Can somebody please remind me why we ever thought Nate Silver was worth listening to?
On topic, I've mostly excised the word "smart" from my vocabulary; it's often the compliment you give when you don't have anything objective to say, and it smacks of the delusion that "intelligence" is innate
On topic, I've mostly excised the word "smart" from my vocabulary; it's often the compliment you give when you don't have anything objective to say, and it smacks of the delusion that "intelligence" is innate
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🇵🇸Tim Henke (tɪm 'ɦɛŋ.kə)
Mom, come pick me up, they're coming up with the silliest possible version of the Great Man Theory of History
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Trump isn't "stupid", he's "intellectually incurious".
Musk is short-sighted.
AOC is thoughtful.
Warren is educated and well-prepared.
Etc, etc.
You can praise - or insult - someone's intellect without blunt instruments like "smart/stupid"