Thrilled to have been a part of the first TEDYerevan! Thanks to reddit for giving me so many things to give TED Talks about. Hope I made Mister Splashy Pants proud. It's not too late to keep donating to reddit's Donors Choose fundraiser!
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1. Youve lost control And thats OK!
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4. Social Media
5. Social Media?
6. Social Media
7. Social Media
8. Social Media
9. Social Media
10. Ideas worth spreading.
11. There was an Armenian Genocide
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13. I just ate an entire bag of Doritos. Im so high right now.
lol.
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15. Brand X makes the best hummus in the world.
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17. I love you!
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19. Where all ideas are created equal.
20. Beyond Borders.
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24. Step 1 Acceptance
25. Step 2 Invite serendipity
26. Free drinks?
27. e.g., The Colbert Report
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45. $29,945 $46,983
46. Dear Redditors, Ever since the visit of one of your Dear
Leaders, Alexis "kn0thing" Ohanian, my inbox has been orangered
with pleas to "Restore Truthiness." The track record of your
hivemind speaks for itself. Mr. Splashypants got a name. You
rescued Soapier. You frightened the sweet-and-sour Jesus out of a
90-year-old man on his birthday. Despite how silly and nonsexual
reddit can be, your true colors show when someone is in need. I
almost had a pregnant when I saw what you had done at
DonorsChoose.org for classrooms around the country. I am humbled
and honored (a rare combination for me), and find myself wishing
there was a Look of Approval. You have inspired me by helping
untold thousands of students; with the momentum you've created, we
could stage a hundred rallies. I might just call on you, Redditors
- for nothing is more terrifying than tens of thousands of Heroes
taking to the streets with the faint odor of bacon wafting behind
them. Except for bears, obviously. One huge upvote for you. Sir Dr.
Stephen T. Colbert, DFA
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50. Step 3 Engage
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52. Be honest. Be open. Golden Shield Project
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55. 10 days later
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60. 10 days and lots of press later
61. $280,000!
62. $500,000? $280,000!
63. Mister Splashy Pants
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71. Big Ideas
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73. Big Ideas Big Ideas Big Ideas Big Ideas Big Ideas Big
Ideas
74. Big Ideas Big Ideas Big Ideas Big Ideas Big Ideas Big
Ideas