Ever wonder who determines what "common knowledge" / "common sense" is?
Well it just got me thinking because I was reading an article about people not knowing the Titanic was a real boat and figured it was just a movie. Now of course tons of people are shaking their heads, "praying for the future" because obviously not knowing about a boat 100 years ago sinking because it ran into some ice is knowledge that is going to serve in the production of goods/services in this country.
But in the article someone mentioned about how it's "common knowledge". But again, what is "common knowledge" is that just a term individuals use because they simply know? I'm sure there are a lot of historical events people don't know, history is a huge subject. On a related note I've never read Hamlet/Shakespeare/Catcher in the Rye, but I don't feel like I'm a "let down" to humanity, and I'm sure anyone who talked to me wouldn't feel that way either.
Same with "common sense". Based on what criteria?
I don't think people are common anymore, we are all just individuals.
Well it just got me thinking because I was reading an article about people not knowing the Titanic was a real boat and figured it was just a movie. Now of course tons of people are shaking their heads, "praying for the future" because obviously not knowing about a boat 100 years ago sinking because it ran into some ice is knowledge that is going to serve in the production of goods/services in this country.
But in the article someone mentioned about how it's "common knowledge". But again, what is "common knowledge" is that just a term individuals use because they simply know? I'm sure there are a lot of historical events people don't know, history is a huge subject. On a related note I've never read Hamlet/Shakespeare/Catcher in the Rye, but I don't feel like I'm a "let down" to humanity, and I'm sure anyone who talked to me wouldn't feel that way either.
Same with "common sense". Based on what criteria?
I don't think people are common anymore, we are all just individuals.