mremaknu:clockworkcanary:littlegreyduck:rumshop:planetbrilliant:Saying ‘what kind of an idiot doesn’
mremaknu:clockworkcanary:littlegreyduck:rumshop:planetbrilliant:Saying ‘what kind of an idiot doesn’t know about the Yellowstone supervolcano’ is so much more boring than telling someone about the Yellowstone supervolcano for the first time.School teaches you that ignorance is shameful, rather than being a person’s default AND ENTIRELY FIXABLE state. Sucks the fun outta learning, if you let it.I may have posted something to this effect before, but it bears repeating if so: This is a marvelous way of looking at the world, and may be one of the best lessons Randall Munroe has ever taught us. It certainly prompted a change in my own behavior. “You’re one of today’s lucky 10,000″ leads to a lot more fun in life than “What do you mean you don’t know about _____?”Common sense is something you learned so long ago that you forgot learning it, and it’s extremely regional.“1,500 years ago, everybody knew that the Earth was the center of the universe. 500 years ago, everybody knew that the Earth was flat. And 15 minutes ago, you knew that humans were alone on this planet.Imagine what you’ll know tomorrow.“- Men in BlackDon’t waste time telling people how ignorant they are; help make them less ignorant. Sharing knowledge is a lot more fun that hoarding it anyway. -- source link