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Similarly, one of the 'dumb jocks' from my high school just graduated with a PhD from Harvard, which means humans are awful at estimating the intelligence of others.


Or, more specifically, humans are awful at estimating the intelligence of others when they assume those with a special degree are more intelligent.


Or, you know, someone obtaining a PhD breaks the "dumb jock" mould without necessarily being more or less intelligent whomever it is that you are referring to.


Anyone who wasted precious time to get Phd is a retard in real world brosky.


Anyone who wasted precious keystrokes to type a word like "retard," never mind "brosky," is in no position to speak down to PhDs.




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