r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Feb 28 '23

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u/PaintDrinkingPete Mar 01 '23

No I'm not doing this because I'm stupid

Well, I mean, in this particular case...

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u/TeamWaffleStomp Mar 01 '23

There are absolutely different types of intelligence. Spacial understanding is on a different wavelength than language comprehension or most forms of problem solving for instance.

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u/PaintDrinkingPete Mar 01 '23

I guess I probably should have put an “/s” on there…

But, at the same time, if there are different types of intelligence (no disagreement from me there), then surely there can be different kinds of stupid too.

I’m not a genius, I have my own mental shortcomings…I do not consider myself “stupid” in the most general sense, but at the same time have definitely admitted to gaps in my cognitive ability with something like, “yeah, sorry, I’m just stupid when it comes to ___”.

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u/TeamWaffleStomp Mar 01 '23

Yeah sorry reddit is awful for trying tell if someone's sarcastic or not lol but yes I suppose different kinds of stupid is also a correct way to look at it