Rives: "If I controlled the Internet" (a poem)

http://www.ted.com How many poets could cram eBay, Friendster and Monster.com into 3-minute poem worthy of a standing ovation? Enjoy Rives' unique talent.

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[Ch33seMan]

TED is absolutely amazing. Most mentally stimulating thing I've found on the internet. High five to them. Great poem too.

[sketchseven]

Rives is brilliant. Love this, love 'Voice' really really love 'Kite'

[ballerinaguns]

His voice is wonderful

[iNSeRTCLeVRNaMeHeRe0]

he and george watsky are my favorite people on the planet.

[Brust90]

I'ma watch THEM ALL

[rebelVHS]

Just magical.

Also, in You Tube, search for 'TIMEKODE/DENI' and listen to 'POEM - MACHINE RANT'

[TanakiIII]

Why did I read 'remarkably'?

[billygmss]

still angry because some audiences laughed when he said "you'd get an automated reply. their name in your inbox. it's all you wanted anyway."

[Spo8]

"That's all you wanted anyway" still gets me when I think about this poem. I think the audience kind of brushed past how powerful the poem becomes for a second because the rest was funny, but I love it.

[GrandTheftAuto974]

if i ruled the internet i would track down the 82 dislikes and disable dislikes in youtube

[CyanideXsAINT]

@HallieBaby That really was the best part. Kind of hit me out of nowhere too. I still have a spam email that was sent from my friend's MySpace account. He passed away four years ago. Not going to lie, sometimes I look at it and pretend it's an actual message just sent recently. Totally hit home for me.