The art of asking | Amanda Palmer 

Nardwuar already did

lol

Jan Terri did also.

Codakose your so awesomely funny I agree she could pull that off

The art of poncing by freeks

She seems like the sort of person who probably does love everyone she meets.

Makes?

i wish i were like her

I'm sure she actually does :)

This is such a lovely comment.

Thank you. XO

I used to like Neil gaiman

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@@janedoh1648 Why don't you like him now? What happened?

I love her way of juice been a real human being

amit nagpal it's awesome I love that about goddesses

Hi Ed, I'm dad

She's incredible isn't she?

@@josiecameron3395 no

I was crying from when she talked about the prolonged eye contact with strangers as a statue. When she said 'My eyes would say thank you, I see you and their eyes would say nobody ever see me, thank you' I just lost it!

I cried when she said she let them write on her nude. I also got a stiffie but don't judge me.

@@jamesmynott7558 that was so powerful.

She should not have accepted the beds. Should have insisted that they sleep on their own beds while they use the couches.

@@harisadu8998 yup

I love that you disagreed in a beautiful and thoughtful way.

She's living the lux elite life, she is most certainly taking care of herself.

*witch* ❤

Very true I like this perspective

+Ralph Dratman Yes Ralph - exciting stuff - Saw a movie recently called "Sita sings the blues", excellent film and totally crowd funded. Found her talk (on youtube) even more compelling

+Ralph Dratman Watch "The Venus Project".

Pankaj Duggal Started watching Sita. Like it very much so far! Thanks.

+Ralph Dratman Uh.. how? This lady will have to do this for the rest of her life lol.. no 401k. No savings. Living off of dollar bills per day.

Leaf Shade should be

To reward good is to enable good, to provoke it. So...

Not in this satanic world

It should be both

It probably would be without capitalism

Your comment made me stop and think....

well as an update, i did show my clients, and they were all amazed by how well she presented herself and her ideas. I plan on using it every month when I have new clients to show the video to.

Clients or patients?

Clients, we do not call them patients. They explained it to me once, but the short of it is that they are not in a hospital so they are not patients. Something weird like that.

God man, this post is right on. Nobody wants to ask and they feel they are a burden to call at 12:15 at night because they want to drink. No man, I had to ask people for help and it was terrifying. If you NEED to call I WANT to answer.

She has spent a lot of time on stage! She nailed this talk!

Just genuinely asking What does I didn't make them means?

@@so-nali she didnt think of a way to be most profitable. she didnt seek out money or fame, but it would still be nice to have that. i think thats what she means when she says she didnt make them

@@so-nali She was attacked, still is, viciously online for "robbing stupid teenagers of their parents money"; but she never once guilt tripped or begged. She asked for help and ran a campaign, and continues funding music through Patreon. She simply advertises herself and what she wants to do, and people who are able help out. They pay her with resources, she pays back with art. Kind of like the olden days where rich people sponsored artists like Michelangelo.

@@so-nali I see you, too, have mastered the art of asking :p Btw. Companies/ppl force ppl to pay for a product (or for mere sets of pixels -appearances/"skins", etc- these days, in videogames). She basically said that the payment should be optional (as it *is* in many content creators' cases lately). Most ppl do feel they have to reward artists, etc anyway. I bet my explanation isn't quite complete, and I'm missing something, but I'm sleepy atm xD

@@shiteyanyo1111 It's much deeper than that. Amanda is problematic for several reasons which you can easily find online. She's a bit of a sociopath and certainly not afraid to "ask" for anything.

Rob Pickering stealing this and using it with my students next semester thank you!

Three years late, but hey... it's still an answer: as a student, I wish I had more teachers like you. Even as a stranger, I would like to say thank you because you've showed them _this_ video, so they could become _critical viewers_ and you are _proud_ of them.

Nice one Rob!

You might have censored the part when she stripped

Neil Morbey what flaws I see zero flaws authenticity is true perfection

Shyla Thiel Authenticity is learning that you have flaws, and so do your idols. While I dig what you’re saying - I love her too! - she has made it clear that she doesn’t want to be put up on a pedestal. ♥️

What are all her flaws? Oh wait, is this one of these moments where you didn't actually think about what you were saying so you opened the comment with just another overused staple? Once upon a time etc. we all fall down.

perfection is an illusion, flaws are everywhere if we look for them

@@rphanmurphy8385 Her open racism, for one?

+Meilani Cheung If you go to one of her gigs there's a 98% you'll meet her! :)

Khey Andou Ooo! I have to.

ScoutiverTTV she does her eyebrows on purpose like that

+ScoutiverTTV They are. Those are eye bros, expressed in bro code.

friendly witch u

friendly witch I love your realness to. Your screen name is awesome

join couchsurfing - you'll meet plenty :)

This video has just come up on my recommended, what happened with her kick-starter campaign? I was thinking if reading her book on this topic.

@@katec9893 Read her book, it's great. I'm a 60 year old bloke who bought it for my daughter many years ago and just read it this week. Brought me to this talk.

The haters were right……..people are sick of patron and other electronic begging. It’s better to just honestly ask.

IKR?!

its called imposter syndrome and almost everyone goes through it

T-Rex Robertson Happy one year anniversary on your RU-vid comment! I like your comment. Best Wishes, man! :)

GIMME 10k $

@@genericname9199 LOL, yes. Sounds so beautiful but is completely meaningless.

For sure. I’m the same…. Working on it….

Richard Wyant and you are wonderful for noticing

Im not german, but im drunk and I approve this

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You took no words out of my mouth and yet you've said what I feel!

Yhea just Mind Blowing

should have been $20, after her inspiring story.

She's extremely wealthy, perhaps split the difference with a human statue who needs it more.

+OfftoShambala AGREED

+OfftoShambala OMG IT'S TRUEEE

Yeeeeee Shambs! Have fun on the farm

Amy Palmer's methods are things many businesses and salespeople can definitely stand to learn. We live in a world where the consumer is in charge of buying decisions with many alternative channels even though the products and services may differ. The consumer has become so powerful that free trials and samples are required to even bring a prospective customer to consider; and returns are encouraged to be processed even if the customer is very wrong. The key to marketing & sales is no longer all about trying to force a product down people but asking them while they're in a driver's seat as well!

John Kim I am glad that you see how powerful the consumer is... so many people in the US believe they are powerless and manipulated, however, that is just not the case. People just tend to conform so if we create an uber non conformist consumeristic society... people who we currently believe have power wouldn't stand a chance LOL

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+M.R. Yan It's my video against depression, work pretty good

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Stephanie Manley the kindness of strangers

Groups are the future

Stephanie Manley I love this to smart lady.

What is so brilliant about this? I couldn't finish her TED talk. There is nothing wrong with artists with a business mind. There is nothing wrong with asking people to buy your stuff or to subscribe. But if you present a commercial relationship as some kind of real, magical love relationship between the artist and the "fans", it's in my opinion wrong. It doesn't make her a true artist, but a parasite, who is playing strangers. She takes advantage of people's generosity, compassion, and courtesy. She puts people in an uncomfortable situation. She puts a huge social pressure on them, when she creates a scene where she expects people to give her money. Actually, this is not her invention, but one by the Catholic Church, who started with collection trays. Her higher level of begging is unlimited. She even undresses and lets people touch her butt...to sell her music. All thousands of pity/politeness-dollars she made, are not because of her creativity or talent, but because of her subliminal begging. She does make people pay for her music more than any street artist I've seen, but wrapped in a layer that apparently blinds people. The worst thing of this story is that many introverted talented people, lose money over this clucking attention sponge. In the time of Vincent van Gogh, there were also Amanda Palmers who slithered their way to the top. But people like Erik Satie or Van Gogh were unnoticed because they just wanted to make art.

@@SquirrelMonkeyCom I didn't see the connection of the Catholic Church here. We may not see eye to eye on this one. Again, as content creators, there should be an exchange of something of value for something of value. If you don't like buskers don't listen to their music, don't watch their magic shows, walk on. For those who enjoy it, do your part.

We can, just ask to see it that way. Take the chance.

Syd didn't hurt her career either

In her book you can read how they met and fell in love. It's a really sweet and deep story.

It’s hard to argue with your assesment

When I used to live in London, the neighbourhood I lived in was pretty friendly (the kind where strangers would say hello in the street, you'd stop and chat, and the following week one of you was at the other one's house having coffee, or snacks and wine), and we had a sort of trading system. If someone had a skill to offer (say gardening), then the other person might 'pay' them by babysitting their kids for free, or doing their ironing or something like that. No money was ever exchanged and it was the art of asking principle. Word would go around that someone was in need of maybe some shelves putting up, someone would offer to do it, and then a trade in skills etc. would be discussed and things just got sorted. It was so nice. I'd babysit kids, do art with them, bake cakes or cookies for people, walk their dog stuff like that, for a lift to the shops, or help with moving some furniture. I was a trained masseuse before I became ill and could no longer work at all, so I used to give a free massage or reflexology treatment for larger favours. I love that kind of connection with people - asking for help without shame or fear. I miss that neighbourhood.

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Hello, fellow Critters :)

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Heyyy i go there after reading this comment! Thank you for your recommendation, sir!

Thank you :) I like your name btw

Really?

Yes really.

If fleek means flawless, that's NOT anything close. It's like someone that is blind drew her eyebrows for her. Lord have mercy they are terrible.

Yup, but musicians and artists have to pay the bills too, as much as we love to create :)

Yeah, people get so obsessed with producing self-sufficient, independent adults that they forget that everyone needs each other.

What's up with his eyebrows??