Oddbean new post about login | logout Gm, everybody who's barely smart enough can be edgy. That's like level 1 of being smart. Edgy people are rarely as impressive as they think. The hard part is being kind, collaborative, and to use your smartness to support people and to be a an actually nice person. That's what's impressive.
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I needed to see this
Agreed GM calle 🫂🎨
Many smart people get stuck in level 1 and by that they limit their own potential. They turn into the angry guy who's always right but nobody ever listens to them. They lose sight of level 2, thinking that the only important skill is to be smarter than others. Other smart people soon learn to ignore them, because at that level, everybody around you is smart, but some of them are assholes. It's completely up to you what you become. It's your responsibility, nobody else's.
Like for instance, ive made it very clear i have an egerness to learn but have a few disabilities just watching videos or reading and learning i have to do itn step by step....now I'd love for someone here to take the TIME to hold my hand and teach my stupid ass something, possibly life changing for someone like myself, but who has TIME for that, to be the nice person? Nobody. The problem with being kind, collaborative, and and supporting others to be the nice person, is that it requires time. And it's not a currency people give up lightly.
you can do both quite easily. i think being edgy/cynical (with truth) can be quite valuable to ppl even if it doesn’t feel nice. it is one of the easiest ways to seek criticism, which is important. i would much rather an intelligent person be (what i perceive as) an unprovoked asshole to me and very directly point out fundamental flaws in my thinking, than not. i can also have an ardent belief in myself or my priors and ignore it. i believe incessant niceness and avoiding offending ppl is too common atm, which sends lots of ppl down fruitless paths.
Sure, better to take advice from an asshole than no advice at all, but that's not what I'm talking about. It's not about making people feel good. It's about how much impact you can have on the world around you.
I agree. Spreading a harmonious energy is in and of itself a benefit to the world. Which in my opinion is the goal with everything we do. Being of benefit to - ourselves - our closest loved ones - our extended family and friends - our local community - the world Most of us dedicate our lives and actions to benefiting mainly two/three of the above. It can be done with rudeness. Like @DarthCoin fx. Extremely valuable to his community, but most often while being really rude. I strongly believe kindness is the way forward as that has got to be a more productive way. Both for one self and for the recipients.
I agree with this 100% though i tend to lean towards helping others more than i probably should. If somebody is blocked on their work i prefer to drop my own and help them. Partially because i hope they can return the favour but also because i just really like helping other people. Occasionally this means i cannot get done what i set out to do, and sometimes i use it as a brief escape from some problem i am unable to solve quickly enough myself.
why are so many people trying to redefine concepts? Level 2 smart is: smarter
Living a moral life is game theoretical super position. You never lose. Everyone wins. Hard to understand why so many people don’t strive for this.
Taking a quote from this
“Years ago my mother used to say to me, she'd say, "In this world, Elwood, you must be… oh so smart or oh so pleasant." Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. And you may quote me.” (From _Harvey_, 1950)
Most of east asian are **by default** altruism, because we are taught that way from when we were children. what we lack is rather some selfishness, which means finding out own mission and dedicating self without asking for permission and applause from others. Probably it's contrary to European. However it's not contadiction. I think both need and only each emphasis the weaker side as important. I name it "the two stage rocket": first, develop strong individual, then cooperate among them. yup, it's the almost same as you say. Just using in other words. nostr:note132vqwhcv0kz34q3gfs2f7tuu76ml67j7k5cq3r0gnpt38zmq0pxq5z700v
Hahahaa. People who are nice all the time are so fake. They don't have personality, own thoughts. They just want to fit in society, no matter how wrong.
The true test of kindness isn’t being “nice all of the time”. As you pointed out, any damn fool can do that. Rather, the true test of kindness is being kind and giving grace when every inch of you doesn’t want to and wants to lash out.
People abuse kindness and try to take advantage. I just leave people alone and I hope I don't have to deal with too many people. Look around the stupidity, what they believe to be true, their world view, what they post. Idiots everywhere.
Agreed
Lol I think we've got quite the oversupply of edgelords people who are just smart enough to be dangerously dumb
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