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Small-Scale Question Sunday for October 9, 2022

Do you have a dumb question that you're kind of embarrassed to ask in the main thread? Is there something you're just not sure about?

This is your opportunity to ask questions. No question too simple or too silly.

Culture war topics are accepted, and proposals for a better intro post are appreciated.

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I also realised somewhat recently that I simply did not know where exactly the Statue of Liberty was in the US

This seems entirely normal, a lot of normal people don't know where all the states are. The postbox thing is kinda unusual, but still doesn't seem to matter.

A partial solution: be friends with people who also have "knowledge is on extremely deep and specialised things", and talk with them about their specialized thing you also find interesting. "most conversation is just about vibes and not content" is true, but that makes those conversations less interesting or or 'fun' or useful compared to complex or relevant ones (not that that means it has to be about computers or science or anything).