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gwenniethepooh said: so i would imagine the smart kid likely was Got by this question already and wasnt about to be a fool again. or his parents or another figure showed him how to think critically instead of going “you suck at critical thinking. do better!”

gwenniethepooh said: And for the smart kid - I guarantee he learned this trick already, because I was this kid once in a “gotcha” logic exercise. “You come to two doors and two guards. One guard tells the truth and one guard always lies. One door leads to death and one door leads to a safe path. How do you get past safely?” The answer is “Ask one guard which path the other guy would say is safe. That’s the wrong path.” I didnt know the answer cuz i was smart. its cuz i saw it on tv.

gwenniethepooh said: i hate “gotcha” over “guidance”. to everyone here saying “lmao why are you mad”, consider: maybe its humiliating to be made a fool of when you were open to learning something from someone else. some people suffer more from that shame, it leaves an ache at the memory. “I trusted you and you called me an idiot for not seeing your point sooner.” In a workplace, especially, you’re kind of poised to compete??? of course they split up into teams, fucks sake.

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