conversation at 3:30 a.m. when I
tiny conversation at 3:30 a.m. when I
tiny conversation at 3:30 a.m. when I was 21 became a moment that changed me
was 21 became a moment that changed me
was 21 became a moment that changed me forever this stranger became a spark of
forever this stranger became a spark of
forever this stranger became a spark of light in an otherwise very dim tunnel
light in an otherwise very dim tunnel
light in an otherwise very dim tunnel that I was racing down all because in
that I was racing down all because in
that I was racing down all because in that moment she was open I was open all
that moment she was open I was open all
that moment she was open I was open all because she had the courage to step over
because she had the courage to step over
because she had the courage to step over a social boundary and share with me
a social boundary and share with me
a social boundary and share with me heart to heart maybe this is one of the
heart to heart maybe this is one of the
heart to heart maybe this is one of the most magical aspects of human life that
most magical aspects of human life that
most magical aspects of human life that we have intuition that we can affect the
we have intuition that we can affect the
we have intuition that we can affect the emotional trajectory of someone else’s
emotional trajectory of someone else’s
emotional trajectory of someone else’s life in just a fleeting moment of
life in just a fleeting moment of
life in just a fleeting moment of openness this brings me to the next
openness this brings me to the next
openness this brings me to the next thing that I’ve been thinking about what
thing that I’ve been thinking about what
thing that I’ve been thinking about what I mentioned earlier dating apps dating
I mentioned earlier dating apps dating
I mentioned earlier dating apps dating culture to be honest I’ve never actually
culture to be honest I’ve never actually
culture to be honest I’ve never actually been on one and I felt pretty left out
been on one and I felt pretty left out
been on one and I felt pretty left out of the whole thing because it sounds
of the whole thing because it sounds
of the whole thing because it sounds really cool I mean just imagine the
really cool I mean just imagine the
really cool I mean just imagine the entire single world is at the drop or
entire single world is at the drop or
entire single world is at the drop or the push of a button but over the past
the push of a button but over the past
the push of a button but over the past few years I’ve started to pay attention
few years I’ve started to pay attention
few years I’ve started to pay attention New York has changed even Bombay is
New York has changed even Bombay is
New York has changed even Bombay is changing even India’s deadliest the
changing even India’s deadliest the
changing even India’s deadliest the world is changing if you go out to a bar
world is changing if you go out to a bar
world is changing if you go out to a bar people are mostly now on their cell
people are mostly now on their cell
people are mostly now on their cell phones or they’re interacting with
phones or they’re interacting with
phones or they’re interacting with people that they already know no one’s
people that they already know no one’s
people that they already know no one’s going out to meet new people that sense
going out to meet new people that sense
going out to meet new people that sense of discovery in the physical world it’s
of discovery in the physical world it’s
of discovery in the physical world it’s it’s starting to dwindle it’s been
it’s starting to dwindle it’s been
it’s starting to dwindle it’s been replaced by a sense of discovery in the
replaced by a sense of discovery in the
replaced by a sense of discovery in the digital world because the risk is far
digital world because the risk is far
digital world because the risk is far less
less
less and the options are far more or so we
and the options are far more or so we
and the options are far more or so we think I have so many crazy beautiful
think I have so many crazy beautiful
think I have so many crazy beautiful single friends and most of them say that
single friends and most of them say that
single friends and most of them say that they’ll remain single because the dating
they’ll remain single because the dating
they’ll remain single because the dating world is just so odd it can be fun and
world is just so odd it can be fun and
world is just so odd it can be fun and they definitely think that it’s easy but
they definitely think that it’s easy but
they definitely think that it’s easy but most of the time it lacks a certain kind
most of the time it lacks a certain kind
most of the time it lacks a certain kind of intimacy in the physical world so
of intimacy in the physical world so
of intimacy in the physical world so could it be possible that much like the
could it be possible that much like the
could it be possible that much like the fast food movement and the fast fashion
fast food movement and the fast fashion
fast food movement and the fast fashion movement now being balanced by the slow
movement now being balanced by the slow
movement now being balanced by the slow organic food movement and people now
organic food movement and people now
organic food movement and people now buying vintage or investing in
buying vintage or investing in
buying vintage or investing in sustainable fashion that it might be
sustainable fashion that it might be
sustainable fashion that it might be time for us to pay attention to the
time for us to pay attention to the
time for us to pay attention to the effects of the fast love movement and
effects of the fast love movement and
effects of the fast love movement and perhaps we can respond to this
perhaps we can respond to this
perhaps we can respond to this realization with a meaningful and
realization with a meaningful and
realization with a meaningful and mindful relationship with digital love
mindful relationship with digital love
mindful relationship with digital love maybe as most of you know much of my
maybe as most of you know much of my
maybe as most of you know much of my work is online I mentioned that earlier
work is online I mentioned that earlier
work is online I mentioned that earlier I actually really love social media I
I actually really love social media I
I actually really love social media I think it’s granted me a lot of power a
think it’s granted me a lot of power a
think it’s granted me a lot of power a lot of autonomy in my career I can
lot of autonomy in my career I can
lot of autonomy in my career I can choose how I represent myself but I work
choose how I represent myself but I work
choose how I represent myself but I work in an image based industry for better or
in an image based industry for better or
in an image based industry for better or worse and digital representation is big
worse and digital representation is big
worse and digital representation is big part of what I do however what goes
part of what I do however what goes
part of what I do however what goes online is actually not at all an
online is actually not at all an
online is actually not at all an accurate description of Who I am
accurate description of Who I am
accurate description of Who I am entirely what’s happening in my day is
entirely what’s happening in my day is
entirely what’s happening in my day is your facebook or your Instagram actually
your facebook or your Instagram actually
your facebook or your Instagram actually a legitimate representation of who you
a legitimate representation of who you
a legitimate representation of who you are no I mean when was the last time
are no I mean when was the last time
are no I mean when was the last time that you decided to tweet hey I woke up
that you decided to tweet hey I woke up
that you decided to tweet hey I woke up with this zit or like you know your
with this zit or like you know your
with this zit or like you know your facebook status was like today
facebook status was like today
facebook status was like today constipation guys that pale Bowie it was
constipation guys that pale Bowie it was
constipation guys that pale Bowie it was rough you do that no okay I mean I don’t
rough you do that no okay I mean I don’t
rough you do that no okay I mean I don’t do that I can’t I don’t do that but
do that I can’t I don’t do that but
do that I can’t I don’t do that but anyway some of you might be brave enough
anyway some of you might be brave enough
anyway some of you might be brave enough to like that guy is brave enough to
to like that guy is brave enough to
to like that guy is brave enough to share these sides of himself but anyways
share these sides of himself but anyways
share these sides of himself but anyways snapchat some girls use the snapchat
snapchat some girls use the snapchat
snapchat some girls use the snapchat filter all the time it thins your face
filter all the time it thins your face
filter all the time it thins your face it narrows your jawline it widens your
it narrows your jawline it widens your
it narrows your jawline it widens your eyes and it makes your skin look
eyes and it makes your skin look
eyes and it makes your skin look glorious and they’re like that’s me
glorious and they’re like that’s me
glorious and they’re like that’s me that’s not you and I speak as someone
that’s not you and I speak as someone
that’s not you and I speak as someone who is regularly photoshopped okay I’m a
who is regularly photoshopped okay I’m a
who is regularly photoshopped okay I’m a regularly Photoshop I am regularly
regularly Photoshop I am regularly
regularly Photoshop I am regularly photoshopped but I’m just saying
photoshopped but I’m just saying
photoshopped but I’m just saying as someone who is photoshopped on the
as someone who is photoshopped on the
as someone who is photoshopped on the regular I’m just saying it’s important
regular I’m just saying it’s important
regular I’m just saying it’s important to create a separation in our minds
to create a separation in our minds
to create a separation in our minds about real life and digital life and the
about real life and digital life and the
about real life and digital life and the gray area that lies between see what I
gray area that lies between see what I
gray area that lies between see what I did there the gray area I reached out
did there the gray area I reached out
did there the gray area I reached out for public funds a few years ago for one
for public funds a few years ago for one
for public funds a few years ago for one of my projects and as a result I hate
of my projects and as a result I hate
of my projects and as a result I hate article about me went viral shared by
article about me went viral shared by
article about me went viral shared by many people I had known and loved over
many people I had known and loved over
many people I had known and loved over the years people who had slept in my
the years people who had slept in my
the years people who had slept in my house people I had made music with
house people I had made music with
house people I had made music with people who I had toured with people who
people who I had toured with people who
people who I had toured with people who I hug people who I loved suddenly I was
I hug people who I loved suddenly I was
I hug people who I loved suddenly I was confronted with this crazy thing where I
confronted with this crazy thing where I
confronted with this crazy thing where I was not a human being two people who
was not a human being two people who
was not a human being two people who knew me personally so suddenly my
knew me personally so suddenly my
knew me personally so suddenly my digital self was being torn apart by
digital self was being torn apart by
digital self was being torn apart by millions of people in India fuelled by
millions of people in India fuelled by
millions of people in India fuelled by hundreds of people I considered friends
hundreds of people I considered friends
hundreds of people I considered friends people who could have just picked up the
people who could have just picked up the
people who could have just picked up the phone and called me people who could
phone and called me people who could
phone and called me people who could have just looked me in my eyes and
have just looked me in my eyes and
have just looked me in my eyes and spoken to me so why was it safe to troll
spoken to me so why was it safe to troll
spoken to me so why was it safe to troll why was it suddenly okay to pass
why was it suddenly okay to pass
why was it suddenly okay to pass baseless judgment why was it safe to
baseless judgment why was it safe to
baseless judgment why was it safe to spread hate digitally I’m just not about
spread hate digitally I’m just not about
spread hate digitally I’m just not about that life so I decided that I at this
that life so I decided that I at this
that life so I decided that I at this point in time I would like look at some
point in time I would like look at some
point in time I would like look at some of you and paste then place baseless
of you and paste then place baseless
of you and paste then place baseless judgment on you like totally
judgment on you like totally
judgment on you like totally inappropriate you know based on nothing
inappropriate you know based on nothing
inappropriate you know based on nothing but superficial aspects of whatever I
but superficial aspects of whatever I
but superficial aspects of whatever I see because that’s what happens to me
see because that’s what happens to me
see because that’s what happens to me all the time like you’re tall so you
all the time like you’re tall so you
all the time like you’re tall so you know you must get lots of ladies which
know you must get lots of ladies which
know you must get lots of ladies which means that you’re never actually going
means that you’re never actually going
means that you’re never actually going to get married and you probably are not
to get married and you probably are not
to get married and you probably are not loyal and you wear a red jacket and you
loyal and you wear a red jacket and you
loyal and you wear a red jacket and you talk whenever I’m on stage so that means
talk whenever I’m on stage so that means
talk whenever I’m on stage so that means that your attention hungry which
that your attention hungry which
that your attention hungry which probably means that I don’t know you’re
probably means that I don’t know you’re
probably means that I don’t know you’re always just going to be looking for
always just going to be looking for
always just going to be looking for attention and not not true
all of you who are clapping you are
all of you who are clapping you are heartless people you are not very kind
heartless people you are not very kind
heartless people you are not very kind to one another
to one another
to one another I’ve decided DTU is a very unkind
I’ve decided DTU is a very unkind
I’ve decided DTU is a very unkind environment it’s just silly it’s not
environment it’s just silly it’s not
environment it’s just silly it’s not real it’s not real you know what you’re
real it’s not real you know what you’re
real it’s not real you know what you’re beautiful thank you for speaking up
beautiful thank you for speaking up
beautiful thank you for speaking up you’re very handsome boy I didn’t
you’re very handsome boy I didn’t
you’re very handsome boy I didn’t acknowledge any women you are lovely all
acknowledge any women you are lovely all
acknowledge any women you are lovely all the women are also lovely it’s not all
the women are also lovely it’s not all
the women are also lovely it’s not all I’m trying to get at is we’re sitting
I’m trying to get at is we’re sitting
I’m trying to get at is we’re sitting here looking at you know dimensional
here looking at you know dimensional
here looking at you know dimensional pages passing entire judgments liping
pages passing entire judgments liping
pages passing entire judgments liping left-right yes no I could date him I
left-right yes no I could date him I
left-right yes no I could date him I couldn’t date her no thank you
couldn’t date her no thank you
couldn’t date her no thank you what is happening it’s absurd this talk
what is happening it’s absurd this talk
what is happening it’s absurd this talk is about how quick we are to do these
is about how quick we are to do these
is about how quick we are to do these things when human beings are energy and
things when human beings are energy and
things when human beings are energy and vibration I’m telling you if you haven’t
vibration I’m telling you if you haven’t
vibration I’m telling you if you haven’t allowed yourself to feel attraction and
allowed yourself to feel attraction and
allowed yourself to feel attraction and liftoff of someone who didn’t fit into
liftoff of someone who didn’t fit into
liftoff of someone who didn’t fit into the rubric of what you think you like
the rubric of what you think you like
the rubric of what you think you like and what you think you want then you
and what you think you want then you
and what you think you want then you truly have not lived you truly have not
truly have not lived you truly have not
truly have not lived you truly have not this talk is about the effects of what
this talk is about the effects of what
this talk is about the effects of what those rest rash decisions have on our
those rest rash decisions have on our
those rest rash decisions have on our lives and waves we can become more
lives and waves we can become more
lives and waves we can become more mindful about this beautiful gift of
mindful about this beautiful gift of
mindful about this beautiful gift of living during a technological
living during a technological
living during a technological Renaissance androids have not taken over
Renaissance androids have not taken over
Renaissance androids have not taken over the planet yet there is still time this
the planet yet there is still time this
the planet yet there is still time this is the gray area where we can create
is the gray area where we can create
is the gray area where we can create change animators and scientists and the
change animators and scientists and the
change animators and scientists and the likes have yet to be able to completely
likes have yet to be able to completely
likes have yet to be able to completely digitize a robot sighs it’s okay I don’t
digitize a robot sighs it’s okay I don’t
digitize a robot sighs it’s okay I don’t need it Roboto sighs human beings
need it Roboto sighs human beings
need it Roboto sighs human beings because human beings are actually too
because human beings are actually too
because human beings are actually too complex have you ever seen an animation
complex have you ever seen an animation
complex have you ever seen an animation of a human instantly we know it isn’t
of a human instantly we know it isn’t
of a human instantly we know it isn’t real because we’ve been studying one
real because we’ve been studying one
real because we’ve been studying one another spaces out of our mothers wombs
another spaces out of our mothers wombs
another spaces out of our mothers wombs the second we see an Android a robot a
the second we see an Android a robot a
the second we see an Android a robot a digitized human anybody saw Star Wars
digitized human anybody saw Star Wars
digitized human anybody saw Star Wars that bit really bothered me really
that bit really bothered me really
that bit really bothered me really bothered me he really didn’t look real
bothered me he really didn’t look real
bothered me he really didn’t look real you know because that’s what it is
you know because that’s what it is
you know because that’s what it is human nature is fluid we diversify we’re
human nature is fluid we diversify we’re
human nature is fluid we diversify we’re ever-changing we’re unpredictable we
ever-changing we’re unpredictable we
ever-changing we’re unpredictable we have to be experienced moment to moment
have to be experienced moment to moment
have to be experienced moment to moment and suddenly were something new the
and suddenly were something new the
and suddenly were something new the human spirit cannot be replicated
we are too nuanced we are infinite so I
we are too nuanced we are infinite so I invite you just to consider the infinite
invite you just to consider the infinite
invite you just to consider the infinite possibilities of every being around you
possibilities of every being around you
possibilities of every being around you I invite you to remember the infinite
I invite you to remember the infinite
I invite you to remember the infinite you beyond digital spheres I’m going to
you beyond digital spheres I’m going to
you beyond digital spheres I’m going to attempt at practicing this myself
attempt at practicing this myself
attempt at practicing this myself because even if you experience rejection
because even if you experience rejection
because even if you experience rejection even if things fall apart even if a
even if things fall apart even if a
even if things fall apart even if a person lets you down it is through
person lets you down it is through
person lets you down it is through living you learn it is through
living you learn it is through
living you learn it is through experience that you learn that you
experience that you learn that you
experience that you learn that you really can endure that you really are
really can endure that you really are
really can endure that you really are strong that you really do have Worth and
strong that you really do have Worth and
strong that you really do have Worth and you learn and you learn and you learn
you learn and you learn and you learn
you learn and you learn and you learn with every goodbye you learn thank you
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