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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.00,0:00:02.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.00,0:00:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd like to introduce you to someone.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.00,0:00:07.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is Jomny.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.62,0:00:10.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's "Jonny" but spelled\Naccidentally with an "m,"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.58,0:00:11.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in case you were wondering,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.92,0:00:13.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we're not all perfect.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.42,0:00:15.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jomny is an alien
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.46,0:00:18.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who has been sent to earth\Nwith a mission to study humans.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.54,0:00:22.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jomny is feeling lost and alone\Nand far from home,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.42,0:00:25.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think we've all felt this way.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.67,0:00:27.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or, at least I have.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.46,0:00:30.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wrote this story about this alien\Nat a moment in my life
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.46,0:00:32.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I was feeling particularly alien.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.54,0:00:35.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had just moved to Cambridge\Nand started my doctoral program at MIT,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.83,0:00:41.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was feeling intimidated and isolated\Nand very much like I didn't belong.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.67,0:00:43.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I had a lifeline of sorts.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.79,0:00:48.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,See, I was writing jokes\Nfor years and years
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.04,0:00:50.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sharing them on social media,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.38,0:00:53.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I found that I was turning\Nto doing this more and more.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.25,0:00:58.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, for many people,\Nthe internet can feel like a lonely place.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.33,0:00:59.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can feel like this,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.67,0:01:02.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a big, endless, expansive void
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.46,0:01:05.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you can constantly call out to it\Nbut no one's ever listening.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.71,0:01:10.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I actually found a comfort\Nin speaking out to the void.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.21,0:01:12.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I found, in sharing\Nmy feelings with the void,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.67,0:01:14.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eventually the void started to speak back.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.38,0:01:19.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it turns out that the void\Nisn't this endless lonely expanse at all,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.83,0:01:22.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but instead it's full of\Nall sorts of other people,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.29,0:01:25.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also staring out into it\Nand also wanting to be heard.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.62,0:01:29.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, there have been many bad things\Nthat have come from social media.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.42,0:01:31.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not trying to dispute that at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.29,0:01:35.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To be online at any given point\Nis to feel so much sadness
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.21,0:01:37.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and anger and violence.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.54,0:01:39.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can feel like the end of the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.42,0:01:41.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet, at the same time, I'm conflicted
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.29,0:01:44.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I can't deny the fact\Nthat so many of my closest friends
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.96,0:01:47.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are people that I had met\Noriginally online.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.46,0:01:51.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think that's partly because\Nthere's this confessional nature
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.75,0:01:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to social media.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.75,0:01:57.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can feel like you are writing\Nin this personal, intimate diary
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.67,0:01:59.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's completely private,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.17,0:02:02.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yet at the same time you want\Neveryone in the world to read it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.46,0:02:05.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think part of that, the joy of that
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.25,0:02:08.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that we get to experience things\Nfrom perspectives from people
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.50,0:02:10.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are completely\Ndifferent from ourselves,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.58,0:02:12.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sometimes that's a nice thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.25,0:02:14.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, when I first joined Twitter,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.25,0:02:17.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I found that so many of the people\Nthat I was following
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.12,0:02:19.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were talking about mental health\Nand going to therapy
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.83,0:02:23.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in ways that had none of the stigma\Nthat they often do
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.25,0:02:25.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we talk about these issues in person.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.79,0:02:29.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Through them, the conversation\Naround mental health was normalized,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.46,0:02:32.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they helped me realize\Nthat going to therapy was something
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.50,0:02:34.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that would help me as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.12,0:02:35.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, for many people,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.96,0:02:40.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it sounds like a scary idea\Nto be talking about all these topics
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.46,0:02:43.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so publicly and so openly on the internet.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.38,0:02:48.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I feel like a lot of people\Nthink that it is a big, scary thing
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.21,0:02:52.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be online if you're not\Nalready perfectly and fully formed.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.38,0:02:55.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I think the internet can be\Nactually a great place to not know,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.79,0:02:59.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think we can\Ntreat that with excitement,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.79,0:03:04.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because to me there's something\Nimportant about sharing your imperfections
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.42,0:03:07.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and your insecurities\Nand your vulnerabilities
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.58,0:03:08.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with other people.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.08,0:03:11.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.88,0:03:15.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, when someone shares\Nthat they feel sad or afraid
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.46,0:03:17.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or alone, for example,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.17,0:03:19.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it actually makes me feel less alone,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.33,0:03:22.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not by getting rid of any of my loneliness
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.46,0:03:24.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but by showing me that I am not alone
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.92,0:03:26.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in feeling lonely.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.33,0:03:28.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as a writer and as an artist,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.08,0:03:31.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I care very much about making\Nthis comfort of being vulnerable
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.75,0:03:34.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a communal thing, something that we\Ncan share with each other.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.00,0:03:37.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm excited about\Nexternalizing the internal,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.54,0:03:42.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about taking those invisible personal\Nfeelings that I don't have words for,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.50,0:03:45.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,holding them to the light,\Nputting words to them,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.04,0:03:46.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then sharing them with other people
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.96,0:03:50.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the hopes that it might help them\Nfind words to find their feelings as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.70,0:03:53.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I know that sounds like a big thing,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.08,0:03:55.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but ultimately I'm interested\Nin putting all these things
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.79,0:03:58.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into small, approachable packages,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.33,0:04:00.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because when we can hide them\Ninto these smaller pieces,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.00,0:04:03.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think they are easier to approach,\NI think they're more fun.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.96,0:04:06.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think they can more easily help us\Nsee our shared humanness.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.92,0:04:09.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes that takes the form\Nof a short story,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.33,0:04:12.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes that takes the form of\Na cute book of illustrations, for example.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.92,0:04:14.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And sometimes that takes the form
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.54,0:04:17.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of a silly joke\Nthat I'll throw on the internet.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.04,0:04:20.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, a few months ago,\NI posted this app idea
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.54,0:04:22.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for a dog-walking service
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.50,0:04:25.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where a dog shows up at your door\Nand you have to get out of the house
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.83,0:04:27.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and go for a walk.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.12,0:04:29.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.33,0:04:32.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If there are app developers\Nin the audience,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.50,0:04:33.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,please find me after the talk.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.88,0:04:38.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or, I like to share every time\NI feel anxious about sending an email.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.50,0:04:39.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I sign my emails "Best,"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.96,0:04:42.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's short for "I am trying my best,"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.08,0:04:45.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is short for "Please don't hate me,\NI promise I'm trying my best!"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.71,0:04:49.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or my answer to the classic icebreaker,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.25,0:04:52.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if I could have dinner with anyone,\Ndead or alive, I would.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.08,0:04:53.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am very lonely.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.42,0:04:55.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.75,0:05:01.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I find that when\NI post things like these online,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.67,0:05:03.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the reaction is very similar.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.12,0:05:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People come together to share a laugh,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.00,0:05:06.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to share in that feeling,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.33,0:05:08.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then to disburse just as quickly.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.46,0:05:10.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.04,0:05:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, leaving me once again alone.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.25,0:05:18.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I think sometimes these\Nlittle gatherings can be quite meaningful.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.62,0:05:21.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, when I graduated\Nfrom architecture school
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.21,0:05:22.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I moved to Cambridge,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.54,0:05:24.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I posted this question:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.04,0:05:26.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"How many people in your life\Nhave you already had
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.44,0:05:27.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your last conversation with?"
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.96,0:05:32.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was thinking about\Nmy own friends who had moved away
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.79,0:05:35.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to different cities\Nand different countries, even,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.17,0:05:37.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how hard it would be\Nfor me to keep in touch with them.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.00,0:05:41.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But other people started replying\Nand sharing their own experiences.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.25,0:05:44.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Somebody talked about a family member\Nthey had a falling out with.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.42,0:05:47.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Someone talked about a loved one\Nwho had passed away
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.08,0:05:48.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,quickly and unexpectedly.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.71,0:05:51.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Someone else talked\Nabout their friends from school
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.17,0:05:52.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who had moved away as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.88,0:05:55.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then something really nice\Nstarted happening.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.62,0:05:57.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead of just replying to me,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.17,0:05:59.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people started replying to each other,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.58,0:06:02.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they started to talk to each other\Nand share their own experiences
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.92,0:06:04.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and comfort each other
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.33,0:06:07.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and encourage each other\Nto reach out to that friend
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.29,0:06:09.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they hadn't spoken to in a while
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.12,0:06:11.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or that family member\Nthat they had a falling out with.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.75,0:06:16.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And eventually, we got\Nthis little tiny microcommunity.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.54,0:06:19.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It felt like this support group formed
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.04,0:06:21.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of all sorts of people coming together.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.67,0:06:24.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think every time we post online,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.79,0:06:26.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every time we do this, there's a chance
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.71,0:06:28.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that these little\Nmicrocommunities can form.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.88,0:06:32.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a chance that all sorts\Nof different creatures
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.92,0:06:35.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can come together and be drawn together.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.12,0:06:37.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And sometimes, through\Nthe muck of the internet,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.42,0:06:39.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you get to find a kindred spirit.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.33,0:06:44.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes that's\Nin the reading the replies
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.38,0:06:47.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the comments sections and finding\Na reply that is particularly kind
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.88,0:06:49.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or insightful or funny.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.58,0:06:52.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes that's\Nin going to follow someone
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.50,0:06:55.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and seeing that they\Nalready follow you back.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.25,0:06:58.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And sometimes that's in looking at someone\Nthat you know in real life
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.54,0:07:01.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and seeing the things that you write\Nand the things that they write
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.75,0:07:05.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and realizing that you share so many\Nof the same interests as they do,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.08,0:07:07.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that brings them\Ncloser together to you.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.29,0:07:09.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes, if you're lucky,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.50,0:07:11.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you get to meet another alien.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.87,0:07:15.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[when two aliebns find each other\Nin a strange place,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.38,0:07:16.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it feels a litle more like home]
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.00,0:07:19.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I am worried, too,\Nbecause as we all know,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.21,0:07:22.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the internet for the most part\Ndoesn't feel like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.25,0:07:23.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We all know that for the most part,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.00,0:07:27.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the internet feels like a place\Nwhere we misunderstand each other,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.71,0:07:31.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where we come into conflict\Nwith each other,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.58,0:07:37.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where there's all sorts of confusion\Nand screaming and yelling and shouting,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.88,0:07:40.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it feels like\Nthere's too much of everything.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.21,0:07:41.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It feels like chaos,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.58,0:07:45.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I don't know how to square away\Nthe bad parts with the good,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.83,0:07:47.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because as we know and as we've seen,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.67,0:07:51.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the bad parts can really, really hurt us.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.42,0:07:57.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It feels to me that the platforms\Nthat we use to inhabit these online spaces
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.50,0:08:00.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have been designed\Neither ignorantly or willfully
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.12,0:08:03.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to allow for harassment and abuse,\Nto propagate misinformation,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.92,0:08:07.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to enable hatred and hate speech\Nand the violence that comes from it,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.62,0:08:09.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it feels like\Nnone of our current platforms
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.00,0:08:12.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are doing enough\Nto address and to fix that.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.79,0:08:16.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But still, and maybe\Nprobably unfortunately,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.50,0:08:20.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm still drawn to these online spaces,\Nas many others are,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.17,0:08:24.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because sometimes it just feels\Nlike that's where all the people are.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.46,0:08:26.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I feel silly
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.29,0:08:28.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and stupid sometimes
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.42,0:08:33.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for valuing these small moments\Nof human connection in times like these.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.33,0:08:35.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I've always operated under this idea
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.67,0:08:40.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that these little moments of humanness\Nare not superfluous.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.54,0:08:42.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're not retreats\Nfrom the world at all,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.62,0:08:45.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but instead they're the reasons\Nwhy we come to these spaces.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.50,0:08:48.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are important and vital\Nand they affirm and they give us life.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.33,0:08:53.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they are these tiny,\Ntemporary sanctuaries
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.17,0:08:55.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that show us that we are not\Nas alone as we think we are.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.79,0:09:00.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so yes, even though life is bad\Nand everyone's sad
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.62,0:09:03.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and one day we're all going to die --
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.38,0:09:05.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[look. life is bad. everyones sad.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.04,0:09:08.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're all gona die, but i alredy bought\Nthis inflatable bouncey castle
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.38,0:09:10.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so are u gona take Ur shoes off or not]
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.33,0:09:14.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think the inflatable metaphorical\Nbouncy castle in this case
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.92,0:09:19.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is really our relationships\Nand our connections to other people.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.54,0:09:23.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so one night,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.88,0:09:26.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I was feeling particularly sad\Nand hopeless about the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.00,0:09:29.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I shouted out to the void,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.21,0:09:30.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the lonely darkness.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.54,0:09:33.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said, "At this point,\Nlogging on to social media
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.71,0:09:36.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feels like holding someone's hand\Nat the end of the world."
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.71,0:09:39.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this time, instead of\Nthe void responding,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.21,0:09:41.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was people who showed up,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.88,0:09:45.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who started replying to me and then\Nwho started talking to each other,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.58,0:09:48.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and slowly this little\Ntiny community formed.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.83,0:09:50.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everybody came together to hold hands.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.88,0:09:56.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in these dangerous and unsure times,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.08,0:09:58.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the midst of it all,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.21,0:10:02.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think the thing that we have\Nto hold on to is other people.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.62,0:10:07.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I know that is a small thing\Nmade up of small moments,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.08,0:10:10.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I think it is one tiny,\Ntiny sliver of light
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.54,0:10:12.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in all the darkness.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.38,0:10:13.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.67,0:10:18.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.21,0:10:19.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.50,0:10:23.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)