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HBDfan comments on Open Thread, Jun. 15 - Jun. 21, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: HBDfan 20 June 2015 10:18:45AM 0 points [-]

There is resentment of thinking. You are smarter and you know more so you are offensive to them.

Comment author: adamzerner 20 June 2015 12:26:01PM 1 point [-]

My impression is that this isn't true for smartness/knowledge in general. Ex. math, history, business...

Comment author: Lumifer 20 June 2015 03:27:48PM 1 point [-]

It's not a function of particular domains, it's a function of particular people.