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Ted is a circle jerk for rich people of course they don't want to hear about inequality.

• daenz 14y ago
  This was an issue on Reddit and elsewhere. Ticket prices to a TED talk are at least $6k apparently http://www.ted.com/conversations/1950/ted_s_6000_price_tag_limits_i.html http://www.ted.com/conversations/1950/ted_s_6000_price_tag_l... One ticket went for $33k http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/next/archives/2008/01/a_ticket_to_ted.html http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/next/archives/2008/01/a...
  • waterlesscloud 14y ago
    How much is a ticket to their youtube channel?
    • daenz 14y ago
      I see your point, but I think the point of the complaint was that that kind of networking is only available to the wealthy.
    • grecy 14y ago
      (free, of course) But the whole point is they only put the talks they want you to hear on YouTube. Rich people hearing about income inequality is nothing new, but it's downright scary when they limit the non-rich hearing about it.
• CamperBob2 14y ago
  Especially when the person lecturing them about inequality uses blatant, easily-debunked lies to do it. ("When you have a tax system in which most of the exemptions and the lowest rates benefit the richest...")