How to use humor to save the world!

A talk given at CampusParty & Social Media Week Sao Paulo 2012 about the important social impact of humor.

Transcript

1. How to use humor & technology to save the world! Christina Xu @chrysaora
2. How to use humor & technology to save the world! Christina Xu @chrysaora
3. How to use humor & technology to save the world! Christina Xu @chrysaora
4. How to use humor & technology to save the world! Christina Xu @chrysaora
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6. (conference/convention about internet culture and communities)
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11. 1. Humor is easy to understand
12. 2. Humor is hard to censor (by robots).
13. héxié shèhuì (Harmonious Society) 2. Humor is hard to censor (by robots).
14. héxié shèhuì (Harmonious Society) (River Crab Society) 2. Humor is hard to censor (by robots).
15. héxié shèhuì (Harmonious Society) (River Crab Society) sān gè dàibiǎo (3 Principles) (3 Watches) 2. Humor is hard to censor (by robots).
16. 3. Humor is a useful vehicle.
17. 4. Humor makes hard conversations easier
18. 5. Humor demands free speech.
19. (Humor can get you a job.)
28. 6. Humor is an easy sell.
30. 10 friends $1000 of awesomeness = $100 x
34. Airdrie Ann Arbor Austin Berlin Boston Calgary Chicago Connecticut Detroit Edmonton Food Grand Rapids Hamburg Hamburg Kids Houston Kingston Kitchener-Waterloo London Los Angeles Melbourne Montreal New York City Ottawa Pittsburgh Providence San Francisco Seattle Sydney Tampa Bay Toronto Washington D Zurich 32 chapters 15 non-US
38. 7. Humor invites participation.
42. 8. Humor can create a space free from traditional power dynamics & customs.
44. Artists Geeks Entrepreneurs Activists Government Regular folks Community Leaders
46. 9. Humor is humanizing.
47. ?????????? Humor = Human
48. ?????????? Humor = Human Latin “umor” = Body Fluid Latin “hominis” = Man
49. 10. Humor IS a Technology!
50. Obrigada!! @chrysaora @roflcon @breadpig @awesomefound @higherawesome