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[–] wassup@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 8 hours ago

In the business, that's called "anecdotal evidence". The reason you can't argue with me is because anecdotal evidence is kind of irrelevant compared to the statistical observation that children spend decades reaching a median fifth grade reading level.

I am not making a scientific claim. I am making a claim about my personal experience. That's like someone saying "I find painting to be personally fulfilling" and then you're like 'um acktually that's anecdotal evidence". Touch some grass

[–] wassup@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 20 hours ago

Yeah I'm pretty sure the prison guard that was supposed to be watching him was googling "latest on Epstein in jail" shortly before he was found dead. She was also receiving suspicious cash deposits to her bank account after his death. This was revealed in the latest Epstein file dump. Here's an article on it.

 

Why are those long planks of wood called "2 by 4s"?

What units are we measuring here? 2 what by 4 what? Regardless of what units were using the proportions seem all off. 2 by 4 seems to imply that its a rectangle where the longer side is twice the side of the shorter side, but that doesn't describe this wood size at all. The long side is quite a big longer than twice the side of the shorter size. So I'm confused. Then there are other sizes of wood, like 2 by 6s, and I see similar issues there too.

Someone please explain what's going on here.

[–] wassup@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

If they are interested in it, then why is it boring to them? Genuine question.

Being interested in something is not the same as being entertained by something. You can value the knowledge you gain from studying something even if, while you're studying the material, you find it challenging.

Is there? If the school system is any indication, people can spend literal years studying things they find boring without retaining them. Plus they can develop a hatred for the subject. Plus all sorts of bad intellectual habits like pretending they know the answer so they're allowed to move on.

Yeah you can have some bad outcomes studying stuff you're not interested in, but it can also be very rewarding. I can't really argue with you about this because I'm just pulling from my own personal experiences here. If you've never had the experience of studying something dry and finding it rewarding, then there's not much I can say.

[–] wassup@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 2 days ago (4 children)

There is value in learning things that at first glance seem boring or dry.

Why do you think you want to learn Marxist theory? To have status among leftists? Go punch a Nazi. To understand modern or historical leftists? Their actions aren't guided by Marxist theory. To have status among political theorists, economists, and liberals? Lol. Lmao even.

It's also possible that OP is studying this stuff simply because they are interested in political philosophy