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It isn't about "not wanting to be enlightened." That person wanted to share a fun fact--they were trying to be social. And you shot them down and essentially ca
by zasz 15y ago
It isn't about "not wanting to be enlightened." That person wanted to share a fun fact--they were trying to be social. And you shot them down and essentially called them stupid.
- orbitingpluto 15y ago"Essentially called them stupid?" I shared some "fun-facts" back and offered them a chance to figure it out. That's social. If the email was fire-and-forget, that's not social. If we are all predisposed to take unconsidered facts as an insult to our intelligence and not as a prelude to a discussion, then that is a whole other educational issue. Also please accept my apologies if you think the word enlighten confers a condescending tone. I was going for 'greater knowledge/understanding'.
- waqf 15y agoI guess they would have preferred if you'd forwarded some fun facts which didn't contradict theirs. Something like "91 is the only prime number that isn't blue", perhaps.
- waqf 15y agoIt seems to me that in that case they did, indeed, not want to be enlightened. (Of course, not wanting is relative.)