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Jack Webb
Jul 06, 2018
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Twitter user Louie started a massive viral trend when he asked what people wish the general public understood about their professions, but is obvious to those in them.
The answers have come in all shapes and sizes, chief among them being one we imagine would be held by just about everyone:
@Mantia Archaeologists don't deal with dinosaurs and few of us ever excavate abroad.— Martin Rundkvist (@Martin Rundkvist) 1530535067
The utter shock that Archaeologists don't deal with dinosaurs is pretty disheartening and this revelation might well cause some to rethink a future career in it. There goes that dream.
Some more answers are pretty eye-opening and in the age of Trump when people like to throw around 'alternate facts' it's good to have some clarity and more, importantly, some perspective.
Prepare to have your mind blown.
A note about trees:
@Mantia Trees don't live forever. They have life spans just like people. And sometimes they just die from old age.— Dr. Jess Hartshorn, the Feminist Forester (@Dr. Jess Hartshorn, the Feminist Forester) 1530574617
This slightly alarming revelation about fungi:
@Mantia Fungi are 1) not plants & 2) not just mushrooms. Fungi are closer to animals than anything else & mushroom… https://t.co/zhLvv7Yp7H— Lee Deininger, M.S. 🍄 (@Lee Deininger, M.S. 🍄) 1530642221
Local news reporters:
The tricky world of being a lawyer:
A mom who is also a writer:
@Mantia A). A mom doesn’t sit around all day doing nothing. B). A writer doesn’t sit around and do nothing. C). A m… https://t.co/jBD1b9pMVp— JT (@JT) 1530532740
Seth Rogen throwing his hat into the ring:
@Mantia Entourage is not realistic.— Seth Rogen (@Seth Rogen) 1530585029
This truth bomb about highways:
@Mantia Widening highways makes congestion worse.— 🆆🅹🅵 (@🆆🅹🅵) 1530562210
An alternative to body aches and pains:
@Mantia That physical therapy, immediately, is the Standard of Care for low back pain and produces better results i… https://t.co/HXRcd9Y5sI— Niles Norris (@Niles Norris) 1530718073
Must be a generation thing:
@Mantia My mum still thinks I draw everything with a pencil (I'm a 3D animator)— Adam Turnbull (@Adam Turnbull) 1530724630
Freelancers being real:
Seems pretty obvious to be honest:
@Mantia No, the retail workers aren't hiding or keeping clothes or products from you. They really don't have extras… https://t.co/AS9uzS8RWV— Graveycat (@Graveycat) 1530720826
An important thing to know:
@Mantia Just because a person is in a #wheelchair or wears a #prosthesis because they are missing a limb doesn’t ma… https://t.co/EI9kJREB2S— Phoebe Scott-Wyard, DO (@Phoebe Scott-Wyard, DO) 1530710123
The weird and wonderful world of casting directors:
Classic teaching misconceptions:
@Mantia I’m a professor and a writer. Part 1: A teacher’s job doesn’t end with class time and involves way more than just teaching.— Sequoia Nagamatsu (@Sequoia Nagamatsu) 1530622080
The fun experiment has clearly gotten a lot of attention, with Twitter user Louie's tweet getting over 8,000 replies.
And finally, since you read everything that references you Mr Trump, here's one you should consider.
Journalism does not instantly mean 'Fake News':
@Mantia The vast majority of journalists genuinely want to produce clear, accurate, thorough, verifiably factual st… https://t.co/qCr5UBrQSM— Jennifer Van Evra (@Jennifer Van Evra) 1530755132
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