I was dumb enough to ask this question to LLM, and ofc I got bland answers like "You are probably not dumb, here's ABC to improve oneself"..

So sad that I am too dumb to get a job or make friends. I ended up in grad school trying to get a doctorate, as I was so stupid that looking for a job sounded insurmountable. Now, LLM apocalypse is dawning upon us, which manufactures papers faster than we can even follow. Wonder if any of academia would even be left. Imagine my stupidity of not thinking ahead here.

So anyway, how do I cure my dumbness and actually function as a normal person?

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[–] 13 points 7 hours ago

All right. The first thing I'm going to advise you to do - or rather not do - is constantly putting yourself down so much. Humility may be a virtue, but constantly telling yourself that you can't do something is likely to become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Secondly, what you're describing doesn't sound like stupidity. It sounds like you're neuro-atypical, specifically mildly autistic. While that can make socialization - and by extension networking - considerably harder, the good news is that there's a plethora of effective strategies that can help drastically with that. I suggest you head over to one of the Autism communities and ask them for assistance with introducing you to them, and maybe help with finding the ones that'll work most effectively for you. I'm sure they'll be more than happy to help.

Finally, perhaps you can try to consciously veer away from focusing on the things in your life you feel you cannot currently do. Instead, try redirecting your focus to what you can do. It doesn't matter whether it's something big or something small. Even the smallest victory is still a victory, and every one of those is something you can use to build confidence which in turn can be leveraged to achieve more.

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