owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Usually I don’t know about my knowledge gaps until someone fills me in, so it’s hard to say.
There are a lot of movies that I’ve never seen that apparently everyone else has seen. I usually just smile and nod when people talk to me as if I’ve seen whatever they’re referencing, it’s easier than dealing with the incredulity and making false promises about getting around to seeing it.
Also, relevant xkcd
kartoffelsaft@programming.dev 1 day ago
I find it’s even worse with music than movies, especially if you include not knowing the thing in question at all. The movie guy reaction to not having watched the #8 top grossing movie the year is “dude how have you not seen it??? You’ve gotta see it!”, the music guy reaction to not hearing any of the #8 top musician/band this year is “are you a shutin or a dumbass? everyone I know listens to them!”. I’ve even seen both of these reactions from the same person lol.
owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 23 hours ago
Fair enough. But when people find out I’ve never seen Forest Gump or some other classic, I get the second reaction.