[FRIAM] on stupidity

[Marcus Daniels]

A fundamental assumption is that one shouldn't be disgusting.  Being slightly stupid and disgusting isn't redeeming.   The meritocracy thing is a straw man.

On 2/14/20, 7:02 PM, "Friam on behalf of glen" <friam-bounces at redfish.com on behalf of gepropella at gmail.com> wrote:

    https://slatestarcodex.com/2020/02/14/addendum-to-targeting-meritocracy/
    
    > if people seem slightly stupid, they’re probably just stupid. But if they seem colossally and inexplicably stupid, you probably differ in some kind of basic assumption so fundamental that you didn’t realize you were assuming it, and should poke at the issue until you figure it out.
    -- 
    glen
    
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