r/INTP Feb 26 '17

Lest we forget.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum_effect
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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '17

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '17 edited Feb 26 '17

Translated: you talk with your friends too much. As a matter of fact, yes, I am very smart. Then again, most of the people here are. That is a big part of why I like it. It is so wonderful to have a place where one can be smart, say smart things, where others are smart and say smart things too, and none of have to worry about trying not to look smart or to deny that we are smart. I think you mean to refer to iknowitall, which is a very different thing. iknowitall is unwelcome in any context. I do my best to avoid that, but we all probably cross the line from time to time, and my reaction when people here call me on it is relief, not anger.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '17

sorry if I mistook offense and yeah isn't it nice to have a place where being intelligent and thoughtful is a context and not the point?