Knowers as Community Members by Drew Sparkman

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elenanissen — 2024-10-04 11:56:53 UTC

The knowledge communities we belong to, shaped by cultural, social, and intellectual influences, significantly affect the conclusions we draw and how we view ourselves. If I were part of a community with different values and access to knowledge, my conclusions would likely differ. For instance, a community that prioritizes spiritual knowledge over scientific reasoning might interpret events differently, affecting my worldview. Moreover, access to certain information, like history or science, shapes the lessons I learn. Ultimately, belonging to different communities would influence not only my conclusions but also my sense of identity, making me a different version of myself.

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hugo123456789 — 2024-10-06 16:47:30 UTC

Our environment affects who we are. The people around us like family and friends influence how we think and act. For example if you grow up in a kind and supportive place you might feel more confident. If you face hard times you might become stronger. So yes where you come from helps make you who you are.

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sofiesavina — 2024-10-07 10:59:44 UTC

I would say that everything that surrounds us, shapes us as a person. Our personalities, thoughts and opinions build up as we grow, and they change depending on the people we talk to or listen to, the books we read and the information we see online. If everyone would belong to a different tribe than the one they participate in now, each would face a different experience and have a different view since they grew up in a different environment which influenced them in a specific way. In conclusion, change in tribes would have a different effect on us and we would in fact not be exactly the same as we are right now.

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klarasophie — 2024-10-07 14:00:04 UTC

Everything around us, including family, friends, and the environment/place we grow up in, shapes us into who we are now. For example, if I grow up in a sunny place with people around me who positively share their knowledge, I am likely as positive as them. However, if I grew up in a place with the worst weather all year round and people only saw the worst in everything, my knowledge and personality would be completely different from the version of me in the first example.

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karinawaszczuk — 2024-10-07 18:32:39 UTC

We as people are all different and this is because life has shaped us with a variety of tools and experiences. All of us have grown up in different families, in different circumsatnnces and with different experiences. We've all belonged to different tribes, social groups, and knowledge communities that have set beliefs, draw conclusions in specific ways, and have different levels of knowledge, these tribe have influenced us in all aspects. Even though we don't notice this on a daily basis we are constantly changing: our opinions, beliefs, conclusions, and thought process. If something different had happened to us in the past (went to a different school, grew up in a different country, belonged to a different tribe) we would not be who we are today and we'd come to conclusions differently. Our identity and whole persona largely depends on past experiences, therefore if an experience in our past had been different we wouldn't be who we are today.

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somahagedorn — 2024-10-07 18:39:12 UTC

Everything that happens around us affects who we are or who we will turn into. How we grow up, with who we grow up, where we grow up, all these things shape us at a person. If we all grew up in a home with people that love and understand us and that will be there for us no matter what we would be very different to how we would be if we grew up the opposite. Our opinions that make us who we are might be affected by what people tell us or what we read or what we see. Where you come from and how you grew up 100% has something to do with how you are now.

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alanahays — 2024-10-07 21:33:32 UTC

The environment we grew up in and the experiences we have lives through shapes who we are today. These aspects form the fundamental base of most of our beliefs, values, and worldviews. Different tribes are exposed to different cultural norms and traditions that are all unique to them. If I were to have grown up in a different community, tribe or society, my understanding and the way I perceive the world around me would be completely different. Even within the same counties, characteristics of people from different regions or tribes vary depending on their close surroundings.

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miahmartinez1 — 2024-10-07 21:46:45 UTC

If I belonged to different tribes, participated in different knowledge communities, and had different access to information, I would draw different conclusions, learn different lessons, and become a different person. Our cultural surroundings, the ways we learn, and what knowledge shapes the way we see the world and how we think .

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2024-10-08 06:42:54 UTC

Our surroundings, including family, friends, and the environment we grow up in, shape who we become.

For instance, if I grow up in a sunny place with positive people, I’m likely to be positive too.

In contrast, if I grow up in a gloomy place where people are negative, my personality and knowledge would be very different.

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2024-10-08 06:44:00 UTC

The way we grow up is almost always up to our parents and who they surround themselves with. Friends are also really important since we also want to match with their oppinions. In general our knowledge forms around the people we meet in our life.

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aaronskora — 2024-10-08 06:49:12 UTC

Our surroundings shape who we are. Our personalities, thoughts, and opinions develop as we grow, influenced by the people we interact with, the books we read, and the information we consume. If each of us belonged to a different group than we do now, our experiences and perspectives would shift due to the unique environment shaping us. In short, being part of a different tribe would change us, and we wouldn’t be exactly who we are today.

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simonegalmespravdova — 2024-10-08 06:57:40 UTC

If I belonged to a different tribe or participated in different knowledge communities, my conclusions and even my identity would be different because one's perspectives are largely shaped by social environments. While some aspects of a person's identity may not be directly related to the environment they grew up in, the way they express those aspects is influenced by their surroundings, which ultimately shapes who they are.

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guillermofrontera1 — 2024-10-08 07:00:40 UTC

If I belonged to a different tribe I would probably have a different perspective on life, because I think that the communities we live in and the experiences we live build the perspective that we have in our life. If I had been born and raised in a different tribe with a different system and access to knowledge I would have a different conclusion from the conclusions I have now with my life perspective. I would have learned different lessons and values, and my education or how I act socially could have been different too.

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levischaub1 — 2024-10-08 08:32:34 UTC

I think that our surroundings shape us. Growing un with different values or knowledge would lead me to seeing things differently. Some core traits might stay but much of who I am is shaped by my surroundings. I think a tribes influence shapes not only What wie think but also how we think.

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2024-10-08 08:48:17 UTC

Our surroundings - family, friends and the environment - play a key role in shaping who we become. Positive influences can foster an optimistic attitude, while negative circumstances shape us differently. Everything we experience, from the people around us to what we read, influences our views and personality. If we had had different experiences, we would not be the same person today. Our development depends heavily on the influences of our environment.

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moritzbohl — 2024-10-08 08:49:07 UTC

Our surroundings make us who we are and therefore develop our personality, thoughts and opinions. As we grow we also get influenced by the people we surround us with. The things that we read and see can influence our thoughts and opinions. If we would have been a part in a different tribe we would not be the same as we are now.

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romyhess — 2024-10-08 08:55:52 UTC

Everything around us, including family, friends and the environment that we grew up in shapes us and our personality. If each of us belonged to different tribes or we grew up differently our social groups, beliefs and experiences would have definitely changed. We would have had different experiences different life lessons and maybe even a different view of life, therefore we would not be exactly who we are right now.