Slow Havamal: 7

In the seventh verse, we are told to be watchful—to listen and look with our mouths shut when at someone else’s table. That's how the wise find their way.

There’s little I can say about this verse that wouldn’t be repetition from the last few. I’ll take the advice and let it stand on its own.

010: A Stupid Essay

An article by Nassim Nicholas Taleb about the fallacy of IQ testing got me thinking of the way we measure intelligence, and perhaps more importantly, stupidity. What do those terms even mean? Can we come up with a useful heuristic for determining where people fit? And even if we can, do we need to? How do we manage our decisions with regards to spotting and dealing with the stupid and the smart?
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