This reminds me of when I was in university and overheard an Apple salesman telling a young woman how much better Mac’s are than PCs because they don’t get viruses or malware. He went on to say you can install windows on it and not get any viruses/malware because can’t get them on a Mac
eye twitch
What always annoyed me about that claim was that mac isn’t magically virus safe but rather was so unpopular that nobody would have bothered to code malware to run on it.
Never go into healthcare. That’s all I’m saying.
I don’t know shit about healthcare and even I go mad listening to people’s bs. I’m probably not much better myself, but I at least don’t go around talking about the benefits of vitamin megadoses and such.
Eh, for me it’s the “common knowledge things” that people think are right. Tetanus isn’t caused by rusty metal and there’s nothing wrong with falling asleep if you’re conscussed if you’ve already got medical attention.
I’m grateful I’m only ankle deep in the medical world, I’m sure there’s plenty I “know” that is wrong.
at least don’t go around talking about the benefits of vitamin megadoses and such.
You just did. Or you are implying that vitamin doses don’t have any benefits despite admitting you know nothing about the topic (for the record, I don’t either).
megadoses
Oh god I don’t have any medical training, but have access to unimaginable healthcare resources and literature and technology through my job.
The little bit that just trickles into my lap through work is enough for me to see just how wrong most of us non-medical professionals are, and how much some medical professionals still debate some things.
The part that blows my mind most of the time is how often there isn’t a direct identified causation of illness.
Since the pandemic I have realised that doctors are just people as well and will make up bs as it suits them as well. Like those fake mask exemptions and what not…
At my last dermatologist appointment he asked me unsolicited „so how many times did you receive the poison injection?“ First I thought he was referring to chemo because we were talking about my cancer. But then he clarified he meant the Covid vaccine.
That’s an appointment I would’ve walked out of and made sure the doc didn’t get paid for.
Any of this info I can look up on? One of my friends studying science told me everything I knew about evolution is wrong and/or still being debated so I wonder what else I have wrong.
That’s far too broad of a request. In general, Wikipedia is an excellent source for most topics.
“Studying science” is also very limited in telling me what he knows about evolution. I also would caution against thinking of your knowledge as being incorrect or debated - science expects errors in understanding, and when new research uncovers new information the existing theories change
Oh this Def. Was a dietary aide until last week and I had enough. My mental health was in the pits bc of my coworkers. It still is but so many of them were so dumb and backwards with shiz they did. It didn’t make any sense… don’t miss that one bit
when literally anyone talks about a VPN
Actually you are incorrect, some people do know what they are talking about with vpns… please refer to the OP
As I‘m eager to learn: How would you explain (LI5) what a VPN is? I was never happy about this „it’s like a tunnel through the internet“ trope.
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Doesn’t it also make your internet provider think you’re just taking to the VPN, rather than to Netflix?
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I’ve only really had this happen to me once. Was having breakfast at iHop and I could hear a group of girls talking about some technical thing I don’t really remember exactly right now, but I do remember thinking “everything you’re saying is wrong” and getting increasingly agitated wanting to go over there and say something. I didn’t actually do so, but God damn did I want to.
Mfw I hear my favorite content creators talk about pc upgrades…
It’s crazy how little know about hardware. It’s gotten better over the years for sure, but still drives me wild that people say things like “bro Intel is better than amd bro” without talking about benchmarks, price/performance.
I once heard a gamer content creator say “I always go Intel bro, you need to get one for your next PC” as if the brand name is the thing that matters.
Or another pet peeve is when they say “why is your i5 better than my i7” without thinking about release years. Yeah I’m a nerd /end rant
“get an i7”… Yeah but not from a generation 5 years ago, that also matters a lot.
To be fair, I think the product naming schemes for Intel and AMD sucks to the point that non enthusiasts can be left confused.
Its what happens when you have several decades building brand mindset. It ALWAYS irks me when someone asks for buying something via brand.
Its one thing to buy a brand because of customer service, and i get it. Its bad to buy a brand because of the mindset that the product is “better”, as that gives companies a free pass on releasing shit products and getting away with it.
I detest the “I stick with X brand” kind of mindset. You should always research. Bare minimum you can do (that goes a long way) is to ask online
“Perennials die every year, right?” That’s one I overheard the other day. NO! They keep going! Perennials are the best!
The ones that die every year are called annuals.
Hey, I learned something today.
This goes well with the meme about typing out a reply only to delete it 4 times.
“It’s true! I read a headline about it!” “Did you possibly misinterpret it? Did you even read the article?” “HOW DARE YOU”
like when stammets and picard hard a break dance battle on the bridge of the voyager in beta space?
i’ve been watching you two go at it.
I’ve been practicing my moves.
So every time strangers open their mouths around me… ADHD ISN’T GOOD.
I do that all the time.
Being wrong about things? Yeah, we know.
I feel this way whenever I’m in public talking about hockey. I know a lot about hockey, but I’m Canadian and a lot of people know a lot about hockey.
So I always just assume there’s someone who will walk by and hear what I’m saying and react like the meme.
Then I remember that whoever would do that is kind of a loser, and should just leave people alone to talk about shit they enjoy
I love doing this around people you know who are experts and using the wrong jargon/etc on purpose >:)
“I love the Chinese donut wrap they sell at that Panda Express clone”.
