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There are all sorts of things funny/ironic about the sentence you quoted, for sure. I posted this because I found some truth in it. Like you, I find that TED has lost some of it's edge. I used to watch the videos and find myself saying or thinking "wow, that's really interesting or cool... I can't wait till this technology is common place". This still happens, just not as frequently. I think they've diluted their brand a bit too. They're everywhere. I have a built in TED channel on my television, I have TED radio hour on my NPR station. I'm a bit TED'd out.
That said, I still really appreciate what they are doing and they've introduced me to a lot of things I otherwise might not know about. One talk that I've always enjoyed was the one on photosynth that was amongst my first Hubski posts and was probably my first TED talk I saw. Now whenever I visit TED I see it in their rated jaw dropping section. Perhaps I crested too soon?