Save What You Love | Jonathan Franzen | TEDxSantaCruz

This TEDxSantaCruz talk is part of 22 surrounding our theme of “the Art of Hope.” Defined as the anticipation of something desired happening, hope is ferocious, persistent, necessary; hope is a powerful force for invention, change, and social justice. To hope is to be human.

[nelson]

I still admire your passion, Jon. From our friendship in grade school through all your novels. You rock, old friend!! ❤

[wordswordswords]

Thank you for fighting for animals Jonathan. I'm currently reading Crossroads. Love it. Hats off to you, sir. Keep up the good work! W

[joytomix]

This is fantastic. I can see the tie of your activism and the novel freedom. I love all your qork, Mr. Franzen.

[giacomogalli]

If we want to tackle the climate catastrophe we must boost our conservation efforts AND insist on emissions at the same time!

Everyone can do something about it, all while keeping in mind that the main culprits for both issues are a few, colossal industries. These should be our political targets

[BobNL]

You're exactly right. This monolithic focus on climate change bugged me from the beginning.

[rai]

We need the government to do the right thing. Give up money. If you cant accept the fact that its coming then just help anyways. If the world ends what good will money do you anyways? We have to think about the right thing to do.

[andrewswann]

3.3K views for Franzen, 12M views for a Minecraft commentary. Despair

[tomtimelord]

I love Franzen, but I'm not convinced that a focus on climate change comes at the expense of an indifference towards conservation. We can walk and chew gum at the same time.

[lulubird]

The first time I am seeing complaints about obsession of climate change coming from the green left groups... yes, I understand climate problems, but there are more concrete actions to take...

[grodge]

When the whole airplane is crashing (climate change), fastening your seatbelt (saving a seabird) and putting up your tray table isn't going to improve the outcome. But you can "feel" good for a while, and that's important, too, I guess.