<div>AR said:</div> <div>"This seems only one step away from 'front loaders' -persons who use <BR>their brain in a similar manner to google, remembering and <BR>regurgitating <BR>endless facts, figures and quotes on a subject but not actually <BR>understanding any of it. When a person tries to discuss the subject, or <BR>sometimes even just to converse, more facts and figures are parrotted <BR>out in tones that imply they're just not smart enough to understand. A <BR>lot of the time this seems to be what passes for 'knowledge' in <BR>western <BR>cultures."</div> <div> </div> <div>You're absolutely right that this "front loading" phenomenon does seem to pass for knowledge in a lot of cases, and I don't like it one bit...growing up, I remember getting into trouble quite often because frequently, whoever was talking to me (or reprimanding me) about something wouldn't let me leave until I said *something*, so at some point I would end up frustratedly blurting out
whatever I could push into the speech buffer, whether it was truly relevant or not. </div> <div> </div> <div>A lot of the time I knew it was not relevant but I didn't have the language or a cohesive enough understanding yet to talk about the subject at hand, so this made me feel for years like I was actually a "liar" and I felt horrible about it.</div> <div> </div> <div>These days, I still end up unintentionally frustrating other people who want quick or definitive answers or facts from me, because I generally refuse to just make things up so people will go away. <BR></div> <div>- Anne</div><BR><BR>"Like and equal are not the same thing at all!"<br>- Meg Murry, "A Wrinkle In Time"<p>
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