Yeah, about that… - eviltoast
  • Seasoned_Greetings@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    People here seem to be mistaking stupidity as a measure of intelligence. Stupidity is a measure of wisdom.

    An abundance of information doesn’t fix stupidity in the same way that shoveling water out of a boat with a leak won’t stop it from sinking.

    You have to address the leak before shoveling water becomes productive. Or to circle back around, you have to address how someone learns, parses, and applies information before feeding them more information becomes productive.

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      5 months ago

      Indeed! Understanding of information and how one applies that information…