Smart people don't think others are stupid
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Re: Smart people don't think others are stupid
#2A total opinion piece with nothing backing it up. You can just type some things in bold letters and make it true. Show us the data.
Re: Smart people don't think others are stupid
#3A total opinion piece with nothing backing it up. You can just type some things in bold letters and make it true. Show us the data.
:-)
Re: Smart people don't think others are stupid
#4A total opinion piece with nothing backing it up. You can just type some things in bold letters and make it true. Show us the data.
Is an opinion piece based on a rational argument. You can argue against his assertion if you like, but to merely complain about typefaces and lack of hard data would seem to miss the point. For one thing, I strongly doubt that the author thought that using bold text made the opinion true, but rather that it added emphasis to what he thought were the important points.
Also, why not go and check the assertion yourself if data is what you require on this. Set up a study, go write up some surveys, get out there, nothing is stopping you.
Re: Smart people don't think others are stupid
#5Generally I agree. But there is a huge weasel clause in this whole line of thinking: Ultimately, I could always end up with "they haven't done the research or connected the dots because [insert something reasonable that is stopping them] so they are not stupid, just lesser informed or emotional" but essentially there will always be reasons that people do hard drugs or get involved in scams or get in fights at bars but "they are just so stupid" can sometimes suffice.
Re: Smart people don't think others are stupid
#6Therefor, according to his own rules, the author of this a article is stupid.
Before someone concludes the obvious about my comment I'll point out that those are not my rules.
Re: Smart people don't think others are stupid
#7A total opinion piece with nothing backing it up. You can just type some things in bold letters and make it true. Show us the data.
:-)
Was thinking that the smiley face was not much of an addition, but then clocked that you are probably the author of the piece, in which case the smiley face was probably fairly tactful.
Re: Smart people don't think others are stupid
#8Although not a fascinating topic nor anything new, I think the main point of the article is a good one, and one that everyone should consider before name-calling, yelling, or interrupting for that matter. Many use these techniques to supposedly win arguments just because the other shuts up, or is offended.
Re: Smart people don't think others are stupid
#9Re: Smart people don't think others are stupid
#10He's right - smart people know others are stupid.
Seriously though, people do Stupid Things. And I call them stupid when they do them. Change lanes without signaling, without looking - maybe you're not an idiot all the time, but at that moment you're acting like an idiot and endangering other people.