Posadas [he/him, they/them] to Slop. • 9 days agoSurly there is no way this could possibly fail. It worked wonders this past election.imagemessage-square38 fedilinkarrow-up194file-text
arrow-up194imageSurly there is no way this could possibly fail. It worked wonders this past election.Posadas [he/him, they/them] to Slop. • 9 days agomessage-square38 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]hexbear28·9 days agoIs there a term for using the concept of intelligence as a shovel to dig yourself ever deeper into stupid holes? I know "too clever by half" exists, but I don't feel like that quite applies to the Democratic party link
minus-squareFnordPrefect [comrade/them, he/him]hexbear16·9 days agoI like 'irrationally rational' for people who will use sophistry and bad-faith use of statistics to lie to themselves/others link
Is there a term for using the concept of intelligence as a shovel to dig yourself ever deeper into stupid holes? I know "too clever by half" exists, but I don't feel like that quite applies to the Democratic party
I like 'irrationally rational' for people who will use sophistry and bad-faith use of statistics to lie to themselves/others