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7. "everything"? - some people say that. - yes, there is lots of junk but a healthy

Reply to mitch96 (Reply #6)

Wed Aug 13, 2025, 05:02 PM

Aug 13

dose of critical thinking and life experience can separate the chaff.

Teachers everywhere might tremble if their every word were challenged by that question. Cheers, friend.

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Somebody's takedown of Salvador DALI [View all] UTUSN Aug 13 OP

Was going to end, Sheesh what to do with these genius kids! - but that sounds too normalizing. UTUSN Aug 13 #1

How do we know this is true? I could not watch to the end...nt mitch96 Aug 13 #2

Am being sincere to take your question as sincere, but that question is so broad that it can be UTUSN Aug 13 #4

It's just cyclical me.. I question everything on the youtubes...nt mitch96 Aug 13 #6

"everything"? - some people say that. - yes, there is lots of junk but a healthy UTUSN Aug 13 #7

Yup, everything filtered thru a "healthy dose of critical thinking" works for me!! nt mitch96 Aug 13 #13

O.K. - as in, We're O.K.! UTUSN Aug 13 #14

We are always ok...better than ok actually...nt mitch96 Aug 13 #15

Something about YouTube vids' personal impact. UTUSN Aug 13 #3

I actually met Dali when I was 16 in Barcelona DFW Aug 13 #5

And I worked as a fry cook and somebody wanted a toasted cheese sandwich GreenWave Aug 13 #8

At least YOUR encounter left an impression! DFW Aug 13 #9

Well, this answers the question to the bio video, how do we know this is true. UTUSN Aug 13 #10

Impressive, as always. UTUSN Aug 13 #11

The list is long, BUT DFW Aug 13 #12

Art historian here, with a specialty in early 20th century. Coventina Aug 14 #16

Thanks, but I don't go by blanket genres like "Surrealism" for liking, or even individual creators. UTUSN Aug 14 #17