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Thanks. Q 5 This reminded me of a w app fwd that said "We now have bigger houses but smaller families" and went on to list so many paradoxes of modern life. What is stated in the reply can be added to that list of paradoxes. Someone said he curses the guy who invented the refrigerator as he is now forced to eat old dishes only, especially if both the husband and wife go to work. Modern day gadgets are not an unmixed blessing. What we fail to realize is another fwd I read (attributed to the Dalai Lama) that said " We are very desperate to earn more and more money ignoring our health, but later we spend the same money to restore our health". N Sekar Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer <https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=NativePlacement&c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_EmailSignatureGrowth_YahooMail:Search,Organize,Conquer&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=Global_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100000945&af_sub5=OrganizeConquer__Static_> On Wed, May 22, 2024 at 5:44 PM, 'gopala krishnan' via KeralaIyers <[email protected]> wrote: *CULTURAL QA 05-2024-22* *The below QA is from Quora digest to me on 22-05-2024.* *Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers.* *.Compiled **and posted by R. Gopala krishnan, on 22-05-2024* *Q1 What is the funniest joke you've been told that you still think about to this day?* A1 Alkis Piskas, Lover of Philosophy, Logic and Math Mar 29 I just read a very good joke with God and it made me think of one of my favourite ones: A man gets back home in his car with a very urgent need to visit the toilet. But he couldn’t find any place to park, so he started praying intensely: “God, do something for a place to be evacuated so that I can park … Please! It’s very urgent! If you do that, I will then do whatever you ask me to!” After a few seconds, someone un-parked, leaving a vacant place. The man said: “It’s OK God. Never mind. I found one.” *Q2 Why did Brahmins not allow Shudra to study for 2,000 years?* A2 Ravikumar K., Self employed (2019–present)Dec 21 1.Why did Kshatriyas not allow Brahmins to get training in warfare, keeping arms and study martial arts for 3000 years? 2.Why did Vaishyas not allow Brahmins to do business for 5000 years? 3.Why did Shudras not allow Brahmins to learn to farming arts, sculpturing, pot preparing, carpentering ,iron work etc. since 10000 years? 4.How did Dr. B R Ambedkar, the Dalit scholar study in 19 th century, if Brahmins and others not allow? It was the duty of British government, Moghul government, Khilji government, Gulami government, Chavan government, Gupta government,Mourya government and all ancient kings' governments (Not a single one belongs to Brahmins!) to provide education to all their citizens. What is the role of Brahmins here, who were never in power?! *Q3 Once an IQ is over 130, what might you observe in a person with each increment above that?* A3 w.w. Lenzo,Ph.D Quantum Physics, Stanford University 1990Updated Apr 22 * * * * * When I meet smart people — I make two assessments, one is quick, the other requires some one-on-one discussion. FIRST: To what degree do they see the world as zero-sum? Are they primarily self-interested? This greatly affects my willingness to engage with them at all. Unfortunately, we live in world in which it is considered quite OK for smart people to tilt interactions (such as a business deal) in their own favor. Smart people find it relatively easy to fool the less-smart and thereby separate them from their money. And, because we tolerate this as a society, income asymmetry continues to grow and our world becomes a less-and-less friendly place to be. Who created the modern business-model behind Payday Loans? (not the counter staff!) — And at Subway, why does 8% of gross sales go directly to Wall St. for every single sandwich made-&-sold in N.America? Why do we tolerate this?? I try to avoid people like these — — the go-getters, the zero-summers, those hypnotized by wealth — I also do this generally — not just with smart people. But it is especially good to be cautious around anybody “who fancies themselves smart enough to take advantage of others.” What is something that people with genius level IQs see in people that most people don't see? SECOND: Assuming I choose to interact with someone, fairly quickly I get a sense of just how smart he/she is: Tier I: IQ from 130 to 140 Tier II: IQ from 140 to 150 Tier III: IQ of 150+ With Tier I persons — I can have useful stimulating discussions. They will understand the problem I am concerned with, even if they do not understand my proposed solution. Talking about the problem helps both of us to understand it better. With Tier II persons — As above, except they will follow both discussions (problem and possible solutions) well-enough to offer useful criticism and insight. With Tier III persons— We move very quickly beyond the problem/solution framework and into the kind of speculative thinking (both creative & critical) which I adore. Occasionally, we are able to view and understand the original problem from a novel angle, gaining entirely new insight into possible solutions. David Miller has a poetic alternative-way of describing “the view” from Tier III.[1] Of course, conversation is not always so scientific. Sometimes we are just joking around — yet the same kinds of distinctions become apparent. The smarter the person, the deeper (and more subtle) their insight & humor.[2] Are these two assessments correlated? I would like to imagine that they are correlated. Namely, that the smarter a person is — the freer that person becomes from the pursuits of wealth and narrow self-interest. Sadly, however, this does not seem so. The majority of the Tier I and Tier II people that I have met (and I have met many hundreds) do indeed seem to be greatly distracted by the pursuit of personal wealth. On the other hand, I have not known enough Tier III people to assess their relative degree of freedom — but I can say that some remain zero-summers. *Q4 Why are naidus in Tamil Nadu claiming themselves as Tamilians rather than Telugu people?* A4 B. Janarthanan, Updated May 11 I was born in a village in Virudhunagar district of south tamilnadu. All people in our entire village speak Thelungu ( not telugu), meaning that our Telugu has much influence of Tamil. But we don't know Telugu to read and write. We don't even know our origin in Andhra pradesh. We might have migrated to Tamilnadu during Krishna devarayor period. But our mother tongue is still Telugu. There are many villages in Tamilnadu, where the entire village people will be Telugu speaking. *Q5 How foolish we are becoming?* A5 Chauhan Babu Nath,21h 1. Earlier we used to buy tomatoes for ten rupees per kg and eat fresh chutney. Now we eat two-month old tomato sauce at Rs 150 per kg. 2. Earlier we did not drink even one day old water, nowadays we drink three months old bottles worth Rs 20. 3. Earlier we used to drink fresh milk in the morning and evening. Nowadays we drink five day old bagged milk in the name of amu taja. 4. Earlier we used to drink fresh juice, now we drink 6 months old artificial juice in the name of real.. 5. Earlier we used to drink fresh Jaljeera, now we drink two months old cold drink for Rs 60 a litre. 6. Cashews and almonds worth 500 or 700 kilos, which increase the immunity of the body, seem expensive to us, but a pizza made from rotten flour worth 400 kilos seems cheap to us. 7. Earlier we did not eat the food prepared in the morning even in the evening and now we eat stale food prepared by companies with great enthusiasm. Whereas we know that many types of chemicals are added to the ready-made items made by companies under the beautiful name of preservatives. Are we progressing or destroying? 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