Science & Technology
You Don’t Actually Know What Your Future Self Wants @TED #shorts
Shankar Vedantam is a science writer obsessed with understanding why humans behave the way we do — and what it says about us. Watch his full TED Talk:
Shankar Vedantam is a science writer obsessed with understanding why humans behave the way we do — and what it says about us. Watch his full TED Talk:
Holly Smith
January 9, 2023 at 5:06 pm
Our options will always change.
abeismain
January 10, 2023 at 1:08 am
Good point 😅
AR98
January 9, 2023 at 5:13 pm
Painfully obvious, you can’t pretend people don’t do this already
Chris
January 9, 2023 at 5:20 pm
bla bla bla
philippe brehier
January 9, 2023 at 5:21 pm
I already know that my future self will want enough water, enough food, a home, etc.
But I’m not sure that I will be that lucky.
Carson Hunt
January 10, 2023 at 4:42 am
A house? How about being able to afford rent! It has nearly doubled since 2015. 7 years! Wages sure haven’t.
1-2k for rent is absurd, absolute robbery.
scrimes
January 9, 2023 at 7:02 pm
I don’t agree that we will become a fundamentally different person as we grow older.
Yes we change, but if one knows one’s self we’ll, the changes we experience are superficial to who we are.
Robin
January 9, 2023 at 7:09 pm
yes i do i have never changed
melchisedec
January 9, 2023 at 7:13 pm
This is a rich person’s problem. If you actually asked the struggling masses, all we want now or in the future is housing and food stability.
Don Doodat
January 11, 2023 at 6:44 pm
Buy a burger van and put a hammock in it.
Accommodation, food and income all in one.
Ramos
January 9, 2023 at 8:45 pm
💯
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January 9, 2023 at 10:27 pm
How not puting cc on faces changed my Videos fundamentally. Welcome to my ted talk
scrimes
January 11, 2023 at 5:34 am
Thanks for the chuckle ha ha
verysmallcats
January 9, 2023 at 11:37 pm
your future self is talking behind your back
ruin their entire life
Donald Hobson
January 10, 2023 at 1:42 pm
There is a lot of sublety here. Firstly, if I turn into a total a**hole, I currently care a lot less about making that future self happy. (I also want to avoid turning into an a**hole)
But also, putting your future self in a generally good position works fine. Ie ensuring your future self is alive, healthy, rich if money is still a thing in 30 years, etc.
Shwat Toddle
January 10, 2023 at 6:54 pm
Past me always hooks me up