| The English term "common sense", in my language, is divided into two, with different connotations: "Senso comum" (Common sense), meaning "a widely believed intuitive but uninformed opinion", which might have a negative connotation in some situations. "Bom-senso" (Good sense): If someone has it, that means they're able to discern what's adequate or inadequate, it usually means some form of consensus that is supposedly obvious. In the English sense, I'm unsure if I have it or not. Likely, I rationally know that I'm expected to have some views, reactions and opinions, but I can't have them on my own unless they're explained to me. A random example: When a woman announces that she is pregnant, it is common for people to congratulate her. I don't understand why people do that. |
thewiru said: When a woman announces that she is pregnant, it is common for people to congratulate her. I don't understand why people do that. Because she has a child and family to look forward to that may grant her long-term happiness, and we are all going to welcome another human being into our society soon. Oh course, if you are a cynical anti-natalist, your views might be different, but most people are not and hence the term common sense. In Latin it's sensus communis, with communis = shared, held in common |
149597871Jan 13, 9:35 AM
| Common sense isn't very common, People move through life with incomplete information , shifting motivations, unexpected events and unresolved mysteries . |
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thewiru said:
When a woman announces that she is pregnant, it is common for people to congratulate her.
I don't understand why people do that.
When a woman announces that she is pregnant, it is common for people to congratulate her.
I don't understand why people do that.
Because she has a child and family to look forward to that may grant her long-term happiness, and we are all going to welcome another human being into our society soon.
Oh course, if you are a cynical anti-natalist, your views might be different, but most people are not and hence the term common sense. In Latin it's sensus communis, with communis = shared, held in common
| @149597871 So you do know what common sense is, but somehow that didn't stop you from going surfing during a hurricane. 🤭 |
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thewiru said:
When a woman announces that she is pregnant, it is common for people to congratulate her.
I don't understand why people do that.
When a woman announces that she is pregnant, it is common for people to congratulate her.
I don't understand why people do that.
Because she has a child and family to look forward to that may grant her long-term happiness, and we are all going to welcome another human being into our society soon.
Oh course, if you are a cynical anti-natalist, your views might be different, but most people are not and hence the term common sense. In Latin it's sensus communis, with communis = shared, held in common
149597871 said: Because she has a child and family to look forward to that may grant her long-term happiness, and we are all going to welcome another human being into our society soon. I guess that maybe I associate most pregnancies as being unplanned (Not necessarily unwanted, just unplanned). Granted, if you were ACTIVELY trying to get pregnant, it's not technically that hard for most people, nor it is supposed to be painful (Quite the contrary). So, for me, it makes WAY more sense to say congratulations after the baby was delivered. |
thewiru said: When a woman announces that she is pregnant, it is common for people to congratulate her. I don't understand why people do that. Well, you can always try to say something like "Oh, sad for you! Do you know who the father is?" and see what happens next. I bet you will learn common sense really fast, haha. |
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@149597871 So you do know what common sense is, but somehow that didn't stop you from going surfing during a hurricane. 🤭
| @fleurbleue Hey, it was a tough year. Just because I know what common sense is, doesn't mean I have to maintain it all the time! |
| That question is equivalent to asking "Are you stupid?" |
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| Common sense is the knowledge that you can acquire through everyday life, or be able to figure out by thinking about it for a few second. In Hungarian it's "sober peasant wit" if I try to mirror translate it, implying that even uneducated peasants can figure it out, assuming they are not drunk. That's not necessarily to imply that peasants are stupid, it can also imply that someone doesn't know something despite being educated or *because* they learned nonsense in their higher education. For the latter see the saying "You have to be college educated to be this stupid." And for the pregnancy example, people want kids, because that's how you keep the species alive, so it's a great achievement for them. |
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thewiru said: So, for me, it makes WAY more sense to say congratulations after the baby was delivered. You should do both obviously... LoveYourSmile said: Well, you can always try to say something like "Oh, sad for you! Do you know who the father is?" and see what happens next. I bet you will learn common sense really fast, haha. That discussion reminds me of this this. |
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thewiru said: I don't understand why people do that. Oh wiru, you're such a special little snowflake. You don't understand common courtesy or empathy not because you're a selfish git who got everything handed to you in life, but because you're special and need to let the entire world know. To everyone else: stop coddling this spoiled brat by pretending he's asking a serious question rather than bragging about his sexist narcissism. |
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thewiru said:
I don't understand why people do that.
I don't understand why people do that.
Oh wiru, you're such a special little snowflake. You don't understand common courtesy or empathy not because you're a selfish git who got everything handed to you in life, but because you're special and need to let the entire world know.
To everyone else: stop coddling this spoiled brat by pretending he's asking a serious question rather than bragging about his sexist narcissism.
| @MelodyOfMemory Yeah before you go on embarassing insult rants: He's right tho. Before I congratulate, it depends on the context why she announces her pregnancy and I might ask how she feels about it. If she isn't a good friend and I already know, that is. If you congratulate a woman to her pregnancy, who's not in the best place of mind about it (mostly because it could be unplanned as wiru says and the family already could struggling financially etc...), you can do more wrong than good. "I just congratulate her, because that's what I'm supposed to do" is not courtesy or empathy. It's common, but it's not real empathy. |
TressymToday, 3:08 AM
Tressym said: If you congratulate a woman to her pregnancy, who's not in the best place of mind about it That's where the context comes into play. If she "announces" it formally in front of friends or family, then she probably wants others to know and feels good about it. If you see a woman who's quietly sitting on the train, you don't go like "wow, congratulations, is it a girl or a boy??" obviously. In OP's case, it's the former. |
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