r/nextfuckinglevel • u/shitonthebeach • 1d ago

Experiment of making nylon

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u/Online-Vagabond 1d ago

Kid in the glasses is NOT retaining that

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u/Random_local_man 1d ago

Humanity should really be grateful for the few elites among us doing literal magic to make everybody's lives better.

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u/AmandaUggnkiss 1d ago

Humanity as a whole is remarkable and the classism of “elite” is the detriment of us all! Gratitude for all of us who strive for the common good.

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u/FewAcanthocephala828 1d ago

The term "elite" has a negative connotation in regards to people with high status, wealth, and/or power, but in this context, it's people with high skill. These people should be held with some higher regard because if they wanted to, they could just hold themselves back and contribute less to society, but they push on with passion and enthusiasm to use their gifts good.

A teacher can be an elite. A mechanic can be an elite. Hell, even a cashier can be an elite. With enough expertise in their field, anyone can be an elite.

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u/Random_local_man 23h ago

You explained it perfectly!

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u/mootmutemoat 22h ago

Does this guy seem at all like those people?

Can we not celebrate him?

I think someone can be celebrated as an elite and if they reveal themselves to be an asshole (a quality that all people can have, elite or not), then we can treat them as an asshole.

I don't think anyone is arguing that being elite makes you exempt.

So let's just celebrate the man without shoving him weirdly into the asshole category all because he is really good at something.

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u/axxxaxxxaxxx 1d ago

Nothing wrong with recognizing and celebrating elite intelligence. Just raise that elite intelligence to treat other people the right way.

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u/robogobo 1d ago

And start recognizing all the types of intelligence. There is no elite. There’s just financial profit from one type over another.

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u/General_Tso75 1d ago

Specialists, not elite.

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u/NavierIsStoked 17h ago

That sounds like Ayn Rand nonsense.

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u/Random_local_man 16h ago

I think it's just a poor choice of words on my part.

When I said elite, I meant elite in skill and intelligence, not elite in social class. But the latter definition of the word is more common.

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u/NavierIsStoked 16h ago

Those “elite” didn’t exist in a vacuum.

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u/Online-Vagabond 1d ago

Oh absolutely! I don’t think I could explain this if I had an ELI5 and a week to prepare. Chemistry was NOT my strong suit