Re:Let's get Salman Khan (khanacademy.org) on the TED stage
by barmstrong on Sunday October 03, 2010 @08:57PM
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I tend to agree. If he was invited I'm guessing he would reluctantly agree (hard to say no to the exposure), but would feel a little hesitant stepping into that crowd.
TED started off great but seems like it has gotten a little weird over the last few years. Not sure how to explain it - maybe it's because most of the talks feel like mental masturbation at this point - they make people feel good, but don't result in action. Or it could be the liberal slant (the subtext of some of the talks seems to be "this is why we deserve more government funding").
From listening to a few of Sal's videos on finance, he seems to be more of a free market capitalist guy which may not mesh well with that crowd. A lot of this is speculation though, so I could be wrong.
TED started off great but seems like it has gotten a little weird over the last few years. Not sure how to explain it - maybe it's because most of the talks feel like mental masturbation at this point - they make people feel good, but don't result in action. Or it could be the liberal slant (the subtext of some of the talks seems to be "this is why we deserve more government funding").
From listening to a few of Sal's videos on finance, he seems to be more of a free market capitalist guy which may not mesh well with that crowd. A lot of this is speculation though, so I could be wrong.