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[–] 2 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Outliers disprove the trend, its true. I'm glad I used absolute terms with no nuance and didn't acknowledge this literally first thing in my comment.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Outliers disprove the trend, its true.

    They define it's limits and illustrate it's flaws.

    But what I see most commonly referred to as "intelligence" tends to be phrased as "common wisdom". You cannot simultaneously be "smart" and "wrong". Therefore, placidly regurgitating the correct answers somehow signify more intelligence than painstakingly carving out another view.

    I’m glad I used absolute terms with no nuance

    Well, that's sort of the joke, isn't it?

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