Am I smart

[Longknife]

Your answers will determine if I run for president or run for cashier of the local grocery store.

[PK htiw klaw eriF]

Are you? I don't know. What I do know is that it's time to dispel once and for all with this fiction that Barack Obama doesn't know what he's doing. He knows EXACTLY what he's doing. Barack Obama is undertaking a systematic effort to change this country, to make America more like the rest of the world. That's why he passed Obamacare and the stimulus and Dodd-Frank and the deal with Iran. It is a systematic effort to change America.

[Valsuelm]

Retail sucks and doesn't pay well.

 

Get a job in a restaurant, serving or bartending, you'll make more than double the money even at a bad gig. If you insist on retail, at least work at a place when you're apt to learn something (ie: Auto parts store, liquor store, some other specialized good store where knowledge is required to be good at what you do), a grocery store isn't that place.

 

Of course, if there are other higher paying jobs in the area, go for them.

 

Again, retail sucks, and pays ****.

Edited April 6, 2016 by Valsuelm

[Malcador]

Only if you know how open a tar file without using man.

[Valsuelm]

Are you? I don't know. What I do know is that it's time to dispel once and for all with this fiction that Barack Obama doesn't know what he's doing. He knows EXACTLY what he's doing. Barack Obama is undertaking a systematic effort to change this country, to make America more like the rest of the world. That's why he passed Obamacare and the stimulus and Dodd-Frank and the deal with Iran. It is a systematic effort to change America.

 

No one who ever got to the White House was dumb. Though some were certainly smarter than others, every single President we've ever had has had above average intelligence.

 

Only idiots of average intelligence or less call President X dumb.

[Hurlshort]

I would trust you to ring up my groceries.  

 

Most of the grocers in my neck of the woods seem to pay a pretty good wage with benefits.  It would seem to be one of the better retail jobs out there, given that I've had the same cashiers at these places for over a decade, they have families, they seem happy to be at work, etc.

 

Being President sounds miserable.

[Chilloutman]

Your answers will determine if I run for president or run for cashier of the local grocery store.

 

Hard day ended by few drinks mate?

[rjshae]

Are you asking the right question?

[Longknife]

 

Your answers will determine if I run for president or run for cashier of the local grocery store.

 

Hard day ended by few drinks mate?

 

 

 

I wish. :D

 

To be honest I just got lost in thought thinking about how EVERYONE likes to imagine themselves as smart, how the world has more than a handful of stupid people who are blissfully unaware of their own intelligence, I honestly struggle to name people I know who will admit to their own modest intelligence, and then I caught myself questioning "how does one know if they're smart?" I mean I've been called smart by friends, family, acquaintances, employers, teachers, professors, but surely that's everyone right? You do something right, go about something the correct way or give a correct answer and the go-to compliment as a sign of appreciation is "you're smart," so it's really rather meaningless.

 

So then I thought "sadly not as simple as just asking people, OR IS IT" and joked about how hilariously stupid it sounds to ask people that question, and decided it sounds even more hilarious if it's asked to a group of strangers. On the interbutts. Laughed pretty hard to myself at the idea, debated posting this or not so as to spare you guys from such a stupid thread, then decided to do it just cause I wanted to see what on earth people would respond with as it sounded like a hilariously awkward topic. I must say the responses didn't disappoint.

 

 

Wish I could use alcohol as an excuse, sadly I just act like this even without something screwing with my head. :D

Edited April 6, 2016 by Longknife

[Hurlshort]

Everybody is smart.  We all have moments or tasks where we excel.  No need to overthink it.  It would be a pretty boring world if we all had a set level and we couldn't ever raise it, or lower it, I suppose.  I know my hockey level has dipped a bit over the years.  

[Malcador]

Everybody is smart.

 

After 6 years working in my industry...

 

[Valsuelm]

 

 

Your answers will determine if I run for president or run for cashier of the local grocery store.

 

Hard day ended by few drinks mate?

 

 

 

I wish. :D

 

To be honest I just got lost in thought thinking about how EVERYONE likes to imagine themselves as smart, how the world has more than a handful of stupid people who are blissfully unaware of their own intelligence, I honestly struggle to name people I know who will admit to their own modest intelligence, and then I caught myself questioning "how does one know if they're smart?" I mean I've been called smart by friends, family, acquaintances, employers, teachers, professors, but surely that's everyone right? You do something right, go about something the correct way or give a correct answer and the go-to compliment as a sign of appreciation is "you're smart," so it's really rather meaningless.

 

So then I thought "sadly not as simple as just asking people, OR IS IT" and joked about how hilariously stupid it sounds to ask people that question, and decided it sounds even more hilarious if it's asked to a group of strangers. On the interbutts. Laughed pretty hard to myself at the idea, debated posting this or not so as to spare you guys from such a stupid thread, then decided to do it just cause I wanted to see what on earth people would respond with as it sounded like a hilariously awkward topic. I must say the responses didn't disappoint.

 

 

Wish I could use alcohol as an excuse, sadly I just act like this even without something screwing with my head. :D

 

Intelligence is many things, one of them is a relative thing. 'Smart' usually refers to it in a relative manner. i.e.: In some rooms Kim Kardasian is no doubt the smartest person in the room, moron that she is when compared to the society at large, and a testament to just how even more moronic many are that she's as popular as she is for what she does.

 

The average IQ is 100. That's enough to function in society in most respects, more than enough to post on forums, but it is not smart, especially when compared to the population as a whole (alas).

 

I'll wager a bundle that you are at least a 110 (meaning you're smarter than at least 75% of the people out there), just for asking yourself that question in the manner you did. Note: Being smarter than most can be a very frustrating venture if you have any scruples, or a boon if you're evil and have none.

 

If you went to public school, you very probably took a sanctioned I.Q. test at at least one point (most private schools also administer them at some point(s)). Your parents should have had the opportunity to find out what that I.Q. was. Ask them perhaps, and mayhap they can tell you. That said, I.Q. is not the end all be all of intelligence, it has it's limits, but it also has it's uses.

 

An observation I have made that is that most people have the potential to be smarter than they are, but they chose to be ignorant (for all sorts of reasons) which undermines their intelligence potential and often even pushes them into insanity land in the long run. Ignorance is a choice, so more often than not, is sanity.

 

Stay away from alcohol, it will stymie your brain power, and it's never a good excuse for anything, fun though it temporarily may be (former bartender here) .

 

Edit:

 

I just remembered that it was you who made this post. I change my above bet to I'd bet my life you're at the very least a 110, and I'll bet a bundle you're above 125 (that's smarter than 95% of the people out there). Insight like that is not common, which you may have already noticed. I don't know what your life situation is, but don't waste your time in retail unless you absolutely have to, and if you do have to, work to get out of it asap. You've more potential than most. Truly.

Edited April 7, 2016 by Valsuelm

[Chilloutman]

I just remembered that it was you who made this post. I change my above bet to I'd bet my life you're at the very least a 110, and I'll bet a bundle you're above 125 (that's smarter than 95% of the people out there). Insight like that is not common, which you may have already noticed. I don't know what your life situation is, but don't waste your time in retail unless you absolutely have to, and if you do have to, work to get out of it asap. You've more potential than most. Truly.

wow, didn't know Longknife was giving Bruce red pill. I also love Bruce reply

 

Longknife:

 

Seriously though, here's a challenge for you: quote one post for me in this entire thread where you actually make an argument. You'll find that all of your arguments are "I don't think so." That's it. You just disagree without stating why

 

Bruce:

 

So as much as I understand your view of me and I appreciate the effort its misplaced and you have the wrong impression because most people dont follow RL etiquette on a forum so I doubt we will ever understand each other and thats fine ...as long as we can debate just never assume I'm trolling, I can answer anything you ask me

 

Loving it

[Meshugger]

 

Dude, you have nothing to fear but fear itself. Just roll with it.

[Gorth]

Seriously though, here's a challenge for you: quote one post for me in this entire thread where you actually make an argument.

Smart people don't argue on the internet

 

edit to add smiley, not being entirely serious.

[Blarghagh]

Why do you care if a bunch of people on an internet message board think you are smart? Your value does not depend on our opinions.

[Meshugger]

Why do you care if a bunch of people on an internet message board think you are smart? Your value does not depend on our opinions.

 

Some people just need a gentle push to get into the right track. It's harmless.

[Bartimaeus]

Why do you care if a bunch of people on an internet message board think you are smart? Your value does not depend on our opinions.

 

Your perceived value of yourself can actually depend on any number of factors, including ridiculous ones... As someone with an unfortunately long history of depression, I can sadly attest to at least that much.

[Blarghagh]

Yeah, I hear ya. My self-value was always conditional on what others thought and that almost ruined my life. That's why I'm trying to hammer down that it's not conditional.

[Gfted1]

"The sky is not the limit when there are footprints on the moon" - Abraham Lincoln

[Chilloutman]

"The sky is not the limit when there are footprints on the moon" - Abraham Lincoln

did he really told that? If so, my deepest respect for him

[Gfted1]

No, he did not. Space travel was not yet invented in the 1800's. I was going to post the "attention whore" meme but I felt that was mean so I went with humor.

 

The quote is from Paul Brandt.

[Amentep]

Does being a smart-ass count as being smart?  I mean it has smart in it, and everything!
 

[Chilloutman]

No, he did not. Space travel was not yet invented in the 1800's. I was going to post the "attention whore" meme but I felt that was mean so I went with humor.

 

The quote is from Paul Brandt.

yeah i get it, i thought he was THAT visionary

[Malcador]

Does being a smart-ass count as being smart? I mean it has smart in it, and everything!

 

Course it is. At the very least does show ability to think quickly.

 

I would like to think I am smart. But if I were, I would be in a better place than this