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Hung out with a brilliant heart surgeon, genius. I asked him about what cartoons he watched growing up. He said "what's a cartoon?" He was dead serious. Parent

Hung out with a brilliant heart surgeon, genius. I asked him about what cartoons he watched growing up. He said "what's a cartoon?" He was dead serious. Parents would never let him not study. Never. 100+ hour weeks. Zero time for anything else. He was happy, rich, had it all. But wondering if he every found time to watch a cartoon.

clifanatic 10y ago
Asian parents, right? Don't ask how I know...
wavefunction 10y ago
He didn't know what a cartoon was? Or was it a bit of playful retort?
- bcook 10y ago
  He said the surgeon was "dead serious"... but it must have been an act, right? Sure, maybe he never saw one, but being unaware of at least the dictionary definition of "cartoon" seems highly unlikely.
  - srtjstjsj 10y ago
    Child of immigrant parents who didn't let him watch TV, and who socialized with likeminded families.
  - newman8r 10y ago
    completely unrelated - wasn't sure how to send you a message (maybe I'm missing some obvious DM ui on HN) - but thanks for the Samsara recommendation. legit.