TEDTalk response 4

Clay Shirky

What I take away from this is that a small idea can really grow into something that can help others worldwide. He also teaches that today's technology of fast moving information can help people, provide opinions, or just waist time. He also talks about communal and civil value, communal is made by the people and enjoyed by the people but civil is made by the people and used by the community. His presentation was confusing for me personally. One of his points was that preschool parents will choose to pick up their kids late if they are paying for it. I was very confused on how this point was related to the main topic of real value.But I do understand how he says that we have things that make us laugh and give us joy but they don't affect anyone in a major way. We have things like the website to talk about Kenya that has real value that can help others and spread around the world. His main point and idea was cognitive surplus or how our brains interact on the Internet. What has affected me personally is that when we are online editing things or adding pictures we are creating a whole other world that can help lead us into the future.

I honestly don't think  that his speaking style is very good, I don't remember much of what he said because it wasn't powerful or meaningful, it doesn't hit me over the head with an idea that can really make me think. He needs to have more feeling and show how passionate about this idea he is.

His main presentation style is through a digital presentation, he doesn't read the screen but he has pictures and examples of websites to help prove a point.

This matters to the world because he talks about the idea of design by generosity which is designing something to help others. An example could be a funny picture or a site to share information. This matters to me personally because I spend most of the time just looking at things but I never realized that I am entering an alternate world of thousands and even millions of people interacting and sharing information and cultures.