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I think we're well served by distinct language: * "intelligent" is the intellectual capacity one is born with * "stupid" is the failure to use that intelle
by pstuart 1y ago
I think we're well served by distinct language:
* "intelligent" is the intellectual capacity one is born with
* "stupid" is the failure to use that intellectual capacity
I know plenty of very intelligent people who have been quite stupid at times. I know that while I may have adequate intelligence I've certainly been stupid more than once (or maybe even twice).
- elzbardico 1y ago> I know plenty of very intelligent people who have been quite stupid at times. I know that while I may have adequate intelligence I've certainly been stupid more than once (or maybe even twice). I call those people skilled instead of intelligent.
- ergonaught 1y agoThat is not the "stupid" used in this context.
- pstuart 1y agoSure, the "stupid" is effectively "unintelligent" in that context (unless I'm being stupid here ;-) My point is that even intelligent people can be incredibly stupid and Dunning-Kruger can still apply (because they know they are intelligent and are too arrogant to question their positions)