MY SPEECH WILL BE ABOUT HOW THE NEVER-ENDING PURSUIT OF A LARGER PROFIT AFFECTS INNOVATION IN MANY SECTORS, MAINLY ART AND TECHNOLOGY. TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS NOT AN ANTI-CAPITALIST SPEECH, AND I HOPE IT WILL SHOW THE AUDIENCE THAT PURSUING CREATIVE JOBS CAN ALSO EARN PROFIT AND BE BENEFICIAL FOR US AS A SOCIETY. HI I'M WERA AND I'M A DP1. STUDENT AT 2SLO. AS YOU MIGHT HAVE GUESSED BY MY TED TALK TOPIC, I'M INTERESTED IN ART AND ECONOMICS SPECIFICALLY FASHION AND FINANCE. I HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY MY SPEECH, SEE YOU SOON!! This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

IN MY SPEECH, I WILL EXPLORE IDENTITY AND SOCIAL MEDIA. WE OFTEN OVERLOOK HOW INAUTHENTIC SOCIAL MEDIA CAN BE. THE ABILITY TO CREATE A DIGITAL IDENTITY FROM SCRATCH LETS US SHAPE OUR OWN ALTER EGO. BUT WHY DO WE SO OFTEN USE IT IN HARMFUL WAYS? THAT'S THE QUESTION I AIM TO ANSWER. MY NAME IS JULIA, AND I AM A FIRST-YEAR DIPLOMA PROGRAMME STUDENT AT 2SLO IB. ACADEMICALLY, I AM INTERESTED IN PSYCHOLOGY AND LINGUISTICS, WHICH I HOPE TO STUDY IN THE FUTURE. IN MY SPARE TIME, I AM AN AVID MUSICAL THEATRE ENTHUSIAST WHO ALSO PLAYS THE PIANO AND ABSOLUTELY LOVES TRAVELLING. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx