Overall, the synthesis of Serge - Serge Soudoplatoff at TEDxBordeaux
## Speaker Context
* Role: Presenter/Speaker (giving a talk at a TEDx event).
* Setting: TEDx event, followed by a cocktail reception.
* Framing: The talk is about "the future," which the speaker frames as terrifying because "we're okay with the past," contrasting it with the changeable future.
## People
* Ivy Bean + British lady/Facebook user + Born in 1906, joined Facebook in 2008, died in June 2010 at age 104.
* The poor girl + Lottery player + Stunned by playing combination 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
* A teacher from the Reunion island + Opened a forum for primary school teachers.
* Aunt Marcelle + Person the speaker calls to wish her a Happy Birthday.
## Organizations
* TEDx + Event context + Topic is about the future.
* Google + Organization collaborating on a satellite network + Project named "The Other 3 billion."
* HSBC + Organization collaborating on a satellite network + Project named "The Other 3 billion."
## Places
* France + Country known for a strong community spirit, according to the speaker.
* America + Country whose citizens, according to Tocqueville, prioritize community over city and state.
* California + Location where a community mobilized to raise $120,000 to heal a girl with cancer.
* Reunion island + Location of the teacher who opened the primary school teachers forum.
* Northern Australia + Remote area where two independents were located during the election.
## Tools, Tech & Products
* Internet + Tool enabling a shift from individual speeds to collective speed/intelligence.
* Online forum (Primary School Teachers Forum) + Platform where 100,000 teachers exchanged 3.7 million messages.
* Book (Tocqueville) + Source cited regarding American priorities (community first).
* World Cup relay event (1998) + Used as an analogy illustrating that "what matters is not the runners' speed, it's the speed of the baton."
* WhatsApp/Cellular Phone + Example used to illustrate the utility of low-cost, shared communication.
* Wikipedia + Example used to demonstrate the Internet model (e.g., Discussion tab, history tab, language list).
* Second life / Virtual worlds + Examples of immersive environments for collaboration and fun.
* Satellite network + Technology proposed by Google, HSBC, and others to enable ISP emergence in areas lacking direct Internet access.
* Optical fibre network + Infrastructure highlighted as fundamental for the future.
## Concepts & Definitions
* Desire + The originating energy required to change things; derived from Latin "desiderare" ("De" is a depriving prefix, "siderare" from "sidus, sideris" meaning "star").
* Consideration + The concept derived from "cum siderare," meaning "to get all of the stars back," implying the necessity of embracing all elements.
* Group velocity / Phase velocity + Mathematical terms used to describe going both fast and far simultaneously.
* Community model + Organizational structure that the Internet leverages; described as being historically present (e.g., Franciscans).
* Free software + Concept built upon community.
* Abundance savings vs. Rarity savings + Economic model described by the Internet's packets, contrasted with the telephone company protocol.
* Co-creation process + The speaker's view of the economic future, where individuals create services.
* Intimacy + Concept stated to be preserved in the Internet world, contrasting with the perceived loss of privacy.
## Numbers & Data
* 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 + Lottery combination played by the speaker.
* 7% + Difference in average speed between American and French runners in the 1998 relay.
* 1998 + Year of the Athletics World Cup event referenced.
* 100,000 + Number of teachers who used the forum.
* 3.7 million + Number of messages exchanged on the forum.
* 500 euros a month + Payment level associated with the teacher's forum economy.
* 2 euros + Cost associated with setting up the forum non-profit organization for one year.
* 3% + Percentage of members required to pay a contribution to keep the forum running.
* 30€ a month + Example price for a Triple Play service in the sharing economy.
* 278 + Number of languages present in Wikipedia.
* 3 million + Number of articles in Wikipedia in the first language (English).
* 1.2 million + Number of articles in Wikipedia in the second language (German).
* 1.1 million + Number of articles in Wikipedia in the third language (French).
* 4895 + Maximum number of fans on Facebook.
* 58,000 + Number of followers on Twitter for Ivy Bean.
* 102 + Age of Ivy Bean when she discovered the Internet.
* 104 + Age of Ivy Bean when she died.
* 40 billion dollars + Investment program amount in optic fibre cited in the Australian election.
## Claims & Theses
* The future is terrifying because we're okay with the past.
* The past is over, but the future we can still change.
* People building the future do not read the cards, they've built the future.
* The energy required to change things originates in desire.
* To build the world, you need to consider, you need to be considerate.
* If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together (and the internet allows both).
* What matters in a race is not the runners' speed, it's the speed of the baton.
* The Internet is the tool that enables us to go from a sum of individual speeds to a collective speed.
* The Internet is first the tool of the community.
* The Internet allows a community to express itself at an extremely low cost.
* The Internet's packet protocol is based on sharing, contrasting with telephone companies based on rarity.
* Wikipedia demonstrates the Internet model.
* In the Internet world, privacy disappeared, but intimacy is preserved.
* In the Internet world, there is pleasure, and there is fun.
* The Internet enables every person to express themselves, even in Africa.
* The big issue is to continue building the network (optical fibre network).
* The Internet is not just for young people.
## Mechanisms & Processes
* Reading the future in stars or cards + Mentioned as a method of expecting outcomes.
* The process of achieving a shared objective + Enabling the shift from individual speeds to collective speed.
* The mechanism of desire + Originating the energy to change things.
* The etymological derivation of "desire" + Linking the Latin "desiderare" to the disappearance of stars linked to seasons.
* How to go fast and far simultaneously + Achieved through reasoning together (as seen in network mechanics).
* Wiki article improvement process + Demonstrated through the "history tab," "Discussion tab," and "language list."
* The mechanism of network construction + Requiring the continuous building of optical fibre infrastructure.
## Timeline & Events
* Before the talk today + People were seen building the future.
* Summer/Winter cycle + Period linked to the disappearance of stars, leading to the desire for them.
* 1998 + Year of the Athletics World Cup.
* Years ago + When the teacher from Reunion island spoke about the Department of Education not giving necessary tools.
* From the beginning + When the concept of abundance vs. rarity was inscribed in Internet genes (Kleinrock paper).
* Last year + Timing of the Australian elections.
* 2008 + Year Ivy Bean joined Facebook.
* June 2010 + Date Ivy Bean died.
## Examples & Cases
* The speaker's lottery play + Playing the combination 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
* The 1998 Athletics World Cup women's 4x100-meter relay + Illustrating the importance of baton passing/shared speed.
* The community in California + Mobilizing to raise $120,000 to heal a girl with cancer.
* The Franciscan order + Group that escaped the extreme catholic hierarchy and built missions in California based on flux/networks.
* The primary school teachers forum + Example showing 100,000 teachers exchanging 3.7 million messages with 'how-to' content.
* The "Thyroid" forum + Community for people with thyroid issues, reaching 11,000 members and exchanging 300,000 messages.
* The daughter with thyroid issues + Case illustrating community support when a genetic condition affects a child.
* Trousseau Hospital project + Kids with leukaemia in sterile rooms talking with others via a virtual world.
* Australian elections + Two independents choosing the Workers party based on the $40 billion optical fibre investment program.
* Rose + Elderly person depicted in a poster, suggesting neglect.
* Ivy Bean + Lady who joined Facebook at 102 and died at 104, becoming an "Internet star."
## Trade-offs & Alternatives
* Reading the future in stars/cards + Alternative to building the future.
* Going alone vs. going together + Trade-off between speed (alone) and distance (together), with the Internet offering both.
* Communication protocol comparison + Telephone company protocol (rarity) vs. Packet protocol (sharing).
* Physical vs. Virtual/Online life + Comparing traditional community structures/state reliance to online communities/forums.
* Rarity vs. Abundance + Economic model contrast inherent in the Internet's design.
* Public life vs. Intimacy + The necessary balance maintained in the Internet world.
## Counterarguments & Caveats
* The speaker admits being "okay with the past" while knowing the future must be changed.
* The speaker acknowledges that building the future is hard and faces resistance.
* The American's initial speed advantage in the race was nullified by poor baton passing energy.
* The "Discussion tab" on Wikipedia is often more interesting than the actual article content.
* The speaker warns against assuming that just because something *can* be done, it *will* be done.
* The speaker notes that while the Internet is powerful, there are still areas, like Africa, lacking infrastructure.
## Methodology
* Analysis of etymology + Tracing "desire" back to its Latin roots and seasonal cycles.
* Comparative study of organizational models + Comparing traditional religious orders (Franciscans) to modern online communities.
* Pattern recognition in technology + Identifying the underlying mechanism (network/community) that connects different phenomena.
* Illustration via analogy + Using the relay race and the particle physics analogy to explain complex concepts.
## References Cited
* "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together" + Well-known sentence quoted.
* Tocqueville + Author whose work was mentioned regarding American community focus.
* Kleinrock paper + Paper detailing the communication packet protocol.
* Wikipedia + Example of an online knowledge base demonstrating specific features.
## Conclusions & Recommendations
* Building the future requires a driving force: desire.
* Consideration is the actionable concept derived from desire necessary "to build the world."
* The focus should be on developing the network infrastructure, as services will follow automatically.
* The speaker recommends viewing the role of the State as taking care of what is fundamental (infrastructure).
* The speaker concludes by stating that the future is in front of us.
## Implications & Consequences
* If the future is not changed, the present momentum leads to stasis relative to change.
* Lack of infrastructure means certain populations (like in Africa) cannot participate in the global flow.
* Failure to build networks means limiting the potential for global, widespread co-creation.
## Open Questions
* How to best balance the needs of individual privacy versus the necessity of shared online knowledge.
* What the specific future implication is for regions in Northern Australia lacking investment in optical fibre.
## Verbatim Moments
* "The future is terrifying because we're okay with the past."
* "The energy required to change things originates in desire."
* "To desire is to be deprived of your star."
* "It's 'cum' C - U - M."
* "From there, you enter another paradigm, that is, suddenly, there is a common objective..."
* "What can enable us to go from a sum of individual speeds to a collective speed?"
* "I don't give a judgment value, it is what it is."
* "It is abundance savings against rarity savings that is inscribed in Internet genes from the beginning..."
* "What's free built itself on a community."
* "The big issue to be solved is to continue with the network."
* "In the Internet world, you can discover Internet at 102 years old and die at 104 years old and being an Internet star."