Entitlement is a stinky cologne | Elias Cairo | TEDxPortland

Elias was our first speaker of the day and hit the nail on the head addressing a topic that we all experience everyday: entitlement. In a self deprecating, funny fashion, he points out that entitlement is like a stinky cologne. Through his personal journey with mentorship, straight talk, and hard work, he examines entitlement tendencies and solutions to "take a shower to wash off the stench."
Elias grew up in a very Greek family in a Mormon community in Utah. They taught him to make everything from liquor to glue. A former vegan hardcore music lover and semi-pro snowboarder, Elias has survived avalanches, bandits and full electrocution by a stove.
He learned the hard art of Swiss cuisine under the jagermeister of a mountain village. He guided Portland’s DIY food culture via the charcuterie think tank Olympia Provisions, where he doubles as co-owner and “head
salumist.” His cookbook, Olympia Provisions, earned national acclaim in the Wall Street Journal and is a New York Times best seller.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@Lovestolvlup]

Thank you so much! My husband and I were arguing about the fact that I've been acting rather entitled of late... this talk helped to open my eyes. THANK YOU.

[@zachpayne3572]

Damn, a simple message, but one that honestly we miss at first and can honestly forget easily. Great analogy, and great advice for everyone myself included

[@rmgrimshaw23]

Elias is a smart man. I love his cameos in KZbin videos also!

[@elsidoe1271]

Puts his bum on back to front though

[@ototurmanidze5578]

The sources of entitlement are not fully understood, but researchers have pointed to factors such as how people are treated by their parents and other authority figures, messages from the media, and other life events, especially those that make people feel that they are special. Self-entitlement is when an individual perceives themselves as deserving of unearned privileges. These are the people who believe life owes them something; a reward, a measure of success, a particular standard of living. THIS HITS HARD!!

[@bmguitar]

I learnt so much. Thank you for your speech

[@syahadahridzuan5413]

Isn't this the sausage factory guy

[@Uncircuited]

and the sausage expert, the bacon expert, and the meat expert

[@moonlightboiii]

Thank you so much Elias for sharing your experience with us. It's been a really good lesson to hear.

[@ScholarGamerNerd]

One of the most underrated messages ever.

[@ScottXiong]

This talk is nothing short of amazing. Very valuable lessons, even if obvious, yet not practiced enough by many. Thank you.

[@CSmr-cc7ge]

There are probably more people that watched this live in the audience than on youtube

[@slr-d]

One of the best Ted talks I ever heard. And he didn't have to do any antics either. Great talk

[@coley1760]

Beauty in words

[@brd8764]

Entitlement is everything because there is nothing to achieve unless it is pleasurable to achieve and live life to leave better than the way we exist as materials of experiencing pleasure instead of knowing pleasure as it is.

[@coldenhaulfield5998]

Your fellow Americans should watch this.

[@pirhan]

Check out Epicurious if you want to hear Elias talk about bacon and deli meat. :)

[@brd8764]

I am imagining the feeling of entitlement apart from being entitlement. Someone gave a child a toffee and it can flaunt it until it is not eaten by it. It looks good and is good. It brings happiness and feels sweet.

[@ChatM0nster]

This is fuckin' amazing!

[@b.k.701]

So you cannot feel entitled and grateful at the same time, is it?

[@CCretarolo]

Both watching this talk several times and actually meeting Eli as a short term employee in the past year literally changed my life! It took me some rather extreme circumstances to wash off the entitlement, but I've always been one to learn things the hard way 🤣

[@brokenredbench96]

Bruh, he has a Swiss German accent.

[@MemoryVague]

Anti-"entitlement" talk is frequently used to deny people rights and services that actually are essential

[@whifflingtit9240]

This.

[@buttercroissant1278]

no one owes anything to u except if theyve created u or did something bad to u

[@MemoryVague]

@@buttercroissant1278 imagine hearing this in the ER lol

[@danielh.2427]

3rd comment

[@michaelmiller6675]

Dear Daniel, I regret to inform you that due to the supply chain issues that plague our society, we are unable to make the bronze medal you believe that you are entitled to. We apologize for the inconvenience.

[@b.k.701]

@@michaelmiller6675 😂😂