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• givesomefucks@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Believe it or not, I’m supposed to be really intelligent… To the point I legitimately wish my IQ was lower, I’d be a hell of a lot happier.

  It’s just that people reflexively defend “their team” these days. So complaining about an issue and explaining why it’s an issue gets up voted. But mentioning we need more from our politicians (and the parties themselves) gets down votes.

  And that obviously doesn’t lead to anything good, but people refuse to plan long-term. Which is literally an effect of stress and poverty. The less resources available, the shorter we plan. Like all this shit makes perfect logical sense, there are reasons shit is like it is. But how the fuck do we beat the reach of billionaires who literally own the media, including social media?

  At least on Lemmy it’s small enough people still see negative comments.

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  • Hacksaw@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    This is the kind of comment that the other dude was talking about. “I’m so smart I wish I was dumber” that’s cringe af. Use some of that intelligence to put a bit more empathy in your replies. Communication is about two people.

    Even if it were true, telling someone you’re so smart you wish you were dumber says so many things that harm your ability to communicate clearly:

    • it’s likely I’m smarter than you
    • if you don’t agree with me it’s probably because you don’t understand. This is also supported by your statement that you’re happy people will see your downvoted comments
    • It hints that you’re probably not willing to engage with other people’s ideas because you might feel they’re beneath you
    • because you don’t see this discussion as being between peers (see the first point) you’re likely to be patronising

    Even if you are so smart, and so right about these topics, the way you communicate actively impairs your message. If you read your messages through the eyes of a slightly insecure audience you’ll be able to fix these issues. Empathetic communication means you can say a lot of the same things and have people be receptive to your message instead of put off by your demeanor.

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