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Jerry Seinfeld, award-winning comedian, actor, producer and author, delivered the commencement address during Duke’s 2024 …
While I appreciate some advocacy from Ben and Jerry’s. As a frequent consumer of their products. I’ve never bought based off of political views or something they said. It’s very simple: Ben and Jerry’s has amazing flavors and combinations. That’s what makes me like them. The fact they do some good things in the community is a side benefit of liking them in my opinion. No offense but what good is a company that makes terrible ice cream but is really politically active? That won’t last long.
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As someone from south Texas and never have seen an actual Ben & Jerry store, I buy them due to their political stances. Sure, I can get Texas’s favorite Blue Bell, but seeing their good cause on the cover of the ice cream always makes me reach for Ben & Jerry’s and not BlueBell. Plus Ben & Jerry’s is delicious! I however would’ve sticked to BlueBell if Ben & Jerry had NOT displayed their support on the cover of their ice cream pints!
I would say I do not eat Ben & Jerry’s because I agree with their political stances. I would actually say I disagree with most of their political stances. I eat Ben & Jerry’s because I like the ice cream who would’ve thought that that is the reason why a person would eat ice cream. . . simply because they like the taste of it.
In July 2021, Ben & Jerry’s — which has an independent board — published a statement saying that, starting in 2023, it would boycott Jew and Israelis in what it called “occupied Palestinian territory.” The move was widely condemned in Israel and abroad, with Jerusalem’s Foreign Ministry urging US states to activate their anti-BDS laws to punish Unilever.
#316👍😤Thanks WSJ for some education on a publicly traded company. I didn’t know that B&J had been sold with such conditions and it is still being used to fund the activism goals of the founders. I think if you use a corporate entity to fund your social interests there should be a special tax for such use of funds.
Im 41 years old. I went to university, got a job in environmental consulting, went to work in the resources sector and have been in the industry for 19 years. Wife, 3 kids, dog, mortgage. I STILL have no idea what i want to do 😂. Do something, pick something, give it a go. If it doesnt work out, change your plans. Be open to opportunities, be humble, do what is best for you but dont burn bridges, do it to the best of your abilities. Life does not happen in a straight line. ❤
His comments about Bee Movie had me cracking up. The whole speech was a banger. I had no idea what to do with my career when I graduated from Clemson. My degree opened doors but I don’t use it for my current job. I might not be passionate about what I do, but it is fascinating stuff and I work with a great team of people. That’s the end goal.
As a 2021, mask-wearing, no-family-allowed-to-the-ceremony graduate of Duke, I am so glad these students had such a wonderful graduation experience! What a speaker choice! ❤ I know our ’21 class couldn’t control what we experienced, but, Duke, if you ever offer a do-over ceremony, I’ll be there. Congratulations everyone! 💙😈
This article came in my feed and being the Jerry fan that I am, I clicked on it. I love speeches made by comedians, especially him. 3-4 minutes into the article I realised I’m sitting on my bed in my dorm room and this is my last day of college. It is! I’m going to pack my bags after this. A cab is going to drop me off 220 km away tomorrow afternoon. This is my last day of college, night rather, I realised, and I listened to the rest of the speech with that realisation. I spent this day being jealous, regretful, and fixing problems with my phone at a shop, and attempting to return this booklet I had, at which I failed btw. I listened to this after eating. I just thought it was beautiful.
Love you Jerry. Wonderful, heartfelt and fun loving speech. Love you Duke graduates of ‘24!!! You’re great and the greatest future of this country!!!! Thanks to Tim Ferriss who directed us followers to Jerry giving his commencement speech at Duke. Congrats Jerry and Congrats to Graduates of 2024!❤️💐🌻🌷⭐️💥
In my 50s, but this speech still rings true as if I were still in my 20s. The world is always going to be insane and you gotta have a sense of humor. And he’s so right, fascination is WAY MORE USEFUL than passion. Too many people are passionate these days and they have little appreciation for anything. To be fascinated by something is to have a deep appreciation for it. And to appreciate something, you must be grateful for it. Gratitude is the way to happiness. And it really is the smallest of things that make it all worthwhile.
As a retired scientist, the experience I enjoyed during my higher education challenged me to think for myself. Today? Our universities and colleges have become the bastion of professional students that never grew up and instead surround themselves with likeminded academics who do NOT foster independent thinking, but rather dependent thinking. They live in a bubble they created, not understanding the true meaning of life. Unfortunately, we have a generation of narcissistic people who champion any and every “cause” in an effort to validate their own existence. I was so relieved when my children graduated and left the college campus. Instead of being smothered by all knowing “professors” they could finally experience real life, not the utopian ideal society created by fallible people. Think for yourself. Do NOT follow the mob. There are two sides to every coin. Open your mind…….it is a terrible thing to waste.
I found myself laughing, reflecting, and worrying throughout his speech. His jokes landed with me, and I couldn’t help but laugh out loud. The lightheartedness of his humor was just what I needed. His words made me think about what kind of society that we live in where everything seems so serious. I can’t even get an ice-cream with my family without posters plastered everywhere denouncing political problems a world away. And finally, I worry that the algorithms that dictate what we see online, work only to divide us over issues we cannot or don’t understand. I think Jerry is right, we shouldn’t lose our humor. Our world is messy, and we can either lay down and cry, or start laughing and build a better world for our children. Thanks, Mr. Seinfeld, for taking a considerable risk and giving a commencement speech in what some would consider a “hostile work environment”. And finally, Congratulations, class of 2024! Welcome to the workforce–I’ll be the one bringing you the coffee.
I’m glad I avoided all the headlines and articles about this and just watched it. Very good, and overall entertaining for a commencement address! I like the part about being proud of your degree. I’ve seen a lot of people with good degrees tell people about it with some level of shame. Some degrees are extremely hard, require countless sleepless nights of studying, and deserve respect. If someone has put in the work, whatever it may be, they shouldn’t have to ashamed just because there might be some level of privilege in the equation. You have to work with what you’re given, and handicapping yourself helps no one.
Facts. This road ahead is long and challenging, and laughter is the one medics we all need more of in this world. I’d heard folks up and left Jerry’s graduation speech, which is truly embarrassing and shameful, but the man speaks truth here. May God bless our world and help everyone find their way back to some place of human decency. Thanks, Jerry!
Students actually walked out of this funny presentation? I’d be honored to have Jerry Seinfeld speaking at my graduation ceremony. I almost feel sorry for any dark soul that walked out ’cause your outlook on life must be miserable as hell. You must be looking forward to decades of corporate slavery and being serious about EVERYTHING. I’m glad I’m not like you even if I don’t have a bachelor’s degree.
WOW man, just WOW. At the beginning I thought. Seinfeld? and now, oh yeah, Seinfeld. HE GOT IT! I got as emotional as I did with Steve Jobs’s speech, Jerry’s speech was so profound, unbelievable. This one was THE BEST: “We’re embarrassed about things we should be proud of and proud of things we should be embarrassed about.” 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Here: A 57 year old man who is graduating tomorrow. My hat off to Seinfeld, no teleprompter, no script, JUST HEART. P.S. I’ve always loved J. Seinfeld
A lot of these pro-Hamas protesters like saying “go back to Poland”, even though they know very well that many Jews (especially Israeli Jews) NEVER left the Middle East/North Africa. How many people here know that Seinfeld himself is half-Syrian? “Jerry’s mother, Betty (née Hosni) and her parents, Selim and Salha Hosni, were Mizrahi Jews from Aleppo, Syria. Their nationality was stated as Turkish when they immigrated in 1917, as Syria was under the Ottoman Empire.” Egyptian Jews were given 24 hours to leave Egypt (and most had their property confiscated by the government), a country where Jews had lives for literally millennia before the Arab Muslim conquest in the Middle Ages. I recently read a book about Cleopatra, lost of Jews in Alexandria back then but pretty much no Arabs and yet, it’s the Jews who don’t belong in the region… People who yell out “from the river to the sea” do not want peace, they just want to pretend that only Arabs have the right to be in the Middle East which is absurd on its face. And, if you support those sorts of messages, you’re just a bigot not a justice warrior in any authentic sense.
Great job again Jerry… hit it all beautifully, even the controversial stuff, with kindness. As someone almost Jerry’s age, he hit a home run on his privilege of being a comedian who is Jewish and from NY. So hysterical and so true. The great comedians of our times were of that privileged set like Rickles, Dangerfield, Alan King, Shelly Berman, and the list goes on for miles.
Just wonderfull Jerry Just wonderfull how we enjoyed your TV series all through the best years our family experiences I Love ❤️ you you and your team were the most uplifting people ( comedy show from America) that we can honestly say God that was so funny and great because long after the show finnished we missed you all and wished didnt ever finnish but i guess all good things come to an end sometime thankyou so much JERRY and the Duke University who invited you thankyou for the great speach and laugh and i would not have thought you are 70 WOW May you live to a hundred JERRY and making people happy and Laughing and being Healthy thankyou and thanks for the memories 💟💟☮️☮️✡️🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱💯💚💛🧡🩵💜🩶🤎🩷🖤💙💝😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🙏🙏🙏🙏
One of the most interesting parts of life is how it will surprise you. Spent my whole life feeling confused and unfulfilled, square peg in a round hole. Feeling like I almost got it right, but was never quite the right fit. 28 now and finally feel like I’ve found my rhythm. Trust yourself and keep your humor. Amazing speech
Great speech! Jerry looks great for 70! That puffy cap reminded me of the white blouse A lot of people bemoaning those who booed or walked out early, fail to realize they are perpetuating the exact same behavior Remember folks, you cannot be more upset than the victim. Seinfeld was not upset, he walked the walk. It was torture that he could endure for under 20 minutes. So about 60-75 people walked out. No comparison to 35,000+ lives gone. Think about that while typing up hurt feelings. God bless you. “We’re embarrassed about the things we should be proud of and proud of the things we should be embarrassed of.” Jerry Seinfeld
Seinfeld (and his collaborator Larry David) taught me this whole central message through his sitcom when I was a kid in the 1990’s. It’s amazing to hear him state it so clearly now. That show taught me to appreciate the little things, and laugh at the big things. I’m sure I live a life that would make most people depressed, but because Seinfeld taught me to see humor in everything, good and bad, and to understand that no matter how annoying life seems relative to modern first world cultural ideals, I’m pretty contented with life. Honestly, I think that even if I were much worse off, I’d still not be too upset about it. Really, we all have it pretty good, and most of the things we complain about are ridiculously minor compared to the true hardships of human history. Humor is an amazing stress suppressor. If you have a strong sense of humor, you can roll with a lot of punches. I don’t know if I would say that Jerry Seinfeld makes me laugh the hardest among comedians, but he’s probably my favorite comedian, because of the immeasurably beneficial influence he had on my outlook on life during my formative years.
Too many snowflakes. My grandfather served in WW1, my uncles in WW2, my cousins in Vietnam and my father & myself and brothers in the Cold War. We need more people who understand what it means to be attacked. Does the US ever respond in proportion? If you wish to end the conflict as soon as possible, NO! Gen. Sherman knew this well, leaving a trail of flames across Georgia. “It it good that war is horrible, lest we grow fond of it.” 2403 Americans were killed at Pearl Harbor. We (and Allies) turned around and killed 2.6 million Japanese. THAT is what it took to make the Japanese STOP and decide to re-join society of democracies. Even after Hiroshima & Nagasaki, some in the Japanese Army still wanted to fight to the last man (and woman). Apparently Hamas thinks the same, to the detriment of all Palastinians.
I graduated from Duke University 25 years ago. Congratulations, Graduates of every type! Thank you, Mr. Seinfeld, for your speak and its availability on youtube! I very much appreciate your advice even more 25 years after graduation! (Cokie Robert’s was our 1999 speaker but I don’t remember a single thing she said. All I have is my wife’s remembrance of Cokie’s unfunny anti-men rant and my memory of sitting on the football field in the hot sun on May 16, 1999.)
I had no idea what an incredible human being Jerry was. What a wonderful message, I loved every aspect of it. What great advice for all these young people, I hope they didn’t learn more from him about being a human being than from going to school for four years. If i am born again I hope I can come back as a comedian. They all seem more wise than a lot of people i know.
Maybe the students walked out because they stood up for “The Soup Nazi”–lol….I remember reading a story a few years ago where Billionaires Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld went after “Soup NazI” Larry Thomas for selling “Soup Nazi” signed pots and pans…he was making $100 grand profit, thereby taking Food off Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld’s table. I’m having trouble finding that story again. Rabbit holed by Billionaires?
Note to all of the @Jerry Seinfeld naysayers: Be thankful that you didn’t have to suffer through Reverend Theodore Hesburgh’s ramblings, while hearing the painful noises made by his own descriptions of grinding his personal activism axes, as the @Duke University Class of 1985 did. By the way, Jerry knocked it out of the park.
That was good but still kind of dumb. It’s not his fault because our culture is dumb. I think Seinfeld’s television show was brilliant but I’ve only seen the highlights. Either way, he was a good person to invite to speak at a commencement and I was lightly impressed. Dude has true skills. One other thing, I think it is appalling that our universities would deliberately put young people hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt and still think of themselves as “elite”. Do you know of Allan Bloom? Well you should. Hey Seinfeld, there’s a lot I don’t know, but I do understand the “Trunk Joke” very well.
Agree with 90% of what he said but the 10% is a very heavy number. AI is not a product of peoples’ laziness, if fact, is the opposite, is the result of more than 2000 years of scientific knowledge and effort. The purpose of AI is to solve problems that the human brain can’t physically do, the purpose of AI is not to replace lazy brains. This is not a matter of opinion, this is just because very often, as Jerry mentioned, the clever thing to do, is to tell what is you can achieve from what you can’t achieve.
As a Duke grad (twice) ! would have hoped that those who were intelligent enough to make it through Duke to graduation and then walked out of the ceremony, would have been smart enough to truly understand what they are protesting. But, alas, very few of the “me too’s” who blindly follow the lemmings over the ledge perhaps aren’t that smart after all. Enough of the negatives…Jerry Seinfeld did a fantastic job making salient life points and kept it light and breezy. Great job!!!
LOL Jerry Seinfeld giving a commencement address? Seriously! There is NO WAY I can possibly watch this and think it’s not a Seinfeld show, or something out of “Curb Your Enthusiasm”. I keep expecting the camera to pan to the side to show George Costanza, Kramer, Elaine and Larry David sitting on the sidelines.
I’m okay with knowing my direction. I am super successful, I travel, have 5 cars, 2 homes and lots of love across only ONE marriage, multiple kids and 1 grandchild and counting… Work is for paying for your hobbies, a good paying boring job that pays the bills and doesn’t consume you allows you to have the time, money and energy to LIVE outside of work.