Sure, this Onion Talk video on using social media to cover for a lack of original thought is going for the cheap laugh…but there’s a ring of truth to it.
Onion Talks are the satirical counterpart to TED-talks. Their motto is ‘No mind will be left unchanged’. They ridicule the self-centeredness and self-importance of TED, they mock its elitist nature. The Onion Talks are done by actors with shots in between of fake applause and an audience that’s moved to tears.
Take a look:
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You can disagree with both their mission and their methods (and as an avid TED-fan I do have some reservations!), but somewhere deep inside I found myself agreeing with this one.
What do you think?
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