Comment on What's the difference between ignorance and stupidity?
Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip 3 days agoCognitive impairments and differing cognitive ability are very much real things 😅 people can have an inability to learn, and/or an unwillingness to learn, but there very much are people who have the former and not the latter
AskewLord@piefed.social 3 days ago
those people can learn plenty well.
it just takes more time and effort.
Deconceptualist@leminal.space 3 days ago
You’re dismissing entire categories of cognitive impairment. Not just the varieties of dementia, but also learning disabilities like dyslexia (reading), dysgraphia (writing), and dyscalculia (math) that can affect otherwise smart and capable people. These are measurable impairments, not just a difficulty that can be overcome with effort.
neurolaunch.com/cognitive-disorders-list/
It would be wise to be more careful with your sweeping statements.
AskewLord@piefed.social 3 days ago
i know people who have all this problems in my family.
you know how they over come them?
by making an effort.
weird how that works!!
Deconceptualist@leminal.space 3 days ago
I’m trying to steer this away from subjective topics like motivation and effort here. I’m talking about neural hardware with concrete, quantifiable impediments that lead to poor functionality compared to the general populace. Things like physical brain damage or incomplete cortical development.
This genuinely affects quality of life for real people regardless of their mood or whether they consider themselves a victim or any other non-scientific generalizations.
I don’t know whether your family members were actually tested by a credentialed psychologist or psychiatrist, or if they were merely self-diagnosed. I won’t make any assumptions there but please know there is an huge difference in terms of accuracy.