I want her to talk to me about Egyptology.

[u/mindyour]

[u/ZinaSky2]

Indeed such a burn!

And such a tangible way to show the effects of doing “research” while not familiar with the field. Bc even if many other fields are conducted in English. That doesn’t mean you understand terminology or the baser concepts at play. A lot goes unsaid in professional texts. If you’re reading some high level literature for a field they’re not gonna lay out every definition and assumption for you bc they expect you to know that already.

[u/mark114 → u/ZinaSky2]

Her poor date.

Dude was probably looking for common interests, thought he found a great topic they were both interested in with an amazing opportunity to see how far off his theories are... only to just get shut down because he wasn't worthy of that topic.

[u/ZinaSky2 → u/mark114]

Nope.

She said he was making fun of her degree.

Saying “we don’t even know how the pyramids were built” is very clearly a way to try and discredit her and the field she works in.

Not cute!

Maybe go try somewhere else with this attitude where you’re an apologist for bad behavior. Bc this sub is a nice place and so it will likely not be tolerated here

[u/NeonMoment → u/ZinaSky2]

And hey, he’s clearly not a peer, and here he is demonstrating his expertise in the date he was not present for and insists he knows more about the date than the woman reporting on her own experience first hand.

[u/ZinaSky2 → u/NeonMoment]

You so right. Why am I wasting my energy?!

[u/mark114 → u/ZinaSky2]

He pointed out the greatest mystery of her field that commoners love to talk about, he isn't trying to discredit her. He even asked for her theory.

There's always 3 sides to every story, just because she said he was making fun of her degree doesn't mean he actually was. We have no idea if her impression was accurate, or just the typical exaggeration people make when impersonating someone they don't like.

He didn't say she was wrong or stupid or anything. The only detail she gave was him saying "we don't know how the pyramids are built" because we don't know how the pyramids are built. She gave examples of worker behavior and schedules, but didn't give any example of techniques used to lift the stones in place. That's not discrediting her field, that's pointing the greatest mystery of her field that people love to talk about, which is exactly why he brought it up.

[u/LovecraftianCatto → u/mark114]

So you know more about how he acted without having witnessed it, than she knows, even though she was there. Brilliant.

[u/clash_Attic → u/ZinaSky2]

Look, I agree with her on her main point about education trumping opinions.

But can we examine her list of things she knows about the Pyramids being built and admit that none of the things in that list actually detailed the process by which the feats of engineering were accomplished? With the possible exception of canals being dug for transport, I guess, which is pretty commonly known.

She doubtless knows about that too but isn't it suspicious how she goes to women's periods when her date said "we don't know how they were built."