Watching GenZ/Millennials play an old Trivial Pursuit deck in a bar is a source of unending amusement. "Where is the Sea of Tranquility?" "Vietnam!" "Thailand!"
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"What country is the Black Forest in?" Nobody knows. Reads answer: "West Germany." "This game is really old." "Must be from before Gorbachev," as if we're talking about Jesus Christ.
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Before everyone @'s me, I get it, education isn't really about knowing things anymore, and trivia games in a Google Age are pointless. They've adapted to their environment. It's an interesting question though what happens when humans don't really know anything factual anymore.
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I'm old enough to remember a time when if you wanted to know about a thing, you either found someone who did, or found a book about it, both of which could be rare. Entire jobs--teacher, mechanic, scholar/experts of various flavors--existed only because Wiki and YouTube didn't
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I bet they all declare an x-way tie for first and cheer for each other. We are doomed.
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That presupposes more than one person had an answer.
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Answers do not matter. Did they show up? Prizes. Did they play nice? More prizes. The decks are awash in titles, prizes, praise, love. Answers do not matter.
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x = number of participants.
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Perhaps they were stuck between Salk & Sabin? I hope?
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