I used to genuinely enjoy TED content, they destroyed their brand, just like every single media company/brand which gained traction in the early days of the internet did, chasing money and garbage metrics.
Best TED talk I’ve seen:<p><a href="https://youtu.be/2FMBSblpcrc" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/2FMBSblpcrc</a><p>I think about this every time I wash my hands in a public restroom with paper towels.
Ted is basically middlebrow soft misinformation.<p>Sometimes you get some useful stuff but I've watched too much awful stuff propped up as rigorous science that its value is dubious.<p>I would characterize it as a cross between Amway and infomercials. It's entertainment packaged for aspirational elites.