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I am so smart...S-M-R-T...
by guamania
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Don't have much to say other than seizing an opportunity to quote Homer.

Well, other than that learning Not to be a Dumbass--I mean, on your own, not via 'libertarian paternalism'--has some place in evolutionary psychology, does it not?

I think people should be left alone to learn by trial and error to choose fruit and not send un-civil emails as they become Big Boys and Girls.

Re: I am so smart...S-M-R-T...
by madrone1

That "evolutionary psychology" game can be a dangerous one to begin. Seems like a few well off individuals have used that type of social darwinist thinking to justify their own positions in life.

If I make a mistake with my trust fund the odds are I can recover. If i make a mistake with my unemployment check then I am S.O.L

Re: I am so smart...S-M-R-T...
by guamania

Well, maybe that's how you learn not to make the same mistake twice with your unemployment check. Or with your trust fund.

Or are you arguing that 'unemployment check' people are too stupid to learn on their own and need Big Brother to teach them how to not pee on their shoes?

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