Lol, that was a terrible read! samvaknin, one word, seems to think he's really on to something insightful while- ironically- making observations that appear equal in quality to the percieved output of the imbeciles he derides for about 3.5K words. My cringe muscles are now RIPPED off that workout. We get it. Dumb dummies are so dumb, women love meatheads. Why do smart guys get shit on? Because dumb fuckin dummies rule the world. And they're duuuuuuuuuuuuuumb, not like samvankin. Studies SHOW.


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But the stupid were wary. They were careful. They were cautious. They were afraid to express these opinions, lest they be shamed, ridiculed, and shunned by their betters. The stupid kept to themselves. They knew that if they were to venture out and offer their inane opinions or judgments or ideas, they would be put down metaphorically and sometimes physically.
So, they were afraid. They kept their counsel to themselves.
But this is no longer the case.

inb4 The fact I read the article; and am commenting about it despite knowing what it was gonna contain, perhaps proves some of his 'points'...
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redgreenvines said: in fact I feel more stupid after reading it.
Me feeling more stupidly after too, MUCH.
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Cory Duchesne said: The thing about Sam Vaknin is he claims to be a psychopathic narcissist, so it's highly unlikely that he's capable of producing or writing anything that isn't insensible, or as he puts it, stupid, dumb, imbecilic.
Yeah that checks out. Don't get me wrong, I experience stuff that hints to an eerily Idiocracyesque future too. My sense was just that to take the stance he did- as seriously as he did, does point to a concerning lack of intelligence equal to the concerns he posits. Insensible, absolutely. It just read like a teen edgelord post to me man, which as pointed out, offers no clue toward resolution.

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redgreenvines said: Apparently it is a real thing https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=decline+in+IQ
As a young adult I had to work hard to realize and appreciate that many of us are differently intelligent. I was very elitist. I grieved that what I was noticing was invisible to nearly everyone. Then I started to catch on that people each had something different going on.
I really learned to appreciate others - but the backlash in the rise of fascism, terrorism, school shootings, anti-vaxism, etc. makes me want to find a nice hole and crawl inside.
Yeah definitely important to appreciate how vast the scope of what each individuals has to contribute, 'differently intelligent' is the perfect way to put it. I'd wager sometimes, people DID notice the things you thought they didn't, but just held the outcome or whatever in a lot lower regard so just bypassed it. I understand that IQ could be dropping but in the grand scheme of things, I think there is a lot more hope for intelligence (as defined as "the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills")to become a broader term, equally useful as high intelligence for world progression, as his rant and rants of their nature imply. Like in action RPG like Fallout: you allocate attribute points to your S.P.E.C.I.A.L (being strength, perception, endurance, charisma, intelligence, agility and luck.) there are many ways to achieve a balanced and effective build outside of 'min-maxing' where reduced intelligence doesn't mean reduced goodness, efficacy etc. Yes too, to the last part of your comment but IRL I very rarely come across much of that outrage fodder. I think there's something to be said for the fact that in the past, the amount opinions one may be subject to alone was way lesser than it is online.
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Blue_Lux said: That is a gross overuse of the word rape so as to make it superfluous, and consequently meaningless.
Yep, typical edgelord style.
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