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Re:The Distribution of Users’ Computer Skills: Worse Than Yo... by AdieuToLogic on Sunday September 22, 2019 @10:04PM (#21045389)
> i know it’s not going to be a popular opinion, but yes most people are stupid.

No, most people are not stupid. Ignorant or unskilled about many subjects? Sure, but we all are.

Consider any speciality you like. There are those whom are Masters in it, fluent in its nuance and implication. And yet those same Masters are novices in most other domains. Are they stupid as well?

To put a fine point on it, consider this haiku:

  Fishermen can fish,
  But if you want a new roof,
  Hire a carpenter.
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Re:The Distribution of Users’ Computer Skills: Worse Than Yo... by nitwit005 on Sunday September 22, 2019 @11:26PM (#21045706)
I wish the issue was that we all just have different specialties. I'm afraid that some people just struggle with everything.
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Re:The Distribution of Users’ Computer Skills: Worse Than Yo... by AdieuToLogic on Sunday September 22, 2019 @11:36PM (#21045740)
> I'm afraid that some people just struggle with everything.

  Human progress is neither
  automatic nor inevitable...
  Every step toward the goal
  of justice requires
  sacrifice, suffering, and
  struggle; the tireless
  exertions and passionate
  concern of dedicated
  individuals.[0]
HTH

0 - https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/martin_luther_king_jr_164...

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