9mo ago

Think of how stupid the average person is...

“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.”
― George Carlin

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Most of the people think their above average.
- They're*
  
  I see what you did their.
- Most people are way above (possibly in the top 1%) the average in a bunch of things.
- And sadly most are wrong.
This is allegedly also why true geniuses suffer. Imagine being smarter than 95% of people and being keenly aware of it.
- I met this Dunning guy who told me about Keurig but Nespresso is better.
- I'm in my schools gifted program. That means you need an IQ in the top 10% (iirc) and tbh nobody there thinks that they're smart. Literally everyone there is a dumbass who thinks in numbers slightly more often than non gifted kids.
  Also add on top the statistical likelihood to be autistic/ADHD (twice exceptional is very common btw), myself being both! It's just a normal class where those 2 or 3 kids who constantly yell/act up aren't there and on Fridays the teacher lets you make a windmill out of a paper plate, old paint brushes, and air dry clay. Last year the teacher accidentally made the finals answers all A. Tbh I'm just in it for my resume.
  On Halloween she let us draw on the board
  
  Then played toddler sensory videos
  
  Ah, the good ol days.
- 95% is a little low for a genius.
  At 95%, you are the smartest in a room of 20.
  Depending on if you are talking about ordinary or extraordinary genius, depending on which measure you choose ordinary genius is in the 1 in 10k range; and extraordinary genius is 100 to 1000 times rarer 1 in a million to 1 in 10 million range.
  If you are sitting in a stadium of 50k, and you are the smartest person. You are still likely not and extraordinary genius.
- Unfortunately, stupid people also think themselves geniuses forced to suffer fools.
Unfriendly reminder that one half of US adults read at a 6th grade level. When you think the average person is stupid, be aware of how incredibly stupid that is
Most people are too dumb to even realize that they're dumb.
- That's my secret cap, I'm always dumb.
This is just Socrates.
I've long said (and this is a hill that I'm willing to die on) that everyone is smart in some way. We're all just smart about different things and in different ways.
- Just think about all the amazing ways we can all be dumbfucks. Isn't it neat
Nah, educating people is a lost cause. Who are we to educate anyone, anyway? Educate yourself, then whoever wants can rub off your education

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