What does the year have to do with this question?

Question

How come if you ask a question some snobby punk thinks is ridiculous, he answers with the year? Like "That's ridiculous. It's 2007." What the hell does the year have to do with anything? Do you think people in the past were like "what a stupid idea.It's 1443, for pete's sake." Other then the fact that they didn't say "for pete's sake" back the, I think this is a valid question.

Answer 1

It's 2007?!?!? crap, I need to get a new calandar, mine still says 2002. That must be why Im so superstitious, I just need to get a new calandar.

Answer 2

Maybe I'm the snobby punk,I have written that.Here's what I meant In 1443 most people were illiterate,superstitious peasants.Most folks knew nothing of science and math.Most could not read or write.For example the educated people of the time knew the world was not flat.They scoffed at the peasants and their flat earth notions.Here in 2007 with most everyone in the free world literate.The world's knowledge and wonders are right at our fingertips.Still people believe in ghosts,psychics,fairies even werewolves and vampires.You name a silly superstitious belief.I'll show you a Q or A on Yahoo about it.That's the point I'm trying to make,for Pete's sake.From now on I'll take TR's good advice.So as not to insult or confuse anyone.

Answer 3

They say it because they're a snobby little punk, that's why. They're just excited that it's 2007, because in about two more years they should get their first pubes.

Seriously, now. If you remember the old David Spade bit from his Saturday Night Live days... "1982 called: they want their hairstyle back!" We use the year to represent where we are now, rather than where we were at some time in the past. The year is merely a set point we are at, used to represent the abstract concept of the "here and now."

It can make sense in some situations, like if someone told you they believed the moon was made of cheese. Until we went to the moon we could entertains such options, but now we know better.

On the other hand, subjective matters, such as how people dress or wear their hair, don't apply so much. (I live close enough to San Francisco and Berkeley to know this from personal experience!)

But mostly, they just say it because they're a snobby little punk. Next time, slap them into 2009--give 'em a head start on those pubes!

Answer 4

I guess the idea is that in the current year (whatever that happens to be at the time), we know more than people knew in the past. At least that's the general consensus.
So we know more in 2007 than they did in 1969. And we knew more in 1969 than they did in 1945. And so on.

The underlying reason to their response (which can seem rather rude) is that people like to feel superior to others. The only problem is, most people think that the only way they can feel better about themselves is to criticize or belittle others (that's wrong, but that doesn't stop simple-minded critics). And this rather anonymous forum is a great way for the ignorant or self-righteous or the insecure to put others down.

You're right, they're snobby punks that just haven't learned any courtesy or social conscience yet.
Be patient, realize they are about as happy as they're going to be their whole lives (unless they learn better), and move on. They're not worth your energy.

Answer 5

You know the "we can put a person on moon but..." saying? My favourite is something my buddy said when we were driving in the rain: "we can put a person on the moon, but we can't make a windshield wiper that works."

Interesting thought on your question: We still have the same brain capacity as they had in ancient times when that Greek guy said something to affect of "I think, therefore I am"

Basically, in answer to your question, I think it is a good way to express frustration with the speed of our evolution. For example, "it's the 21st century for crying out loud, and we're still killing each other over land and resources." You would think that we would know better by now.

Answer 6

Yeah, "it's 2007" doesn't make much sense, as if that's different than saying its 2006 or 2005. I prefer to say "hey, it's the 21st century" or "hey, it's not the Dark Ages anymore". It gets the point across better.

Answer 7

Every question deserves an answer. This shows that the person who asks is thinking and querying. This cannot be bad. It also means that the people who take the questions seriously will endeavour to answer them to the best of their ability - and perhaps learn something.

Answer 8

Lmao; I think it has to do more with the fact that we're supposed to be more "enlightened".

Yet, it was all good 2,000 years ago for Angels and Demons to walk among us and for prophets to be prophesying and for Saints to be healing people with a wave of their hand -- but such things could not happen today!

Answer 9

they might think you're a "blast from the past",also this is a
psychological issue the person has and it shows when making those kind of comments,in other words it's
The attribution of his own attitudes, feelings, or suppositions to you as a naive or unconscious defense against anxiety or guilt

Answer 10

Well if its a really stupid question about something that should be or is assumed to be common knowledge, I can see why someone would say that. However, it is rude just the same. But the world is full of both stupid and rude people and they tend to be one and the same.