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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2024 12:38:48 +0000
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On 08/11/2024 04:09, rbowman wrote:
> On Fri, 8 Nov 2024 03:08:16 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
>> On 08/11/2024 01:47, rbowman wrote:
>>> On Thu, 7 Nov 2024 21:19:05 -0000 (UTC), Rich wrote:
>>>
>>>> It is simply a reflection of the fact that, in almost all populations,
>>>> a small percentage of people have an innate curiosity that drives them
>>>> to learn, explore, make something of themselves, and often have an
>>>> outsize impact on the world as a whole, while a large percentage
>>>> simply seem to have no curiosity nor desire to do anything beyond the
>>>> barest minimum necessary to make the next paycheck appear by magic.
>>>
>>> I got out of Dodge in my early 20s as did many of my friends and my
>>> brother. According to the high school class data many didn't.
>>>
>>> What surprised me was the number of college educated people in Boston
>>> with decent jobs that had never ventured outside of the 128 perimeter.
>>> Those novelty maps that show Boston and NY with LA and San Francisco on
>>> the west bank of the Hudson are their world view. The 'flyover states'
>>> are a reality.
>>>
>>>
>> And even you seem never to have made it to Europe or Asia.
> 
> Why would I bother with Europe? I do regret not making it to Asia.
> 

Because you might actually learn something?

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