I stumbled across this Ted Talk today and was curious to know what he was going to say. I was a little let down and only watched the first 3 quarters.
(Edit: video removed)
This guy had been into lucid dreaming for a mere three months and only had his first lucid dream two weeks ago, I don't see how he has the authority to be put on this large stage to speak about something on a Tedx he's only been into for three months, let alone only had 1 experience with a successful lucid dream. Maybe I'm being dramatic but I would think this would attract the type of lucid dreamer who is amazed by the potential but quits after they find themselves not successful. Too much hype and not enough realism. Even the presentation itself seemed a bit rushed, if I didn't already have an understanding of the fundamentals (or have Daniel's book for that matter winkface) to lucid dreaming I'd probably have little to no idea what he was saying or why it was important.
Why does someone with little knowledge, research and experience get centre stage on a platform like Tedx? What are your thoughts on this? Just thinking out loud! Cheers 🍻
(Also if you read this Daniel, do a Tedx!)
Yes, unfortunately in a world run by algorithms, even discussing these things will result in a "popular share further" conclusion for the robotic brains that decide such things.
It would be worth removing the video from your post to avoid further promotion of poor information.
Most people don't. TEDx is basically a franchise, and very poorly run.
If you see a lucid dreamer on TEDx, you can be pretty sure they are trying to appear credible, but don't have what it takes to actually be credible.
I agree with you 100%. Wrong person to speak about the topic – rushed, poorly structured presentation. If I didn't know anything about LD, I would be so confused now, or I would've lost interest after a few minutes.
TEDx are not worth watching. Anyone can appear on them and they regularly have new-age, anti-scientfic, and generally bad info. TED talks are different, and require the speaker to actually have some authority on the subject. In short, TEDx are not worth watching our wasting your time over, and generally attract the last people you'd want to learn from.