Statues

[SomeRandom]

You oppose having info actually at the sites?
Available only by going elsewhere?
Very strange.
I'm more into immediate gratification.

I’m against encouraging laziness, in a sense. A plaque is simply no substitute for actually learning something.
Also immediate gratification? My Scottish friend, everyone alive has literal instantaneous access to the world of information at their fingertips, 24/7. Google isn’t a multibillion dollar company for nothing.
If one was genuinely curious to learn about statues or houses or historic sites or whatever, they could just Google it in seconds and actually learn something. Rather than being spoon fed limited info on a plaque that contains at best a line or two about a multi faceted and complex item.
And y’all call us younguns lazy, sheesh!

Besides I’m pretty sure most things historic come with either a plaque or a tour guide anyway.

 

[Revoltingest]

Im against encouraging laziness.
Also immediate gratification? My Scottish friend, everyone alive has literal instantaneous access to the world of information at their fingertips, 24/7. Google isn’t a multibillion dollar company for nothing.
If one was genuinely curious to learn about statues or houses or historic sites or whatever, they could just Google it in seconds and actually learn something. Rather than being spoon fed limited info on a plaque that contains at best a line or two about a multi faceted and complex item.
And y’all call us younguns lazy, sheesh

I don't want to search on my phone for relevant info.
I like having it presented on the spot. It's faster.
And it makes subsequent searches easier.
Besides, if you saw something interesting, without
something telling you about it, you wouldn't even
know what to search for.

 

[SomeRandom]

I don't want to search on my phone for relevant info.
I like having it presented on the spot. It's faster.
And it makes subsequent searches easier.
Besides, if you saw something interesting, without
something telling you about it, you wouldn't even
know what to search for.

Such entitlement lol
Where’s your sense of adventure? The thrill of the hunt, so to speak, is part of what makes history enjoyable. And you could just take a photo and ask the internet what to search for and boom, instantly there’s like a million suggestions for breadcrumb trails at your disposal. Oh the possibilities!!
Besides it’s not like historic sites are just standing randomly around with no info on them lol

 

[Revoltingest]

Such entitlement lol
Where’s your sense of adventure? The thrill of the hunt, so to speak, is part of what makes history enjoyable. Besides you could just take a photo and ask the internet what to search for and boom, instantly there’s like a million suggestions for breadcrumb trails at your disposal. Oh the possibilities!!
Besides it’s not like historic sites are just standing randomly around with no info on them lol

So....you finally admit that there's info on them, & that it's useful.
I propose making it more useful.

 

[SomeRandom]

So....you finally admit that there's info on them, & that it's useful.
I propose making it more useful.

Did I argue otherwise? I’m confused.
I simply said that I think plaques are a limited facet of learning capabilities, not that they shouldn’t actually be on anything. That would be silly.

 

[Revoltingest]

Did I argue otherwise? I’m confused.
I simply said that I think plaques are a limited facet of learning capabilities, not that they shouldn’t actually be on anything. That would be silly.

Yes, I detected a hint of mirthful contrariness.

 

[SomeRandom]

Yes, I detected a hint of mirthful contrariness.

Ahh yes, well I confess I make a bit of habit out of that.

 

[Tambourine]

I don't want to search on my phone for relevant info.
I like having it presented on the spot. It's faster.
And it makes subsequent searches easier.
Besides, if you saw something interesting, without
something telling you about it, you wouldn't even
know what to search for.

Have you ever been to museums?
Because as far as I can tell, that is literally what they're for.

 

[Revoltingest]

Have you ever been to museums?

You must be really new to ask me that.
<checks your join date.....snickers>
I've been to a few over the years.

Because as far as I can tell, that is literally what they're for.

But I'm also an avid visitor to historical & other significant sites.
I take the tours (including behind the scenes), read the plaques,
chat up the dosents, & do more reading afterwards. I frankly
cannot understand the opposition to having on-site edumacational
displays. Tis as though you want history to be hidden from plain
view....people must know what they want to know, & work to get it.
All cuz some special snowflake at some time might get offended?
I say, let'm put on their grownup pants, & endure the discomfort of our
checkered past. Can't do that...then I scoff in your general direction.