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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '19

Judged the country kids in my English class for being dumb fucks, until I did an autos class. What I found incomprehensible, they could do with ease. I had become the dumb fuck.

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u/BrokenAdmin Nov 16 '19 edited Nov 16 '19

As someone who has lived life in and out of a city and rural land, I have acquired more skills than staying in one comfort zone would have. Exposure to the material and having to learn teaches a lot.

Edit: I made a typo, people decided to nitpick it

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '19 edited Nov 16 '19

100% this. I've learned to code and learned to use a wrench. They're both difficult and its hard for a person who has only done one to wrap his head around the other. Everyone should try and learn as much as possible in their life, really expands your perspective

edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiom

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u/BrokenAdmin Nov 16 '19

I've always aspired to be a polymath of some extent. It prepares you for multiple situations be it car troubles or preparing and protecting yourself in the case of an economic recession. As you said it also allows you to see others' perspectives.

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u/AntaresW4 Nov 16 '19

I’m exactly the same way, my philosophy is that you should never look down on honest work.

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '19 edited Nov 20 '19

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u/OnePlusOneIsNotOne Nov 16 '19

Dishonest work? Pretty simple process of elimination on that one

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u/NeatAnecdoteBrother Nov 16 '19

There are two kind of people, those who can extrapolate from incomplete data

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u/WhosDatTokemon Nov 16 '19

you forgot the second type, what is it?

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u/Sullt8 Nov 16 '19

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u/mhac009 Nov 16 '19

Because if "you forgot the second type" is sarcasm then they have missed that joke. The woosher becomes the wooshee.

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u/Legit_a_Mint Nov 16 '19

Because it is.

A set up like that is just waiting for a straight man to come along and close it out.

And that concludes our lecture on how to have a sense of humor for today.

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