# If everybody became like you **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 11, 2009, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-everybody-became-like-you/520848 "2009-12-11T10:32:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-everybody-became-like-you/520848/81 "2009-12-14T03:40:13Z")
> [@Nobody](#): > > Because you have a hard time getting along with people with similar personalities? No, because if everyone was like me, they’d all be male. No next generation. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-everybody-became-like-you/520848/82 "2009-12-14T05:14:41Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > No, because if everyone was like me, they’d all be male. No next generation. Well, like I said earlier, they would only be like you in personality and beliefs. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-everybody-became-like-you/520848/83 "2009-12-14T14:19:55Z")
> [@Nobody](#): > > Well, like I said earlier, they would only be like you in personality and beliefs. Well, in that case, the world would be pretty cool. There sure wouldn’t be any wars. ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-everybody-became-like-you/520848/84 "2009-12-14T15:17:37Z")
It would completely suck if everyone was like me, and I would still dislike people. I see nothing good coming from this. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-everybody-became-like-you/520848/85 "2009-12-14T15:40:09Z")
> [@Nobody](#): > > Yes, people keep their life experiences, skills, and knowledge. They just become like you in beliefs and personality. Yeah, but someone who was, for example, a doctor, and suddenly found himself with my interests wouldn’t want to get close to a patient again in his life. Parents would have to put up with their own kids until age 12 or so, due to a lack of kindergarten and primary-school teachers; again, there would be people trained in it, but none of them would want to set foot in the same room with 12-40 kids ever again. It would be a mite of a problem. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-everybody-became-like-you/520848/86 "2009-12-22T08:10:57Z")
> [@T.Slothrop](#): > > There would be no one to do the mathmatics. Hell, I’m already like you. I’ll do the mathematics. ---
**Author:** ![T.Slothrop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@T.Slothrop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/T.Slothrop)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-everybody-became-like-you/520848/87 "2009-12-22T08:50:42Z")
Quote: Originally Posted by T. Slothrop There would be no one to do the mathmatics. Quote: Originally posted by Attack from the third dimension Hell, I’m already like you. I’ll do the mathematics. OK. it’s all fixed. Everyone can be like me and 3rd Dim can do the math_ **e** _matics so the space program doesn’t falter. Now all of the rest of you need to go out and get a twelve-pack of Heineken beer and sharp cheddar cheese and a jar of kim chee and some saltine crackers and a pack of hard salami. to be like me. ---
**Author:** ![umop\_ap\_sdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/dbc845/32.png) [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-everybody-became-like-you/520848/88 "2009-12-23T05:18:09Z")
Will extra sharp cheddar do? ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-everybody-became-like-you/520848/89 "2009-12-23T05:25:40Z")
Beer? Cheese? Screw the space program. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-everybody-became-like-you/520848/90 "2009-12-23T20:24:05Z")
Someone who has different life experiences and intelligence and looks than I do would not be like me. ---
**Author:** ![T.Slothrop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@T.Slothrop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/T.Slothrop)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2009, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-everybody-became-like-you/520848/91 "2009-12-24T04:29:22Z")
Originally posted by jsgoddess: “Someone who has different life experiences and intelligence and looks than I do would not be like me.” I thought this was settled already. everybody get: “a twelve-pack of Heineken beer and sharp cheddar cheese and a jar of kim chee and some saltine crackers and a pack of hard salami. to be like me.” umop ap!sdn, extra sharp cheddar is OK. I like won bok (cabbage) kim chee, but any of you should feel free to try other kinds. 3rd Dim, get back to work on the space program. Jon ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2009, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-everybody-became-like-you/520848/92 "2009-12-24T04:48:03Z")
If everyone was exactly like me, not only would the species die out, but no one would have sex either, because I’m not gay. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-everybody-became-like-you/520848.md?page=4)