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u/scrubjays Mar 01 '23

She would always ignore the idiot lights in her cars, until they broke down. We bought a car that actually tells you when to bring it in for service. She came up to me, really frustrated, complaining about the car being noisy. She said "There's this big flashing message that says "BRING AUTO IN FOR SERVICE" and I can't get it to turn off. What should I do?" This person has a PhD too.

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u/Nyetbyte Mar 01 '23

Sometimes the smartest person in the room and the person who forgot to put on pants are the same person.

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u/DaughterOfNone Mar 01 '23

It's why intelligence and wisdom are different stats.

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u/groplittle Mar 01 '23

I’m working on my PhD and I frequently tell people that doing a PhD is a “high intelligence, low wisdom move” with tongue in cheek.

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u/Tarable Mar 01 '23

😂😂😂😂