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minus-squareRekorse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down10·9 days agoShould we go back and argue on who counts as intelligent? Is that the part I missed? I said: “A lot of MAGA are intelligent.” You said: “Nuh-uh.” Which part did I miss?
minus-squareangrystego@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoIt does seem reasonable to define an intelligent person as someone who can see that “the line goes up” ideology is bullshit.
minus-squareRekorse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoIf they personally are benefitting, and they don’t care if others do well, then they are achieving exactly what they want. Surely telling them they are stupid will be the solution we need.
minus-squareSoup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·9 days agoExactly. I said they weren’t intelligent, and then you said “so if there are all these intelligent people…” Like, which intelligent people? Who are you talking about?
minus-squareTerdFerguson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down7·9 days agoReading comprehension seems to be a problem for both of you. I mean, I can understand each of you pretty easily here, but neither one of you seems to be able to do that. It’s probably just emotions getting in the way, though, I suppose. Sometimes Reddit arguments happen on Lemmy… wel, more often lately
minus-squareJax@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·8 days agoSeriously, you’ve read this exchange and believe Soup has a reading comprehension issue? Yeah, ok — you’re right that Lemmy definitely has a lot of reddit-brained people.
minus-squareRekorse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·8 days agoHonestly I just don’t have much else to say. They can disagree with me if they want.
Should we go back and argue on who counts as intelligent? Is that the part I missed?
I said: “A lot of MAGA are intelligent.”
You said: “Nuh-uh.”
Which part did I miss?
It does seem reasonable to define an intelligent person as someone who can see that “the line goes up” ideology is bullshit.
If they personally are benefitting, and they don’t care if others do well, then they are achieving exactly what they want. Surely telling them they are stupid will be the solution we need.
Exactly. I said they weren’t intelligent, and then you said “so if there are all these intelligent people…”
Like, which intelligent people? Who are you talking about?
Reading comprehension seems to be a problem for both of you.
I mean, I can understand each of you pretty easily here, but neither one of you seems to be able to do that.
It’s probably just emotions getting in the way, though, I suppose. Sometimes Reddit arguments happen on Lemmy… wel, more often lately
Seriously, you’ve read this exchange and believe Soup has a reading comprehension issue?
Yeah, ok — you’re right that Lemmy definitely has a lot of reddit-brained people.
Honestly I just don’t have much else to say. They can disagree with me if they want.