Max Stossel - Award-winning Poet, Filmmaker, Creator of "Words That Move"
Max Stossel is an Award-winning poet, filmmaker, and speaker, named by Forbes as one of the best storytellers of the year. His Stand-Up Poetry Special Words That Move takes the audience through a variety of different perspectives, inviting us to see the world through different eyes together. Taking on topics like heartbreak, consciousness, social media, politics, the emotional state of our world, and even how dogs probably (most certainly) talk, Max uses rhyme and rhythm to make these topics digestible and playful. Words That Move articulates the deep-seated kernels of truth that we so often struggle to find words for ourselves. Max has performed on five continents, from Lincoln Center in NY to the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney. He is also the Youth & Education Advisor for the Center for Humane Technology, an organization of former tech insiders dedicated to realigning technology with humanity’s best interests.
"So this is the other side of my work, trying to help especially young people figure out how to navigate this digital chaos ocean that they are growing up inside of. And the digital world that I would love to be different is, I would love it if all of these social networks were using their data to literally create new experiences and opportunities that we would later rate as meaningful. To help us find new people in our lives. We're happier there, but to not measure all their success on clicks or time or likes or shares, but like what human value or goal, whatever it might be, are we contributing to with this technology and a social network? That was actually improving our social lives that way. Or even a news network that was so focused on are we helping people be more informed as opposed to what is getting the clicks or the attention or what's the scariest thing?
That's the kind of tech world that I want to live in. And then, when I'm not being an artist and creating things like this Poetry Special, which I'm so passionate about and very much want the world to see, I am speaking with middle schoolers, high schoolers, and their parents and teachers about how social media is impacting their lives and just trying to help them develop some resources and different perspectives to help navigate that impact."
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