I always answered that question with “what do you mean ‘use’?” It’d start a tangent that would often touch on many of your points here. Great compilation!
"Use?" replied Reepicheep. "Use, Captain? If by use you mean filling our bellies or our purses, I confess it would be no use at all. So far as I know we did not set sail to look for things useful but to seek honor and adventures."
When I was in middle school, I read a book called "The Kids Book of Questions."
One of the questions was along the lines of "What school subject do you think is useless?" I answered history.
I now look back and laugh at my ignorance.
I always answered that question with “what do you mean ‘use’?” It’d start a tangent that would often touch on many of your points here. Great compilation!
Jacob, thank you for this practical, and wonderful, post.
"Use?" replied Reepicheep. "Use, Captain? If by use you mean filling our bellies or our purses, I confess it would be no use at all. So far as I know we did not set sail to look for things useful but to seek honor and adventures."
Excellent!
> "When Am I Ever Going to Use This?!"
If you are a free man, everyday of your life.
If you're a consumerist cog, probably never. Go scroll some more.
We'll written, well argued. I enjoyed reading it.