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Apr 21, 2021 9:31 PM
Joyika
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DukePhelan
The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence. Charles Bukowski
ThePretentiousGentleman
I feel like there’s a word for pretending to be more smart or cultured than you are to gain social favour...
Ingestre
In Polish, people say that if something is for everything, then it's for nothing.
JadeSuccubus
I share a random thing I learned on the internet (through basic research) and get called "smart" all the time. Just look shit up people.
Epinephilim
Knowing a little bit about a lot of stuff shows you are good at two things: inquisitiveness and memory.
CandidGamera
There's no such thing as "surface level intelligence", knowledge and intelligence are two different things, you should know thi--- oh.
Darksnider05
My dad to me "you should have a PhD." surface knowledge so vast so shallow, feels bad.
WineWomenAndSong
When your INT is low, BS it with WIS
Saismirk
I'll go from "I'm a genius!" to "Oh no" in the span of a minute
POGassultraboot
Shit. I’m pretty book smart but still tasted some refrigerant off the floor because I thought it was water.
Anxietynlifting
Ye. This is me. I know nothing and yet somehow it seems people think I do.
Symbolz
I've met many people with PhD's and, aside from their field, were complete idiots. Knowing various things means passion for learning.
ItawtItawApuddyTat
getting a PhD means you have a passion for suffering.
necrojoe
"I have no special talents, I am only passionately curious."
Bunnytreegames
My advice to you is to rebrand your imposter syndrome into "I'm a brilliant comman" instead.
trapperjohnmd
Better than the jerkoff who thinks he’s smart b/c he knows a bunch of surface useless information and won’t shut up about it.
Jamesbaxster
I have approximate knowledge of many things
AmyBethMegJo
I scrolled till I found this.
Jamesbaxster
I can’t even remember if this is adventure time or ATLA. Time to rewatch both I guess.
AmyBethMegJo
Adventure Time. :-)
llamakey
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Dryheat
"That's what I do. I drink and I know things."
SmokyDoggg
I think smart people are always questioning how smart they are. Dumb people are the ones always sure of being smarter than everybody else...
Tarlon
There is nothing quite as terrifying as someone who believes they can never be wrong.
Cheomesh
I am both dumb and aware of it.
WhippetsAreMyJam
It’s actually called the Dunning-Kruger Effect.
randomname27329
Rhythm, the longest word without vowels. Random info I remembered.
halloweenface
This honestly should be everyone
MrAndyPuppy
I describe my experience to prospective employers as jam on toast, thick in bits, thin in bits, but generally good coverage across the board
dannnen1
Well God damnit. Someone posted another inner truth mirror
IraqiWalker
I've dealt with real stupid people. You are smart, if this picture describes you. Your problem is that you know you don't know. Bless you.
glovelyday
Yes you have lots of "dots" of knowledge. Can you connect the dots? See the patyerns? The relationships? If so, that's intelligence.
CoolHandleLuke
I’ve done plenty of connect the dots. I don’t see how my artwork has anything to do with this.
BoomBoomParrot
Nope.
notailnogoodnick
pepe silvia doesn't exist
RevolutionOnHerLips
Not only do all of these people exist, but they have been asking for their mail on a daily basis. It's all they're talking about up there!
POGassultraboot
That sometimes gets into the meme with the guy and all the strings territory.
glovelyday
That's connecting dots that have no connections, and that's not intelligence, that's insanity
POGassultraboot
Bet
Wozzup
That's the challenge of critical critical thinking. Determining which connections are meaningful and which are not.
glovelyday
B-I-N-G-O!
NnyAppleseed
TeflonTrout
Comment is so-so, but your username fukking slays
inxed
Ouch. Slow it down
BigPPMothBF
GeneralWho
I had a great conversation with my therapist about this. She said "some people strive for mastery, while other people want to experience as
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many different things as they can, or they find that learning a bit about a thing and moving on to the next gives them joy. It doesn't make
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you lazy or shallow or easily bored or a bad person. It just means you like to dabble in different things and move on to the next.
GeneralWho
Mastery doesn't have to be the goal. You didn't go skydiving expecting to make it a lifelong hobby. You did it for the experience."
GeneralWho
Same thing applies to learning. I like playing videogames because each game has different rules and mechanics. Some I master and some I play
buzkilljoy
same. I'm a regular wealth of worthless information. fucking own trivial pursuit tho
AeonsShadow
i am a human repository for useless information. I can start a fire with an orange.
ComcastLover
I have approximate knowledge about many things
Ssemo
I call myself a “wasteland of useless knowledge.”
Nerfgunner
Moops!!
kickmyballsrealhard
I’m the same way. Tons of USELESS knowledge, but deep down, I’m an idiot
quitepossiblygettingold
Nah, you’re just aware of what you don’t know. The idiots aren’t.
1philthy1
Ditto. I even tried out for jeopardy. Turns out I’m just mediocre.
borderlinetrainwreck
Same... big fish, little pond. Lol
GettingPaidToPoop
Science and history yeah, sports and arts... nah.
SacrificialClam
At the end of the day, thats all that God judges us by.
ItawtItawApuddyTat
Highschool chemistry teacher called it "useless facts to amaze and delight your friends."
DoctorDoctorDoctor
I prefer the title "Purveyor of Occasionally Relevant Information" ?
buzkilljoy
very occasionally, but I'm gonna use that. thx
Doismellbacon
I concur concur concur
ndddrew
I go with "approximate knowledge of many things" a la adventure time
boodow
That's my go-to too
designatedskater
It only feels like that because Capitalism/ the world of employee work only really value a singular skill at a time because it's easy to...
designatedskater
Quantify, pigeonhole and then exploit in a sprawling team. I had the same struggle with broad knowledge Vs narrow job roles ...
designatedskater
But I've just started out as a handyman (at age 34), where I can use a huge wealth of knowledge to help those around me. Even if it's ...
designatedskater
Not all paid, a lot of friends turn to me for tidbits of advice on practical things, and I get payment in kind down the pub...
designatedskater
It feels good to be putting a wide general knowledge to good use, and feels validating to be the person my friends trust to answer their Q's
funnyinthehead
Jack of all trades, master of none, though oftentimes better than master of one
stolenmemepolice1
That’s the title of a funny movie, write pilot
komsons
Chinese girl once told me like a Duck, you're a duck. You can , swim, fly and walk. But not very good in all.
DangerousEngineer
Cry in mechanical engineering. Story of my life
MyAssholeSpeaksFrenchLikeBillyCorganOnARollercoaster
It's actually a disparaging term for those that are superficial and not truly adept at any one thing. Be able to do many things,
MyAssholeSpeaksFrenchLikeBillyCorganOnARollercoaster
But specialize in something. Otherwise you're just useful superficially, which is ultimately not worth much.
MyAssholeSpeaksFrenchLikeBillyCorganOnARollercoaster
I have 6 MOSs in the Army, but I specialized by college education in network security. I'm not a hypocrite to my own words.
MasterofNoneSon
That’s me!
rowesie
You're a gem for using the whole quote. It completely changes the context to positive when its written or spoken in its entirety. +1
funnyinthehead
That also applies to "blood is thicker than water"
SkyxzStone
the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb
Zreen
Except that that was added fairly recently and with no sources aside from two religious scholars who suggested it without sources
malenurseormanpurse
Great minds think alike, but fools seldom differ
WhereHaveAllTheUsernamesGone2
"Thanks to Sprint's crappy service, my dad beat my ass with a set of jumper cables."