Oddbean

Is it a sign of stupidity to think everyone else is stupid? I wonder about this a lot. I know a few people that constantly complain about how stupid people are. But I hear their complaints and think they are actually pretty stupid too. I think a lot of people are stupid and the irony is that stupid people think I’m stupid. Maybe this is the point where being overly philosophical is no longer useful, but we’ve all been wrong on something before so how do we know we aren’t the stupid ones? If you think you know something, then everyone else who disagrees with you seems stupid. But they think the same thing about you. And you can’t be right about everything so you will be considered stupid to someone at some point. Are we all just retards? Should we just embrace it? Probably. GM retards. https://image.nostr.build/b2469789950cabcb1f30dd3b41f46448f633e0a90a9dc88c69397184b6994140.jpg

I think possessing knowledge doesn't mean much, i believe it is whether or not you can use that knowlegde or simply understand how it came to be. Most people recycle information all day but don't really 'know' anything about it. Just my take 🤔 Also GM 🤗

That’s a good point. I have a friend that has a lot of “knowledge.” He knows all kinds of facts and statistics but he doesn’t really have a deep understanding of what the implications of that information lead to. He can’t make good use of that information in a practical way in his own life. I think the ability to make use of that information is a sign of intelligence.