eldritch_horror@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 months agoWhat are the pros and cons of cancelling democracy and putting the smart people in charge?message-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squareericbomb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoHow do we decide someone is smart? In theory democracy “should” be doing that.
minus-squareeldritch_horror@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agosmartness test. Can we do 80% accurate?
minus-squareericbomb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoWho decides what is on the smartness test? Who writes it? Who grades it? IQ tests are more and more being considered trash. Also people with high iq doesn’t mean they are educated, just means they are quick learners when they wann.
minus-squareeldritch_horror@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-28 months agowho speaks entirely in rhetorical questions?
minus-squareericbomb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoThese aren’t rherorical. These are logistical questions that would have to be answered.
minus-squareeldritch_horror@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoYour questions sum to “I don’t think there’s a good smartness test”. This social media convention of framing your assertions as questions is exhausting.
minus-squareericbomb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoSo the con is there is no way to determine who is the smartest. There is no good smart test. If you disagree though I’m happy to hear about it, as this is a silly debate I have no stake in.
minus-squareeldritch_horror@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoYes, you already said that. Your conversational technique is abysmal. I blame society.
How do we decide someone is smart?
In theory democracy “should” be doing that.
smartness test. Can we do 80% accurate?
Who decides what is on the smartness test? Who writes it? Who grades it? IQ tests are more and more being considered trash. Also people with high iq doesn’t mean they are educated, just means they are quick learners when they wann.
who speaks entirely in rhetorical questions?
These aren’t rherorical. These are logistical questions that would have to be answered.
Your questions sum to “I don’t think there’s a good smartness test”.
This social media convention of framing your assertions as questions is exhausting.
So the con is there is no way to determine who is the smartest. There is no good smart test.
If you disagree though I’m happy to hear about it, as this is a silly debate I have no stake in.
Yes, you already said that.
Your conversational technique is abysmal. I blame society.