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TED演讲稿是指**大型会议即TED会议所做的演讲稿**。TED是一家以“传播最棒思想”为宗旨的机构，演讲者主要是有洞见、有勇敢、有影响力的人。该机构以半小时左右的演讲或精炼的对话、以及一些精美的视觉效果，向观众介绍改变世界的思想。以下是有关于ted演讲稿的有关内容，欢迎大家阅读！
ted演讲稿1
Dear：
Imagineabigexplosionasyouclimbthrough3,000ft.Imagineaplanefullofsmoke.Imagineanenginegoingclack,clack,clack,clack,clack,clack,clack.Itsoundsscary.
想像一个大爆炸，当你在三千多英尺的高空；想像机舱内布满黑烟，想像引擎发出喀啦、喀啦、喀啦、喀啦、喀啦的声响，听起来很可怕。
WellIhadauniqueseatthatday.Iwassittingin1D.Iwastheonlyonewhocantalktotheflightattendants.SoIlookedatthemrightaway,andtheysaid,"Noproblem.Weprobablyhitsomebirds."Thepilothadalreadyturnedtheplanearound,andwewerentthatfar.YoucouldseeManhattan.
那天我的位置很特別，我坐在1D，我是唯一可以和空服员说话的人，于是我立刻看着他们，他们说，“没问题，我们可能撞上鸟了。”机长已经把机头转向，我们离目的地很近，已经可以看到曼哈顿了。
Twominuteslater,3thingshappenedatthesametime.ThepilotlinesuptheplanewiththeHudsonRiver.Thatsusuallynottheroute.Heturnsofftheengines.Nowimaginebeinginaplanewithnosound.Andthenhesays3words-themostunemotional3wordsIveeverheard.Hesays,"Braceforimpact."
两分钟以后，三件事情同时发生：机长把飞机对齐哈德逊河，一般的航道可不是这样。他关上引擎。想像坐在一架没有声音的飞机上。然后他说了几个字，我听过最不带情绪的几个字，他说，“即将迫降，小心冲击。”
Ididnthavetotalktotheflightattendantanymore.Icouldseeinhereyes,itwasterror.Lifewasover.
我不用再问空服员什么了。我可以在她眼神里看到恐惧，人生结束了。
NowIwanttosharewithyou3thingsIlearnedaboutmyselfthatday.
现在我想和你们分享那天我所学到的.三件事。
Ileantthatitallchangesinaninstant.Wehavethisbucketlist,wehavethesethingswewanttodoinlife,andIthoughtaboutallthepeopleIwantedtoreachouttothatIdidnt,allthefencesIwantedtomend,alltheexperiencesIwantedtohaveandIneverdid.AsIthoughtaboutthatlateron,Icameupwithasaying,whichis,"collectbadwines".Becauseifthewineisreadyandthepersonisthere,Imopeningit.Inolongerwanttopostponeanythinginlife.Andthaturgency,thatpurpose,hasreallychangedmylife.
在那一瞬间内，一切都改变了。我们的人生目标清单，那些我们想做的事，所有那些我想联络却没有联络的人，那些我想修补的围墙，人际关系，所有我想经历却没有经历的事。之后我回想那些事，我想到一句话，那就是，“我收藏的酒都很差。”因为如果酒已成熟，分享对象也有，我早就把把酒打开了。我不想再把生命中的任何事延后，这种紧迫感、目标性改变了我的生命。
ThesecondthingIlearntthatday-andthisisaswecleartheGeorgeWashingtonbridge,whichwasbynotalot-Ithoughtabout,wow,Ireallyfeelonerealregret,Ivelivedagoodlife.Inmyownhumanityandmistaked,IvetiredtogetbetterateverythingItried.Butinmyhumanity,Ialsoallowmyegotogetin.AndIregrettedthetimeIwasted
onthingsthatdidnotmatterwithpeoplethatmatter.AndIthoughtaboutmyrelationshipwithmywife,myfriends,withpeople.Andafter,asIreflectedonthat,Idecidedtoeliminatenegativeenergyfrommylife.Itsnotperfect,butitsalotbetter.Ivenothadafightwithmywifein2years.Itfeelsgreat.Inolongertrytoberight;Ichoosetobehappy.
那天我学到的第二件事是，正当我们通过乔治华盛顿大桥，那也没过多久，我想，哇，我有一件真正后悔的事。虽然我有人性缺点，也犯了些错，但我生活得其实不错。我试着把每件事做得更好。但因为人性，我难免有些自我中心，我后悔竟然花了许多时间，和生命中重要的人讨论那些不重要的事。我想到我和妻子、朋友及人们的关系，之后，回想这件事时，我决定除掉我人生中的负面情绪。还没完全做到，但确实好多了。过去两年我从未和妻子吵架，感觉很好，我不再尝试争论对错，我选择快乐。
ThethirdthingIlearned-andthissasyoumentalclockstartsgoing,"15,14,13."Youcanseethewatercoming.Imsaying,"Pleaseblowup."Idontwantthisthingtobreakin20pieceslikeyouveseeninthosedocumentaries.Andaswerecomingdown,Ihadasenseof,wow,dyingisnotscary.Itsalmostlikewevebeenpreparingforitourwholelives.Butitwasverysad.Ididntwanttogo.Ilovemylife.Andthatsadnessreallyframedinonethought,whichis,Ionlywishforonething.IonlywishIcouldseemykidsgrowup.
我所学到的第三件事是，当你脑中的始终开始倒数“15，14，13”，看到水开始涌入，心想，“拜托爆炸吧!”我不希望这东西碎成20片，就像纪录片中看到的那样。当我们逐渐下沉，我突然感觉到，哇，死亡并不可怕，就像是我们一生一直在为此做准备，但很令人悲伤。我不想就这样离开，我热爱我的生命。这个悲伤的主要来源是，我只期待一件事，我只希望能看到孩子长大。
Aboutamonthlater,Iwasataperformancebymydaugter-first-grade,notmuchartistictalent…yet.AndImballing,Imcrying,likealittlekid.Anditmadeallthesenseintheworldtome.Irealizedatthatpointbyconnectingthosetwodots,thattheonlythingthatmattersinmylifeisbeingagreatdad.Aboveall,aboveall,theonlygoalIhaveinlifeistobeagooddad.
一个月后，我参加女儿的表演，她一年级，没什么艺术天份，就算如此。我泪流满面，像个孩子，这让我的世界重新有了意义。当当时我意识到，将这两件事连接起来，其实我生命中唯一重要的事，就是成为一个好父亲，比任何事都重要，比任何事都重要，我人生中唯一的目标就是做个好父亲。
Iwasgiventhegiftofamiracle,ofnotdyingthatday.Iwasgivenanothergift,whichwastobeabletoseeintothefutureandcomebackandlivedifferently.
那天我经历了一个奇迹，我活下來了。我还得到另一个启示，像是看见自己的未来再回來，改变自己的人生。
Ichallengeyouguysthatareflyingtoday,imaginethesamethinghappensonyourplane-andpleasedont-butimagine,andhowwouldyouchange?Whatwouldyougetdonethatyourewaitingtogetdonebecauseyouthinkyoullbehereforever?Howwouldyouchangeyourrelationtshipsandthenegativeenergyinthem?Andmorethananything,areyoubeingthebestparentyoucan?
我鼓励今天要坐飞机的各位，想像如果你坐的飞机出了同样的事，最好不要，但想像一下，你会如何改变?有什么是你想做却没做的，因为你觉得你有其它机会做它?你会如何改变你的人际关系，不再如此负面?最重要的是，你是否尽力成为一个好父母?
Thankyou.
谢谢。
ted演讲稿2
Dear：
Now,howpeoplearedevelopingtechnology,Ireallywanttoeyeopeningeyes.Isaidtomymother,"Mom,IwanttogototheShanghaiscienceandtechnologymuseum."Momagreed.
Onthesecondday,mymotherandIsetoff.AttheMuseumofscienceandtechnology,IsawalotofpeopleinthescienceandTechnologyMuseum,andtherewerelotsofstadiums,whichshowedusalotofhigh-techproducts.Ithinkthemostfunisthe"wisdom"ofthegame,withtheairwater,lightmusic,lightwindmill,andthemagicball……Thepianoplayingisverymagical,andthereareafewlightsemittingredlight,aslongasyoutouchtheredlight,itwillpopupabeautifulnote,ifthecontinuousbomb,abeautifulsongcameout.Lightwindmillisnoexception,aslongasthelightshinesonasmallwindmill,itwillturn,thestrongerthelight,thefasteritturns,thelightwillstopwithoutit.Letmefeelthemostamazingistheairwater,ahugewaterhanginginthesky,abovewithoutanysupport,aslongasthevastwaterpouringdownfromthetap.
AftervisitingtheShanghaiMuseumofscienceandtechnology,Iknowhowadvancedscienceandtechnologyare,andhowamazingitis,whichreallymakesmeforgetit.Ialsoknowthataslongaswestudyhard,wecancreateManyalittlemakeamickle.allsortsofthings.
ted演讲稿3
Dear：
Oneday,aHongkongresidentopenedthenewspaperandsawthatoneofthepageswasblank.Hethoughtitwasmissingthenewspaper.Lookatitcarefully.Thereareafewsmallletters"HRC"inthecenterofthisblank.Thereadershaveseentheblankpage,andtheyareinexplicableandwanttoknowwhatthe"HRC"means.
Afterafewdays,thenewspaperappearedinthiskindofindescribableprinting.Atlastsomeonewassodepressedthathecalledthenewspaper,"whatareyoudoing,whatisHRC?"
Wheneveryoneisconcernedabout"whatisHRC",oneday,thereisananswerthateveryonewantstoknow.ItturnsoutthatthisistheadvertisementofthenewtableHRC.Soinaveryshortperiodoftime,thepeopleofHongkongwerefamiliarwiththebrand.
ted演讲稿4
希特勒曾经说过：“推动历史发展的只有两种力量，宗教的力量和语言的力量。”
语言的力量！他自己就是一个语言家，正是他的言语将他推上了至高无上的政治王座。变得无比疯狂，强大。再回想我国古代，战国时期，七国争霸，那些纵横于政治舞台之上，活跃于各国之间，最终留名青史的人，不也都是靠着一条三寸不烂之舌吗？语言的力量，推动历史的力量！
中国人越来越爱说朝鲜人民的笑话了，越来越爱说这个致力于让人民吃上米饭的国家的笑话了，这个住着世界上最幸福的人民的国家。
朝鲜人民说：“这个世界上，我们是最幸福！”
朝鲜人来到了中国探亲，忽遇一农家小院，遂入，发现地上有一铁碗，里面盛满了白米饭，还有一些肉片，想不起自己是在多少年前吃过这样的饭了，她异常感动，“中国人民其实真幸福！”正当这时，这家的草狗跑进来，或论好听一点中国田园犬，回来吃饭了，而饭就是地上那碗……
又记一朝鲜官员来到中国考察，西装革履，十分体面，中国人民当然也十分好客，夜夜都是五星级，待他走了，中国人傻了眼，五星级宾馆，被洗劫空了……
记得我们小学老师论过：“去朝鲜，就可以有大富翁的感觉……”
虽然事实十分残酷，但中国人这样不好，幸灾乐祸，更何况自己也好不到哪里去，最后还伤害了人家民族自尊心。
又想起了那句“这世界上，我们最幸福”的口号，但这一次，它却是如此的空洞，飘渺，微弱。朝鲜人民万岁，共产主义万岁！
语言，是事实的表现，是时代批评者的利剑，事实家的武器。但当其与事实不负，甚至相互矛盾时，他的力量终究也只是一时的，强大却稍纵即逝。
回首历史，强大的德意志终是灰飞烟灭，希特勒死于残垣断壁之中，六国虽在说客的舌下联合抗秦，但最终还是为强秦所征服。语言家所创造出的历史，最终还是被历史大潮所湮灭。
这就是语言的力量，所谓创造历史的力量，卖弄它的小丑们呀！终会为历史所唾弃。
ted演讲稿5
You’relookingatawomanwhowaspubliclysilentforadecade.Obviously,that’schanged,butonlyrecently.
ItwasseveralmonthsagothatIgavemyveryfirstmajorpublictalkattheForbes30Under30summit:1,500brilliantpeople,allundertheageof30.Thatmeantthatin1998,theoldestamongthegroupwereonly14,andtheyoungest,justfour.Ijokedwiththemthatsomemightonlyhaveheardofmefromrapsongs.Yes,I’minrapsongs.Almost40rapsongs.
Butthenightofmyspeech,asurprisingthinghappened.Attheageof41,Iwashitonbya27-year-oldguy.Iknow,right?HewascharmingandIwasflattered,andIdeclined.Youknowwhathisunsuccessfulpickuplinewas?Hecouldmakemefeel22again.Irealizedlaterthatnight,I’mprobablytheonlypersonover40whodoesnotwanttobe22again.
Attheageof22,Ifellinlovewithmyboss,andattheageof24,Ilearnedthedevastatingconsequences.
CanIseeashowofhandsofanyoneherewhodidn’tmakeamistakeordosomethingtheyregrettedat22?Yep.That’swhatIthought.Solikeme,at22,afewofyoumayhavealsotakenwrongturnsandfalleninlovewiththewrongperson,maybeevenyourboss.Unlikeme,though,yourbossprobablywasn’tthepresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Ofcourse,lifeisfullofsurprises.
NotadaygoesbythatI’mnotremindedofmymistake,andIregretthatmistakedeeply.
In1998,afterhavingbeensweptupintoanimprobableromance,Iwasthensweptupintotheeyeofapolitical,legalandmediamaelstromlikewehadneverseenbefore.Remember,justafewyearsearlier,newswasconsumedfromjustthreeplaces:readinganewspaperormagazine,listeningtotheradio,orwatchingtelevision.Thatwasit.Butthatwasn’tmyfate.Instead,thisscandalwasbroughttoyoubythedigitalrevolution.Thatmeantwecouldaccessalltheinformationwewanted,whenwewantedit,anytime,anywhere,andwhenthestorybrokeinJanuary1998,itbrokeonline.ItwasthefirsttimethetraditionalnewswasusurpedbytheInternetforamajornewsstory,aclickthatreverberatedaroundtheworld.
WhatthatmeantformepersonallywasthatovernightIwentfrombeingacompletelyprivatefiguretoapubliclyhumiliatedoneworldwide.Iwaspatientzerooflosingapersonalreputationonaglobalscalealmostinstantaneously.
Thisrushtojudgment,enabledbytechnology,ledtomobsofvirtualstone-throwers.Granted,itwasbeforesocialmedia,butpeoplecouldstillcommentonline,emailstories,and,ofcourse,emailcrueljokes.Newssourcesplasteredphotosofmeallovertosellnewspapers,banneradsonline,andtokeeppeopletunedtotheTV.Doyourecallaparticularimageofme,say,wearingaberet?
Now,IadmitImademistakes,especiallywearingthatberet.ButtheattentionandjudgmentthatIreceived,notthestory,butthatIpersonallyreceived,wasunprecedented.Iwasbrandedasatramp,tart,slut,whore,bimbo,and,ofcourse,thatwoman.Iwasseenbymanybutactuallyknownbyfew.AndIgetit:itwaseasytoforgetthatthatwomanwasdimensional,hadasoul,andwasonceunbroken.
Whenthishappenedtome17yearsago,therewasnonameforit.Nowwecallitcyberbullying(网络欺凌)andonlineharassment(网络骚扰).Today,Iwanttosharesomeofmyexperiencewithyou,talkabouthowthatexperiencehashelpedshapemyculturalobservations,andhowIhopemypastexperiencecanleadtoachangethatresultsinlesssufferingforothers.
In1998,Ilostmyreputationandmydignity.Ilostalmosteverything,andIalmostlostmylife.
Letmepaintapictureforyou.ItisSeptemberof1998.I’msittinginawindowlessofficeroominsidetheOfficeoftheIndependentCounselunderneathhummingfluorescentlights.I’mlisteningtothesoundofmyvoice,myvoiceonsurreptitiouslytapedphonecallsthatasupposedfriendhadmadetheyearbefore.I’mherebecauseI’vebeenlegallyrequiredtopersonallyauthenticateall20hoursoftapedconversation.Forthepasteightmonths,themysteriouscontentofthesetapeshashungliketheSwordofDamoclesovermyhead.Imean,whocanrememberwhattheysaidayearago?Scaredandmortified,Ilisten,listenasIprattleonabouttheflotsamandjetsamoftheday;listenasIconfessmyloveforthepresident,and,ofcourse,myheartbreak;listentomysometimescatty,sometimeschurlish,sometimessillyselfbeingcruel,unforgiving,uncouth;listen,deeply,deeplyashamed,totheworstversionofmyself,aselfIdon’tevenrecognize.
Afewdayslater,theStarrReportisreleasedtoCongress,andallofthosetapesandtrans,thosestolenwords,formapartofit.Thatpeoplecanreadthetransishorrificenough,butafewweekslater,theaudiotapesareairedonTV,andsignificantportionsmadeavailableonline.Thepublichumiliationwasexcruciating.Lifewasalmostunbearable.
Thiswasnotsomethingthathappenedwithregularitybackthenin1998,andbythis,Imeanthestealingofpeople’sprivatewords,actions,conversationsorphotos,andthenmakingthempublic–publicwithoutconsent,publicwithoutcontext,andpublicwithoutcompassion.
Fastforward12yearsto20XX,andnowsocialmediahasbeenborn.Thelandscapehassadlybecomemuchmorepopulatedwithinstanceslikemine,whetherornotsomeoneactuallymakeamistake,andnowit’sforbothpublicandprivatepeople.Theconsequencesforsomehavebecomedire,verydire.
IwasonthephonewithmymominSeptemberof20XX,andweweretalkingaboutthenewsofayoungcollegefreshmanfromRutgersUniversitynamedTylerClementi.Sweet,sensitive,creativeTylerwassecretlywebcammedbyhisroommatewhilebeingintimatewithanotherman.Whentheonlineworldlearnedofthisincident,theridiculeandcyberbullyingignited.Afewdayslater,TylerjumpedfromtheGeorgeWashingtonBridgetohisdeath.Hewas18.
MymomwasbesideherselfaboutwhathappenedtoTylerandhisfamily,andshewasguttedwithpaininawaythatIjustcouldn’tquiteunderstand,andtheneventuallyIrealizedshewasreliving1998,relivingatimewhenshesatbymybedeverynight,relivingatimewhenshemademeshowerwiththebathroomdooropen,andrelivingatimewhenbothofmyparentsfearedthatIwouldbehumiliatedtodeath,literally.
Today,toomanyparentshaven’thadthechancetostepinandrescuetheirlovedones.Toomanyhavelearnedoftheirchild’ssufferingandhumiliationafteritwastoolate.Tyler’stragic,senselessdeathwasaturningpointforme.Itservedtorecontextualizemyexperiences,andIthenbegantolookattheworldofhumiliationandbullyingaroundmeandseesomethingdifferent.In1998,wehadnowayofknowingwherethisbravenewtechnologycalledtheInternetwouldtakeus.Sincethen,ithasconnectedpeopleinunimaginableways,joininglostsiblings,savinglives,launchingrevolutions,butthedarkness,cyberbullying,andslut-shamingthatIexperiencedhadmushroomed.Everydayonline,people,especiallyyoungpeoplewhoarenotdevelopmentallyequippedtohandlethis,aresoabusedandhumiliatedthattheycan’timaginelivingtothenextday,andsome,tragically,don’t,andthere’snothingvirtualaboutthat.ChildLine,aU.K.nonprofitthat’sfocusedonhelpingyoungpeopleonvariousissues,releasedastaggeringstatisticlatelastyear:From20XXto20XX,therewasan87percentincreaseincallsandemailsrelatedtocyberbullying.Ameta-analysisdoneoutoftheNetherlandsshowedthatforthefirsttime,cyberbullyingwasleadingtosuicidalideationsmoresignificantlythanofflinebullying.Andyouknowwhatshockedme,althoughitshouldn’thave,wasotherresearchlastyearthatdeterminedhumiliationwasamoreintenselyfeltemotionthaneitherhappinessorevenanger.
Crueltytoothersisnothingnew,butonline,technologicallyenhancedshamingisamplified,uncontained,andpermanentlyaccessible.Theechoofembarrassmentusedtoextendonlyasfarasyourfamily,village,schoolorcommunity,butnowit’stheonlinecommunitytoo.Millionsofpeople,oftenanonymously,canstabyouwiththeirwords,andthat’salotofpain,andtherearenoperimetersaroundhowmanypeoplecanpubliclyobserveyouandputyouinapublicstockade.Thereisaverypersonalpricetopublichumiliation,andthegrowthoftheInternethasjackedupthatprice.
Fornearlytwodecadesnow,wehaveslowlybeensowingtheseedsofshameandpublichumiliationinourculturalsoil,bothon-andoffline.Gossipwebsites,paparazzi,realityprogramming,politics,newsoutletsandsometimeshackersalltrafficinshame.It’sledtodesensitizationandapermissiveenvironmentonlinewhichlendsitselftotrolling,invasionofprivacy,andcyberbullying.ThisshifthascreatedwhatProfessorNicolausMillscallsacultureofhumiliation.Considerafewprominentexamplesjustfromthepastsixmonthsalone.Snapchat,theservicewhichisusedmainlybyyoungergenerationsandclaimsthatitsmessagesonlyhavethelifespanofafewseconds.Youcanimaginetherangeofcontentthatthatgets.Athird-partyappwhichSnapchattersusetopreservethelifespanofthemessageswashacked,and100,000personalconversations,photos,andvideoswereleakedonlinetonowhavealifespanofforever.JenniferLawrenceandseveralotheractorshadtheiriCloudaccountshacked,andprivate,intimate,nudephotoswereplasteredacrosstheInternetwithouttheirpermission.Onegossipwebsitehadoverfivemillionhitsforthisonestory.AndwhatabouttheSonyPicturescyberhacking?Thedocumentswhichreceivedthemostattentionwereprivateemailsthathadmaximumpublicembarrassmentvalue.
Butinthiscultureofhumiliation,thereisanotherkindofpricetagattachedtopublicshaming.Thepricedoesnotmeasurethecosttothevictim,whichTylerandtoomanyothers,notablywomen,minorities,andmembersoftheLGBTQcommunityhavepaid,butthepricemeasurestheprofitofthosewhopreyonthem.Thisinvasionofothersisarawmaterial,efficientlyandruthlesslymined,packagedandsoldataprofit.Amarketplacehasemergedwherepublichumiliationisacommodityandshameisanindustry.Howisthemoneymade?Clicks.Themoreshame,themoreclicks.Themoreclicks,themoreadvertisingdollars.We’reinadangerouscycle.Themoreweclickonthiskindofgossip,themorenumbwegettothehumanlivesbehindit,andthemorenumbweget,themoreweclick.Allthewhile,someoneismakingmoneyoffofthebackofsomeoneelse’ssuffering.Witheveryclick,wemakeachoice.Themorewesaturateourculturewithpublicshaming,themoreaccepteditis,themorewewillseebehaviorlikecyberbullying,trolling,someformsofhacking,andonlineharassment.Why?Becausetheyallhavehumiliationattheircores.Thisbehaviorisasymptomoftheculturewe’vecreated.Justthinkaboutit.
Changingbehaviorbeginswithevolvingbeliefs.We’veseenthattobetruewithracism,homophobia,andplentyofotherbiases,todayandinthepast.Aswe’vechangedbeliefsaboutsame-sexmarriage,morepeoplehavebeenofferedequalfreedoms.Whenwebeganvaluingsustainability,morepeoplebegantorecycle.Soasfarasourcultureofhumiliationgoes,whatweneedisaculturalrevolution.Publicshamingasabloodsporthastostop,andit’stimeforaninterventionontheInternetandinourculture.
Theshiftbeginswithsomethingsimple,butit’snoteasy.Weneedtoreturntoalong-heldvalueofcompassion–compassionandempathy.Online,we’vegotacompassiondeficit,anempathycrisis.
ResearcherBrenéBrownsaid,andIquote,”Shamecan’tsurviveempathy.”Shamecannotsurviveempathy.I’veseensomeverydarkdaysinmylife,anditwasthecompassionandempathyfrommyfamily,friends,professionals,andsometimesevenstrangersthatsavedme.Evenempathyfromonepersoncanmakeadifference.Thetheoryofminorityinfluence,proposedbysocialpsychologistSergeMoscovici,saysthateveninsmallnumbers,whenthere’sconsistencyovertime,changecanhappen.Intheonlineworld,wecanfosterminorityinfluencebybecomingupstanders.Tobecomeanupstandermeansinsteadofbystanderapathy,wecanpostapositivecommentforsomeoneorreportabullyingsituation.Trustme,compassionatecommentshelpabatethenegativity.Wecanalsocounteracttheculturebysupportingorganizationsthatdealwiththesekindsofissues,liketheTylerClementiFoundationintheU.S.,IntheU.K.,there’sAnti-BullyingPro,andinAustralia,there’sProjectRockit.
Wetalkalotaboutourrighttofreedomofexpression,butweneedtotalkmoreaboutourresponsibilitytofreedomofexpression.Weallwanttobeheard,butlet’sacknowledgethedifferencebetweenspeakingupwithintentionandspeakingupforattention.TheInternetisthesuperhighwayfortheid,butonline,showingempathytoothersbenefitsusallandhelpscreateasaferandbetterworld.Weneedtocommunicateonlinewithcompassion,consumenewswithcompassion,andclickwithcompassion.Justimaginewalkingamileinsomeoneelse’sheadline.I’dliketoendonapersonalnote.Inthepastninemonths,thequestionI’vebeenaskedthemostiswhy.Whynow?WhywasIstickingmyheadabovetheparapet?Youcanreadbetweenthelinesinthosequestions,andtheanswerhasnothingtodowithpolitics.
Thetopnoteanswerwasandisbecauseit’stime:timetostoptip-toeingaroundmypast;timetostoplivingalifeofopprobrium;andtimetotakebackmynarrative.It’salsonotjustaboutsavingmyself.Anyonewhoissufferingfromshameandpublichumiliationneedstoknowonething:Youcansurviveit.Iknowit’shard.Itmaynotbepainless,quickoreasy,butyoucaninsistonadifferentendingtoyourstory.Havecompassionforyourself.Wealldeservecompassion,andtolivebothonlineandoffinamorecompassionateworld.
Thankyouforlistening.
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