"mcseanerson" (mcseanerson)
06/24/2015 at 09:46 • Filed to: None
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"mcseanerson" (mcseanerson)
06/24/2015 at 09:46 • Filed to: None | 3
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I’m not saying it was dumb to ask the question, just that it was pretty simple. I am actually fond of asking stupid questions. The reason why I like asking stupid questions is because often you get some really smart answers, answers that are a lot more complex and interesting than your original question. On top of that you get people to actually think about things and why they are the way they are.
A lot of people won’t ask stupid questions because they’re scared. Nobody wants to tell the emperor he has no clothes.
Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
> mcseanerson
06/24/2015 at 09:54 |
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Why do things do stuff?
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mcseanerson
> Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
06/24/2015 at 09:58 |
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I’ll tell you the same thing I tell my kid: Because.
Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready
> mcseanerson
06/24/2015 at 10:02 |
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That kid will grow up to be either terrible or great at critical thinking.
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Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
> Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready
06/24/2015 at 10:03 |
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50/50
dems good odds
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mcseanerson
> Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready
06/24/2015 at 10:05 |
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valis86
> mcseanerson
06/24/2015 at 10:11 |
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Not seeing as to how that was stupid. It was an honest question, and one that should be asked.
DrJohannVegas
> mcseanerson
06/24/2015 at 10:18 |
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The first thing I shut down in all of my classes is the “This is a stupid question...” opening. There’s always value in both the question and the answer. I thought your question was a good one, and it did promote some good discussion.
450X_FTW
> mcseanerson
06/24/2015 at 10:18 |
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It’s not a stupid question, you were looking for information and you found it. I do the same thing. Had you said something like “why is that stupid flap opening like that? It makes no sense” then yeah you’ll get alot of asshole like responses.
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mcseanerson
> valis86
06/24/2015 at 10:27 |
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I was just saying that it was a very simple question and the kind that people are often afraid to ask. Personally I’ve always agreed with the saying there are no stupid questions.
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valis86
> mcseanerson
06/24/2015 at 10:29 |
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It was an extremely good question, and one I thought of as well. And I come from a military family with 2 F16 pilots.
The only stupid question is the one that doesn’t get asked, IMHO.
Gamecat235
> mcseanerson
06/24/2015 at 11:25 |
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There really are no stupid questions. Unfortunately, how you phrase the simple questions tend to bring out either the best or worst in people. I saw that you got some excellent responses in that thread, but literally as soon as I saw your question, I kind of cringed, expecting that you would get the other responses, and you did.
I’m a huge fan of asking questions to clarify, learn, and challenge. Both in my personal and professional life, in many cases it’s the only way to gain more understanding. And I’ll admit, and I sometimes caveat my statements with “I know there are no stupid questions, but...”
davedave1111
> Gamecat235
06/24/2015 at 11:41 |
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There are some stupid questions. I once worked with a girl who mentioned her twin brother, and the boss asked if they were identical twins...
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Gamecat235
> davedave1111
06/24/2015 at 11:56 |
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Yes, there are. Like “why is the sun always full?” But, I choose to leave those out of these scenarios. =)