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From now on I will strive to only write "abstract" instead of "TL;DR" so I can avoid showing solidarity with the presumed profoundly ignorant. It's a matter of
by cole-k 4y ago
From now on I will strive to only write "abstract" instead of "TL;DR" so I can avoid showing solidarity with the presumed profoundly ignorant. It's a matter of principle that I must appear to be the most intelligent person in any room I enter, virtual or physical.
- kragen 4y agomaybe you could show solidarity with them in a way that doesn't reinforce a dichotomy between them and people who read books for example, by emphasizing the praiseworthy attributes you have in common rather than the misfortunes that have befallen you and the self-destructive choices which, in cases like this one, perpetuate those misfortunes i mean it might be useful to read a book from time to time, or at least a 25-page article, and that's less likely if you turn it into an identity threat we're all born profoundly ignorant but we don't have to stay that way if you're the most intelligent person in the room maybe you're in the wrong room. this can easily be reversed to provide a plan of action if being the most intelligent person in the room is what you value most. beware, though, some people are smarter than they look