Unenlightened people

[Metheawsome]

Re: Unenlightened people

How is not knowing anything about movies or computers make you unenlightened? I don't watch T.V. and I very rarely read books. I have no idea who Harrison Ford is. Could be an astronaut for all I know. Computers? Why would I care about computers? I have my basic computer I bought at the store. It can burn cds and play video games, thats all I need to know. As for the beatles, I had no idea who they were until 5 min ago when I asked a friend. I don't listen to that kind of music. Most of my friends and family is the same way on this. I don't watch T.V. Any news I get is from the radio or my friend tells me. Correction on the reading, I do read the comics in the newspaper everyday. But I can so much more without knowing who Harrison Ford is. I live a full life, how does that make people unenlightened? Do you know how to replace the engine of a car? Can you build a house? Hell, can you even drive a car? Can you make a living? Can you support a family? Can you cook meals? Can you rock climb? Have you ever gone skydiving? Can you do the tango? But heck you can always ask Harrison Ford on how to do these things.

Actually, I do drive, I am planning on making a living in the field of technology, and I can dance. I also play 3 musical instruments, go to the Gym occasionally, and have several friends I like to hang out with. But since I was raised with media since birth and have enjoyed countless hours of entertainment from it, I am shocked at the number of people who are completely oblivious to such a central part of my life. It's like the equivilant of never reading a book to me.

And I am not saying that if you don't like them you're unenlightened, I'm saying if you've never heard about them you are. I probably didn't make that very clear.

And unenlightened isn't their fault, or even a bad thing, it just means they don't know about it. If I talked about Dr. Hook and the medicine band and you didn't know about it, it would be safe to say you were ignorant of it. In cases like that I don't blame the person, but it still would be sad. Now if you knew about them and didn't like them, I'm also entitled to my opinion that you're wrong.

*Looking back*
Man, I should really write a script if I'm going to ramble like that.

[doodlesthebear]

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I find it slightly odd that some people have never heard of the Beatles. It's not that they're... stupid, exactly, but more like... I don't know, more like their missing a very big part of culture. I agree with rade0110, but you've also got to consider... hundreds or years ago, paintings and things were very popular. It's just what is popular now. And you don't need to know who Harrison Ford is to live a good life (I only know because my whole family loves him as an actor)... in fact, you don't need to know any of that to live a good life. But it seems like that if you spent ANY time at all reading, or watching TV, or if you've seen a movie, or had conversations with people, or anything like that, the Beatles would have to pop up eventually. (That's not saying I like them. I hate their music.) Not that I'm trying to make anyone mad. Just saying.

[chrristielee]

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hmm, big controversy about being unenlightened from not being a certain way & doing certain thingss.
can't we all just get alongg? haha.
okayso, everyone has there own opinions, can't we just leave it at that?
as everyones been saying, so some people haven't heard of some things you have,
not a big deal, everyone might not know, & they have their own opinions on things.
In my opinion, i don't really care.
i like lots of music people have never heard of, i've watched tons of movies, but i won't call them "unenlightened" if they haven't watched it.
& computers, whatever. if it's fast & compatable for games & ffr, it's good for me.
i'm juust saying, we shouldn't think lower of someone just because they don't like/know the same things you do.
everyones got their own mind, no limits,
they like what they like & they know what they know, & they keep learning.

[Metheawsome]

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Yeah, but it's not just that SOME people in my school don't know SOME things I do... It's that nearly EVERONE at my school knows almost NOTHING I do.

At first, I wasn't so bad about this. I'd have a conversation and would invariably come to some sort of movie. When the person I talked to didn't know... say... Chevy Chase, I let it go. I mean I can't hold everyone to my standards.

But soon I realized that every time I talked about some actor or movie, almost everyone around me was completeley clueless. It became that I stopped even trying to talk about anything. This whole thread is more frustration than anything else.

I mean really, is it too much to ask that ONE other person in a school of 1500+ would know something about movies?

[beaner692]

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yeah but if everyone is unenlightened, that means that everything is the way it should be. Were not all supposed to be the same were supposed to be unique and know stuff that other people don't know.

Wouldnt life be boring as hell if we didn't know a bunch of crap that other people didn't?

I cant tell if im making sense or not its too late lol

[Squeek]

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oh god i cant believe nobody else knows that in S4E26 of whose line is it anyway Jeff Davis is the only performer who doesnt get a hundred dollars despite his amazing performance god the rest of the world is so stupid

and ive asked ten people which means ive asked everyone in the world

[harrythecabledude]

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Do you know how to replace the engine of a car? Can you build a house? Hell, can you even drive a car? Can you make a living? Can you support a family? Can you cook meals? Can you rock climb? Have you ever gone skydiving? Can you do the tango? But heck you can always ask Harrison Ford on how to do these things.

In order:

-No
-Yes
-Yes
-Yes
-No
-Frequently
-No
-I'd love to
-Yes, but it would suck
-Harrison Ford is just an actor. He does probably know a few of those things, though.

About this whole ignorant masses thing...

It's like the equivilant of never reading a book to me.

It's like the equivilant...to me

to me.

TO ME.

That could be one of the reasons.

EDITZ:

oh god i cant believe nobody else knows that in S4E26 of whose line is it anyway Jeff Davis is the only performer who doesnt get a hundred dollars despite his amazing performance god the rest of the world is so stupid

LOL I remember that episode.

.......Oh, I guess that's not helping you prove your point. ^_^;

[Squeek]

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youre not one of the ten people i asked which means you dont exist

because its totally possible for someone to ask 1,500 people in a school whether or not they know harrison ford or whatever

[Lamoc]

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And I am not saying that if you don't like them you're unenlightened, I'm saying if you've never heard about them you are. I probably didn't make that very clear.

I have never heard of them before this topic.

[Xack24]

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yeah but if everyone is unenlightened, that means that everything is the way it should be. Were not all supposed to be the same were supposed to be unique and know stuff that other people don't know.

Wouldnt life be boring as hell if we didn't know a bunch of crap that other people didn't?

I cant tell if im making sense or not its too late lol

So everyone's the same......which makes life good because everyone's different. ah.......yes.......*cough*

Anyway, I understand his frustration. The worst is when people assume that because they've never heard of it, it sucks. God I hate it when they do that, ignorance I can forgive, but that?

[Specforces]

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I just hate how everyone is stuck on Will Ferrell movies.

[Lamoc]

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I don't even know who that is.