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2021-12-15 Science & Technology

The stereotype isn't true! Rocket scientists and brain surgeons NO smarter than you, study claims

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Posted by Skidmark 2021-12-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 If this is true, then we're all in a lot of trouble.

Posted by ed in texas 2021-12-15 12:08|| 2021-12-15 12:08|| Front Page Top

#2 People refuse to consider: Some people are insanely brilliant at a certain thing, and hopeless at everything else. This is what gets us Bill Gates believing he's the savior of mankind when he's really a guy who made a lucky business deal. He really hasn't written any meaningful code since his 8080 BASIC compiler (how much of that did Paul Allen write?) Same thing gets us Michael Bloomberg deciding he can tell us who needs a gun. Gets us every single Hollyweird arsehole telling us how to live.
When I need a brain surgeon, I'm not picking Lin Manuel Miranda. Even though many people would look to him to remind them when to breathe.

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-12-15 12:22|| 2021-12-15 12:22|| Front Page Top

#3 when they say smarter than you do they mean smarter than a Daily Mail reader?

Most 'super-smart' folk have specialized in their education and had the discipline to study and see it through. That may not mean they are smarter but it does say a lot about them, vs the common.

Posted by ruprecht 2021-12-15 13:00|| 2021-12-15 13:00|| Front Page Top

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