• petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    6 hours ago

    Stats.

    Does anyone else think that the old refrain of letting nerds run the world was actually incredibly misguided because nearly all of them lack the social skills necessary to not be sociopaths?

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      4 hours ago

      As a nerd who slowly grasped social skills over decades, while most of my cohort did not - yes, hard agree. Case in point - the AI-zealot posting all over this thread.

    • jali67@lemmy.zip
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      5 hours ago

      Nerds? You mean a select few oligarchs? Nothing wrong with learning and technology. I know over half of Americans read at a middle school level and think they’re all geniuses from social media and memes. However, some of us do enjoy intellectual pursuits and technology for good use. This shit hole country decided to vote for this administration that is hostile towards everyday people and doesn’t believe in regulating a bunch of malicious billionaires.