What You Can Learn from People Who Disagree With You | Shreya Joshi | TED

Youth leader Shreya Joshi diagnoses a key source of political polarization in the US and shows why having "uncomfortable conversations" with people you disagree with is crucial to bridging the divide. "When we are able to recognize what unites us, it becomes so much easier to have conversations about what divides us," she says.

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[aperson]

Incredible confidence speaking in front of such a large audience at such a young age

[moolis]

Moral of the story…or speech here: rather than listen to respond, listen to understand

[nataliatoledo]

I wish I could speak in front of a big audience like this and I am double of Shreya’s age. The topic that she brought up speaks to me directly. Being a Russian living abroad I just can’t understand people who still support Russian actual government but what really helps in this situation is your community that shares your vision, that’s what the speaker mentioned and I can confirm from my experience. Affinity groups can be really helpful when you feel like you are losing the ground under your feet.

[Jayf]

If others disagree with themselves, I think the best way is that life will always meet the most beautiful scenery in the deepest despair. Just be yourself. There is an old saying in China, "A wise man seems foolish."❤❤Agree with the praise message.

[biking-viking-claus-andersen]

Very wise words from such a young woman. Personally I have actually always been looking for people who looked different from myself. In first grade I was the little skinny kid who made friends with the fat kid in the class. And when I got older and started dating, I was always going with dark skinned girls, even if I had blond hair and blue eyes. Still to this day, I always try to seek the stranger in any room that I walk in to. And that is almost always very rewarding. But like the wise young lady says: Remember not just to talk to them. Remember to listen to them too.

[mariabayraksan]

How valuable it is to realize the existence of different opinions at such a ypung ages. Often we can see people who are not young, lived a lot, but still think that their opinions are the right ones and do not give a different opinion even a single chance. I wish before arguing or condemning others we would first think, why these people acted like that or thought this way. Once I heard the phrase, that even the worst person actually has good intentions in his mind. First it was suprising, but then I realised that this might be actually the case indeed.

[zaujahzaidee]

Listen and learn. Not to win or to agree

Understanding n accepting others perspective

[victornoagbodji]

What a remarkable young lady! Kudos to her and what she is doing 😊To be frank, most people know what she is saying. But our platforms place engagement and profit above level-headed conversations. Because, if we were all silent and unengaged, these platforms would not make money. That's the task that this young lady and her peers will have to tackle.

[justcasuallycommenting]

very brave and insightful talk, especially coming from a soon-to-be highschool graduate. the more i grew up, the more it gets hard to sit down and listen to opposing voices.. as the polarization itself gets extremely extensive. i know that i'll be achieving my ideal self when i'm able to listen and learn, to actually absorb the others' ideas as new information instead of straightforwardly judging it out of my egoistic self.

[Giftano]

Thank you @Ted for having such an informative time… I do believe that one day I will be on the stage and discussing my own topic, well done Shreya

[sujithsnair]

It's a great useful for all...Thank you for sharing this here....

[aperson]

Great talk. I'm seeing future President material here.

[deutschmitpurple]

Your explanation is perfect. I have really loved it. It was a huge pleasure to listen to you 🥰🥰❤❤

[zawmin]

I think that this is a very good ted talk. I think that it is useful for everyone to listen to understand and building an understanding about the difference. I really what this girls said "a conversation what we should listen not to win or not to agree, but to learn".

[helpmereachksubswithoutvideo]

Fun fact: these videos makes our days better

[maddiesyoutube]

So true. Listen to learn and understand

[brett]

Life and human interaction on Twitter is fake. Being online makes one lash out in a few sentences. If two people, that are arguing on Twitter, instead had their debate over coffee or a couple beers, they wouldn't use the words they use on Twitter. They may always disagree but a respect for other's opinions has a good chance at happening.

This girl did a good job!

[richdarktones]

Wow, this was absolutely incredible- and even more incredible that Shreya is so wise at this age! Tears in my eyes- I wish I had this compassion, courage and rootedness to connect with people who are different than me in high school - but I definitely carry this idea with me now. The future is bright for Shreya! Thank you for this wonderful video and best of luck to you onward.

[HuanShen-ocbo]

oh，it's incridible that she is such a young lady. facing such a large audience, she expresses her views confidently and fluently

[photodube]

I'm trying in vain to understand why there are 9 people who dislike this TED talk (as of this writing). I can think of nothing that isn't objectively thoughful and factual about this person's presentation.