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Re:Why does man print “gimme gimme gimme” at 00:30? by majewsky on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @08:27AM (#15747697)
My downvote is not because of our collective sense of humor, but because I deny the notion of millions of people sharing a certain collective sense of humor.
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Re:Why does man print “gimme gimme gimme” at 00:30? by theprotocol on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @08:44AM (#15747772)
Subcultures are a real thing.

>I deny the notion of millions of people sharing a certain collective sense of humor.

Comedy shows appeal to more than a handful of people. Most humor only works collectively.

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Re:Why does man print “gimme gimme gimme” at 00:30? by criddell on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @08:51AM (#15747813)
> I deny the notion of millions of people sharing a certain collective sense of humor

You don't think there's any such thing as nerd culture?

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Re:Why does man print “gimme gimme gimme” at 00:30? by rootlocus on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @11:45AM (#15749177)
> You don't think there's any such thing as nerd culture?

Nothing is ever black or white. I'm most certainly a nerd, but that doesn't mean I have the same sense of humor as every other nerd. Think of it like inheritance vs composition. Just because I'm a nerd, doesn't mean I inherit everything other nerds have. I only have some components. And while I appreciate Sci-Fi movies, I don't participate in wars between Star Wars and Star Trek (I think Stargate SG1 was better anyway).

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Re:Why does man print “gimme gimme gimme” at 00:30? by criddell on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @01:05PM (#15750036)
> that doesn't mean I have the same sense of humor as every other nerd

Of course not. Think statistically significant rather than about absolutes.

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