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Re:The Rise of the Fidget Spinner and the Fall of the Well-M... by theothermkn on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @04:55PM (#15242574)
It may be. It might also be the term that economists use when they talk to each other, to avoid having to go to "Cut Out the Middle Man Conference 2017." Just because someone isn't using a colloquialism doesn't mean they're pretending to be an intellectual.
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Re:The Rise of the Fidget Spinner and the Fall of the Well-M... by themark on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @05:02PM (#15242647)
Is there really a conference about transitioning to direct sales?
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Re:The Rise of the Fidget Spinner and the Fall of the Well-M... by crikli on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @05:02PM (#15242640)
What does "IYI" mean?
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Re:The Rise of the Fidget Spinner and the Fall of the Well-M... by theothermkn on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @05:04PM (#15242665)
Google tells me "Intellectual Yet Idiot." The #iamverysmart police seem to need new cover, IMO.
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Re:The Rise of the Fidget Spinner and the Fall of the Well-M... by crikli on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @05:06PM (#15242683)
Thanks! For some reason that didn't come up, all I got was an urban dictionary reference that didn't seem in context.

Wonder of this article is the source? https://medium.com/incerto/the-intellectual-yet-idiot-13211e...

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Re:The Rise of the Fidget Spinner and the Fall of the Well-M... by r1chard5mith on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @07:51PM (#15243829)
I think the term was coined by Nassim Taleb https://medium.com/incerto/the-intellectual-yet-idiot-13211e...
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