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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy
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On 08/11/2024 14:34, D wrote:
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> 
> On Fri, 8 Nov 2024, 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.
> 
> I have travelled all the world, and personally, I don't think there is 
> much to be gained by travelling given all the possibilities we have 
> today in terms of videos, documentaries, the internet etc.
> 
> I've been forced to travel, but most of it I see as a complete waste of 
> time except for the business it generated.

Really? You must be extraordinarily insensitive.

Each place I have visited has a 'feel' that is unique to it, and not 
something a documentary reveals. And a smell.




-- 
“People believe certain stories because everyone important tells them, 
and people tell those stories because everyone important believes them. 
Indeed, when a conventional wisdom is at its fullest strength, one’s 
agreement with that conventional wisdom becomes almost a litmus test of 
one’s suitability to be taken seriously.”

Paul Krugman