Bonus points if it’s usually misused/misunderstood by the people who say it

  • Okokimup@lemmy.world
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    Anything described as “just common sense.” No, it’s knowledge/awareness that you picked up from your particular environment. Not everyone has had the same exposure as you.

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      I’ve found that “common sense” just means “things that I believe, but I can’t explain why”.

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      “Common sense is just the set of prejudices acquired by the age of eighteen.”

      ~Albert Einstein