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This is something I've thought of before. I've done work for clients on 'celebrity' news sites and the amount of celebrity trivia I absorbed without conscious
by groffee 4y ago
This is something I've thought of before.
I've done work for clients on 'celebrity' news sites and the amount of celebrity trivia I absorbed without conscious effort was terrifying. I knew who was who, who was banging who, what they'd done etc. And I really couldn't care less about any of them.
There should be sites that make it that easy to absorb math, science and technology and actual worthwhile subjects, but I think they would take a lot more effort, it'd be something worth paying for though.
- sometimeshuman 4y ago"..and actual worthwhile subjects" as defined by who ? Most people gain absolutely nothing learning more math and science which is why they don't bother. Most people do however gain something learning about sports stats, celebrity/political gossip, etc. because they can then relate to the masses better and be social[0]. The content is also easier to assimilate, like junk food. A person needs a "why" to learn more about challenging subjects to justify the effort. For me it just became part of my identity. [0] As a side note, I recall a blind date TV show where the young successful founder of a competitor to PayPal (WePay?) was being coached by his match maker. "you need to learn more about celebrities", she said, "women like gossip.". His expression (or maybe it was mine) was one that implied he'd rather run a spike through his hand.