Re:Bullshit Ability as an Honest Signal of Intelligence
by nicharesuk on Monday May 11, 2020 @05:50PM
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Are you saying that like:
A gentleman is someone who is intelligent enough to bullshit you, but chooses not to?
Re:Bullshit Ability as an Honest Signal of Intelligence
by karatestomp on Monday May 11, 2020 @05:54PM
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A gentleman is one who lies about being able to play the bagpipes.
(no, you're right, of course)
Re:Bullshit Ability as an Honest Signal of Intelligence
by sremani on Monday May 11, 2020 @05:53PM
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Would say, A gentleman is someone who is intelligent enough to spot Bullshit.
Re:Bullshit Ability as an Honest Signal of Intelligence
by chaoticmass on Monday May 11, 2020 @06:22PM
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Being good at bullshitting makes it easier to spot bullshit.
Re:Bullshit Ability as an Honest Signal of Intelligence
by asveikau on Monday May 11, 2020 @11:47PM
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Disagree. I think a lot of bullshitters assume everyone else is bullshitting, including when they are not.
Re:Bullshit Ability as an Honest Signal of Intelligence
by seppin on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @12:24AM
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In fact, they can't imagine a world that doesn't operate this way.
Re:Bullshit Ability as an Honest Signal of Intelligence
by the_arun on Monday May 11, 2020 @07:16PM
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This is a fantastic definition for Gentleman/woman
Re:Bullshit Ability as an Honest Signal of Intelligence
by war1025 on Monday May 11, 2020 @11:47PM
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My favorite version of this is: "The highest praise that one can give a man is that he is capable of doing harm but chooses not to."
Re:Bullshit Ability as an Honest Signal of Intelligence
by graphpapa on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @09:19AM
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Much less whimsical
Re:Bullshit Ability as an Honest Signal of Intelligence
by paypalcust83 on Monday May 11, 2020 @06:56PM
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Nope. An honest man of integrity already knows how to play the bagpipes and doesn't need to lie or name-drop to seem important. Bullshit is only appropriate to save the face or lives of others, or as entertainment amongst people already savvy enough to see through it.
This is kind of similar.