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Feb 24, 2016 07:17
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Maggie Fletcher posted:JFC, I'm so sorry you had to go through that. I'm glad your son got to go, but holy Christ that's awful. I can't believe people sometimes. How can people be so heartless? Also, do they really expect a charity to send every kid in the country to Disney just because?
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Feb 24, 2016 07:53
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Feb 24, 2016 08:30
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At least Peter is fighting the good fight 
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Feb 24, 2016 08:36
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In Sweden we had recently a case where the woman ended up admitting that the rape accusation was a lie. I'm very surprised to say that I've barely seen any MRA stuff in relation to the story.
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Feb 24, 2016 08:58
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JT Smiley posted:How can people be so heartless? Also, do they really expect a charity to send every kid in the country to Disney just because? No. Of course not. Just theirs.
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Feb 24, 2016 09:00
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Thank gently caress Matt has finally weighed in and told us Ke$ha is lying
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Feb 24, 2016 09:24
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Is there an Idiots on Quora thread? I foolishly signed up a year ago because I thought it'd be interesting, and now I receive stupid email summaries every week and I hate everyone on it. These idiots are obsessed with IQ and trying to figure out how to act like geniuses. It's some kind of circlejerk of self-validation. Here are the kinds of questions I get in my digest: quote:How can you identify intelligent people? quote:Will a programmer with an IQ of 160 likely be more productive than a programmer with an IQ of 130? quote:Why is Mensa IQ percentile so low? quote:I am a 24-year-old with an IQ of just 95. I feel depressed about it. What should I do? quote:How do high IQ people (130+) get to sleep with such an active mind? quote:What are the cons of being intelligent? quote:How can I improve my IQ more if my IQ is 270 currently? quote:Has it ever happened that a teacher only humiliated a student because that student possessed astounding amounts of talents and IQ? quote:What habits do people with high IQs exhibit? quote:How can I tell if I am intelligent or not? quote:I have a low performance IQ (90-105), yet I've been told my whole life that I'm very smart, including being offered high paying jobs in tech. How do I deal with the resulting cognitive dissonance? quote:If you have a very high IQ, why do some people immediately assume you are arrogant and treat you differently? quote:What kind of music do the most intelligent people listen to? quote:Leonhard Euler: What is it like to read the original research papers by Leonhard Euler? quote:How do you boost your intelligence and become insanely creative, innovative and a logical thinker? quote:What are some of the best ways to become extremely smart? quote:What are things that can increase IQ dramatically? quote:What are some interesting tricks to read a person you just met? quote:What are some unethical life hacks? quote:Do intelligent people tend to hold off dating until later in their lives? The strongest impression I get is that everyone watches rear end in a top hat TV geniuses and goes "I want to be a genius" and goes on Quora to try and figure out how to be that. It's like a weird cargo cult of intelligence.
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Feb 24, 2016 09:43
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A lot of those just make me feel sad for the people posting them. Like there's a bunch who are probably reasonably intelligent people but they're doubting themselves because they think IQ tests are worth anything
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Feb 24, 2016 10:09
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Like why even lie about having an IQ of 270?
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Feb 24, 2016 10:41
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Wow, some of those are great.Boing posted:Has it ever happened that a teacher only humiliated a student because that student possessed astounding amounts of talents and IQ? Boing posted:It should be noted that I never tell people my IQ nor claim I am smart. People usually figure that out themselves. The problem is when they see me work on complicated tasks, and accomplish things in half the time as other people, it tends to get noticed, especially at work. I don't have to say anything. My work speaks for itself.
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Feb 24, 2016 12:22
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Elderbean posted:Responded to a image a friend posted about GMOs. He's a pretty reasonable dude, but one of his friends immediately started making GBS threads down my throat and accusing me of supporting MONSANTO. I usually just bring up Norman Bourlaug. In the beginning GMOs were certainly needed and wanted. It's taken some bad turns with crop mixing, profiteering and legal rights to specific strains but feeding people who are starving isn't a bad thing. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Borlaug
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Feb 24, 2016 12:41
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Their flashing tongues, spitting out blood and poison.
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Kit Walker posted:Like why even lie about having an IQ of 270? I think there's a category of bullshitters that just can't help but go large. Same reason folks who "steal valor" are never like "Yeah I'm a hull technician" or "I'm in civil affairs" or whatever, they are always a Ranger-SEAL sniper with hundreds of confirmed kills.
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Feb 24, 2016 12:47
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My IQ is 420bonerhitler.
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Feb 24, 2016 13:18
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My dad works at Nintendo.
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Feb 24, 2016 14:03
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My dad IS Nintendo!
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Feb 24, 2016 14:19
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Ninten-dad.
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Feb 24, 2016 14:23
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Comment on an article about a drunk driver who killed a family and will likely be sentenced to 5-8 years in jail. The commenter's profile was public so I checked it out and she seems like a pretty normal person, nothing really crazy. But, she wants mob justice.
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Feb 24, 2016 14:45
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It's doubtful many would give enough of a gently caress to dole out justice on someone they don't know, or the victims. And we all know the prison rule where every new inmate has to tell the entire prison what they're in for on day 1. It's weird whenever these kind of things pop up, people want blood, hoping those other hardcore criminals with a Heart of Gold will do it.
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Feb 24, 2016 15:08
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Perry Normal posted:Comment on an article about a drunk driver who killed a family and will likely be sentenced to 5-8 years in jail. The commenter's profile was public so I checked it out and she seems like a pretty normal person, nothing really crazy. But, she wants mob justice. I see these kind of things all the time. More often than not when mistreatment of animals is involved.
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Feb 24, 2016 15:08
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Kit Walker posted:Like why even lie about having an IQ of 270? Haha that's almost six standard deviations from the mean None of these people know what IQ is, what it attempts to measure, or what problems may arise from describing "intelligence" with a single number. I'm hoping to the almighty that they're all awkward teenagers grasping for anything they can cling to during the turbulent years, and that they'll eventually grow out of it.
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Feb 24, 2016 15:12
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When I was a kid I fell for one of those free online IQ tests that spits out a high score no matter how you answer to stroke your ego. Of course I realize now that it's just trying to get you to buy the "official" certificate to show off to your friends. I wonder how many of those people got their high IQ scores from similar tests.
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Feb 24, 2016 15:23
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:Haha that's almost six standard deviations from the mean Over 11 standard deviations, by definition  (:psy101:?)quote:Is high IQ a curse? quote:My psychometrician measured my I.Q. at 103 using the WAIS scale. I told him several times that he must have made an error. How do I make him realize the error of his ways? quote:What is the minimum IQ needed to do college algebra/calculus? quote:How do I make someone feel guilty for what they have done? quote:What are some good ways to insult an INTP? Bonus question: quote:Is the IQ level of a 21-year-old person low if he watches cartoons like Naruto at that age? quote:FIRST of all, Naruto is NOT a cartoon. It's an anime. A-N-I-M-E.
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Feb 24, 2016 15:30
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Isn't Quora tailored to what you list as interests/what you view a lot? I mostly get politics and graphic design. 
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Feb 24, 2016 15:42
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Yeah, it learned that I was a psychologist from Facebook so that's probably why it floods me with all this stuff
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Feb 24, 2016 15:49
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hyperhazard posted:Isn't Quora tailored to what you list as interests/what you view a lot? I mostly get politics and graphic design. I get 10 questions a day on whether the Nazi's could have won WWII. It's like Hitler invented time travel and is hunting for ideas.
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Feb 24, 2016 15:50
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Boing posted:Over 11 standard deviations, by definition Look, my IQ is only 265. My highly-intelligent mind was distracted pondering, posting what my IQ is on the Internet, insulting MENSA, and watching anime. Boing posted:My psychometrician measured my I.Q. at 103 using the WAIS scale. I told him several times that he must have made an error "THIS TEST I TOOK ON THE INTERNET SAID IT WAS WAY HIGHER! YOU'RE WRONG, TRAINED AND EDUCATED PROFESSIONAL USING LEGITIMATE TOOLS!"
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Feb 24, 2016 16:06
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Neckbeard is now considered offensive http://everydayfeminism.com/2016/02/neckbeard-cartoon/
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Feb 24, 2016 16:26
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Henchman of Santa posted:Neckbeard is now considered offensive Reasonable observations; insipid argument.
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Feb 24, 2016 16:31
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I dunno, I find myself agreeing with what that guy's saying. The autistic thing is something that I had never considered but it seems reasonable.
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Feb 24, 2016 16:40
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Teddybear posted:There was a great political cartoon that someone made in absolute seriousness about Occupy Wall Street being a bunch of no-good hippies that revealed that the author had literally never seen anyone use a bong in the entirety of his existence. They were sucking on the valve by the water. Has our society really become so degenerate that not knowing how to do drugs is considered a "bad" thing now?
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Feb 24, 2016 16:43
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Ein cooler Typ posted:Has our society really become so degenerate that not knowing how to do drugs is considered a "bad" thing now? The issue is not "knowing how to do drugs," it's "making high profile criticisms of a political opposition while knowing literally nothing about them aside from a misinformed version of the worst caricature as a way of eliding their legitimate grievances." Bonus: "society ... degenerate" is a stupid way to put things.
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Feb 24, 2016 16:49
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Ein cooler Typ posted:Has our society really become so degenerate that not knowing how to do drugs is considered a "bad" thing now? No grandpa, I think you're missing the point.
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Feb 24, 2016 16:50
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CommonShore posted:Reasonable observations; insipid argument. Calling someone a neckbeard is poking fun at his or her weight: Okay, I can see that It's also making fun of the fact that they can't get dates: Well, yes, but that's intentional What if they're too poor to be able to afford a razor, that's classism: The water is getting lukewarm, buddy People of any gender can look good with hair on their necks: Eh, you're losing me It's a gendered insult, see above: Noep You're also making fun of autistic people and everyone knows that's bad: Reach any farther and you'll be able to pluck the moon from the sky
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Feb 24, 2016 16:55
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:Calling someone a neckbeard is poking fun at his or her weight: Okay, I can see that Yep - that's the "insipid argument" part. What is apt is the core observation that it's hypocritical for feminists to suggest that their opponents hold those opinions because they're too ugly to get pussy - "neckbeard" as a euphemism for "misogynist" is just a simple inversion of the "feminists and lesbians are just angry that they're too ugly to land a husband" line.
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Feb 24, 2016 17:02
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Henchman of Santa posted:Neckbeard is now considered offensive While I understand the points it is making, and I can't find myself faulting the reasoning, you'll pry my classism and ableism from my cold, dead hands.
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Feb 24, 2016 17:04
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Henchman of Santa posted:Neckbeard is now considered offensive Isn't neckbeard an insult because originally it was targeting the guys who grew really lovely neckbeards in an attempt to seem really manly and intelligent? Which is why they always are shown with a gross fedora/trillby claiming they're a man's man and it's all the women around them who are stupid...like those dumb lovely "class versus swag" memes?
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Feb 24, 2016 17:11
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Henchman of Santa posted:Neckbeard is now considered offensive If you're insulting someone's appearance in a conversation, you're past the point of having an intelligent, well thought-out discussion free of prejudices.
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Feb 24, 2016 17:14
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Boing posted:Is there an Idiots on Quora thread? I foolishly signed up a year ago because I thought it'd be interesting, and now I receive stupid email summaries every week and I hate everyone on it. That's just the stuff they think is worth sending out. Go to Quora and you'll find the thinnest crust of people answering actual technical questions and stuff perched precariously atop a thick mantle of morons using it to passive-aggresively blog with exceedingly specific questions, like "What's it like to have your mom not let you just eat a sandwich for dinner when you already said that's what you wanted?" Then under that is the massive core, which is people, mostly in halting English, asking pathetic sex questions. Generally in the categories of "How to get American girlfriend," "How to increase penis power" and "How to trick people into accommodating foot fetish." theironjef has a new favorite as of 17:22 on Feb 24, 2016 |
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Feb 24, 2016 17:18
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CommonShore posted:"neckbeard" as a euphemism for "misogynist" is just a simple inversion of the "feminists and lesbians are just angry that they're too ugly to land a husband" line. Horrible Smutbeast posted:Isn't neckbeard an insult because originally it was targeting the guys who grew really lovely neckbeards in an attempt to seem really manly and intelligent?
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Feb 24, 2016 17:47
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