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Opinion
Weisbrot: TED Has Become an Elitist Event Only the Wealthy Can Afford
“Going back to the question about TED, I think a lot of people feel like after 30 years, TED's become this very elitist kind of event where You know, only the rich can afford to watch, and the people that are poor are stuck watching it online.”
Sean Weisbrot May 28, 2023 ▶ 4:58 Sean interview with FaceTime GuangDong China TV in Feb 2015
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Weisbrot Studied TED Organizer Manuals For 100 Hours to Run Events
“And so I spent at least a hundred hours studying all of the manuals that TED organizers have. So I taught myself how TED organizes an event so that I could put on this sim quality professional event.”
Sean Weisbrot May 28, 2023 ▶ 19:12 Sean interview with FaceTime GuangDong China TV in Feb 2015
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