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Not denying what you're saying at all about the nerd/jock thing being a weird artifact of the West, but that's not the point of the article. It was talking abo
by AussieWog93 4y ago
Not denying what you're saying at all about the nerd/jock thing being a weird artifact of the West, but that's not the point of the article. It was talking about the fact that all different kinds of "games" exist and nobody is playing all of them.
Some people are playing the "bang as many chicks as you can" game, others are playing the "be faithful to one woman" game, and some aren't playing either of those games at all.
Sure, that particular jock/nerd game might not exist across cultures, but other games do.
- medo-bear 4y agosure. the article is good. i just had in mind the grandparents interpretation visavis cultural differences. i found it interesting since on my first reading i imagined brad as a typical childhood as described to me as personal experiences of my asian (incl indian) friends and i found it interesting that they have an opposite interpretation whith which my experiences also align somewhat some people play the maths game, some people play the school game, some people play the philosophy game, etc. its an interesting simple take on life. what is an interesting problem to me is how to optimise for the games we choose to play while taking into account societal pressures to specialize in one game
- AussieWog93 4y agoAnd I was playing the "argue with strangers on the internet" game. Can you please post something that's easy to disagree with, so that I can tell you're wrong and feel better about myself?
- medo-bear 4y agosure ... i reckon the best topping on a capricciosa pizza is (tommy) mayo :)
- AussieWog93 4y agoRight in the capricciosas, man. How did you know I liked anchovies? :P