Why the World Needs More Builders — and Less “Us vs. Them” | Daniel Lubetzky | TED

We're programmed to think every issue is binary: "us vs. them." But Daniel Lubetzky, the founder of KIND Snacks, says the real enemy isn't a person but a mindset. He introduces a new initiative that aims to bring together "builders" from around the world to replace extremism with practical problem-solving — and shows how you can join the movement.

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[aqueleAntonino]

To whomever runs the TED channel, setting an ad in the middle of the video interrupts the immersion and attention the speaker worked hard to establish.

[samabratachattopadhyay]

This man is really "kind"... Now everyone can understand why he named his brand as kind ... Such beautiful thoughts... Respect

[gmcwhinney]

I'm not crying, you're crying 😭 Bless this man and what he stands for.

[tracesmith]

Needed so desperately to hear all those beautiful words. So much hate...that can't be understood.
Just a small thing...but how the world appears to me.
Sold my house...was finally able to donate money to causes close to my heart. My credit card was hacked 4 times...now on my 5th card...and had to cancel all my donations. Broke my heart...I keep looking for the good...for I am a builder. This talk has made a big difference.

[dmnslyr]

Love this, so powerful and inspiring. Thank you for this incredible presentation

[SheilaMattos-wq]

This is so profound. I am great full for this amazing human this is what life is about what an amazing creation this man
My gratitude is infinite ty❤😊

[sophiaisabelle]

The world needs more builders and thinkers. Our comprehensive articulating skills have long diminished our capacities to see the whole world in bigger lenses.

[bascateo]

One of the best speeches I’ve ever heard in my life. People, let’s share it everywhere!

[reneest.dennis]

This thinking and actions needs to happen widely ❤

[ThatElectroGuy]

Genius, , we should stand up for what right but unite together not divide, through kindness what a beautiful message

[dbidoli]

Yessss!!! This is exactly what we need to survive as a species

[AlysonArchibequeDavis-kvbx]

I love this!!! @daniellubetzkyofficial I've been looking at (and writing a little about) how binary thinking operates in education, and this same us-them binary is a big part of the problem, as I see it. This, and real relationships, are at the core of my vision for big change. I left the classroom after 15 years at the end of 2022-2023 SY.

[Zerobob]

I COMPLETELY agree with the sentiment (I'm a socialist and a creative) but this talk completely lacked any tangible detail, unfortunately, but I will read further into your ideas.

I also think you have to be careful when labelling people's views as "extremism". Who has the right to define extremism? Who has the right to label people as "extremists"?… One man's "extremism" is another man's "common sense".

[johnjacob]

TED is a great platform to get ones message across.
Today what is plaguing everyone's mind is
what next
What is in store for me
What is there to look forward to
Have we learnt anything from our historical episodes
Have we learnt anything from medical episodes
How can we live in harmony with nature.
Something has gone wrong somewhere.
The basic fundamental concepts and their variations needs a relook.
No point in attempting to reinvent the wheel.
How did we come so far.
The answer.
NEVER FORGET YOUR TRODDEN PATH.

[tseringsonam]

Speechless man ...I couldn't ma'am❤..standing ovation 🙌🙌 ....this talk lit me up my eyes were filled with 💦at the end and evey words of this talk was so engaging and enligtening ❤and as quoted By His Holiness The Dalai Lama ... "be kind ❤whenever possible. Its always possible".

[jeanherndon]

This is timely for me as my devotional reading was about causes. God's causes are the only ones we should try to further.
Seek to understand what God has in mind for us.
Today is 5 August 2024.

[stanarkissed]

You can witness tyranny in small groups. The bully variously rewards and punishes people usi g his assumed authority until those rewarded will back up his authority, however flimsy it may be. He and his chosen soldiers will fight viciously without bars, ensuring they win. Unless a mass group stand up, they win, and then if a large group does, its war because he has a group too now.

[EpistleX]

I believe you to prune yourself from the kind industry, you have sound teaching but if you were truly wanting to help those peoples in unity over food, you need to teach farming and apply irrigation and co-op much like they do in california to be legal with the usda.

[سميرحسامسمير]

Islam is a religion of common sense, a religion of peace and security, and humanity will not find comfort and will not achieve happiness except by adopting Islam and applying it in various affairs.

What confirms the greatness of the religion of Islam is its characteristics that are not found in other sects and religions.

Among those characteristics that prove the distinctiveness of Islam, and the extent of people’s need for it, are the following:

1- It came from God: And God - the Almighty - knows best what is best for His servants. He - the Most High - said: {Does He not know who He created, and He is the Kind, the All-Aware?}

2- It shows the beginning of man, his end, and the purpose for which he was created.

God Almighty said: {O people, fear your Lord, who created you from a single soul and created from it its mate and dispersed from them men and women}

And he said: “From it We created you, from it We will return you, and from it We will bring you out another time.”

And he said: “I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.”

3- It is a religion of innate nature: it is not incompatible with it. God Almighty said: {God’s innate nature with which He created people}.

4- He takes care of the mind and commands contemplation: He condemns ignorance, blind imitation, and heedlessness of sound thinking. He - the Almighty - said: {Say: Are those who know equal and those who do not know? Only those of understanding remember}.

He said: {Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and in the alternation of night and day are signs for those of understanding who remember God standing, sitting, and on their sides, and reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth.}

5- Islam is a belief and law: it is complete in its belief and laws. It is not just an intellectual religion, or a thought that passes through the mind. Rather, it is complete in everything, including correct beliefs, wise dealings, beautiful morals, and disciplined behavior. It is the religion of the individual and the group, and the religion of the afterlife and the first.

6- He takes care of human emotions and directs them in the right direction, which makes them a tool for good and reconstruction.

7- It is a religion of justice: whether with the enemy, friend, relative, or far away.

God Almighty said: {Indeed, God commands justice}, and He said: {And when you say, then be just, even if it is a relative}, and He said: {And let not the hatred of a people incline you not to be just, be just; that is nearer to piety}

8- Islam is a religion of true brotherhood: Muslims are brothers in religion, not separated by country, gender, or color. There is no classism in Islam, no racism, and no fanaticism for gender, color, or race, and the criterion of differentiation in Islam is only piety.

9- Islam is the religion of knowledge: Knowledge is obligatory for every Muslim man and woman, and knowledge raises its possessor to the highest ranks. God Almighty said: {God will raise those who have believed among you and those who have been given knowledge to degrees}.

10- God guarantees happiness, honor, and support to whoever adopts Islam and applies it, whether individually or as a group: God Almighty said: {God has promised those of you who have believed and done righteous deeds that He will surely appoint them as successors in the land just as He appointed successors to those before them, and He will establish for them their religion which He has approved for them, and He will certainly replace them afterward. Their fear is security. They worship Me, not associating anything with Me.

And he said: {Whoever, whether male or female, does righteousness and is a believer - We will surely give them a good life and give them their reward according to the best of what they used to do.}

11- Islam has a solution to all problems: because its law and its principles include rulings on infinite facts.

12- His law is the wisest of what nations can use, and the most correct of what it decrees when there is confusion of interests, or conflict over rights.Islam is a religion of common sense, a religion of peace and security, and humanity will not find comfort and will not achieve happiness except by adopting Islam and applying it in various affairs.

What confirms the greatness of the religion of Islam is its characteristics that are not found in other sects and religions.

Among those characteristics that prove the distinctiveness of Islam, and the extent of people’s need for it, are the following:

1- It came from God: And God - the Almighty - knows best what is best for His servants. He - the Most High - said: {Does He not know who He created, and He is the Kind, the All-Aware?}

2- It shows the beginning of man, his end, and the purpose for which he was created.

God Almighty said: {O people, fear your Lord, who created you from a single soul and created from it its mate and dispersed from them men and women}

And he said: “From it We created you, from it We will return you, and from it We will bring you out another time.”

And he said: “I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.”

3- It is a religion of innate nature: it is not incompatible with it. God Almighty said: {God’s innate nature with which He created people}.

4- He takes care of the mind and commands contemplation: He condemns ignorance, blind imitation, and heedlessness of sound thinking. He - the Almighty - said: {Say: Are those who know equal and those who do not know? Only those of understanding remember}.

He said: {Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and in the alternation of night and day are signs for those of understanding who remember God standing, sitting, and on their sides, and reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth.}

5- Islam is a belief and law: it is complete in its belief and laws. It is not just an intellectual religion, or a thought that passes through the mind. Rather, it is complete in everything, including correct beliefs, wise dealings, beautiful morals, and disciplined behavior. It is the religion of the individual and the group, and the religion of the afterlife and the first.

6- He takes care of human emotions and directs them in the right direction, which makes them a tool for good and reconstruction.

7- It is a religion of justice: whether with the enemy, friend, relative, or far away.

God Almighty said: {Indeed, God commands justice}, and He said: {And when you say, then be just, even if it is a relative}, and He said: {And let not the hatred of a people incline you not to be just, be just; that is nearer to piety}

8- Islam is a religion of true brotherhood: Muslims are brothers in religion, not separated by country, gender, or color. There is no classism in Islam, no racism, and no fanaticism for gender, color, or race, and the criterion of differentiation in Islam is only piety.

9- Islam is the religion of knowledge: Knowledge is obligatory for every Muslim man and woman, and knowledge raises its possessor to the highest ranks. God Almighty said: {God will raise those who have believed among you and those who have been given knowledge to degrees}.

10- God guarantees happiness, honor, and support to whoever adopts Islam and applies it, whether individually or as a group: God Almighty said: {God has promised those of you who have believed and done righteous deeds that He will surely appoint them as successors in the land just as He appointed successors to those before them, and He will establish for them their religion which He has approved for them, and He will certainly replace them afterward. Their fear is security. They worship Me, not associating anything with Me.

And he said: {Whoever, whether male or female, does righteousness and is a believer - We will surely give them a good life and give them their reward according to the best of what they used to do.}

11- Islam has a solution to all problems: because its law and its principles include rulings on infinite facts.

12- His law is the wisest of what nations can use, and the most correct of what it decrees when there is confusion of interests, or conflict over rights.

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