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A factor in my judgement about whether the people I’ve met who dwarfed me with their intelligence were actually intelligent? Yeah I’d say it’s a factor :). Is

A factor in my judgement about whether the people I’ve met who dwarfed me with their intelligence were actually intelligent? Yeah I’d say it’s a factor :). Is this some kind of nihilistic moral relativism thing you’re playing at here? Otherwise I’m unclear what your point is. You implied I’ve never been exposed to extremely smart people and couldn’t fathom someone like Bob existing, I think I’ve made it pretty clear that’s a silly argument you made from a bad assumption.

deltasevennine 4y ago
>Is this some kind of nihilistic moral relativism thing you’re playing at here? Otherwise I’m unclear what your point is. I thought my point is obvious. I'm saying your descriptions are unconvincing. The obvious path forward is to describe your "bubble" in further detail. What was the nobel prize for? > A factor in my judgement about whether the people I’ve met who dwarfed me with their intelligence were actually intelligent? Yeah I’d say it’s a factor :). I think this sentence shows you're unable to sense the implications of my statement. Why would I care about your judgement at all? Nobody cares, especially if we think you live in a <small> bubble. Does this clarify the next step? I'm basically asking for a more detailed description of your "bubble" so that I and others reading can make their own judgements about your bubble and the validity of your claim. So far your arguments of "academia" and "nobel prize" are unconvincing to me. Is that not obvious? I thought it was, I guess I need to be more explicit next time.
- whynaut 4y ago
  > Why would I care about your judgment at all? Why do you expect a stranger on the internet to prove the relative intelligence of everyone around them, to you
  - deltasevennine 4y ago
    >Why do you expect a stranger on the internet to prove the relative intelligence of everyone around them, to you Why do you expect a stranger on the internet to answer your question? I'll answer your question regardless: I'm not expecting shit. My question was more of statement about why I disagree with him and why his opinion is invalid to me. I don't think he had an answer. I only ask for a "proof" out of politeness.
    - whynaut 4y ago
      It was a rhetorical question, I thought that was obvious. Thanks for the useless answer.
      - deltasevennine 4y ago
        You thought wrong. Please work on your communication skills next time you open your mouth or write something here on HN. Don't want to be pissing someone off or violating the rules. Thanks.
        whynaut 4y ago
        Perhaps your bubble simply doesn’t contain enough people with sufficient communication skills to help you pick up on rhetorical questions. Also, someone who isn’t expecting an answer doesn’t pedantically repeat their condescending question across the thread.
        deltasevennine 4y ago
        I don't expect an answer. But it wasn't a rhetorical question. It's along the lines of "If you disagree with me or have evidence proving otherwise please offer it. I don't think you have such evidence but I am open to hearing it." This is very unlike Your post which is full of malice. Yeah let's talk about our academic circles. I offer mine freely: UCLA. Not that great of a school honestly. It also depends on which department your in. Now yours: UC Santa Barbara. You never offered it, yet I know it. So how smart is your academic bubble? I feel if it was bigger you'd be smarter about how you approach strangers on the internet. If you approach with malice, they can return your query with equal malice... or greater. Sometimes far greater.
        whynaut 4y ago
        nice try? never went to UCSB. edit: looks like you found @whynaut on github? I don’t repeat usernames, though. > unlike your post which is full of malice Hah! You need some serious introspection.

deltasevennine 4y ago

>Is this some kind of nihilistic moral relativism thing you’re playing at here? Otherwise I’m unclear what your point is. I thought my point is obvious. I'm saying your descriptions are unconvincing. The obvious path forward is to describe your "bubble" in further detail. What was the nobel prize for? > A factor in my judgement about whether the people I’ve met who dwarfed me with their intelligence were actually intelligent? Yeah I’d say it’s a factor :). I think this sentence shows you're unable to sense the implications of my statement. Why would I care about your judgement at all? Nobody cares, especially if we think you live in a <small> bubble. Does this clarify the next step? I'm basically asking for a more detailed description of your "bubble" so that I and others reading can make their own judgements about your bubble and the validity of your claim. So far your arguments of "academia" and "nobel prize" are unconvincing to me. Is that not obvious? I thought it was, I guess I need to be more explicit next time.

whynaut 4y ago
> Why would I care about your judgment at all? Why do you expect a stranger on the internet to prove the relative intelligence of everyone around them, to you
- deltasevennine 4y ago
  >Why do you expect a stranger on the internet to prove the relative intelligence of everyone around them, to you Why do you expect a stranger on the internet to answer your question? I'll answer your question regardless: I'm not expecting shit. My question was more of statement about why I disagree with him and why his opinion is invalid to me. I don't think he had an answer. I only ask for a "proof" out of politeness.
  - whynaut 4y ago
    It was a rhetorical question, I thought that was obvious. Thanks for the useless answer.
    - deltasevennine 4y ago
      You thought wrong. Please work on your communication skills next time you open your mouth or write something here on HN. Don't want to be pissing someone off or violating the rules. Thanks.
      - whynaut 4y ago
        Perhaps your bubble simply doesn’t contain enough people with sufficient communication skills to help you pick up on rhetorical questions. Also, someone who isn’t expecting an answer doesn’t pedantically repeat their condescending question across the thread.
        deltasevennine 4y ago
        I don't expect an answer. But it wasn't a rhetorical question. It's along the lines of "If you disagree with me or have evidence proving otherwise please offer it. I don't think you have such evidence but I am open to hearing it." This is very unlike Your post which is full of malice. Yeah let's talk about our academic circles. I offer mine freely: UCLA. Not that great of a school honestly. It also depends on which department your in. Now yours: UC Santa Barbara. You never offered it, yet I know it. So how smart is your academic bubble? I feel if it was bigger you'd be smarter about how you approach strangers on the internet. If you approach with malice, they can return your query with equal malice... or greater. Sometimes far greater.
        whynaut 4y ago
        nice try? never went to UCSB. edit: looks like you found @whynaut on github? I don’t repeat usernames, though. > unlike your post which is full of malice Hah! You need some serious introspection.