Couple of years ago a kid asked me what time it was. I was wearing an analog watch and showed her. Her exact words were "how am i supposed to know what time it is" lol. I then asked her has no one ever taught you how to read the time on an analog watch or clock? Made me laugh and pity her at the same time. Told her it was 3:20 and learn how to read an analog clock. LMAO
Yep. Another thing is they will get the order wrong almost every time in fast food. When we're traveling doing ball games we sometimes have to stop and get something --as nasty as that shit is--- and 90% the order is wrong. Chicky nuggets? We never even ordered any but there they are while our burgers are missing or whatever else. It infuriates me.
I use to practice telling the time at work outside by the angle of the sun, after a couple of weeks continually finetuning - could quickly reliably tell time to within 5 mins.
Work bro "Hey, whats the time?/' looks up at sun '2:20pm'
[ - ] Name 1 point 2.0 yearsMay 7, 2023 10:45:48 ago (+1/-0)
When they built the new elementary school in my county they put digital clocks in the hallways and classrooms. The parents went nuts and made them swap them out.
I have to wonder what the heck they're teaching the kids in kindergarten and first grade if this phenomenon of not being able to read a damned clock extends all the way up here to Quebec.
In my highschool 10 yrs ago they could all read that. It was trained. But it a useless skill in modern society so get off your high horse. Woops almost late for holocaust class!!
It's a simple skill that any 6 year can do. This is what comes from common core nonsense and 'Why does anyone need to have a vegetable garden - just go to the supermarket'
I bet these retards also don't know how to calculate exponents with a slide-rule. Or use an abacus. We're so fucked!
Yep. Pretty much guarantees that when the power goes out, we'll have to reboot civilization from the beginning, pre-slide rule and abacus, all over again. That's okay. We've done it before.
While I was being sarcastic, that's a good point. How far do you go? The Amish embody this, always having the tools to live off the land, without massive dependency on the rest of the world working without fail. I imagine people engineers of today could re-invent these tools, even when they hadn't seen the original ones.
You get familiarized with the older tools of the trade when you learn it. Then you never use them. But you know they exist and likely how to teach yourself how to use them if needed.
Its like every STEM major knows how to do math by hand, but almost none of them do. It's either simple enough to do in your head or you program a computer to do it for you.
Sure, you could teach yourself to use a slide-rule, but you don't really need to.
I don't think every STEM had done math by hand. By the time they are in intermediate and high school they are all using calculators for anything more complicated than the simplest calculation.
[ + ] RMGoetbbels
[ - ] RMGoetbbels 12 points 2.0 yearsMay 6, 2023 22:02:09 ago (+12/-0)
[ + ] NedsHead
[ - ] NedsHead 7 points 2.0 yearsMay 7, 2023 03:58:58 ago (+7/-0)
[ + ] JudyStroyer
[ - ] JudyStroyer 5 points 2.0 yearsMay 7, 2023 00:37:08 ago (+5/-0)
[ + ] NukeAmerica
[ - ] NukeAmerica 3 points 2.0 yearsMay 6, 2023 23:03:09 ago (+3/-0)
[ + ] HonkyMcNiggerSpic
[ - ] HonkyMcNiggerSpic 8 points 2.0 yearsMay 7, 2023 00:05:37 ago (+8/-0)
[ + ] ShitAlt
[ - ] ShitAlt 8 points 2.0 yearsMay 6, 2023 21:39:29 ago (+8/-0)
[ + ] HonkyMcNiggerSpic
[ - ] HonkyMcNiggerSpic 5 points 2.0 yearsMay 7, 2023 00:06:43 ago (+5/-0)
[ + ] Rotteuxx
[ - ] Rotteuxx 3 points 2.0 yearsMay 7, 2023 09:29:06 ago (+3/-0)
[ + ] HonkyMcNiggerSpic
[ - ] HonkyMcNiggerSpic 2 points 2.0 yearsMay 7, 2023 11:33:47 ago (+2/-0)
[ + ] Moravian
[ - ] Moravian 0 points 2.0 yearsMay 7, 2023 12:25:16 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] dassar
[ - ] dassar 5 points 2.0 yearsMay 7, 2023 03:09:31 ago (+5/-0)*
Work bro "Hey, whats the time?/'
looks up at sun '2:20pm'
Peak satisfaction.
[ + ] 3Whuurs
[ - ] 3Whuurs 5 points 2.0 yearsMay 7, 2023 00:03:44 ago (+5/-0)
[ + ] dassar
[ - ] dassar 4 points 2.0 yearsMay 7, 2023 03:17:42 ago (+4/-0)
[ + ] rabidR04CH
[ - ] rabidR04CH 3 points 2.0 yearsMay 7, 2023 10:41:50 ago (+3/-0)
[ + ] Name
[ - ] Name 1 point 2.0 yearsMay 7, 2023 10:45:48 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] rabidR04CH
[ - ] rabidR04CH 0 points 2.0 yearsMay 7, 2023 10:51:49 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] AryanPrime
[ - ] AryanPrime 1 point 2.0 yearsMay 7, 2023 22:34:14 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] Aze
[ - ] Aze 1 point 2.0 yearsMay 7, 2023 21:12:00 ago (+1/-0)
Plz be poe's law.
Plz be poe's law.
[ + ] Imsickofmakingusernames
[ - ] Imsickofmakingusernames 1 point 2.0 yearsMay 7, 2023 18:48:16 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] TheBigGuyFromQueens
[ - ] TheBigGuyFromQueens 2 points 2.0 yearsMay 7, 2023 01:30:54 ago (+3/-1)
[ + ] Sector7
[ - ] Sector7 1 point 2.0 yearsMay 7, 2023 12:04:58 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] Trickthegoyim
[ - ] Trickthegoyim 1 point 2.0 yearsMay 6, 2023 23:24:58 ago (+1/-0)*
[ + ] dassar
[ - ] dassar 8 points 2.0 yearsMay 7, 2023 03:21:31 ago (+8/-0)
This is what comes from common core nonsense and 'Why does anyone need to have a vegetable garden - just go to the supermarket'
[ + ] Trickthegoyim
[ - ] Trickthegoyim 0 points 2.0 yearsMay 15, 2023 04:25:46 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] dassar
[ - ] dassar 0 points 2.0 yearsMay 16, 2023 04:32:41 ago (+0/-0)
It my use of the word 'nonsense'....
[ + ] lastlist
[ - ] lastlist -1 points 2.0 yearsMay 6, 2023 22:07:56 ago (+2/-3)*
Faggot OP couldn't resist punning up the title.
[ + ] Prairie
[ - ] Prairie -3 points 2.0 yearsMay 7, 2023 03:31:59 ago (+1/-4)
The confusion between knowledge and intelligence.
[ + ] NedsHead
[ - ] NedsHead 4 points 2.0 yearsMay 7, 2023 04:43:13 ago (+4/-0)
[ + ] BulletStopper
[ - ] BulletStopper 0 points 2.0 yearsMay 7, 2023 08:15:32 ago (+0/-0)
Yep. Pretty much guarantees that when the power goes out, we'll have to reboot civilization from the beginning, pre-slide rule and abacus, all over again. That's okay. We've done it before.
[ + ] Prairie
[ - ] Prairie 0 points 2.0 yearsMay 7, 2023 09:22:23 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] PotatoWhisperer2
[ - ] PotatoWhisperer2 1 point 2.0 yearsMay 7, 2023 11:22:58 ago (+1/-0)
Its like every STEM major knows how to do math by hand, but almost none of them do. It's either simple enough to do in your head or you program a computer to do it for you.
Sure, you could teach yourself to use a slide-rule, but you don't really need to.
[ + ] dassar
[ - ] dassar -1 points 2.0 yearsMay 16, 2023 15:57:11 ago (+0/-1)