How events shape lives and how traditional storytelling falls short | Brooks Brown | TEDxVeniceBeach
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- Опубліковано 20 лип 2024
- In a profoundly shocking and thought-provoking talk, Brooks takes us through his life story. He started out unremarkably in Columbine, Colorado having typical boyhood adventures with his buddy Dylan. Until one day as a teenager, in the blink of an eye, his life story was completely transformed. Brooks was surrounded by world wide news story and was forced to make sense out of this nonsensical tragedy. From this, he drew profound insights about how humans find meaning in the symbols and events of their lives. Ultimately, he learned what traditional storytelling techniques can’t tell us about life, and eventually realized what new technologies, such as virtual reality, can now give us. Brooks’ wide-ranging intellect allows regular viewers exciting ideas drawn from Slavoj ZIzek to Jacques Lecomte - all the way through to popular movies including those by his former boss, James Cameron. Finally, Brooks is thrilled to share his latest life event, which he must now integrate into his own story. Which provides a glorious, happy ending to his life’s symbolic order. Brooks’ intelligence shines throughout this unique and unforgettable talk. [Bio intentionally left blank.] This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
Oh boy, when he casually mentioned "his friend Dylan" the first time. I was a little surprised, but I'm actually kind of glad that it seems like he's at peace with it, as much as he can be.
Me too
@Devin Harris Yes, I agree with that.
He was always realistic about his relationship with Dylan. It was Eric who caused the turmoil with him, Dylan had been a lifelong friend.
Jim Dandy even if he knew doesn’t mean he took it serious. I mean if he had I’m sure he and his brother wouldn’t have attended class that day. I mean prior to Columbine people just though their peers were trying to act tough or just blowing off steam when they’d say something crazy. Even know it’s impossible to know who’s serious and who isn’t. You can’t call the cops everytime you suspect something. That’s isn’t fair cause 99% of the time the people called on are not doing anything illegal and shouldn’t it’s not right for them to be treated as if they are. Bottom line is this, he isn’t responsible for the action of others, no of us are. It’s not our responsibility to stop incidents that are out of our power to control period
Jim Dandy how do you know if he did or didn’t take it seriously? He knew Eric was serious didn’t just blindly follow him.
So glad to see Brooks happy and thriving. I can still see pain in him when he talks about Columbine but it sounds like hes been able to move on with his life and not just be that ‘friend of the shooters’. He’s incredibly intelligent and well-spoken, and I am sure he will be an amazing father! All the best man
What pain he literally exploits the deaths of children so he could have his 15 minutes of fame even 20 years later. Shameful and tasteless.
he used his name to get explicit pictures of columbine fangirls who were minors, he's really not a good guy, and using the killers as his fame.
@@ChawkletStudios Telling his story? Sir.
@@nia_from_heaven he’s been “telling his story” since 99’ pretty sure if a murder happened this close you would stop exploiting it after 20 years
@@ChawkletStudios Well, people deserve to know. Not all people know of what happened in 1999.
Wow. Interesting talk. As he gets closer to talking about the tragedy at Columbine, the pain of it all reaches his eyes and his voice. 20 years was so long ago and yet it's not. This is cliche to say, but man.. I can only imagine..
You can hear in his voice it's as fresh today as it was 19 years ago
I noticed that too, his voice cracked a little bit
@@generalgringo9887 his voice sounds sad and angry
Yea I noticed, he sounds out of breath. Completely understandable. Admirable he's able to speak about it.
Damn he changes so much since the Columbine shooting. Almost 20 years...
Is it just me or does he resemble John Lennon now?
@@generalgringo9887 LOL may be
I personally didn't recognize him at first he's changed so much
Columbine changed him but when the Columbine shooting happen it completely changed it knowing he could of been the first person to be Dead.....crazy
I wonder if he ever gave up the smokes
He looks like a level 42 wizard... lol nah jokes aside, im really happy for this dude.
lol
Lol
U used columbine to get fame!
Good thing he mended his friendship with Eric before the massacre. Otherwise he wouldn't be standing here.
@Noah Deamer Agreed but I think Brooks was Dylan's childhood friend and Eric befriended him when they were in CHS.
That’s not true, Eric wasn’t even geared up yet when Brooks talked to him. If Eric pulled out a shotgun and killed Brooks it would’ve blew the whole plan, if you remember the plan was for the bombs to go off. Shooting someone outside before the bombs even detonated would’ve ruined NBK. So even if Eric and Brooks were still enemies, Brooks would have not been shot in that scenario either.
@@fastestinakina9341 you don't know that we don't know what Eric would have done he could have pop him with a hand gun which does should like a pop then he could have went on with the massacre am glad it didn't work out that way I wished it hadn't happened but these 2 people who had put this in play about 14 months before April 20th 1999
Not necessarily
Not really. Eric still didn't like him, it was just more convenient to let him go so they could stick with their plans. Had Eric shot Brooks in the car park it would have completely ruined all the plans they made as everyone would have been alerted. Had Brooks been inside the library he would have been a goner had Eric had his way. Maybe Dylan could have convinced Eric to let him go, but it wouldn't have been Eric's choice. They weren't friends and Eric probably still despised him, he just wanted him out of the way so their plans weren't blown.
love how brooks takes the knowledge from the massacre and using it to better the world. he took the role right after the shooting and ran with it. from telling the media the truth of columbine, from working in media, to today. it’s crazy to see him grow over the passed 20 years become the person he is today. it’s unique that some people involved with columbine refuse to say the shooters names, but to brooks he’s just “my friend, dylan”.big congrats to brooks and his wife for their beautiful child!
he used his name to get explicit pictures of columbine fangirls who were minors, he's really not a good guy, and using the killers as his fame.
They refuse to tell you not to give them more ratings than they've already been given
He got dragged into it and had to fight to regain his reputation for having been friends with Eric.
“It doesn’t matter. Brooks I like you now get out of here, and go home!”
- Eric Harris
Happy to see him doing well. Such a well spoken, intelligent man.
he used his name to get explicit pictures of columbine fangirls who were minors, he's really not a good guy, and using the killers as his fame.
So glad that brooks is doing good, he seems like such a smart and well read person.
I watched an interview with his dad, and I think he gets a lot of that from him. They are both really intelligent!
@@citizn-xh7rv they are attention seeking media whores.
he used his name to get explicit pictures of columbine fangirls who were minors, he's really not a good guy, and using the killers as his fame.
Nothing but love and support for this man. He went through a terrible experience and has not stopped using his platform to connect with people and try and stop it happening again. I hope he is at peace. He is a poster man for Things Get Better. He is trying to make the world a better place and we must protect him at all costs.
I am VERY glad things got better for Brooks he is amazing and deverves it! but PLEASE don't just assume things get better for everyone they definitely don't sometimes things just get worse unfortunately.
Poignant how he randomly mentioned his friend Dylan and the tragedy of Columbine as just parts of his life, glad he made peace with it. Also happy he's built a life and a family.
God Bless Him!! 🙏 I have so much respect for Brooks Brown. He has been through so so much and he is a stronger man through it all. I'm reading his book, " The Truth Behind Death At Columbine". I love it. It really brings into perspective of what he went through with Eric and Dylan. How Eric went bad and Dylan followed. Brooks became the survivor of a horrible tragedy with two friends and lived to tell his story and about what really happened that day. ❤️
he used his name to get explicit pictures of columbine fangirls who were minors, he's really not a good guy, and using the killers as his fame.
Brooks youre a living legend, wish you well buddy
he used his name to get explicit pictures of columbine fangirls who were minors, he's really not a good guy, and using the killers as his fame.
Brooks Brown is a living Gem
I can’t imagine living with the fact that one of your friends committed a notable school schooling. I am glad he’s doing good.
I think he suffers from "survivor's guilt."
Especially since he was the one (along with John savage) who was told to get out by the shooters, yeah.
He does and he's still coping putting all together and compartmentalizing himself so he can live and understand this.Cos he's still will always struggle with why
So glad to see that Brooks seems to be doing well! This is such a fascinating concept
I concur beautiful!
he used his name to get explicit pictures of columbine fangirls who were minors, he's really not a good guy, and using the killers as his fame.v
Sending this guy love and light. What a beautiful soul.
he used his name to get explicit pictures of columbine fangirls who were minors, he's really not a good guy, and using the killers as his fame.
@@sam-su3tdwhy has this never been mentioned before? where’s the proof.
You can tell talking about Columbine is still really hard for him. Good for him for trying to talk about it anyway. I'm sure it's cathartic, in a way.
He proably knew Eric Harris was serious when he said he liked him and to go home. He knew how to instinctively recognize threat by the irregular heightened sensory "vibes" Eric was radiating. It's built into our brain since early man. He'd spent a lot of time around Harris. There's no way he felt nothing. He felt a twinge (a disturbance in the freaking force. we all have it to some extent.) We're animals. Brooks was wary from what Harris was emitting on a SUBVERBAL level. He just can't say so. If he copped to it, imagine how many people's minds would drift and obsess on him as a "if you'd only told or done something that morning, my child (brother, sister, etc.) would still be alive." It makes sense for everyone involved, and the survivors, for him to not say so. It's more beneficial to everyone's lives.
Wow, you really did pulled out all the big words to make this comment, huh?
Brooks knew that Eric Harris was a crazy guy because Eric Harris threatened his life and his family but to say that Brooks Brown new right then and there after telling him to go home that he was going to shoot up the school is the most dumbest thing I've ever heard.
By the time Harris talked to Brooks Brown he was still waiting for the bombs to go off, shooting him right then and there would have ruined his plan in case the bombs exploded as planned
He didn’t. He has said himself that all he did was go to the smoking area to smoke his cigarette, debated on ditching his next class, and that is when he heard the gunshots and panicked. He had no idea what was about to happen.
@@SugarPeachPrincess I don’t believe that he had no idea they were planning this. As close as he was to Dylan
Excellent talk. I’m not sure how you ever can move on from that. Seems like he is doing really well.
Dear Brooks,
I have just read your book, "No Easy Answers" within two weeks or so. As I was reading it with great interest, I just happened to find this video. I have decided to wait and watch the video after I finished reading. Thank you for finding the courage and the strength to share your story with the world.
While your arguments about narrative, agency and event went over my head in a way, I was captivated by your presentation. You have a true gift for both spoken and written expression, and much charisma. I'm so happy to see you've continued to develop in this area since the debate club.
I wanted to share my thoughts with you (in the off chance that you read the comments to this video). I am awed and inspired by your, and your parents', unwavering courage and unflinching honesty in the face of an unimaginable tragedy, slander and lies. Facing grief, the pointed fingers of misguided and misinformed grieving friends, apathetic administration and corrupt police, legislators and politicians as just a teenager and standing tall through it all... you are an inspirational figure for me.
I wish you nothing but the best in your new role as a father and husband, in your virtual reality pursuits, as well as many more years of good health for your amazing parents and brother. You are real American heroes, who make a difference in the world.
Columbine was 20 years ago today. And I can't think of anyone else who has done more good about that event since Brooks Brown. Wish I could meet you then
What about what Rachel Scott's father and brother have done? They started a program called Rachel's challenge and from what I've heard its helped a lot of kids. I suggest looking it up if your interested. Not discrediting Brooks but just saying many people have done well after the tragedy. Tom Mauser as well.
@@winterlynn9012 Tom Mauser is a wonderful man
Tom Mauser and Randy Brown are people that did a lot too, really is no competition though. The whole community grew together and did a lot afterwards.
Congratulations Brooks. Your integrity shines bright.
Just finished his book on columbine amazing read. Really opens you're eyes to high school culture and how school shooters are made
his book is great
@@Demonicintrovert666 yes I need to read again. Bullying def played a role as motivation for Eric and Dylan
Must be odd to wake up every morning and thank Eric Harris for his Friendship, the one that saved his life.
Knowing the memories will be there and the tragic knowing the last words his friend says to him is brooks I like you now get out of here go home....such a very creepy last words from a friend who turns into a psychopath killer
Native maybe maybe not cause Eric saw him in parking lot Eric maybe didn’t want to draw attention that early. Remember his plan was to blow up cafeteria and shoot kids running out. Shooting Brooks would’ve brought attention and maybe kids Evacuate too early for his likings cause of shooting and his element of surprise is gone
Kevin Burke Or you can look at it that Brooks would follow with Eric into the school and Brooks decided to stay in the school and the propane tanks actually did go off? You can play the “What if..?” game all day. But Eric told Brooks to “go home” because he wanted to blow up the whole school and kill everyone running out. So yes, Eric essentially wanted Brooks to live
@@RealJaylxrd I KNOW! SUPER creepy!
Idk they weren’t that close of friends, in fact Brooks’ brother was scared of Eric too and the whole family got bad vibes so much so they reported it to the police and all...
This is a very interesting concept, certainly makes me wonder what events shaped me. And this guy knows what Aleppo is!
Wow! I love seeing how much he’s changed and grown. I started with the interview he did on the Oprah Show with his family a few months after the Columbine shooting. Wonder how his brother and parents are doing.
So proud of him!
MARVELLOUS HUMAN BEING!!! SO GENIOUS!!!! ALL MY RESPECT FOR BROOKS BROWN!!! AMAZING!!!
I remember reading about him in a magazine. I wasn't a teen but read teen magazines anyway. He looked so sad and broken
Amazing. I love the line leading to his interest in VR ;) This was a great talk.
How come this has under 4k views?
has 34k now
*Unpopular Opinion* : Eric didn't tell Brooks to leave because he liked him but quite the opposite. Eric spoke about being thrilled that survivors would live the rest of their lives with PTSD. So why would that apply? Because Eric knew Brooks little brother had that first lunch period and would be blown apart by the bombs. He absolutely knew Brooks would have to live with abandoning his own brother when he knew there was a clear danger.
No, he didn't know Brooks' brother would be in there...
No Pasaran - I mean, you realize Columbine wasn't a successful shooting but a failed bombing, right? The guy literally wrote "if you survive" when writing about what his FRIENDS could have from his room. I can't see him not knowing the lunch period of his friends brother when it was all year, when it matched Brooks AND they placed the bombs during the lunch period. Doesn't seem likely to me at all.
That's a very dark way to look at it, never thought about it that way.
@@EminAnimE1 it’s the truth tho
@@BlackGirlLovesAnime6 The comment is just a theory. There is no proof of it. It would be quite dark though. All we know is Eric sent Brooks home.
i think it's great that he hasn't let such a tragic event consume him and he's pursuing some stuff in gaming. it's rlly nice to see him doing well :D his book was an incredible read
I’m too stoned to know wtf his hands are talking about.
CVA Army
Wow! Can you imagine he could’ve lost his life this day!?
Incredible!
People say Brooks got lucky that Eric let him go, sure, but Eric still didn't like the guy. He more than likely let him off only because killing him there and then would have ruined their plan. Remember, this was supposed to be a bombing originally and not a school shooting. Had Eric shot Brooks Brown everyone around would have been alerted and up in smoke would have gone their original plan. I highly doubt that Eric let him go because he suddenly forgot about the fact that he literally despised him. It was just much more convenient to basically tell him to go away. Had Brooks been inside the library he would have been killed by Eric 100% unless Dylan convinced him to let him go.
Lots of respect for this man 🙏
he used his name to get explicit pictures of columbine fangirls who were minors, he's really not a good guy, and using the killers as his fame.
@@sam-su3td 😨
@@shrump87 yeah.. there's a lot of information on google, he's really not the good and respectful guy everyone thinks, sadly.
i read your book 'no easy answers' Brooks and i almost finished your father's book! Take care!!
I loved this talk. Made me interested in Lacan again. Wishing you the best, Brooks.
Brooks!!!!! My man! I havent seen you since high school maybe or I guess, shortly thereafter! It's me, Terra (used to be Oglesbee)
Hey, in the box of description you put Jacques Lecomte instead of Jacques Lacan, but Brooks its talking about Jacques Lacan. Please would you correct that? Thanks.
Great job!
Can someone tell me what is the point of these pictures of bricks mounted on the metal pipes in front of the brick wall? Or are those like small monitors?
Applauses!
Like I do when speaking publicly, Brooks talks a bit too fast for the brain to latch on to at times. It's good for me to hear this from the other side!
Hey CVA, comment if you see this 🤗 I love your channel!
Lol shouts to CVA
CVA Army!!
Ahh CVA where ya at??!!
What happens to CVA channel
I miss CVA😭😭😭
Impetus Vs inertia could be like an analysis of the butterfly effect and it's principal changes in quantum . Where they've tested Q-bits traversing exponential time in computational programming. The effects are very little from past to present . According to studies in time travel . Or the observational effects with particle wave experimental results. Is this an element of inertia or impetus by something outside our control .
That first picture of Dylan made me feel mad weird
@Kleki the first
He looks like John Lennon
I would say he looks more like "Jesus"
@@reyk3524 That too xdd... Jesus John Lennon maybe :b
@@mrcowboyzombie 😂😂😂
6:33 damn would that be the same Boston Red Sox cap that Dylan would wear all the time? and even during the shooting
6:37 Brooks and Dylan :')
we stan brooks . 😌
no, no we don’t.
Exceptional document about how a man with this experience with the subconscient taking life as a gift 1 does not cut beard nor hair,2 is talking to a educated people in Venice Beach. All we might become very better if we take life as a gift and not as a deserved thing
I like Brooks now too
Eric knew he was claiming Brown's childhood friend. The most pain greater than death which is why Eric let him live
The Columbine case inspired a massacre that took place here in Brazil in March 2019, in the city of Suzano, 2 teenagers invaded the school where they studied and opened fire on the students, killing 8 people and then killing themselves
I'm glad to see Brooks doing well. Always wondered how he would deal with & overcome his past experiences, which must've been very traumatic to say the least.
He looks way better & healthier than he did when he appeared in that documentary about 15-20 years ago. He actually looks younger now.
And he's a Slavoj Zizek head. Which rules. And means he is likely a Marxist, rather than a hateful reactionary like his old highschool pals Dylan & Eric.
Looks like he's really redeemed himself. (I'm not saying he did anything wrong, but was definitely associated with and involved in a super traumatic event.) But rather, he's managed to overcome his trauma and use his experiences to try and change the world & the way people think in a positive way. Trying to train people to be more empathetic thru storytelling. Good for him.
Go Brooks! I Like you now Go Home!
Dylan played drums?
brooks gestures with his hands a lot
Lot of public speakers do
@@rlawsondukes2594 he does it in the Columbine Killers 2007 documentary where he is solo
Im doing the same thing and i can’t stop it. I don’t know why some people do that the whole time but they do
Good lord brooks looks different these days
vodka
go back to tumblr you creep
Hey brooks, well done with this. Has you’re dad still got the audio tapes from what he recorded on the basement tapes)
That was Rachel Joy Scott's dad who recorded and leaked an audio piece
Diana Bundoc his dad also did
@@onthebits really? How do you know? Where's the source? I only know RJS dad did
Diana Bundoc unknown to most of the world and CVA their is a few copies of the Basement tapes in Colorado. They are not letting them out.
Hannah yes! At first those were flying around. JeffCo did a terrible job keeping them secure
This is sad
Brooks Brown has long hair now. Interesting! I wonder if he was friends with Joe Stair and Robert Perry.
Brooks is that you? I didn't recognize you with this beard.
Lol yeah that's what through me off too
Brooks looks like Pete Townshend with long hair and a beard. I say he looks like Pete Townshend on pretty much every video. The resemblance to me is uncanny.
Why does a Google search show Brooks Brown as a saxophonist?
Another person named Brooks Brown, who was a musician in the group Cherry Poppin’ Daddies.
@@DaynaE65 Oh okay
Interesting concept. Pretty sure I wouldn’t want to experience the bombing of Aleppo but I can think of some happier events I might enjoy… Fortunately, life has been good to me and I’ve had it pretty dull and boring, I quite enjoy it this way
He looks like a bearded Lars Ulrich.
CVA!!! CVA!!! CVA!!!
Brooks dooky drown beet stop he will tell his mommy
Brooks I like you now get out of here go home
Dylan save his life believe or not, because dylan told brookes and his parents about that eric wanna kill him.
This man has FAR more knowledge on what really happened that day and if you think otherwise ask yourself, "Have I read ANY of the facts or just what the news told me?" Find your answers no matter how terrifying they are to you and Columbine was NOT what it seemed. Ask FEMA why did you CHOOSE reps from Jefferson County to go to Maryland to train in an active shooter drill but ONLY them in late '97? Why are there HUNDREDS of affidavits claiming for A FACT Joe Staire (dead now) was involved along with many others? Why is he alive and not Joe? Robert Perry? Chris Morris? ASK QUESTION GAIN ANSWERS
Odd
this video has only 13.822 Views lol
The fact that's what you are worried about is mind boggling.
I appreciate him talking about his events. But the whole psychological bs was unnecessary.
That was the whole point though.
Never really believed Brooks about a lot of aspects of his 4/20/99 timeline. Specifically that he saw Eric that morning. It’s ashame he has become one of the main historians of the events and leading up to Columbine
Why do I get the feeling looking at the pictures of Dylan and Eric after death, that Eric shot Dylan first, then himself. I really don't think Dylan wanted to die or even kill. Eric played upon Dylan's depression. Don't get me wrong. Dylan killed. But I still think Eric was the mastermind and manipulator.
Well by the time they went back to the library what other options would Dylan have? Go to jail for life or finally give in to the depression. I think dylan's blood and brain matter on eric's pant leg prove that eric was already dead when dylan shot himself. I think he saw himself as the last one standing at that point and realized the hopeless of his situation and the failure of their plans.
You could be right I've heard that the bullet exit wound on Dylan's head indicated that Eric might have murdered him. The "tech-9" gun Dylan used may have been difficult for him to use on himself. Heard about this toward the end of Randy Brown's interview with Bill Ockham. But since it's been 20 years since the case we'll probably truly never know what went down.
@@citizn-xh7rv the only thing holding me back from seriously considering Randy's proposition, is that he says he has a photo that isn't publicly available and it makes it obvious that Eric shot Dylan, something with the hand Dylan had the gun in and what side of his head had the bullet hole, but that he won't ever make the picture public. To a degree it's one of those "oh, well that seems a bit convenient" things, and I just can't get over it enough to truly believe Eric shot Dylan. There's too many other details lining up like the molotov cocktail fluid being on top of Eric's brain matter meaning the brain matter was there first, and how the bodies fell with Dylan ending up on top of Eric's leg. But Dylan also had the gun in the wrong hand to shoot himself on the side of his head, and apparently his chamber had a bullet in but no magazine, meaning he hadn't shot the only bullet he had in his chamber so it makes it look like he hadn't shot himself, it's all super weird so it's hard to truly know what happened.
Eric did kill Dylan
Slavoj ZIzek is an incoherent lunatic!
Finally, someone who really knows... I like Brooks, but I'm not at all with him on this one.
As someone who is a " columbiner " I only have one crush. Brooks Brown....I want u....
U need help
If he didn't take the threat seriously why did he in fact go home? I think he was a silent partner when was going to write the story. Mind you I think he's highly intelligent but I think there's a possibility that he knew what was going to happen that day
because he already thought about going home after the test he has written
kelly gallagher well after Eric had threatened to blow him up. And had a uncomfortable relationship with him through classes. Eric actually warmed back to him in the end. As u can see by the pictures. Obviously brooks was on his way out anyway. And didn’t question this by Eric as he knew how difficult he was and probably didn’t want to jeopardise him liking him.
Don't you think if he knew Eric Harris was going to shoot up the school he would have reported beforehand? Dont forget that Eric Harris threatened his family, also he was not a silent partner. If he knew he would have stopped Dylan because he was closer to him.
Makes me wonder how things would have played out if Brooks had bumped into Dylan outside instead of Eric. It opens a whole new "what if" scenario. I imagine that Dylan wouldn't have been as calm and casual as Eric but instead nervous and fidgety. I can't imagine Dylan just casually telling Brooks to go home. Another thing is what a coincidence that Brooks ran into Eric. Columbine was and is huge and the high school I attended was roughly the same size (over 2 ,000 students) the chances of just bumping into someone you knew was extremely slim. I spent 4 years there and it was so crowded and big that you could walk through the halls daily and still see unfamiliar faces. They eventually had to build 2 more buildings just to hold all the students. I don't think its a conspiracy theory or anything just a huge coincidence that of all the people he could have bumped into it was Eric.
@@winterlynn9012 Dylan still cared about him. I think Brooks would've stopped dylan