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Comment author: 7EE1D988 04 October 2012 09:34:46PM *  2 points [-]

The more difficult trick, at least for me, is avoiding smart people who offer stupid opinions on topics with which they are absolutely unfamiliar.

A more difficult trick yet is to notice when even smart people will offer stupid opinions on (noxious) topics, even when they are familiar with them.