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I don't know why you think missing exits is in any way indicative of someone's intelligence. I've missed plenty of exits, and let me inform you of something: it

by Retra 11y ago

I don't know why you think missing exits is in any way indicative of someone's intelligence. I've missed plenty of exits, and let me inform you of something: it's not a big deal. Like, at all. You know what stupid is? It's focusing on things that are not a big deal.

npizzolato 11y ago
It's indicative of not paying attention to your surroundings, which, when you're piloting a 4000 lb hunk of metal, could be considered a stupid thing to do.
- hyperpape 11y ago
  You're rationalizing. My wife misses exits constantly, but she does it safely--she's paying attention to the cars around her, but following a habitual route to some other place.
beat 11y ago
Many of the smartest people I know are constantly focusing on things that are not a big deal. Selective attention is a danger of high intelligence.
d23 11y ago
It's kind of a key component of navigating oneself to a place.
- Retra 11y ago
  It's never stopped me from getting anywhere, so that would suggest you're completely wrong about that.
  - d23 11y ago
    "Not knowing how an if statement works never stopped me from programming anything, so that would suggest it must have nothing to do with programming."
    - Retra 11y ago
      If would not be a key component of programming if it were not necessary for the task.