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One person’s “bad idea” may be another’s new obsession #TEDTalks

What if the worst ideas turned out to be the most interesting? Mischief-making artist Gabe Whaley shares how he built a collective of artists whose seemingly bad ideas — like selling 5,000 keys to the same car — often go viral and sell for thousands of dollars. His playful experiments show why it’s worth leaning…

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What if the worst ideas turned out to be the most interesting? Mischief-making artist Gabe Whaley shares how he built a collective of artists whose seemingly bad ideas — like selling 5,000 keys to the same car — often go viral and sell for thousands of dollars. His playful experiments show why it’s worth leaning into the absurd … because you never know what might happen.

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  1. @meriionescu9049

    June 24, 2026 at 10:05 am

    What I see all are useless. The loop which will feel a plate is poison for our bodies. Guys you don’t have any touch with reality.

    • @ajtappyman

      June 24, 2026 at 10:46 am

      @meriionescu9049 millions buy fruit loops every day, one company making a limited release for a big one is not the issue with society. If anything MSCHF often pokes fun or mocks the weird things we do or like as a society. They make art, sometimes they sell in limited edition to continue their work.

    • @themark5

      June 24, 2026 at 12:14 pm

      @meriionescu9049 Art should be “useless”

    • @inactive-7538j

      June 24, 2026 at 1:45 pm

      @meriionescu9049 you can apply this idea to things you consider useful or necessary, the world is ur oyster 🙂

    • @bodyofhope

      June 25, 2026 at 4:37 am

      @themark5 disagree.

    • @AlexanderWahl-c2j

      June 25, 2026 at 7:38 am

      It’s not supposed to be eaten, it’s supposed to make people smile for a second as it disrupts reality. It doesn’t have to work on everyone.

  2. @piric223

    June 24, 2026 at 10:28 am

    😅 question: is the moral as simple as it is worth sharing ideas but be careful there are the good and bad ones…

  3. @SillySpaceMonkey

    June 24, 2026 at 12:17 pm

    Joseph Goordon-Levitt and Haley Joel Osment had a kid?

  4. @AlexanderWahl-c2j

    June 25, 2026 at 7:36 am

    Those are the best bad ideas I have seen in a while. If it makes people smile, it’s always worth it.

  5. @nutcrackerfan

    June 25, 2026 at 8:46 pm

    Astro boy ahh boots

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