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> Yet there's the exceptional young man from the local solid and dependable farm family, who got a philosophy degree at Auburn, first in his line to do so. Why
by hh3k0 8y ago
> Yet there's the exceptional young man from the local solid and dependable farm family, who got a philosophy degree at Auburn, first in his line to do so.
Why do you associate farmer with lesser intellect?
Change it to:
> Yet there's the exceptional young man from the local family of village idiots, who got a philosophy degree at Auburn, first in his line to do so.
Now that'd be surprising.
- LyndsySimon 8y agoAgreed. These days, running a farm of any size requires a great deal of financial planning and a strong work ethic. I know lots of “farmers”, and I can’t think of any that I would consider to be of below average intelligence.
- JoeAltmaier 8y agoOh be reasonable. I used the euphemism to not have to say it out loud. And in fact, its not a hypothetical case. I know the family; I know the young man. My wife helped him apply to Auburn.
- astura 8y agoshrug I come from a family of idiots yet both myself and later my my sister got college degrees in STEM fields. And I'm not talking about a little dimwitted, my parents are really, really dumb and lack any form of self awareness or critical thinking skills. I don't see it as particularly surprising. My grandparents on my dad's side aren't particularly dumb, my mom's parents are though.