Why the world needs more builders — and less "us vs. them" | Daniel Lubetzky

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🗓️ 14 May 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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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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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
0:02.0	Audio Collective.
0:04.0	You're listening to TED Talks Daily,
0:10.0	where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day.
0:16.0	I'm your host, Elise Hugh.
0:18.0	Everywhere we look, it seems we see a world divided.
0:21.6	But social entrepreneur Daniel Lubetsky says the enemy is actually a mindset, a
0:27.3	mindset where we're too quick to think of issues as binary. He proposes a different way. And after the talk, stick around for my one-on-one
0:36.3	conversation with Daniel recorded at TED 2024. We'll dive into this talk right
0:41.2	after a break.
0:46.2	And now our TED Talk of the Day.
0:49.2	Everywhere we look today, we see the same picture, a world divided into us versus them, left versus right, black versus white, Jew
0:58.5	versus Muslim, victim versus oppressor. We're being programmed to think that every issue is binary and our communities
1:05.9	are increasingly infected by hate and dehumanization. It's easy to nod, but the problem's far more entrenched
1:14.1	that any of us realize.
1:15.8	Everyone here clearly sees the problem on the other side.
1:20.9	But none of us see it happening to us.
1:24.0	By blaming the other for all of society's deals,
1:27.0	we abdicate our responsibility for fixing the problem
1:31.0	and the opportunity to work together on actual solutions.
1:35.6	I don't want to undermine the importance
1:38.1	of standing up for what you believe in.
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