FOR ALL THOSE TURNED OFF BY YELLING: Imagine if your child froze to death in the landing gear of a plane trying to illegally travel to another country to find work to feed his family. That horrible fate, along with drowning at sea trying to find the same is happening to people close to her (you know the story already) and the yelling is a reflection of the pain. Imagine losing your child that way, their frozen body sliding out unceremoniously from a set of wheels being mangled as it falls, finally slamming into some unforgiving dirt or something. That will hurt and anger you when that fate is the result of something preventable. That's what she's thinking about when she is speaking with so much passion. Also keep in mind people attending TED talks are usually monied, and monied people have the ears of lawmakers. I hope you will listen to find out why lawmakers are so integral in her story.

@thatsjusthim

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry for repeating myself.

@ginny401

4 жыл бұрын

Why is this not in the top comment

@shepherdpablo8257

3 жыл бұрын

you probably dont care but if you are bored like me during the covid times then you can watch all the new movies and series on instaflixxer. Have been binge watching with my girlfriend for the last couple of days :)

@lancekarsyn535

3 жыл бұрын

@Shepherd Pablo definitely, been watching on Instaflixxer for years myself =)

This is the most powerful TED talk ever. I am researching it. Watching it after two years.

@danywilliams7981

Жыл бұрын

I am watching it now, you can imagine the feeling am having watching this

Greetings from Singapore. You are truly an inspiring entrepreneur who has a wake up call ! God Bless.

Powerful message, same for Haiti most of us are living the country when we can started creating business and help others.

FINALLY TED put out a great talk that pushes Free-Market principles. Or at least implies so. I'll take it

@robfromvan

5 жыл бұрын

Peter Ted Talks is finally getting something right lol

@Dudemon-1

Жыл бұрын

It's really amazing that it got applause, in a crowd that fosters the things that she's fighting.

As much as I want to agree with everything she dramatically said, I think she over simplified the issue at stake. I started registering a brand in Ghana 🇬🇭 for the past two years and has since not gotten the license. No one to ask why and the agent leading the registration is a Christian and will not pay bribe. This is a business to alleviate poverty in my village. I have since moved back to the uk 🇬🇧 enjoying my life. However, this video has rekindled my drive. I will not stop 🛑

@Luiz-rt8eo

Жыл бұрын

But how has she oversimplified the issue at stake? Can you give examples that she didn't mention?

@Revjuan14

11 ай бұрын

Dramatically? All these countries in Africa are poor af and people just donate and pity thinking it is helping without any research being done. I’d be just as mad if not more

As an African I agree with this lady it is very hard to start a small business compared to a first world countries like America or Germany

one of the most underrated Ted-Talks. Your spine can feel the passion that is coming from her.

Big up and a huge thank you to Magatte Wade., for cutting to the chase, with workable solutions for small and medium size businesses to trade and create jobs in Africa. Thank you.

Bless you sister I am so angry also with what is happening on the African continent, its going to Change sister its going to change, 💙💛💚♥️

@nietzschesmoustache3585

5 жыл бұрын

Europeans actually were already trying to change/industrialize Africa, but the locals kicked them out.

@Abel-ft1tv

5 жыл бұрын

Nietzsche's Moustache bro, colonization was not helping. It created division among brothers

@nietzschesmoustache3585

5 жыл бұрын

@@Abel-ft1tv I'm not saying it was perfect. It definitely created civil strife, but it also created the infrastructure of a modern society. Even today, countries that were colonized are doing better than those that weren't.

She woke up and chose to just keep it real. Thank you

We are not born experts, but we can be experts in anything that we love, and as long as someone achieved what we are aspiring, then we can!

Praise you, sister.

Couldn't finish this thing but John Stossel did a story 10 or more years ago contrasting starting a business in Africa versus starting a business in Singapore or Hong Kong, I don't remember which one. His point was both were similarly impoverished after World War II and one is a jewel and the other is, well...

If I had a business of blessing the rains I could start up easy

@smiddleton96

5 жыл бұрын

It takes baby steps to create a business.

@rickpresley63

5 жыл бұрын

There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do.

@peter-peterpumpkineater4982

5 жыл бұрын

it would take a lot to get me away from you, then

@DOOF1

5 жыл бұрын

Then I'd bet that the wild dogs cry out in the night longing for some solitary company, but idk that's just me

@jacobhero1577

5 жыл бұрын

ITS MY BOI IN THE CHAT

Thank you for defending our continent 💪🌋

@amisfitpuivk

5 жыл бұрын

Good luck.Most people still think it’s a country lol

@luissilva6548

5 жыл бұрын

Lolll

@krzysztofchylinski6252

3 жыл бұрын

Don't miss the point, which was attacking, not defending, corrupt African leaders. No one else is making laws in Africa but Africans. I wanna come and start a business, but only Rwanda seems to have reasonable legislation.

@jamalwilliams3674

11 ай бұрын

​@@krzysztofchylinski6252shot the messenger not the sender

@jamalwilliams3674

11 ай бұрын

​@@krzysztofchylinski6252you shouldn't be scavenging for opportunities at all in Africa. We know what your countries have done to Africa in terms of its resources and economy

Magatte Wade is absolutely amazing, she deserves so much more attention. I hope people check out some of her interviews

Great discussion that I wish was discussed more often - help impoverished countries become more self sufficient, stop NGOs that keep the people on their knees and corrupt governments in place.

One of the best condemnations of liberalism interfering with business I've ever heard.

@Jules-qc3je

4 жыл бұрын

She supports limited government interference which is quite exactly what liberalism is (except in America, where it paradoxically also means left-wing ).

@overthinkingintrovert396

3 жыл бұрын

Free markets are a classical liberal idea. Conservatives and Socialists are both a threat to the free market.

@natalkumar6132

3 жыл бұрын

@@overthinkingintrovert396 Libertarian today not Liberal . Classical Liberals are more akin to Libertarians in the modern times .

@krzysztofchylinski6252

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jules-qc3je you mean except in America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the list go on.

@krzysztofchylinski6252

3 жыл бұрын

@@overthinkingintrovert396 even if it was a classical "liberal" idea (doesn't sound right, but ok), it was so long ago, that now it is a conservative stand indeed. Conservatism isn't a system, like socialism that you mentioned, it's a stance that you keep (conserve) good old ideas, until you're absolutely sure that the new one is better.

i feel the same is happening in central america, thanks for the words of hope

Anyone else see the galaxy symbol for Spore in the background of the thumbnail?

She is beautiful on inside and outside Very intelligent and honest

Inspiring and Impactful message, thank you!

My heart is on fire!! Thank you for your courage and Truth sister!!

Guess how the comment section will be. I swear there are some people who hear the world ' Africa ' and they flip the table instantly.

@vargrhelsing8042

5 жыл бұрын

*flip table*

@FacelessForever

5 жыл бұрын

i came here expecting more excuses. what i heard were two things with a solution to offer. one, it is extremely difficult for people to start businesses, two, with an absence of foundational businesses the country as a whole is suffering. her proposed solution was to make starting a business easy or at the very least easier.

My grandmother would say give a man a fish and you feed him for a day but teach him to fish and you feed him for life. It is just easy for people to give fish because it it's easier and doesn't require much effort on our part. We have been giving aid to Africa since I was a child and it has not help. However look at China who went through famine and look at them now after they embraced capitalism. It is not a perfect system but it is better than the rest.

Wow! The parallel with starting a business in California is frightening.

This incredible talk is seriously uncomfortable for a lot of people who prefer to blame certain other races or groups of people for the problems in Africa. It's because the truth is; lack of unregulated free markets cause suffering, and free markets create prosperity and opportunity.

You need to start talking to your corrupt and senseless leaders who are in the position to lead the people to change for good .

@chandir7752

5 жыл бұрын

I am not perfectly informed on this, but I don't think their leaders are willing to change anything.

Real TED Talk I have seen in a while. 1 in a year possibly 2 year worth the wait

@dcryptospace1284

2 жыл бұрын

Same

Yes, it must be good to run a business. But where is it easiest to make a lot of money? What arrangements are needed to be able to climb from bottom to top (social mobility)? How to make it easier to start and run a business? What do entrepreneurs need to start businesses?

she could have presented it much better than she did.. ( not yelling) just calmly and directly with passion of the facts.

@dcryptospace1284

2 жыл бұрын

Being calm doesn’t always have the same effect

Nice explanation!

I feel like this is just a giant rant. But I do get it.

@kiyoshim9593

5 жыл бұрын

I can say why is bad bussiness in africa. Because most people are not educated (not smar_) And that translates to everything in a Society.

If all leaders are stood up and act for the benefit of the citizens and not for the conqueror then and only then Africa will be great

Powerful words💖

This talk is really powerful!

Bravo ... A great lady

It's hard to start anything New anywhere. Not necessarily in Africa. But anywhere in the world. Africa is undergoing political revolution. Corruption rejuvenation and neo-colonial tiedown. Fighting corruption starts with you...

I get being passionate. But I always turn off Ted talks that have nonstop yelling

@vargrhelsing8042

5 жыл бұрын

kinda hard listening to them and working at the same time. I get that too.

@jenglot2011

5 жыл бұрын

well, as a non-native english speaker I just turn the sound off and read the subtitle.

@selfawaredevices

5 жыл бұрын

this is not a ted talk, this is a ted scream event.

@DC...

5 жыл бұрын

digitalparker A few weeks in public speaking classes or drama would do her a world of good. I listened and the message was lost after she said SMEs and E commerce would create jobs. Doesn't matter if all the money is funneled back to USA before a single tour of Africa. Right message, wrong tone, wrong audience.

@DC...

5 жыл бұрын

Jeng Lot Smart. Unfortunate when you want to listen with this in the background.

Powerful and honest!

Powerful 👌

Everything sounds inspiring and good, but I have to point that this seems a little bit oversimplified.

I would like TED to allow her to express her views on the impact of reducing carbon emissions.

I love you girl. We have a lot something in common.🙌

Megatte is a champion for Africa. A voice that should be elevated. I know this is hard to watch but get past that and hear her.

Timestamp ~6:12. Yes, muting the rant and using closed-captions made it possible to process her message. If tariffs are lowered, then corruption (bribes) becomes unnecessary. ?!

@Nuvendil

3 жыл бұрын

Not just tariffs, but that's one example. The more power the government has to determine the operations of the day to day economy, the more control it has over commerce, the more power it has to pick winners and losers. The moment the state has such power, people will be lining up to buy that power. It's why in the US once the government started subsidizing farmers, it very quickly became the case that wealthy farmers in no need of subsidy were soaking up the bulk. Why the moment the government had authority to license jobs outside medicine and law, businesses seeking to wall out competition were eager to have a license for their profession. The more complex and expansive the laws and bureaucracy, the more corrupt the system becomes over time. And this corruption also serves to concentrate the benefits of prosperity as the politically connected can capture regulations faster which increases their income which increases their political pull. Her point is, low economic freedom - caused by a non-independent judiciary, over-regulation, overly complex taxation, intrusive government programs, etc - breeds corruption and perpetuates poverty, which is a reality seen reflected pretty much worldwide.

I love her

That reaction at 5:11

What solution she offer?? Start writing to who?? Will even work?? 'You never know until you try.' Yea, but why people in power want to help 'you' and the country? How a country develop is never about fixing everything but develop even with conflict and difficulty. She provides a shallow point of view. Life is never fair and laws are nonsense. But removing it will cost more chaos. At the end, do what you can do because you can only control your own action.

@thatsjusthim

5 жыл бұрын

My friend she literally yelled exactly what solutions she's implementing lol.

@thatsjusthim

5 жыл бұрын

Also I don't mean literally like these schoolchildren mean literally I mean it as it is originally meant. She said in between all the yelling exactly what her problems were, exactly how she came to the solutions she was presenting, and how those solutions benefit society in Africa and the world at large. I know it's hard to listen when it feels like she's trying to indict the wrong people, but it came from a place of pain and of all the flaws people have when speaking publicly, this is just one of them. Like when people stutter a lot or talk too fast or too quietly. I intentionally left out what she said because it's worth listening to.

@superjnovaannularaurora9065

11 ай бұрын

that's what she said but you simply missed the point. the point is not writing to someone. the point is you take action first and don't wait for those in power to start it. if those in power don't change then revolution will certainly happens.

The best step Africa can take is to abandon African culture in favour of modern culture. No one would think it was a good idea for medieval Europeans to have held on to their primitive culture and not advance, why is it acceptable to tell Africans to hold on to their primitive cultures, let alone hearing it from Africans themselves?

Definitly right

It's hard starting a successful company anywhere

@ab.normal.

5 жыл бұрын

More difficult in some places.

@themac9677

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah but a 45% tariff on natural resources! absolutely insane

❤️

Hello, very good!

Word

I didn't understand who is causing the tariffs on which African country?

Amen

8:38 continent*

but why do you have to import card board? is the tariffs from other African countries so high? your leaders need to promote cluster businesses

If everyone can do his/her part, we would have less difficulties in all aspects of life. But our interests and disciplines and attitude differ 🙄

Porfa que etiqueten este video a JOH pa que entienda que rs lo que ocupamos

I don't live in Africa but still interesting

Now that Britain is about to leave Europe you could ask them to recolonise the continent as they ran things far better when they were in charge. Rhodesia was a rich country where there was no shortage of work, now it is a poor country with no work. Ask them to come back and be better to them this time.

Arent we all in a artificial purgatory, did we not come into a world of social competitions, popularity to harassment, to procurement like Brett kavanough

"And those words, they shattered my heart". You words shattered my eardrums.

Make it mandatory for the governmental entities at ALL level to publish their spending. ONLINE

for those who comment about her loud voice instead of the heart shattering topic she discussed : i just want you to see the difference between a first world problem and a third world problem :(

@ahmedmamdouh1421

5 жыл бұрын

Branzinotito WTF !!!!

@Epistemer

5 жыл бұрын

@Branzinotito I really hope that you don't represent the west 😞

I wish Africa would have a revolution its the only civilization that never had an enlightment. Industry and business was dumped on people who were still in the Stone Age.

Selling people is a good business. You should start this trade back up. It was so successful that it lasted for a couple centuries and you made decent profits.

African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

nice

I feel like I'm being scolded...I really wanted to listen but I stopped half way through.

Some places need more free market

Good intentions, but I feel bad for her she sounds on the verge of tears the whole time and it is painful to watch. It felt a bit uncoordinated but I see something special in her and her speech.

She was almost shouting at me, but maybe I deserve it. I didn't know to help.

True2

I understand she is getting emotional with the topic as is something attached to her. However, no need to be yelling, though. You can still deliver your message being firm and controlling your tone. Maybe need to practice speech delivering....

@bwertyc

5 жыл бұрын

Monica Macias And, as for you, theres no need to perpetuate the idea that a woman simply passionate about what she believes in, is speaking out of turn. She can yell all she wants. Her livelihood is being threatened constantly. Is yours?

@JakeBroe

5 жыл бұрын

I think the TED people do work with people (not used to giving public speeches), but I think in the moment it's easy to let emotion take over.

Education first then business. If they wont change they habbits and way of life it will longs forever.

@benjammin6228

3 жыл бұрын

Not public education. That's not real education.

Those poor helpless POC need our help. Without us they can't even make a job, we need to take care of them, it's our duty as the western world.

She’s as angry as I am. Very inspiring

she came with fucking fire

there are many opportunities in Africa

I thought she was talking about trying to run a small business in California.

I think this woman screems at the wrong audience.

@violet-trash

5 жыл бұрын

I don't think screaming directly at African dictators would end well.

@hermanjohnson9180

5 жыл бұрын

She scurrin me 👀

@chilled99

5 жыл бұрын

Its a TED talk, the audience is global

@superjnovaannularaurora9065

11 ай бұрын

@@hermanjohnson9180 why you feel that way? remember the saying go if there's nothing wrong there's nothing to hide.

Use the resources available. If there is something that’s too difficult or expensive to import then that’s a gap in the market for someone to fill. There should be a natural evolution of competitiveness that arises as societies grow, but the African people have generally never managed to coordinate between themselves & organize economic systems in which businesses can flourish. They’ve got the population growth part down no problem, lol. But seriously, if 55 nations can’t between them figure out how to run a society properly, it’s time to stop blaming the rest of the world & start considering that perhaps the problem lies within.

@matotuncotutata

3 жыл бұрын

The problem does lie within. I think in another talk she was talking more about the gov tariffs. Long story short, African govs are very corrupt and they do all those kinds of tariffs all the time. Not to mention that many revolutions in Africa just trade one dictator or corrupt president for another, just like revolutions around the world.

@rigatoni4646

2 жыл бұрын

wasn't she talking to African leaders?

Akon said so

When did TED become slam poetry?

She was inspiring me but at the same time scaring me I thought she was shouting at me😂😂.

@dcryptospace1284

2 жыл бұрын

Lmbo

she is mostly right but poverty is universal issue, not just an African issue. A lot of so called developing countries have huge poverty issues. the USA has around 20 million people living on the streets yet that are labeled the richest country in the world.

Marvelous talk!

Hi

Interesting topic, but to emotionally, as for me.

3:25 "People are poor because they have no money" - TED Talk...... Thanks a lot !

@natalkumar6132

3 жыл бұрын

What she means is Economic freedom or rather the correct statement is too much power in wokists hands .

@not-even-german4892

Жыл бұрын

And NO EDUCATION

Tariffs are bad. I just saved you 9:12 of your life...

@vargrhelsing8042

5 жыл бұрын

well, then you are missing the reason why. If i want someone to blindly stuff me with statements without evidence i would just go to the nearest church, or the news station, which ever one is closer.

@violet-trash

5 жыл бұрын

Those nine minutes are meant to explain why they are bad for people that don't think they are.

@AoyagiAichou

5 жыл бұрын

No, tariffs on resources/goods that you cannot reasonably obtain locally are bad.

@kaichase2725

5 жыл бұрын

Fandyus You obviously didn’t watch the video. She’s speaking out against the corruption among African governments that create an environment of hopelessness for the people of those countries. You’re apart of the problem for being Trump into something totally irrelevant to American politics.

@firebornliger

5 жыл бұрын

Well, when the first two+ minutes are guilting about how when "her" people are trying to sneak into other people's countries, bad things happen to them... I'm not surprised.

RDR2 WILL BE OUT IN 2 DAYS😎

@topblokehere6579

5 жыл бұрын

CasuallyObserving YouNaked why make a comment here?... but yeah the hype train is coming, can’t wait!😁

@casuallyobservingyounaked1518

5 жыл бұрын

@@topblokehere6579 I'm on the hype train so I post it everywhere 😂😂

@kumbaso18

5 жыл бұрын

I haven't played the first one, soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

@kaydenlewis9246

5 жыл бұрын

@@kumbaso18 soooooooo maybe you should play it

@mrzazzaable

5 жыл бұрын

I hope the online mode is deep

Yet there are successful businesses in Africa... I feel like successful people like you should be the ones to solve the issue...if for example its too costly to import ply wood, why not start a ply wood production unit after wood is not lacking in africa...simply expand ur tasks. I know it doesn't come cheap in the short run but it will eventually pay big n solve the issue as well...

@superjnovaannularaurora9065

11 ай бұрын

that's not the point. The point is high tariff kill business because those business can't compete with the competitor. look at china. Chinese business pay so little to ship so they sell their products very cheap.

Businesses need investment to get started... small and large. Laws need to be made and enforced to protect and encourage investment. Corruption is a huge problem, that needs to be addressed.

that what i m trying to do open abusiness in africa it s hard as f****

As a European, I was interested in what she has to say, but its hard to sympatize, when she is yelling at me.

@dcryptospace1284

2 жыл бұрын

I think she is frustrated and yelling at African leaders. Not personal at all.

@superjnovaannularaurora9065

11 ай бұрын

then you will have a hard time to sympathize with people. people will yell, give you the eye, etc etc at you. it's how you take it.