Stephen Fry: What I Wish I Had Known When I Was 18

Comments (15)

1. Jonathan says . . . | May 31, 2010 / 7:07 am

   Anyone else see the irony in a twitterer such as Stephen Fry berate the ‘self obsessed’ on the internet?

2. Hannah says . . . | May 31, 2010 / 9:04 am

   It’s not especially self-obsessed to want to talk about yourself, or about other things that you care about, to people who are interested. And people who decide to visit your twitter, or even follow it, have definitely expressed an interest. It’s more self-obsessed to want to push your opinions onto people who aren’t interested (just saying what you “think” without even bothering to see what others have to say, so convinced you’re right, for expample), and a lot more of that goes on in comments etcetera. Although it’s a fine line, of course.

3. harpreet Kaur says . . . | May 31, 2010 / 12:33 pm

   I do love that. ‘abdigation of one self ‘.
   it seems natural, one should be naturally more inquisitive about things we don’t know and all things other than ourselves.

4. Kelly says . . . | May 31, 2010 / 2:47 pm

   lol…if you catch yourself saying me or I too much your on the wrong track…but Richard’s constant use of “you should” and “you should not” might be just as if not more isolating and repellent. ;-)

5. Hank says . . . | May 31, 2010 / 6:04 pm

   dan – just about everything on your site has been a good, very good, and sometimes great pick…but for this one. sorry. i agree with the commenters above.

6. Dan Colman says . . . | June 1, 2010 / 1:13 am

   I didn’t exactly think this item would get panned. Seemed like a less likely suspect than other things I’ve posted here. Guess you never know.

   Cheers,
   Dan

7. Bryon says . . . | June 2, 2010 / 6:34 pm

   I thought this was wonderful Dan. I loved the final line:

   “All the big words—virtue, justice, truth—are dwarfed by the greatness of kindness.”

8. Brian says . . . | June 3, 2010 / 6:44 pm

   Well I thought it was a very nice video. Thanks for posting it, Dan.

9. Peter Samuelson says . . . | October 3, 2010 / 1:32 pm

   Thanks for posting our video, Dan. Lots more at http://www.splashlife.com. Carpe Diem.

10. Greg Battye says . . . | October 11, 2010 / 9:00 pm

    I also think it’s an excellent piece. Anyone who thinks that Stephen Fry is talking primarily about himself simply hasn’t listened. It’s not unusual — in fact I’d say it’s part of the same ailment — for poor listeners to accuse others of talking excessively about themselves. Thanks, Dan, for a very worthwhile and thoughtful contribution.

11. Pokksey says . . . | October 12, 2010 / 1:36 am

    What they said…

12. Bill says . . . | November 8, 2010 / 7:37 am

    Stephen Fry isn’t reading this.

13. Gia says . . . | November 10, 2010 / 12:16 pm

    I thought this was great. Thanks for uploading.

14. Bess says . . . | December 30, 2010 / 10:25 am

    I wish I could can this for my children to watch when they get older… I thought it was an excellent piece.

15. Amina Farooq says . . . | December 10, 2011 / 6:47 pm

    Hi Dan, I’m in my first year of med. school, and just spent 13 hours of my day studying; this was such a wonderful and refreshing break. Thank you. :)