Oddbean

I mean if you’re suggesting there is some sensory system we can all tap into and feel the same things simultaneously? No. That doesn’t currently exist in a standard easily accessible and quantified sense. And it might be a terrible idea to imagine that it might someday…

It’s a saying we have here, meaning we expect people to think for themselves and reason things out but that basically our expectations are too high. In other words… lower your expectations 😂

Oh I am very well familiar with the saying and its usual intended meaning… however saying it and hearing it said, reading it again and again, never resonated with me. I don’t think it ever will.

Too many assumptions and generalizations in one trite statement I guess is mostly my problem with it. You’re saying something that can easily be agreed with that attempts to establish common ground but really doesn’t say or accomplish anything. It never seems to progress a conversation, just mark its demise. RIP this convo 😆🤣😂

I think there are things here that you have definitely pondered way more deeply than I have. Currently working with a lot of people here who should know a lot of things but don’t grasp concepts and hence my current viewpoint . Thanks for the opportunity to look at this from a different angle 😊

I get that a lot, thank you for acknowledging 😇 People seem to hang on to what works for them and of course it’s easy to forget what exceeds your grasp. I think it’s easy to generalize about the herd and think of it as a big dumb animal which is kind of what that comment represents to me. A dumb animal made up of dumb animals would be the extension of that assumption which we all know is completely untrue. People are beautiful and smart in lots of different ways appearances and stereotypes can’t even begin to comprehend let alone represent. But it’s far easier to forget all that and say something really pessimistic that now I hope you will view differently, as a stratifying phrase that the speaker or writer usually uses to elevate oneself and invite those around to also elevate themselves above the dumb group… well. I think humanity is a box you can’t elevate yourself out of. The sooner the better we stop perpetuating such disbelief in our collective, in my opinion. Love to all who find these words ❤️