If I Were You - TEDx Tomball

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Monday June 16, 2014 · 9:41 AM PDT

2014/06/16 · 09:41

If you had been born into Dick Cheney's life, would you have been Dick Cheney? Would you have started wars and shot a friend in the face? What if you had been born Martin Luther King, Jr.? Would kids be reading about you in textbooks and would we spend a day shopping in your honor? What if you had been born me? Would you be here nervously coming out of the shadows, putting a name and a face and a voice to what used to be an anonymous internet presence? Would you think it was worth it in the interest of peace?

For years I've had a theory that only captive students and patient friends have had to listen to. I call it The Theory of You and it's really very simple. I think that if I had been born you, I would be exactly who you are today. Though the theory is simple, the explanation behind it is a little complex. That is why I was honored to present my theory at TEDx - Tomball. I have added the video and a rough transcript of my 15 minute talk just below the melted orange heart.

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