Comment on Yes, yes they are

• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Outliers disprove the trend, its true.

  They define it’s limits and illustrate it’s flaws.

  But what I see most commonly referred to as “intelligence” tends to be phrased as “common wisdom”. You cannot simultaneously be “smart” and “wrong”. Therefore, placidly regurgitating the correct answers somehow signify more intelligence than painstakingly carving out another view.

  I’m glad I used absolute terms with no nuance

  Well, that’s sort of the joke, isn’t it?

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  • cecinestpasunecommunication@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    So glad I didn’t indicate what I meant by the words I used and why they might matter.

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    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You should work on that

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