Life would be boring if we all liked the same things. Wouldn’t it?

king_hellfire

king_hellfire

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I’m not convinced.

In what way would it be boring?

We’d all have everything in common with each other and we’d never fall out over differences of opinion.

Those are two positives, for starters.

I’ve not given it too much thought (obviously) and I’m happy to be proven wrong but I can’t see how everyone liking the same thing would be boring.
 
king_hellfire said:
I’m not convinced.

In what way would it be boring?

We’d all have everything in common with each other and we’d never fall out over differences of opinion.

Those are two positives, for starters.

I’ve not given it too much thought (obviously) and I’m happy to be proven wrong but I can’t see how everyone liking the same thing would be boring.
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I don’t get this recent influx of folks wanting to be ruled by a complete arseclown and have their pockets emptied.
 
I understand where you’re coming from with all of the above points, but the fact remains that it wouldn’t matter about innovation, exploration, or a rich variety of things to choose from etc. because we would be happy with whatever is around at the time. If we craved something different then we would try it, but only if everyone liked it.

Don’t forget, we’re working on the premise that we all like the same things, with no deviation from that statement. If some people want change and others don’t then we’re deviating away from it, which we can’t do. We have to stay within the confines of that statement.

I’m suffering from sleep deprivation at the minute so if the above sentences don’t make much sense then blame that 😀
 
...and walk around in the same clothes, like the same music, and have the same sense of humour?

Sounds like a nightmare in an elevator.
 
swordtrombonefish said:
...and walk around in the same clothes, like the same music, and have the same sense of humour?

Sounds like a nightmare in an elevator.
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There wouldn’t have to be just one style of clothes or one style of music. There could be loads, but they’d have to be ones that we all liked.
 
king_hellfire said:
I understand where you’re coming from with all of the above points, but the fact remains that it wouldn’t matter about innovation, exploration, or a rich variety of things to choose from etc. because we would be happy with whatever is around at the time. If we craved something different then we would try it, but only if everyone liked it.

Don’t forget, we’re working on the premise that we all like the same things, with no deviation from that statement. If some people want change and others don’t then we’re deviating away from it, which we can’t do. We have to stay within the confines of that statement.

I’m suffering from sleep deprivation at the minute so if the above sentences don’t make much sense then blame that 😀
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But would we have even got to the point where we are now.

there’d be no opposite view points in meetings, so technological advancement wouldn’t happen.

Neil would suggest something and Neil, Neil (everyone likes the same names) and Nelly would just agree.

We might not have medical advancements or may be eating poor diets so LE would be lower
 
I just thought I’d post it as a philosophical thought experiment, as, for one, it would obviously never happen, and two, I think it’s good to have something to moan about occasionally and that couldn’t happen in this scenario.

My point is that I think the statement is a meaningless platitude that is thrown around without any thought.

The main premise is that we would all like the same things, therefore you can discount any scenario that contradicts it. If a scenario might cause a divide amongst people, then it doesn’t apply to the statement and can be discarded.

If we lived in a world where everyone liked the same things then boredom would never arise as it would contradict the ‘everyone liking the same thing’ aspect of the statement, in my opinion.
 
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Jostler said:
But would we have even got to the point where we are now.

there’d be no opposite view points in meetings, so technological advancement wouldn’t happen.

Neil would suggest something and Neil, Neil (everyone likes the same names) and Nelly would just agree.

We might not have medical advancements or may be eating poor diets so LE would be lower
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We could have loads of different names but they’d have to be names that everyone liked. We may have poor medical advancements but it’d be that way because that’s how everyone would want it.

I’m basically taking the statement at face value, no ifs or buts, If, hypothetically, we all lived in a world where everyone liked the same things, could we truly ever be bored, as boredom would violate the main premise and then the statement would collapse in on itself and would prove that it is, in my opinion, a meaningless statement that people trot out without thinking about its meaning.
 
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