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• toynbee@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  It is difficult for me to determine whether you are asking in earnest, but just in case, most people guess that my username was inspired by the toynbee tiles. It was not; I didn’t learn of them for some time after I chose this name. (Apparently one person added a user tag to my name saying “not the tiles” after we had a similar conversation.)

  When people do make that guess, they seem to enjoy demonstrating their knowledge of the subject, including that it exists, sometimes even explaining to others. So in this case I referred to them obliquely in case you wanted to show off any knowledge you might have on the matter.

  Occasionally people have nicknamed me “bee” but I don’t think anyone has ever called me a “toy bee” before. Sometimes people decide my real name must be “Tony,” but it is not.

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  • insanemantis@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    No I genuinely had no idea what a toynbee was

    This looks like really fascinating stuff though, thanks for not assuming that it was sarcasm. I’m autistic and get misunderstood easily

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    • toynbee@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Not a problem. I’m glad I could provide edification.

      If the wiki article and whatever other resources you seek out don’t satisfy your curiosity, there’s also at least one documentary on it. I think I watched it on Hulu in the US, but it may no longer be there, as that was over a decade ago.

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