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>> ...and if somebody didn't recognise this particular reference, would it
>> matter?
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> The question is whether this somebody wants to fit in and be part of the
> local culture or not.
Actually it was more a question of whether you have to be able to "get"
every single individual cultural reference to understand a conversation,
but sure, you could frame it that way.
> Note that it's not a true dichotomy - nobody is able to grasp every single
> bit of common knowledge lying around and there are variable levels and
> scopes of "fitness" anyway - but it's up to everyone to make this kind of
> choice, consciously or not.
Well then, I guess what I need to do is somehow find a group of people
who actually like the same kind of things as me. [A problem that doesn't
appear to be unique to me...]
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