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> The question is never asked about any other school subject Are you kidding? Every tech-bro on the planet makes their disdain for literature, philosophy, etc.
by paulcole 3y ago
> The question is never asked about any other school subject
Are you kidding? Every tech-bro on the planet makes their disdain for literature, philosophy, etc. extremely well known.
- robertlagrant 3y agoIt's hard to make out your actual point given it's couched in stereotype.
- paulcole 3y agoI don't think it's that hard. But if it is, then my point is that people absolutely do make the same complaint about any subject they don't like being told to learn. Tech bros (generally) don't like being told to learn about art. And non-tech bros (generally) don't like being told to learn math.
- arolihas 3y agoIt can be hard to understand something when someone is more interested in being offended.
- robertlagrant 3y agoAnother stereotype. I'm not offended by people substituting lazy stereotypes for thinking. I just think it comes out badly when they try and articulate points.
- paulcole 3y agoDid you really not understand my original point?
- robertlagrant 3y agoNot really, no. It just seemed to be a continuation of a made up category, and I don't understand the point of doing that.
- arolihas 3y agoWhat stereotype do you think I am referencing? Their point was so simple I am honestly baffled at how anyone could possibly be confused or genuinely find it inarticulate.
- robertlagrant 3y agoThe stereotype that if someone disagrees it must be because they're offended.
- arolihas 3y agoThat's not what a stereotype is. And I didn't even make the claim that everyone who disagrees with me is offended. I just said it can be hard to understand something if you are offended by it. In this case it seemed likely, because the obvious point was that different people have different preferences towards subjects and look down on others. For example, some people in tech have a disdain for literature or other "soft" subjects like the humanities. When you complain about the stereotype and state that it obscures this point suggests that one could be offended by it and it is clouding their judgement. The fact that the OP simplified their point and you still refuse to understand it because it's a "made-up category" supports this notion. But hey, maybe you aren't offended by the term "techbro". It's perfectly possible that you lack reading comprehension skills. It's also possible that you are being deliberately obtuse and disingenuous
- robertlagrant 3y ago> And I didn't even make the claim that everyone who disagrees with me is offended When you say: > when someone is more interested in being offended Because I disagree, that is the stereotype I'm talking about. You weren't making an abstract point; you were stereotyping me based on nothing other than my questioning of paulcole's point. Technically it's true that you never claimed that everyone who disagrees with you is offended, but that's you getting confused: you were commenting on something I said to disagree with someone who isn't you. > The fact that the OP simplified their point and you still refuse to understand it because it's a "made-up category" supports this notion. Please quote where the OP simplified their point and I replied?
- projectazorian 3y agoNow now, let’s not be unfair, a bit of room is permitted for surface level study of classical philosophy, maybe some Nietzsche.