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ElboRuum

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9. We live in a society which expects us to be clothed.

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Sun Sep 1, 2013, 12:01 PM

Sep 2013

And I don't know how to knit! I'm so fucked.

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We live in a society exquisitely dependent ... [View all] Scuba Sep 2013 OP

Du rec. Nt xchrom Sep 2013 #1

"exquisitely dependent" handmade34 Sep 2013 #2

That's funny, sad, and very true. And it's a recipe for massive failure. LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #3

Actually, it isn't. ElboRuum Sep 2013 #10

Americans certainly don't have to know everything about science and technology but when... BlueJazz Sep 2013 #12

Exactly. LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #16

But was that really was Carl Sagan was saying in that quote? ElboRuum Sep 2013 #21

It's not that they are lacking in "scientific skills" ElboRuum Sep 2013 #24

Your words are true and wise. BlueJazz Sep 2013 #26

One of the best critiques of the average American's mentality I've read. Thanks! Surya Gayatri Sep 2013 #27

I think that's a terribly naive point of view that mirrors the excuses, and reasons, for slavery. jtuck004 Sep 2013 #14

I agree. LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #17

Terribly naive? ElboRuum Sep 2013 #20

No, and the logical end isn''t to pose an outlandish and impossible answer, either. jtuck004 Sep 2013 #35

Interesting points. ElboRuum Sep 2013 #41

Interesting how you conflate points just to erect your little scree... jtuck004 Sep 2013 #42

Of course. ElboRuum Sep 2013 #43

The problem here Stargazer09 Sep 2013 #28

Wasn't Neil DeGrasse Tyson ElboRuum Sep 2013 #30

I sure do wish I could believe you, but I have little faith. reusrename Sep 2013 #31

Science does not require faith. ElboRuum Sep 2013 #33

Read the graphic. It doesn't say .... Scuba Sep 2013 #37

That's not how it reads. ElboRuum Sep 2013 #38

k and r--and, sadly, the anti-science, anti-intellectual crowd wants to keep it that way. niyad Sep 2013 #4

Hey, I built that skydive forever Sep 2013 #5

cool! progressoid Sep 2013 #7

I'm jealous! Stargazer09 Sep 2013 #29

It's miracles. Jesus done 'em. nt valerief Sep 2013 #6

How few 'key' people could we lose...... daleanime Sep 2013 #8

We live in a society which expects us to be clothed. ElboRuum Sep 2013 #9

DURec leftstreet Sep 2013 #11

hell yeah pasto76 Sep 2013 #13

We need more STEM majors! LOL reformist2 Sep 2013 #15

I'm okay fadedrose Sep 2013 #18

Sound and pitchers? ElboRuum Sep 2013 #22

beer? fadedrose Sep 2013 #23

You know, I think that's false advertising. ElboRuum Sep 2013 #25

U gotta leave the door open & hang a few baloons fadedrose Sep 2013 #40

It's called SPECIALIZATION, genius. Dreamer Tatum Sep 2013 #19

You could also take the statement at face value: Quantess Sep 2013 #34

True. ElboRuum Sep 2013 #39

there is only a "critical mass" of the specialized knowledge needed... yawnmaster Sep 2013 #32

+1 K&R nt Jasana Sep 2013 #36