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Which is to say, if you think the only sort ofacceptable outcome is utopia and the only...

Which is to say, if you think the only sort of
acceptable outcome is utopia and the only acceptable
time scale is "immediately", history would suggest you're going to do
more harm than good. Anyway, right!

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Which is to say, if you think
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the only sort of acceptable outcome is utopia
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and the only acceptable time scale is "immediately",
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history would suggest you're going to do more harm than good. Anyway, right!
Duration
13 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:42
Uploaded
Mar 16, 2025
Genres
comedy
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Movie Summary

Musical comedy spectacle featuring Minchin's eclectic repertoire, from old songs to new ones, and his trademark wit, virtuosity, self-mockery, and philosophical observations, filmed live at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire.
When I put this song out on my record, I got into trouble - Tim Minchin: Back 00:07
When I put this song out on my record, I got into trouble
They were quite cross, because, at one point, - Tim Minchin: Back 00:20
They were quite cross, because, at one point,
Honestly, if my daughter runs out of her meds, - Tim Minchin: Back 00:08
Honestly, if my daughter runs out of her meds,
This is a short Ted talk, - Tim Minchin: Back 00:05
This is a short Ted talk,
Er, confirmation bias is a human bias towards - Tim Minchin: Back 00:09
Er, confirmation bias is a human bias towards
So if there's this information out in the world, you know, a bit of data or an idea, - Tim Minchin: Back 00:18
So if there's this information out in the world, you kn...
In contrast, if there's a bit of information or data - Tim Minchin: Back 00:10
In contrast, if there's a bit of information or data
Or if someone, like, shoves it in front of our faces, - Tim Minchin: Back 00:09
Or if someone, like, shoves it in front of our faces,
You know? We will do anything - Tim Minchin: Back 00:08
You know? We will do anything
Imagine you're driving along in a car through west London, - Tim Minchin: Back 00:11
Imagine you're driving along in a car through west Lond...
So you're driving along, and someone pulls out in front of you - Tim Minchin: Back 00:05
So you're driving along, and someone pulls out in front...
You think, “oh, for fuck's sake!" - Tim Minchin: Back 00:37
You think, “oh, for fuck's sake!"
But, meanwhile, he's disregarded the fact that the London mayor's a Muslim, - Tim Minchin: Back 00:08
But, meanwhile, he's disregarded the fact that the Lond...
And that Muslim person might have a belief - Tim Minchin: Back 00:13
And that Muslim person might have a belief
And this is why, throughout history, - Tim Minchin: Back 00:07
And this is why, throughout history,
Because we are very bad at changing our minds. - Tim Minchin: Back 00:06
Because we are very bad at changing our minds.
But then, like, 25, 30 years ago, along comes the Internet - Tim Minchin: Back 00:09
But then, like, 25, 30 years ago, along comes the Internet
And everything gets a lot worse. - Tim Minchin: Back 00:05
And everything gets a lot worse.
Because social media and search engines - Tim Minchin: Back 00:07
Because social media and search engines
Like, if you set out to create an ai - Tim Minchin: Back 00:16
Like, if you set out to create an ai