Gabe Whaley
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Podcast Appearances
Koska jos kÀy galleri-museoissa, ei tarvitse soittaa taiteesta, joten tÀmÀ pitÀisi vahvistaa ihmisiÀ soittamassa taiteesta. Haluaisin kuitenkin lopettaa tarinankin. Kaveri oli todellinen, 5000 kiinni oli todella todella todella todella todella todella todella todella todella todella.
Ja seuraavaksi kuusi kuukautta tuli katsomaan tÀmÀ asia muuttamaan kÀsiÀ kymmeniÀ, jos ei tuhansia kertaa, suurin piirtein hyvin rauhallisia yhteistyötÀ ja yleensÀ Grand Theft Autoa, josta ei voi puhua kovin paljon tÀÀltÀ. Kuusi kuukautta se alkoi New Yorkissa. Se meni Suomeen. Se pysyi Suomeen muutaman pÀivÀn, Grand Theft Auto. Sitten se meni jatkuvasti Pohjois-Pohjoiseen, johon kuusi kuukautta,
I mean, the GPS stopped. We kind of assumed that the project was over. Which is okay, it had a glorious life. But then one day I get a call, and it's a call from a tow pound. And the tow pound is saying, hey, we're pretty sure that we have your car, because it is registered under your name, but it's such a weird thing, because people keep showing up and claiming the car, and they all have keys to that work.
So we ended up taking the car back, it was no longer functional, and we decided to place it in an art gallery in Los Angeles. And at this gallery actually I got to attend the opening, and at the opening I observed something that I totally did not expect to see, which was purchasers of the key had flown in from all over the country, not just to see the thing that they had touched and interacted with show up in a gallery, but they were actually there to meet each other for the first time.
Katsoin heitÀ ottaa kuvia ja kertoa omaa yksittÀisiÀ heikkojaan auton kanssa, ja tulin takaisin ja tajusin, ettÀ tÀmÀ projekti ei ollut koskaan auton kanssa. Se ei ollut koskaan kiinni. Se oli ihmisten kanssa. Se oli oikeastaan ystÀviÀ, joita teet koko ajan.
Now if you see the car, it looks nothing like it did when we started out. The faux wood paneling is gone, regrettably. But now it's covered in paint, drawings, scribbled messages from complete strangers to other total strangers. It's no longer a car. Now it's a rallying point for this weird little random community that sprang up out of nowhere and gave this thing a life of its own.
And with that, I'd like to invite each and every one of you to reach under your seat, because I've placed... Sorry, sorry, sorry. They told me not to do that, I did it anyways. This is my first and last TED Talk, whatever. Anyways...
Kaikki tiedÀmme, ettÀ kiitokset aloittavat autoja, kuten ATM-mahdolliset pitÀvÀt kasvua, kuten iso-ruokalaiset pitÀvÀt ruokalaita. Mutta huonon idean tapauksessa nÀmÀ eivÀt tullut olemaan niitÀ, joita nÀyttÀisivÀt olemaan ylipÀÀtÀÀn. Ne aloittivat elÀmÀÀn omaa elÀmÀÀnsÀ, ja kaikki olivat jotain toisenlaista, paremmin tai pahemmin. Minusta se on kaikkein kiinnostavaa.
I'm not necessarily saying that bad ideas are good ideas. All I'm saying is give yourself a chance to explore the thing that makes you uncomfortable because you just never know what might happen. All right. Thank you. That was Gabe Whaley at TED 2025.