@Dr_Satan@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 10 months agoTo the top 1% truly smart people the other 99% are dumb as a box of rocks. But exactly how fucking stupid is that 99% ?message-square59fedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down142
arrow-up113arrow-down1message-squareTo the top 1% truly smart people the other 99% are dumb as a box of rocks. But exactly how fucking stupid is that 99% ?@Dr_Satan@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 10 months agomessage-square59fedilink
minus-square@brygphilomena@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink13•10 months agoIf you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree… People know different things, “smart” is an nebulous concept that changes for each person. We even have colloquialisms for different types like book smarts and street smarts.
minus-square@Dr_Satan@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilink0•edit-210 months agoAgreed But there are other abilities, like self awareness and unflappability, that strike me as indispensable.
If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree…
People know different things, “smart” is an nebulous concept that changes for each person. We even have colloquialisms for different types like book smarts and street smarts.
Agreed
But there are other abilities, like self awareness and unflappability, that strike me as indispensable.