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DonCoquixote

(13,949 posts) Sun Jan 25, 2026, 01:03 PM Jan 25

Why Intelligent People Become Stupid? Bonhoeffer's Theory [View all]

If you ever wonder why people who were smart enough to gain some achievement, yet are stupid, this will explain it. Yes, this fellow is the one that warn about how no one spoke for him after he abandoned hiss friends that were against the Nazis

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Why Intelligent People Become Stupid? Bonhoeffer's Theory [View all] DonCoquixote Jan 25 OP

Cult NewHendoLib Jan 25 #1

This video is AI slop. See reply 15. highplainsdem Jan 25 #18

Too many of our best bridge players are GOP. ananda Jan 25 #2

shouldn't that read, To play Bridge WELL? Conjuay Jan 25 #3

Lost how exactly? ananda Jan 25 #14

A good bridge player is also ruthless and cunning. Looking for weaknesses erronis Jan 25 #6

In fact, that's a requirement of the game. ananda Jan 25 #13

Bridge has all but died out in this country, so it is kind of a pointless statement to make. valleyrogue Jan 25 #8

And you know this how? ananda Jan 25 #12

And this stat you're quoting is from ... where? Just curious... SWBTATTReg Jan 25 #27

Everyone is stupid sometimes. And just about everyone can be stupid about certain things. JHB Jan 25 #4

I think part of it is group think Tree Lady Jan 25 #5

Grammar Nazis Sweet Rosie Red Jan 25 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author usonian Jan 25 #9

Of that video? It's AI slop from a channel of only AI slop. See reply 15. highplainsdem Jan 25 #17

How TF can anyone know it's slop until either watching it or getting a transcript. usonian Jan 25 #19

It took me about 15 seconds to determine it was slop. BluesRunTheGame Jan 25 #20

They are pretty obvious, but I like to check out the channel a bit more to show more reasons it's obviously highplainsdem Jan 25 #22

I've recently stumbled onto to content where it isn't immediately obvious. BluesRunTheGame Jan 25 #23

That's why I check for credentials (with AI there won't be any or they won't be real) and how recent the highplainsdem Jan 25 #26

I didn't even look at the video. Copied the link and got the transcript in order to skim. usonian Jan 25 #25

I didn't even look at the video. Copied the link and got the transcript in order to skim. usonian Jan 25 #24

You can tell it's slop looking at the channel. AI art, often in different styles. Recently created channel highplainsdem Jan 25 #21

AI slop from an AI slop channel. BluesRunTheGame Jan 25 #10

Yes. See reply 15. highplainsdem Jan 25 #16

I do think in some cases that neurodiversity can be a double-edged sword. meadowlander Jan 25 #11

Please don't post AI slop, which is what that channel is. It appears to be entirely generated by AI, and highplainsdem Jan 25 #15

Smart people can believe stupid things, frequently for emotional reasons FullySupportDems Jan 25 #28

Idiocy IbogaProject Jan 26 #29