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> But it's sort of disingenuous to play David Vs. Goliath here like his line about launching: Maybe not, people misunderstand David vs. Goliath as David being
by joeblau 10y ago
> But it's sort of disingenuous to play David Vs. Goliath here like his line about launching:
Maybe not, people misunderstand David vs. Goliath as David being the underdog when David was a significantly a lot more skilled and was an archer[1]. @Pud was better, executed better and is beating the competition.
[1] - https://www.ted.com/talks/malcolm_gladwell_the_unheard_story_of_david_and_goliath https://www.ted.com/talks/malcolm_gladwell_the_unheard_story...
- s_ngularity 10y agoA young man with no military experience vs. a giant who's killed every soldier in the army who's attempted to fight him qualifies as an underdog story in my book. Also I'd assume archery skill doesn't really transfer very much to using a sling
- wavefunction 10y agoI heard an interesting segment on NPR one or two years ago that delve into "David vs Goliath" and they made the point that we have the situation completely backwards. Some scholars believe that Goliath suffered from a genetic disorder that may have left him rather "simple" in intellect. And slingers during that era were vicious killers capable of hitting birds in flight along with other examples of their prodigious skills and lethality. The segment made the case that David vs Goliath was a stone-cold killer against a relative 'innocent,' it just happened to be David who had the distinct advantage.
- s_ngularity 10y agoDavid being classified an underdog doesn't necessarily mean he wasn't actually at an advantage compared to Goliath in some ways, just that it appeared that way. In fact if you read the biblical passage it seems to paint the picture that David was actually extremely skilled, and he claims to have killed bears and lions before while defending his sheep. It's the fact that it's a shepherd boy taking on a warrior giant that makes in an underdog story, not the skill with which David wielded his weapon.
- jacobush 10y agoI am reminded of Indiana Jones against the swords wielding fanatic. :)
- got2surf 10y agoMalcolm Gladwell's book David and Goliath talks about that example (among others). It's a pretty interesting read.