# Ted Talks are dangerously eloquent > [!quote] > A constant flow of thoughts expressed by other people can stop and deaden your own thought and your own initiative. > <p align="right">— Arthur Schopenhauer</p> &emsp;&emsp; Or, as [[Hamlet]] would say, “full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”. MediumSpace;==A perfect example== is the talk called “How to sound smart in your TEDx Talk”. [^3] *Eloquent* talks trick us into thinking we learn more than we actually do. They make us feel good without **really** improving us. [^1] ethic ![[favicon-196x196.png]] ![[old_paper_3.png]] [![[encyclopaedia_calradica.png|right|150]]](Home.md) [^1]: [[Human Rites]] p80 [^3]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S0FDjFBj8o