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[TiQuinn]

When I was in 9th grade, I decided sort of out of the blue that I wanted to be an architect, so I took a Drafting class as an elective, and in 10th grade I no longer wanted to be an architect

This was me. I made it through high school wanting to be an architect, took architecture/CAD as a couple of years as an elective, and then made it exactly one semester through college before realizing, oh hell no this isn’t gonna work.

 

[trappedslider]

Now I remember why I prefer starting open ended discussions on reddit than here...less pedantry and more willingness to just answer the question instead of talking about the question itself.

 

[payn]

Now I remember why I prefer starting open ended discussions on reddit than here...less pedantry and more willingness to just answer the question instead of talking about the question itself.

That doesnt sound like an open ended discussion.

 

[Ruin Explorer]

That doesnt sound like an open ended discussion.

Yeah AskReddit-style "Here's my question, just answer it as written, don't think about it or explore the issues it brings up, no matter how much more interesting they might be than the question" is absolutely the opposite of "open-ended" discussion.

Reddit in general isn't designed in a way that's great for open-ended discussions because of the ways threads work and are displayed there. It is very useful if you want a lot of of opinions or ideas or reactions displayed pretty quickly.

 

[trappedslider]

That doesnt sound like an open ended discussion.

maybe i've been spoiled by reddit's "ask reddit" area then or maybe its expectations of the audience that is the issue

 

[Ruin Explorer]

maybe i've been spoiled by reddit's "ask reddit" area then or maybe its expectations of the audience that is the issue

AskReddit is the perfect example of something that doesn't have open-ended discussions, just a series of responses to a single question.

If AskReddit is what you want, you're not asking for discussions at all, let alone open-ended ones, you're asking for individual responses.

 

[trappedslider]

Like, I fully understand that the high art world is almost entirely a money laundering scheme, but damn it would be nice to duct tape a piece of fruit to a wall and be set for life.

Would $6.2 million set you up for life?

Duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million at art auction

“Comedian,” by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was a phenomenon when it debuted in 2019 at Art Basel Miami Beach, as festivalgoers tried to make out whether the single yellow piece of fruit affixed to a white wall with silver duct tape was a joke or cheeky commentary on questionable standards...

www.yahoo.com

 

[Staffan]

$6.2 million would set you up for life?

Duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million at art auction

“Comedian,” by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was a phenomenon when it debuted in 2019 at Art Basel Miami Beach, as festivalgoers tried to make out whether the single yellow piece of fruit affixed to a white wall with silver duct tape was a joke or cheeky commentary on questionable standards...

www.yahoo.com

I'd be surprised if I live another 40 years, given my general health and such. $6.2M divided by 40 gets me $155k per year, and that's assuming that interest only keeps up with inflation. That's a pretty comfortable life.

 

[Cadence]

I'd be surprised if I live another 40 years, given my general health and such. $6.2M divided by 40 gets me $155k per year, and that's assuming that interest only keeps up with inflation. That's a pretty comfortable life.

I am tempted to go around campus with non-banana fruits and use something other than silver tape and give them names of other entertainers. (Is a bunch of grape "Juggler"?)

 

[trappedslider]

I'd be surprised if I live another 40 years, given my general health and such. $6.2M divided by 40 gets me $155k per year, and that's assuming that interest only keeps up with inflation. That's a pretty comfortable life.

Honestly, I think at this point for me just 100K would be enough to set me up.