How did learning constellations and the star map go from being kindergarten knowledge to something only like 1% of university students know?
>>17052942The same way speaking latin did. It became irrelevant.
>>17052945>irrelevant>Omicron (ο): The 15th letter of the Greek alphabet.>Persei: The Latin possessive form meaning "of Perseus," What the sigma, Anon...
>>17052942I actually took the time and effort to start learning the stars this summer. It's really rewarding to be able to look up at night and actually know what's what, I'm surprised I took so long.
>>17052988I installed Stellarium. We are the same.
>>17052942Young children are exposed to that stuff. But they usually forget it because it's not something they use, even in later years in school.
>>17052988I only learned where Cassiopeia is and what it looks like because I needed it to find the Andromeda galaxy>look up the night sky>oh here's the Cassiopeia>and here's the Andromeda apparently>can't see shit today either
Too much light pollution
>>17052942>Light Pollution>Technologies such as the GPS>No longer required knowledge for the average man
>>17052942Well today no one can see stars unless you're in the middle of fucking nowhere hundreds of kilometers away from civilization because of light pollution
