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These are great. I've always used a rule of thumb. Dumb = ignorant, seems to get better with more knowledge Stupid = confidently wrong to the point of net ne
by titzer 4y ago
These are great.
I've always used a rule of thumb.
Dumb = ignorant, seems to get better with more knowledge
Stupid = confidently wrong to the point of net negative for everyone, seems to get worse with more knowledge
- eikenberry 4y agoSounds like this goes against the old saying "I may be stupid but I'm not dumb", i.e. I'm not book smart but I have common sense.
- phkahler 4y ago>> Sounds like this goes against the old saying "I may be stupid but I'm not dumb", i.e. I'm not book smart but I have common sense. There is another saying "You can't fix stupid" so giving them more knowledge doesn't help, it just expands their sphere of influence.
- RajT88 4y agoThere's an old Chinese/Japanese proverb about this even. "Baka ni tsukeru kusuri nashi" The medicine which can be applied to stupidity, does not exist.
- enraged_camel 4y agoThis is the distinction Dungeons and Dragons 2nd Edition rules made between the Intelligence stat and the Wisdom stat. Intelligence was book smartness and wisdom was common sense and general understanding of the world and people. Wizards were intelligent but not necessarily wise, and clerics/druids were the opposite.
- api 4y agoStupid is often a product of dumb plus narcissism, a stubborn unwillingness to learn.
- bsenftner 4y agoAs the other threads dog pile on critism, one would probably do well following the implied advice of avoiding what oneself considers a stupid person, rather than granting them the benefit of doubt. Their poor decision making will side effect you.