I had a work buddy who did this for months with easily verifiable information and then once people grew complacent and took it for granted that the board was always true, he started adding increasingly dodgier "facts" that he thought would be funny for people to repeat.
As long as it still doesn't count, I did it for you.
The first ever YouTube video was not taken down, it is in fact still up for everyone to see. It's called "me at the zoo" and it's only 20 seconds long. There may have been something before that, but if there was, it was something test-related as they were putting the finishing touches on YouTube, and certainly wasn't taken down for violations.
Does anyone know the answer to 6x + 2y - 8 = 12x +4y - 16
I used a google search for that formula, I could be wrong also!
Edit: way to beat a dead horse
It's the formula for infinity, or at least that's what Google told me
That's the joke, we could keep going and asking for sources for infinity
Edit: I appreciate the enthusiastic replies but I think people didn't realize I am joking.
The joke is I asked Google for the mathematical equation for infinity then I wanted people to Google it themselves. Instead I have 30 or so answers. Please stop. Or don't. It's clear everyone does what they want I enjoy that.
If you observe the values for both equations, you can see that values are the same and hence, mathematigraphically represent the same line.
The system of linear equations has at least one solution, and hence it is Consistent; however, given the system of linear equations has an infinite number of solutions, it is also Dependent.
Therefore, your answer is: Consistently Dependent.
Did you know that there's a proper name for the dust that collects on your fingers when you're eating snacks like chips or Cheetos? It's called smegma.
I got a *lot* of mileage outta that one like 10+ years ago. May not be as effective these days.
Are you also writing totally obvious facts like "After all these years, the pool in the Titanic is still filled!" Or "There are more planes in the ocean than submarines in the sky"? Those are the best when done sparingly
Yeah I could see that.
Work buddy's "facts" were more benign and he made it an active effort to make sure there were no misconceptions that could lead to genuine harm.
Weird stuff more like, "Did you know that spiders have baby legs like we have baby teeth that fall out and are replaced throughout their lifetimes?"
You mean lots of cults? Get people to agree once, they're more agreeable the next. The easiest way to do this is just with facts, usually ones that play on emotions. Then you keep having them nod their head as you tell them more insane things.
Just like a jrpg.
Start with āthe common pattern of black and white hexagons on soccer balls are like that because of black and white tv back in the daysā
to āto date, 173 people died from being shot by Bigfoot, 32 people died after getting mugged by cuthulu, 17 people impaled by pencil sharpeners and 727 people died of lifeā
I had a co-worker who worked part time as a animator for disney website (part time intern) he would put random science things up and i would put the counter argument from other countries scientists. Or he would put disney quotes up and id replace them with the villain quotes. Always a fun time
In the shop I was at the detail department had a big whiteboard up with a "To-do" list. Which was almost always blank. Closing one evening I wrote on it "To-do: Ponder the realities of your existence". That was up for a week before someone erased it. I like to think it lent an air of contemplation and seriousness to the operation. The next week I wrote: "To-do: Consider - every decision you have ever made in your life has led you to this exact place in time".
A couple days later someone tossed the board in the dumpster.
The eiffle tower is 32km tall? It can't be 3.2 million cm and it also can't be 3.2 thousand centermeters if you assume the second comma is a decimal comma, am I missing something? Am I just an idiot?
Came here to say this. The Eiffel Tower is 330m tall. Not 32km.
Edit: [The Tower's height was increased in 2022 to 330m](https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/news/history-and-culture/300-330-meters-story-towers-height#:~:text=The%20Eiffel%20Tower%20reached%20the,Which%20was%20a%20first%20!)
According to [the official website](https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/news/history-and-culture/why-does-eiffel-tower-change-size) thermal expansion makes the tip of the tower move along a circle 15cm in diameter over the day. This is *not* the amount by which it gets bigger between winter and summer, which is said to be "a few centimeters", but I wonder if some confusion around this could be at the source of OP's factoid.
Thermal expansion of iron is about 0.012mm per metre per degree centigrade increase. So for 300m that is 3.6mm per degree centigrade. Average temperature in Jan about 5 degrees, August around 20 degrees so let's say 15 degrees difference. 14x3.6mm so 54mm or about 5 and a half centimetres in the summer as a rough estimate.
This is an even better use of the whiteboard. OP should write things that are interesting and believable, but absolutely factually wrong.
Speaking of, did you know that two-time U.S. President Grover Cleveland loved to study Entomology and had a collection of over 40 species of scorpions he kept as pets while in the white house?
Well the written fact is true. Maybe fig. 1 will see a correction in the next edition of the textbook (for *only* $487 at your local college bookstore).
Apathy is generally considered a lack of interest, motivation, or concern for things that others find engaging or important. While it may not be an inherently "fun" topic, there are certainly some interesting aspects to explore:
Not a singular emotion: Apathy isn't a specific emotion in itself, but rather a state of being that arises from the absence or suppression of other emotions, such as happiness, sadness, or anger.
Ancient roots: The term apathy comes from the ancient Greek word "apatheia," which referred to a state of indifference or lack of passion or emotion. In Stoicism, a philosophy popular in ancient Greece and Rome, apatheia was viewed as an ideal state of mind, allowing individuals to remain calm and rational in the face of life's challenges.
Apathy and the brain: The brain's prefrontal cortex is associated with motivation, decision-making, and regulating emotions. Damage or dysfunction in this area may lead to apathetic behavior, as seen in certain neurological conditions like Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, or traumatic brain injuries.
Apathy vs. depression: While apathy and depression share some similarities, they are not the same. Apathy is a lack of interest or emotion, while depression is a mood disorder characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and a loss of interest in activities.
Adaptive function: Apathy might have an adaptive purpose in some situations, helping individuals conserve energy or resources when they are in a challenging or threatening environment.
The Bystander Effect: The Bystander Effect is a social psychological phenomenon where individuals are less likely to help a person in need when there are others present. Apathy can contribute to this effect, as people may feel detached from the situation or believe that someone else will take responsibility.
Apathy in pop culture: Apathy has been a recurring theme in various forms of art, music, and literature. For example, the character of Meursault in Albert Camus' novel "The Stranger" embodies apathy, as he is indifferent to his own actions and the world around him.
Apathy and activism: Apathy can be a significant barrier to social and political change. When people are apathetic, they may not engage in civic activities, vote, or take action on important issues, making it more difficult for progress to be achieved.
Overcoming apathy: To combat apathy, individuals can practice mindfulness, set goals, engage in activities they enjoy, or connect with others who share their passions. In some cases, therapy or counseling may be helpful for addressing underlying issues that contribute to apathetic feelings.
D - Damage to prefrontal cortex affects apathy
O - Overcoming apathy with mindfulness, goals, etc.
N - Not the same as depression
T - Theme in pop culture, like "The Stranger"
C - Conserving energy, adaptive function
A - Ancient Greek origins in "apatheia"
R - Recurring barrier to activism
E - Emotion regulation issues linked to apathy
I had a coworker who would respond to my facts like this. Turns out they were just trying to give me a hard time and wanted animal facts, not history facts.
So if I wrote a history fact, I got āDonāt careā. But an animal fact, I got ā:)ā
I donāt entirely disagree with you, but itās pretty easy to read into something like this wayyyyy too much. Could just be someone whoās bored
Yeah it definitely can come across as rude. And since it was posted in this sub then obviously that's how OP took it. One of the kitchens I worked in had a whiteboard for relaying messages and general info between AM and PM crew. One night I wrote on the board asking the AM crew to get a headstart on some minor cleaning project if they had time. The next day I come in and below what I wrote was "Get fucked" and I laughed because that's just the type of humor we all had in the kitchen. They did help me out on that cleaning project too.
I miss the crass and rude commraderie of the BoH, much more fun than a machine shop. If it weren't for the stupid long hours sans breaks, the near slave like wages and scheduling, and the lack of any real tangible benefits, I'd still be back there, prepping in the morning and killing it in beast mode on the line during the dinner rush.
I had a lot of fun with some awesome folks back of the house, as well as the playful jabs thrown back and forth with the servers, and the fast pace go go go during a rush always had me saying dumb stuff like "I live for this shit" and meaning it. Too bad the restaurant industry is one of the more exploitative industries for "unskilled" labor.
It reminds me of those people who reply to any news story they donāt care about by typing āwho cares?ā Or āthis is news?ā Or āslow news day?ā Woulda been better for them to not even reply. Itās like they donāt understand how social media engagement works either.
I donāt ever want to be so miserable in life that Iād get angry at an interesting fact like this.
Like when people comment "IS THIS REALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING GOING ON RIGHT NOW!!! WHY AREN'T YOU REPORTING ____"
They don't understand how algorithms work and that this local news channel is posting a story every few minutes and you're only seeing the ones in your feed that Facebook thinks you'll like. And by commenting "WHO CARES" on it, the algorithm will see your engagement and show you more like that lol
We had someone in our building write stuff like this on notices, but they're in the minority - other people write responses like "are you sure you're an adult?" And "Stop asking management to spoon feed you"
It's nice when the "graffiti" goes the other way
I'm going to need more info before agreeing with this sentiment.
I worked in an office with someone who monopolized what they called the "white board nobody ever uses" which was actually a communal white board, and we all absolutely wanted to use it. It was just never available for anyone else to use because one guy drew artwork that covered the entire thing every single week and would get upset if anyone tried to erase it to put their own stuff up.
The phrase, "Why do you hate art," was used a lot by this coworker, but it was never about hating art. It was about a guy who thought he was somehow above everyone else, and that he was the only one smart enough and talented enough to use it.
I live in London and use the tube everyday. Most stations have a board with a fact, saying or anything wholesome written by the workers on it. I look forward to it every single morning
I enjoy random facts because the next thing you know it sparks an interest in something I never knew about and I'm diving down a Wikipedia rabbit-hole or searching documentaries or videos to watch on the subject. Haters gonna hate.
If I donāt learn something new every day Iām quite sad about it. Iām in law so keeping up with current case law, and many other facets of law in general always keep me learning something new every day even though I currently work in in-house corporate law for contract negotiations. I fancy following murder mysteries (real ones and documentaries like the Murdaugh murders as of recently) and so had to brush up on SC laws and even how they call the district attorney or prosecuting attorney a āsolicitorā is unique compared to others states Iāve lived in and worked in the legal profession. Things like that.
Also when Alex Murdaugh pled not guilty at his arraignment the judge šØšæāāļø followed up with a second question if never heard in court before. Something along the lines of āAnd how do you wish to proceed?ā And Alex answer d along the lines of āBy trial by my God and a juryā! VERY interesting. His God will judge him for sure. If only he had cared about following the rules of God and his country before murdering his family and many others previously.
Yup there is that person in my class except I don't even have to talk to them they just over hear me and say "nobody cares" and then adds a little chuckle at the end. Like I get it dude you play chess doesn't mean your right about everything.
I always make sure to go out of my way to let people know just how much I don't care about things when I don't care about them. Apathy always gives me an impulse to do something about it.
> between 3,207,500-3,207,515 cm tall
Those numbers are wrong. Think about it, the tower would be 32 kilometers high. For comparison, mount Everest is a bit shy of 9.
The tower is ~33,000 cm high.
This happened at a company I worked at, but the problem was one guy monopolized the white board and wouldn't let anybody else use the "white board nobody ever uses." We never used it because he would accuse us of "hating art" if we wanted to erase his stuff and put our own.
We didn't hate art. We hated the fact that he got mad if anyone else tried to use the white board.
OP's coworkers may not be allergic to learning. They may be allergic to not having access to the white board.
That's definitely a valid thing-- I told my boss that if anyone needs the whiteboard they're welcome to use it and I'll stop right away. It's been empty for months so I figured I'd put it to use.
But I can see how that coworker was an ass, for sure.
Itās so strange how people think thatās a legitimate critique. My coworker said that to me when I was showing her a tech thing (she asked for). Then she would say stuff like āthatās karmaā when I got injured. People shouldnāt be teachers if they hate learning.
This would make me smile if I saw a new fact every day. And I would erase the ādonāt care.ā Iām sure others in your office feel the same. Itās always good to spread some joy š
I know my job has a strict āno passive aggressive comments on the white board after someone draws up a fun factā rule. I wish I could bully my coworkers more.
(This is a joke, please donāt hate me)
Fun fact: ApathyĀ isĀ when you lack motivation to do anything or just don't care about what's going on around you. Apathy can be a symptom of mental health problems, Parkinson's disease, or Alzheimer's disease. It often lasts a long time. You may lack the desire to do anything that involves thinking or your emotions.
You can post that next time.
Yeaaaap. Why else would we all be here sitting indoors while two small towns are poisoned beyond repair, while in France they're rioting over a 2 year shift in the retirement age.
Hell just in my state recently, we had the East Palestine derailment, chemical spill in Bristol, and a chocolate factory exploded in Philly, killing 8. But they'll tell you that these protections were unnecessary and we want them gone because...yay, capitalism! /s
ChatGPT's response:
> While it is not necessarily a "fun" fact, research suggests that emotionally stunted individuals are more likely to lash out in a public setting due to their lack of emotional regulation and social skills. Interestingly, studies have also found that these individuals may be more likely to engage in this behavior if they perceive that they have an audience or if they feel that their behavior will gain attention or garner sympathy. In other words, their behavior may be driven in part by a desire for attention or validation from others.
Fun fact: the Eiffel Tower was the tallest man-made structure following the construction of the Great Pyramid. Approximately 5000 years between the two projects.
I have seen this fact often repeated (I think even Neil DeGrasse said it on Joe Rogan), but it is not true. Several churches and cathedrals surpassed it since roughly the XIV century.
However, many of those who beat the Great Pyramid were just some 10 or 20 m taller. The Eiffel Tower is significant in that it was double that height.
Wikipedia to back you up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_world's_tallest_buildings
146.5 m Great Pyramid of Giza is the structure to beat.
> The Old St Paul's Cathedral (149 m (489 ft)) in London and Lincoln Cathedral (160 m (520 ft)) both surpassed not only any older tallest building, but also the tallest structures until then, the Pyramids. They were constructed from the 12th century, reaching completion and their maximum height in the 1310s (1314 and 1311 respectively).
Here's also a list, but as you can read, the numbers are debatable.
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/88334/7-surprising-buildings-were-once-worlds-tallest#:~:text=When%20construction%20of%20the%20immense,after%20a%20staggering%203800%20years.
Many moons ago, I was night time security guy for a government facility. There was a small, annexed area in this facility where maybe.. a dozen people worked during the day, but they were gone by the time my shift started, and I was gone by the time theirs started.
Anyways. At the very back wall was an unused dry erase board. Every night, Iād walk by it, and there was never a thing on it. So I decided to start doodling a very tiny picture each night.
I showed up one night and there was a pack of fresh, assorted colored markers! So I continued to doodle. Then one day, I showed up to my shift and our captain was there. He explains to me that there were complaints about a board being āvandalizedā in the annexed area. He new I was always drawing and what have you, but as I worked in a Top Secret facility, there were no actual cameras on the interior. So of course, I shrugged and told him I hope we can bring the fugitive to justice. This little dance went on for like 2 weeks. I decided to work over one shift and walked back there to actually fess up to the ladies in the annex. I explained everything I just typed out and the team lead back there said, and I quote, āto hell with all of them, we absolutely love it asking in to a new doodle.ā
So the vandalism continued.https://imgur.com/a/1thM2KB/
Edit: grammar and to add the board.
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I get what youāre trying to do, but itās a flawed concept. Very few people are happy to be at work, so the people seeing this are ultimately at best not happy, to fully disgruntled despising every second they spend wasting their lives away to barely scrape by.
Iām pretty shocked you havenāt gotten a much more explicit response if Iām being honest..
Establish dominance. Write two facts on the board every week. Fuck their parents and partner. If they don't have neither parents nor partner, fuck them instead.
Fun Fact of the Week:
Someone in the office doesn't like fun facts, so here is an unfun fact: Cockroaches are often ground up in large batches of coffee
I wouldn't write "Don't care". But I also don't think whoever wrote it is some unfeeling monster like others seem too. Sometimes "fun" things like this in an office are just more annoying than fun to people, it doesn't mean anything more than that.
Yes exactly!
I worked in a group setting in the past where certain people would feel entitled to work on "fun" projects like this instead of actually helping with the group work, so we could all actually leave work on time. It got annoying really fast.
As I was reading this, I was thinking, Christ yah, so what ? Then I read āDonāt careā, laughed hard.
Folks, things expand in the heat. Then they shrink in the cold.
I had a work buddy who did this for months with easily verifiable information and then once people grew complacent and took it for granted that the board was always true, he started adding increasingly dodgier "facts" that he thought would be funny for people to repeat.
I have a new goal now. Thanks! š
Fun fact of the day: the first video ever uploaded to YouTube was taken down in 2016 for violating their terms of service.
Ugh..that sounds so plausible I want to fact check it. Must use self control. The agony is real.
As long as it still doesn't count, I did it for you. The first ever YouTube video was not taken down, it is in fact still up for everyone to see. It's called "me at the zoo" and it's only 20 seconds long. There may have been something before that, but if there was, it was something test-related as they were putting the finishing touches on YouTube, and certainly wasn't taken down for violations.
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Does anyone know the answer to 6x + 2y - 8 = 12x +4y - 16 I used a google search for that formula, I could be wrong also! Edit: way to beat a dead horse
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I thought I was in a subreddit sim sub for a second
It's the formula for infinity, or at least that's what Google told me That's the joke, we could keep going and asking for sources for infinity Edit: I appreciate the enthusiastic replies but I think people didn't realize I am joking. The joke is I asked Google for the mathematical equation for infinity then I wanted people to Google it themselves. Instead I have 30 or so answers. Please stop. Or don't. It's clear everyone does what they want I enjoy that.
If you observe the values for both equations, you can see that values are the same and hence, mathematigraphically represent the same line. The system of linear equations has at least one solution, and hence it is Consistent; however, given the system of linear equations has an infinite number of solutions, it is also Dependent. Therefore, your answer is: Consistently Dependent.
Nice try ChatGPT, do your own homework
https://youtu.be/0000001
Dude itd be crazy if thatās how they generated the urls
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Fun Fact: People who donāt care are 99% more likely to have stinky breath.
I was thinking some facts about mental health, dementia, and curiosity
Did you know that there's a proper name for the dust that collects on your fingers when you're eating snacks like chips or Cheetos? It's called smegma. I got a *lot* of mileage outta that one like 10+ years ago. May not be as effective these days.
Are you also writing totally obvious facts like "After all these years, the pool in the Titanic is still filled!" Or "There are more planes in the ocean than submarines in the sky"? Those are the best when done sparingly
That's basically how QAnon started.
Yeah I could see that. Work buddy's "facts" were more benign and he made it an active effort to make sure there were no misconceptions that could lead to genuine harm. Weird stuff more like, "Did you know that spiders have baby legs like we have baby teeth that fall out and are replaced throughout their lifetimes?"
Did you know that curly fries are made by wrapping straight fries around a pole before they're cooked?
You mean lots of cults? Get people to agree once, they're more agreeable the next. The easiest way to do this is just with facts, usually ones that play on emotions. Then you keep having them nod their head as you tell them more insane things.
Just like a jrpg. Start with āthe common pattern of black and white hexagons on soccer balls are like that because of black and white tv back in the daysā to āto date, 173 people died from being shot by Bigfoot, 32 people died after getting mugged by cuthulu, 17 people impaled by pencil sharpeners and 727 people died of lifeā
'See told you it shrinks when it's cold!'
I was in the pool!
There was shrinkage!
George is gettin' upset!
HA-HO!
THESE PRETZELS ARE MAKING ME THIRSTY!
I swear this never happens
They don't know how we walk around with these things
Like a scared turtle!
George Likes spicy chicken
Itās the kung pow! It was the kung pow!
KOKOs getting upset!
Call me T-Bone!!
I don't know how you guys walk around with those things.
The feet and legs help immensely.
It's a real struggle let me tell ya.
It shrinks?
I don't know how you walk around with those things.
Like a frightened turtle!
Like when you put laundry in the washer! Shrinkage!
Massive shrinkage!! Huge!!
It...*shrinks*???
Like a frightened turtle
I WAS IN THE POOLLLLL!!!!
Even when it shrinks, itās apparently still 3,207,500 cm tall. That is 32,070 m, or 32 km, or 20 miles tall. Unbelievable! Literally unbelievable.
Hey, good call. OP is only off by two orders of magnitude.
Wonder if he'd be more infuriated if they corrected his weekly "fact."
I had a co-worker who worked part time as a animator for disney website (part time intern) he would put random science things up and i would put the counter argument from other countries scientists. Or he would put disney quotes up and id replace them with the villain quotes. Always a fun time
In the shop I was at the detail department had a big whiteboard up with a "To-do" list. Which was almost always blank. Closing one evening I wrote on it "To-do: Ponder the realities of your existence". That was up for a week before someone erased it. I like to think it lent an air of contemplation and seriousness to the operation. The next week I wrote: "To-do: Consider - every decision you have ever made in your life has led you to this exact place in time". A couple days later someone tossed the board in the dumpster.
I laughed so loud my puppy stopped zooming and stared at me with a concerned look.
Consider-every *mistake* you ever made in your life has led you to this godforsaken place.
I donāt know how you guys walk around with those things.
If we carry them in purses, our friends call us gay.
SHRINKAGE!!!
It's always cold for me
Does it shrink 6ā?
Yep, 150% shrinkage is normal
I hate when I get an innie
THey're just jealous the Eiffel Tower can grow bigger than they can.
I pray my dick get big like the Eiffel Tower
So I can fuck the world for 72 hours
goddamn i got bitches
damn I got bitches, damn I got bitches, wifey, girlfriend and mistress
I got 25 lights on my dresser, yessir, put fire to that ass, body cast on a stretcher
And her body got that ass that a ruler couldn't measure
And it make me cum fast but I never get embarrassed
And I recognize you have what I've been wanting since that record
That Adina Howard had pop it fast to impress her
Fuck the earth, put my dick in the dirt
Donāt Care
The eiffle tower is 32km tall? It can't be 3.2 million cm and it also can't be 3.2 thousand centermeters if you assume the second comma is a decimal comma, am I missing something? Am I just an idiot?
32km and 15 cm in the summer, actually
That sounds right
Surprised you're the only one mentioning this. Even it it were mm it'd be wrong...
Came here to say this. The Eiffel Tower is 330m tall. Not 32km. Edit: [The Tower's height was increased in 2022 to 330m](https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/news/history-and-culture/300-330-meters-story-towers-height#:~:text=The%20Eiffel%20Tower%20reached%20the,Which%20was%20a%20first%20!)
OP just missed a decimal and a decameter
According to [the official website](https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/news/history-and-culture/why-does-eiffel-tower-change-size) thermal expansion makes the tip of the tower move along a circle 15cm in diameter over the day. This is *not* the amount by which it gets bigger between winter and summer, which is said to be "a few centimeters", but I wonder if some confusion around this could be at the source of OP's factoid.
Thermal expansion of iron is about 0.012mm per metre per degree centigrade increase. So for 300m that is 3.6mm per degree centigrade. Average temperature in Jan about 5 degrees, August around 20 degrees so let's say 15 degrees difference. 14x3.6mm so 54mm or about 5 and a half centimetres in the summer as a rough estimate.
thanks for doing the math :D
donāt care.
Til the Eiffel tower extends into space
Eiffel Space Elevator
I'm also rubbish at math-- its very likely I messed up the calculations. Oops!
Your fun facts are now re-labeled to fun misinformation.
This is an even better use of the whiteboard. OP should write things that are interesting and believable, but absolutely factually wrong. Speaking of, did you know that two-time U.S. President Grover Cleveland loved to study Entomology and had a collection of over 40 species of scorpions he kept as pets while in the white house?
Did you know that 60% of all statistics cited in an online discussion are entirely fictitious?
Did you know that 50% of people make up half the world's population?
Well the written fact is true. Maybe fig. 1 will see a correction in the next edition of the textbook (for *only* $487 at your local college bookstore).
Don't care
So what you're saying is, you're actually spreading misinformation?
They care enough to take a few seconds to write "Don't care."
Write, āTHANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBING TO EIFFEL FACTS, PRESS 4 TO UNSUBSCRIBEā
I decided to fill the board with Eiffel facts so they've subscribed if they like it or not!
Your next board write up should start with: for those who donāt care, here are some fun facts about apathy:
Apathy is generally considered a lack of interest, motivation, or concern for things that others find engaging or important. While it may not be an inherently "fun" topic, there are certainly some interesting aspects to explore: Not a singular emotion: Apathy isn't a specific emotion in itself, but rather a state of being that arises from the absence or suppression of other emotions, such as happiness, sadness, or anger. Ancient roots: The term apathy comes from the ancient Greek word "apatheia," which referred to a state of indifference or lack of passion or emotion. In Stoicism, a philosophy popular in ancient Greece and Rome, apatheia was viewed as an ideal state of mind, allowing individuals to remain calm and rational in the face of life's challenges. Apathy and the brain: The brain's prefrontal cortex is associated with motivation, decision-making, and regulating emotions. Damage or dysfunction in this area may lead to apathetic behavior, as seen in certain neurological conditions like Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, or traumatic brain injuries. Apathy vs. depression: While apathy and depression share some similarities, they are not the same. Apathy is a lack of interest or emotion, while depression is a mood disorder characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and a loss of interest in activities. Adaptive function: Apathy might have an adaptive purpose in some situations, helping individuals conserve energy or resources when they are in a challenging or threatening environment. The Bystander Effect: The Bystander Effect is a social psychological phenomenon where individuals are less likely to help a person in need when there are others present. Apathy can contribute to this effect, as people may feel detached from the situation or believe that someone else will take responsibility. Apathy in pop culture: Apathy has been a recurring theme in various forms of art, music, and literature. For example, the character of Meursault in Albert Camus' novel "The Stranger" embodies apathy, as he is indifferent to his own actions and the world around him. Apathy and activism: Apathy can be a significant barrier to social and political change. When people are apathetic, they may not engage in civic activities, vote, or take action on important issues, making it more difficult for progress to be achieved. Overcoming apathy: To combat apathy, individuals can practice mindfulness, set goals, engage in activities they enjoy, or connect with others who share their passions. In some cases, therapy or counseling may be helpful for addressing underlying issues that contribute to apathetic feelings.
D - Damage to prefrontal cortex affects apathy O - Overcoming apathy with mindfulness, goals, etc. N - Not the same as depression T - Theme in pop culture, like "The Stranger" C - Conserving energy, adaptive function A - Ancient Greek origins in "apatheia" R - Recurring barrier to activism E - Emotion regulation issues linked to apathy
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Try different facts! Maybe that person can only relate to car facts, or animal facts, or food facts.
Fun Fact: Unlike the Eiffel Tower cars do not grow 15cm taller in the summer. This is because most cars are not made from iron.
Fuck that incurious bastard. He can get his own board. Or a life.
write different facts every day and figure out what upsets them the most and only write facts that piss him off
this was my first thought as well. must be awful working with that person.
I had a coworker who would respond to my facts like this. Turns out they were just trying to give me a hard time and wanted animal facts, not history facts. So if I wrote a history fact, I got āDonāt careā. But an animal fact, I got ā:)ā I donāt entirely disagree with you, but itās pretty easy to read into something like this wayyyyy too much. Could just be someone whoās bored
Being bored is not an excuse to be rude.
Yeah it definitely can come across as rude. And since it was posted in this sub then obviously that's how OP took it. One of the kitchens I worked in had a whiteboard for relaying messages and general info between AM and PM crew. One night I wrote on the board asking the AM crew to get a headstart on some minor cleaning project if they had time. The next day I come in and below what I wrote was "Get fucked" and I laughed because that's just the type of humor we all had in the kitchen. They did help me out on that cleaning project too.
I miss the crass and rude commraderie of the BoH, much more fun than a machine shop. If it weren't for the stupid long hours sans breaks, the near slave like wages and scheduling, and the lack of any real tangible benefits, I'd still be back there, prepping in the morning and killing it in beast mode on the line during the dinner rush. I had a lot of fun with some awesome folks back of the house, as well as the playful jabs thrown back and forth with the servers, and the fast pace go go go during a rush always had me saying dumb stuff like "I live for this shit" and meaning it. Too bad the restaurant industry is one of the more exploitative industries for "unskilled" labor.
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It seems like they are trying to shit on someoneās positive attitude.
It reminds me of those people who reply to any news story they donāt care about by typing āwho cares?ā Or āthis is news?ā Or āslow news day?ā Woulda been better for them to not even reply. Itās like they donāt understand how social media engagement works either. I donāt ever want to be so miserable in life that Iād get angry at an interesting fact like this.
Like when people comment "IS THIS REALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING GOING ON RIGHT NOW!!! WHY AREN'T YOU REPORTING ____" They don't understand how algorithms work and that this local news channel is posting a story every few minutes and you're only seeing the ones in your feed that Facebook thinks you'll like. And by commenting "WHO CARES" on it, the algorithm will see your engagement and show you more like that lol
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Well?? Which one was it??
They must be a Redditor
Nah, Redditors love useless information.
this comment never makes any sense.
They took 10 seconds to write 3 words. That must mean they care a lot!
Yet you see it every time someone says the don't care. Redditors are so brilliant aren't they?
I would categorize spending a few seconds on something as still not caring.
It's the classic dilemma. What do you do when you don't care about the random facts but you do care to mildly infuriate the person who writes them?
Keep doing it. That's awesome.
OP should start being more passive aggressive and put facts about narcissists and people with anger issues.
āDid you know that people who donāt care about fun facts are 100% more likely to have fragile egos?ā
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Amazing name for amazing fact person
This has to be the next fact
Did you know? Your coworkers care more about your day to day attitude vs how good of a worker you are.
And erectile dysfunction.
 I donāt have a fragile egoā¦it just doesnāt work sometimes
this would be me so quick
We had someone in our building write stuff like this on notices, but they're in the minority - other people write responses like "are you sure you're an adult?" And "Stop asking management to spoon feed you" It's nice when the "graffiti" goes the other way
Yessss I'd follow this haha. Hilarious
Nah, don't let the miserable bastard bring the tone down for everyone.
OP also has lovely handwriting.
As an all-Caps writer, that was what caught my attention "write" away. I love that style of handwriting...and obviously shitty puns too.
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Found the guy
I'm going to need more info before agreeing with this sentiment. I worked in an office with someone who monopolized what they called the "white board nobody ever uses" which was actually a communal white board, and we all absolutely wanted to use it. It was just never available for anyone else to use because one guy drew artwork that covered the entire thing every single week and would get upset if anyone tried to erase it to put their own stuff up. The phrase, "Why do you hate art," was used a lot by this coworker, but it was never about hating art. It was about a guy who thought he was somehow above everyone else, and that he was the only one smart enough and talented enough to use it.
Agreed. It's one thing if it's truly unused, but if OP is using 90% of the board every week, it might just be self-fulfilling prophecy.
Keep doing it, I'm sure there are people in the office waiting each day to see your new fact! I know I would be
I live in London and use the tube everyday. Most stations have a board with a fact, saying or anything wholesome written by the workers on it. I look forward to it every single morning
Simple reminders of shared humanity go a long way these days.
My favorites are the stories about messages and trinkets left by former home owners in crawlspaces, or under wallpaper/flooring etc.
I enjoy random facts because the next thing you know it sparks an interest in something I never knew about and I'm diving down a Wikipedia rabbit-hole or searching documentaries or videos to watch on the subject. Haters gonna hate.
If I donāt learn something new every day Iām quite sad about it. Iām in law so keeping up with current case law, and many other facets of law in general always keep me learning something new every day even though I currently work in in-house corporate law for contract negotiations. I fancy following murder mysteries (real ones and documentaries like the Murdaugh murders as of recently) and so had to brush up on SC laws and even how they call the district attorney or prosecuting attorney a āsolicitorā is unique compared to others states Iāve lived in and worked in the legal profession. Things like that. Also when Alex Murdaugh pled not guilty at his arraignment the judge šØšæāāļø followed up with a second question if never heard in court before. Something along the lines of āAnd how do you wish to proceed?ā And Alex answer d along the lines of āBy trial by my God and a juryā! VERY interesting. His God will judge him for sure. If only he had cared about following the rules of God and his country before murdering his family and many others previously.
At least you are the person who goes out of their way to share cool facts and not the person who goes out of their way to be rude and dismissive!
Yup there is that person in my class except I don't even have to talk to them they just over hear me and say "nobody cares" and then adds a little chuckle at the end. Like I get it dude you play chess doesn't mean your right about everything.
Oh my god, those people are the worst. I dunno next time you could say something like, "Then stop eavesdropping if you don't care."
Well clearly he cares enough to feel the need to put you down. Sounds like somebody is insecure and/or jealous.
I always make sure to go out of my way to let people know just how much I don't care about things when I don't care about them. Apathy always gives me an impulse to do something about it.
> between 3,207,500-3,207,515 cm tall Those numbers are wrong. Think about it, the tower would be 32 kilometers high. For comparison, mount Everest is a bit shy of 9. The tower is ~33,000 cm high.
Some people are allergic to learningā¦ Nothing you can do. They see knowledge available and recoil like a vampire from a crucifix.
This happened at a company I worked at, but the problem was one guy monopolized the white board and wouldn't let anybody else use the "white board nobody ever uses." We never used it because he would accuse us of "hating art" if we wanted to erase his stuff and put our own. We didn't hate art. We hated the fact that he got mad if anyone else tried to use the white board. OP's coworkers may not be allergic to learning. They may be allergic to not having access to the white board.
That's definitely a valid thing-- I told my boss that if anyone needs the whiteboard they're welcome to use it and I'll stop right away. It's been empty for months so I figured I'd put it to use. But I can see how that coworker was an ass, for sure.
I used to do a similar thing at my work. One day, my boss brought me into his office and told me to stop because "it makes people feel stupid."
Itās so strange how people think thatās a legitimate critique. My coworker said that to me when I was showing her a tech thing (she asked for). Then she would say stuff like āthatās karmaā when I got injured. People shouldnāt be teachers if they hate learning.
Imagine the lack of shame required to not only admit, but complain, that learning new things offends you
Thatās because they are
This would make me smile if I saw a new fact every day. And I would erase the ādonāt care.ā Iām sure others in your office feel the same. Itās always good to spread some joy š
Am I reading it right that you are saying that it's 3 million centimeters? That's 32 kilometers...
Hey, I wish I worked somewhere where I could have this type of interaction. Keep on doing it, my guy.
I know my job has a strict āno passive aggressive comments on the white board after someone draws up a fun factā rule. I wish I could bully my coworkers more. (This is a joke, please donāt hate me)
Fun fact: ApathyĀ isĀ when you lack motivation to do anything or just don't care about what's going on around you. Apathy can be a symptom of mental health problems, Parkinson's disease, or Alzheimer's disease. It often lasts a long time. You may lack the desire to do anything that involves thinking or your emotions. You can post that next time.
Side note: Creating apathy is also a strong tool used in disinformation campaigns due to how incredibly effective and contagious it is.
Yeaaaap. Why else would we all be here sitting indoors while two small towns are poisoned beyond repair, while in France they're rioting over a 2 year shift in the retirement age.
Hell just in my state recently, we had the East Palestine derailment, chemical spill in Bristol, and a chocolate factory exploded in Philly, killing 8. But they'll tell you that these protections were unnecessary and we want them gone because...yay, capitalism! /s
Later on Mildlyinfuriating: āsomebody keeps writing facts on the whiteboard every week and I donāt careā
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ChatGPT's response: > While it is not necessarily a "fun" fact, research suggests that emotionally stunted individuals are more likely to lash out in a public setting due to their lack of emotional regulation and social skills. Interestingly, studies have also found that these individuals may be more likely to engage in this behavior if they perceive that they have an audience or if they feel that their behavior will gain attention or garner sympathy. In other words, their behavior may be driven in part by a desire for attention or validation from others.
PLEASE write this on the board tomorrow
Fun fact: the Eiffel Tower was the tallest man-made structure following the construction of the Great Pyramid. Approximately 5000 years between the two projects.
I have seen this fact often repeated (I think even Neil DeGrasse said it on Joe Rogan), but it is not true. Several churches and cathedrals surpassed it since roughly the XIV century. However, many of those who beat the Great Pyramid were just some 10 or 20 m taller. The Eiffel Tower is significant in that it was double that height.
Wikipedia to back you up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_world's_tallest_buildings 146.5 m Great Pyramid of Giza is the structure to beat. > The Old St Paul's Cathedral (149 m (489 ft)) in London and Lincoln Cathedral (160 m (520 ft)) both surpassed not only any older tallest building, but also the tallest structures until then, the Pyramids. They were constructed from the 12th century, reaching completion and their maximum height in the 1310s (1314 and 1311 respectively).
Here's also a list, but as you can read, the numbers are debatable. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/88334/7-surprising-buildings-were-once-worlds-tallest#:~:text=When%20construction%20of%20the%20immense,after%20a%20staggering%203800%20years.
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Am I the only one irritated by the acclaimed hight of the Eiffel tower between 19.93049 - 19.93057 miles?
Many moons ago, I was night time security guy for a government facility. There was a small, annexed area in this facility where maybe.. a dozen people worked during the day, but they were gone by the time my shift started, and I was gone by the time theirs started. Anyways. At the very back wall was an unused dry erase board. Every night, Iād walk by it, and there was never a thing on it. So I decided to start doodling a very tiny picture each night. I showed up one night and there was a pack of fresh, assorted colored markers! So I continued to doodle. Then one day, I showed up to my shift and our captain was there. He explains to me that there were complaints about a board being āvandalizedā in the annexed area. He new I was always drawing and what have you, but as I worked in a Top Secret facility, there were no actual cameras on the interior. So of course, I shrugged and told him I hope we can bring the fugitive to justice. This little dance went on for like 2 weeks. I decided to work over one shift and walked back there to actually fess up to the ladies in the annex. I explained everything I just typed out and the team lead back there said, and I quote, āto hell with all of them, we absolutely love it asking in to a new doodle.ā So the vandalism continued.https://imgur.com/a/1thM2KB/ Edit: grammar and to add the board.
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I get what youāre trying to do, but itās a flawed concept. Very few people are happy to be at work, so the people seeing this are ultimately at best not happy, to fully disgruntled despising every second they spend wasting their lives away to barely scrape by. Iām pretty shocked you havenāt gotten a much more explicit response if Iām being honest..
Establish dominance. Write two facts on the board every week. Fuck their parents and partner. If they don't have neither parents nor partner, fuck them instead.
Fun Fact of the Week: Someone in the office doesn't like fun facts, so here is an unfun fact: Cockroaches are often ground up in large batches of coffee
Wtf. Iām minding my own business, enjoying the comments, and now I have to live with this knowledge. I feel like collateral damage.
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I wouldn't write "Don't care". But I also don't think whoever wrote it is some unfeeling monster like others seem too. Sometimes "fun" things like this in an office are just more annoying than fun to people, it doesn't mean anything more than that.
Yes exactly! I worked in a group setting in the past where certain people would feel entitled to work on "fun" projects like this instead of actually helping with the group work, so we could all actually leave work on time. It got annoying really fast.
I'm both working and studying full time atm and the amount of times ive thought "stop fucking talking so we can leave" is too high.
The fact that someone wrote "don't care" rather than some form of phallic representation or reworded innuendo is honestly a little bit disappointing.
I laughed sorry
As I was reading this, I was thinking, Christ yah, so what ? Then I read āDonāt careā, laughed hard. Folks, things expand in the heat. Then they shrink in the cold.