Anti-Intellectualism: A mind is a terrible thing to waste! (Ghosts Gameplay Commentary)
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- Опубліковано 10 жов 2024
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This video is about the reasons for anti-intellectualism and why you should not be proud of it. The gameplay is me self-handicapping to the maximum and still out-thinking my way around an impossible game.
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He's such an amazing commentator, theres no urrrs or arrrrs and everything he says is very thought provoking
Ghost Everybody says urrr and arrr at some point. That's basically the point of the video.
I know a guy who used "At least i'm not smart" as a comeback against one of my friends
I read an amazing quote that relates to this. "You cannot release somebody from the bonds in which they revere."
I would argue that having the villain in a story be ore intelligent/cunning than the protagonist is a must, because otherwise the protagonist out-thinks them and catches them in the first five minutes, leaving you with a story with no twists.
Actually i dont think it has to do with a villain being smarter than the hero. But the bad guy is willing to do what the hero cant. Classic case of Sherlock and Moriarty. 2 super intellectuals yet it all comes down to who wants it more.
Or maybe the protagonist is smarter, just that it's not an equal playing field (the protagonist doesn't have all the information needed, for example).
LightBound thats very true as well, so many factors that come into play.
Or perhaps they're both smart, but the villain broke through first and stayed one step ahead.
Shae Mitchell Ah the Batman and Joker argument. See the villain stays ahead because he sets up the game in his favor. Joker puts others in danger to give himself the edge because he knows batman would save them and let Joker get away. How much of a noble and good guy would batman be if he let people die to go after the joker? Thats the reason why he doesnt just flat out kill the clown after the first or second time he pulls this shit.
Don't apologize about your rambling man. I enjoy it. I like videos like this to get me to think as much as I can. If you go from talking about anti-intellectualism to something like why people think aliens are real in the same video, I like that. I like all the cogs in this brain of mine to be turning as much as possible.
Knowledge is POWER!
Wrong, Knowledge is potential power and the reason is if you don't know to spread it successfully it's useless, if you don't use it in your daily activities it's useless, that's how it's merely POTENTIAL power.
Illuminate to the Heavens! You can also argue that possessing knowledge that others don't is having power over them.
“Great power takes great responsibility”
As far as I can remember, I was usually responsible for discrediting my own intelligence for the sake of others. I'm quite familiar with the large amounts of compliments that showed admiration for my intelligence, and equally familiar with the opportunities I taken to dismiss each compliment with words that lead to my unappealing self-image. Such efforts to discredit my intelligence wasn't conceived out of any trivial pursuits to make me appear less intelligent however. I wanted people to acknowledge their own intelligence for once. I wanted people to see that I was no different than them if you applied yourself to your studies.
Furthermore, I didn't want to appear arrogant because I know that I don't understand everything about this world. In truth, I know very little about this world and i'm well aware of my own limitations. I have the capacity to understand that no matter how much knowledge I accumulated over the years, I will still have a far way to go to truly comprehending the most complex concepts that this world has to offer. So everyone is fully capable of being very clever. I emerged out of mother's wound really fucking stupid and slow to put it bluntly. But I worked insanely hard to get into college and maintain a descent average.
So if anyone thinks that they're unintelligent needs to re-evaluate themselves. You as a human being evolved or were created(depending on your belief system) with the most complex machine the world has ever known. Your mind is capable of a lot of neat tricks and I encourage people to exercise their brain. If you have the opportunity to explore, learn, and apply what you observe, cease that chance!
I’m the exact same as you.
Driftor, I think we could have a good and long conversation about the future of mankind and everything that has to do with it.
In high school, I remember sitting in an art class and my teacher saying that the closer we are to experiences and the more we experience shapes a better mind. I was pretty mind blown as a sophomore as he explains how a lot of students incentives are to strive for the letter grade and not the education itself. I don't really know if it relates, but it has made me open minded on new perspectives and trying new things.
One of the biggest problems that I find is that at a young age, there's no incentive to learning. I'm valedictorian in my high school class, and have never even received as much as a good job from anyone other than my parents. I've attempted to get a job this summer, I applied to 24 different places, never gotten a call back. One of my friends who failed 2 classes this year (he's not dumb, but he doesn't try because he doesn't feel as if he has to) got a job at the first place he applied to. It really makes me wonder if all of my efforts in school are for nothing. Maybe they'll pay off down the road, but as of now it looks like it's not about what you know, but rather about who you know.
Drift0r "All our Knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason." -Immanuel Kant
"Knowing others is Wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment." -Lao Tzu
"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned." -Buddha
"The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." -Albert Einstein
"Always remember that you are smarter than you think, braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem."
"There is only one person that you spend your entire life with, and that's yourself. If you aren't ok with you, there is an issue."
Driftor... Really thanks for this video. I had a rough first year in College and stopped went in the National Guard and trained for 1.5 years(Long MOS) but what I learned is exactly what you are talking about. I felt I was wasting my life because I was told by people left and right "You are way too smart to be here." Really, I am happy to finally be going back to school to finish up Chemistry and minor in something else. Because like you said "A mind is a terrible thing to waste."
Thanks again Drift0r.
A very good commentary on a very good gameplay. This might be one of your best videos yet, driftor! Thanks
This is why you're my favorite UA-camr.
No Child Left Behind also was known as "No Child Allowed Ahead" at my highschool. We were a really diverse but smaller group due to being a magnet school, so struggling students meant whole classes could fall behind schedule if the teachers didn't meet target scores. This also lead to a lack of higher leveled classes, resulting in students having to personally write letters to the superintendent to open up the classes for the 5-9 students that qualified.
Drift0r, you could be so much more than a gamer. I think you are a lot smarter than you even realize.
I always thought of knowledge as power and that everytime i learned something i was rising up a little in life. That and being a nerd is socially acceptable in highschool now.
I think this is your best commentary so far. I deal with this everyday, sometimes I even feel bad for myself and think if I'm the one who's dumb and stupid because not too many people get along with me. The result: I've turned into a sarcastic smartass.
In Massachusetts, we had some really wicked snow one year, so my friend went up to a huge cliff and said "I'm going to jump." I told him he was stupid, and he said "Tell me something I don't know," and he jumped. It took me an hour and a half to dig him out. Flash-forward about 10-15 years, he has had 6 concussions, 3 broken arms, 2 broken legs, has had more hospital trips than I can count, and knows the nurses and doctors by heart. The moral of this story? You have common sense. USE IT.
Do u have video
Ross McEwen Good Point.
Ross McEwen I have content now
Lol when I first read that he broke 3 arms I was like wtf? Then I remembered that you can break your arm more than once
I think this channel has the most intellectually capable fan-base ever and,hopefully,just as mature.Even if you don't like anime (japanese cartoons),you guys should watch Death Note (unless you have already).This show is an amazing example that proves how intellectual individuals may use their intellect to manipulate and use others.It's 37 episodes and i HIGHLY HIGHLY suggest you take some time to watch it.I like to think I'm a somewhat intellectual person and i find myself to enjoy this type of show more than anything else and i think others like me would enjoy it!
Amazing video!You are the only person who can keep me intrigued in a commentary for 12 minutes.
Oh boy/girl, how group pressure is over tolerated! Well I have to say, you just scored my like button click, keep more of this stuff coming!
Driftor, I have been watching your videos for some time now (at least a year), and your take on a broad range of topics is very illuminating. They always engage me in a way that really makes me think not just a few minutes after watching the video, but for weeks after watching. I highly enjoy these types of videos, and I hope to see many more in the future. P.S. I think any of these topics could make for a really great TED talk. You should look into it, and I'd love to see you give one.
TED talks are for new ideas, these are age old ideas.
Jacob Diaz Some TED talks are about age old ideas (although generally foreign ideas to the US like buddhist principals). However, I'm sure Driftor has some of his own ideas (as we all do). Plus, he's a very good speaker so yeah he's be great for a TED talk. I don't know how you get into them though...
ninjahobo1510 how you get into what?
TED Talks of course ^_^
This was almost the exact argument/ discussion I had during the last days of my professional writing class, especially the part about intellect and constantly learning new things. Surprisingly, the Socratic seminar got tense really, really fast and one of my classmates essentially became everybody's enemy.
I'll admit. I'm stupid and not proud of it. So when someone asks "Do you even know what this is or what I'm talking about.".. I tell them "No. Could you please explain this to me." until I get a good understanding on how everything goes. I'm stupid, but that doesn't stop me from wanting to learn something new or learn something I'm not aware of. Just wish that certain smart people had the patience to teach those other "stupid people" who really want to learn/practice what they want to know than to be looking down on us with an attitude. :(
Impeccably wondrous video Drift0r! I love your work and this one I'd say is one of many masterpieces. I'm astounded that most of the comments are off topic and that there is some hate, but truly, this is a great video about our society!
People don't like smart people because they act on brains rather than on impulses
And popular people act on impulses
I think that if you're smart
Be proud of it
You may not look as hot as that guy/girl but beauty ends sometime
Intelligence doesn't and its only through intelligence you can achieve something
Point being stupid people make stupid people
Except for Alzheimer's
+Dionisie Tarlev (Silver)
Well, unless you're an alcoholic/drug addict.
Not when you have alzheimers and cant comprehend a whole lot or keep a very good attention span, even when you
Dionisie Tarlev Intelligence doesn’t mean you’re ugly. I get that that isn’t what you’re saying but you can be attractive and intelligent.
Lol I'm not sure I've ever watched a drift0r vid...i always just play them in the background...his commentary is great!
Thank you for uploading these interesting commentaries for consistently. Ever since Pr8vtJoker, xSushiRush, and Obviously Jesus have left UA-cam, the gaming scene on this website has been deprived of intellect. Even if I disagreed with those people, including you sometimes, their videos still provided interesting food for thought. In a time where PewDiePie, re-hashed Gmod videos with stupid face cams, and boring Minecraft lets plays rule UA-cam, the gaming community needs more people like you Driftor; smart people.
Your videos about topics like this are probably my favorite videos of any that show up in my sub box.
Especially the part about how human beings primarily focus on passing the test rather than learning stuff was really intriguing to me. Our school system is pretty broken when you think about it that way.
Great video Drift0r. I am in secondary school and almost all of my friends dislike having to go to school and study; and when I tell them that education is good and that they should study more, they laugh at me. I wish they knew English so I could share this video with them.
Thank you Drift0r, I really connected to this video. I would put myself in the "smarter group" and I feel the condescending comments put towards me because I can code programs or do calculus in my head. These people are losing out on the beauties of smart friends as they slowly push me away. I'm turning to people like you because I trust you and your words uplift me. Thank you.
My teacher always told me there's a difference between being smart and being intelligent and this is what drift0r is talking about. he's talking about how people tend to be out of touch and not understanding the real world and tbh Drift0r you should write your own book on this stuff because you're very smart! Awesome vid keep them coming :D
Drift0r, another great subject as always! For myself, I know only too well how people can put down intelligence, and the main problem is that these people are usually very sociable, because they don't have foresight and can't see why learning things they don't immediately need is usefull, and they push these ideas onto others via passive "peer pressure" all the time, conciously or not. As you said in your "How to Win an Argument" vid it is very difficult to sway said people. :(
Thanks for posting this video Drift0r. I'm only 15 (relativly young part of your audience, really hope this doesn't degrade my comment), and I never liked reading. Not only that but I was taught by my dad to avoid being a nerd but still be smart (I don't wanna bash on him I took his advice the wrong way). I looked down on education and slowly became, less smart. This video, along with a bunch of different factors that I can't really explain now have helped me to realize the importance of education. I'll be the first to admit I'm not very clever(although im sure that's relative to experience). I hope I don't get hate because of my age but I'd just like to thank you drift0r for this video, and god bless!
One thing i will point out is that driftor himself always end his videos with i hope you learned something new. Which is the reason i subbed to him in the first place.
There is in my opinion an easy answer to this; The reason "smart" people are seen as evil is that knowledge is power, and people with power seeks to use that power. And people who have and use power always fear loosing that power and will therefor use others for there own gain. That's what i believe anyways...
By that logic the opposite would happen. People who use "power" incorrectly or corruptly tend to not keep it very long. So if the drive was to keep power, it would be used much more intelligently. And the entire concept of power needs defining, and allocating to specific situations, else you look like you've been brainwashed by too much Ayn Rand drivel.
I'd like to introduce you to our government.
Not convinced. You cannot extrapolate from an individual human nature argument to a system where no single person gains the "spoils" of exercising power. Too many people think the power from government actually gives those people something, where in reality it's pretty much a selfless job.
Natsu selfless job? My goodness, Obama has become a multi-millionaire in office. Harry Reid is now a multi-millionaire. Their power allows them opportunities that regular people don't have. There is rampant corruption in government in BOTH parties because unlike the regular economy, government can use force. Look at the VA scandal where our veterans are suffering in a system and can't get medical care available from ANY private hospital. In government, failure is covered up, in the private sector, people get fired. In Communism the elite at the top enjoyed western luxuries while the people couldn't find bread or toilet paper in the stores. That is what life looks like when government has total power. We don't want to go further down that road. As it is, government employees make more than people in the private sector... they are safe from the idiotic policies they force on us. That's by design.
Greg Benton The regular economy without a government uses force just as much as a government controlled one. You kind of people just don't understand that because you think people are more free when left to their own devices, when in reality they are automatons built from natural circumstances. And it's misleading to say Obama is multi-millionaire whenever the president only makes like 400K annually. It's one of the hardest jobs and that is poor compensation proportionally.
Hey Drift0r, I know there is a 99% chance you wont notice this, but I really do appreciate you for the good person you seem to be, I feel like the things you had to deal with were horrible, coming from the video about what makes people good or bad, and also, i'm listening to your commentaries while playing video games, this is about my 10th video so far. Keep up the amazing work! :D
Drift0r I like your COD breakdowns but these type videos along with your dream videos are what makes me really watch your stuff all the time.
This is why I subscribed to you Drift0r you're honestly the most amazing commentator I love your videos (no homo) I also like that you don't just talk about games you talk more about life like this video and the other video of why you can't sleep which got me thinking a lot keep up the amazing work bro you really changed my mind about going to school thanks
This is the age of the intellectuals! We are individuals. The world is ours we must only take it! This is the beginning of a new age not just for gaming, but for the world!
calm down
Take a breath there bro, whenever you feel like claiming the world is a bright place full of intellectuals and knowledge just remember that the tea party is still a thing.
*Tipping intensifies*
***** But we have the potential to become smart.
FourSlotToaster Ah, the casual bigotry of bashing the 'tea party'. When the media and our political 'leaders' paint the 'tea party' as racist and stupid its understandable that young impressionable people would believe it. But did you know the tea party rose up in the Bush years and intensified during Obama due to out of control spending, erosion of our freedoms by BOTH parties? A lot of stupid people today have educations and think they are smart, but they are just brainwashed fools and much of what they think they know isn't true. Obama was hailed as a genius, god-like, and yet he has proven to be incompetent. In contrast, the media tried to portray Reagan as dumb, and yet within months of taking office, his policies turned around the horrible economy left by Democrat Jimmy Carter. Obama is in year 6 and many things have only gotten worse. Beware people who tell you they are smart. often the opposite is true. Wisdom and competence factor in as well.
And this is the reason why you are the only youtuber who plays COD that im still subscribed to, because of the quality of the commentaries.
this is why you are my favorite commentator. I hate hearing about other intelligent peoples' exploits and hearing about how they are socially selling out, doing drugs, being stupid, etc. Its sad really. It should be cool to be intelligent.
Totally agree that anti-intellectualism is a bad thing, though it's a bit of a preconception to think that anyone who does a manual job is not intellectual. I know that this wasn't your intent but it can upset some people with the way it was almost implied by accident. I've kniwn geniouses that work on a factory line because it's easier or less stressful. I've also known idiots in positions of power. A job is an indicator, though not a definition.
Are you talking about George Bush?
Not specifically, though I suppose it applied to George Bush Jr in some ways. There are those people who believe it was all an act and that he was very shrewd. Apologies about my spelling above, I meant "known geniuses" but typed it on my phone haha
i wouldnt even call it an indicator. dont think its relevant at all
Hey Drift0r another great video, when I was younger and in school, I found that showing my level of intelligence with the peers I had would almost exclude me to a certain point, so I learned to conceal any out-of-ordinary amount of knowledge on whatever subject so as not to deviate myself. So from spending much of my adolescent life doing this in school, I am now at a point in my life where people just assume I'm some athletic brute dumb dumb, however I'm secretly a nerd at heart and spend most of my free time doing calculus for fun, studying music theory and writing songs, and reading metaphysical books :) It's funny tho because I don't feel I'm any smarter than the next person should be (and I'm really not) but I just feel like people in our society really don't put any effort in to obtain knowledge in their free time....
Drift0r, you are honestly one of the best youtubers. You care a lot for your subscribers, and we care a lot for you. You make the best informative, and best down to earth videos. I honestly don't think I can say it better, thanks.
I came to your channel for all the COD data but lately you have really expanded your content and I totally appreciate it. Please sir keep up the good work!
I am glad to see that you made this video Drift0r. You have a voice that will be heard by many more than most other people standing up against anti-intellectualism.
yep it is so true it is sad. in 8th grade we were tought how to take the EOC tests instead of focusing on what the students knew and building on that
The tracker sight, honey badger, arx iron sights at the same
Who hasn't figured that out yet?
They are similar, but if you look closely, the tracker site's site is smaller. (And obviously the colors are different).
Infinity ward is to lazy to make a new iron sight lol
I think what he is saying is that the base structures of all the sights are quite similar.
I would like to see those in real iron sights, right now I have magpul flip ups on my AR-15. I would like a holo but they're like $500!
People with 60 Intelligence intimidate me as they can have 5 soulmasses home in on me.
I understood that reference.
Joe Terry Darksouls epicness FTWEdit: you only need 50 int for 5 blue balls and 60 int for 5 dark balls
Hey Drifter. I'm watching this now and shaking my head, because this issue with anti intellectualism is worse now in 2020.
Drift0r I have to note that there are people that can judge you or see it negative that you read a book.
I agree on everything that you said here and I appreciate it a lot that you made this commentary not only because it reminded me of something that happened to me once.
Back in the day, I had a time at work where there was absolutely nothing to do for me and I really mean nothing. So I started to read a book that I brought with me (it was a historical novel) and as my boss had seen me reading he mentioned that it makes some kind of bad impression. He was actually more comfortable with me doing absolutely nothing like standing around and stuff than reading a book, even when it was something work-related.
I did not understand why he had this opinion and I wasn't willing to ask because I feared an argument with my boss so I stopped.
How dare you have insightful and honest commentaries on your channel! ( keep it up)
Excellent commentary, Drift0r. These always get me thinking about the world and more metaphysical matters, but it's a good thing!
Albert Einstein has already said that 'Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.' Education needs better methods .
"Extreme Lag"
I dropped to the floor laughing XD
this makes me think of something i heard some time ago
-Stong people kill others, smart people playes others
I am writing a paper on Cognitive bias and anti intellectualism, and I must say, this was very informative and useful.
One of my favorite drift or commentaries. Glad I watched it
What you said about how teachers only tell their students how to pass tests is very true and I'm tired of it. The school system is broken in that it only has 1 goal and that goal is to make sure students pass the standardized tests at the end of each school year. But the problem is that they cannot and will not learn anything from that and in the long run it makes those tests obsolete since they only prove a student's ability to answer multiple choice questions and not their ability to critically think and their ability to make informed decisions based on the information they have learned. The public school system has turned into an assembly line that standardizes children and makes them into robots. But thanks for making these videos about topics that matter. (you are my favorite youtuber)
This is a large problem when learning a language in school, they teach you everything you need to pass for the exam. Even if you got an A* and full marks in all your exams for a language, there's a high chance you still won't be able sustain a conversation with a native speaker. You can't study a language and expect to become fluent, you have to actually use it from day 1, teachers just don't seem to understand this.
"What person is admired for being dumb" justin beiber
Jimmy Capiris you just made my day
+Jimmy Capiris He's admired for singing and looks (by teenage girls), not because of any form of intellect.
Ricegum
Thank you Drift0r, thank you for making this video so some people can understand why I hate people who lack understanding of anything.
Thank you Drift0r, you save lives!
'Hey I'm driftor. I eat fish heads and play call of duty for a living. Everyone, absorb my almighty knowledge of the human race!'
I remember one of my anatomy teacher said that his father was proud he went through the entirely of his high schooling with just read one book lol.
I remember in elementary school, kids would always say that I was really smart. It eventually got to a point where I thought they might just want to be my friend and were being really derpy about it. That could be why some people say they're stupid. I'm sure some people think it's cool to be stupid, and I do not think that's good for them in the long run.
I honestly really hate dealing with some peoples stupidity in my class they ask the most idiotic questions that even an elementary school student could answer and they usually mention their low end goals in life after high school which frustrate me to a point where I question why they haven't dropped out already.
Love watching your old videos!
I never thought this video would have to be made. Who is proud to be dumb?!?!?!? Personally, I think that's crazy.
bullets curving around corners seems to happen on ghosts more often than any other cod
realy am enjoying these vids where you ramble about these more difficult things
I really enjoy these videos you make about different things. Things you can think about that are multi-faceted. (I hope I spelled that right)
Please Driftor, make a podcast or a separate channel for videos like these. They are great.
Also, I think the idea of Solipsism is an interesting philosophy worth discussing.
"A good man always knows his limitations"
I feel as being smart and being wise is very different. The most of intelligent people are both smart and wise
What I found interesting is when you mentioned well intentioned laws with bad consequences. This is an example when smart people believe they know exactly what will fix everything, without, as Drift0r said, understanding people. It also comes from a problem of people sitting back and hoping some larger force, often government, will fix their problems. The problem is those higher-ups don't know anymore than anyone else in their education level, and yet we think they should be better than us. Plus, when laws are passed, nothing changes, except people are more limited in what they can do. This is one reason less intellectual people, such as farmers, are often mistrustful of scientists or politicians because the farmer knows what he does on his land, but can't imagine why people change things so much. That is why we do need to be informed and educated, and open to different view points. Otherwise, we might end up with a few smart people at the top, with everyone else being stupid at the bottom, and there is no freedom, and no one at the bottom is the wiser.
I'm so with you. Thanks for your thoughts.
Philosophy and gameplay? Subbed
There's really nothing philosophical about anti-intellectualism
great video drift0r! but something that i run into a lot and that you didn't mention (or did but i didnt noticed cause im really tired :')) is when im (*sidenote* i have the same thing like you have, i think im kinda smart and get told so a lot, but dont like to say it because it sound so cocky) talking with someone that isnt very smart and im trying to convince them of something but they dont understand it even when explained in the simplest steps. So they go ahead and believe they've got the smart idea and you're the stupid one
I am only halfway through the video, so apologies if you have already addressed this. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of the anti-intellectual movement is the story in Genesis about Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit. This story must have been a very powerful tool in putting down people who wanted to learn since the whole premise is that the fruit is 'forbidden knowledge,' basically making knowledge or intellect tantamount to sin. I could imagine this has and still does put a subtle taboo on the idea of seeking knowledge.
Interesting commentary and you're right to encourage others to fulfil their intellectual potential - in most cases, their criticisms of Reading and Writing are a defence of their own learning or cognitive disabilities from the judgemental disposition of other insecure individuals; In the process, however, the former limit their possibilities and potential (as you so adequately put).
If I can add something...I remember a funny picture. The picture is of circle of important looking men, wearing hard hats, who surround a whole in the ground. The caption reads (something to the effect of): "The economy is getting slow, we may need to let Andre go." Andre is in the whole with a shovel...the only one digging. Non-intellectuals are important to help realize the visions of intellectuals and we (as a society) just need to make sure non-intellectuals get appropriate credit for their hard work. "A place for everyone and everyone in their place."
Very good commentary Driftor! I love your videos about interesting topics like this.
Thank you, Driftor. I really need to show this video to someone very important to me.
Drift0r, I can't give you enough of my support. You don't take compliments very easily so you will have to just accept some extremely positive feelings. Lol
Can't help but notice, drift0r stabbed someone in the back. While they had a riot shield on their back
I agree with the points you remark in this commentary, but also I believe there are different schools of thought.
I will use myself as an example. I do not read on a regular basis, most of the books I read I don't finish. I am not saying I hate reading, I particularly do not have the attention to read for extended periods of time, and for this I have been told I am, to some extend, stupid.
I don't find reading as a bad thing, but some people think of themselves as the most intellectual beings of existence because they grab a book for a while, when they cannot construct a sentence properly, when their redaction, spelling and grammar are similar of those to kids in preschool despite the fact they are in high school.
Reading is not a bad thing, but thinking you are superior to everyone else for reading is. Most times I find myself discouraged to pick up a book because of people like this, since most of the readers I know tend to do this, I associate the smugness with the act of reading although they are not directly related.
I'm not saying this about you personally, but about many people I have known for a long time.
Reading has nothing to do with intelligence. I receive all A+s but am not a fan of reading most books
This video was as thought-provoking as your Bacon Soda video was laugh-inducing.
I plan to play this commentary for my ladies and discuss the concepts discussed in this commentary.
Good job, Drift0r.
Whilst I agree that anti-intellectualism is bad, I ever increasingly feel that the widespread rise in pseudo-intellectualism is more damaging to our society.
See here's the problem with me: I'm a smart and intelligent person and I know this but I still can't help but feel that in a way, my intelligence is evil to a degree. I also have the idea in my mind that I can do anything or solve any problem without any prior knowledge or experience. It's arrogant and naive, I know, but I still can't help feeling this way. Bah, I'm a weird person anyway and maybe it's just me.
im a psychologist, teacher, and poet among other things who is developing a psychological test, an phone app and writing a novel. and i totaly agree with my cricket eating bacon soda drinker friend here... the world is yours and you shold live your life as you please, but never deminish others not for being more or less than you. and quoting louis C.K. “The only time you look in your neighbor's bowl is to make sure that they have enough. You don't look in your neighbor's bowl to see if you have as much as them.” if we help each other we can archieve some degree of utopia.
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Driftor gets blown off the fuckin map and rolls down the mountain
I got to meet Drift0r at E# and took a pic with him :) I was wearing my Occupy Mars shirt if you see this Drift0r, He's such a nice guy! Very down to earth but very smart, great video!
Since I do get good grades at times, I naturally try to balance the time that I spend with unintelligent people so I can try to help them, and then spend a little time with smart people to improve all of our skills.
Drift0r honestly is a genius.
doubt it, lol
no, he just isn't a moron.
Mike Judge made a movie called Idiocracy thing about this very subject. It's great.
Good stuff Drift0r. Please keep this content rolling out
"But this is the age of emotion, not of analysis" - Tomas Sowell
Patrick from Spongebob is admired for his stupidity! Everybody loves that char! You even put a picture of him on the thumbnail!
He's admired for his innocence, not stupidity lol
I'm a fairly arrogant person. Sometime meaning to, sometimes not. My intelligence is the only thing I've ever been proud of. I'm the Lazy genius type. I love thinking, learning, Analyzing, but about things that I care about. I don't like being told what to learn. I hated school for pretty much the exact reason you said. They try to turn everyone into clones, who know the exact same thing as the person next to them, and have no critical thinking skills. They are downsides to being smart, at least naturally anyway. You are more susceptible to depression, drug and alcohol addiction. I over analyze everything I say, feel, and do.
Also, its's seems to be easier to go off on tangents, which is exactly what happened with this comment.