I don’t think those are the things OP is talking about. I’m the same as you, but those are just things that never really clicked, happens to everyone. Hell, I’m like a neon light sometimes too, takes time to light up 😂.
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jpreston2005@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I dunno. I’m pretty smart in some things, but I’ve also made some real bone-headed mistakes. Sometimes I’m rushing, sometimes I just truly don’t think about it. Sometimes while talking through what I think is the best solution, I figure out I’m wrong.
two things I’ve done.
-gotten a 3.9 GPA with honors through two years of medical school -didn’t realize “Penn State” was in Pennsylvania until I stopped and thought about it
like, sometimes we don’t think about things enough. Sometimes we have a brain fart. Sometimes we’ve just never been introduced to a particular concept or factoid (being ignorant).
I think the only true stupidity is when people don’t learn from their mistakes, when people refuse to update their ideas to fit new facts, and when people remain willfully, maliciously, ignorant as a point of pride.
0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Asifall@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Wait until you find out where Indiana University is
betahack@lemmy.world 6 months ago
i thought it was Bicachusetts, don’t feel bad
reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 6 months ago
if it makes you feel any better I’m PA born and bred and I didn’t realize that Penn State and UPenn were different schools until I was in my 30s