Theo E.J. Wilson : A black man goes undercover in the alt-right

TED 2017

Theo E.J. Wilson : A black man goes undercover in the alt-right (transcript)

Summary

I didn't know that the word "Troll" has the meaning that not only a legendary creature but someone who leaves an intentionally annoying message on the internet, in order to get attention or cause trouble. I understand that in our computer, trolls must live thus only evil or bad things spread very quickly and widely. Nowadays, we have smartphones in our hands and can use anytime and anywhere to solve something. It must mean that tolls live in the brain. We believe only things written on the internet but we don't try to get the truth. We have to have more conversations to solve problems. Using the internet to know something and next grade that we have to step up is having real conversations with real people in real life.

The speaker wanted to solve the problems about race and politics in America. He felt that there is only the misunderstanding about black people on the internet and he doesn't want to spread it anymore.

Let go of fear to embrace curiosity and to have courageous conversations with people who think differently from you.

"Conversations stop violence, conversations start countries and build bridges".

Words in this story

articulate /verb/ (of a person or a person's words) having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently.

dumped /adj/  deserted,  deposit or dispose of (garbage, waste, or unwanted material), typically in a careless or hurried way.

doppelganger /noun/ an apparition or double of a living person.