• Aremel@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Would you say that common sense changes with the generations? What was once common is no longer, and what was uncommon becomes common?

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      8 months ago

      Once upon a time, it was considered common sense to tie your shoes. Then Velcro came along…

      Wait, you weren’t born knowing how to tie your shoes?

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        8 months ago

        I guess about everyone (kids/teens) know how to tie their shoes, but something I saw in the last 10 years or so, kids, especially in big towns, does not how to ride a bike. I’ve seen teens who never rode a bike and don’t know how.

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          8 months ago

          Damn, really?

          I almost wanted to comment about how cursive writing is getting lost these days instead, but damn, bicycles?!

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              8 months ago

              LOL, I actually learned how to read analog clocks at age 9, by myself, just by watching the hands tick for like 5 minutes.

              Still though, even that isn’t common sense, I had to refer to prior education to know to associate the position of the hands with the hours, minutes and seconds numbers I had previously been taught.

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                8 months ago

                Oh, yeah… I forgot about the common sense part. I was just thinking about changing skills.

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                  8 months ago

                  I just figured out that nobody gives a flying fuck.

                  Matter of fact, how many ducks does it take to fuck a flying duck?