That last post was interesting because the question of comparative knowledge made me think about what other people know as well as what I know. For example, I think I'm reasonably good at cooking but a lot of people know a lot about cooking so I probably shouldn't have put that down as something I know more about than most people. I know some things about gardening and plants but way too many people know lots more than I do. And, I'm a good dog owner and I spend lots of time watching dogs and dog behavior but I don't think I know more than most dog owners, and they're so common in the population that I couldn't say I'd know more than 7 or 9 people out of 10.
Writing the post got me thinking about what I am pretty sure I would know LESS about than 7 or 9 people out of 10 selected randomly off the street:
-- popular television shows and movies and music
what's out and who it's popular with and whether it's considered good or bad
identifying stars and what they've done
who's who on TV
-- American history
who did what, when, and why.
-- Politics
-- who's doing and saying what, who's a democrat or a republican, what's happening in Congress
-- international relations, alliances, and hostilities
-- Religion
-- what different religions and denominations believe, and how they act
-- who's who in the Bible
-- Home maintenance and construction
-- do it yourself stuff
-- price and degree of difficulty of various remodeling tasks
-- Golf, baseball, and car racing
-- rules and personalities
-- Automobile prices, care, maintenance
-- the military
organizations and structure
equipment
history
-- Pregnancy and the care and development of babies and young children
(I am learning more all the time, but I bet most people know a lot more
than me about this stuff)
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