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@joao_cristovao
August 7, 2026 at 1:13 pm
I’ve landed two jobs since I started following Mr. Resnick’s law
@chikajana25
August 7, 2026 at 1:17 pm
what did i just watch?
@ShahzanAli-c4i
August 7, 2026 at 1:26 pm
Little like funny man 😴
@DuckieMcduck
August 7, 2026 at 1:31 pm
Biggest abuse of the removed dislike bar I’ve ever seen.
@MoniemJr
August 7, 2026 at 2:27 pm
it’s sitting at 151 likes and 32 dislikes.
@carsonhunt4642
August 7, 2026 at 4:47 pm
@MoniemJr no one dislikes anymore so what you see is wildly flawed
@DuckieMcduck
August 7, 2026 at 5:13 pm
@carsonhunt4642 Even then, about 1/4 down votes is a bad rate. Now you’ll need to either waste your time watching it or scroll to the comments to see if it’s junk.
@mr.Sreader
August 7, 2026 at 1:59 pm
I do not believe that TED Talk speakers typically deliver presentations with such insubstantial content.
@stellastellub
August 7, 2026 at 4:01 pm
i just saved your comment to my desktop
@tendEcUptLove94TSerie
August 7, 2026 at 2:04 pm
TO BE FAIR I don’t have a downloads folder, I just save everything to my desk’s top
@mystrudel
August 7, 2026 at 2:29 pm
Brilliant satire. He captures several little details so effortlessly, *without* drawing extra attention to them. That’s what makes it such an enjoyable parody for me. There’s a commitment to the character and the details that shines through.
Brilliant evocation of tech bro talks. Really captures the soul and spirit of them, beyond specific common moments, to the manner, style, transitions, and rhythm.
I don’t enjoy surrealism, so I really appreciate the slightly more grounded absurdism angle, instead.
@Shunya-Loka
August 7, 2026 at 2:42 pm
2:05 this person is so rude. how can he say such things.
@dartpit
August 7, 2026 at 3:28 pm
He’s a surrealist comedian
@pzmagma
August 7, 2026 at 2:58 pm
Its funny how everyone in the crowd gets the humor, but everyone in the comments is taking this way too seriously
@phantasmanna
August 7, 2026 at 3:03 pm
ALANNNN WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE POOKIE? MAMA SENDS HER LOVE AND KISSES
@avidadolares
August 7, 2026 at 3:17 pm
The attempts to be funny were so cringe. I couldn’t make it past 2 minutes.
@Lɛvı
August 7, 2026 at 3:25 pm
He is a spitting image of Shaya Labaff
@synchedlogic
August 7, 2026 at 3:44 pm
The funniest part is that underneath the absurdity, he’s making a real point. We spend so much time building folders, systems, tags, and productivity tools to organize our crazy digital lives that sometimes the system becomes more work than the work itself. Genius! Saving anything to your desktop is terrible advice… but also weirdly makes sense. 😂 That’s the joke. Bookmarked.
@moonkowski
August 7, 2026 at 4:00 pm
all of you should look up foot cake by alan resnick on youtube its some of his greatest work
@Werdwell
August 7, 2026 at 4:29 pm
people will understand this TED talk in about 10 to 20 years
@angelv.8405
August 7, 2026 at 4:38 pm
Thanks Alan
@mannequin_z
August 7, 2026 at 6:18 pm
7:00 love the dude snapping after the poem lmao
@TheDarksteel94
August 8, 2026 at 4:09 am
Oooh my god, I didn’t even notice 😂
@mariont3667
August 7, 2026 at 6:21 pm
Question is : what is TEDx trying to tell us ?
@AdityaMehendale
August 8, 2026 at 7:05 am
Yes.
@mannequin_z
August 7, 2026 at 6:22 pm
The quick “you can clap for that” the first millisecond immediately after he does something is such a classic tech-presentation-guy trope
@En_theo
August 7, 2026 at 6:30 pm
I have recognized you, Shia Labeouf
@darude1420
August 7, 2026 at 6:37 pm
I wanted this to work, I was expecting the big reveal, a climax. He had charisma, a great voice. But I was left confused and disappointed. The mini stories were all over the place and nothing linked up. Sorry!
@adamdevmedia
August 7, 2026 at 6:55 pm
these people do not deserve this gift
@LVL99Matimal
August 7, 2026 at 9:23 pm
Live Forever As You Are Now – look that up.. it’s an old Adult Swim “infomercial” they would play late night
@MaggotPrince
August 7, 2026 at 9:27 pm
Folks should look up ‘Live Forever As You Are Now’. You’ll be booleaning those axi in no time.
@ryanfwood
August 7, 2026 at 9:29 pm
I love this man so much. Alan Resnick is my favorite. This crowd was giving him nothing. Check out the Adult Swim special version of this talk.
@MaggotPrince
August 7, 2026 at 9:30 pm
In this thread: people who forgot to save their sense of humor to their desktop.
@DeepWebinar
August 7, 2026 at 11:40 pm
he’s absolutely correct about everything
@dogteeff
August 8, 2026 at 12:04 am
It’s been so long since I booleaned the axis 🥹
@MycoA
August 8, 2026 at 3:08 am
I already have a folder ON my desktop for all of my crap that needs to be filed in their correct folders. Great bit
@encoder4d801
August 8, 2026 at 4:31 am
thanks, Alan !
@JackyBlazeForPrez
August 8, 2026 at 5:59 am
Thanks Alan!
@albertwaterfield7983
August 8, 2026 at 6:10 am
I love it! My tool bar was history before you finished your presentation, Alan. Now to “organizing” my desktop.
@benlemoine75
August 8, 2026 at 6:37 am
Well done Alan ! Go Desktop
@Aerospace_Education
August 8, 2026 at 10:04 am
Not sure the audience understood the assignment 🙂
@pipistrello65
August 8, 2026 at 2:26 pm
The way (some) people are struggling with this makes it maybe Alan’s most definitive bit
@bjlewis4807
August 8, 2026 at 3:14 pm
Saving this video to my desktop right now!
(Later I’ll get a copy for my desk’s top too)
@unggoymuffin9163
August 8, 2026 at 9:34 pm
I can’t wait to Live Forever As You Are Now With Alan Resnick !
@emiliamatlock8566
August 8, 2026 at 10:23 pm
I looooove alan resnick this is awesome
@captain0conrad
August 9, 2026 at 1:10 am
If you told me years ago that Alan Resnick would be doing a Ted Talk, I wouldn’t believe you. Good for you Alan!
@captain0conrad
August 9, 2026 at 1:11 am
If you guys ever get a chance to go to one of his live shows or comedy tours I’d highly recommend it. I was blue in the face from laughing by the end of it.
@Joebotnik
August 9, 2026 at 12:50 pm
Thanks, Alan.
@sosukodo5037
August 9, 2026 at 8:16 pm
That’s 10 minutes I’ll never get back.
@SHAPADO_
August 9, 2026 at 8:49 pm
Alan again with the EXs 8:20