every so often I happen to be part of group convos that devolve into people evaluating the intelligence of the people in their broader, direct environment, and every time I am reminded that my understanding of who & what makes one smart is v different than that of the median person
what's your understanding of it?
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Reply · Feb 7, 2024@QiaochuYuan generally not, sometimes frustrated by my limitations... i do often feel like idk why ppl think i'm smart, that i've not particularly…Reply · Dec 12, 2023@losingcontrol23 😅 i actually do this a fair amount though? ppl here who i've previously assessed to be smarter than me / more knowledgeable about X…Reply · Nov 6, 2023@a_musingcat intelligence is contextualReply · Dec 12, 2023@losingcontrol23 but i guess it's good that ppl here don't all share the same assessments of who's Very Smart so my deference != his deference &…