"Just because someone is wrong, it doesn't mean they aren't smart" Indeed, just as being right doesn't mean they are smart - but the point I'm making is that H

"Just because someone is wrong, it doesn't mean they aren't smart" Indeed, just as being right doesn't mean they are smart - but the point I'm making is that HN users cover a range of cleverness, and that self-estimation is pointless (Dunning-Kroger syndrome). Saying "only joke if you're clever" is all but identical to saying "anyone can joke".