Assuming other people are stupid is a sign of un-curiosity imo. There’s usually a reason behind other people’s action. Not necessarily a good reason, but a reason
Very often the reason is that they are stupid. I work helping teams with specific technologies, meeting a new team basically every week.
Sometimes strange behavior is caused by very good reasons that are not obvious at first glance, but very often is just people being dumb and generally bad at their job / willfully ignorant. And I’m talking about objective facts / best practices, not even political opinions.
Yes, but I think it’s worth to figure out if someone is bad at their job because they put no effort, or because they were taught wrong in school, or because they have weird obsessions etc.
This makes no sense. Some people are stupid. Are you saying there are no stupid people? Because unless you are your statement makes no sense. And if you are that makes me question your stupidity.
I don’t think there are no stupid people. I think stupidity is more nuanced than just “this person is stupid”. It’s always worth to think about why someone made a choice, even if it seems stupid. Maybe you realize it’s not so stupid after all. Or maybe you understand why the person made a stupid choice, and the deeper flaws that led to it.
I like your take and agree, but I’ll say you can assess the rationale and experiences that lead some people to think like they do and understand them… and still conclude that it’s stupid. Note I say that “it’s “ stupid referring to the reasoning, not necessarily the person. I know people who are smart enough or competent in some ways, but they arrive at really stupid conclusions and do or choose stupid things.
Assuming other people are stupid is a sign of un-curiosity imo. There’s usually a reason behind other people’s action. Not necessarily a good reason, but a reason
Very often the reason is that they are stupid. I work helping teams with specific technologies, meeting a new team basically every week.
Sometimes strange behavior is caused by very good reasons that are not obvious at first glance, but very often is just people being dumb and generally bad at their job / willfully ignorant. And I’m talking about objective facts / best practices, not even political opinions.
Yes, but I think it’s worth to figure out if someone is bad at their job because they put no effort, or because they were taught wrong in school, or because they have weird obsessions etc.
Yes, absolutely.
This makes no sense. Some people are stupid. Are you saying there are no stupid people? Because unless you are your statement makes no sense. And if you are that makes me question your stupidity.
I don’t think there are no stupid people. I think stupidity is more nuanced than just “this person is stupid”. It’s always worth to think about why someone made a choice, even if it seems stupid. Maybe you realize it’s not so stupid after all. Or maybe you understand why the person made a stupid choice, and the deeper flaws that led to it.
I like your take and agree, but I’ll say you can assess the rationale and experiences that lead some people to think like they do and understand them… and still conclude that it’s stupid. Note I say that “it’s “ stupid referring to the reasoning, not necessarily the person. I know people who are smart enough or competent in some ways, but they arrive at really stupid conclusions and do or choose stupid things.
Yes this is exactly what I mean