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> It used to be you would recite a Latin phrase at dinner and everyone would be impressed. Those days are gone. Because anyone can do that, it's not impressive
by xboxnolifes 4y ago
> It used to be you would recite a Latin phrase at dinner and everyone would be impressed. Those days are gone.
Because anyone can do that, it's not impressive. You don't need to have studied Latin to know a Latin phrase. We have google translate and the entire internet. It's no longer an "exotic" thing. Hell, I see people still do things like that, with Latin or some other relevant language. It's weird to think that's impressive.
- david927 4y agoI think you missed my point by taking the example too literally. I'm saying that being well-educated (in a classical sense -- deeply knowing Latin, Greek, Philosophy, Mythology, etc) used to be considered impressive. It would dictate your value, socially, to a large extent. That has transitioned to being good-looking, along with the amount of your wealth and how you spend it. Education and intellectual endeavors are no longer in the mix.