Alabama, You've Done It Again, Part the IV

[Bamabuzzard]

"a standard", not the standard, and certainly not "the average". I've seen this personality many times, and enough to note it as a standard self aggrandizing personality type, but not every time, not the average, just "a" standard type.

Okay, I read it another way. I get what you're saying.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

I have always wondered why these flatearthers never believe that an all powerful omnipotent being that they believe in cannot make a globe Earth.

Mental illness is rampant nowadays.

 

[cdub55]

Sounds like a standard male personality that believes what he thinks, instead of believing what has been shown to be true. These kinds of guys think they are special because they THINK they know something the rest of us don't, and they often want accolades for their brilliant ideas that have no basis in reality.

I remember reading about the Voynich Manuscript and all of the crackpots who think they "solved the riddle" and want a gold star or whatever for believing they figured the manuscript out. This guy sounds like a candidate for the "I believe I solved the Voynich Manuscript mystery" star.

An Intoxicating 500-Year-Old Mystery

The Voynich Manuscript has long baffled scholars—and attracted cranks and conspiracy theorists. Now a prominent medievalist is taking a new approach to unlocking its secrets.

www.theatlantic.com

Thanks a lot, now I will be spending the next two weeks going down the Voynich Manuscript wormhole.

 

[Bodhisattva]

Sounds like a standard male personality that believes what he thinks, instead of believing what has been shown to be true. These kinds of guys think they are special because they THINK they know something the rest of us don't, and they often want accolades for their brilliant ideas that have no basis in reality.

That personality defect is common among a lot of people, unfortunately. They don't really know much about anything until they've decided they are an expert on whatever subject in question.

My wife has patients who are the most uneducated society can offer, yet they know more than any doctor. You don't need to ask them; they will tell you loudly and repeatedly. That their actions and lack of actions cause permanent damage to their unborn child never phases them. If the medical staff can get through the case without being verbally or physically attacked by the patient or a family member, that's the realistic best-case scenario.

I had a roommate who considered himself a genius at investing. He didn't have an educational or practical background in finance. He never had any wealth as evidence of this acumen. He was perpetually in debt to the IRS. He went to a community college in Rhode Island, which he spelled "Road" Island on his resume. And if he didn't pursue finance, he would have been a doctor. He was special.

Look at any Youtube clip involving cops pulling over drivers for simple violations. Lots of idiots let their mouths and actions turn a simple warning (where they could be on their way in minutes) into multiple felonies (where they spend time in jail and have their car towed, resulting in hundreds or thousands of dollars in fines and fees).

Look at any number of speeches by politicians at the local, state, or national level. They don't know anything, but they are loud and obnoxious. They can't articulate basic concepts. What they think they know is equivalent to a graduate-level education in a subject. Economics, the Constitution, history, etc. They are little different than that idiot chick at the sports bar who kept proclaiming "That's a safety!" every time there was a touchback. Kinda detracted from my enjoyment of the game.

 

[crimsonaudio]

That personality defect is common among a lot of people, unfortunately. They don't really know much about anything until they've decided they are an expert on whatever subject in question.

Welcome to the internet, where most everyone acts like they're experts in everything.

When I tell people "I don't know much about this subject" in hopes they will either share their training or admit they're similarly ignorant I'm virtually always disappointed...

 

[cdub55]

Welcome to the internet, where most everyone acts like they're experts in everything.

When I tell people "I don't know much about this subject" in hopes they will either share their training or admit they're similarly ignorant I'm virtually always disappointed...

"I'm not an expert on this topic but ___________________" (insert any random thought)

Immediate response: "You already said you don't know what you are talking about. Maybe you should just shutup on the topic and let the experts talk."

Got to love the internet...

 

[mdb-tpet]

Welcome to the internet, where most everyone acts like they're experts in everything.

When I tell people "I don't know much about this subject" in hopes they will either share their training or admit they're similarly ignorant I'm virtually always disappointed...

I believe (but I don't know objectively) that we're just seeing what has been out there forever in overconfident low-information opinion spewers, but now we've given the average uninformed person/mob a megaphone. I don't think we had any idea of what kind of dire mess we were inviting when Social Media software was first dreamed up and launched, with that add agitprop to the mix and watch the morass begin.

 

[mdb-tpet]

Thanks a lot, now I will be spending the next two weeks going down the Voynich Manuscript wormhole.

I'm quite sure you can solve it. Clearly it's something ANY brilliant person like us can figure out, right? Now where's my "I solved it" badge...

 

[cdub55]

I believe (but I don't know objectively) that we're just seeing what has been out there forever in overconfident low-information opinion spewers, but now we've given the average uninformed person/mob a megaphone. I don't think we had any idea of what kind of dire mess we were inviting when Social Media software was first dreamed up and launched, with that add agitprop to the mix and watch the morass begin.

Facebook had it right in the beginning. To get an account you had to be enrolled in college. At the very least we were dealing with educated idiots. Now crackhead Cindy who was raised by wolves has an account and her twelve children.

The things that were being said at the local gas station at 6:05 am among friends is now being spewed for all eternity to read. Everything that is said shouldn't be publicized.

 

[cdub55]

I'm quite sure you can solve it. Clearly it's something ANY brilliant person like us can figure out, right? Now where's my "I solved it" badge...

I've only been called "brilliant" once and it was when I was drinking Guinness with a few friends.

 

[mdb-tpet]

I've only been called "brilliant" once and it was when I was drinking Guinness with a few friends.

Some of us need to be brought down from a Real "*(&$(%)@ Genius by a beer or two so that everyone else can finally recognize how truly smart we really are!