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by resbaloso 4848 days ago
thought this was interesting and somewhat related: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hwLMBdnbXk

Eddie Huang talks about his experiences speaking at TED

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A friend of mine mentioned this video to me last week and I finally got to see it.

On the one hand, Eddie Huang didn't follow the rules set in place by TED. It seems like now he is just complaining that he didn't get the exposure he was expecting and he doesn't have anything to lose so he goes public about how "cult-like" TED is. He knew what he was getting into and he knew that he wasn't going to get paid for it, and then goes and complains about how much money they are supposedly making.

On the other hand, the rules set in place by TED are a bit ridiculous. Maybe they have justifications for those rules, I don't know.

There are usually two sides to a story and seeing as how Huang feels like he got screwed by TED, he may just be venting his anger at the organization. If anyone has anymore info on this event or has any idea why TED imposes those rules on it's guests, I'd love to know more.