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Ozarugold
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NatsuTerran
United States364 Posts
On August 02 2008 07:11 UmmTheHobo wrote: People being stupid due to lack of curiosity is what I like to think to, now I just have to find a way to make them curious! Meh. I have little curiosity for anything or anyone, and most everyone around me thinks that I'm the "smart guy", or at least above average. Also, I think you're hardly qualified to be passing judgement on who's stupid etc. when you're barely in the 9th grade... | ||
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ieatkids5
United States4628 Posts
On August 02 2008 11:35 NatsuTerran wrote: Meh. I have little curiosity for anything or anyone, and most everyone around me thinks that I'm the "smart guy", or at least above average. Also, I think you're hardly qualified to be passing judgement on who's stupid etc. when you're barely in the 9th grade... Well, he could judge his peers...on their intelligence. But don't let that interfere with your relationship with them. And don't let others around you know that you judge people. | ||
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thoraxe
United States1449 Posts
On August 02 2008 06:35 UmmTheHobo wrote: I don't like stupid people that much either, but, they are so easy to experiment on! true dat!!! Another pastime of mine is to laugh at their stupidities and correct their errors!!! lol lol lol!!! On August 02 2008 06:56 travis wrote: Who gives a shit about knowledge I care about understanding. Information means nothing, just collections of labels and classifications. And people are "stupid" primarily due to a lack of curiosity, most likely caused by their environment. though obviously physical limitations have a large role in cognitive ability, as well. With knowledge comes understanding. | ||
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HeavOnEarth
United States7087 Posts
On August 02 2008 07:21 geometryb wrote: people just going into high school aren't ambitious enough. yeah we really aren't i'm trying really hard as of late though got couple AP tests down and CALC / physic/chem 2 and AP classes im trying to ACE hopefully i won't burn out lol ; i find in order to have ambition u need some incentive/ inspiration , and i don't mean to turn this into some sappy love fest but  | ||
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HeavOnEarth
United States7087 Posts
besides everyone judges by post count, age only applies to those <1000 posts ~9th grader ~1000+ post still considered smart + Show Spoiler + u know its true D: i could've sworn the op had more than 300 posts well there goes that piece of logic *backs away trepidatiously* | ||
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fusionsdf
Canada15390 Posts
I get frustrated at friends who dont friend: Hey whats ______________ me: wikipedia.org/________ friend: thats too long and then I have to explain it  | ||
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nA.Inky
United States794 Posts
You define stupidity as - and I paraphrase - "not a genius in any area - someone has to work very hard to do well in any area" (correct me if I have you wrong here). The first part of this definition is nonsense, since it translates to "a stupid person is someone who is not smart." What does that mean? Then you go on to say "someone who has to work hard to do well in any area." Most so called geniuses have to work very hard in their field. The apparent effortlessness is a product of years of effort. So what are you talking about exactly? Is stupidity a constant? In other words, is there a singular definition of stupidity? Slithe already called this idea into question, saying that intelligence can be conceptualized in very different ways. What is intelligence? How do you know? Can a person will themselves to be intelligent? Is a person fully responsible for themselves? Is the intelligence you claim to have purely the result of your own effort, or is there something else beyond your control at least partly responsible for putting you on the path to intelligence? Your thinking seems simplistic to me. Be careful about labeling people. Maybe your peers are stupid. Maybe you label them as stupid so that you can feel smart. Maybe none of you are stupid or smart, and you insist on differentiating yourself from them for the sake of your self-esteem. Maybe there can be many kinds of intelligence. Etc. | ||
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UmmTheHobo
United States650 Posts
On August 02 2008 13:59 nA.Inky wrote: To the OP, I would ask, what makes a person stupid? Why do you think everyone around you is stupid? You define stupidity as - and I paraphrase - "not a genius in any area - someone has to work very hard to do well in any area" (correct me if I have you wrong here). The first part of this definition is nonsense, since it translates to "a stupid person is someone who is not smart." What does that mean? Then you go on to say "someone who has to work hard to do well in any area." Most so called geniuses have to work very hard in their field. The apparent effortlessness is a product of years of effort. So what are you talking about exactly? Is stupidity a constant? In other words, is there a singular definition of stupidity? Slithe already called this idea into question, saying that intelligence can be conceptualized in very different ways. What is intelligence? How do you know? Can a person will themselves to be intelligent? Is a person fully responsible for themselves? Is the intelligence you claim to have purely the result of your own effort, or is there something else beyond your control at least partly responsible for putting you on the path to intelligence? Your thinking seems simplistic to me. Be careful about labeling people. Maybe your peers are stupid. Maybe you label them as stupid so that you can feel smart. Maybe none of you are stupid or smart, and you insist on differentiating yourself from them for the sake of your self-esteem. Maybe there can be many kinds of intelligence. Etc. I don't think I have any self esteem problems -_- Time to think before I type! Clarification starts now! I do not view people who are less smart than me stupid. I view people as stupid when, it is hard for them to solve the simplest of problems. Tell them to scale a wall impossible to scale without boxes lying around (that are lying around) and they are stumped. Another example would be: They are taking a test about china, on a multiple choice question they answer something like "Egypt". Why the fuck would they be asking you about Egypt on a test about China? EDIT: to fusionsdf, your friends are just lazy or they would rather hear it from a human being, not a webpage. | ||
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inb4RUSH
Sweden85 Posts
Another example would be: They are taking a test about china, on a multiple choice question they answer something like "Egypt". Why the fuck would they be asking you about Egypt on a test about China? I think they refer to a person that does this as mentally retarded, and in all honesty they get off the hook because of it. | ||
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Rayzorblade
United States1172 Posts
I used to think that people who were not interested in what I viewed as "important subjects" - foreign policy, politics, linguistics, "academics" - were "stupid," but I realized that this was not fair at all. They are not stupid. They merely lack the same ambition or interests that I have, which is not to say that they don't enjoy their lives as thoroughly or engross themselves in other subjects unique to their lifestyles. I envy mentally handicapped people ("stupid" people, by your definition) because for the most part they are parsecs ahead of me in their ability to enjoy life and be happy. Ignorance is bliss. | ||
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HighTimes
Taiwan342 Posts
I don't care about stupid people... But i REALLY hate narrow-minded people. Those people, who assume things and don't even try to research what they are talking about... For example, I had a roommate from India (muslim), and there was this girl from USA in one of his classes. One day my roommate comes back totally pissed off. I ask what happened? He says today that girl asked him "are you a terrorist?"... I would punch her right in the face, good thing my roommate is a gentleman Also, people talking shit about weed, like users get addicted, get hallucinations and stuff. And, what we all know very well, people never taking e-sports seriously, like "how can a computer game be a sport? You don't need muscles for that!" So, yeah. Narrow-minded people are the worst, and sadly they are the big majority... | ||
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Rayzorblade
United States1172 Posts
On August 03 2008 03:40 HighTimes wrote: Hehe, I'm similar to OP. Getting curious about all kinds of things. Something pops in my head -> wiki or google (or http://www.howstuffworks.com/) and reading... I don't care about stupid people... But i REALLY hate narrow-minded people. Those people, who assume things and don't even try to research what they are talking about... For example, I had a roommate from India (muslim), and there was this girl from USA in one of his classes. One day my roommate comes back totally pissed off. I ask what happened? He says today that girl asked him "are you a terrorist?"... I would punch her right in the face, good thing my roommate is a gentleman Also, people talking shit about weed, like users get addicted, get hallucinations and stuff. And, what we all know very well, people never taking e-sports seriously, like "how can a computer game be a sport? You don't need muscles for that!" So, yeah. Narrow-minded people are the worst, and sadly they are the big majority... I definitely agree with being intolerable of narrow-minded people. I can't that girl actually asked him that. That's so typical of a young, rude American girl. | ||
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