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sfn42yesterday at 7:23 PM1 replyview on HN

No, it's not just me. There's a lot of people who are much more intelligent than me, in many ways.

But if you grab an average person off the street they're overwhelmingly likely to be pretty daft and not know much about anything.

Just look at how many people in the US vote for that orange clown even after the complete farce of his previous term.


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dwaltripyesterday at 11:30 PM

The problem with this mindset is that it isn’t very useful or actionable, regardless of how true it is.

Maybe try differentiating a bit? You could see if there certain scenarios that leave room for a better outcome for both you and a less intelligent person. You might even learn something interesting.

Right now, I’d say you are painting with an overly broad brush.

P.S. Have you done any soul searching to see if this is largely a comforting thought that helps assuage the frustrations of dealing with the BS of life? If you are open to the idea, might be valuable.