In Alain de Button's TED talk, he describes what it is like to find success in today's world. He explains how society teaches us what success is, and tells us to chase it. Society also tells us that our life is in our control, and if it is good, then people should like you, and if it is bad, then it is all your fault and you are seen as a loser. He describes how unfair this is and gives a rather frightening statistic which says that suicide rates among developed countries are higher than anywhere else on earth! People are so caught up in what society tells them what success is, that if they do not fit into what society says is winning, they feel like worthless failures and some take their own lives. He explains how tragedy back in acient greece was used to study and undertand how people lose. It is usually when people lose respect or love, or life. he compares some old writings to new newspaper headlines and explains how todays world reacts when they hear about Oedipus. The news paper siad "Sex with mum was blinding". This shows how we laugh at a loser instead of understanding how he lost. we do not care enough to study or think for ourselves to prevent tragedy, instead we laugh at each others tragedy, until it happens to us. The main take away that I have found is that, in order to have success, you must know what you are chasing after, and what you will lose to capture that success. I think that this is immensely important, in order for a person to have inner peace.
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