I spent the past three years

talking to some of the worst people on the internet.

Now, if you've been online recently,

you may have noticed that there's a lot of toxic garbage out there:

racist memes,

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We need to build a weather service for water.

Yet, until we collectively demand accountability,

the incentives to fund it will not exist.

The first time I spoke at a conference was here at TED, eight

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People use the internet for various reasons.

It turns out that one of the most popular categories of website

is something that people typically consume in private.

It involves curiosity,

non-insignifi

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The archive.

One may envision rooms and shelves

stocked with boxes and cartons of old stuff.

And yet, for those who are patient enough to dig through it,

the archive provides the precious opportunity

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Transcriber: TED Translators admin Reviewer: Camille Martínez

Growing up in Missouri,

they would kind of take us out into the woods,

and they would give you a map, and they would give you a compass,

a

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Do you ever wonder why we're surrounded with things that help us do everything

faster and faster and faster?

Communicate faster,

but also work faster, bank faster,

travel faster, find a date faster,

c

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Picture your dream vacation.

Maybe you're dying to go to Rio for Carnival.

Or you really just want to hang out on a Mexican beach.

Or maybe you're going to join me in New Orleans for Jazz Fest.

Now, I

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Translator: Ivana Korom Reviewer: Krystian Aparta

Growing up in central Wisconsin, I spent a lot of time outside.

In the spring, I'd smell the heady fragrance of lilacs.

In the summer, I loved the ele

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Transcriber: Ivana Korom Reviewer: Joanna Pietrulewicz

Chris Anderson: Welcome to TED Connects.

This is a new series of live conversations,

trying to make sense of this weird moment that we're in:

cor

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pleasure to be here cross free let's

start by getting a sense from you of how

you think of this thing that's happening

now you've covered so many disasters

over the years how do you rate and think

of

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