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31. Just WOW. nt

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 11:50 PM

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An anthropologist showed a game to the children of an African tribe ... [View all] elleng Mar 2021 OP

K & R This post deserves more recs FakeNoose Mar 2021 #1

Yes, and thanks to the person who made it up! You have a charmingly creative imagination. Towlie Mar 2021 #46

That's my first take as well. Charming. jaxexpat Mar 2021 #73

K&R MustLoveBeagles Mar 2021 #2

Socialism! Wounded Bear Mar 2021 #3

The "American Dream" was always about... Buckeye_Democrat Mar 2021 #4

Americans, the rich ones, would pay for running lessons for the kids, so they could get the basket Demovictory9 Mar 2021 #37

CORRECTION Ubuntu is Zulu, not from some remote tribe. It is like saying English is SweetieD Mar 2021 #5

Thanks for keeping us informed. nt reACTIONary Mar 2021 #14

Isn't it Zulu? MerryHolidays Mar 2021 #16

It's a Linux variation soothsayer Mar 2021 #27

LOL. Well played sir. nt spudspud Mar 2021 #36

"Ubuntu is named after the Nguni philosophy of ubuntu,.." Cerridwen Mar 2021 #38

I thought it meant "This shell script doesn't work as expected" nuxvomica Mar 2021 #39

It's not Swahili Nonhlanhla Mar 2021 #35

I recently attended a cyber mzmolly Mar 2021 #6

So true. That is what civilization is all about. Thank you. The so-called advance societies... brush Mar 2021 #7

Yes Ahpook Mar 2021 #15

Yes, Nature is a friend. triron Mar 2021 #18

That is true for other Native American tribal wnylib Mar 2021 #23

Reminds of the scene in Dances With Wolves where Ilsa Mar 2021 #70

Yeah, that's a violation of nature. The 19th century buffalo hunters decimate the... brush Mar 2021 #71

I've heard this same concept applied a different way. Baitball Blogger Mar 2021 #8

Happiness versus selfishness and greed malaise Mar 2021 #9

reminds me of , to make yourself happy lookyhereyou Mar 2021 #65

And it's so easy malaise Mar 2021 #67

K&R Excellent posting. alwaysinasnit Mar 2021 #10

Girls are obviously very influential there. Frasier Balzov Mar 2021 #11

K&R Paka Mar 2021 #12

I have often thought that the emphasis on competition in our education system Sogo Mar 2021 #13

I'd really like to know just which... reACTIONary Mar 2021 #17

An anthropologist would know this basic fact about the culture already. betsuni Mar 2021 #19

Great story, and a true one. Just got a Quote of the Day a few weeks back by Desmond Tutu c-rational Mar 2021 #20

The TRC /Tutu after aparthid reflected on Ubuntu a lot for direction luckone Mar 2021 #33

😢😢😢 seta1950 Mar 2021 #21

Oh come on. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2021 #22

+100000 Celerity Mar 2021 #24

Same obamanut2012 Mar 2021 #43

Yes. betsuni Mar 2021 #51

"An African Tribe" Effete Snob Mar 2021 #68

... ancianita Mar 2021 #25

Yup! SheltieLover Mar 2021 #26

KR NT ProudProgressiveNow Mar 2021 #28

Best post today. Thank you! nt PatrickforB Mar 2021 #29

Wow, love it. KnR. nt iluvtennis Mar 2021 #30

Just WOW. nt TigressDem Mar 2021 #31

Also Ubuntu asserts that society, not a transcendent being, gives human beings their humanity luckone Mar 2021 #32

This story reminds me, in a wonderful way, of a sprint held during a Special Olympics type of event. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #34

K&R UCmeNdc Mar 2021 #40

Ubuntu sounds like the exact opposite of Republican ideals DeeDeeNY Mar 2021 #41

I wish snopes would check it out. Layzeebeaver Mar 2021 #42

You're correct. See post 44 below. NurseJackie Mar 2021 #45

Some background on this "interesting story, but whose authenticity is very hard to assess"... NurseJackie Mar 2021 #44

Fox News, "Ubuntu is African Socialism. Is it coming here?" Botany Mar 2021 #47

Heartwarming, but probably apocryphal. cab67 Mar 2021 #48

I'm offended it's an anthropologist, whose job is studying cultures. betsuni Mar 2021 #50

Nice story but it's also tingling my antiracist Spidey-Senses in a not good way. intheflow Mar 2021 #49

Best post in the thread. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2021 #52

The Teaching Company has a lecture series by Professor Edward F. Fischer taxi Mar 2021 #56

I'm confused by this post. intheflow Mar 2021 #76

I will agree that you are confused. taxi Mar 2021 #78

You responded to my response to the OP. intheflow Mar 2021 #80

I am attempting to find where your admitted confusion starts. taxi Mar 2021 #81

Your reply, verbatim, vis-a-vis of nothing: intheflow Mar 2021 #83

See? You had the proof you were asking for all along. Good job! nt taxi Mar 2021 #84

+1000 Celerity Mar 2021 #58

See also "Noble Savage" Effete Snob Mar 2021 #66

Absolutely! n/t intheflow Mar 2021 #77

A beautiful concept. Half of Americans are too selfish ecstatic Mar 2021 #53

Regardless of the accuracy of the account, it reminds me of something... CaptainTruth Mar 2021 #54

We need to take lesson from them rather that the other way around. The world would be a better place usaf-vet Mar 2021 #55

Here is a good source. taxi Mar 2021 #57

sez aww. AllaN01Bear Mar 2021 #59

K&R AKwannabe Mar 2021 #60

I shared this far and wide. How'd they get to be this way is my question. nt LAS14 Mar 2021 #61

Wish it were true, but doesn't match my experience of the Continent... JCMach1 Mar 2021 #62

Is this a true story? Or wishful thinking? If the former, a link? nt LAS14 Mar 2021 #63

Sounds apocryphal to me, at best. MineralMan Mar 2021 #64

K&R & I kinda expected this ironflange Mar 2021 #69

A good story for our 'individualistic' and 'exceptional' society pandr32 Mar 2021 #72

"I am Groot" Collimator Mar 2021 #74

Here is Obama bringing up the word in South Africa. LiberalLovinLug Mar 2021 #75

Well that's just sweet. trof Mar 2021 #79

Greed, cutthroat competition, and a total lack of empathy are not hard-wired, they are taught. Martin68 Mar 2021 #82

Not so fast on that either. We probably fall somewhere between Chimps and Bonobos JCMach1 Mar 2021 #85

I've been reading about the bonobo vs chimpanzee thing, but I'm not sure yet that Martin68 Mar 2021 #86

I generally fall in the its always both camp... but it's pretty clear we are not quite as docile as JCMach1 Mar 2021 #87

Well put, jcmach Martin68 Mar 2021 #88