Waking up as a meme-hero | Andras Arato | TEDxKyiv

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  • What would you feel if one day you wake up and realize that you have become a meme?
    Andras Arato tells a story of how he became a world known meme “Hide The Pain Harold.”
    Andras Arato is a 73-year old Hungarian electrical engineer, DJ at the local radio, stock photography model. 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

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  • @honkhonk8009
    @honkhonk8009 Před 4 lety +17403

    Apparently he learned english just to talk with us. Man i could actually give the guy a hug.

    • @TrinityBigT
      @TrinityBigT Před 4 lety +783

      @EchelonConsta yes, older hungarians don't really know english at all, so it's probably true

    • @TrinityBigT
      @TrinityBigT Před 4 lety +49

      @FunnyPole Hm idk about other countries but imo in western eu countries they probably speak better

    • @Moon_bun_bun
      @Moon_bun_bun Před 4 lety +160

      He didn't have to, but he did that 😭

    • @araisannanoda3688
      @araisannanoda3688 Před 4 lety +48

      He speaks a good one

    • @cowmoo5596
      @cowmoo5596 Před 4 lety +6

      @FunnyPole English niggas, *b r u h*

  • @bungaplayz228
    @bungaplayz228 Před 5 lety +8382

    "There are 3 rules to become famous... But nobody knows them, sooo..."
    I like this guy

    • @bluekakarot_2710
      @bluekakarot_2710 Před 5 lety +81

      Mason Spies” This does put a smile on my face”- Thanos

    • @mirsadajdari
      @mirsadajdari Před 5 lety +6

      Yep I do too because of his kind :D

    • @mohammedmuzzammil7834
      @mohammedmuzzammil7834 Před 5 lety +4

      That's an elder for you. Myself about to complete 26, just left junior league

    • @Panzer_Runner
      @Panzer_Runner Před 4 lety +25

      3 rules to become famous
      - born
      - go to college
      - become THE internet

    • @CoopTheDoop
      @CoopTheDoop Před 4 lety +3

      I’m kinda creeped out because after he said that I literally said the exact same thing, then I come down here and see that you said it. Wow.

  • @osamaroum
    @osamaroum Před 3 lety +12330

    he is a legend , he went to university directly after he was born.

    • @ImNoOne-
      @ImNoOne- Před 3 lety +213

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 he is in god mode

    • @snek3870
      @snek3870 Před 3 lety +143

      @@ImNoOne- *creative mode

    • @ilovecairns5181
      @ilovecairns5181 Před 3 lety +10

      Flexsor thats not how it works

    • @ilovecairns5181
      @ilovecairns5181 Před 3 lety +10

      Flexsor *creative mode

    • @jjd3hner544
      @jjd3hner544 Před 3 lety +4

      thats how we all do it

  • @JonSnow-sc9sd
    @JonSnow-sc9sd Před 3 lety +4178

    “73 years ago... a boy was born” is the most appropriate way to begin this heroic tale

    • @ComicAcolyte
      @ComicAcolyte Před 3 lety +29

      "I am born."- David Copperfield

    • @mustard4762
      @mustard4762 Před 3 lety +77

      I was born at a very young age

    •  Před 2 lety +1

      The 300's born spelling... lol!

    • @ideal5535
      @ideal5535 Před 2 lety

      Hey I hope you are doing good, I don’t know you but I wanted to let you know that God loves you a lot and despite everything that’s going on he has a great plan for your life, please look for him and follow the guidance of the Bible with no exceptions on contrary to a lot of beliefs nowadays so you can be saved. God wants to save you so please don’t hesitate to trust him, if you do he will fight all of your battles with you and he will walk by your side all the days of your life, you will never be alone again even on the hardest days because he will be with you always, so please look for him and follow him while there is still time, it will be hard but it will be worth it, I promise.
      If possible please share with your family, friends, loved ones and others including the people on this video, it might not seem like it but some people feel alone and hopeless, God has a hope and a purpose for everyone, and he can save someone by you just sharing this with them, so please do me and that person a favor and share this with them. Thank you for reading and take care, God bless you and your loved ones always.

    • @phettywappharmaceuticalsll8842
      @phettywappharmaceuticalsll8842 Před 6 měsíci

      I’m gonna go ahead asume there was a pack of wolves involved

  • @musterinamusterfrau
    @musterinamusterfrau Před 4 lety +5919

    I can die peacefully knowing that my favorite living meme is the nicest, most humble human being on this planet

  • @TheRainmustFall7
    @TheRainmustFall7 Před 5 lety +18299

    When you study engineering but end up becoming a meme
    *insert hide the pain Harold face*

    • @Elod1999
      @Elod1999 Před 5 lety +160

      Death Angel that's basically mr. Bean too btw 😀 an engineer to a comedist

    • @javierfernandez6030
      @javierfernandez6030 Před 5 lety +59

      @@Elod1999 with all due respect, do not compare a comedian with a meme.

    • @Elod1999
      @Elod1999 Před 5 lety +167

      Javier Fernandez with all due respect, i would do that again. Yes, mr. Bean did it willingly, while Harold just got unwanted attention, but the goal is the same. Make people laugh, feel better. I think both of them are great men and i respect them

    • @abilawaandamari8366
      @abilawaandamari8366 Před 5 lety +24

      HIS MEME EVEN FIT HIMSELF AHAHAHA

    • @hobog12777
      @hobog12777 Před 5 lety +71

      He's clearly an intellectual though, it's extremely rare for Hungarians his age to speak English at all, let alone so well. Not even our (corrupt) politicians speak English.

  • @dhananjayrokhade8431
    @dhananjayrokhade8431 Před 3 lety +1947

    "Not everyone can be a meme ."
    - Hide the pain Harold

    • @einsteinonblitz2345
      @einsteinonblitz2345 Před 3 lety +6

      meme

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku Před 3 lety

      SUPRISE! I am the funniest YTer evah!!!! Just kidding, it was no surprise. Everybody knew already. HAHAHHAHA!!!! That was an amazing joke (it was real talk though). WAWAWAWAWA!!!! Good afternoon, dear dja

    • @dan2250
      @dan2250 Před 3 lety +4

      Philosophical

    • @REEEPROGRAM
      @REEEPROGRAM Před 3 lety +13

      @@AxxLAfriku ok?

    • @tedariesdaguro6517
      @tedariesdaguro6517 Před 2 lety +1

      That's shade right there

  • @mathews5543
    @mathews5543 Před 3 lety +1348

    12:50 "It's not really me. It's a role given to me by the internet people"
    -Meme legend

  • @donnydebonair254
    @donnydebonair254 Před 4 lety +18141

    Humble man, doesn’t even flex that he went to college seconds after birth

    • @4JsGaming
      @4JsGaming Před 4 lety +497

      *graduated

    • @SemiOmni314
      @SemiOmni314 Před 4 lety +443

      @@4JsGaming Same thing. Graduated the day he went.

    • @longervx8996
      @longervx8996 Před 4 lety +264

      He has graduated before getting enrolled.

    • @omaralsabbagh3606
      @omaralsabbagh3606 Před 4 lety +52

      Underrated comment😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @munnesa1
      @munnesa1 Před 4 lety +15

      @@longervx8996 You guys are too funny ;'D

  • @Kadz
    @Kadz Před 5 lety +2788

    The man, the meme, the legend.

  • @HAWXLEADER
    @HAWXLEADER Před 3 lety +940

    Can we all just respect that he's over 70 years and knows how to do a reverse image lookup on the internet? It's not that trivial as we "The Internet People™" think it is.

    • @ed1tz468
      @ed1tz468 Před 2 lety +64

      I mean he is an engineer

    • @myheartwillstopinjoy8142
      @myheartwillstopinjoy8142 Před 2 lety +14

      @@ed1tz468 he's a lighting engineer no?

    • @lifeofabronovich7792
      @lifeofabronovich7792 Před 2 lety +59

      @@ed1tz468 I mean, my dad barely knows how to turn on a computer, even though he designs the chips inside of them for a living

    • @Chrazzari
      @Chrazzari Před 2 lety +35

      @@lifeofabronovich7792 this is too real, have seen people who do cutting edge research using complicated computer analysis tools get stumped when they're confronted with a zip file.

    • @Mikri90
      @Mikri90 Před rokem +9

      Right on. My father is 64 and he just barely manages to use a smartphone that I had to setup up for him and constantly manage stuff he can't figure out. He just didn't grow up with any computers around so he's IT illiterate. My mother is much better at it but anything even remotely "advanced" and she has to ask for help.

  • @groxj.1766
    @groxj.1766 Před 3 lety +573

    I used to like this face as a meme, now I love this face as a person.

    • @peg_e
      @peg_e Před 3 lety +15

      Beautifully said, exactly what I feel and think helped him to accept it ...

    • @rrrandommman
      @rrrandommman Před 11 měsíci +2

      Same, perfectly said.

  • @InternetHistorian
    @InternetHistorian Před 5 lety +124735

    No bias, but this is easily the best Ted Talk of all time.

    • @Adlore
      @Adlore Před 5 lety +6552

      You are the biggest inspiration to the saddest historians of the world

    • @_Kuma_
      @_Kuma_ Před 5 lety +3738

      How did you manage to hide your accent so well during this, IH? (Even after hearing him, I can only ever imagine him with your voice 😂)

    • @jonathancollins8639
      @jonathancollins8639 Před 5 lety +2346

      This was the comment I was looking for.

    • @spunkymonkeysk_1354
      @spunkymonkeysk_1354 Před 5 lety +1072

      In the field

    • @sweetberries4611
      @sweetberries4611 Před 5 lety +633

      @@_Kuma_ sneak 100

  • @mukundagujjar2871
    @mukundagujjar2871 Před 5 lety +8750

    Is elected as the Vice President of the Hungarian Lighting Society but becomes famous for stock images.

  • @ixalaz4536
    @ixalaz4536 Před 3 lety +1289

    _"But every president was... me! HAROLD!"_
    Wait, it's all Harold? *Always has been.*

  • @werenothingbutyouwantnothi6843

    I can't believe he's reinventing himself at such an age with such happiness and fun, painting, going to concert, acting and being a dj while im scared to go out and interact with others. I find his passion for life inspiring

    • @JesuisParte
      @JesuisParte Před 3 lety +10

      as an introverted soul I can clearly say man. You actually don't need to go out and interact with others to truly find your passion. Lots of wonderful stuff can happen in a room..

    • @aqualiusaidhreborn5923
      @aqualiusaidhreborn5923 Před 2 lety +5

      @@JesuisParte But it's best to live life to the fullest. Meet new people, try new things, find out new hobbies. Being locked up in a room won't do much. God knows I tried and it didn't work. Going out of your comfort zone makes life very fulfilling. Please, do yourself a favor and go out there and just explore and soar through your life. You'll thank yourself.

  • @mookillays2283
    @mookillays2283 Před 5 lety +12578

    my man went to university right when he was born, what an absolute power move

  • @diegosandoval2043
    @diegosandoval2043 Před 5 lety +3132

    "Not everyone can be a meme"
    Wise words.

    • @Speeskees
      @Speeskees Před 5 lety +70

      Dangerous words

    • @Mastermindoptics
      @Mastermindoptics Před 5 lety +8

      Psychological comment

    • @lilhades9484
      @lilhades9484 Před 5 lety +3

      @@Mastermindoptics how is it a psychological comment

    • @MF-LXRD
      @MF-LXRD Před 5 lety +1

      Not wise words if you know anything about memes people can meme anything.

    • @Mastermindoptics
      @Mastermindoptics Před 5 lety +4

      @Lil Hades idk I was baked when I wrote that. Guess I was thinking of how strange it is that someone can be a meme while others can try but won’t succeed. It’s crazy how our society works. Crazy how the invisible hand moves across the world

  • @m0thman815
    @m0thman815 Před 3 lety +874

    i love his accent, and honestly i’m so proud of him for learning english and becoming an accomplished scientist and enjoying retirement and just being such a good person! and i hope he doesn’t feel self-conscious about his smile or anything at all because we love him and we’re so proud of him ! ❤️

    • @GetLoYo
      @GetLoYo Před 3 lety +17

      he is a beautiful man in every way

    • @PirateDad12
      @PirateDad12 Před 3 lety +7

      This comment needs more likes

    • @DilloOperator
      @DilloOperator Před 3 lety +7

      “Everyone liked that”

  • @emr1d341
    @emr1d341 Před 3 lety +550

    Imagine going through your whole life, career and all, then vacationing as a retiree at 66 years old when this happens.
    Imagine being told as a 10 year old in 1955 that this would happen. It would be utterly inconceivable.

  • @1yoan3
    @1yoan3 Před 5 lety +14523

    Andras learnt English only so that he could talk to us.
    This is so cute of him.

  • @MyNameHandle
    @MyNameHandle Před 4 lety +4389

    "This is a picture of myself"
    *Applause*

    • @santiagocastillo6993
      @santiagocastillo6993 Před 4 lety +6

      hahahaha !he is so selfish even he doesn t want to

    • @jdmnissan
      @jdmnissan Před 4 lety +63

      He deserves it

    • @riooo8072
      @riooo8072 Před 4 lety +18

      Santiago Castillo what?

    • @jdmnissan
      @jdmnissan Před 4 lety +2

      Thx for likes :)

    • @jasonbenyousky4467
      @jasonbenyousky4467 Před 4 lety +1

      Santiago Castillo wAIt that’s not a what being selfish is.... if he didn’t want to do it it’s not being selfish

  • @Lemau
    @Lemau Před 3 lety +1146

    73?! He's not hiding the pain, he's hiding the age!

  • @Kurzes_Spiel
    @Kurzes_Spiel Před 3 lety +1818

    Man struggles with english and still went up to tell his story.
    Respect.
    Edit: Please stop replying to this telling me he's not struggling, I get it. I think what I really meant is that English isn't his first language and I respect his boldness to go and make a talk when he doesn't even seem to be much of a public man.

    • @starrynight43451
      @starrynight43451 Před 3 lety +164

      He speaks good english

    • @karangamingyt2142
      @karangamingyt2142 Před 3 lety +9

      He speaks like Spanish or Russian

    • @Kurzes_Spiel
      @Kurzes_Spiel Před 3 lety +17

      @@karangamingyt2142 he's slavic so yes
      Edit: No. Not slavic. Me is small brain.

    • @NannaEliza
      @NannaEliza Před 3 lety +86

      @@Kurzes_Spiel he’s Hungarian

    • @iEnderJaysonTDA
      @iEnderJaysonTDA Před 3 lety +30

      It's almost like most of the people in this thread didn't even watch the video.

  • @dash5879
    @dash5879 Před 5 lety +1512

    Depression: You can’t defeat me
    “I know, but he can”
    *_Harold walks into the room_*

  • @moosamubeen2819
    @moosamubeen2819 Před 5 lety +3536

    This man is in damn good shape for a 73 year-old.
    LORD STATUS CONFIRMED!

    • @LinkEX
      @LinkEX Před 5 lety +45

      Agreed. He managed to hide his pain so well, even his body didn't know and take any damage from it.
      Or he's just as good at hiding his age, either way works.

    • @vigilante5606
      @vigilante5606 Před 5 lety +3

      @@LinkEX a soyboy mentality won't make one a great living meme. Noted

    • @gypsycheck7973
      @gypsycheck7973 Před 5 lety +2

      Micheal Rosen looks pretty young

    • @raymondjarvis2419
      @raymondjarvis2419 Před 5 lety

      1 thousandth like

    • @dannynguyen8603
      @dannynguyen8603 Před 5 lety +1

      samuel l jackson is 70 which is crazy to me

  • @whyzen2081
    @whyzen2081 Před 3 lety +139

    I guess it's serendipitous that the vice president of the Hungarian Lighting Society went on to light up all our lives :D

  • @dustinb.403
    @dustinb.403 Před 3 lety +243

    "It's better to have fun with young people than listen to the medical complaints of my contemporaries." - Hide the pain Harold

  • @ianmorrow6388
    @ianmorrow6388 Před 5 lety +11515

    He used wikipedia as a source. He is a god

    • @Frahamen
      @Frahamen Před 5 lety +692

      No. He used THE Wikipedia.

    • @theodopolous1815
      @theodopolous1815 Před 5 lety +297

      No. He was sponsored by Wikipedia

    • @LundinSebastian
      @LundinSebastian Před 5 lety +210

      Haha this is true only God himself is allowed to use Wikipedia as Sauce.

    • @samforshaw7964
      @samforshaw7964 Před 5 lety +55

      @@LundinSebastian sauce lol

    • @eebro65
      @eebro65 Před 5 lety +93

      Word definitions are just contracts between people about communication, and in my opinion, Wikipedia has the most validity as a contract negotiator and overseer in that sense.

  • @kykale
    @kykale Před 5 lety +25762

    What a time to be alive. A full room of people listening to a living meme.

  • @nova2293
    @nova2293 Před rokem +56

    The way he shows us his painting at 15:30 is to pure for this world 😭

  • @ywgmb35
    @ywgmb35 Před 3 lety +18

    He is proof that you are NEVER too old to learn a new language! He started learning English at 66, which is hard enough, but his first language is Hungarian, a language which couldn't be any more different than English.

    • @mrconfusion87
      @mrconfusion87 Před 9 měsíci +4

      Yup! Hungarian is NOT considered an Indo-European language (a family in which the English language is a part of)!

    • @MsFlamingFlamer
      @MsFlamingFlamer Před 24 dny +1

      He’s smart as a tack!

  • @bestfails3815
    @bestfails3815 Před 5 lety +4653

    The man. The meme. The legend. And now the public speaker.
    We will watch your career with great interest.

  • @arctrip
    @arctrip Před 5 lety +17032

    Apart from being a memelord, the only old dude who actually understands the internet.

    • @nastykhan7746
      @nastykhan7746 Před 5 lety +885

      Don' forget he's a damn high level engineer.

    • @jimmysyar889
      @jimmysyar889 Před 5 lety +305

      Ravi Tripathi he’s an electrical engineer What do you expect

    • @ramirosandoval41
      @ramirosandoval41 Před 5 lety +326

      The guy who created the internet is literally 80 years old

    • @arctrip
      @arctrip Před 5 lety +158

      @Ramiro fair point. Tim Berners Lee is an old dude. But then you would know your own baby pretty well. I'm taking about a vast majority of clueless old people.

    • @lukewhitsell942
      @lukewhitsell942 Před 5 lety +28

      Ramiro Sandoval he wishes he didn’t

  • @trainman2615
    @trainman2615 Před 3 lety +125

    Major props to how he understands the internet better than many people in their 20s.

    • @mrconfusion87
      @mrconfusion87 Před 9 měsíci

      And he's prolly (and hopefully) raking it in big time to set up his loved ones financially for decades....

  • @SGortelli
    @SGortelli Před 3 lety +69

    Holy Sh*t, I live in an age where meme's give speeches. Sometimes...sometimes its awesome to be a human.

  • @OrangeC7
    @OrangeC7 Před 5 lety +5637

    "There are three rules on how to become famous. Unfortunately, nobody knows what they are!"
    What a wonderful and wholesome talk! :D

    • @zacharywilson9596
      @zacharywilson9596 Před 5 lety +13

      I read your comment as he said that!

    • @RobadaGattiL
      @RobadaGattiL Před 5 lety +2

      Is this quote from him or did he took it from somewhere?

    • @geta6863
      @geta6863 Před 5 lety

      1000 like

    • @LordQueezle
      @LordQueezle Před 5 lety +7

      The CZcams sorting algorithm knows the rules.... ....it knows....

    • @julian3bk
      @julian3bk Před 5 lety +3

      So am I

  • @ZNA_Productions
    @ZNA_Productions Před 5 lety +3892

    "That's how I got the name 'Hide-the-Pain Harold'"
    Audience:
    * Clap clap clap *

  • @videosuperhighway7655
    @videosuperhighway7655 Před 3 lety +99

    Dude invents advanced electro optical technology but is remembered for a meme. World is crazy.

    • @valideno9592
      @valideno9592 Před 2 lety +14

      that phenoma is actually very consistent.
      not that you will be remembered as a meme even tho you were a mastermind philosopher, but that your personally best work will often be of less importance or value to other people than your lesser works.

  • @somalireader6743
    @somalireader6743 Před 3 lety +144

    Where's my internet tribe, protect this man at all costs

    • @Bibrius
      @Bibrius Před 3 lety +9

      The dude is a genuine human being, if aliens come and ask for representations of who we are, this man must be it.

    • @teshiku1249
      @teshiku1249 Před 2 lety +1

      Homie we better

    • @mrconfusion87
      @mrconfusion87 Před 9 měsíci

      Andras Arato should be in the Earthling delegation when our planet is invited to a Galactic Conference!

  • @jwgenius2734
    @jwgenius2734 Před 5 lety +1635

    I came here for the meme and I stayed for heartwarming talk

    • @helheimrgaming2547
      @helheimrgaming2547 Před 5 lety +4

      JW Genius as did I. This man is even better as a real person than he is as a meme

  • @ColonelSanders17
    @ColonelSanders17 Před 5 lety +16356

    I almost expected him to sound like The Internet Historian.

  • @aarnavpanda
    @aarnavpanda Před 3 lety +189

    1700's: no one can share their opinions in public
    2020: a meme is giving a TED Talk

  • @dafuq1933
    @dafuq1933 Před 5 lety +4658

    Missed opportunity for TED to place a meme in the thumbnail

    • @skylernova489
      @skylernova489 Před 5 lety +158

      Any picture is a meme if he's in it, so they did

    • @NewNebula12
      @NewNebula12 Před 5 lety +46

      They'd probably mess it up somehow

    • @fpw2223
      @fpw2223 Před 5 lety +7

      Dafuq cha cha real smooth

    • @shadyshelby8361
      @shadyshelby8361 Před 5 lety +10

      Just add "When" in the title and you're done

  • @gamergrill9629
    @gamergrill9629 Před 5 lety +5270

    The amount of memes you could make with him standing next to the screen is *astounding*

    • @amateurwave3593
      @amateurwave3593 Před 5 lety +67

      Love the irony

    • @Jcn-01
      @Jcn-01 Před 5 lety +52

      Similar to the keanu reeves meme where hes at e3

    • @byrl1
      @byrl1 Před 5 lety +25

      for every frame there is infinite opportunity's

    • @jackhrovat4172
      @jackhrovat4172 Před 5 lety +2

      Block Builder 1000th like

    • @gamergrill9629
      @gamergrill9629 Před 5 lety

      @@jackhrovat4172 Gnarly

  • @official_hungaro6335
    @official_hungaro6335 Před 3 lety +361

    Hungary: "We want to be recognized again"
    The world: *andrás arato has joined the chat*

    • @zaeidanis
      @zaeidanis Před 3 lety +6

      **Dominik Szoboszlai has also joined the chat**

    • @Debre.
      @Debre. Před 3 lety +9

      **Viktor Orbán has joined the chat**
      [5 seconds pass]
      **Viktor Orbán has been permanently banned from the chat**

    • @zaeidanis
      @zaeidanis Před 3 lety +1

      @@Debre. hehehe,
      *Peter Gulácsi enters the chat*
      *A Few Years later*
      *He remains*

    • @HAbarneyWK
      @HAbarneyWK Před 3 lety

      @@zaeidanis im hungarian and have abdolutly no idea who that is, lmao

    • @nyancat8927
      @nyancat8927 Před 3 lety +2

      @@HAbarneyWKGulacsi is your football national team's first choice goalkeeper xD

  • @leonelleyva8785
    @leonelleyva8785 Před 3 lety +647

    Gonna tell my kids this was an ancient greek god

    • @troy5094
      @troy5094 Před 3 lety +9

      This comment deserves way more likes

    • @scjvz04d5
      @scjvz04d5 Před 3 lety

      @@troy5094 yep

    • @fedeabdalla
      @fedeabdalla Před 3 lety +1

      Mad respect for you 😤👌

    • @gabrielperez6874
      @gabrielperez6874 Před 3 lety +3

      Its like telling that you lived during a global pandemic, only facts

    • @kiamaria331
      @kiamaria331 Před 2 lety +4

      The Greek gods were raging assholes, this guy is too nice lol

  • @Zer0Spinn
    @Zer0Spinn Před 5 lety +15525

    >Intelligent
    >Hard working
    >Successful
    >Modest
    >In pain
    The hero we need.

  • @darkowl5795
    @darkowl5795 Před 4 lety +7777

    Came for the meme.
    Stayed for the cool guy giving me life advice.

  • @KatorNia
    @KatorNia Před 3 lety +36

    As a fellow Electrical Engineer, I can feel your hidden pain Mr. Harold/Andras! 💜

    • @darkgamersupreme2348
      @darkgamersupreme2348 Před 2 lety +1

      Lmfao

    • @RT-qd8yl
      @RT-qd8yl Před 10 měsíci

      Is there any electreical engineer that ISN'T depressed and suicidal? If there are they aren't coming to the meetings.

  • @Ikararua
    @Ikararua Před 3 lety +51

    He sounds so true to genuine . He got caught up in a world where most people his age would be forgotten. Humble and yet he knows how to embrace it and enjoy the perks of everything.

  • @christiaanboshoff5281
    @christiaanboshoff5281 Před 5 lety +14259

    The man himself. Good for him for having this talk.

  • @Unsavory
    @Unsavory Před 5 lety +3215

    I DEMAND THAT THE AUDIENCE LAUGH AT THIS MANS JOKES MORE AND CLAP MORE - HES PRECIOUS AND AMAZING.

    • @hacknog
      @hacknog Před 5 lety +25

      AND DON'T FORGET, WHOLESOME. I AM SURE HIS FAMILY AND RELATIVES WILL BE THANKFUL TO KNOW HIM IN THEIR LIFE.

    • @sonnylloyd5589
      @sonnylloyd5589 Před 5 lety +11

      Unsavory Salutations I know right this ted talk was soooo wholesome he’s so genuine

    • @kwjames87
      @kwjames87 Před 5 lety +13

      I think it's more that everyone was captivated...
      I know I was. :o

    • @ashwinsanthosh9154
      @ashwinsanthosh9154 Před 3 lety

      CAPS LOCK TO ASSERT DOMINANCE

  • @thecollector427
    @thecollector427 Před 3 lety +48

    "Who's Hide the Pain Harold?"
    *It's a role given to me by the Internet.*

  • @Rosie-oj2lq
    @Rosie-oj2lq Před 3 lety +290

    Harold: breathes
    Gen Z: *Clap clap clap*

    • @ninetailedfox579121
      @ninetailedfox579121 Před 3 lety +7

      You mean gen x y and z.

    • @SPARKY358
      @SPARKY358 Před 3 lety +24

      @@ninetailedfox579121 gen coordinates?

    • @andreas_aus_d
      @andreas_aus_d Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you. I thought I was the only one wondering what was wrong with those people.

    • @yuritardid7761
      @yuritardid7761 Před 3 lety +1

      @@andreas_aus_d you wouldn't get it

    • @andreas_aus_d
      @andreas_aus_d Před 3 lety +1

      @@yuritardid7761 yes. I probably would not.

  • @lucaslucas191202
    @lucaslucas191202 Před 4 lety +11151

    I love how he says "the internet people" like we're a different alien species or something

  • @jebronlames4559
    @jebronlames4559 Před 4 lety +4037

    I love how chill he is about being a meme, and that he learned English just to communicate with us

    • @unknownentity742
      @unknownentity742 Před 4 lety +39

      I read quite a while ago that he hates being a meme.

    • @catherinedudley7964
      @catherinedudley7964 Před 4 lety +160

      He actually cannot be in stock photos anymore because of the meme. So really the internet took away his second career

    • @Gabriel_F4924
      @Gabriel_F4924 Před 4 lety +195

      He said he didn't know what to do, "Let's dissapear everything" he said. He was hurt because the memes put him and his image in a negative light. He's not the best talker out there but this was stated in this video. He later eventually learnt to accept it and he's now taking advantage of the oportunities. He is not exactly chill about it.

    • @Al_Gonzo
      @Al_Gonzo Před 4 lety +125

      Yes, he said all the above*. He later also said that becoming a meme made his life really exciting and interesting. Basically, he is glad over the things that happened to him.

    • @Gabriel_F4924
      @Gabriel_F4924 Před 4 lety +11

      @@Al_Gonzo ye that's what i meant by "he later learned to accept it."

  • @burnflaze2346
    @burnflaze2346 Před rokem +22

    I still can't picture this man speaking in a voice other than Internet Historian's voice

  • @DarthAbyss316
    @DarthAbyss316 Před 3 lety +17

    Damn, I have to agree that Andras Arato is a living legend. The fact that he quoted The Bard when Shakespeare wrote “all the world’s a stage and the men and women are just the players” I think shows his wisdom and his humility. I’m glad he embraced the meme and it worked out. 😇

  • @theodopolous1815
    @theodopolous1815 Před 5 lety +14846

    *He made the meme face so many times during this talk that I couldn’t help myself to stop smiling!*

    • @scattysafari7742
      @scattysafari7742 Před 5 lety +557

      It's the eyebrows. They're slightly concave giving him a permanent slightly sad look. He's shyish and self-effacing so that enhances his vibes of ennui.

    • @TheDeadMeme27
      @TheDeadMeme27 Před 5 lety +257

      i realized it's his fricking face and he can't do anything about it 😂

    • @theodopolous1815
      @theodopolous1815 Před 5 lety +163

      And his smile is just so unique and goes perfectly with his face

    • @mr.pussycat6620
      @mr.pussycat6620 Před 5 lety +20

      I think that's just his face

    • @kithand1106
      @kithand1106 Před 5 lety +7

      Thats just his face...

  • @huswsimonbla
    @huswsimonbla Před 5 lety +3366

    Keanu Reeves: "You are all breathtaking"
    Harold: *takes a breath and smiles*

    • @sputnik_13
      @sputnik_13 Před 5 lety +76

      Top 10 Fanfictions

    • @kadinmajors6233
      @kadinmajors6233 Před 5 lety +16

      @@sputnik_13 NO

    • @bandeeto7972
      @bandeeto7972 Před 5 lety +6

      @@sputnik_13 top 1 non-fiction events. 👻👌

    • @raymark2575
      @raymark2575 Před 5 lety +2

      Stolen Comment

    • @nick.n.4263
      @nick.n.4263 Před 5 lety +1

      @@raymark2575 Why do you have so many likes? THE ORIGINAL COMMENT IS LITERALLY CENTIMETERS DOWN

  • @K-kandyRoseYT
    @K-kandyRoseYT Před 6 měsíci +2

    This guy effortlessly became one of most recognizable faces in our recent history, and that is incredible

  • @svenmedyona4649
    @svenmedyona4649 Před 5 lety +3339

    We might have seen people giving TedTalk *about meme* ; now witness, meme giving TedTalk *about itself* .

    • @cicada-vx5pk
      @cicada-vx5pk Před 5 lety +44

      They used the meme to talk about the meme

    • @brunoaltoe100
      @brunoaltoe100 Před 5 lety +6

      @@cicada-vx5pk underrated comment

    • @AliFareedMC
      @AliFareedMC Před 5 lety +3

      Meta

    • @opsedopsers9874
      @opsedopsers9874 Před 5 lety +2

      meme autonomy

    • @svenmedyona4649
      @svenmedyona4649 Před 5 lety

      @@AliFareedMC YEAH. Bruh, you could, like, replace "meme" with "robot" or whatever, and end up with similar scary undertone of civilization.
      I mean, meme talking about itself is completely _meta_ ; but the realistic extension of this _metaness_ is quite jarring.

  • @PicturePencil
    @PicturePencil Před 5 lety +6208

    I love how this whole thing is basically him hiding the pain of being a meme.

    • @finnb2318
      @finnb2318 Před 5 lety +486

      His suffering is beyond our Comprehension, yet so visible.

    • @IsaacHussain2003
      @IsaacHussain2003 Před 5 lety +202

      The fattest irony in human history

    • @68idl
      @68idl Před 5 lety +185

      @@IsaacHussain2003 *Ironic*, he could save others from pain, but not himself.

    • @safir2241
      @safir2241 Před 5 lety +40

      Hide the Pain Harold

    • @IsaacHussain2003
      @IsaacHussain2003 Před 5 lety +3

      FunTube Vloggt Hurensohn McCartney Indeed

  • @GreatWhite00000
    @GreatWhite00000 Před 2 lety +11

    He seems a genuinely nice person I'm happy the meme brought him good things in life.

  • @pressx4ent
    @pressx4ent Před 3 lety +56

    Him smiling right before the speech:
    Me: HE DID THE THING

  • @KitsuNerezza
    @KitsuNerezza Před 5 lety +7629

    Came for the meme, stayed for this man.

  • @hitzcritz
    @hitzcritz Před 5 lety +5837

    Finally, TED is now actually getting celebrities on stage!

    • @LeekyKale
      @LeekyKale Před 5 lety +47

      Tedx is not exactly the same as Ted.

    • @stankymcspanky7906
      @stankymcspanky7906 Před 5 lety +61

      I think you forgot when Vsauce did a TED talk.

    • @mnapoletano7723
      @mnapoletano7723 Před 5 lety +6

      demigods*

    • @ezraprzytyk
      @ezraprzytyk Před 5 lety +5

      Crazy they'd start with the very biggest of them all. Literally lmao

    • @ezraprzytyk
      @ezraprzytyk Před 5 lety +1

      @@LeekyKale what's the difference?

  • @961nrp
    @961nrp Před 3 lety +58

    "Not everyone can be a meme."
    -Andras Arato

  • @sevenseven6123
    @sevenseven6123 Před 3 lety +4

    For me, the first 1,5 minutes are the best of this, because he unintentionally does his hide the pain smile twice, both on occasions which make it look like he really, really does not want to be there holding this presentation at that moment.

  • @moritzpfurtscheller4248
    @moritzpfurtscheller4248 Před 5 lety +8992

    Keanu Reeves: I'm the most loved person on the internet.
    Hide the pain Harold: Breathes and smiles

    • @shrikesavadithya6683
      @shrikesavadithya6683 Před 5 lety +227

      Both of them can work together to achieve glory ( I know this is a joke but just run with it )

    • @thatoneneeko2131
      @thatoneneeko2131 Před 5 lety +147

      On a serious note keanu is the type of person to deny that within seconds even tho he really is rn.

    • @yinranzhang1908
      @yinranzhang1908 Před 5 lety +153

      They are both breathtaking.

    • @dawn-blade
      @dawn-blade Před 5 lety +8

      Nobody likes Keanu. I'm so sick of this pathetic repetitive circlejerk. Just stop mentioning him. 😬

    • @cafeteriacat869
      @cafeteriacat869 Před 5 lety +107

      Sword of the Morning woah there just because you dont like keanu doesnt mean you have to shame others for liking him! just ignore them and do your own thing

  • @elijahshimbo544
    @elijahshimbo544 Před 5 lety +2116

    I think more people know this guy's face than some celebrities

    • @kaemetanoia1643
      @kaemetanoia1643 Před 5 lety +98

      Elijah Shimbo he IS a celebrity

    • @dg0210
      @dg0210 Před 5 lety +2

      I love your profile picture 😂😂
      @Elijah Shimbo

    • @ojanieno
      @ojanieno Před 4 lety +3

      Agreed, I have no idea what most of the recent celebrities look like.

    • @DantesInferno96
      @DantesInferno96 Před 4 lety +1

      I only know Megan Fox

    • @gentlecaringviolence
      @gentlecaringviolence Před 4 lety

      @@DantesInferno96 A man of culture I see

  • @AbdulazizKadirov
    @AbdulazizKadirov Před 3 lety +33

    Such a calming aura and voice. I wish him health!

  • @Norristhelegend
    @Norristhelegend Před 2 lety +8

    Man, Internet Historian done a great job hiding his accent for this talk.
    Massive respect to this guy in all seriousness

  • @sorcen9580
    @sorcen9580 Před 5 lety +5433

    I can't believe Internet Historian did a Ted Talk.

    • @humanperson8363
      @humanperson8363 Před 5 lety +147

      Confusion: 100

    • @physe8052
      @physe8052 Před 5 lety +193

      @@humanperson8363 Internet Historian is a CZcamsr who covers internet events. He uses this guy, this meme, as the face of his channel.

    • @Rin-sj8ii
      @Rin-sj8ii Před 5 lety +98

      @@physe8052 should i whoosh you, good sir?

    • @Someone-wj1lf
      @Someone-wj1lf Před 5 lety +105

      Rin no

    • @flarfo348
      @flarfo348 Před 5 lety +152

      @@Rin-sj8ii r/ihavereddit

  • @raredash6057
    @raredash6057 Před 4 lety +4122

    he deadass was born and one hour after that, he graduated

  • @koolkel00
    @koolkel00 Před 2 lety +6

    As far as Ted talks go this one isn't gonna change the world, but I do very much enjoy hearing from this delightful old man who has lived such a crazy and interesting life!!! I love it very very much!

  • @jazmindodds
    @jazmindodds Před 3 lety +5

    I love how all the young people in the audience applauded the most

  • @baronofbahlingen9662
    @baronofbahlingen9662 Před 5 lety +3050

    This is a weirdly formatted Internet Historian episode.

    • @darksoles1305
      @darksoles1305 Před 5 lety +31

      I'm still looking for him in the comments

    • @sniz3y
      @sniz3y Před 5 lety +1

      Micah Mayers did you find him lol

    • @Dante-uk8pr
      @Dante-uk8pr Před 5 lety +4

      For sure he's gonna use this

    • @emilioross243
      @emilioross243 Před 5 lety +1

      Who is stefan karl?

    • @Max-fb5bm
      @Max-fb5bm Před 5 lety +1

      @@Dante-uk8pr HE MUST

  • @ilywakeup
    @ilywakeup Před 5 lety +3883

    hide the pain? i’m gonna have to hide my tears. this man is so pure.

    • @Rand0mN0rwegianGuy
      @Rand0mN0rwegianGuy Před 5 lety +13

      STONE
      Damn, that’s deep dude

    • @ilywakeup
      @ilywakeup Před 5 lety +6

      thank you all for the likes. i’m going to send all of you 1 tear per like.

    • @rinji8210
      @rinji8210 Před 5 lety +1

      My mans is famous

    • @ilywakeup
      @ilywakeup Před 5 lety +1

      Rinji i won’t forget you

    • @ganymedg.8832
      @ganymedg.8832 Před 5 lety

      who is he? i dont see why this dude is there, what has he achieved? he isn't even charismatic or whatever.

  • @LayedBackCentral
    @LayedBackCentral Před 3 lety +18

    *this ted talk gave me joy*

  • @k0np3it0
    @k0np3it0 Před 3 lety +11

    dude, he is the most wholesome old man, i love him so much

  • @oldaccount6152
    @oldaccount6152 Před 4 lety +15142

    This man is too pure for the world. He learnt English just to do this

    • @theseangle
      @theseangle Před 4 lety +40

      Is he Ukrainian?

    • @theseangle
      @theseangle Před 4 lety +56

      Or I don't understand something, for example, why there is text "TED Kyiv" (wtf Kiev), and Ukrainian flag on his background

    • @FaceDavidBook
      @FaceDavidBook Před 4 lety +596

      Seangle he’s from Hungary. The talk took place in Kyiv.

    • @OtesOtesOtes
      @OtesOtesOtes Před 4 lety +2

    • @zach822
      @zach822 Před 4 lety +19

      Learned englsih*

  • @kevindavidson8281
    @kevindavidson8281 Před 5 lety +15522

    I dunno why, but the fact that this stock photo meme guy is a real person who's proud of his status as a meme and is so happy and sweet just makes me emotional. It's so pure I could cry.

    • @nitolinilo9034
      @nitolinilo9034 Před 5 lety +130

      me too tho lets cry

    • @Loonaurtheworld
      @Loonaurtheworld Před 5 lety +41

      I wanna like but this at 420 likes

    • @killaonmoco
      @killaonmoco Před 5 lety +9

      Well, 540 people agree with you

    • @JM-fo1te
      @JM-fo1te Před 5 lety +8

      His wife hates it.

    • @w00tkid
      @w00tkid Před 5 lety +83

      His presentation wasn’t sad at all but I was on the verge of crying the whole time. He’s so wholesome and genuine.

  • @TheTrueMr.Chicken
    @TheTrueMr.Chicken Před 10 měsíci +3

    The fact he got his own ted talk js amazing

  • @LiunaTiger
    @LiunaTiger Před 2 lety +4

    He really is nice and humble, we Hungarians are proud of him :)
    Long ago I didn't know he was Hungarian, I got positively surprised.
    Fun fact: his name could be mirror translated as Andrew Harvester.

  • @ferro1398
    @ferro1398 Před 5 lety +2996

    This guy is such a ray of happiness even if his smile is the embodiment of awkwardness.

    • @misty5015
      @misty5015 Před 5 lety +10

      Francis Gerard Opeña if he’s awkward then I don’t know if I even exist

  • @omnipepper3665
    @omnipepper3665 Před 4 lety +14042

    This guy was born in 1945.
    Obviously that means his birth ended WW2

    • @God0fPie
      @God0fPie Před 4 lety +359

      He hid the pain of the war and thus, the war ended.

    • @vertigoed.
      @vertigoed. Před 4 lety +70

      a true hero

    • @MA-jn7rd
      @MA-jn7rd Před 4 lety +78

      @Matthew Barrick We gotta make him immortal then

    • @nordenexx3936
      @nordenexx3936 Před 4 lety +66

      @@MA-jn7rd He is a meme-legend, he already is immortal

    • @danminecrafter7005
      @danminecrafter7005 Před 4 lety +9

      @@MA-jn7rd go find da holy grale!!! Go arthur!!!!

  • @notipose6974
    @notipose6974 Před 2 lety +2

    I can't even take a light ribbing or joke. There is so much this man can teach me.

  • @arjitjere1559
    @arjitjere1559 Před 2 lety +5

    As a meme maker like many youngsters, this guy is a legend and an inspiration . I am so glad he took it on the chin rather than being irked by it. Such openness is not very common at his age

  • @kingtumonkey
    @kingtumonkey Před 5 lety +9446

    Imagine showcasing your own memes at ted talk.

  • @CalixLuv
    @CalixLuv Před 5 lety +4351

    "it's much more enjoyable to make fun with young people than to listen to the medical complaints of my contemporaries"😂😂😂this is a precious man that must be protected at all cost

  • @SimpleGunner
    @SimpleGunner Před 11 měsíci +3

    the man actually understands how the internet operates, and went with the "let it play itself out, and go away" option, only to be made a legend

  • @Cooler_By_The_Lake
    @Cooler_By_The_Lake Před 2 měsíci +1

    The fact that his status as a meme allowed him to fulfill one of his dreams of becoming a radio DJ and he got to attend an art league and learn how to do oil paintings is so sweet and wholesome.

  • @jeremycoelho1833
    @jeremycoelho1833 Před 5 lety +2904

    73 years ago in hungary a boy was born, that boy was me..........later i graduated university
    Well that escalated quickly...

  • @dyetaa
    @dyetaa Před 4 lety +8083

    Let's not forget about the first dude that thought "This would be a nice meme".

    • @biowiener7825
      @biowiener7825 Před 4 lety +231

      would be awesome to know but really hard to prove

    • @mohhersi7379
      @mohhersi7379 Před 4 lety +157

      That dude should be awarded. Dont be supprised if there would be a Meme contest each year in the future

    • @ramblinstevegiovanny1397
      @ramblinstevegiovanny1397 Před 4 lety +5

      LOL Give the man credit ehh

    • @IdeGas-fm3ss
      @IdeGas-fm3ss Před 4 lety +5

      @@mohhersi7379 yo bruh you back from the dead?

    • @hellenicboi14
      @hellenicboi14 Před 4 lety +20

      You don't force memes.

  • @Sergio-fu7mv
    @Sergio-fu7mv Před 3 lety +169

    This man looks Indian, Slavic, Asian, and German all at the same time. He looks really cool! Lol. 😂👌🏼

  • @lukesalter9600
    @lukesalter9600 Před 2 lety +7

    This man has brought more joy to the world than any one entertainer

    • @mrconfusion87
      @mrconfusion87 Před 9 měsíci

      The Pandemic made him even more famous!

  • @potty1183
    @potty1183 Před 4 lety +5729

    “The internet people” lmao, he’s so sweet

    • @thelastcube.
      @thelastcube. Před 4 lety +224

      I'm fine with being referred to as a citizen of the internet

    • @hectorpacheco5154
      @hectorpacheco5154 Před 4 lety +50

      potty 118 we are a nation

    • @polinaantipina
      @polinaantipina Před 4 lety +6

      What r u laughing at? He meant the users, сраный ты кусок дерьмища. He's not a native speaker. It's ok. It's not a ground for jokes.

    • @kyliek.9481
      @kyliek.9481 Před 4 lety

      коул слоу 👏

    • @ramblinstevegiovanny1397
      @ramblinstevegiovanny1397 Před 4 lety

      hahaha hey stop by my page and tell me what you think!!

  • @madmonk4295
    @madmonk4295 Před 5 lety +4051

    What a wholesome character. This single handedly makes the meme even more impactful.