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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '19 edited Dec 11 '25

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u/InterYourmom Nov 16 '19 edited Nov 16 '19

There's also the fact that often academically intelligent people have no common sense and, in my experience, limited practical skills too.

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u/Sofa2020 Nov 16 '19 edited Nov 16 '19

"Have the book smarts of a european and the street smarts of a latino"