u/Diastatic_Power

I just call it the 3 levels of understanding. It, at the very least, includes or is a part of the Dunning Kruger effect. Or something.

There's level 0: complete ignorance, where you honestly never considered something like the fact that the Earth orbits the sun. It's probably pretty impossible for that specific example.

Level 1: Indoctrination. I think it's an appropriate word, though none of the other 2 tiers have cool names.

So this is the level most people are at where you learn that the Earth orbits the sun. It's stuff you learn in school.

Level 2 is when you go to college or maybe just research it on your own, and you learn that actually the Earth doesn't orbit the sun, but the sun and the Earth orbit a common center of mass.

Level 2 people have the potential to be insufferable pedants. The "um, actchually" crowd. They're usually the type who learn factoids off the internet and think they're super intelligent for it.

Level 3 is where you actually have an education(probably), and you know that the common center of gravity between the Earth and the sun is literally inside the sun.

And the real kick in the pants is that the level 2 pedants, the armchair experts, think the level 3 people are the level 1 people. That at least is pretty textbook Dunning Kruger effect.

I don't know if this specific concept has a name, or if it's just a facet of the Dunning Kruger effect, but it's something I've noticed.

I'm using the term "lately" pretty liberally, btw. Like maybe in the last 20 years.

I saw Lone Wolf and Cub in the 90s. It ws okay. Good not great. Then The Mandalorian came out, and I was like, "hey. I recognize this story." They even did the weapon vs. toy choice scene, which was cool.

Then there's The Last of Us. And TWD game with Lee and the child, who I believe goes on to be the protagonist of the sequel where she gets to LWaC a baby they found at the end of the first game.

There have been a few other games that use the adult cares for found child story that I haven't played, including the new one with a dude in power armor and a robot child in a big poofy coat.

It's a cool story, but is it just me, or has it gotten a lot more popular all of a sudden?

Hopefully, this is the place to ask.

This lot in my neighborhood has been empty for over a decade. I've lived here for 15 years, and I'm pretty sure it's been empty the whole time.

I'm not some kind of investor, and I don't have land-buying money, but is it possible to obtain the land for free or for cheap?

I believe I've found the owner. I'm not 100% since I've never done anything like this before. If so, I can obviously contact them, but I'm curious if this is even a thing. Like would they rather give it away than pay property taxes on a lot they're not using?

I walk by it every day, and it's just something I've been thinking about.

Thanks.

I have a tiny guitar that's missing the g string. If you change your strings, or if you have one lying around, can I have it?

I got it from St Vincent's for like $5, so I don't really want to buy a brand new string.

Thanks.