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Smarter people get part of the unhappiness from being surrounded by stupidity. And that article is a great example of that. It is full of stupidity (brow-raisi
by machomaster 11mo ago
Smarter people get part of the unhappiness from being surrounded by stupidity.
And that article is a great example of that. It is full of stupidity (brow-raising premise, invalid arguments, incorrect rephrasing, wrong conclusions, lack of basic understanding, weird theories, unnecessary DEI commentary, inability to ask relevant questions) and it is a mess.
I was mad reading it. It made me sad to see such a stupid article existing and getting traction, as well as made me unhappier to see all the time resources wasted.
- duskdozer 11mo agoCurious what diversity/equity/inclusion commentary you took issue with?
- machomaster 11mo agoThe 3 paragraphs under "WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?". This is akin to discussing veganism and saying "Veganism has a history of being supported by Hitler". Irrelevant dirtying by proxy. In some other case that could be explained by the author unnecessarily wanting to give a historical context that nobody asked for and brushed aside. But in this case the low quality of the article is a common theme and such DEI remarks are only strengthening the overall negative impression. At this point it is not an one-off, but a part of an established pattern. DEI is not at all the biggest problem with the article.