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The gun owner example isn't a great one. one of the first rules of gun ownership is to never tell anyone. It's a valuable and deadly asset which gains value fro

The gun owner example isn't a great one. one of the first rules of gun ownership is to never tell anyone. It's a valuable and deadly asset which gains value from people NOT knowing that you have it.

lolinder 3y ago
I'm not sure why that makes it a bad example. That's a specific reason why people would avoid bringing it up, but it still means that it's not a prominent affectation that would come up in everyday conversation.
- themacguffinman 3y ago
  It's a bad example because this specific reason doesn't generalize to other political beliefs like creationism which is what the others in the thread are talking about.
- watwut 3y ago
  A normal person has as much reason to admit they own a gun as they have a reason to admit they own a mixer. As in, unless you discuss specific topics, it is completely irrelevant. The difference is that if you go out of your way to tell you have mixer, you are weirdo. If you go out of your way to tell you have a gun, then you are someone who brags about having gun unnecessary, which means weirdo too, but in different way.
stevenicr 3y ago
I do think the gun owner is a good example for the given situation it's referring to. I'm not sure 'never tell anyone' is a first rule, although I do agree that in many situations one could gain more value from other not knowing you have it. There are some situations in which sharing possession of such a tool and the knowledge of using one could be beneficial. Although most of the time, in most situations one would gain advantage in having defensive ability without broadcasting it to the world, and as the parent comment eluded to, one often gets by / through social interactions just fine, and due to some group's disdain for such, often gets by better, without advertising such. imho.

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The gun owner example isn't a great one. one of the first rules of gun ownership is to never tell anyone. It's a valuable and deadly asset which gains value fro

by valbaca 3y ago

The gun owner example isn't a great one. one of the first rules of gun ownership is to never tell anyone. It's a valuable and deadly asset which gains value from people NOT knowing that you have it.

lolinder 3y ago
I'm not sure why that makes it a bad example. That's a specific reason why people would avoid bringing it up, but it still means that it's not a prominent affectation that would come up in everyday conversation.
- themacguffinman 3y ago
  It's a bad example because this specific reason doesn't generalize to other political beliefs like creationism which is what the others in the thread are talking about.
- watwut 3y ago
  A normal person has as much reason to admit they own a gun as they have a reason to admit they own a mixer. As in, unless you discuss specific topics, it is completely irrelevant. The difference is that if you go out of your way to tell you have mixer, you are weirdo. If you go out of your way to tell you have a gun, then you are someone who brags about having gun unnecessary, which means weirdo too, but in different way.
stevenicr 3y ago
I do think the gun owner is a good example for the given situation it's referring to. I'm not sure 'never tell anyone' is a first rule, although I do agree that in many situations one could gain more value from other not knowing you have it. There are some situations in which sharing possession of such a tool and the knowledge of using one could be beneficial. Although most of the time, in most situations one would gain advantage in having defensive ability without broadcasting it to the world, and as the parent comment eluded to, one often gets by / through social interactions just fine, and due to some group's disdain for such, often gets by better, without advertising such. imho.