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[–]Questionable 10 insightful - 2 fun10 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

Under our current situation, You can use this against the masses, by telling intelligent people that they are smart for wearing masks, and for them to look down on those who refuse to wear them. This is a narrative that is being pushed, their compliments are meant to distract you from the reality, that masks are not needed.

[–]JasonCarswell 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

It's not about confidence - it's about liberty.

[–]Questionable 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

And your confidence or doubt can be manipulated, so as to take that liberty away from you, using manufactured consent.

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Among other ways, sad but very true.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 3 fun1 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

Stop killing Grandmas bro

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 3 fun1 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Ya, keep your Grandmas at home, babies are tastier.

[–]andthenthecactussaid 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

"The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity." - W.B. Yeats

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Noice! Saved.

[–]Hellothereawesome 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

Bertrand himself being one of the stupid people ofc...

[–]JasonCarswell 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

How so?

[–]whereswhat 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Not sure if I would go that far.

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

It's even worse than that, otherwise intelligent people are addicted to the social approval of having the "right" opinion, as well as having a safe outlet for their aggression in the form of opinion-policing others. It's not even about facts... the emotional investment/payoff is insane with this shit. They've heard one half of the story, but that story included tales of how evil the rest of story is... so they're violently-opposed to even hearing it. You can tell they haven't heard the rest of the story, because their criticisms of it amount to "Here be monsters".

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

"otherwise intelligent people"

I think you're giving them too much credit. Half of everyone is stupider than average and most of the rest are really fucking close to average.

[–]suckitreddit 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Dunning-Kruger: You're so stupid that you don't know you're stupid.

[–]zyxzevn 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

But did he state that "full of confidence" or not?

[–]JasonCarswell 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

" The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt. "

Often paraphrased as...

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bertrand_Russell#Mortals_and_Others_(1931-35)

[–]Honestanonymous 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Cocksure...lol

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

My cock was uncertain whether I should share that.

[–]MrZak 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Russel brand also thinks he is wayy smarter than he actually is.

[–]JasonCarswell 3 insightful - 5 fun3 insightful - 4 fun4 insightful - 5 fun -  (1 child)

[–]MrZak 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Fuck, sorry I just hate Russel brand !

[–]3xk_Nig_HanxXx 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

wow i didnt know i am very smart! thx buddy