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I hate to undermine your point, but I have no idea what you're referring to :)
by bqmjjx0kac 3y ago
I hate to undermine your point, but I have no idea what you're referring to :)
- jklehm 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint_tablet_to_Ea-nasir https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint_tablet_to_Ea-nasir
- IntrepidWorm 3y agohttps://xkcd.com/2758/ https://xkcd.com/2758/ Another whimsical XKCD reference.
- bombcar 3y agoOne of the oldest recorded writing is a yelp complaint about crappy copper.
- JoelMcCracken 3y agohttps://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/ I don’t generally like obligatory xkcd references, but this one is an exception. I like how it reminds us that our experiences are not universal, and people have all kinds of experience spatterings, even if we may come from a shared cultural background. And, instead of the inclination to feel superior to someone who doesn’t know a thing, we can instead feel pleased to share our beloved cultural touchstones.
- JoelMcCracken 3y agoBut yeah, this meme goes deep. I saw this the other day, and it took me a second to get it https://twitter.com/LegbootLegit/status/1652003586740502545 https://twitter.com/LegbootLegit/status/1652003586740502545
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- pfdietz 3y agoI had a coworker, originally from India, who had not heard of the 1918 flu pandemic. (This came up back when COVID was first ramping up.) Apparently it's not taught about in India, even though it killed many millions.
- GauntletWizard 3y agoIt was barely taught in my American world history class, except as a footnote to WWI.
- molotovh 3y agoThe goal was not that "everybody knows your name"; only that one's identity be well-known enough that it will not be forgotten, or at least (in this particular case) be rediscoverable. So the point is not undermined at all.