Wait a minute, being knowledgeable in the humanities should vastly increase the ... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		dilap on Oct 21, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Biographer: Jobs refused early and potentially lif... Wait a minute, being knowledgeable in the humanities should vastly increase the number of people with whom you have something in common!

hugh3 on Oct 21, 2011 [–]

Nah, it just doubles the likelihood that someone you're talking to is gonna say something you know is stupid.

dilap on Oct 22, 2011 | | [–]

Ah, there's that smug feeling of superiority you were talking about. :)

bh42222 on Oct 21, 2011 | | [–]

Sad, but true of all knowledge.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact