Although a socialist myself, the argument "smart people agree with me" is always a terrible justification for anything.
this post was submitted on 22 Dec 2025
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Not to mention "child genius thinks thing" is also a fucking horrendous argument.
Child prodigies are the epitome of "book smart street stupid", as expected of someone good at absorbing information but lacking practical experience, so obviously they'll gravitate to shit that sounds good on paper but consistently fails in practice.
I was a huge Bakunin fan, then i studied, then I started a co-op, and I'm not anywhere close to an anarchist or a marxist anymore.
genises
LMAO misspelling genius while dunking on someone else's intelligence is just perfect.
Tis definitely a faux pas.
You're right, I bet no one intelligent made a typo /s
Oh no for sure, intelligent people make typos all the time too, they can also laugh at themselves, are typically humble, and don't feel the need to post masturbatory "aren't I great, aren't my enemies doodooheads" shit like this, though.
So yeah, funny shit, that.
You have a jolly life if a mere typo is so funny for you.
Oh a typo isn't; self defeating arrogance and lack of self awareness are very funny though.
Sadly, some are
The psychopaths who can benefit from it without caring about the harm done
The clever ones are the quiet ones
That's why so many of them are obnoxiously loud
They're stupid.
I don't share the MAGA mindset. But. Declaring people which don't share the own beliefs as stupid is... too easy.
I agree on principle, but in this particular case...
I don't say it can't be part of the picture. 🤷♀️