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What are some weird flexes people have that they think make them better than others? (piefed.world)
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[–] 14 points 5 months ago (20 children)

Dismissing knowledge. ”I don’t know anything about football. I don’t watch any game!”

All knowledge might be useful and should be valued as a positive thing.

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  • [–] 20 points 5 months ago (6 children)

    False. I barely know what a Snookie is, and I refuse to waste time finding out.

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    The fact that I have no idea what you're referencing makes me both relieved and perversely curious at the same time.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

    reality tv star form the early 2000s who was the butt of jokes and parodies.

    you didn't miss anything of significance, i guess unless you are really into reality TV trivia.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I am really not.

    Wait, is this what South Park was referring to in some episode (I don't remember which) where some goblinesque creature shows up and they refer to it as "It's very famous!" ? TIL..

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    Yes, that's exactly the reference. it was a reality tv star from jersey shore which was extremely popular and controversial at that time. and she was famous for being a gross goblin creature, figuratively. south park ran with the joke and made her a literal goblin creature.

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  • [+] [S] 5 points 5 months ago (9 children)
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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    It wasn't an exclusionary statement. Knowing something about football doesn't mean you can't also know something about survival, budgeting, etc. Their point was that knowing anything about football is probably better than not.

    E.g. "All knowledge might be useful and should be valued as a positive thing."

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago*

    I largely agree with you, but they do make a fair point: all knowledge has some value. Football trivia won’t help you in your research, but general knowledge of football might help you break the ice in a social setting where you’d otherwise feel awkward or out of place.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    That’s a sentiment I get every day when teaching maths. Many do not value maths because they can’t see any immediate benefits. What I’ve learned is that you never know what knowledge you might need in the future.

    Knowledge is knowledge and everything is of some value. Maybe not the greatest value at all times, but some value. One should strive to have as much knowledge about as many things as possible.

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  • [–] -1 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    how often is anyone in a survival scenario?

    the only people that would really apply to are those who are doing back country outdoors work or off the grid living.

    which is very very few people

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Or people who live in a place where there are increasingly bad weather events, spotty power supply, poor government, civil unrest, etc.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago*

    so being poor?

    i grew up in a rural place with spotty power and limited civil services.

    you don't need survival skills, you just need to plan ahead or have another place to go to until the power comes back up. like grandma's house.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    what if you know all about something, did it your entire life, and till think it's totally stupid and uninteresting?

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    Thinking something is stupid and uninteresting is a completely normal thing. However, if you do have knowledge of that horribly dull thing, that knowledge is of value. Who knows, suddenly you might impress someone with that knowledge. Or you might be able to carry a conversation with someone who is interested in it.

    I know almost nothing about sports or celebrities, but that’s not a good thing. I would be able to talk more with my colleagues if I had known more about sports. I’ve tried to learn more but it’s hard when I don’t find it interesting.

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