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The more technology we have, the higher the minimum standard of intelligence, and the greater the need for each citizen to have a perfectly functioning bullshît
by FrankWilhoit 9mo ago
The more technology we have, the higher the minimum standard of intelligence, and the greater the need for each citizen to have a perfectly functioning bullshît meter. This is the highest priority of education.
- sh3rl0ck 9mo agoShould be, but sadly isn't; the incentive is to feed into the economically incentivised "bs" rather than be wary of it, which is just... disheartening. Schools often inculcate this enough on a subconscious level that I've seen my fellow college mates rather unable to shake off that residual behaviour.
- anthk 9mo agoAnd then there's Beatriz Villarroel which basically did the reverse. https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.15896 https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.15896 https://www.wired.com/story/the-search-for-alien-artifacts-is-coming-into-focus/ https://www.wired.com/story/the-search-for-alien-artifacts-i...