Xenophobic backlash

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

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Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

It might not be relevant to those aspects of your life... but then again what is? So you think the only knowledge that people need in life is how to socialize, manage money and know that stealing and killing are wrong? As a Turtles fan, I doubt reading and watching every different adaptation helsp any of those aspects of your life either, but yet you probably still do it. If people only knew about stuff that is related to their job, then mankind would be even more ignorant, and ignorance is dangerous. Plus, knowing where a European country is on the map is something you can learn in a couple of seconds. It's not rocket science. Sounds like you're just making up excuses for your ignorance.

I speak for myself, but I find it odd and sad when someone who's well educated doesn't know simple facts like pointing France on a map or who Leonardo da Vinci was.

Oh, you silly silly children. There is a huge difference between knowing where France is on the map and where Estonia is on the map. There is a huge difference between knowing who Leonardo da Vinci was or who Taavi Rõivas is.

Not everything they teach you in school is ultimately important, nor is everything you need to know taught in school. Learn the discipline you need to educate yourself, and then do so in the fields and areas that you need. I do not yet have any need for knowledge of Estonia, and I know how to educate myself if/when that need arises.

Knowledge for the sake of knowledge alone quite often leads to assh0les with a superiority complex. And looky what we have here!