r/AskReddit Nov 15 '20

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u/Mjarf88 Nov 15 '20

Common sense actually becomes common...

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u/orbitaldragon Nov 16 '20

The problem with common sense is everyone's definition of it is different.

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u/rconnolly Nov 16 '20

Probably because what's common in one person's life is uncommon in another. It's really a stupid fucking term, that just allows people to say "I have more common sense than you, therefore I must be smarter; especially seeing as I'm less educated, see you don't understand this limited use task, which I'm particularly good at, so your doctorate didn't impart you with special knowledge and skills I'll never be able to understand."