• brygphilomena@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree…

    People know different things, “smart” is an nebulous concept that changes for each person. We even have colloquialisms for different types like book smarts and street smarts.

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      8 months ago

      Yes, everybody knows that.

      But there are other abilities, like self awareness and unflappability, that strike me as indispensable.