Are You the Jeeves of Your Social Circle?

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The discussion revolves around the concept of being an elitist in social circles, particularly in relation to knowledge, music, and grammar. Participants share their experiences and perceptions of themselves and others based on quiz results that categorize them as various types of elitists.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants identify with being knowledgeable and eloquent, likening themselves to a "Jeeves" figure in social situations.
  • Others express a sense of superiority based on their music collections or cultural knowledge, while also acknowledging their own flaws, such as being overly loud or snobbish.
  • A participant humorously critiques a quiz for not addressing math or technology, suggesting a desire for more relevant content.
  • Another participant shares a humorous and exaggerated quiz result that portrays them as a grammar authority, eliciting mixed reactions.
  • Several participants discuss the perceived weaknesses of the quizzes, with some claiming they received the same results despite changing answers.
  • There is a light-hearted exchange about the nature of elitism and the social dynamics it creates, with some participants defending their quiz results while others mock the quizzes themselves.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a mix of agreement and disagreement regarding the nature of elitism and the accuracy of the quizzes. While some find humor in the results, others critique the quizzes for their lack of depth or relevance.

Contextual Notes

Some participants note that the quizzes do not cover all aspects of elitism, particularly in areas like math and technology, indicating a limitation in the scope of the quizzes discussed.

Who May Find This Useful

This discussion may be of interest to those exploring social dynamics related to knowledge and elitism, as well as individuals who enjoy light-hearted quizzes and humor about self-perception.

  • #31
rachmaninoff said:
Just like some vapid illiterate party boob to take a random and senseless jab at oboists. Does he or she (the quiz author) know anything at all about the oboe repertoire? No? Then it's a funny joke, let's write it down.
Oh dear, I wasn't aware you belonged to FOO (friends of oboists).
 
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  • #32
I'm a politics and culture guru :smile:

From Timbuktu to Tijuana, you know all about world culture and politics. You've seen it all, and what you haven't seen, you watched on one of the "smart people channels." Your friends tell you that you should run for governor.
What people love: You've always got a great story to tell.
What people hate: You make them feel like ignorant plebians. Sometimes you slip and CALL them plebians.
 
  • #33
Gokul43201 said:
They have the same grammatical structure but there's a difference in content. In the first and last sentences, the two clauses are both characteristics of "you". In the other sentences, the first clause refers to a characteristic and the second clause refers to an outcome of that characteristic.
I was just being a smart***, but sure, I would have looked for a rule at work on something I hadn't considered yet.
1) You speak eloquently and have seemingly read every book ever published.

2) You are a fountain of endless (sometimes useless) knowledge, and never fail to impress at a party.

3) What people love: You can answer almost any question people ask, and have thus been nicknamed Jeeves.

4) What people hate: You constantly correct their grammar and insult their paperbacks.
In (1) and (4), and is the familar truth-functional one, so for one thing, you can switch around the phrases without changing the meaning, e.g.

1a) You [speak eloquently] and [have seemingly read every book ever published].

means the same as (is equivalent to)

1b) You [have seemingly read every book ever published] and [speak eloquently].

I agree that there's the additional info in (3) that the second phrase is a consequence of the first, so switching them around would require more changes, and that and is not truth-functional. It's not as clear to me whether or not the same was intended in (2), but it could be that this person included the commas (consciously or not) to encode that cause-effect relation. Just my first thoughts anyway...
I had no answer to about half the questions, so it wouldn't tell me what I am.
Isn't that your wife's job anyway? :biggrin: A Belated Congratulations too!
 
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  • #34
Hello, I am new to this thread. My name is Mk, and I am looking for physics help. Hi. I hope some of you can help me, and possibly wipe my ass if I need it. Einstein and Darwin were wrong.

Hi.

Where is my fish?
 
  • #35
He is, I fear, soused.
 
  • #36
Yes, I once was put into a barrel of pickles when I was young.
 

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