mommykink@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 months agoWhat popular quote are you tired of hearing?message-squaremessage-square229fedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1126arrow-down1message-squareWhat popular quote are you tired of hearing?mommykink@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square229fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareOkokimup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up33arrow-down3·11 months agoAnything described as “just common sense.” No, it’s knowledge/awareness that you picked up from your particular environment. Not everyone has had the same exposure as you.
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down1·11 months agoI’ve found that “common sense” just means “things that I believe, but I can’t explain why”.
minus-squareKlear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-211 months agoYeah, that’s just common sense, really.
minus-squarecrapwittyname@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·11 months ago“Common sense is just the set of prejudices acquired by the age of eighteen.” ~Albert Einstein
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·11 months agoYeah, this one annoys me no end. Especially as its used when workplace safety is concerned far too often.
minus-squareDr. Bluefall@toast.ooolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·11 months agoI find the best retort to be: “Common sense ain’t all that common.”
Anything described as “just common sense.” No, it’s knowledge/awareness that you picked up from your particular environment. Not everyone has had the same exposure as you.
I’ve found that “common sense” just means “things that I believe, but I can’t explain why”.
Yeah, that’s just common sense, really.
“Common sense is just the set of prejudices acquired by the age of eighteen.”
~Albert Einstein
Yeah, this one annoys me no end. Especially as its used when workplace safety is concerned far too often.
I find the best retort to be: “Common sense ain’t all that common.”