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- Submitted 2 weeks ago to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world | 11 comments
- Comment on i enjoy using drugs and that will never change 2 weeks ago:
That’s almost acceptable these days, as long as you’re not operating heavy machinery, responsible for taking care of others, or using it to escape a problem that could and should be addressed. And also not wrecking your lungs.
- Comment on i enjoy using drugs and that will never change 2 weeks ago:
How hard are we talking? Like need some thc in your system to deal with life? Popping percs? Functioning crackhead? There are levels
- Comment on If you eat free range eggs, you're probably ingesting trace amounts of rooster cum 2 weeks ago:
What farm? FarmVille on facebook?
- Comment on Nobody has ever lit a cigarette because of happiness. Smoking is a anxiety-coping mechanism. 2 weeks ago:
People smoke for different reasons. Like most if not all substances, they can be used to feel slightly better when you aren’t feeling good, they can be used to enhance moments where you already feel good, they can even just be habit or addiction. I do agree that if someone feels like they “need” something that in pretty much all cases is detrimental to their health then there is an underlying issue they aren’t addressing.
- Comment on Beards are technically face pubes 3 weeks ago:
If your face is technically your pubic area then yes, you are correct. But I don’t think they may be true for a few people.
- Comment on We'll be seeing an uptick in UFO sightings soon 3 weeks ago:
OP say lot words to say AI getting big when few words do trick
- Comment on Why is the human body so incredibly bad at responding to colds? 1 month ago:
Morning update: Had 1 clove with dinner. Throat was still sore when I was going to bed but much better when I woke up. Although without a control group, I don’t know how much recovery to attribute to the garlic. But I do feel better!
- Comment on Why is the human body so incredibly bad at responding to colds? 1 month ago:
I usually try to take on sicknesses as natural as possible so I’ve never come across this first defence stuff but it does look promising from what I’m seeing, I really only get colds (starting to think what I have no isn’t a cold now though because it’s been kinda severe) once every 4 or 5 years but I’ll give it a shot next time if I remember.
- Comment on Education doesn't increase intelligence by making people memorize things, but by constantly reminding people that they might be wrong. 1 month ago:
No it’s not extremely accurate and it becomes less accurate the more times someone takes one or knows about the tests. But it is the only scale we have to gauge intelligence. In the same sense that if I don’t have a measuring tape to tell you how long a stick is, I can give you a rough idea through many hand-widths long it is.
I don’t know about others, but I refer to intelligence as the broad dictionary definition of someones ability to learn, that pattern recognition and problem solving. Learning in itself is a skill, which is why there are courses in post secondary that are specifically focused on teaching you how to study and learn efficiently. If what you’re hung up on is whether or not intelligence can be increased through education or even at all through your life then I say with pretty good certainty, based on what we know so far, intelligence is absolutely something that requires work through your life to increase.
You need exposure to data, concepts, ideas, and even other people’s ways of thinking to reach your full potential. I’ll leave you with a scientific journal specifically analyzing the genetic and environmental factors (including education) that affect cognitive ability.
- Comment on Why is the human body so incredibly bad at responding to colds? 1 month ago:
Ugh I hope it isn’t covid. I don’t have time for that. My throat doesn’t hurt when I drink or eat, it’s just painful when I’m trying to sleep because it gets so dry. The headache lasted about 4 days but I’ve had a few episodes of cluster headaches in the past that felt the same. Same spot on my head and frequency so I wrote it off as stress and lack of sleep triggering it. Almost no sneezing, mild cough with clear mucus. Night sweats the last couple days but it’s been 6 days already so hopefully I’ve gotten through most of it. I think you’re right though, it seems worse than just a cold.
- Comment on Education doesn't increase intelligence by making people memorize things, but by constantly reminding people that they might be wrong. 1 month ago:
Very possible. I just couldn’t see myself purposely saying something I didn’t think was true and then doubling up with calling the other person dumb over it. I don’t agree with almost anything she does though so that checks out.
- Comment on Education doesn't increase intelligence by making people memorize things, but by constantly reminding people that they might be wrong. 1 month ago:
It literally says memorizing data isn’t what makes someone intelligent. Second guessing yourself because of factual feedback you’ve received and not being falsely confident in everything you think is what makes someone intelligent.
Haven’t read the stat in a while but it’s something like an average increase of 5 IQ points for every year of school you attend. That increase isn’t necessarily because of the data you’ve retained, it’s from being tested on it and adjusting how you approach new concepts based on that feedback.
- Comment on Education doesn't increase intelligence by making people memorize things, but by constantly reminding people that they might be wrong. 1 month ago:
Which part is ambiguous to you though?
- Comment on Education doesn't increase intelligence by making people memorize things, but by constantly reminding people that they might be wrong. 1 month ago:
I may have missed it but I’ve only seen you and 1 other comment say I mix up the terms, if you can point out where I’m mixing them up then maybe I can correct or clarify myself. I am fully aware of the difference between knowledge and intelligence.
- Comment on Education doesn't increase intelligence by making people memorize things, but by constantly reminding people that they might be wrong. 1 month ago:
Tools and info yes, but the feedback is what I’m saying teaches people to adjust their confidence levels closer to their actual understanding of a subject.
Like if you wrote tests but never got graded or told what you got wrong, your confidence in your ability likely wouldn’t match your understanding of what you were tested on. Someone who wrote tests and were shown what they got wrong has a better understanding of how well they know something. I think that constant feedback is important and not something many people consider as a takeaway from being educated.
And yes, “stupid” people don’t have the ability to connect all the dots
- Comment on Introducing: iPhone Rock, iPhone Paper and iPhone Scissors 1 month ago:
What about lizard and spock?
- Comment on Why is the human body so incredibly bad at responding to colds? 1 month ago:
I have no idea, is that what you do or recommend?
- Comment on Why is the human body so incredibly bad at responding to colds? 1 month ago:
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6465033/
Found that quickly and even though it says the results may not be significant, I’m willing to eat a couple cloves of garlic with dinner. I’ll let you know how I feel tomorrow morning.
- Comment on Why is the human body so incredibly bad at responding to colds? 1 month ago:
I’ve heard garlic has anti bacterial properties, does this actually work? I’ll eat a whole bulb of garlic, I don’t care.
- Comment on Why is the human body so incredibly bad at responding to colds? 1 month ago:
I was originally going to include “what part of this is intelligent design?!?!” But I didn’t want it to devolve into a religious debate. But seriously, how intelligent is our design when our defense mechanism makes recovery even more difficult to achieve?
Like some asshole is out there designing a vehicle that runs on solar but you’re also only allowed to drive it when the sun is down.
- Comment on Why is the human body so incredibly bad at responding to colds? 1 month ago:
Yes, I know it’s the natural defences popping off but I’m saying I’m having a hard time keeping this plane in the sky when my copilot keeps slapping me with a hot seafood entrée. Y’know??
- Comment on Education doesn't increase intelligence by making people memorize things, but by constantly reminding people that they might be wrong. 1 month ago:
Knowledge is remembering facts, intelligence is pattern recognition and problem solving. Where did I mix the two?
- Comment on Education doesn't increase intelligence by making people memorize things, but by constantly reminding people that they might be wrong. 1 month ago:
I’m not saying people without formal education don’t have the capacity for intelligence, I’m saying education increases intelligence through reevaluating your own thoughts.
From what I recall, it’s generally accepted that your potential for intelligence is based primarily on your genetic luck and environmental factors. Your genetic potential being how well your biological processes work, the hardware you’re given, and then environmental factors like injury, nutrition, and education that determine how much of your potential you reach or are hindered from. If there were 2 clones, one born to a rich family with high IQ parents that understand how to nurture intelligence and one born to 2 mentally challenged parents who not only lack the ability to take care of their kid properly but require their kid to take on a caregiver role as a child. 99% of the time, one of them would reach their full potential while the other wouldn’t.
- Comment on Education doesn't increase intelligence by making people memorize things, but by constantly reminding people that they might be wrong. 1 month ago:
And it’s difficult if not impossible to be more intelligent with a closed mind no?
- Comment on Education doesn't increase intelligence by making people memorize things, but by constantly reminding people that they might be wrong. 1 month ago:
How about we meet in the middle and say “learning the concept that you might be wrong will help your intelligence”?
My mother who “allegedly” graduated high school has more confidence than anyone I know and will say things like “you can’t divide a small number by a bigger number” or “temperatures don’t have decimals, only full numbers”. Then as you stare at her blankly trying to figure out if she’s joking or not, she’ll tell you you’re clearly not very smart if you don’t know that
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- Comment on How often do guys have a haircut? 1 month ago:
Like birds come in and eat your hair or something?
- Comment on Are Cars Just Becoming Giant Smartphones on Wheels? 1 month ago:
No need to improve your art skills. All you need to do now is feed your 2026 Civic some keywords to generate an AI image.