First of all, thanks for all the attention. Glad you guys care.
We do too. Income inequality is a huge issue. Most of us here at TED are pretty passionate about it.
The trouble with this talk is that it tackled the issue in a way that was explicitly partisan, framing it as a critique of "an article of faith" for Republicans. TED is avowedly non-partisan. We want to share ideas in a way that brings people together, doesn't throw sand in their faces.
We release one talk a day on our home page, and that talk is pretty much guaranteed 50,000-100,000 views within 24 hours. Every day there are numerous amazing talks competing for that slot. We have to make the best call we can. Talks that aren't selected aren't being censored, any more than the NYT (or Reddit) is censoring a story it decides isn't appropriate for its home page.
The text from this particular talk is already out there. You can make your own judgement.
Thanks, and let the discussion continue. We're listening.
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"TEDChris 21 points 9 hours ago
Chiming in here, as TED's Curator..
First of all, thanks for all the attention. Glad you guys care.
We do too. Income inequality is a huge issue. Most of us here at TED are pretty passionate about it.
The trouble with this talk is that it tackled the issue in a way that was explicitly partisan, framing it as a critique of "an article of faith" for Republicans. TED is avowedly non-partisan. We want to share ideas in a way that brings people together, doesn't throw sand in their faces.
We release one talk a day on our home page, and that talk is pretty much guaranteed 50,000-100,000 views within 24 hours. Every day there are numerous amazing talks competing for that slot. We have to make the best call we can. Talks that aren't selected aren't being censored, any more than the NYT (or Reddit) is censoring a story it decides isn't appropriate for its home page.
The text from this particular talk is already out there. You can make your own judgement.
Thanks, and let the discussion continue. We're listening. "