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Have you ever met an actual dumb person? (lemmy.today)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I was thinking about this. I went to university, and I worked in tech for decades. I met many assholes but I didn't meet anyone that would fit on the left half of the bell curve (less than 100 iq).

Since I've been living in that bubble my entire life, I'm curious of your stories. Have you met someone who was actually quite dumb (not just having opinions you don't agree with) and do you have an example situation you remember you can share?

Hopefully this becomes more funny than hateful since intelligence is not the value of a person, but it can be funny to read the stories.

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[–] [S] 3 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

Thats actually a good place where this sort of thing would happen. Conscription army... I guess in a war we would meet all kinds.

I felt sorry reading about the guy who hung himself. Some people should be excused from service in my opinion.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago*

    I don't think the hanging was related to his time in service. As I recall, love trouble was the trigger and alcohol abuse the catalyst.

    You can get dismissed for psychological reasons, it's not hard if you want out. They do a test to screen that you're not a liability. And you have the option to do civil service instead.. which if pretty much free labor at some municipal place.

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